Invasion
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"Invasion" is a song by British progressive metal band Haken. It was the third single and the second track from the band's sixth album, Virus.
The single artwork was designed by Blacklake and is a reference to the video game Space Invaders. Basis
NOTE: It's recommended that you know the basis of the album before you read this.-Haken Trivia
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Lyrics
"Invasion" lyrics [Click here]
One, one less, one less life
One less life for us to live
Holding, holding on
Holding onto something real
If these, if these walls
If these walls could talk to me
What if all these eyes only saw what they believed?
Two heavy, two heavy hearts
Heavy hearts refuse to beat
When my, when my words
When my words fall on deaf ears
If your, if your soul
If your soul could cry for me
What if all we give is all we ever get to keep?
When we left behind the friends we made along the way
Why is it we never learn from all the mistakes we ever made?
One, one last
One last chance
One last chance to disappear
Calling, calling out
Calling out for someone real
If this, if this God
If this God could pray to me
What if where we're lost is where we are meant to be?
Too, too much
Much too young
Much too young and gone too soon
Letting, letting go
Latching onto something new
If this, if this breath
If this breath's the last I breathe
What if all of my sins are still addicted to me?
When?
When did we give up the ghost as a trade for a heart that begins to break?
Why is it we're never learning
From all the mistakes we ever made?
How is there one unconditional love
When you've taken my will to breathe?
Losing our sense of direction has led us to where we all need to be
One, one less
One less life
One less life for us to live
One last, one last chance
One last chance to disappear
One less, one less life
One less life for us to live
One last, one last chance
One last chance to end this
When?
When did we give up believing in beautiful minds that begin to fail?
How is there always a different path waiting for every road we stray?
When did we give up the ghost as a trade for a heart that begins to break?
Why is it we're never learning from all the mistakes we ever made?
When?
When did we give up believing in beautiful minds that begin to fail?
How is there always a different path waiting for every road we stray?
When did we give up the ghost as a trade for a heart that begins to break?
Why is it we're never learning from all the mistakes we ever made?
Personnel
Haken
- Ross Jennings - vocals
- Richard Henshall - guitars
- Charlie Griffiths - guitars
- Diego Tejeida - keyboards
- Conner Green - bass
- Raymond Hearne - drums
Production and Design
- Crystal Spotlight - music video
Quotes from the Band
"We thought that the discussion of a 'Virus of the mind" tied in well to the psychological themes touched upon in the sister record Vector and lent itself to the character development of Virus's manic protagonist."
"Invasion" lyrics [Click here]
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One, one less, one less life One less life for us to live Holding, holding on Holding onto something real If these, if these walls If these walls could talk to me What if all these eyes only saw what they believed? Two heavy, two heavy hearts Heavy hearts refuse to beat When my, when my words When my words fall on deaf ears If your, if your soul If your soul could cry for me What if all we give is all we ever get to keep? When we left behind the friends we made along the way Why is it we never learn from all the mistakes we ever made? One, one last One last chance One last chance to disappear Calling, calling out Calling out for someone real If this, if this God If this God could pray to me What if where we're lost is where we are meant to be? Too, too much Much too young Much too young and gone too soon Letting, letting go Latching onto something new If this, if this breath If this breath's the last I breathe What if all of my sins are still addicted to me? When? When did we give up the ghost as a trade for a heart that begins to break? Why is it we're never learning From all the mistakes we ever made? How is there one unconditional love When you've taken my will to breathe? Losing our sense of direction has led us to where we all need to be One, one less One less life One less life for us to live One last, one last chance One last chance to disappear One less, one less life One less life for us to live One last, one last chance One last chance to end this When? When did we give up believing in beautiful minds that begin to fail? How is there always a different path waiting for every road we stray? When did we give up the ghost as a trade for a heart that begins to break? Why is it we're never learning from all the mistakes we ever made? When? When did we give up believing in beautiful minds that begin to fail? How is there always a different path waiting for every road we stray? When did we give up the ghost as a trade for a heart that begins to break? Why is it we're never learning from all the mistakes we ever made? |
- Ross Jennings - vocals
- Richard Henshall - guitars
- Charlie Griffiths - guitars
- Diego Tejeida - keyboards
- Conner Green - bass
- Raymond Hearne - drums
- Crystal Spotlight - music video
