At Demons' Gate
from Perception of the Human Mind by Isaac Riley
lyrics
You're the one to pray, moping every day
Happiness is praise, loss is just malaise
If you want to scream, don't be mean to me
Helping is a team, making sense of dreams
Patterns of the damned, feeling like a sham
If you can relate, I might be your man
Losing grip on faith, cutting from a lathe
Devil on the tram, I think that's just great
At demons' gate, to ones you relay
That's not the same as what I can blame
At demons' gate, well ain't it a shame
And that's not the same as playing this game
Saying that's just fine, isn't such a crime
But keeping track of you, and doing it all the time
I hope it's just a phase, I don't know what to say
Happy is malaise, loss is now your praise
Robots was a test, and Gunsmoke was the best
and Chemistry was wrong, Another Ocean bombed
The Milkshake was a Schism, Dial-Up had criticism
And yet you will not listen, that sounds like egotism
At demons' gate, to ones you relay
That's not the same as what I can blame
At demons' gate, well ain't it a shame
And that's not the same as playing this game
Happiness is praise, loss is just malaise
If you want to scream, don't be mean to me
Helping is a team, making sense of dreams
Patterns of the damned, feeling like a sham
If you can relate, I might be your man
Losing grip on faith, cutting from a lathe
Devil on the tram, I think that's just great
At demons' gate, to ones you relay
That's not the same as what I can blame
At demons' gate, well ain't it a shame
And that's not the same as playing this game
Saying that's just fine, isn't such a crime
But keeping track of you, and doing it all the time
I hope it's just a phase, I don't know what to say
Happy is malaise, loss is now your praise
Robots was a test, and Gunsmoke was the best
and Chemistry was wrong, Another Ocean bombed
The Milkshake was a Schism, Dial-Up had criticism
And yet you will not listen, that sounds like egotism
At demons' gate, to ones you relay
That's not the same as what I can blame
At demons' gate, well ain't it a shame
And that's not the same as playing this game
credits
from Perception of the Human Mind,
released March 19, 2021
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Isaac Riley recommends:
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Flight of the Knife
by Bryan ScaryA wonderfully over-the-top album inspired by early Queen and progressive rock, easily one of the best albums most people have never heard.
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Soundtrack to the Clearance Bin
by theEndlessVacuumA close friend of mine's alternative rock project. Really catchy stuff here, if you're into that sorta thing (and let's be honest, we all are).
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Super Connected (2023)
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Nothing But The Truth
by The Pineapple ThiefA career-spanning live album from the European experimental rock band, featuring King Crimson's Gavin Harrison on drums.
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The Art Of Losing
by The AnchoressThe second release from Welsh artist The Anchoress is a devastating and powerful meditation on loss.
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