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Dark Hour

by Self Against Shadow

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1.
Dusk 02:43
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Verse 1 These walls surround my self No sound, emotion, or fear My eyes devoid of life I stare to God alone Chorus 1 I’ve run away from everything; just Locked away faraway. I’ve Turned away humanity to Stare away, into the endless Grey Verse 2 Withdrawn from everything; no coming back again Can’t touch, nor feel, nor hear; my insides melt away This shell of my own self; sit and kneel in this shrinking cage I feel this is the end; Just waiting here to die! Pre-Chorus FADING FAST! NO ONE HERE!! ALL ALONE!! Chorus 1 I’ve run away from everything; just Locked away faraway. I’ve Turned away humanity to Stare away, into the endless Grey Bridge 1 FADING FAST! NO ONE HERE!! ALL ALONE!! Bridge 2 (x2) Isolated… Deprecated… Desolated… Separated… Chorus 2 I’ve run away from everything; just Locked away faraway. I’ve Turned away humanity to Stare away, in apathy. I’ve Run away from everything where No one cares, no one cares. I’ve Turned away humanity to Stare away, alone in Apathy
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Eye Opener 04:18
Verse 1 Commitment in vain, it’s Death to all your promises you’ve Made. Addicted to pain, the Wounds you gave me day to day My reason for being the way I Am…you only fed me lies. The Damage that’s done to every- Thing, my eyes have opened unto you Pre-Chorus Of all the things you’ve said to me The only thing worth saying is Chorus Now I know, you’ve Never really cared for me so Now I see, the Truth and ways of your deceit Verse 2 You’ve led me away, from Everything I’ve ever believed in You’ve led me astray, through Everything you’ve ever done These fabricating, decimating Lies...it’s too much to take. The Damage that’s been done to every- Thing, my eyes have opened unto you Pre-Chorus Of all the things you’ve done to me What really hurts the most is Chorus Now I know, you’ve Never really cared for me so Now I see, the Truth and ways of your deceit. Just How much longer are you gonna Stare; you’re wasting all my Time. Just leave me here alone to my Demise…it’s time to SAY GOODBYE!! Bridge This is where I Walk right out the Door; No point in Turning back. So Now regret begins To settle In, but it’s too late ‘cuz Chorus Now I know, you’ve Never really cared for me so Now I see, the Truth and ways of your deceit. Just How much longer are you gonna Stare; you’re wasting all my Time. Just leave me here alone to my Demise…it’s time to SAY GOODBYE!!
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Verse 1 The ignorance, indifference It’s all of the things I see No matter how, the world exists We follow them bound by chains The wretched kings, they preach a lie Waiting to see us fall Upon our face, the pavement’s face… The tyrants have blacked out the sun! Verse 2 So in denial, we set a trial Only to feed them more So tie them up, upon a stake Burning the pylons down Yet still they live, upon a mass Of leagues born of fanatics And still the world, resolves to burn The tyrants have blacked out the sun! Blacked out the sun! Bridge 1 Rise up! (Rebel!) Stand up! (Rebel) Now it’s our time Open your eyes! Closer…it gets closer this Feeling that I kept bottled inside Worsens…it just worsens the Aching that I kept bottled inside Chorus 1 This world of madness spins again Every day, same old things again (blindly we follow them) We try to change the way we live (eyes open to the light ahead) In flames, our world will burn away Bridge 2 RISE! (x8) Chorus 2 This world of madness spins again Every day, same old things again (blindly we follow them) We try to change the way we live (eyes open to the light ahead) In flames, we’ll save this world today; we’ll change the world today!
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Verse 1 I have no vicissitudes Of change of your poor judgment Your lies hath poisoned all of You We all have failed to see What you had come to be Now hear the wrath of your deceit Verse 2 Your lies and your deceits Rendered atrocities Take aim of all the fallen Weak Of all mistakes you made, The pain that you gave There's no remorse that you display Pre-Chorus Now it’s time to realize what Wrong that you have done So we have made the point to cast ourselves away from Everything of you, your poisoned way of life Chorus 1 Ratchet ire Move through me This is what I Feel in pain Close thy soul Final words I wish that you would just BURN TO ASHES! Chorus 2 Ratchet ire Move through me This is what I Feel in pain Rip apart All our ties This is what we Feel for you Nothing we can Do for you Change your ways, or Stay the same It won’t change that You’re to blame!
