Album: Vision Quest
By – Masked Matrix
Release Date: 7/17/26

1. The Rockhound
2.The Train Hoppers
3. Global Diet Plan
4. Desert Wanderer
5. Slab City Blues
6. Animal Nature
7. Miss The Bliss
8. The Invisible Fight Alone
9. Deadfall Trap
10. Cycle of Dukkha
11. Missed Time
12. Dirty Secrets
13. I’ve Fought Through Worse
14. Waiting for My Lotus Flower

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1. The Rockhound

[Verse]
Dust on my boots stones in my pack
Chasing the shimmer ain’t no turning back
The dirt and the sweat carve lines in my face
Every mile I walk another treasure to chase

[Chorus]
I’m the rockhound digging deep in the ground
No map no guide where the lost is found
Through the wilderness over mountains I’ll roam
I’ll find my fortune never call it home

[Verse 2]
Sun beating down on a dry riverbed
Voices of the earth calling deep in my head
Hands cut and bleeding from the jagged stone
But the gleam of the gem keeps me moving alone

[Chorus]
I’m the rockhound digging deep in the ground
No map no guide where the lost is found
Through the wilderness over mountains I’ll roam
I’ll find my fortune never call it home

[Bridge]
Nightfall wraps me in a cold black shroud
The wind whispers secrets loud and proud
Stars in the sky they’re my only guide
The treasure’s my master my soul’s denied

[Chorus]
I’m the rockhound digging deep in the ground
No map no guide where the lost is found
Through the wilderness over mountains I’ll roam
I’ll find my fortune never call it home

2.The Train Hoppers

[Verse]
We ride the rails through the dead of night,
Under a sky with no stars in sight.
Dust on our boots, coal in our veins,
Chasing freedom through the clatter of trains.

[Chorus]
We’re the train hoppers, ghosts on the steel,
Living by luck, by grit, and by deal.
Outlaws in shadows, no roots, no chains,
The misfits of life, bound to the trains.

[Verse]
Stealing smokes in a one-light town,
Slick with the grift when the sun goes down.
A flask in the pocket, a knife in the boot,
No home to go to, just the whistle’s pursuit.

[Chorus]
We’re the train hoppers, ghosts on the steel,
Living by luck, by grit, and by deal.
Outlaws in shadows, no roots, no chains,
The misfits of life, bound to the trains.

[Bridge]
From the rusted yards to the mountain pass,
We leave no footprints, just whispers in grass.
Every town’s a gamble, every hand’s a play,
No regrets to our name, just the tracks that we lay.

[Verse]
Cops at our backs, the law at our heels,
But the roar of the engine is all that feels real.
We’re society’s castoffs, the ones who don’t fit,
But we’ve got the rails, and that’s all that we’ll get.

3. Global Diet Plan

[Verse]
Woke up this morning with a bitter taste
Saw the shelves
Man
What a waste
Plastic dreams in a shiny pack
Feeding the world but the soul it lacks

[Chorus]
We need a global diet plan
Food for the soul and every man
Throw out the fake
Bring in the real
Let’s make a change
Let’s break the seal

[Verse 2]
The earth is crying
It’s losing ground
While greed keeps spinning the merry-go-round
Fields of poison
Oceans of shame
We’re feeding our bodies but playing a game

[Chorus]
We need a global diet plan
Food for the soul and every man
Throw out the fake
Bring in the real
Let’s make a change
Let’s break the seal

[Bridge]
So plant the seeds and till the dirt
Grow something clean to heal the hurt
Together we rise
A brand-new feast
Feeding the world from west to east

[Chorus]
We need a global diet plan
Food for the soul and every man
Throw out the fake
Bring in the real
Let’s make a change
Let’s break the seal

4. Desert Wanderer

[Verse]
Dust in my lungs sun burns my skin
Left the city behind where the noise wouldn’t thin
Worn boots on cracked earth where nothing grows
A man finds himself where the wild wind blows

[Chorus]
I’m a desert wanderer carving my name in the sand
Lost my way to find my truth in this barren land
No echoes of heartbreak no chains to bind
In the emptiness I’ve left the world behind

[Verse 2]
Coyotes howl under the moon’s faint glow
A bottle of water and miles to go
Cactus needles and stars for company
I’m learning who I am out here where I’m free

[Chorus]
I’m a desert wanderer carving my name in the sand
Lost my way to find my truth in this barren land
No echoes of heartbreak no chains to bind
In the emptiness I’ve left the world behind

[Bridge]
The wind tells secrets the rocks hold time
The sun strips away every lie of mine
Every grain of sand has a story to tell
Out here I’ve found heaven in this earthly hell

[Chorus]
I’m a desert wanderer carving my name in the sand
Lost my way to find my truth in this barren land
No echoes of heartbreak no chains to bind
In the emptiness I’ve left the world behind

5. Slab City Blues

[Verse]
Dust devils dance on the broken clay
No shade to find just the sun’s cruel ray
The ground is cracked like an old man’s grin
Slab City’s blues seep through my skin

