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lyrics
Why this penalty? Is it ‘cause of me?
Why the shape I’m in? Slowly wearing thin
And so I woke up that unpropitious morning
The riskiest moment - as proven before - of the day in which I wished never to have lived
A vermin, determined to figure out just what’s been done
His father, too startled, he chases away his only son
Why this penalty? Is it ‘cause of me?
Why the shape I’m in? Slowly wearing thin
Breathe with me, seethe with me, keep me company
I need to understand my unsettling dreams
The air in my room’s begun to desecrate
Too dull and heavy to breathe at normal rate
Rejection
His father, still startled, is the root to infection
Why this penalty? Is it ‘cause of me?
Why the shape I’m in? Slowly wearing thin
A hideous form / insidious form
A hideous form / insidious form
Get me out!
Break my limbs and call me nauseous
But with me, you must stay cautious
Please forgive me, I am tortured
I can’t stand your weak exposure
Then help me…
Why this penalty? Is it ‘cause of me?
Why the shape I’m in? Slowly wearing thin
Why this penalty? Why the shape I’m in?
Is it ‘cause of me? Slowly wearing thin
Get me out, get me out of here…
Break my limbs and call me nauseous
But with me, you must stay cautious
Please forgive me, I am tortured
I can’t stand your weak exposure
credits
from Once Allegoric,
released December 21, 2021
Music and lyrics by Steve Vanderperren, 2006
Mixed and mastered by Sven Janssens, Autumn 2021
Bass, guitars, keyboards and Jurgen's vocals home-recorded 2021
Wouter's vocals recorded by Santy Van der Mieren in Tremelo (Belgium), May 2021
Drums recorded by Bob Briessinck at Breeze Inc. Studio, Eppegem (Belgium) on the 13th of May 2021
Line-up for this song:
Wouter Dergez - harsh vocals
Toon Noppen - keyboards & orchestration
Jurgen Stein - clean vocals
Steve Vanderperren - drums & samples
Alex Vanhaesendonck - guitars
Jeffrey Yu - bass
Sample acknowledgement: "Die Verwandlung, Franz Kafka"
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