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Verse 1 I locked and turned myself away I can’t be reminded of that day No longer would they consider my own Friendship anymore Pre-chorus I can’t forgive myself Chorus So I don’t mind if I end life right now Nobody wants to come near me, so No one’d cared if I just disappeared No one forgives me. Leave me in despair Verse 2 I remember leaving you behind… I remember seeing you in bind… I never meant to abandon you so You could be tarnished and impure WHY, CAN’T I DENY (IMAGES) THAT I JUST SAVED MYSELF Pre-Chorus I know you won’t forget Chorus So I don’t mind if I end life right now Nobody wants to come near me, so No one’d care if I just disappeared No one forgives me. Leave me in despair. Bridge I remember that night… I remember that night… THE IMAGERY IS REAL I KNOW WHAT YOU COULD FEEL MY EYES WERE CAST AWAY I COULDN’T BEAR TO SEE YOUR FACE!!! IN PAIN!!! YOUR FACE!!! IN PAIN!!! THE PAIN YOU FELT WAS REAL I KNOW WHAT YOU COULD FEEL I CAN’T FORGIVE MYSELF I KNOW YOU WANT ME TO DISAPPEAR Chorus So I don’t mind if I end life right now Nobody wants to come near me, so No one’d care if I just disappeared No one forgives me anyways so Everyone wants me to disappear I cannot stop the hate you feel so This is how my life would end right here You won’t forgive me. Leave me in despair
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Verse 1 Rain, surrounds us at the Grave View, the weeping willows’ Tears Tremble, in silence as the Casket lowers, deep into the ground …I wish you well again Pre-Chorus So many nights, I see your face It burdens me to keep you here And infect my mind’s sanity So many nights, I kneel and pray The day the rain will go away, and Bring you back again Verse 2 I walk the bound’ries of the morgue (the rain keeps falling down again) Your headstone’s calling out to me, I cannot face the truth again This tree I came across with All the names of the deceased Engrave d in black, the paper’s shown Your name, I carved; a sign that you’re still here Interlude 1 Pre-Chorus 2 So many nights, I see your face (x2) It burdens me to keep you here And infect my mind’s sanity So many nights, I kneel and pray (While my slowly eyes turn to grey) The day the rain will go away, and Bring you back, and here to stay Chorus I walk, alone This cold and winding path The only thing that guides me is this Lantern (a frozen light) I’ve tried, again To move on from this pain, but You are everywhere to me I can’t escape back to reality Bridge WHY? I can’t forgive myself for letting go of you CRY! I can’t forgive myself for losing all my faith in you TRY! The sacrifices made to hold on to your memories GOODBYE!! Farewell to all reality, you’ll hold me here for all eternity Breakdown/Solo/Interlude 2 Pre-Chorus 2 So many nights, I see your face (x2) It burdens me to keep you here And infect my mind’s sanity So many nights, I kneel and pray (While my slowly eyes turn to grey) The day the rain will go away, and Bring you back, and here to stay Chorus I walk, alone This cold and winding path The only thing that guides me is this Lantern (a frozen light) I’ve tried, again To move on from this pain, but You are everywhere to me I can’t escape back to reality Outro I need you to forgive me I need you here right by my side I want your soul to be released I want your soul to rest in peace
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Verse 1 No fear, no hate; it’s what I’ve always wanted It’s how I dreamed, what I dreamed my life to be Don’t care at all, for everything else that I Don’t want, don’t need: the lotus eater machine Pre-chorus Dreaming of my failures How they were all washed away This why I’m here to stay Verse 2 I feel alive; dismissing all that I’ve known There’s no limit, to how much I can live on Turn off all signs, of my old reality This is my life: the lotus eater machine Pre-chorus Dreaming of my failures How they were all washed away This why I’m here to stay Chorus This is what I want from you All the things I couldn’t do I don’t care for anything This is my reality Pre-chorus Dreaming of my failures How they were all washed away No more life in disarray This why I’m here to stay Chorus This is what I want from you All the things I couldn’t do I don’t care for anything This is my reality I’m held captive of this dream Losing all reality Holding fear of going back This is my reality
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Free 06:09
