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Decide

by Acydia

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Breathe Subsistence 01:28
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You decide your own fate, if given the choice, what would you choose… It’s time to decide. You decide your own fate. Choose your destiny
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Choose Your Destiny 03:39
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Stare into the mirror, what do you see? You see a face staring back you displeased that your whole life is filled with tragedy The only cure (the only cure), choose your destiny Take your pick from what you perceive The empty hole where your heart should be or Tear your heart out in front of me The only cure (the only cure) Choose your destiny Don't break Your desires will come to light What will it take Moving past your affliction? Lying motionless in a dead sea Choosing a certain path will bring you to your knees but you Ask yourself "What's wrong with me?" Will this choice consume you or set you free Choices you make will not be easy Just take a look at your family tree is there Any sign of suffering? The only cure (the only cure) Choose your own destiny Don't break Your desires will come to light What will it take Moving past your affliction? The only cure, choose your destiny Choose your destiny Don't break Your desires will come to light What will it take To move past your affliction? Don't wait Everything will be alright What will it take To create your depiction?
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The Lines Between 04:33
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It's black and red! Here we are Once again, trapped behind the glass and I'm torn apart I can't decide, I can't decide Here we are now I'm aware Torn apart, now the mirror’s broken Heal your mind Allow your enemies to decide And you know The lines between you and me Are black and red The lines between you and me Tell me how would I be better off dead? Here we go and I see that your intent is fucking temporary Be at ease this may turn out to be your destiny Don't break your mirror This is not what you are searching for Be at ease Be at ease that this is not your destiny The lines between you and me Are black and red The lines between you and me Tell me how would I be better off dead? Black & red Here we are Once again, trapped behind the glass Chemical imbalance causes you to scream Open the door to me; I promise light won't leave If you follow shadows then the difference is just Black and red Now you know The lines between you and me Are black and red The lines between you and me Then the difference is just black and red
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Establish Your Mind (I.Death) 03:24
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Death is the only chance you have To escape your torment Be buried underground or burn In a world of lifelessness I will be there to help you When life seems bleak Taking your own life will make others Think that you are weak Are you as weak as you seem? If so, give your life to me I am the martyr who will carry you Underneath Death is the final choice you make If you so do desire They will not think highly of you The end is all they'll remember I will be there to lead you When life seems bleak Please do not take your own life Heartache equals less than being weak Are you as weak as you seem? If so, give your life to me I am the martyr who will carry you Underneath Are you as weak as you seem? Are you as weak as you seem? If so, give your life to me I am the martyr who will carry you Underneath
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Establish Your Mind (II. Or) 00:51
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This is the choice that you make You can decide your own fate But the question is: What will you choose? Death or Heartache?
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Establish Your Mind (III. Heartache) 04:02
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Heartache is the legacy that you must endure To see your life now becoming impure The martyr's hands are broken now And life seems bleak Through thought-woven sails that become unfurled The story will end underneath this world And after all the stars align You think back, realize it's a steady decline Now the time has come Living with heartache Realize that death is no option Life now lies in a sea of caution Your heart pumping venom from the grin The place you thought was safe was really a sin Burning down their source of power You have reached the eleventh hour that you Recognize there's no escape but If your heart's left in pieces, it's unable to break Now the time has come Living with heartache Heartache! Lying motionless still in the sea Eating the fruit of the poisonous tree How much more can broken hands do? I am the martyr who will carry you You must suffer For being weak and giving in to agony Will you prosper? Or become a useless entity Now the time has come Living with heartache Now the time has come Will you live with heartache?
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Last Days of December 04:05
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Oh, how the tides have turned Controlling the masses Now do the bridges burn? Enduring the silence How do you see any conclusion? Is this life just a grand illusion? At the end, how do we build foundation? After it all will you be there to see a new formation? Lost in my damnation, in the snow If the world around me is warming up How will I ever know? I am the solstice I am the rebirth of thy Earth I am the whisper upon your lips December calls forth with a frozen kiss At the end, how do we build foundation? After it all will you be there to see the new formation? Lost in my damnation, in the snow If the world around me is warming up How will I ever know? I am the winter! I am the deciding factor Proven to you in your shortest hour The longest day may be out of reach But my will is controlled by those who dare to speak! At the end, how do we build foundation? After it all will you be there to see the new formation? Lost in my damnation, in the snow If the world around me is warming up How will I ever know?
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Like a Monument 03:22
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I look at myself as an all-seeing being Controlling my fate while barely breathing Heartache is one thing while death is another Faithful to pain or an eternal slumber I am the only one who will control my fate Build me up And they won't fail you Raise it up just to tear it down Build me up Like a monument I look at myself as an unseeing being You control my fate while never sleeping Heartache is one thing while death is another A constant strain or everlasting slumber I am the only one who will control my fate Build me up And they won't fail you Raise it up just to tear it down Break me down Monument! I am the only one who will control my fate Build me up And they won't fail you Raise it up just to tear it down Break me down Like a monument
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The Lightbearer 01:36
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(Instrumental)
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Pulled From Darkness 04:15
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This is my time I commend you for attempting to heal me This is my paradigm I command you to save me from this broken mirror Save me from this broken mirror This lucid glass is what's been holding me back In my mind I am drifting from everything That holds me, to this darkness Do you even care? If not, don't worry I am not scared Please help me Take me away Stop me from falling As the light fades So slow, this darkness grows Engulf me in darkness I am a vessel, which entangles me to All that I perceive in my own hell Please help me Take me away Stop me from falling As the light fades So slow, this darkness grows Engulf me in darkness As the light fades Fade! Please help me Take me away Stop me from falling As the light fades As the light fades Fade!
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Under The Ashes [Feat. Cameron Jamieson of "As Heads Is Tails"] 05:05
