Earning Smiles (feat. Marie-Catherine Lanthier) - Levi & Walmoods

On an ocean of lies, nearly drowning in fate Devoured by waves of disappointment My make-believe raft, built of pieces of shame My dignity long set for land Loosing ground... Wind, lash thy tongue! Whip this broken back. Fierce and strong! Capsize this vessel for all that I lack! Capsize this vessel for all that I lack! Save my soul... Death, take me home, I beg of you For these waters are cold. My limbs are cramped, my pupils enlarged and my heartbeat is slow. Raise the waters above my head Blind these eyes with waves of turmoil Break these bones with shipwrecked debris Fill my lungs with the salt of regret Please, please forgive me... Shame. Shame, Shame, Shame... In an ocean of lies, nearly drowning in fate My make-believe raft, smashed to pieces Death, take me home through the waters of fate Pardon me from the stains on my soul

The extent to which I loathe myself Is equal to the amount of shame that I bear As the result of my mere existence as a human And the common mediocrity of man I am worthless A mere slab of feeble meat I am naught Shivering in disgrace Sleep... Sweet sleep! Keep these weary eyes from the light of day! Cover me in a starless black And hold me Hold me... Is my existence as futile as it seems? Is feeding the larvae my only contribution? Is the burden of achievement that weighs heavy on me just? Or is it all in vein? Am I here for my loved ones Or for the entertainment of a god? Is my existence as futile as it seems? Is feeding the larvae my only contribution? Is the burden of achievement that weighs heavy on me just? Or is it all in vein? I am worthless A mere slab of feeble meat I am nill Shivering in disgrace I am worthless A mere slab of feeble meat I am naught Shivering in disgrace Death... Sweet Death! Hold this living corpse in your warm embrace! Gnaw my flesh with your grinning teeth! Devour me Devour me

Like a legion of maggots Or an army of ants In liquid motion Crawling under my skin From the earth I stand on To hell in my head Incinerating All devouring Hate, Despise Repulsion and disdain Violent, Demise I'll gladly be your pain From the earth I stand on To the hell in my head Incinerating All devouring Hate, Despise Repulsion and disdain Violent, Demise I'll gladly be your pain Hate, Despise Repulsion and disdain Violent, Demise I'll gladly be your pain

Trembling, brittle fingers Parchment skin and nails of stone Only love, no harm intended Caressing gently, threads still torn Fabric, fragile, black, translucent Eyes that ever seem to sleep Veil that hides his wound from sorrow Stained with salt her mourning weeps Silent, without motion Skin of wax, like touching stone Dancing hair locks, sighing wind Hope is life, now all is gone Memories of warmth and comfort Laughter faint and far away Break of dawn, an empty table Silence mocks the one who stayed Whispers, wishes, silent prayer "You were so, so dear to me" Whispers, wishes, silent prayer "Please come back to me" Memories of warmth and comfort Laughter faint and far away Break of dawn, an empty table Silence mocks the one who stayed Silence mocks the one who stayed Hand that remembers Skin and water, shelter stone Movement, many moons on end Once were two, now is alone Tiny limbs and reaching hands Little lips that craved her breast Handsome man that made her proud She now has to lay to rest Whispers, wishes, silent prayer "You were so, so dear to me" Whispers, wishes, silent prayer "Please come back to me"