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Scissors (Reprise)

from Scissorgames by Ghost Of The Machine

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VII) CUT

Sitting by the phone
Feeling so alone
As she wonders who to call
Her hand won’t stop shaking
Her heart keeps on breaking
As the silence falls
The moment burns with tears
They wash away the years
Of waiting for a change
They’re falling like the rain
On the windowpane
Of her broken cage

She cut herself loose
From choking on the noose
Of his promises of love
Striking out above her
The razor hand was covered
In a scarlet glove

He was her world till he used his words
To cut her like a knife
Her mind a blank she replied with thanks
As he destroyed her life
He carved the scars till he went too far
And she learned how not to feel
For years she prayed for the marks to fade
But her wounds will never heal

Fading in and out of reality she lost all self-control
Only sharpest scissors can make the cut to split the soul
Crying as she shivers
Freezing in the rivers
Of a blood-red broken soul

The tangled limbs of the could’ve-been-King
Lie heavy on the floor
A silver swing severing the strings
She’s not his puppet anymore
Waves of fear erode relief
As the sirens start to screech
The floor dissolves, the walls revolve
And the door seems out of reach


VIII) WAKE (Instrumental)


IX) WINNER

Feel the warmth of relief, it’s so hard to believe
I’m breathing once again without the string around my neck
How many lives were tangled in the lies
That made us rush to worship him
Victims of the Puppet King

There's so much at stake, we all lose the game
When the lines are razor-thin
Hanging by a rope helped me find my hope
To stand my ground and win

Cry for victory, we are free from the years of tyranny
The war of wire is won after all is said and done
Armed with what we learned, we lay down all our burdens
Ignite the fuse and blast across the universe

I’m a shooting star in orbit from afar
Fill the sky with silver rain
Beauty emanates as I disintegrate
And light the fire again
Light the fire again

Now the game is over I recover from exposure
To the lies irradiating all of time and space
Cheating gravity, no more strings are holding me to earth
Light the fuse and blast across the universe
Fly with me, my love! We don’t have to face this world alone
Cut the ties that bind and find a way back home

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from Scissorgames, released June 3, 2022
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Ghost Of The Machine Leeds, UK

A melodic progressive rock band from Yorkshire, UK. Five former members of This Winter Machine joined forces with vocalist Charlie Bramald (Nova Cascade).

Taking the best elements from their critically acclaimed previous endeavours and pushing forward in a heavy and adventurous direction, Ghost Of The Machine has unleashed their debut album Scissorgames to the world. ... more

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