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ShellGame

by The Damned Humans

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1.
Adrift 01:07
2.
Back Down 04:59
Verse 1: Caught the faintest scent of bleeding out, turned her head around, if she can do it, so can they. Played upon each other's inner fears. If this were real, well we'd be right in a fucking mess. But around these parts, we've been before, this used to be so much fun before. But we got lost quite awhile ago, this instability keeps showing up without a reason. Those who deceive, deceive their own. Those who perceive, turn on their own. Verse 2: She's decided that she's coming home, placed her head upon the fire that has left her cold. What's the matter with a little soul, it isn't like we've got a one way ticket you know, you know. This is something that's been done before, we call infinity original and praise it's coming. This is always what you've wanted right, this is always what you've wanted right? Chorus: Don't you let them see you on fire now. Don't you let them turn around and wreck it all. Don't you let them focus on your weakness. Back down on yourself. Verse 3: Now the time has come to run and hide, we lost the feeling so we move along right down the path. So their hoping that it's minimal, anything else is equitable. You wanna spell it out in bloodstains? She's got a question so you answer that with progress. Now we're living like some animals. Some things will never get solved. Chorus: Don't you let them see you on fire now. Don't you let them turn around and wreck it all. Don't you let them focus on your weakness. Back down on yourself. Bridge: What we know is what we see. Letting this all out to sea. Blazing with the fire now. Don't you know what this has done? What we know is what we see. Letting this all out to sea. Blazing with the fire now. Don't you know what this has done? Chorus: Don't you let them see you on fire now. Don't you let them turn around and wreck it all. Don't you let them focus on your weakness. Don't you let them see you on fire now. Don't you let them turn around and wreck it all. Don't you let them focus on your weakness. Back down on yourself
3.
Her Hands Are Divine Verse 1: Eat it up, spit it out, doesn't taste so good Waiting for the little demons to release their grip. Listen more, listen wide, listen to the sound. Can you hear the words their saying to release your soul? Beside the sound of everything that’s going on in here, I Just thought I’d let you know that this is getting old Your earth smart but not cosmic smart baby So let’s rise and rise and rise Chorus: A Savoir, a lover I can tell her hands are divine She takes me, she breaks me She makes me challenge my faith My reason, my fury I can see that she won’t submit Her duty, her living I can tell her hands are divine Verse 2: Doesn't matter if we never meet again my dear I felt it, they saw it, so did you It only takes one encounter to spread the word That’s already done, my job is over here. Just sever the world that’s closing in on you You must have been the center of this instability Now set em up and leave em standing up alone Resuscitation for the people who forget to breathe Chorus: A Savoir, a lover I can tell her hands are divine She takes me, she breaks me She makes me challenge my faith My reason, my fury I can see that she won’t submit Her duty, her living I can tell her hands are divine A Savoir, a lover I can tell her hands are divine She takes me, she breaks me She makes me challenge my faith My reason, my fury I can see that she won’t submit Her duty, her living I can tell her hands are divine
4.
Ideal 05:07
Ideal Verse 1: They say that love is rock and roll Well I'm gonna show them, gonna tear it down. They say that love is forever Well i will not show them anything You better watch out, you better watch out, you better watch out Cos i am coming You better watch out, you better watch out, you better watch out Cos i am coming Everybody's here, everybody's here, everybody's here And everyone is doing it Everybody's here, everybody's here, everybody's here And everyone is doing it CHORUS: So what honey, You think I'm funny? Well life's sunny, so what honey? This is your mother, this is your father You think i'm funny, so what honey? Everybody's doing it, everybody's in on it, don't you know, don't you know, everybody's here Everybody's doing it, everybody's in on it, don't you know, don't you know, everybody's here Verse 2: They say that life's an illusion Well I spread the word of truth now Well they say we have no time left We'll prove them wrong, you and I now You better look out, You better look out, You better look out, Cos I am here You better look out, You better look out, You better look out, Cos I am here Everybody's here, everybody's here, everybody's here And everyone is doing it Everybody's here, everybody's here, everybody's here And everyone is doing it CHORUS: So what honey, You think I'm funny? Well life's sunny, so what honey? This is your mother, this is your father You think i'm funny, so what honey? BRIDGE: This same old, old story, you tell me, to leave you Well I don't ever want to walk away Your touch is all that needs to be applied. CHORUS: So what honey, You think I'm funny? Well life's sunny, so what honey? This is your mother, this is your father You think i'm funny, so what honey? So what honey, You think I'm funny? Well life's sunny, so what honey? This is your mother, this is your father You think i'm funny, so what honey?
