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Final Beginnings

by The Reptiles

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1.
(Not Quite) In Bloom 02:10
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A new mistake hiding in a beautiful costume I would approach you but these discouraging thoughts loom Autumn falls upon us while I turn over a new leaf Winter's killing time by being a time thief Sunglasses seal up sadness and solicitude Can't contain my overwhelming ineptitude My waterfall of words might drown you with affection I constructed a dam for added protection I watch the leaves change color only to be crushed By other people's feet and it feels unjust That what once was beautiful is falling apart Put your shield up and give your heart a jumpstart Winter's cold hands tied me to the tracks My eyes red with resolve, I made my comeback I ripped the ropes apart, adrenaline surging through As I smashed the hourglass and made my way to you Your piercing blue eyes froze me where I stood When you asked me why I hide under sunglasses and a hood I took them off as all my worries hit the road Tried to find the keypad but there was no code I watch the leaves change color only to be crushed By other people's feet and it feels unjust That what once was beautiful is falling apart Put your shield up and give your heart a jumpstart
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Proprioception 02:10
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To whom it may concern I cannot discern Any of the light at the end of the night Technicolor friends are now black and white My heart is T.N.T. with invisible debris I'm flammable but swim in gasoline Always hidden behind my smokescreen I use all my money gambling And I find myself at home scrambling For loose change but it just disappears I can't believe I've wasted all these years A black and blue morale bullied by rationale Flames extinguished won't burn again My fragile wrist is sick of seeing my pen Your hearts are weary eyes Sick of seeing the same disguise I'm covered in dark clouds but can't show the sunshine Kindness can't help but disentwine I use all my money gambling And I find myself at home scrambling For loose change but it just disappears I can't believe I've wasted all these years
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Chasing My Tail 02:05
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She knows how to exact My interest with her eye contact I'm wound around her finger And I have come to learn That she gives nothing in return Yet my love still lingers Chasing my tail, holding the rail To help me 'cause my heart's so frail Bridges I've crossed have all borne the cost Of helping me become more lost Three strikes but still up to bat The umpire won't quit the chit-chat Can't seem to leave home plate The game is my demise And I've been forced to improvise Yet I can barely think straight Chasing my tail, holding the rail To help me 'cause my heart's so frail Bridges I've crossed have all borne the cost Of helping me become more I've had enough This day has been rough I don't need to call her on her bluff I'll pen some rhymes Then shift paradigms And I'll make the same mistakes next time
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Coffee And Cigarettes 02:10
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Education won't give it to you They'll just censor you Easily and endlessly Needlessly, relentlessly Stick it to authority Fuck superiority We're in the majority No silent minority Would you care for another coffee or a cigarette? We can discuss how each thought is a marionette Our voices never heard, just our brains wired through the gazette Heated debate in this country, but the faces drip cold sweat Hey! I don't like those words you chose Don't step on other people's toes Stay victim to the status quo Don't look, don't wave, don't say hello We need the facts, and not the feelings Empathy has reached its ceiling Hate the motives you're concealing Biased content's unappealing Would you care for another coffee or a cigarette? We can discuss how each thought is a marionette Our voices never heard, just our brains wired through the gazette Heated debate in this country, but the faces drip cold sweat
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Black Mamba 03:03
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The dialysis got rid of all the toxins in my bloodstream But my heart kept bringing them in through all the ripped seams Your venom's too addictive for me to leave behind And it's worked its way up to my eyes to leave me blind I was innocent before you decided to lead me astray Your bites won't heal and always drive everyone away But I'll take this last swig of confidence from my cup So no one else can see how badly you fucked me up Black mamba, beware It's got you in its snare Where'd it all go wrong? Black mamba, beware Engage if you dare Where'd it all go wrong? My brain runs on the fuel of question marks My heart needed ignition and your infectious love was the spark Now thoughts of you keep slithering inside my head And they draw out any confidence to keep themselves fed Every time I see you, my self-control turns to stone I keep you close only to make myself feel more alone Watch your venom turn my love into addiction Spending so much money just to keep up my prescription Black mamba, beware It's got you in its snare Where'd it all go wrong? Black mamba, beware Engage if you dare Where'd it all go wrong?
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Kleptomnesia 02:54
