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Motor
04:30
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"Motor"
Sentimental disconnection
Primal instincts immolation
Survival based on destruction
Leave nothing standing in our path
Wonderful life that lies ahead
A streak that can’t be broken no
Based on pure selfishness alone
We fall and rise again and again
Get that motor running
Stop at nothing, no looking back
As the wind blows through your hair
You’re the chosen one
Get that motor running
Stop at nothing, never going back
As the wind blows through your hair
Rape innocence, unleash your attack
Fast, efficient distribution
Of material infused confusion
Falling, one step at a time
Steady decay, breathing the illusion
Wonderland, bright lights turning dim
The spinning wheel is standing still
All that was once pure as gold
Now spiralling out of control
Get that motor running
Stop at nothing, no looking back
As the wind blows through your hair
You’re the chosen one
Get that motor running
Stop at nothing, never going back
As the wind blows through your hair
Rape innocence, unleash your attack
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Specks Of Dust
11:01
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"Specks Of Dust"
Why ? I hear you cry … ‘cause the years passed without joy
The dreams you had … I crushed and burnt you say
All the moments we cherished, I guess they never were
Only illusions of another madman, vanished in thin air
Forget the pain, for a moment, if you can
Love and forgiveness is what we can have
You and I have been through thick and thin
We can turn this evil around, you know we can win
You see no specks of light, only specks of dust
Welcome the sadness, breath in the darkness
Keep your kindness close to your heart
Never betray, never betray innocence
You see no specks of light, only specks of dust
Welcome the sadness, breath in the darkness
The best years of your life always close to your heart
I should have never betrayed your innocence
Hey ! Don’t go away, please don’t turn your back
I know nothing’s perfect, I am far from it
But like a flower on rusty steel, our love
Like a firefly comes to light the dark
And through this haze, I long for your gaze
still, it’s you after all these years it’s still you!
A jack’o’lantern to show us the way
Through the mist of life, through the haze of it all
You see no specks of light, only specks of dust
Welcome the sadness, breath in the darkness
Keep your kindness close to your heart
Never betray, never betray innocence
You see no specks of light, only specks of dust
Welcome the sadness, breath in the darkness
The best years of your life always close to your heart
I should have never betrayed your innocence
But if you give me a chance
I won’t ever let you go
You will be the first and the last
I know you know
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The Wave
05:30
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"The Wave"
If you asked me about my mental health a year ago
I would have told you I was fine
If all you’ve been is a raft of calm
That’s gone unscathed through stormy seas
When, really, all along it’s been chipped away
Rotting away in silence, making no sound
You won’t know how bad the damage is
Until one day you are not yourself any more
The strength inside that has always been there
Suddenly fades away without a sound
Riding the wave, I am
neck deep in murky water
Gasping for air, I am
Drowning silently, alone
Once you’re washed in the stigma
You’re just a weakling, just mad
Depression eating you inside out
The harder you pedal the more tired you are
Nasty connotations surrounding its meaning
While you’re struggling to keep afloat
Tired and forlorn, by choice
With whatever strength I am left I am…
Riding the wave, I am
neck deep in murky water
Gasping for air, I am
Drowning silently, alone
Riding the wave, I am
neck deep in murky water
Gasping for air, I am
Before the day is over, I am gone
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Monsters In Her Head
05:40
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"Monsters In Her Head"
Somebody’s little girl dreams of ghosts
Tossing, turning, sweating
Chasing that place of quiet
Where tranquility and safety lie
She wishes the night would end
Not realising why this is
She feels something’s wrong
But her little mind could never know
Monsters in her head
The argument, the shouts and screams
Last night’s row, manifest in dreams
Monsters in her head
The adults at home created
Her innocence those fools desecrated
Somebody’s little girl dreams of the
Things she read in a book
And what she saw on the screen
Of her perfect, loving home
And then there’s the look
She got from a man, old
penetrating, wrong, uncomfortable
The beginning of pain never-ending
Monsters in her head
The argument, the shouts and screams
Last night’s row, manifest in dreams
Monsters in her head
The adults at home created
Her innocence those fools desecrated
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Orchards
04:16
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"Orchards"
A fragrance like no other
Gently massaging the senses
Eyes closed to savour
This beauty so intoxicating
Iridescent colours wavering
Drops of sunlight flickering
The sound of rustling leaves
Soothing this weary mind
Dispel your fears
No room for darkness here
You’re a child again
One with the land
In the Orchards
Strolling calmly through the trees
Gently touching their surface
As their leaves caress your face
Anguish disappears without a trace
Standing still only for a moment
Bathing in this heavenly light
You know you no longer have to dwell
In the corners of scornful night
Dispel your fears
No room for darkness here
You’re a child again
One with the land
In the Orchards
Dispel your fears
No room for cold light here
Remembering who you were meant to be
You are now set free
In the Orchards
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Watery Eyes
07:03
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"Watery Eyes"
The shape of your face
Your expression when you’re let down
That moment when you lower your head
In disappointment
Tears starting to well up in your eyes
Soon weeping helplessly
Then you raise your stare
To my punishment, I am now aware
Your eyes fixed on mine, glazed
No love there
Only sadness, and my conscience
Alive but too late
Watery eyes
My soul’s demise
Retreating inside
Lost in this tide
Wasted moments of ignorance
Hurtful words with what purpose ?
