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The Standard Reply

from Internal Walls by Afterthought

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lyrics

I catch my reflection in the smoky glass
Amber waves; they play as the lights float past
In the distance, I hear a voice; not mine
“How’s it going?” A question heard a million times

A fleeting pause that lasts a thousand years
Quickened breath, a sigh; fighting back a tear
“Everything is fine”
The standard reply.

Silence washes over me in waves.
I have never felt anything this vague.
Undefined. Indistinct. Without form.
A specter erecting internal walls.

You know it’s true;
The things they say to you.
You can’t run away or
bury your head in the sand

Why would it be me?
How certain can they be?
I know myself more than
they could ever hope to.

This makes no difference.
Fate shows no deference
when she picks a path for you.

No-one chose my path for me.
Nothing laid out at my feet.
My life; my words you will heed.

Yet you ramble on the same,
reasons levied in vain.

All my morality!
How did it get me here?

This cannot be happening to me!

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from Internal Walls, track released May 8, 2020

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Afterthought Colchester, UK

Afterthought are a progressive Rock and Metal band from North Essex with influences ranging from Dream Theater to Tool; from Porcupine Tree to Radiohead; from Muse to Linkin Park.

Internal Walls is the culmination of several years on and off work around other musical projects, and under rotating numbers until Jack and Chris decided they should be the driving force with other musicians brought in. ... more

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