the void

The Patient, I

1 - Home 07:25

i'm home again

it's been so long since i've last seen my room

why did i ever end up leaving

the animals are so beautiful

life contends all around here

i still spend time in the room

the neighbors are loud

the chainsaw cuts my attention

i see the limbs falling

when will the tree fall

2 - Imaginary Joys 03:39

i got to play video games today

it's been years

they've changed so much

i'm still a knight on the plains

i still rescue princesses

and villages

i slay villains

i become lost in myself again

the ceiling is so expansive

3 - Mother 06:44

i talked awhile with my mother

she was happy to see me

she looked so tired

she tells me my brother is always in pain

she herself is in pain

i can feel it

i watched her cry

but i wasn't sure of the emotion

i watched her sleep a little

there she has no pain

4 - Self Awareness 07:28

my hands hurt

sometimes they ache and twitch

how bad did i lose myself

everything seemed so normal

am i normal now

can i lose myself again

is the pain just the beginning

why do my hands hurt

5 - Hospital Hallucination 05:28

i'm back in the room

everything is grey

the footsteps on the tile

they are coming towards the door

i look over to my roommate

the bed is empty

the footsteps come closer

i wake up in my bedroom

i can't forget that place

i have to sleep eventually

everything is grey again

the footsteps are at the door

the door is opened

no one is there but the footsteps remain

they are by my bed now

i cannot move

i feel so cold

my veins become ice

everything becomes black

i feel my body

it hurts, but i can't see it

i wake up in my bedroom

everything is grey

the color comes back

6 - Father 07:44

spent the day with my father

he says i've grown

we talked about the past

we sat in silence

he said my sister had a child

he told me all about him

it made him happy

my brother got angry

we hear banging from the room

my father is concerned for him

we talk about my brother

i see my father cry

he apologizes

it is frustration, i know that one

he tries

we talk about music

i go back to my room

7 - Soul - Escape 05:32

my brother came into my room today

we joked around

we played some games

we were children

i saw my brother with his cat

they were happy

my brother went into his room today

he slammed the door

he cursed and yelled

he was in pain

8 - Alone Again 07:47

i'm alone again

all i have is my guitar

why do i have it

why am i alone again

9 - I'm Still Here 06:47

i'm in the room again

i woke up

i sat at the desk

i played my guitar

i ate

i drew a picture

i went to sleep

i'm in the room again

i woke up

i sat at the desk

i played a game

i ate

i played my guitar

i threw away a picture

i went to sleep

i'm in the room again

i woke up

i sat on the bed

i played the guitar

i ate

i stared at the ceiling

i went to sleep

i'm still here

10 - He Was Perfectly Free 07:19

i saw an ant walk up to a spider's web

he bobbed his head until it got caught

i felt sad for it

i broke the web

i watched him walk around to the other side

he was perfectly free

but he stuck himself again

11 - Empty Doorframe 05:26

i'm in my living room

the door is opened

it is warm outside

the door is inviting

th world is big

the door is empty

i stand in the doorframe

it is cold outside

the door is warming

the house is safe

the door is security

i'm in my bedroom

the door is closed

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The Patient, II

1 - Learning To Run 04:49

i haven't been allowed to run in so long

it was hard

i felt like a child again

it was exhilarating

i ran home to my guitar

i ran home to my cave

2 - Walk Through Walls 07:50

i had a dream

i could do anything

except walk through walls

i flew

i created planets

i built a home

i traveled the world

i began to despise walls

i erased all of the walls

everything was so free

i could breathe

at night, though i was a god

i feared for my safety

i built a small room with four walls and no roof

that night i laid and watched the stars

it was immense

i built a roof

i was at peace

i tried to build a door

i tried to break the walls

i tried to dig

all of my powers were gone

i sat in the room crying

i got up and walked to a wall

i tried to push it

my hand went through

i woke up

3 - Fading Memories 05:12

i can't remember my childhood

did i really have one

did i learn anything

how old was i

how old am i