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Ashes I know you see no comfort in death and there's nothing to which you're immune Say goodbye and hold your breath, you'll be reunited soon I wish to see Through the altered ground and the wooden boxes Left here to sleep In a pitch black hole lying motionless Under the ground in which you unknowingly walk on Believe that they're watching you wherever they come from I am your tranquility For years we look to the skies Daylight is breaking up here Staring at me Is my own reflection in agony Lost in the sea Of distorted thoughts and memories Please set me free Do not forget me Please set me free Say goodbye, but do not forget me For years we look to the skies Daylight is breaking up here Please, set me free Don't let me be Buried! Don't let me be Buried Now look at me as a deity Say goodbye as you fall into infinity I’ve been taken aback; let’s take it back To a time and a place before all this unnecessary bloodshed You will live on in our memories Your light will burn Frustration releases Don't allow yourself to fall to pieces Just breathe This is destiny Under the ashes For years we look to the skies Daylight is breaking up here Please Don't let me be Buried! Under the ashes Under the ashes
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Ember 00:33
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From the day I was at birth I believed this day would make me worth Everything I have ever done, and everything I will. To the day I take on death, I will breathe my last breath As the day will come to pass That I will be, at long last the final one to rule my world The sight I see is not blind. The day that I was at birth I watched an ember fall to earth As I realized it, but not at first This is my time And I will not fail…
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Do Unto Others 04:21
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I always try to give what I never get back Believing one day that I could just relax Never understood why respect is so hard to win from fucking idiots like you who never let me in and I Can’t even get a motherfucking "hi" or "hello", Makes me laugh when I see you all sad and alone Fall down and I’ll never help you up, cause it’s impossible for me to give you a smile you dumb fuck Can’t you see that respect is not a one-way street? I don’t disrespect you so don’t disrespect me I’m incredibly thankful Do you want to be treated that way too? I thought the saying goes Do unto others as you would have done to you Why is it that stupid idiots like you Think you know what it’s like to walk a day in my shoes? If I show you respect should you not respect me? I tried to be nice but it’s easy to see that you must be a piece of dirt You’re nothing like me Don’t look at me You don’t even know me Do you think this is a child’s game? I hope you know that I’m so glad that we don’t share a last name! Can’t you see that respect is not a one-way street You stupid fuck, you have no one, they’ve all sided with me I’m incredibly thankful Do you want to be treated that way too? I thought the saying goes Do unto others that you would have done to you You know you’re nothing Do unto others Do unto me! I’m incredibly thankful Do you want to be treated that way too I thought the saying goes Do unto others as you would have done to you You can’t win this Don’t even try You’ll never be anything and let me tell you why A waste of space, you’re just a little flea I am the boot so say goodbye You mean nothing to me You are useless to me You better be glad that I’m not crazy You’re just an asshole can’t you see And you’re about to get fucked like you wouldn’t believe Do unto others and you would have done to you
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CAGEDD 03:57
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Welcome, to a dark confining hole I am trapped beyond my own consent hidden far from social control Welcome, to a dark confining hole Am I free or trapped within the confines of my withered soul? Caged in this empty cell Escaping is parallel I'm caged and broken Alone and screaming Trapped inside, free your mind Free your Mind I'm caged and broken Scared of breaking in Caged outside, escape my mind Escape my mind Welcome, to this place I've never been before Venom, I cannot endure Caged in this empty cell Escaping is parallel I'm caged and broken Alone and screaming Trapped inside, free my mind Free my Mind I'm caged and broken Scared of breaking in Caged outside, escape my mind Escape my mind I'm caged and broken Alone and screaming Trapped inside, free my mind Free my Mind I'm caged and broken Scared of breaking in Caged outside, escape my mind Escape my mind
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The Decision 05:35
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I am the one to lead you home I'll be waiting for you I am the one who watches over you Lingering upon you What will you choose on your deciding day? Would you be a fool and throw your life away? Heartache is one thing while death is another Faithful to pain or an eternal slumber Death is your option; it can't be eclipsed Screaming for help, no words escape your lips Heartache is hard but can be overcome The alternate option: to be left cold and numb What do I choose? Death or heartache The decision is mine Death or Heartache Make your choice; establish your mind! What will you choose on your deciding day? Would you be a fool to throw your life away? Purgatory is sacred, a turning of tides Would you rather lie down or still be fed lies? Death or heartache The decision is mine Death or Heartache Make your choice; establish your home Now that you've chosen, it can't be undone Such a drastic choice, affects only one Were you being selfish, was it all just pride? Stare into the mirror, stare into your eyes! Death or heartache The decision is mine Death or Heartache Make your choice; establish your mind!
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Half-Lived Life 02:45
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Will the daylight rise or the sun never show again? Will we see the light or feed the world below… Awaken me Unveil my fear within What's awaiting me? A life that’s been lost, or a life half lived The demons may hide Inside me, my daylight has died But there’s still reason to try I won’t say goodbye But what can I do if the demons defile me? Awaken me Unveil my fear within What is awaiting me? A life that’s lost, or a life half lived How can I break free From my own disaster? Do you still believe in me or My tormented master? Save me from my own disaster Will the daylight rise or the sun never show again? Will we see the light? or feed the world below Awaken me Unveil my fear within What is awaiting me? A life that’s lost, or a life half lived… Will the daylight rise? Or the sun never show again?
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Exhale 06:00
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Wake up! This is your life Show me you know how to Live it or be cast aside You are the fire That lights the way Burn through the dark Do not lead them astray This is your choice Decide how you are remembered I hear your voice The wrong choice will make you no better Than me Time to Decide! Can you live your life with death and heartache? You choose incorrectly, you will break I have conceived an alternate fate Will you let it consume you? Do not make a mistake! This is your choice Decide how you are remembered I hear your voice The wrong choice will make you no better Than me Time to Decide! Breathe! Time to decide! You are the fire Breathe subsistence Oh, now I see clear An impossible choice that fills me With discontent Lay me in the ground, or burn me I'd die underwater or I'd suffocate Time to Decide! This is your choice Decide how you are remembered I hear your voice The wrong choice will make you no better Than me Breathe Subsistence! Time to decide!
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End Credits V3 [Bonus Track] 03:45
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I give no credit to those who stood in my way Be proud of accomplishments you have achieved Don’t let it fall into soiled hands of thieves They’ll beat you, they’ll burn you, they’ll do what they please Don’t let them deceive you, don’t end up on your knees Thanks for nothing At all I give all of my credit To the end of my life I’ll finish this alone If this is really the end Don’t give in, don’t be beat You know in your heart you’re not really that weak Don’t be scared, don’t you fall Beat them to the punch, Thank them for nothing At all I give all of my credit To the end of my life I’ll finish this alone If this is really the end I give all of my credit To the end of my life I’ll finish this alone If this is really the end
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(It's Been) So Long [Bonus Track] 03:53
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It's been so long
 Since I created this world 
Drowned in sorrow
 In the deepest depths of my soul
 It's been so long 

