Lyrics

Ruinous Powers · nine songs

• 01Grave Goods

  Forever my beauty and moneya perfect life, what sins are graveplace in heaven, hell or purgatorynevermind, you are what you take

  where is my kingdom and ponyglassy eyes, an angelic faceplease, give it to me daddysilver spoon on a silver plate

  forever my power and gloryking of kings in an imperial phasegive me my immortal bodyI want my army of slaves

  I am the alpha, the omega, the sunyou are my shadows, mere shadows, then you're goneI am the alpha, the omega, it's funyou are my shadows, you're donewhen I am done

  forever and ever your daddygod of gods behind the pearly gatesgrave goods, no one wants to be lonelyburied with the human race

  I am the alpha, the omega, the sunyou are my shadows, mere shadows, then you are goneI am the alpha, the omega, it's funyou are my shadows, you're donewhen I am done

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• 02Pied Piper

  Be a deara good boytame and humblebe a deardocile, benign

  have no fearbe a dearpack your bundlethe sky is clearall will be fine

  come with metake my handyou and mewild and free

  be a deara good girlhonest, modestbe a deargrateful and kind

  have no fearbe a deargrowth and progressthe path is clearthe end is nigh

  come with metake my handyou and mewild and free

  boy or girlagainst the worldagainst the grainnothing venturednothing gained

  boy or girlagainst the worldagainst the grainsome are soldsome are slain

  come with metake my handyou and melock and keywild and free

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• 03Porcelain

  You are a fragile thingI should have knownknocked you downoff your pedestalyou're gone

  you are a pretty thingI should have caredpick you upglue your shattered partstogether

  porcelainbroken againporcelainbroken again

  you are a fragile thingwith an angry frownknocked you downoff your pedestalyou are gone

  you are a pretty thingyour reproachful stareI did my bestweighs heavyon my chest

  porcelainbroken againporcelainbroken againporcelainbroken againporcelainbroken again

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• 04Ridicule and Ruin

  With a furyof a thousand sunslike a thermonuclear bomb

  judge and juryall in onepower measured in megatons

  ridiculeridicule and ruinnamed and shamedaccused of grave wrongdoingsscarlett lettersstitched on chestspillories, stocks, brandingswhat a public disgrace

  a lightningrod for hatredthis is tinder for the blaze to come

  phariseesthough the heavensmay fall, let justice be done

  ridiculeridicule and ruinnamed and shamedaccused of grave wrongdoingsscarlett lettersstitched on chestswhipping posts, stocks, brandingswhat a public disgraceliving torcheslight the night, burn brightturn to ashes, destroyed perfect little livesa great delight

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• 05Heart of Gold

  Through thick and thinand space and timenever happy, always sadit's a shame, a crimefeels so badyou gave everything you had

  never got what you wantednever did what you wanted to doyou were taken for granteddid you wrong, made a fool out of you

  you cry and cryyou try and tryyou want to die

  through thick and thinand space and timenever happy, always sadit's a sin, a crimefeels so badyou gave everything you had

  never got what you wantednever did what you wanted to doyou were taken for granteddid you wrong, made a fool out of younever got what you wantednever did what you wanted to doyou were taken for granteddid you wrong, made a fool out of you

  you cry and cryyou try and tryyou want to dieyou cry and cryyou try and tryyou want to die

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• 06Born in Purple

  A cardboard crownput on a headin a graceful mannerwon't turn a slaveinto a king

  a candy scepterheld in handin a serious mannerwon’t turn a slaveinto a queen

  we are born in purpleit is in our bloodyou will never matternever be one of uswe are born in purpleit is not your faultyou will never matternever be one of us

  a cardboard crownworn on a headis no source of powerwon’t turn a slaveinto a king

  a candy scepterheld in handis a laughing matterfrom rags to richesa shattered dream

  we are born in purpleit is in our bloodyou will never matternever be one of uswe are born in purpleit is not your faultyou will never matternever be one of us

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• 07Body

  Nameless and facelessno power, just liesout of your mindmore dead than alive

  bodynothing more and nothing less

  nothing comes from nothingno one knows your namenothing comes from nothingwithout wealth and famenothing comes from nothingforever body, thingnothing comes from nothinga servant, never king

  the flesh is weak, can't winno soul, no power, guilty as sinyou're skin and bones, so thinyou're cold inside and death lives within

  out of your mindguilty as sinno power, just liesdeath lives withina light that doesn't shineforever unseen

  nothing comes from nothingno one knows your namenothing comes from nothingonly guilt and shamenothing comes from nothingforever body, thingnothing comes from nothinga servant, never queen

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• 08Beast of Burden

  A grief without endbeast of burdenlacking the telltalesigns of wealth

  going limp like a rag dollcold as a corpsewhen the hours are donefor better or worse

  the weight of theworld on your shouldersyour neckthe weight of a worldthat doesn't care

  a pillar of the communitya pillar of the industrya pillar of the familya pillar for all eternity

  greed and wealtha prince, a demonhis name is Mammongot the whole world in his handgreed and wealththere's a prince, a demonhis name is Mammonjust lie down in his bed

  a grief without endbeast of burdenpale saint of labordestroy your health

  going limp like a rag dollcold as a corpsewhen the hours are donefor better or worse

  the weight of theworld on your shouldersyour backthe weight of a worldthat doesn't care

  a pillar of the communitya pillar of the industrya pillar of the familya pillar for all eternity

  greed and wealtha prince, a demonhis name is Mammongot the whole world in his handgreed and wealththere's a prince, a demonhis name is Mammonjust lie down in his bed

  on the top of the worldon a throne made of skullson the top of the worldon a throne made of skullson the top of the worldon a throne made of skullson the top of the worldon a throne made of skulls

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• 09Nearest Dearest

  Surrounded by smilesin the warmth of a homeno shadows, just lightuntil kingdom come

  on the side of the angelsshowered with praisenearest and dearestuntil you fall from grace

  love only what is worthy of loveis worthy of trustis worthy enough

  surrounded on all sidesin a deep dark holeall mirrors are coveredat each other's throats

  hated with perfect hatredyour memory condemnedwhat is desecratedcan't be pure again

  love only what is worthy of loveis worthy of trustis worthy enough

  until kingdom comeuntil kingdom comeuntil kingdom comeuntil kingdom come

  love only what is worthy of loveis worthy of trustis worthy enoughlove only what is worthy of loveis worthy of trustis worthy enough

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