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Heaven Is A Chemical

by Pariah Was One

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1.
Kill The Light 00:59
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Existence Crippled by fear of not knowing why Not know why is tomorrow Squeezing your eyes so tight Hoping to kill the light Kill the light and lessen the pain of why Kill the light The only way out is through Kill the light close you eyes and Kill the light
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Buried 04:14
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Dimming daze, a seasoned road Sun on my face felt no more Like waking from a bad dream Fall into my fears embrace A rival Of my mind Drowning Who I am Deeper It’s pulling Buried Who I was Feels like I am split in two Inner voices fight a duel Pulled both ways within my brain Which one I am will wax and wane A rival Of my mind Drowning Who I am Deeper It’s pulling Buried Who I was Depths that we dwell Losing line of sight in my mind Of all of these traits That made me a being that I liked Watched as they slip From the grip that I thought I had On who I was Distance between Who I am and who I want to be a chasm in my head that I can’t cross A better side forever lost Dimming daze Sun on my face A bad dream Fears embrace Depths that we dwell Losing line of sight in my mind Of all of these traits That made me a being that I liked Watched as they slip From the grip that I thought I had On who I was
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Nazgul 04:50
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This gift, a prize, at first we once thought Power, wealth, and gift of sight Promises of rank and stature All the things that make one great Gift of Wisdom lost to ages But now for us it's no use Blinded by the depths of our hearts Lost in mind and fade from view This lust, this need is driving us forth Left not thought and no control This force, this pull, we gravitate to Towards power that’s not our own Navigate the lands endlessly Never ending call we heed For love of power left us all here His bidding for eternity Not by the hand of man shall we fall Cursed Nine in shadow still Drawn in by the power he gave No thought beyond all we craved Soul now lost within the darkness Deeper than man can say Now enslaved as our remittance To the One until his final day Seeds Deep within us the shade can sow Heed my words Greed Can carry more than just its weight in gold Penance to be served Served To be served Served Seeds Deep within us the shade can sow Heed my words Greed Can carry more than just its weight in gold Penance to be served Served To be served Served
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Dropper (Love Letter) 05:09
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A broken shell when we met A shattered world on the mend A smile shedding light on Everything it felt right but The timing it was all wrong And the waiting it felt so long Youth gave me the time to lend And I would do it all again The world has a way The world has a way of saying This has to be This has to end up this way Testing our fate Laughing in destiny’s face Took you into my world Protect you all that I could Gave you all that I thought you’d want The glow you gave was payment enough The guard I had up is gone I was shut off far too long Heart on my wrist and not my sleeve But for you I’d do it all again The world has a way The world has a way of laughing This has to be This has to end up this way Testing our fate Laughing in destiny’s face Is this the place, Place that you’re longing to stay Just standing there Standing with nothing to say Time has Robbed us of what we know Made us think that we are fractured These changes shouldn’t break us When we are... Holding forever and always in our hands Look at where we have been I don’t know where it will end The light in your eyes has dimmed a bit Dolefully I reminisce Does it grow more each day Or that something you just say But no matter what tomorrow brings For you, I’d do it all again The world’s in my way It won’t stop me from trying This has to be This has to end up this way Testing our fate Laughing in destiny’s face Is this the place Place that you’re longing to stay Just standing here Waiting for what you might say
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Side By Side 05:08
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A simple Oath spoken By me and my new brethren A valiant stance of what we believe True or not, no one can take that away Take to the battlefield A euphemistic sword and shield Losing focus through the sound Of those who have fallen all around Brothers beside me Side by side in this war of ideals Will they remember what we gave To what we thought made their dreams real The agony we felt One by one as we each fell Filling up these holes with the ones Who gave their lives so we could go home Now our service done I cannot tell you who had won All the physical wounds will heal But I don’t think I left that field Brothers beside me Side by side in this war of ideals Will they remember what we gave To what we thought made their dreams real Brothers beside me Side by side in this war of ideals Was this the dream we fought to save Our lives for yours was always the deal Fighting off our demons, domestic or foreign Standing our ground for freedom on home soil Brothers beside me Side by side in this war of ideals Will they remember what we gave To what we thought made their dreams real Brothers beside me Side by side in this war of ideals Was this the dream we fought to save Our lives for yours was always the deal Will they remember
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Say Yes To Rome 05:54
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We all get a lifetime One shot to make it ours You may not know where a path leads A gilded cage or view by the sea This life There comes a time or another Take a leap of faith The voice inside Can’t always know Which risks are worth all the trouble Come what ever may Take a shot Say Yes to Rome Decisions taken lightly Opportunities now all a dream Doors closed forever and never seen Life will pass you by with no reprieve This life There comes a time or another Take a leap of faith The voice inside Can’t always know Which risks are worth all the trouble Come what ever may Take a shot Say Yes to Rome Ungiven kiss Lands never seen What’s never known Say yes to Rome Events passed burned in your mind What might have been now left behind This life is it There comes a time or another Take a leap of faith The voice inside Can’t always know Which risks are worth all the trouble Come what ever may Take a shot Say Yes to Rome There comes a time or another Take a leap of faith The voice inside Can’t always know Which risks are worth all the trouble Come what ever may Take a shot Say Yes to Rome Ungiven kiss Lands never seen What’s never known Say yes to Rome
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And On Time... 00:33
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But with time What comes after time? When our eyes are shut When all the Universe is gone Is it God? Or is it over?
