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Fractured Kingdom

by Helpless Shadows

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1.
Spineless 04:10
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We are spineless A nation divided amongst ourselves We’ve learned to live off our own ingenuity Trusting senses that lead to a life of anguish So Build a new breed, With your word held in our hearts We will march against the armies of hell Spineless we fall against the pressure Content to live with what’s in front of us Nothing we can do alone will measure up against the standards of heaven And if we can’t grasp the fact that you are king I give you permission to drag us down to hell Save us from ourselves Oh God give us a backbone to hold us high Lead us not to a life of brokenness Save us from ourselves, We are our own worst enemy So build a new breed, With your word held in our hearts We will march against the armies of hell Content to live with what’s in front of us Nothing we can do alone will measure to the standards of heaven
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Execution March 02:56
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I’ve always been a betting man But all my spare change has been spent on a dream that says; “better luck next time.” Step back and fall in line I’m at war with myself Throwing everything I have into a lifestyle that can prosper or burn in my hands I’m on a self inflicted execution march I know my fate, My time is not infinite, So listen to these words The voice you hear is not my own, I’ve given every fiber in my being up to a higher power So that when my time has come, I’ll have something greater A life ever after Step back and fall in line
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Suppression 04:05
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Hold it together, Its not just you at risk here, In a world with six degrees of separation We’re all at risk This life is not our own, We live for the will of a greater purpose, If you think you’ll pull me away, I’m so sick of this, Keeping my thoughts and feelings quiet I’m going to shout this, So that the whole world will hear me Suppression, is what they teach, If you think that you’ll hold me back, I won’t let you hold me down, I’m going to shout this, So that the world can hear This life is not our own, We live for the will of a greater purpose, If you think you’ll pull me away, I will shut you down I will drown you out I will shut you down Your beliefs are rooted in the misguided notion that if we think for ourselves we will be alright I shout these words But this voice isn’t mine I’m serving a higher power My purpose is clear I cannot be stay silent longer I cant keep my thoughts this way
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Back Stabber 04:14
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The only hell I’ve experienced Was the one I put myself through When I put my trust in the powers that be I put blinders over my own eyes Ambition is the knife that stabbed me in the back I didn’t consider the consequences of my selfish nature A drive to pursue a life of none other than me A disregard to the one they call “King” I’ll make it on my own I don’t need them I put myself first, And in doing that I dug my own grave In the popular culture of todays day and age All you need is yourself No God! No Friends! All I need is my false sense of safety, A sheltered dream with no hope of succeeding. All I need is my sense of safety, Ambition is the knife that stabbed me in the back I didn’t consider The consequences of a selfish nature I make myself sick I became everything that I swore against I am the monstrosity! I am the monstrosity!
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Crippled 03:25
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Silenced by a force known only to answer to itself Crippled bones and twisted hurting souls Longing to grasp onto something like itself We are nothing more than lonely ghosts Tasked with one end goal Carry the flame DON’T LET GO Son, let me tell you This world is a harsh, harsh place You’re fighting an uphill battle But you haven’t even stepped out your front door yet If you lend me your ear you will not lose hope The fight we fight is one that takes its toll Sacrifice our lives, families, jobs and homes March on lonely ghost Know your purpose And follow your goals March on lonely ghost Know your purpose And follow your goals Silenced by a force known only to answer to itself Crippled bones and twisted souls Giving all we have, We’ve given all we’ve got We lead a life alone We, are nothing more than lonely ghosts We, are nothing more than lonely ghosts We, are nothing more than lonely ghosts We, are nothing more than lonely ghosts
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Release 04:13
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Recognition of ones self is the hardest road we can ever travel Faced with our faults and failures we have one choice; We can learn to grow from the past Or we can drown in the things we cannot change The past is the past nothing more, I left that part of me behind, For the chance at being something more The past is the past nothing more, I left that part of me behind, To become who I'm meant to be My faults cant hold me from what I was meant to be Forgiven from my transgressions I learn from where I’ve come This is who I’m meant to be The past is the past nothing more, I left that part of me behind, For the chance at being something more The past is the past nothing more, I left that part of me behind, To become who I'm meant to be If we are to become who we are truly meant to be it comes with a certain sacrifice We cant move forward without cutting loose the things that hold us back, Whether that be jobs, relationships or negativity. If something is holding you from your purpose it was never meant to be there in the first place. If you are aiming for something and it doesn't occur it isn't that God doesn't want you following your heart but He has something better for you, either now or later. The thing we need to remember is that everything happens for a reason. We learn from our mistakes and are forgiven regardless.
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Rooted 03:01
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I’ve grown roots so many times Only to have them pulled up A force greater than my own Another road to another home I’ve lived my whole life moving on one place to the next, I’ve laid ground too many times to count, Always the one moving on, I don’t have a place to call a home How can we set a stable course With no solid ground to stand on I’m falling, alone! I’m tearing myself apart I’ve lived my whole life moving on one place to the next, I’ve laid ground too many times to count,
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Pipe Dream 03:34
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A false reality is what they tell me, Nothing more than an empty pipe dream, So God just tell me, Are you really out there? I see my reflection in the mirror And instead of seeing a child of God, I saw a wolf! And that’s when I knew I walked away from everything (deserter) I closed my heart I put my faith in what I saw Rather then what I believed I walked away from everything I closed my heart I put my faith in what I saw Rather than what I believed Prodigal son return to Me (to me) See the beauty in the world surrounding The thousand steps you took away from me, can be erased with one step in my direction The thousand steps you took away from me, can be erased They are erased! But are you really out there? Oh god just tell me! (Oh god just tell me, are you really out there?) My doubts may have been misplaced, In that emptiness there is no solid entity, In front of my eyes I see a living God Instead you surround everything, Everything! God just tell me, Are you really out there? But are you really out there? I see my reflection in the mirror And instead of seeing a child of God, I saw a wolf! And that’s when I knew I walked away from everything I closed my heart I put my faith in what I saw Rather then what I believed

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released June 30, 2015

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Helpless Shadows Winnipeg, Manitoba

We're a Christian metalcore band from Winnipeg Manitoba. We're big fans of breakdowns and riffage.

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