why isn't the light turning on

what is this bright object in my room

why is this room so empty

whose room am i in

why is there always a guitar here

who left this guitar for me

who am i to get a guitar

who am i

4 - A Long Walk Unto The Breach 05:32

i took a walk down the street

the people are strange

the cars are loud

the buildings are bright

how far from my house am i

i've never seen these stores before

what language is this

the streets are so narrow

i'm back in my room

did i walk back

did someone find me

did i go for a walk

5 - The Sparrow 05:41

a bird perched itself out my window

it looked all around

it looked at me

we stared for awhile

staring at a bird in its cage

could it learn a few words

maybe if i tilt my head....

i have food to find

it flew away from me

6 - The Green Mile 09:40

i want to go back

it was safe

i can't go back

it was oppressive

7 - Thing That Scares You 08:50

i had a nightmare last night

i havent been scared in years

i was in the institution

i was walking through the yard

i saw all of my old friends

i saw all of the doctors

i was just visiting them all

a few hours went by

i began to leave

the doctor grabbed my arm

he told me to take my medicine

i told him i was just a visitor

he called over the orderlies

i woke up in the room

all the walls were blank

i banged on the door to get their attention

finally one man came by

he opened up the door

he gave me a shot

i woke up

i hadn't been scared in years

8 - Liquid Laundry Detergent (Reprise) 05:56

the liquid is so blue

the liquid is so clear

the liquid is

9 - Temporal Transferal Catalyst 08:13

i want to be in a different place

i dont know where

i dont know how to get there

i cant see it when i close my eyes anymore

what happened to it

am i there now

10 - Still Beyond The Knowing 10:25

i listened to a new song today

i hadn't heard him since before i left

it was so beautiful

i listened to it over and over

i learned it

it makes me feel at peace

sometimes it plays in my dreams

sometimes i play it outside

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The Patient, III

1 - I - I Alas Alas Alas 05:33

i don't have to be there anymore

i am free of there

what do i do now

what can i do

i still have the music

the music will never leave

2 - I - II Mongrel Town 07:10

i don't understand this place

it is loud at night

so many people

so many animals

the noise of children

their parents yell while they play

yelling

sirens

yelling

sirens

silence

sirens

3 - I - III Mr. Windowsill 08:20

a fly got caught in my window

i don't know how he got there

he was trapped between the glass

an invisible cage

i heard him buzzing

i could not help him

soon his buzzing had stopped

i told him i was sorry

4 - I - IV The Penrose Steps 05:05

they say that the steps are impossible

that they spiral for eternity

i've seen them before

no one believes me

5 - II - I Antiquated Storm 11:37

am I in the eye of the storm?

6 - II - II Knock Knock 07:39

my mother keeps knocking on my door

she knows I am awake already

I have played this one so many times

she keeps interrupting it

7 - II - III Piece of the Sky 07:37

I wish I could stare at the sky forever

these clouds look like a cartoon

am I the only one seeing this

is any of this meant for me

8 - II - IV Raw Earth 16:51

my brother walked in while I was playing

I lost my train of thought

the grass keeps dying

do the insects die with it

I like this room better

here I can be interrupted

9 - III - The Big Electric Chair in the Sky 01:45

i saw it in my dreams again

i cant go back

i wont go back

i wont leave my dreams

it wants me to go back

it needs me to go back

10 - IV - I One Blazing Sun 05:32

I stared at the sun a little today

I forgot how much it hurts

I forgot how much it stays with me

someone I know let me play at his house

it sounds so much nicer

11 - IV - II Limestone 05:12

without limestone we would all be dead

without limestone I would be dead

I should be dead

who's house is this?

12 - IV - III Penrose Steps 03:50

I saw the steps again

still no one believes me

I tried to draw them

I tried to tell them where they were

no one would listen

13 - IV - IV The Fall 04:56

I feel like falling

I want to feel falling

am I falling yet

the roof sounds nice

they tell me I am still sick

I don't feel sick

I feel sad

the roof is not tall enough

I cant fall from there

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