From the recording The Band Plays On
Performed by:
Lead Vocals - Edson Choi (Talk Time) & Krost; Bass - Simon Tam, Drums - Tyler Chen; Guitars - Joe X. Jiang, Bao Vo; Synths - Joe Jiang, Bao Vo
Lyrics
It’s 3am and I just played the same songs again
Different town, familiar faces, now and then
We’ve driven thousand miles but still have more to go
Fingers crossed these wheels will hold until the next show
The days are nights
The quiet’s too loud
The darkest lights
So alone in those crowds
I’m at the mercy of an illusory shell
A faceless advocate who speaks when I can’t for myself
Going through the motions until I’ve lost my voice
No more melodies, I’m just making noise
How much longer can a troubled heart restrain
Every single echo, all of my mistakes
Desert’s cold
Broken vows
My grip won’t hold
All alone in this crowd
I’m at the mercy of an illusory shell
A faceless advocate who speaks when I can’t for myself
They say all good comes in threes
Though failure comes with ease
Can you hold onto what was never meant to be?
Someday the journey ends
And the ride’s complete
Give up control, but I wanna believe
The Mercy of
An illusory shell
A faceless advocate
Who speaks when I can’t for myself
We’re at the mercy of
An illusory shell
A faceless advocate
Who speaks when we can’t for ourselves
I’m at the mercy of an illusory shell
A faceless advocate who speaks when I can’t for myself