5.
Highest Order Verse 1: Won’t you free me, at the top of the hill Everyone knows the score, knows it’s only gonna Get worse until we’re back in the game Turn around let me see your face I’m a man, you’re a girl, what’s the point in it all Throw away, steal away, what’s the word I can’t find? Loosen tongue, straighten tie, let the feeling all out Shame the one who says, come back now. Verse 2: Now I see, now I know, you were meant to last it. Everyone, knows the deal, Sees her turning the wheel Stepping back, making sure, I’m still breathing here. What to do, I’m all outta words No that’s a lie, I could just, go right on forever Pick away, clear away, until there’s nothing left of me Break the score, show some faith, in the one who taught you Shame the one who says, turn around CHORUS: Lesson unto defeat, Lesson unto deceit Everybody just tows the line Listen into the soul, listen into the hole Everybody just tows the line Verse 3: New born, new sworn, we walk down the path I've done this, right before I died Highest order, doesn't match, with these controls Shame the one who says, this is a game CHORUS: Lesson unto defeat, Lesson unto deceit Everybody just tows the line Listen into the soul, listen into the hole Everybody just tows the line
6.
Open Minds 04:05
Open Minds Verse 1: I’m Taking away, sealing all on this day But, who is the one, play my belief, In the gone is the way, the only way to stay The separation of pain, like a new born The only way we will play, is the time when you say We are hoping for you, to get down alone, When you trial the sting, then you’re ready to feel Until then you’re one of the crowd. I know the sea in everything I feel the crack, the hole, alone I see the fear in everyone I feel the hold, the soul, the fall Place down below the setting sun This isn't even part of you Face down the season of regret I tell you, I’m ready CHORUS: Run my city like you want me to know Feel the veins running into your soul Plant the seed into all of my foes I’ll just see where you really want to go Verse 2: Not like I needed a reason, not like I know your name Not like I ever felt this, for someone else before This all never made any sense, this all really turned around Taste every feeling you got in my hands CHORUS: Run my city like you want me to know Feel the veins running into your soul Plant the seed into all of my foes I’ll just see where you really want to go Run my city like you want me to know Feel the veins running into your soul Plant the seed into all of my foes I’ll just see where you really want to go
7.
Into Dreams 05:02
Into Dreams Verse 1: Ever be, Ever seen, Looking right into the dark We make our way through the underground, no showed us where to go. Over time, the lights go out and we penetrate. Prepare the mind; prepare the soul as we slip into this. And I believe we got nothing to show for this Never mind what we think, let’s get on with this. Verse 2: It doesn't take, we cannot wake, before the time is up. The train of thought rolling over me, intoxicating. Sliding down, Into Dreams, enemies. Looking over to you, I’m ready for the journey. Chorus: And I see everybody looking right at you, I see everybody looking in on me, And what do you do when you’re breaking apart, And what do you do when it’s time to say, 3. Breathe, open the door, to free us from our chains, We, got the only key, to free us from freedom. Chorus: And I see everybody looking right at you, I see everybody looking in on me, And what do you do when you’re breaking apart, And what do you do when it’s time to say, Bridge: Bring a revolution Bring a revolution Bring a revolution Bring a revolution Ever be, Ever seen, Looking right into the dark We make our way through the underground, no showed us where to go. Over time, the lights go out and we penetrate. Prepare the mind; prepare the soul as we slip into this. It doesn't take, we cannot wake, before the time is up. The train of thought rolling over me, intoxicating. Sliding down, Into Dreams, enemies. Looking over to you, I’m ready for the journey. Chorus: And I see everybody looking right at you, I see everybody looking in on me, And what do you do when you’re breaking apart, And what do you do when it’s time to say,
8.