Hollow are the seconds that lapse
In disappointment
Ghosts of memories, reckless decisions
Never meant to harm you
So there you are tonight
After years of differences between us
A life broken and wasted in time
No love here
Only madness, silent and cruel
Creeping inside out
Watery eyes
My soul’s demise
Retreating inside
Lost in this tide
Watery eyes
The years, the lies
No will to fight
Consumed and a life that dies
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Lost In This Tide
03:35
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8. |
Makes Me Wonder
06:25
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"Makes Me Wonder"
In the age of information
There’s lack of communication
This hate across nations
While the rich get richer
And the poor stay poor
In this age of conformity
And globalisation excuses
Concealing truths of ages long
Men and women turned to slaves
From their birth till their grave
It makes me wonder
Doesn’t anybody see ?
And those who do
What can they do ?
This babel tower is crumbling down to pieces
It makes me wonder
How could we let this go on ?
Helpless pawns are we
In a game that’s staged ?
It makes me wonder constantly
Since the age of two
Kim was sent to school
She learnt to obey the rules
A perfect woman, mom and whore
Worked all her life to satisfy
The insatiable machine
Jake was only four
When he decided not to conform
He wasn’t scared and wouldn’t phase
So not before long he was rejected
Condemned to live enraged
Free but still encaged
It makes me wonder
Doesn’t anybody see ?
And those who do
What can they do ?
This babel tower is crumbling down to pieces
It makes me wonder
How could we let this go on ?
Helpless pawns are we
In a game that’s staged ?
It makes me wonder constantly
But the time is fast approaching
When martial law will be
The saviour that we’ll eulogise
What we’ll end up praying for
Is what we most despise
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Your Apathy
06:46
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"Your Apathy"
How on earth, can you be the way you are ?
How can you even stand yourself ?
How come, you’re such a waste of space ?
How is it, you think you could be right ?
You’ve been through so much pain
Yet, instead of being more understanding
You ride your high horse in vain
And cause suffering again and again
Your apathy is simply staggering
Your lack of empathy is second to none
Your apathy is becoming dangerous
You psychopathic leech
Who told you, that you are doing well in life ?
Did someone take away all the shine of your light ?
Why would you not change and become better ?
What the hell is wrong with you ?
You once were strong inside
And dealt with a thousand adversities
But now you’re just a shadow of your former shelf
Pathetic, feeding from perversity
Your apathy is simply staggering
Your lack of empathy is second to none
Your apathy is becoming dangerous
You psychopathic leech
Your apathy is simply staggering
Your lack of empathy in unheard of
Your apathy is clearly dangerous
You psychopathic bitch
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Out Of This Body
04:36
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"Out Of This Body"
Lying awake in a sweat, eyes half closed
dreamland is near, yet far away
In limbo, in between two worlds
Reaching out is clearly easy
Yet now, impossible to do
Stuck inside this shell
Trying to find a way back to truth
What is real, what is not ?
I can feel my soul
Moving out of this body
Is this real, or is it not ?
I am clearly looking down on me
Out of this body
Another effort to break this streak
Using all my strength to move
No response from within
As time lapsed in spades
I am scared beyond belief
Could I be simply trapped forever ?
What is real, what is not ?
I can feel my soul
Moving out of this body
Is this real, or is it not ?
I am clearly looking down on me
Out of this body
I hear sounds outside this room
I pray for someone to walk inside
But as the hours pass I realise
No one can hear these cries
This is no longer a joke
I am striving to breathe, I cannot move
My body’s not responding
I long for freedom, but I am
Out of this body
Laying still
Out of this body
No last thrill
Out of this body
I am stuck forever
Out of this body
Wake me, someone
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11. |
Be The Reason
05:44
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"Be The Reason"
Learn from yesterday
See what could have been
Long not for what was not
But rejoice for what you had
See what you can change
Better by the day you become
Be the reason you wake up in the morning
Be the reason others smile
Be the reason love is all around
Be the reason now and always
Live for today
Look forward to what is next
Don’t dwell in the past
Seize the day over and over again
Feel the strength in you
And every day ordeals you overcome
Be the reason you wake up in the morning
Be the reason others smile
Be the reason love is all around
Be the reason now and always
Hope for tomorrow
Keep an open mind
Nothing happens for a reason
And that is perfectly fine
Follow the light in you
Find the answers laying within you
Be the reason you wake up in the morning
Be the reason others smile
Be the reason love is all around
Be the reason now and always
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12. |
Through Me
04:59
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"Through Me"
Destined for greatness
I shot for the stars
I got to the moon and never looked back
Where others dream to be
I’ve trodden again and again
Armed with a gift like no other’s out there
It’s always been my voice
It’s always been me
I’ve always known what I wanted to be
But for all the cheers
And the standing ovations
Poisonous hatred has been fired at me
The sacrifices
And the rewards reaped
All mine never to be taken from me
But it’s ok, I understand
The envy and the hatred
For all the things you will not be
I allow you to live vicariously through me
The smiles that I’ve brought
To faces round the world
Staring in awe at my every scream
The friends I have made
Melodies I’ve sung
The endless nights spent away from family
The sacrifices
And the rewards reaped
All mine never to be taken from me
But it’s ok, I understand
The envy and the hatred
For all the things you will not be
I allow you to live vicariously through me
People who tell me
Not to be me
When they’re not even
Half the man I’ve turned out to be
The sacrifices
And the rewards reaped
All mine never to be taken from me
But it’s ok, I understand
The envy and the hatred
For all the things you will not be
I allow you to live vicariously through me
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Marinos Tokas Komotini, Greece
Marinos Tokas born 31/3/1980 in Komotini / Greece.
Start music lessons, piano and theory
at the age of 8.
Music Diplomas:
1. Harmony
2. Counterpoint
3. Fugue
4. Brass Orchestration
5. Literature music adaptation
6. Piano
7. Composition
He work as a music teacher at high schools and at THRAKES Music School in Komotini.
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