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If You Only Knew

from Shattered Shields, Pt. 1 by illuminihilation

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Can you believe? Can you believe? Can you ever truly know or are you always deceived?
Did you find the lies made you cry? Or were you blind to the fact that as promises are broken, wounds are opened?
Can you commit? Or will you submit? Are you ready, willing, eager or are you just sick of this shit?
Did you think what I thought of you had nothing to do with someone confused by all the abuse!

And I can’t help you – can’t tell you a thing
that you didn’t already know – that you didn’t already think
And I don’t care to – don’t care what you’ve done
you can’t catch me – you’ll just watch me run
Follow blindly – love is fleeting, true
but you’re chasing a ghost – if you only knew

This delusion we share, we sail through the air, bottle the message and pray it might reach
(I hope it might teach you that the)
Shades of such anger, the pointlessness of the proving ground revealed in the champions flaws – which are many (we strive at the sun, shattered realms)
Of deceit and thievery, pages of poetry in flames kept us warm and content
(as the hate which once was love now motivates)
In public we silently condemn the masquerade while donning the mask and calling it self
(crying for love, shrinking from touch)
Begging for change, maintaining the same mistakes,
the flaws in the foundation revealed for a moment
Then concealed forever!

Can you reflect?
Can you detect?
That in every damned deflection, it’s your voice that projects
Cause your excuses are old and useless and if you only knew, I’d still say fuck you man

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from Shattered Shields, Pt. 1, released September 2, 2022

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illuminihilation Jersey City, New Jersey

Illuminihilation is the primary creative outlet of John Gnesin, guitarist, singer and songwriter from New Jersey, getting by with a lot of help from his friends.

My current project is to record and release collections of songs written in various styles in various times and places.

I hope you enjoy them! ... more

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