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The Dead, The Dying, The Damned

by Todd Sarvies

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sumthingcreative It's no Tim Shady and the Imos All stars, but I can dig it. And I'm glad you're still doing what you do Todd.

One thing though this preorder says it releases 10 days ago.
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1.
Gravity 03:32
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Call me out ... How big of a hypocrite am I? I cursed, the day, Complacency, would get the best of me, Had a ceiling so high, no cage could hold, A limitless accent that spiraled out of control, And I ... pretend to be fine ... Tried to learn how to fly, But there are forces at work impossible to defy, The higher the climb, the further the fall, Gravity proves too strong, Its pulling us back to the ground ... Call me out ... How long have excuses run my life, Was made to believe, Mediocrity, would never define me, Trying to crawl back risks greater defeat, But accepting the facts wastes every single little gain, And I ... pretend to be fine ... Tried to learn how to fly, But there are forces at work impossible to defy, The higher the climb, the further the fall, Gravity proves too strong, Its pulling us back to the ground ... I wish my memory erased, Would rather forget than fixate, That it’s too late I’m old and I’m gray, I regret I quit reaching for you ... Tried to learn how to fly, But there are forces at work impossible to defy, The higher the climb, the further the fall, Gravity proves too strong, Its pulling us back to the ground ...
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Plastic 04:16
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Sedate me please, so I don’t feel a thing, So I don’t feel the sting of being cut apart, Just make me a flawless model, With a touch of your scalpel, I’ll best fit the mold ... You take my heart, you take my soul, and while I’m numb you take control ... Why do I want ... what doesn’t want me, Cause I can’t change ... my anatomy ... Can you see the moment it happens, The moment you capture, the last of my dignity ... You take my heart, you take my soul, and while I’m numb you take control ... Why do I want ... what doesn’t want me, Cause I can’t change ... my anatomy ... Why do I want ... what doesn’t want me, Cause I can’t change ... Never been good enough, never be the same, Submit to the abuse that comes with the territory, Transform my figure, transform me to be, Nothing that is real and as plastic as you please ...
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Code Blue 03:52
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They say the best way to die, is dying in you sleep, But I force my eyes open, every time I feel like I can’t breathe, Did we do everything, did we say everything, To keep denying what we both knew, To keep from calling code blue ... Stuck in slow slow motion, the crash comes so so fast, Your heart stopped beating for me long ago, time we faced the facts, Oh ... oh ... where do we go from here, Oh ... oh ... now that we’ve disappeared, They say the best way to say goodbye, is honest and to the point, But I pretend that we are just fine, wonder who is failing who, Did we do everything, did we say everything, To keep denying what we both knew, To keep from calling code blue ... Stuck in slow slow motion, the crash comes so so fast, Your heart stopped beating for me long ago, time we faced the facts, Oh ... oh ... where do we go from here, Oh ... oh ... now that we’ve disappeared, How could you give up, give up, give up, While I’m the last one still holding on ... How could you give up, give up, give up, While I’m the last one, the last one still holding ...
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Flatline 03:21
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The lack of luster is all that remains, It melted away, when you spoke the wrong name, There is no way it could happen like this, There is no way there could be someone else, What made you think I wouldn’t find out ... Am I alive anymore, tell them you forgot about me ... Flatlined on the floor, tell them you forgot about me ... I am so certain it’s harder to breathe, The lights getting dim I can’t feel anything, Am I alive anymore, tell them you forgot about me ... Suddenly, I stand second in line, Patients, was never a virtue of mine, There is no way to be wiped from the books, There is no way there could be someone else, What made you think I wouldn’t find out ... Am I alive anymore, tell them you forgot about me ... Flatlined on the floor, tell them you forgot about me ... I am so certain it’s harder to breathe, The lights getting dim I can’t feel anything, Am I alive anymore, tell them you forgot about me ... What could be done, I'm nothing to you, and all I have left is to go, Say you need space, but both of us know, space is the end of it all, There was a time you’d do anything for me, if only I gave the word, Being replaced, being left behind, all I want to know is ...
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Fire at Will 03:12
