Name: Houses On Ashes
Duration: P00H03M19S
Description: Written from the perspective of the tall hills of Orange County.

Houses On Ashes

from Self Aware by MAV

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Written from the perspective of the tall hills of Orange County.

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The last great western hill in Orange.

You cannot conquer us.
You cannot build on us.
You were not there when the waters rose
and the earth was cleansed from its wickedness.

We were rulers, we were kings.
Our thrones were high and unreachable.
But you came and cut us down.
Tore into us. Built your houses on us.

The last great western hill in Orange.

We were rulers, we were kings.
Our thrones were high and unreachable.
But you came and cut us down.
Tore into us. Built your houses on our ashes.

You can conquer us, walk all over us.

But when you're lost and in the dark, you will wander. You will see shapes. You will hear sounds. You will wonder if we have eyes.

And your fear will be enough for us.

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from Self Aware, released August 13, 2011
Guest Vocals - Steven Weldon

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I Know One Thing

Jul 2019
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Jul 2018
Self Aware

Aug 2011

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