Conscious, Conscientious

Track 1: "The Flame We Share"

(Exploring the foreboding crossroads facing each main character in this arc, this is a theme about defying the odds–and perhaps, fate itself.)

LYRICS:

Flash in your mind, now I'm bursting alive

And I'll fight even if I can't save you

Know you light the flame we share

Out of breath, there's nothing left

To save us from the past

The shadows are extending, their fingers reaching, bending

And my heart's beating too fast

(Don't pull away)

Blood is thin, this state you're in

Was never meant to last

I'm owning all our choices

I'm blocking out the voices you can put in all their heads

So please don't push me away

No matter what they say

I know the brilliant person you can be

There's no more time to stay

And so, look for me when you're lonely

Flash in your mind, now I'm bursting alive

And I'll fight even if I can't save you

Up in the sky, you can take back your life

If you feel the love you have, it's in there

Scraping my knees, 'cuz I know what I need

And I'll bleed if it means I can see you

Glow in our eyes, feels like nothing is right

But this might be our last chance to face it

So look for me when you're lonely

Know you light the flame we share

Tooth and nail, and fight, and fail

You push me to be strong

Our future was before us, now it's you they all adore

Was this my fiction all along

(I'll keep on waiting for you)

I don't know what's inside of me

This heat and rage is building up

Can't let them take you away

We can't let this destroy our trust

I'll hold you

If you want me to, I'm here

This is just for now

We'll get this through, fly off, and persevere

And I don't care what they say

I know your heart and you can come to me

You don't have to be okay

You can look for me when you're lonely

Flash in your mind, now I'm bursting alive

And I'll fight even if I can't save you

Up in the sky, you can take back your life

If you feel the love you have, it's in there

Scraping my knees, 'cuz I know what I need

And I'll bleed if it means I can see you

Glow in our eyes, feels like nothing is right

But this might be our last chance to face it

So look for me when you're lonely

Know you light the flame we share

You light the flame we share

If this is our last moment

I hope you know I care

It's all so contradicting, but there's meaning everywhere

We'll move along the mountains

We'll trek across the trees

We'll find meaning in the darkness, and find comfort in the breeze

And I hope you can forgive me

'Cuz this is what I want

For you to live and breathe, this is my love for all you've done

We'll make it all the way home

Just like we wanted to

And honestly, I'm terrified, but I'll do this for you

(Fight the lies inside, I'll fight for you)

Flash in your mind, now I'm bursting alive

And I'll fight even if I can't save you

Up in the sky, you can take back your life

If you feel the love you have, it's in there

Give 'em a show, now just look at you go

And I know it's okay when I see you

Smiling again, 'cuz I'm always your friend

Now let's take this final chance to face it

So look for me when you're lonely

Know you light the flame we share

Track 2: "Pang"

(The unhinged character theme for this story's main Manipulator)

LYRICS:

Is this the party? Cuz I'm already bored out my mind

Surrounded by fakers and has-beens with over-baked tag lines

Still dirty as I was back then

Undefeated, but I wouldn't mind a loss just to feel again

No one needs to know my mind

Get too close, I'll give you a show you won't forget

Cut me up, my blood runs cold

Can't kill a soul when I know it's already dead

I'm your invincible friend

Catch me up in the highest tier

My success is their highest fear

Manipulate when it's masterful

Oh, I just can't help, it's only natural

I can't

Watch you

Drown

Good grief, do I really have to spell it out?

Give me everything, I'll give you back some second doubts

But that's cute, yeah, I guess you've never been to Hell

I just need a little help trying to destroy myself

But I'm a freak in the fight ring

At the end of the day, I can try to do the right thing

Comping cash to sustain you

But if you bail in the night, I can't say that I would blame you

I just want to feel like someone cares at all

The wood is rotting out, the wood is rotting out again

When this ship sinks, you won't fade

I'll make my heart a blade and I won't stop 'till you breathe the air

Catch me up in the highest tier

My success is their highest fear

Manipulate when it's masterful

Oh, I just can't help, it's only natural

And I tried to bury all my pain

But it never really died

Now it claws its way back towards the surface

Claws its way back towards the surface

I tried to murder all my pain

But it knew just where to hide

Now it's living on inside my bruises

Living on inside

Who am I?

It's living on in my bruises

So use me all you want, any way that he chooses

Oh, back off

Get out of my head

Her hand is warm

I know I can be more than this

So catch me up in the highest tier

My success is their highest fear

Manipulate when it's masterful

Oh, I just can't help, it's only natural

Track 3: "Gloat Stadium"

(Where secrets and loyalties strengthen, and hopes compete: Gloat Stadium)

LYRICS:

Celebrate, symphony, elevate everything

Let's see how this all plays out

Standing, watching, waiting from afar

Spare me the empathy

I'll believe anything

If you can make me believe

Glowing particles of who we are

(We're so the same)

I've never met someone more different than you

(Magnetic or hate?)

Is this common ground, or breaking in two?

Late conversations keep us up at night

Is it spinning in your mind?

Is it spinning in your sick mind?

Deep breaths and whispers, don't go freaking out

On all the faces in the crowd

All the voices in the stadium

Secrets accounted for

I couldn't count all your

Quirks that can bring me the sun

Come and light my eyes

But phantoms cling on us

The ghosts of dead concepts

Will whistle their undying dread

Retrogression in its best disguise

Obliterate

Every lonely thought can mobilize

Late conversations keep us up at night

Is it spinning in your mind?

Is it spinning in your sick mind?

Deep breaths and whispers, don't go freaking out

On all the faces in the crowd

All the voices in the stadium

And every iteration brings another fright

Is it spinning in your mind?

'Cuz it's spinning in my sick mind

And you're two seconds from just shutting out

All the faces in the crowd

All the voices in the stadium

Are singing their praises

Familiar phrases can make a new believer out of anyone

But if you think for yourself, I'll come for help

And I'll restart my heart to earn your trust

Everything's hollow

Watching you wallow

Wonder what follows

Are we here all alone?

Down in the hotel

Right where your hope fell

Personal home Hell

He'll never have to atone

In the fear fest

Friends can bring you rest

Hide in the safe nest, way high above

They call themselves blessers

It doesn't impress us

Don't side with oppressors and call it love

Late conversations keep us up at night

Is it spinning in your mind?

Is it spinning in your great mind?

Deep breaths and whispers, don't go freaking out

On all the faces in the crowd

All the voices in Gloat Stadium