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Danger, there’s a traitor in our midst, Selling souls for silver, stealing secrets with a kiss, Nowhere to run, nowhere to hide, conniving as the come, Day by day breaking my will, until I give in to what you want ... You’re killing me so slow, left waiting for the final blow, Fire at will, hit me with everything you have, this will be where I take a stand ... Betrayal, seen through your disguise, A master of manipulation, that is never satisfied, Cannot give up, cannot give in, despite the torture taking toll, You risk making a martyr in this campaign for control ... You’re killing me so slow, left waiting for the final blow, Fire at will, hit me with everything you have, this will be where I take a stand ... Now that a line has been drawn, Dig in deep and hold your ground, The time for talk is too far gone ...
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Fare Thee Well 03:52
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Never thought, it would come to this, Lost years fighting for what I thought was best, The coats are coming to wipe it all away, And punish me, for thinking differently, Some say it’s too late the white flags already raised, But I look down and see only one foot in my grave ... What do I have left to prove, I gave everything to you, Fare thee well, fare thee well, my flaws are all you’ll see, Fare thee well, fare thee well, perfection is just a game we play ... Come too far to turn and flee, Stand to resist how you think I should be, Refuse to lay down arms to the closing stampede, As the world I know, crumbles down around me, Some say it’s too late the white flags already raised, But I look down and see only one foot in my grave ... What do I have left to prove, I gave everything to you, Fare thee well, fare thee well, my flaws are all you’ll see, Fare thee well, fare thee well, perfection is just a game we play ... So this is where it ends, Surrender to your will or spill blood upon the sand, Cause only a coward submits to shackles and chains, I’d rather die right now than a little more, a little more each day ...
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Save My Soul 03:22
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Laying in a trench, mud on my face, Tallies on my hand help keep track of the days, Since I arrived in hell how my point of view has changed, I grew up fast from all the horrors that I’ve seen, An agenda’s in place, we are pawns in this game, Forced to face the front to lay our lives down for the king, I justify my actions to avoid facing the fact, I followed all my orders and I can not take them back ... Tell me ... who will save my soul ... Tell me ... who will save my soul ... I fight on for the fallen, no longer for the cause, The victims of reality, the victims of this war, As children we are coddled and kept hidden from the truth, A system’s in complete control, bloodshed is living proof, Agendas in place, we are pawns in this game, Forced to face the front to lay our lives down for the king, I justify my actions to avoid facing the fact, I followed all my orders and can not take them back ... Tell me ... who will save my soul ... Tell me ... who will save my soul ... Neither side is right, they refuse to be wrong, when they stand here stalemated staring down the barrel of a gun ... Neither side is right, they refuse to be wrong, when they stand here stalemated staring down the barrel of a gun ... The barrel of a gun ... Tell me ... who will save my soul ... Tell me ... who will save my soul ... Told me when to march, told what to believe, Told me when to fire, told to hate my enemy, So tell me ... who will save my soul ...
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Crash 04:10
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The vultures, are circling, the scene of the crime, Piecing theories together, and writing headlines, No solace in science, guessing where we went wrong, Signs point to us being dead, long before we hit that brick wall ... Move along, move along, there is nothing ... Nothing left here to see ... Move along, move along, there is nothing ... Buried beneath the debris ... Move along, move along, there is nothing ... Of the car crash that was you and me ... Move along, move along there is nothing ... The skid marks trace back to, where we lost control, Seat belts and air bags failed in, shielding us from the blow, Despite our glaring differences, we never dared to move on, Chalk outlines, traced on the pavement, prove that we, held on way too long ... Move along, move along, there is nothing ... Nothing left here to see ... Move along, move along, there is nothing ... Buried beneath the debris ... Move along, move along, there is nothing ... Of the car crash that was you and me ... Move along, move along there is nothing ... This was no accident, another case of cut and dry facts, The police report reads the brakes were never pressed, Could not avoid the impact ...
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Killer 03:20
