Book Of Dust, Vol. II

by Nyentek

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1.	Blastophthoria (Instrumental) 02:55		buy track
2.	Sober 03:30	lyrics	buy track
Magician waves his hands Devoid of feeling If you drink his drought You’ll be appealing Practiced in his art He’s sure to deceive With some persuasion You may soon believe Value placed in lost memory You had good times, believe, surely Feasting on the hungry Ever-filling cup When you lose your vision Have you had enough? On your own you are Sadly unattractive But with draft in hand You’re so great and tough Value placed in lost memory You had good times, believe, surely I won’t take his hand Fall for his schemes to destroy my own self For him to make a sale Throw down that toxic culture Alcoholic Magician waves his hands Devoid of feeling If you drink his drought You’ll be appealing Practiced in his art He’s sure to deceive
3.	Chances Of Success 04:13	lyrics	buy track
Build your empire on sand Fraught with a negative hand However can I relate To people here, not frustrate? All messages I see point to drugs and drinking So this negativity gets me thinking I want to have healthy relationships with those People all around me Life built on hard drugs and drinking Chances of success slim to none I search for relief in things Positive, not damaging Want to build a space where we Can coexist respectfully I won’t put up walls to deny people Opportunities to thrive and be creative Lay the groundwork and plant the seeds to Sew success so illusive Genuine connections realized When we look within we open up our eyes Time has come to grow outward, not divide Join me and we’ll make this a fascinating time Build your empire on sand Fraught with a negative hand However can I relate To people here, not frustrate? All messages I see point to drugs and drinking So this negativity gets me thinking I want to have healthy relationships with those People all around me
4.	Rather Be Alive 02:48	lyrics	buy track
Veins pumped full Of poison Toxic substance Why do we inject? Why do we ingest? These choices damage us I would rather be alive I would rather be alive I would rather be alive I would rather be alive I want to know Why we destroy Our own bodies To feel pleasure Someone explain The appeal of Paying money To die sooner I would rather be alive I would rather be alive I would rather be alive I would rather be alive I would rather be alive I would rather be alive I would rather be alive I would rather be alive I would rather be alive
5.	Hook Up 03:09	lyrics	buy track
Door is open just a crack Shared no feelings, can’t take back Cut my losses, take no fall My protection is a wall I don’t need emotional intimacy Can’t be hurt if you get none of me I don’t need emotional intimacy Can’t be hurt if you get none of me Solid outside, hard as brick Inside buried deep as diamond Try to connect, genuine That’s a battle you can’t win I don’t need emotional intimacy Can’t be hurt if you get none of me I don’t need emotional intimacy Can’t be hurt if you get none of me I don’t need emotional intimacy Can’t be hurt if you get none of me I don’t need emotional intimacy Can’t be hurt if you get none of me I don’t need emotional intimacy Can’t be hurt if you get none of me I don’t need emotional intimacy Can’t be hurt if you get none of me
6.	Be A Man 02:32	lyrics	buy track
Facial muscles clenched Always in a grimace Arms are always tense Never can relax Talk of women dirty Always disrespectful If you show your caring You must be a weakling Cold as ice / strong as bull / sharp as knives / ego full Be a man Cold as ice / strong as bull / sharp as knives / ego full Be a man Calloused hands conform to rough Expectations tough for humans Build relationships on stones Lifted from the Earth’s soft shell Let your labor break your back Expectations of attack When it comes time to show love You will see how much you lack Cold as ice / strong as bull / sharp as knives / ego full Be a man Cold as ice / strong as bull / sharp as knives / ego full Be a man Cold as ice / strong as bull / sharp as knives / ego full Be a man Cold as ice / strong as bull / sharp as knives / ego full Be a man Cold as ice / strong as bull / sharp as knives / ego full Be a man Cold as ice / strong as bull / sharp as knives / ego full Be a man Cold as ice / strong as bull / sharp as knives / ego full Be a man Cold as ice / strong as bull / sharp as knives / ego full Be a man
7.	Play To Win 03:52	lyrics	buy track
These aren’t just games This is life These aren’t just games This is life Shoulders hunched forward Eyes are peeled Keep my focus On the field Lose myself in Competition So my goal now Is revealed I now only play to win I now only play to win I now only play to win I now only play to win These aren’t just games This is life These aren’t just games This is life Sleeves rolled up Muscles bulging out Stay out of my way I’ll run you down Don’t care for your safety This is sports Who needs fair play? I will win These aren’t just games This is life These aren’t just games This is life I now only play to win
8.	Ideals 02:20	lyrics	buy track
Life spent following Advice of others I don’t look within But listen to my brothers This has been the way it was For so long I don’t have a backup plan If you’re wrong Don’t know how to think for myself Trapped inside this cage And this lack of coping Fills me with rage Try and slow down, reflect some Take the humble path It’s not easy and so Rarely it appeals Culture always telling me to Act with wrath Now I know to never Betray my ideals Challenges surround me From all sides I hear opinions Now is time to raise The flag of dissent Use these precious rights For which they’re meant Time is ticking, quickly ebbing Slips away like wind Between our fingers Like a right soon to rescind Try and slow down, reflect some Take the humble path It’s not easy and so Rarely it appeals Culture always telling me to Act with wrath Now I know to never Betray my ideals
9.	Challenge (Instrumental) 01:06		buy track
10.	Sincerity (The Problem With) 05:17	lyrics	buy track
People complain that noone’s real People say nobody can feel People say noone is genuine But people don’t expect what they want The problem with sincerity is that noone believes that you’re real The problem with sincerity is that nobody thinks that you feel The problem with sincerity is that you’ll scare people off real quick The problem with sincerity is that people will think you’re a * They say our world is so desensitized That common humanity fails to see with its eyes Yet more can be seen than these people have realized With open eyes and minds we may see through all the thin disguise The problem with sincerity is that noone believes that you’re real The problem with sincerity is that nobody thinks that you feel The problem with sincerity is that you’ll scare people off real quick The problem with sincerity is that people will think you’re a * Why do we lie, act, and pretend? Why do we play the part and fake it? Why do we lie, act and pretend? Why do we play the part and fake it? The problem with sincerity is that noone believes that you’re real The problem with sincerity is that nobody thinks that you feel The problem with sincerity is that you’ll scare people off real quick The problem with sincerity is that people will think you’re a * The problem with sincerity is that noone believes that you’re real The problem with sincerity is that nobody thinks that you feel The problem with sincerity is that you’ll scare people off real quick The problem with sincerity is that people will think you’re a *

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All music created by Nyentek from April 10 to May 5, 2018 except "Sincerity (The Problem With)" originally written on July 12, 2014. Album art by Jewel Mondros (www.instagram.com/jewel.mondros/).

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released June 6, 2018

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