Imagine a way the perfect picture might entrance the eyes and melt the soul
Desire to illustrate the beauty of life, the mystery of love
Replace reality with idealistic things
Envision the goal of art achieving life, become more than expected to be
Remove the curtain, see the world inside: obsession and greed
Sheltered from the side effects of arrogant beliefs
The artist, embracing; the passion, creating
The artist, depriving the woman of feeling
The artist, obsessing; the portrait is living
The artist, ignoring; the woman is dying
Love becomes art instead
Stabbed with each stroke upon the canvas
It's murder, fueled by misplaced confidence
She crumbles to a pale, white skeleton
As her own image thrives
Art becomes life instead
If this is the path that man believes is true, to follow what his dreams should be
Destroying everything that keeps him from his self-righteous ways
Believing only what his ego wants to see
Create a new life, and sacrifice a soul: The paradox is written clear
Devoid of common sense, yet sensing how the damage takes a toll
Inflicting pain just to aggrandize his own fame
The artist, embracing; the passion, creating
The artist, depriving the woman of feeling
The artist, obsessing; the portrait is living
The artist, ignoring; the woman is dying
Life becomes pain instead
Stabbed with each stroke upon the canvas
It’s murder, fueled by misplaced confidence
She crumbles to a pale, white skeleton
As her own image thrives
Pain becomes death instead
Art is born, life is killed, soul transformed, portrait filled
Art is born, life is killed, soul transformed, portrait filled
Stabbed with each stroke upon the canvas
It’s murder, fueled by misplaced confidence
She crumbles to a pale, white skeleton
As her own image thrives
Death becomes shame instead
The artist, embracing; the passion, creating
The artist, depriving the woman of feeling
The artist, obsessing; the portrait is living
The artist, ignoring; the woman is dying
Shame becomes hate instead
credits
from Dystopia,
released December 1, 2017
Ben Daniels: Guitars, drum programming, keyboards and programming
Jeff Wheeler: Vocals, lyrics
Keith Tuggle: Bass guitar
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