[Verse 2]
Ain’t no water just a mirage in the heat
A growling stomach no food to eat
The weed’s all gone the smoke’s run dry
Even the vultures won’t bat an eye

[Chorus]
Slab City blues in the desert’s hand
This boiling wasteland’s a godless land
No rain no mercy the sun don’t choose
We all crumble under Slab City blues

[Verse 3]
The tin roof’s screaming in the midday glare
Air so thick it chokes the air
The radio’s dead no music to play
Just the sound of the heat and the dreams that decay

[Bridge]
I look to the sky for a sign of grace
But the heavens laugh in this forsaken place
The cactus wilts the lizards crawl
Slab City’s blues they consume us all

[Chorus]
Slab City blues in the desert’s hand
This boiling wasteland’s a godless land
No rain no mercy the sun don’t choose
We all crumble under Slab City blues

6. Animal Nature

[Verse]
Beneath the suit a beast does hide
Behind the smile the wild collides
Push a man too far and you’ll see
The animal nature ain’t ever free

[Chorus]
We claw we bite we bare our teeth
When the weight of the world drags us beneath
Caged too long the chains won’t hold
The animal nature
Fierce and bold

[Verse 2]
A snarl erupts where words once lay
A primal roar that won’t obey
Civilized masks crack and fall
The animal nature answers the call

[Chorus]
We claw we bite we bare our teeth
When the weight of the world drags us beneath
Caged too long the chains won’t hold
The animal nature
Fierce and bold

[Bridge]
The jungle’s closer than you’d think
When reason teeters on the brink
The fire inside it burns untamed
The animal nature can’t be blamed

[Chorus]
We claw we bite we bare our teeth
When the weight of the world drags us beneath
Caged too long the chains won’t hold
The animal nature
Fierce and bold

7. Miss The Bliss

[Verse]
I miss the days when the whiskey burned sweet
When the floorboards creaked under our bare feet
We danced like fools in a dim-lit haze
But that fire’s gone it don’t light my days

[Chorus]
I miss the bliss but I don’t miss the chain
The nights were gold but the mornings were pain
Your laughter was honey your touch was a knife
I miss the good times but I don’t miss the strife

[Verse 2]
We had a spark that could light up the dark
But it burned down fast left an ash-filled park
The love was a fever that I couldn’t shake
Now I’m sober from you for my own sake

[Chorus]
I miss the bliss but I don’t miss the war
The highs were the skies but the lows hit the floor
Your kiss was a thunder your words were a fight
I miss the good times but I don’t miss the night

[Bridge]
I see your shadow in the neon glow
Hear your laugh in the songs on the radio
But I ain’t a fool no I won’t turn back
The road’s ahead and it’s painted black

[Chorus]
I miss the bliss but I don’t miss the chain
The nights were gold but the mornings were pain
Your laughter was honey your touch was a knife
I miss the good times but I don’t miss the strife

8. The Invisible Fight Alone

[Verse]
The night’s a brawler with fists like stone
I swing in shadows I’m on my own
Bruised knuckles bleeding but no one sees
Life’s a ring of fire no referee

[Chorus]
I’m in the invisible fight alone
Taking the punches down to the bone
No crowd to cheer no bell to save
Just me and the storm and the strength I crave

[Verse 2]
The mirror’s cracked but it knows my face
Each scar a story I can’t erase
The ground keeps shaking but I won’t kneel
My heart’s a fortress made of steel

[Chorus]
I’m in the invisible fight alone
Taking the punches down to the bone
No crowd to cheer no bell to save
Just me and the storm and the strength I crave

[Bridge]
I hear the echoes of battles past
A ghostly choir that screams and laughs
But I’ll keep swinging till the final round
This soul’s a warrior it won’t back down

[Chorus]
I’m in the invisible fight alone
Taking the punches down to the bone
No crowd to cheer no bell to save
Just me and the storm and the strength I crave

9. Deadfall Trap

[Verse]
Steel jaws snap, the system don’t nap,
Heavy stone hanging, shadows overlap.
Bait glistens bright, promises in disguise,
A deadfall trap, where hope goes to die.

[Verse 2]
Chains in the dirt, rust creeps slow,
A rigged game played, but you already know.
Dice roll crooked, the dealer’s smirkin’,
A trap so tight, it leaves your soul hurtin’.

[Chorus]
Deadfall trap, we all caught in the snare,
Climbing up, but the ground ain’t there.
Every step forward, two steps back,
Society’s a deadfall, we stuck in the crack.

[Verse 3]
Promises sold, shiny like gold,
But the weight of the world leaves you cold.
Strings pulled tight, puppet on a line,
Deadfall trap, we running out of time.

[Bridge]
Hear the snap, feel the weight drop,
A rigged machine, it don’t ever stop.
Claw marks on walls, we all try to climb,
But the deadfall trap, it swallows in time.

[Chorus]
Deadfall trap, we all caught in the snare,
Climbing up, but the ground ain’t there.
Every step forward, two steps back,
Society’s a deadfall, we stuck in the crack.

