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Insider Threat

by The Directorate

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1.
The Broken Man 08:56
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I've been traveling for years To escape the fear The substance of soul neglected Favour lost and love rejected Cracks in the surface appear I wander this world alone I'm a stranger on my own I've withdrawn inside Inhibitions replace my pride A dying king upon the throne I have searched throughout the land For one to understand To myself I turn Displace the pain and avoid the burn This dust was once a man When will I learn to let it go And accept the loss of all I know Embrace the certainty of change Remove the shackles and the chains Free from all to which I cling Concede the real without the dream And look for another way There's too much I see And my memory Reminders of the past And me How long will it last? I've been traveling for years To escape the fear Time has taken its toll Destroyed the child and ravaged my soul I drink from the bitter cup of tears They pushed me too far Now I've hardened my heart Innocence remains unkind Apathy has tainted my mind Immersed in the bitter cup of tears When will I learn to let it go And accept the loss of all I know Embrace the certainty of change Remove the shackles and the chains Free from all to which I cling Concede the real without the dream And look for another way There's too much I see And my memory Reminders of the past And me How long will it last?
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Everything, You, and Me 04:53
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The wind blows through your hair, I guess it's not so strange To become the wind and things I cannot see The clouds hang overhead in a twisted mass of sky Metallic, crystal touch melting in my mind My senses overwhelmed by all that I take in It's wonderful to be everything and you and me The dewdrops kiss your feet and ornament the leaves One-ness with the trees, another one complete The shifting of the sand and ripples in the waves I look through your eyes and change the night to day Comprehension overwhelmed, I can hardly take it in We transcend and be everything and you and me I walked in the night, I looked up above I saw the moon and the stars, but I've seen brighter I walked in the day, I looked at the sun It burnt my eyes, but I've seen brighter What could be brighter than the moon And the stars and the sun, but I can look upon it? What kind of light can pierce my soul Melt a heart of stone, yet I behold it? What kind of light can fill this hole Give meaning to so much and I can hold it? You, you're brighter that the sun above And it's you I'm dreaming of You're brighter than the sun above And it's you I'm thinking of You're brighter than the sun above And it's you I truly love You're brighter than the sun above You're my season You're my reason You're my season You're my reason My inspiration My destination My foundation My salvation
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You Think... I Don't Know 05:56
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You think you showed me which way to go I'm sorry to make you worry But I've been beyond And you think they've given you answers So you can't be wrong Well you read a book that made you feel And you caught a glimpse of what is real Then you left it for the safety of home Sacrificed yourself though you're not alone now I don't know why you followed me here Was it to keep yourself from change? I don't know why you followed me here Was it to keep yourself from pain? You think I need direction because I lost my way I'm sorry to make you worry But I won't explain And you think you're one of the chosen So your soul is saved Well I've seen you from place to place With indecision stained on your face Then you flee from the uncertain truth Hiding out in darkness though you're not alone now I don't know why you followed me here Was it to keep yourself from change? I don't know why you followed me here Was it to keep yourself from pain? I don't know why you followed me here And I don't know if your intent is clear You say it's all for naught and then you turn away You want to be heard but have nothing to say You seek validation yet claim to know the truth Then struggle with the contradictions of your life's pursuit You don't know why you burst into tears I still don't know why you followed me here Was it to open up to change?
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Let's Pretend We're Not Pretending 04:51
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Let's pretend that we are happy Let's pretend we're not in pain Let's pretend that we are coping when we're barely hanging on Let's pretend we're not alone Let's pretend we love each other Let's pretend that we are one Let's pretend we work together and think less about ourselves Let's pretend we'll never part Day after day, distracted, wasting life away Step cautiously, seek approval, yearning for validity Fake smiles and small talk, blank stares, insincere and insecure Muted isolation, cannot express the depths of the inner self Let's pretend we have the answers Let's pretend we know the truth Let's pretend that superstition is different than our faith Let's pretend miracles are real Let's pretend we have a purpose Let's pretend we are inspired Let's pretend that we sin and need salvation from ourselves Let's pretend our souls live on Day after day, deceived, deluded and afraid Destined for death, seek comfort in the arms of a fantasy Desperate, uncertain, confused and willing to obey Myths, magic and heroes, gods, devils and other fairy tales
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I Know I Know 04:30
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I know, I know, I know I know it's true 'cause you told me so I know, I know, I know I know that which cannot be known I know, I know From where I come and where I will go I know, I know I put my trust in words of old I know, I know I never question what I am told I know, I know If I have doubts I won't let them show I know, I know, I know I know it's true 'cause you told me so I know, I know, I know I know that which cannot be known I know, I know Nothing they can say will disrupt my goal I know, I know I won't let logic toss me to and fro I know, I know Due to the warmth I feel in my soul I know, I know I gladly reap what you let me sow I know, I know, I know I know it's true 'cause you told me so I know, I know, I know I know that which cannot be known I know, I know Giving up myself will make me whole I know, I know I surrender my will and my life's control I know, I know, I know I know it's true 'cause you told me so I know, I know, I know I know that which cannot be known I know, I know, I know I know it's true 'cause you told me so I know, I know, I know I know that which cannot be known I know.
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Another Compromise 03:38
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Act One may come and go But the only sure thing is the end of the show You think you're the only one Don't look down, she's found other fun I see you skip across the sky You can't find her 'cause she can't fly You tell yourself you've never seen better days Another compromise as she walks away Away, another compromise as she walks away Away, another compromise as she walks away I know someone who will go anywhere To follow the one with impossible cares In the shadows you know we can't see Further indecision, my apologies A velvet touch that you reach out for A hand full of heartache, another metaphor You tell yourself you've never seen better days You tell her you love her as she turns away Away, you tell her you love her as she turns away Away, you tell her you love her as she turns away Away, another compromise as she walks away Away, another compromise as she walks away Away, you tell her you love her as she turns away Away, you tell her you love her as she pushes you away
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Surrender to the Now 07:30
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I remember a time when so much was easy I remember the times with you I’ve run out of time, I lost it so easy I’ve run out of time with you Don't say never, because never always comes Don't say forever, forever might come Don't live for tomorrow, tomorrow is a lifetime away Don't dwell in the sorrow, the sorrow it might be too late Will I see you again, my friend, or is this the end of laughter? Won't you tell me your dreams again? I'll always remember Will you say my name again? Let it echo forever. Don't hide in the darkness, the darkness blinds your eyes Don't search for answers, the answers fade in the light Don't follow the masters, the masters will lead you astray Don't seek after wisdom, wisdom comes to those who wait Will I see you again, my friend, or is this the end of laughter? Won't you tell me your dreams again? I'll always remember Will you say my name again? Let it echo forever. Let go of your knowing, your knowing conceals what's there Focus in the moment, in the moment all things appear Listen to the river, the river has nothing to say Flow on like the water, the water always follows the way Will I see you again, my friend, or is this the end of laughter? Won't you tell me your dreams again? I'll always remember Will you say my name again? Let it echo forever.

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Insider Threat is The Directorate's debut album. It expresses the frustration of living amid a society constrained by religious and ideological zealotry, while encouraging introspective questioning and consciousness expansion. The sound is rock and roll with elements of psychedelia.

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released September 30, 2016

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A consciousness entered the House of Liquid Colour. Over the course of unmeasured time, it was destroyed, transformed, and expanded. It emerged as The Directorate.

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