Pain For The Other Verse 1: The destination, the speculation Is all they need to please their minds Past her failure, is our summation? It’s what you need to free your mind Right down there, you need to know We reach out to our friends not here You can’t contain it, can’t delay it It’s what the one who wants And I, Believe In me, Not You. CHORUS: Rise, need, what you gonna do? What you gonna say when it’s back to you? Please, Leave, take it all away Not a sense to see when they come to you Verse 2: Determination, a simple patient Is all they need to take it out Give her a reason, give you a mission It’s all the same in this old world Right up here, you need to hear We steal from those who give to us You can’t escape it, you can’t erase it It’s all about the one who bleeds. And I, Believe In me, Not You. CHORUS: Rise, need, what you gonna do? What you gonna say when it’s back to you? Please, Leave, take it all away Not a sense to see when they come to you Rise, need, what you gonna do? What you gonna say when it’s back to you? Please, Leave, take it all away Not a sense to see when they come to you Back to you. CHORUS: Rise, need, what you gonna do? What you gonna say when it’s back to you? Please, Leave, take it all away Not a sense to see when they come to you Rise, need, what you gonna do? What you gonna say when it’s back to you? Please, Leave, take it all away Not a sense to see when they come to you
9.
Defect 05:43
Defect Take what you want, Take what you need as long as you leave. Take what you want, Take what you need as long as you leave. Take what you want, Take what you need as long as you leave. Take what you want, Take what you need as long as you leave. Verse 1: This is the time, this is the place, This is the taste, this is the moment You break a lie that you have made You wanna sing, don’t wanna feel And I don’t know what you've got under your head I wanna break this feeling, God everything is dead Making a line, let me tell you what to do, I never wanna meet with your “feeling” again Take what you want, Take what you need as long as you leave. Take what you want, Take what you need as long as you leave. Take what you want, Take what you need as long as you leave. Take what you want, Take what you need as long as you leave. Verse 2: So what you say, is what we do What you do is what you think What I break is what I know What you do is lie to me And now I know where we stand on the shadow line You need to move right out of my sight double time Is it cold what you think I’m gonna do? I’m gonna show you I’m so much better than you Chorus: And it seems so obvious, You’re the defect on the line And you see you are decay And it’s so damn obvious And it seems so obvious, You’re the defect on the line And you see you are decay And it’s so damn obvious And it seems so obvious, You’re the defect on the line And you see you are decay And it’s so damn obvious
10.
Learning 03:37
Learning Verse 1: And I’ll taste anything I wanna do Crazy breaking rules, well what I do Close my hands around Turn the truth into something foreign CHORUS: Look into the mirror, see the face of a stranger Why have I done this? What’s my motivation? A lost soul that knows its way around I've learnt to break my word and then we’ll become. Verse 2: And I’ll drink, pure animosity And I’ll change, my personality Pushing back everything around me Breaking words which were sacred to me CHORUS: Look into the mirror, see the face of a stranger Why have I done this? What’s my motivation? A lost soul that knows its way around I've learnt to break my word and then we’ll become. BRIDGE: I saw my luck, It didn't look too good I dried my hands, instead of wiping my tears I put one of my faces, from the jar of souls Lying for a little stability, can I even go back? Choose obscenity over serenity, I’m breaking myself CHORUS: Look into the mirror, see the face of a stranger Why have I done this? What’s my motivation? A lost soul that knows its way around I've learnt to break my word and then we’ll become. Look into the mirror, see the face of a stranger Why have I done this? What’s my motivation? A lost soul that knows its way around I've learnt to break my word and then we’ll become.
11.
Psyche 02:55
Psyche Verse 1: What you say is what you really mean Turn around and walk back Planets wait wait wait While the angel sings praise for the rain Take a look Just a little look You sycophant Chorus: Superpowers, What you say? Lock and Load, then get away On your knees, now you pray And you don’t know, why you stay? GET UP!! Verse 2: What you say is what you really mean Turn around and walk back Planets wait wait wait While the angel sings praise for the rain Take a look Just a little look You sycophant Chorus: Superpowers, What you say? Lock and Load, then get away On your knees, now you pray And you don’t know, why you stay? GET UP!! Bridge: I don’t know you, I don’t feel you I’m just telling you, You’re ready to go Chorus: Superpowers, What you say? Lock and Load, then get away On your knees, now you pray And you don’t know, why you stay? GET UP!!
12.
