AS I LAY DYING - 2002
"As I Lay Dying/American Tragedy (Split CD)"
Track List:
 1. Illusion
 2. The Beginning
 3. Reinvention
 4. The Pain Of Separation
 5. Forever
 6. -
 7. Choking On A Dream
 8. World Intruded
 9. Spite And Splinter
10. Porcelain
11. Moments And In Between

1. Illusion
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How could I ever go back 
Back to the life 
Where I lived amongst the dead 
Who have forgotten how to feel 
And become slaves to memory 
And wishful thinking 
But your love has set me free 
As you awaken every star 
That has been sleeping 
In the constellation of my soul 
How could I go back to live amongst the dead 
Those who imprisoned beauty 
I never want to leave your arms 
So I wait in hope for your embrace 
Illusions of what I thought was love 
Now I have clear sight to see 
That I have left nothing behind 


2. The Beginning
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I see who you are and who else can compare 
I meant what I said 
I promised to stand by your side 
Until the end 
That's where we begin 
From here to eternity 
We begin understanding 
It is our hearts that define 
What has meaning in life 
Some will ask how can this be but it 
Was you who made me feel 


3. Reinvention
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You brought existence 
To what I never thought could be 
A world where eternity finds description 
I followed a dream only to be left in reality 
You reminded me of the unexplainable 
And then reshaped me by your beauty 
Knowing you has reinvented love in my heart 
The perfection of loves' true existence 
Experienced for the first time 
I tried so hard to wake from this dream 
But instead realized that I never fell asleep 


4. The Pain Of Separation
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How can I bear this any longer? 
Arms stretched out only to hold separation 
Take me away 
I'm dying inside 
Emptied before you 
I will fight until the day 
When I will see 
Sight given to these blind eyes 
When will I be taken from this life? 
Take what is your 
You deserve more than my life 


5. Forever
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Forever your eyes will hold the memory 
I saw your heart as it overtook me 
We tried so hard to understand and reason 
But in the one moment I gave my heart away 
The perfect breath where my mind lay beside me 
And all I knew is what had overtaken me 
With no explanation 
I am comforted by my inability to understand 
When I wake from this dream will you still be here? 
Will your smile still open my heart 
And leave me trasparent? 


6. -
American Tragedy


7. Choking On A Dream
American Tragedy


8. World Intruded
American Tragedy


9. Spite And Splinter
American Tragedy


10. Porcelain
American Tragedy


11. Moments And In Between
American Tragedy