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You think you're the first to discover this? Go to college, get a job, find a bliss? Money does not equal happiness It'll lead you down a path to loneliness Mediocrity is getting to me Why an average life, not who I want to be? Too many questions to ask of myself Guess I'll just have to put my dreams upon the shelf You think you've got it all figured out? Don't bother with the forgotten route And drinking won't conceal that sudden urge you feel When your head hits the pillow And the way that you acquit Is by admitting it's but another peccadillo Mediocrity is getting to me Why an average life, not who I want to be? Too many questions to ask of myself Guess I'll just have to put my dreams upon the shelf Losing the passion, we get but a ration Because that's what's in fashion You have to wait in line and bide your precious time For an invitation to cloud nine Mediocrity is getting to me Why an average life, not who I want to be? Too many questions to ask of myself Guess I'll just have to put my dreams upon the shelf
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Frostbite 01:44
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I don't want you anymore Don't have the stamina to endure Another man at your fingertips If I'm honest, need to cut it off and come to grips Coco Chanel drives me to hell Queen of Ice seemed like a nice brunette bombshell Even though my heart gets torn asunder Every time I see her eyes, I'm filled up with wonder Play it hard, play it right You're not on my mind tonight Have him set your heart alight While I warm up from my frostbite Poured some coffee in my cup for coping I'm jittery, not happy as I sit here hoping This play does not mark an actor's work ending I pin my optimism to the future's pending My lyrics portray me as a self-sustaining undergrad But my emotions and my heart are authoring help wanted ads I know you're out of sight but your beauty lingers A bee that's flown away but leaves behind its stinger Play it hard, play it right You're not on my mind tonight Have him set your heart alight While I warm up from my frostbite Play it hard, play it right You're not on my mind tonight Have him set your heart alight While I warm up from my frostbite
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Hustle And Bustle Of The Industry 01:43
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Do you believe in magic? Do you believe in miracles? On 114th in my raincoat The clouds started raining musical notes Yes, I believe in magic But it's starting to pour outside Come inside where it's warm So you can sit from 9 to 5 Dreams police me but I will resist them Try your luck but you can't beat the system My head is a steel trap But it constantly operates at full occupancy There's only one reservation Is it for passion or living more profitably? If I had to choose, I'd pick the former When everyone tells me to be a conformer But I know that I was born a reformer And I'm better off expressing that as a performer Work to live, or live to work? I need a degree to avoid the smirks Even at college I feel doubt lurk About a hazy future and polymathic quirks Conforming always seemed like a default Something for which I'd never be at fault It never knocked me down on the asphalt But avoids aspirations with a pole-vault Dreams police me but I will resist them Try your luck but you can't beat the system
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Roadrunner 03:03
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I once held her among the stars Now I'm burning in her UV rays Dripping down from DC As she alternates her ways I feel like this is the start Of the end of our days She's a roadrunner Metropolitan stunner She aims to be a pleaser But she comes across a teaser Roadrunner Metropolitan stunner She aims to be a pleaser But she comes across a teaser She'll rescue you from mundanity Drive you into insanity All with her eyes closed Protagonist of your drama She'll run on without a comma Unopposed Next time don't string me along Go back to where you belong Because you've got it all wrong Won't play this game no more All's fair in love and war But no one told me lust was a chore Roadrunner Metropolitan stunner She aims to be a pleaser But she comes across a teaser Roadrunner Metropolitan stunner She aims to be a pleaser But she comes across a teaser
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The Great Unknown 02:53
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Chase the butterflies And lay in the clouds we did But where have you gone? I am lost Lost without your touch You have drifted into the great unknown And no one knows Where you've been Led to now Will we reunite somehow Or is this the end? Will I cry for the rest of my downs down here? Living it out with fear? Will the light between our worlds be shown? Or will my darkness stay alone? But you're not lost Those notes you left behind Are flowing in the breeze Of my mind Will you remember me? Can you still see me? If so, I send You my love I felt a thought when you disappeared Knowing I'll be cold and lonely Not a soul will make me whole Just yours only

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released September 29, 2017

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The Reptiles Stony Brook, New York

Scott Terwilliger
- Guitars, Vocals

Austin Reed
- Keys

Alex Savin
- Drums, Percussion

Tom Schinkel
- Bass, Vocals

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