Puzzle Box
"Puzzle Box" is a song by British progressive metal band Haken. It was the second single and is the third song from the band's fifth album, Vector.
Basis
NOTE: It's recommended that you know the basis of the album before you read this. |
"How can time heal us when our days are running out?" Puzzle Box, from Vector |
Lyrics
"Puzzle Box" lyrics [Click here]
No escape, I navigate through my cave (Latent memories forming deep inside of me)
Beneath the skin, they keep us in night and day (Dormant barren visceral senses now subdued)
Parasite, leech upon the guilt from all my wrongs
Lead me on the pathway to the core
Paralyzed, staring through the shadows on the wall
Unable to solve this puzzle box
The journey's long, the shadows dance around
The answer lies beyond the fourth wall
My future days are etched into my skull
Hanging ever by a tethered body, mind and soul
Parasite, leech upon the guilt from all my wrongs
Lead me on the pathway to the core
Paralyzed, staring through the shadows on the wall
Unable to solve this puzzle box
Truth or deception?
I lose all perception inside
A fleeting sense of self-worth (Self-worth)
Evaporates into nothingness
A tepid grip on myself (Myself)
Melts away to oblivion
Shadows on the wall dance around (Parasites as thick as thieves)
Reflections in the amber to be found
A puppet on a string soon unwound
The truth inside the cave soon to be unbound
The path beyond the mountain led me here
The answer crystallized in history
But now the cracks of time begin to show
We lift the veil on what the future holds
The torture of entrapment ever grows (Paralyzed my golden wings)
And now I'm waiting for the afterglow
A beast inside of me awakening
Alas the consequences of my sins
Shadows on the wall dance around
Reflections in the amber to be found
A puppet on a string soon unwound
The truth inside the cave soon to be unbound
Bouncing off the walls
Latent memories (Erupting)
Pulling at the cord
Earth beneath my feet (Is trembling)
Lightning cracks the sky
Wakening the beast (Inside me)
Rawness in his eyes
Reeking stench of fear (And regret)
Bouncing off the walls (Cause and consequence)
Latent memories (Erupting) (Show me reverence)
Pulling at the cord (Fate or circumstance?)
Earth beneath my feet (Is trembling) (I feel severance)
Lightning cracks the sky (Lightning cracks the sky)
Wakening the beast (Inside me) (Eyes intensify)
Rawness in his eyes (I will stay trapped inside)
Reeking stench of fear (And regret) (Until the cells divide)
How can truth set us free when lies are all we have?
How can time heal us when our days are running out?
How can truth set us free when lies are all we have?
How can time heal us when our days are running out?
Personnel
Haken
- Ross Jennings - vocals
- Richard Henshall - guitars
- Charlie Griffiths - guitars
- Diego Tejeida - keyboards, sound design
- Conner Green - bass
- Raymond Hearne - drums
Additional Musicians
- Pete Jones - additional drum programming
Trivia
- The song's lyrics contain references to previous Haken songs "The Path", "Crystallised" and "Cockroach King".
- The song is the first appearance of Pete Jones on a Haken record since Enter the 5th Dimension.
- After the release of the song, the band held a contest giving away a signed Dovetail puzzle box to a lucky fan who signed up for the Haken newsletter.
- At 7:43, "Puzzle Box" is the longest Haken single, and was preceeded by the band's shortest single, "The Good Doctor"
Links
"Puzzle Box" lyrics [Click here]
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No escape, I navigate through my cave (Latent memories forming deep inside of me) Beneath the skin, they keep us in night and day (Dormant barren visceral senses now subdued) Parasite, leech upon the guilt from all my wrongs Lead me on the pathway to the core Paralyzed, staring through the shadows on the wall Unable to solve this puzzle box The journey's long, the shadows dance around The answer lies beyond the fourth wall My future days are etched into my skull Hanging ever by a tethered body, mind and soul Parasite, leech upon the guilt from all my wrongs Lead me on the pathway to the core Paralyzed, staring through the shadows on the wall Unable to solve this puzzle box Truth or deception? I lose all perception inside A fleeting sense of self-worth (Self-worth) Evaporates into nothingness A tepid grip on myself (Myself) Melts away to oblivion Shadows on the wall dance around (Parasites as thick as thieves) Reflections in the amber to be found A puppet on a string soon unwound The truth inside the cave soon to be unbound The path beyond the mountain led me here The answer crystallized in history But now the cracks of time begin to show We lift the veil on what the future holds The torture of entrapment ever grows (Paralyzed my golden wings) And now I'm waiting for the afterglow A beast inside of me awakening Alas the consequences of my sins Shadows on the wall dance around Reflections in the amber to be found A puppet on a string soon unwound The truth inside the cave soon to be unbound Bouncing off the walls Latent memories (Erupting) Pulling at the cord Earth beneath my feet (Is trembling) Lightning cracks the sky Wakening the beast (Inside me) Rawness in his eyes Reeking stench of fear (And regret) Bouncing off the walls (Cause and consequence) Latent memories (Erupting) (Show me reverence) Pulling at the cord (Fate or circumstance?) Earth beneath my feet (Is trembling) (I feel severance) Lightning cracks the sky (Lightning cracks the sky) Wakening the beast (Inside me) (Eyes intensify) Rawness in his eyes (I will stay trapped inside) Reeking stench of fear (And regret) (Until the cells divide) How can truth set us free when lies are all we have? How can time heal us when our days are running out? How can truth set us free when lies are all we have? How can time heal us when our days are running out? |
- Ross Jennings - vocals
- Richard Henshall - guitars
- Charlie Griffiths - guitars
- Diego Tejeida - keyboards, sound design
- Conner Green - bass
- Raymond Hearne - drums
- Pete Jones - additional drum programming
