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Of Smoke and Porcelain

from Coronation by The Conduit

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Behind the smoke

Infinite form
Alters take hold
Once more
Becoming culled

Your words entrancing me
Codes I’ve yet to interpret
Your core scathed far beneath
It’s porcelain surface

Nothing is as it seems to be
Won’t you convey that I deserve this?
Are these outcomes only a dream
When apparently imperfect?

Maybe you’re in a trance
When you tell yourself this can’t be happening
Despite the circumstance
You aren't the only prisoner of make believe

The souvenirs you keep
Should they remind you of each lie that we’ve been told
You’ll still feel lost to me
Because I recognize you’ve become culled

Your words entrancing me
Codes I’ve yet to interpret
Your core scathed far beneath
It’s porcelain surface

Nothing is as it seems at least
Could you respond like I deserve this?
Because these outcomes have no meaning
Other than appearing imperfect

Entombing the meek
The world as it’s seen
Is artificial and bleak
And this form won’t compel me

To

Compromise:
The language of those soon forgotten
I won’t comply
But I’ll burn this bridge and watch you drop dead

Don’t let this make your head spin
Because I don’t feel a thing
Doesn’t mean I don’t see

That when nothing compels me
I’ll just wear YOUR bleeding heart
On my sleeve

What fate will we attain
Without hope?
This feeling we exchange
Merely to cope
You laugh when you’re afraid
Shielded in smoke
So then maybe you won’t
Become so cold

What fate will we decry
When we’ve lost hope
This heart that I confide
In you to hold
I smiled when you died
Behind the smoke
Is this the reason
I’m becoming culled?

These words they escape me
In codes you’ll never interpret
Because you’re scathed so far beneath
Your porcelain surface

More corroded than you seem to be
Don’t tell me I deserve this
This outcome must be preconceived
To have become this imperfect

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from Coronation, released November 17, 2020

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The Conduit Orlando, Florida

The Conduit is a math metal composer creating music from Bend, Oregon USA. The sound is designed for listeners who desire complexity and a distinguished melodic profile. Most songs are comprised of Fibonacci rhythmic motives and meticulously head bang-able time signatures. The Conduit is evolving to accommodate listeners by sharing a refined musical ideology. ... more

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