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Borestorm 04:43
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Let it all fall like rain Watch the storm wash it all away Tear it all down It’s the only way to build up something else Let it all fall like rain Winds of change carry it all away Burn it all down From the ashes a better world to come Let it all break Pressure built up was more than it could take Rot within the system Withering away A Voice is crying out Beckoning for change Bore into its center In hopes the old decays Will Karma find a way? Will justice have its day? Pulling down from its foundation Burning it from its core Somethings are meant to precurse Something that is so much more Tear it all down It’s the only way to build up something else Burn it all down From the ashes a better world to come Rot within the system Withering away A Voice is crying out Beckoning for change Bore into its center In hopes the old decays Will Karma find a way? Will justice have its day? Pulling down from its foundation Burning it from its core Somethings are meant to precurse Something that is so much more
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Clarity of The Will 04:18
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Feel it growing From Deep down within Embrace what may come Careful of the descent Reaching out for something You don’t even understand Waking up on the inside With no master plan This feeling in your bones Drawing you to a place unknown A destiny that is yet to be seen To be seen Fear Leads the mind astray Down A path of disarray Fear Leading us away From A life we could have made Finding hope in Everything Reach down within Trust and faith in All the things that bind us It gives us strength These tired lies you've justified Say goodbye, welcome your new mind Feel it growing Careful of the descent Finding hope in Everything Reach down within Trust and faith in All the things that bind us It gives us strength
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Polaris 05:12
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The plain That lay Before me I’ve lost the way I’ve no direction Shine on which path to take now Failed to light this fire From within my soul I have fallen I’ve fallen Proceed March on Vague Search for A sign to follow A lead to rely on Help me keep my grip and hang on Failed to light this fire From within my soul I have fallen Star give me guidance Without a path, I’m dying Can’t you see I’m trying Reach out and show me a sign Throw me a line I’m running out of time A plea Lost my way Look to the sky I need a Ursae Minoris for daily strife Failed To keep it together Or light this fire Star give me guidance Without a path, I’m dying Can’t you see I’m trying Reach out and show me a sign Throw me a fucking line I’m out of time
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Demanding 05:08
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Secrets left on lips When your last breathe draws If today marked your end What was it all for? Why Do we care what is right? Will It affect beyond this life? Fear Not knowing eats me alive Life Not knowing eats me alive Not knowing eats me alive Answers in demand For fear of what’s in store No reveals made As we knock on Death’s door Did They fill our heads with lies About What’s to come when we die Was It even worth what we tried Death Was it even worth what we tried Was it even worth what we tried Is there light Or will it all fade out to black When you’re gone Can you say You made the most of this gift Demand answers None were given Please tell me Is there light Or will it all fade out to black When you’re gone Can you say You made the most of this life Given By divine light Or stardust Can you say You made the most of this gift
12.
Cycles 04:23
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Denying the problem Not asking for help Going in circles What Is this? Your life? Damage is building From hiding the pain Refuse to unburden And shoulder the weight Despise your mind For all its pride We pretend Nothing hurts til there’s no one left to Heal this pain We just eat our own tails In lethal cycles Playing the savior But not for yourself Give all to others You’re kept on the shelf Drained of your life force To make others shine You don’t speak a word When your light starts to die Despise your mind For all its pride We pretend Nothing hurts til there’s no one left to Heal this pain We just eat our own tails In lethal cycles Some too proud to try Something they may find Numbs the pain that could divide Them from what keeps hope alive We pretend nothing hurts til there’s no one left We pretend Nothing hurts til there’s no one left to Heal this pain We just eat our own tails In lethal cycles We pretend Nothing hurts til there’s no one left to help Heal this pain We just eat our own tails In lethal cycles
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Heaven Is A Chemical 04:36
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Feels like being born again Yet as if you’ve been here before Inside Something feels amiss Yet so familiar to you As if from a dream you forgot But has remained with you for all of this time There are days When you feel like you’ve lived this before It’s like something's trying to break through to you Heaven is a chemical, a drug to ease it all Softening the fall, a crutch to lean on Heaven is a chemical, a filter before the oblivion to Come as we waste away in a cycle of decay Leaving you with the Shadow of the truth Sight, its haze Your brain it starts to flood While you lay On the floor As your life It escapes you Heaven’s just a chemical repeats your parable Unfolding like a tale that you have read before Heaven is a chemical, a drug to ease it all Softening the fall, a crutch to lean on Heaven is a chemical, a filter before the oblivion to Come as we waste away in a cycle of decay
14.
What If? 01:03
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What if you're already dead? Death is at the door And you're in a padded prison of your Mind's own chemical construction What would you say to that? To know you already lived tomorrow That you were just wandering a memory until lights out To know that the closest you'll ever get to what you perceived God might be is the realization that heaven is a chemical

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released February 18, 2022

Produced by Pariah Was One and Andrew Cap
Engineered, Mixed, and Mastered by Andrew Cap at Funky Jelly Studios
Additional Vocal Production by Aaron Nordstrom
All songs written and performed by Pariah Was One, except “Cycles” written by Pariah Was One and Andrew Cap
“Borestorm” and “Cycles” featuring Vigilante on gang vocals
Bass performances by Solomon Dilger

Thank you to Bill Johnson of Orion Cymbals : Swamp Loco

Special thanks to our Families, Friends, and Loved Ones.
It's your support and encouragement that makes this possible.

In Loving Memory of Lawrence Sroka
May Heaven See the Gift it has been given in our loss.


Kevin Lemus - Guitars
Glenn Cwikla - Drums
Wilfred McLean - Bass
Calvin Sroka - Vocals

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