Verse 1: Hope...I cannot find Fear...it runs my life Cold...this world Inside Dream...makes me feel Alive Pre-Chorus: I'm looking through the window to this life I feel I should be feeling more alive. I'm Chorus: Breaking chains that hold me back. I lift the stones that hold me down. I run until the sun comes up again. I'll free myself from you Verse 2: Sail...I'll sail away Run...I'll run away Caged...I feel boxed in. The Glass...box closes in [Interlude] Pre-Chorus I'm looking through the window to this life I feel that I should be feeling more alive. I'm Chorus Breaking chains that hold me back. I lift the stones that hold me down. I run until the sun comes up again. I'll free myself from you Bridge Just what would staying here achieve? Just what would I expect to believe? Just what did you ever do for me? Just how would you ever hope to see...I'll never be what you want me to be. Pre-Chorus: I'm looking through the window to this life I feel that I should be feeling more alive. I'm Chorus: Breaking chains that hold me back. I lift the stones that hold me down. I run until the sun comes up again. I'll free myself. I'm Breaking chains that hold me back. I lift the stones that hold me down. I run until the sun comes up again. I'll free myself from Outro You! So now you see my true feelings So now it's time for me to leave So this is how it's meant to be It's time I set myself a free!
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Verse 1 I walk a path that leads me Deeper into growing darkness No light was ever seen that Day Look over yonder, there’s a Mirror where I see my face It feasts away upon my Soul! (I will deny myself!) Verse 2 This face I see it glares right Through my eyes and into my heart It speaks of everything I Hate Trembling arms and legs, it’s Giving way to all the secrets It shouts over, over Again! (I CAN’T ACCEPT THIS TRUTH!!) Pre-Chorus NOW!! YOUR INNER DEMON COMES ALIVE!!! PREPARE TO DIE!! Chorus I face myself; this is Part of me I never wished to see Erase myself; I will Stand my ground to see this to the End Breakdown Fall! Right down on to your Knees!! I want to hear you Beg!! I want to hear you Scream!! Chorus 2 I face myself; this is Part of me I never wished to see Erase myself; I will Stand my ground to see this to the End. I face myself; this is Part of me I’ve always want to be Erase myself; I ac- Cept my weakness, so BRING ME BACK TO LIFE!
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12.
Never More 05:20
Verse 1 When all is said and done You think you’re all alone Standing above all of the Wreckage of your life These walls that you have built up Between yourself and us We don’t know why you’re running Further away Why do we just help ourselves? Why do we just stop and turn away? Why do we question ourselves? Why don’t we just stop and help each other stand? Chorus 1 Never more, will you ever feel alone Never more, will we close ourselves to you Verse 2 So this is how you are Emotionless and far The distance between us is Farther and farther away Battered and broken inside You only wanted to hide The pain you shoulder takes you Further away So if we just helped ourselves? Does the world just need more apathy? Why don’t we look around? There is reason we can help each other out Reaching out! Chorus 2 Never more, will you ever feel alone Never more, will we close ourselves to you Chorus 3 The darkness brewing in your heart Shed the skin that holds you back Break the walls that bars you in Take my hand, we’ll lead the way On future’s path we’ll walk unchained Distances we can achieve Never more, you’ll feel alone We’ll never close our doors on you Never more, will you be left Alone in darkness that you’ve known We see the sun that rises high Upon horizons of your life Never more… Never more…

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This album explores the dark nature of the human heart and soul, hence the name "Dark Hour". It's all of the facets of humanity that is looked down upon. A lot of material is based off of material from anime, manga, light novels, and video games, particularly that of the Persona series.

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released June 25, 2014

Music - Michael Pham
Arrangement - Michael Pham
Programming - Michael Pham
Lyrics - Michael Pham

Recording Engineer - Michael Pham
Mixing Engineer - Michael Pham
Mastering Engineer - Michael Pham

Produced by - Michael Pham

Special thanks to: Long and Ha Pham, Patrick and Stephen Pham, the rest of the family, Amanda Hinh, Brooke Washburn, Gerald Ruiz, Kelly Le, Huy Truong, Niki Louvan, my friends on YouTube, my friends on FanFiction.net, The-Final-Fidelity.

Self Against Shadow is:
Michael Pham - Producer, Guitars, Bass, Programming, Vocals

Michael Pham uses Fender Guitars and Basses, Schecter Guitars, EMG and Seymour Duncan active pickups, D'Addario and GHS Strings, Dunlop picks, Planet Waves locking tuner system, Graph-Tech nut and bridges, Sterling Audio microphones, Morley effects, IK Multimedia, Native Instruments, Presonus, Focusrite, Audio-Technica

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