No Longer Human, by Pat Veil

No Longer Human

by Pat Veil

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1.	To Whom It May Concern 04:29	lyrics	download
To whom it may concern, Or all who have some time to burn. We're motion sick as the world turns. There is no lesson to be learned. Some may smile when they should frown, But in a world turned upside-down, Where lies are cloaked in every sound, Who would wanna stick around? Always Down... Always Down... No one listens, anyway. No one listens, anyway. No one listens, anyway, To you. No one listens, anyway. No one listens, anyway. No one listens, anyway, To you. Oh, why should I pretend That all these signs somehow portend There being any happy end? Logic tells me, "Call a friend." But they're all dead or half insane, And tune me out when I explain The details of my chief complaint, And every word is said in vain. Always Down... Always Down... No one listens, anyway. No one listens, anyway. No one listens, anyway, To you. No one listens, anyway. No one listens, anyway. No one listens, anyway, To you. No one listens, anyway. No one listens, anyway. No one listens, anyway, To you. No one listens, anyway. No one listens, anyway. No one listens, anyway, To you. No one listens, anyway. No one listens, anyway. No one listens, anyway, To you. No one listens, anyway. No one listens, anyway. No one listens, anyway, To you.
2.	Stitched 04:36	lyrics	download
Sunlight burns you to the bone. Oh, life's a pleasure, now that everyone's alone. Don't wonder if your life has passed you by. Revel in your failure, as you wait your turn to die... And you'll stitch it to your soul And you'll never let it go. Just read the script and get a grip upon your role. You were never in control Gaze out your window, for a spell. Try not to wonder why your future went to Hell. You can't help the way things are, today. Making maps to chart the only course away from this life... And you'll stitch it to your soul And you'll never let it go. Just read the script and get a grip upon your role. You were never in control And you'll stitch it to your soul And you'll never let it go. Just read the script and get a grip upon your role. You were never in control And you'll stitch it to your soul And you'll never let it go. Read the script, again. You play a tragic role. You were never in control. You were never in control. You were never in control. You were never in control.
3.	Lingchi 03:12	lyrics	download
Anything you need is torn away, in hopes that you will never know. Everything you want is out of reach, until the seams begin to show. You think I'm nuts. It's a death of a thousand cuts. Open roads decay into a rut. Lingchi. Bleed right out of me. Take whatever's left and let me be. Amputate my eyes and heard and soul, and other useless things I find. Incinerate my faith in others. Liberate a pulse to ease my mind. Everything sucks. It's a death of a thousand cuts. Open doors that may as well be shut. Lingchi. Bleed right out of me. Take whatever's left and let me be. Lingchi. Bleed right out of me. Take whatever's left and let me be Lingchi. Bleed on out of me. Take whatever's left and let me be. Take whatever's left and let me be. Let this life decay and set me free.
4.	Fourth Degree Burn 03:39	lyrics	download
Creeping, slowly, 'round the corner. Headlights on your back before you knew We made you. Strap you down and ask our questions. Gently coax a full confession, too. It's up to you. Eyes roll around. Earplugs mute the sound, As we pull our full routine on you. Fourth degree burn. Parrot perches turn. You will find we're good at what we do. All we want is information. Please enjoy this warm sensation. You... Know what to do. With the blessing of his honor, Break your fingers. Torch your nose off, too. So tell us the truth. Eyes roll around. Earplugs mute the sound, As we pull our full routine on you. Fourth degree burn. One more dollar earned. Please note that we're proud of what we do. Eyes smoking holes. Teeth in a bloody bowl. Vise clamps change your pitch, a key or two. Fourth degree burn. One more dollar earned. Still, we're so damn proud of what we do.
5.	Realm of Death 03:45	lyrics	download
Another hollow morning. Another mocking sky. Another day. Another lie. Another revelation too bleak to comprehend. It's the beginning of the end. Passion in the eyes of lobotomized NPCs wrapped in a cheap disguise. Softened in the mind. Stupid by design. What the Hell am I leaving behind? Dive in the darkest night. Headlong into the light. Every notion misconstrued. That same old boring question. You ask, "Why, oh why?" We kill ourselves 'cause we hate you. Another guilty conscience, seasoned with ample drugs. There are no features, only bugs. Screaming like slaughtered cattle. Yield only poison meat. We tip our hats to your defeat. Now, I've said my piece. Take it as you please. Dig into your life of dull disease. Do what thou will. A mark for every shill. I'll die on a mountain; not a hill. Dive in the darkest night. Headlong into the light. Every notion misconstrued. That same old boring question. You ask, "Why, oh why?" We kill ourselves 'cause we hate you. Dive in the darkest night. Headlong into the light. Every notion misconstrued. That same old boring question. You ask, "Why, oh why?" We kill ourselves 'cause we hate you. Dive in the darkest night. Headlong into the light. Every notion misconstrued. That same old boring question. You ask, "Why, oh why?" We kill ourselves 'cause we hate you.
6.	Phone Book 03:40	lyrics	download
