Gold in the dirt - Gold in the dirt

Artwork by Zayna Tarek

Everyday I climb one stair Everyday different ones care Everyday the wind blows Everyday it all grows

I walk with a script I wield The words I write satisfy my needs I control the world, I wear the crown Suddenly it all crashes down

The book is pulled away from me I control none now, I just get to see What am I living for? I had never met you before

Evil from ponds to seas Evil from seeds to trees Evil I hear, evil I see Evil everywhere, evil in me

In every corner a broken man bleeds In this world there is no ease Through this endless dark We wondered how it all starts

But through this endless night I have found one last light That there is in my life a core That I have met you before

Yet one thing remains Through guilt and disdain Yet remains my pride Upon myself I've wept and cried
Above me, a voice from the light speaks "Escape from this havoc before it's wreaked" The whispers follow me from the shadows "Stay and with us you shall wallow"
Nowhere is my heart taking me Weakened, I can neither stay nor flee Why am I such a whore? Perhaps because I had met you before
Soon I realized it was all a masquerade The longer you wear a mask The faster your face fades So how can long can I last?
Am I good or bad? Apparently I'm bad For I find you sad Or perhaps I am but mad
This long ride, I was dragged along It seemed so long This face I hid, I thought I was strong It seemed so wrong
In the end remains only my pride How? When I am so dead inside How can I still ask for more? Perhaps it's me meeting you once before

Gold in the dirt - السؤال

ما يعطي آدم حق للغرور؟
فالمخزي يقع في داخل الصدور
نعيش و نموت في ايدي المصير
نحسب أننا أصحاب كل تغيير

في هذا العالم ما هو الإنسان؟
حيوان مثل كل حيوان
يعيش على ثمرات هذا المكان
عالماً و متجاهلاً أنه فان

ما نحن في عالم بلا إنتهاء؟
نرفض تقبل أوضح الأشياء
نحسب أن الحال يبقى كما نشاء
ننسى أننا مجرد عقول و أسماء

فهل يسأل الأنسان نفسه سؤال
هل نحن مغيرين الأحوال
ام واقعين في عالم يفوق الخيال
و هل ستذكر هذه الأقوال؟

Gold in the dirt - القرين

القرين يمشي بجانب كل إنسان
القرين يهين و لا يهان
هو يحمل كل العيوب
هو يرتكب كل الذنوب

يسكن الليل و يعشق الظلمات
يمشي بجانب العبيد و الأمراء
نعم، هو القرين الذي ذُكر في الأساطير
و هو الذي أوقع منكم الكثير

القرين يسكن بداخل الأنسان
القرين يخلق جميع الأوهام
فهو يحمل كل العيوب
و أنت ترتكب كل الذنوب

Gold in the dirt - A world to share

The horizon extends so faraway
You walk towards it, you lie and betray
The horizon never ends
You walk in a road of constant bends

You enjoy the horizon
You're living while others are in survival
We're dead but we still own what's vital
Your heart is gone while ours is in revival

What if the world isn't what you've assumed?
What if it isn't you who put the rules?
I bear some bad news for you
Your bluff is clear, everyone can see right through!

There is a higher view above you
Where what's only seen is what's true
It sees you and all those around you
You're worthless and you'll never have a clue

Gold in the dirt - The prophecy

The prophecy has reached you all
To teach you of your holy soul
Tampered for all but a few
The true cause is to test you

The prophecy has come so clear
For you, it brings no fear
On a clueless ship you all have come
You share one land under one sun

The prophecy's from start to no end
A dogma that you need not to bend
Clarifies all white and all that's black
Unites you all into one pack

The prophecy
Has reached truly
The wise shall see
And they'll truly guide me

Gold in the dirt - Purgatory

What is this divine unholy place?
I am here stuck away from time and space
Is this an end or a beginning?
Oh lord, is this for I have been sinning?

What is this state of mind?
Have I always been blind?
I regret it all
No longer in control
It's too late for learning
As I feel my soul is burning

Suddenly god speaks that it is now my decision
I have now been given true vision
There is hope, it is not too late
I can see now clear, in this purgatory state

My lord give me another chance to purify my soul
I can see all in just one glance, I have only one goal
I must now come to meditate for another lifetime
I must now come to make up for my crimes

Now I can see and face what is holy
I am now prepared and I can now see

Gold in the dirt - Life review

You feel this seems untrue
You see it all in just a few
Now that everything seems so clear
You can see through all your years
You'll smile at tears, laugh at fears
Now that it is your last minute here

You'll grow wise at the final mile
You will tear up upon every smile
And you'll feel regret
Upon every person you never met
And homesick you'll grow
For every place you never grow

You'll accept your fate
You'll give up on all your hate
And with but the silent sound
You'll feel it come around
Every step you took, every man you shook
You'll stand in prideful loss
For every person you crossed

Its sad that now you see
When it's over, finally
Do you want to go back?
To mend every crack
Can it be undone?
Would you go for another run?

Gold in the dirt - The call

Lend me your ear
I bear a secret of why we are here
To define what's truth
To win and to lose
To bear the secret of all
For we are flesh and bones waiting to answer the call

To seek, to know
Words are where we grow
To fly and fall
To create our goals
To enlighten our soul
So we may answer the call

Gold in the dirt - Subdue

I love you
I'll subdue
It's true
I'll subdue

Embrace these chains
Time to drain my pains
Love is compassion with excess
C'mon let's make our ugly mess

I'll tear your life apart
You'll always own my heart
I've waited just this night
But I know the time is right

How are you this modest?
If I could just be honest
I'd whisper in your ear
"There's nothing but everything to fear"

Let's believe the lies
Let's always deny
Just you and I
Let's wait no second night

If you knew
You'd subdue
If you had a clue
You'd subdue too

Gold in the dirt - موكب

يعيش في كوكب بعض الناس
يتأملون في أول و آخر الأنفاس
لا يطأمون من التفكير
يبحثون لكل شئ تفسير
يتفكرون في كل الأشياء

يعيش في موكب بعض الناس
فيفوتهم كل الأساس
لا يفكرون في التغيير
و لا ينظرون ليوم كبير
ينظرون في كل الأنحاء
لا يفهمون أبسط الأشياء

فهل نشعر بهذا الكوكب؟
أم نستسلم لهذا الموكب
انظروا في أنفسكم تفهمون
و تأملوا في ما حولكم تعلمون

Gold in the dirt - Your heart

Give in to the stronger part
Submit to the back of your heart
Relax, let yourself transform
It is still yours to own

Purity is a huge lie
It is a need to cross the line
Trust it for just one time
Then you'll have pushed the line

Hatred's the key to survive
Envy's what keeps me alive
Rage is what gives me a way
Acceptance is the price to pay

Give in to the stronger part
Submit to the black of your heart
It is ours to own
Or it'll never leave us alone

Gold in the dirt - A gate

A gate lies in horizon
I march, can't wait for arrival
My goal is right here before me
My goal I finally can see
Golden gate, my fate lies behind you
The broad road I'll faithfully fly through

The gate speaks "I open for but a few"
"In the broad road you'll find your only clue"
Perhaps it's pieces of the memories, Things I left behind me
All this time it was all aside me
So trivial, how could this be?
I must turn back, beg and kneel
This whole life I must now seal
Walking back to the gate, my confidence beside me
The gate will open only for those who see

Gold in the dirt - Intro

1 - A gate
2 - Your heart
3 - موكب
4 - Subdue
5 - The call
6 - Life review
7 - Purgatory
8 - The prophecy
9 - This world is to share
10 - القرين
11 - السؤال
12 - Gold in the dirt

Artwork by Zayna Tarek