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Fact and fiction are two different tales, Why would you believe what you hear over me, I am the victim, I have been framed, My words have been twisted, my pockets picked clean ... No way out, no way out, no way out, you see blood on my hands, No way out, no way out, no way out ... Put my back against the wall, cast all the stones you need, Whatever it takes to prove ... there’s no killer in me ... My last two cents, I plead innocence, What can I say to make this all go away, Because I am the target, I have been deceived, I’m not the villain that I’m made out to be ... No way out, no way out, no way out, you see blood on my hands, No way out, no way out, no way out ... Put my back against the wall, cast all the stones you need, Whatever it takes to prove ... there’s no killer in me ... There is no evidence, there is no proof, No cause for conviction, I testify in defense, That I’m not the criminal, I’d never hurt you, Your case is built on lies, I speak the truth ...
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Dust and Ash 03:39
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Careful ... what you say, once the words cross your lips they’re here to stay, Careful ... who you believe, rumors brought to light ruin great things, Its easy ... to jump, to conclusions when convinced we have been wronged, Careful ... of the next move you make, closure may bring sweet release, So put me out of my misery ... A perfect end to you and me ... Douse our world in gasoline, strike a match and watch the flame, Erase mistakes we made ... Burn through every memory, till dust and ash is all you breathe ... Careful ... holding on too long, fragile hearts hang by a thread, just cut the cord, Careful … this may be all we have, an affair pushed to the brink, So put me out of my misery ... A perfect end to you and me ... Douse our world in gasoline, strike a match and watch the flame, Erase mistakes we made ... Burn through every memory, till dust and ash is all you breathe ... The air filled with smoke, the sky set a blaze, With every ember falling to the ground, you incinerate more of me, So put me out of my misery ...
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Going Nowhere 03:47
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Baby, there’s a part of me, that you can’t see, kept under lock and key, I don’t remember, what’s hidden in there, been hiding for so long, I don’t care, Don’t like to talk about it, don’t like to admit, just close all the doors and try to forget, That reaching for stars left me stuck in space, as the weight of the world crushed all of my dreams ... I swallow ... all my pride, And try ... to live this lie, But the days ... keep passing by, And I, and I ... I’m going, I’m going, I’m going nowhere ... Baby there’s a part of me, that just won’t sleep, and it’s a tragedy, I’ve wasted so much time, lost my drive, and when I die who will remember me ... I swallow ... all my pride, And try ... to live this lie, But the days ... keep passing by, And I, and I ... I’m going, I’m going, I’m going nowhere ... Remember when we were young and you could pretend to be anyone you wanted, But there is still a part of me, that can’t accept the reality, I’m living this way ...
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Skeletons 03:44
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Oh ... the sudden warmth to the vein, The calm, from such an ugly disease, But where, where to go to numb the pain, A pricks the only way, to chase away the gray, And prove, prove that I’m still here ... Oh ... for now the sorrow is gone, But the sting, the sting of rejection lives on, Sitting high, high above the city lights, Yet how naive were we, believing this is the break we need, To prove, to prove that were are here ... Now there is nothing left, but finding ways to forget, Our stained memories, time refuses to fade, They say to sing halleluiah and ask to be saved, But there’s no comfort in the counsel, only skeletons that are raised ... Oh ... oh how the scars grow deep, coming down, I fear drifting off to sleep, I cannot, cannot escape all of the dreams, that relieve the day, I stood upon the stage, and proved, proved that I was here ... Now there is nothing left, but finding ways to forget, Our stained memories, time refuses to fade, They say to sing halleluiah and ask to be saved, But there’s no comfort in the counsel, only skeletons that are raised ... Oh ... how close we came to the stars, Just a face, face among crowds of no ones, Tell me, we were here, we were here, we were here ...

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Todd Sarvies has gained renown in the Midwest for his novelist-like narratives and passionate vocal delivery. Having such a strong emotional tie to the music and lyrics makes his performances powerful and cathartic.

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released October 31, 2017

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Todd Sarvies St. Louis, Missouri

Maybe, you say, maybe Todd Sarvies isn't any different from other singer-songwriters. Maybe the drive of a music career- earning a living doing what he loves-is, you think, just like everyone else's. Maybe his talent-obvious at first listen-is just that: talent, not yet fulfilled.

But then-there's someone onstage and he's commanding your attention

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