I'm checking the pages of my old phone book. I'm crossing out half the names inside. A couple of glances was all that it took To realize half my friends have died. Some were overdosed. Others suicide. Some are still around, but they're dead inside. Every single word I say is true. Some got in car wrecks. Cancer. Heart attacks. Others met the devil on the railroad tracks. Don't know why I'm even telling you. Flipping through the pages of this old phone book, Wondering why I even care. I realize that I'd never bother calling to say hi, Even if these people were still there. Some were overdosed. Others suicide. Some are still around, but they're dead inside. Some fates are better left unsaid. Some became a bore. Others got fried. Some bought the ticket, then ditched the ride. Then, there's some I kinda wish were dead. Yeah, that's what I said. Ashes to ashes. Dust to dust. I'll toast your memory, if we must. Gone. Not yet forgotten. Name still written, in my book, long after you're rotten. I think I'll tear up this old phone book. There's no one to talk to, there inside. Living or dead, people are all the same to me. Forgotten before the tears have dried.
7.	A Smile to a Sigh 03:56	lyrics	download
Just after birth, hit you till it hurts. Welcome you to the life that's coming. By the second verse, it gets even worse And the wait feels like forever. Curiosity sated with a scream. Hide the truth in random nightmares. Artifacts of shattered joy. This life will drag you down from a smile to a sigh. Your dreams, all run aground, from a smile to a sigh. Smile to a sigh. Smile to a sigh. Everything's a bust. Nothing left to trust. Running smooth as a fallen empire. Everything I see reaffirms to me, This future is a folly. I'll make the cut. Tearing out my guts. Entrails strangle your conscience And I'm not the only one. This life will drag you down from a smile to a sigh. Your dreams, all run aground, from a smile to a sigh. Smile to a sigh. Smile to a sigh. I think it's evident to me. Even a fool can plainly see This life is just a silly game And I don't really wanna play. This life will drag you down from a smile to a sigh. All dreams will run aground, from a smile to a sigh. Hold you to cut you down, like a smile to a sigh. A razor-wire crown, from a smile to a sigh. Smile to a sigh. Smile to a sigh. A whisper to a cry.
8.	Carry On! 03:32	lyrics	download
Malnourished corners of your mind Gave up on waiting for a sign. Maybe invisibility's The only way you could feel free. Carry on! You just tell yourself that nothing's going wrong. Carry on! Cut yourself, in secret, til that picture's drawn. Carry on! Let me tell you something I knew all along. Oh yeah. Each day worse than the one before. What wait's behind tomorrow's door. Death is a mere formality When there is nothing left to see. Carry on! Burning bridges, so prodigious in your way. Carry on! Cannot quite recall when everything went grey. Carry on! Disappearing in that misty ocean spray. Oh yeah. Carry on! When their script tells them to tell you to be strong. Carry on! When you wonder why they made the night so long. Carry on! When you feel as if your day will never dawn. Oh yeah! Carry on! You can tell yourself that everything is fine. Carry on! Even though your future's no different than mine. Carry on! I'll hop off before the end of your line. Oh yeah. Oh yeah. Oh yeah. Oh yeah.
9.	Antidote 04:27	lyrics	download
Midnight. The water's calling. I'll rise when I am falling. I'm with you. I'm with you. I'm with you. Wrapped in a length of string. I don't feel anything Coming through. Coming through. Coming through. Night sounds a choir, ringing out one final note. When life's a poison, death becomes your antidote. It's such boring truth, Learned in a misspent youth, With a sigh. With a sigh. With a sigh. Every day, so bright Ends in the dark of night, So goodbye. So goodbye. So goodbye. Night sounds a choir, ringing out one final note. When life's a poison, death becomes your antidote. Night sounds a choir, ringing out one final note. When life's a poison, death becomes your antidote.
10.	The Upside of Suicide 03:51	lyrics	download
Grey winter sky. Memento Mori on my mind. There's nothing wrong. Just taking stock of all that's gone. Oh yeah! Oh yeah. Drop me off, I'll hitch a ride. Oh yeah. Somewhere new. Oh yeah! Oh yeah! The upside of suicide. Oh yeah! Be seeing you! Warm, sunny day But that's the only thing that changed. If life's a dream, Why can't I wake up, with a scream. Oh yeah! Oh yeah. Don't go! Ah, well...Nevermind. Oh yeah. I'll make do. Oh yeah! Oh yeah! The upside of suicide. Oh yeah! Be seeing you! Oh yeah! Oh yeah. Leave a letter by your side. Oh yeah. Right on cue. Oh yeah! Oh yeah! The upside of suicide. Oh yeah! Be seeing you! Oh yeah! Oh yeah. Drop me off, I hate the ride. Oh yeah. Through and through. Oh yeah! Oh yeah! The upside of suicide. Oh yeah! Be seeing you!

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New album by Dyffryn Records recording artist Pat Veil.

Thanks: OD, YM, RE, PH, MG, and JS.

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released October 28, 2022

Produced by Pat Veil

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Pat Veil New Jersey

Pat Veil is a phantom.

He hides by day and moves under the cover of night.

Once a guitarist/vocalist in the acclaimed rock band Sir Dove, since 2020, he has released a string of albums showcasing his "pop/rock with sharp claws,” melding of 70's and 80's rock with Veil's penchant for extremely distressing, yet often humorous, lyrics.

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