Light of the hallway Verse 1: You’re crawling back and you feel so entitled The trail of dirt that you left is yours now The further down we sink into this world The further up I get away It seems so real when you talk in riddles The feelings mutual, the feelings you corrupt It seems so real we’re the ones who did this Now you have to let it go CHORUS: Coming Down, Falling Down What you believe is all leaving you Walking out, walking out What you need to breathe is leaving you Verse 2: You look at me and you feel so helpless I turn away and I try to face this You hold me down, put your hand upon my head I sink again into your world It seems so real when you talk in riddles The feelings mutual, the feelings you corrupt It seems so real we’re the ones who did this Now you have to let it go CHORUS: Coming Down, Falling Down What you believe is all leaving you Walking out, walking out What you need to breathe is leaving you BRIDGE: Hey, what you want me to do Why, you've got nothing to say Now, I got everything You don’t have to be so common too Hey, what you want me to do Why, you've got nothing to say Now, I got everything You don’t have to be so common too CHORUS: Coming Down, Falling Down What you believe is all leaving you Walking out, walking out What you need to breathe is leaving you
13.
Pulse Machine Verse 1: I don’t want, to play dead I wont let, it succumb Spread your soul, open wide Come to serve, Motivate Want to see, Want to see Pulse machine, Pulse Machine Want to see, Want to see Pulse machine, Pulse Machine CHORUS: Take it down, lover sex lacks love Narcissistic, stay at ground But I walk, to the dark I would love to say I’d love you too! Verse 2: Reaching down, I deserve Like a doll, Swollen skin Pay me back, your old pain Take it back, my new strain Want to see, Want to see Pulse machine, Pulse Machine Want to see, Want to see Pulse machine, Pulse Machine CHORUS: Take it down, lover sex lacks love Narcissistic, stay at ground But I walk, to the dark I would love to say I’d love you too! Bridge: And Now love's Looking at me. Everyone wants an answer. And Now love's Looking at me. Everyone wants an answer. CHORUS: Take it down, lover sex lacks love Narcissistic, stay at ground But I walk, to the dark I would love to say I’d love you too!
14.
Stars Across The Rise Verse 1: They won’t save her soul tonight Waving, to the sea which feeds their hearts Put the force with the pain, deny Blaming, to the shame of a waking eye She wants them to be taken away By the force of reproachful minds To the place with the blackened skies To the home of every soul Now she’s all that’s left CHORUS: Destiny turns her head, I wanna Please her more, my goal is I wanna Reach the part, that we found a little Time ago, don’t deceive me baby Yes or no, watch the rider from the Stars so bright, stain my lies I want Absolute, duty to my Belief in you, wake me up. Verse 2: They await the stars tonight Facing, through a love that is burning down To the walls, to the hate tonight Stating, that the face has the fire inside The survey, they will look, they’re alone They will fall, they will drop, like a stone She will see, she will find it below Now she’s all that’s left CHORUS: Destiny turns her head, I wanna Please her more, my goal is I wanna Reach the part, that we found a little Time ago, don’t deceive me baby Yes or no, watch the rider from the Stars so bright, stain my lies I want Absolute, duty to my Belief in you, wake me up. Destiny turns her head, I wanna Please her more, my goal is I wanna Reach the part, that we found a little Time ago, don’t deceive me baby Yes or no, watch the rider from the Stars so bright, stain my lies I want Absolute, duty to my Belief in you, wake me up.
15.
The Spaces Between Verse 1: I ran from my fate, never liked being lay I’m not lost this time, I’m merely running away Love don’t see this truth, that was so long ago I know you don’t understand, maybe I don’t either And I know I have to stay But my mind’s taking me away I can’t seem to stay CHORUS: Sing me a song when I know that it’s over My listened nailed to the floor We go around again And we cry in the end and we see what we have done Hold the tongue of reason Verse 2: In, your soul, I found the answer In a place, I found the reason In this letter, you’ll find my mind In these actions, you will understand BRIDGE: Rest on my pain, Push on my shove Calling my name Fate has no shame Rest on my pain, Push on my shove, Calling my name, Fate has no shame, CHORUS: Sing me a song when I know that it’s over My listened nailed to the floor We go around again And we cry in the end and we see what we have done Hold the tongue of reason Sing me a song when I know that it’s over My listened nailed to the floor We go around again And we cry in the end and we see what we have done Hold the tongue of reason

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The Second full Length album from Industrial Electro Rockers The Damned Humans, an evolution of sound, 15 tracks of diverse perversion, Play the ShellGame and let it infiltrate your very core.

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released September 6, 2014

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The Damned Humans Sydney, Australia

The Damned Humans is the brainchild of Elliott Orban, drummer turned frontman and multi-instrumentalist. The self-titled debut album was released in December 2011. While 2013 saw the live band incur some line up changes, Orban recently completed recording of the upcoming second album "ShellGame" at Freefall Studios - with a quick detour to Jungle Studios in Annandale. ... more

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