Been so long since struggled to start it 
I took a long time to try to breathe 
But I've been living beneath the surface
 With no boundary that I believe

 Take a chance and describe my hatred
 But It's buried so deep
 I'm still clinging on to something
 Maybe that something will set me free

 So long!
 Ten years I've been trying to sleep 

It's been so long
 Since I created this world
 Drowned in sorrow
 In the deepest depths of my soul 
It's been so…

 Been so fucking long

 Don't bury me before I'm complete 
Don't bury me, I won't taste defeat
 Don't bury me as I struggle to see
 Don't bury me 'cause I'm opening up my eyes 
It's been so long
 Since I created this world
 Drowned in sorrow
 In the deepest depths of my soul

 It's been so long
 Since I created this world
 Drowned in sorrow 
In the deepest depths of my soul
 It's been so long 
And I can't wait till I decide
 What completes my story
 This day drifts into another 
But when tomorrow comes 
I won't feel so cold 

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A decade in the making, Acydia’s first full-length album, Decide, is out now! These songs will take the listener on an intense journey forcing them to look into the mirror: Death or Heartache? It’s time to DECIDE.

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released April 3, 2021

Music & Lyrics by Todd Lichty

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Inspired by heavy riffs and intricate melodies by bands crossing all genres in the metal scene, the one-man solo project Acydia brings forth a whole new sound, living deep somewhere within this massive range of metal. Bringing forth elements of groove, metalcore and experimental, Acydia’s sound and songwriting mirrors that of his own musical journey: creative, unique and most of all, heavy. ... more

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