10. Cycle of Dukkha

[Verse]
The wheel spins round but it ain’t no thrill
The ache in my bones makes time stand still
Every thought’s a stone in a heavy chain
Dragging me deeper in this endless pain

[Chorus]
Oh the cycle of dukkha it won’t let go
Round and round where the shadows grow
I scream to the heavens but the silence stays
Caught in the madness of these endless days

[Verse 2]
The mirror shows a man I don’t wanna know
Eyes like a storm where no sunlight flows
The weight of my mind’s a fire that burns
No matter the lesson I never learn

[Chorus]
Oh the cycle of dukkha it won’t let go
Round and round where the shadows grow
I scream to the heavens but the silence stays
Caught in the madness of these endless days

[Bridge]
Each breath feels stolen from the depths of hell
Every heartbeat’s a hammer on a cracked shell
The whispers of hope they just fade away
Left to wrestle my demons another day

[Chorus]
Oh the cycle of dukkha it won’t let go
Round and round where the shadows grow
I scream to the heavens but the silence stays
Caught in the madness of these endless days

11. Missed Time

[Verse]
I wore my hands down to the bone
Built a castle made of stone
But the walls are cold the halls are bare
My life was sold to thin
Dry air

[Verse 2]
The clock hands moved I stayed the same
Chasing gold like a moth to flame
Missed the laughter missed the rain
Now all I’ve got is a pocket of pain

[Chorus]
Missed time I let it slip
Through my fingers like a brittle grip
Chased the shine and lost the spark
Now I’m left alone in the dark

[Verse 3]
I traded dreams for a bigger chair
Never noticed the empty stare
Of my reflection staring back
A hollow shell on a beaten track

[Bridge]
The sun set slow on my old ways
A lonely man counting wasted days
No love no joy just a heavy crown
I climbed so high but I’m falling down

[Chorus]
Missed time I let it slip
Through my fingers like a brittle grip
Chased the shine and lost the spark
Now I’m left alone in the dark

12. Dirty Secrets

[Verse]
I see the skyline breaking the dawn
Built on backs of dreams I’ve torn
My empire stands on shaky ground
Dirty secrets screaming loud

[Verse 2]
I see their faces in my sleep
The ones who worked
The ones who weep
Their cries are shadows in my chest
I built my fortune stole their rest

[Chorus]
Oh these dirty secrets they’re eating me whole
Clawing at the edges of my blackened soul
Every dollar’s dripping with a price I can’t pay
Dirty secrets haunt me every day

[Verse 3]
The boardroom shines with cold deceit
Where profit’s king and hearts don’t beat
My name’s a curse whispered in the wind
A monument to all my sins

[Bridge]
I signed the papers turned my head
Now their voices rise like the undead
They’re in the silence they’re in the crowd
These dirty secrets they’re screaming loud

[Chorus]
Oh these dirty secrets they’re eating me whole
Clawing at the edges of my blackened soul
Every dollar’s dripping with a price I can’t pay
Dirty secrets haunt me every day

13. I’ve Fought Through Worse

[Verse]
Your tears are diamonds on the floor
While I’ve been scraping through the core
Your pain’s a shadow soft and sweet
Mine’s a hammer on concrete

[Verse 2]
You cry ‘bout time you’ll never get
I count coins just to pay my debt
Your gilded cage feels like a curse
But trust me man I’ve fought through worse

[Chorus]
I’ve seen the bottom kissed the dirt
Held my soul while it screamed and hurt
You think you’re drowning but you’re immersed
Trust me man I’ve fought through worse

[Verse 3]
You’ve got champagne tears and velvet woes
I’ve got scars only hunger knows
Your palace walls can’t hold your pride
But I’ve got battles I can’t hide

[Bridge]
Your fragile crown is cracking now
I’ve worn the weight and took the bow
Your brittle glass it’s bound to burst
But trust me man I’ve fought through worse

[Chorus]
I’ve seen the bottom kissed the dirt
Held my soul while it screamed and hurt
You think you’re drowning but you’re immersed
Trust me man I’ve fought through worse

14. Waiting for My Lotus Flower

[Verse]
The rain fell heavy on my broken heart
She walked away and tore my world apart
I lit a match just to watch it burn
Lessons learned with every turn

[Verse 2]
She was the fire that scorched my ground
A fleeting spark that ain’t stick around
But in the ashes I found my way
Waiting for a bloom that’ll stay

[Chorus]
I’m waiting for my lotus flower
To rise from the mud in the darkest hour
Patience is my shield
Time’s my friend
I’ll wait for love that won’t pretend

[Verse 3]
I walked the road where shadows grow
Chasing a love I didn’t know
But every thorn that pricked my skin
Built the man I am within

[Bridge]
The moonlight whispers
The stars confess
Even the deepest wounds hurt less
I’ll stand my ground through storm and flame
Till the right one calls my name

[Chorus]
I’m waiting for my lotus flower
To rise from the mud in the darkest hour
Patience is my shield
Time’s my friend
I’ll wait for love that won’t pretend

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