1. |
Overcorrection
05:08
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They belong here
wallowing in filth
gorging on thy savior's flesh
They are on to you
worshipping the sky
while cursing the ground
They are on to you
knowing where you've been
where you're going next
They are on to you
knowing what you want
before you know yourself
Another copy
ill-suited for survival
following directions
to be yourself
in the image of someone else
They belong where they stand
digging the hole
they find themselves in
They belong
with their hands out
grasping at the sand
They belong where they lie
can't make do
without a little more
They belong how they are
waiting for the problems
to fix themselves
A taste was all it took
now you're hooked
A glimpse was all you saw
it blinded you
Just one sniff of divinity
now you know it all
one voice above all others...
But it's all
just the same old thing
told in a different way
False prophets fisting their bottom line
A taste was all it took
now you're hooked
A glimpse was all you saw
and it blinded you
Just one sniff of divinity
now you know it all
One voice above all others
echoes in your head.
Hands of green
to wash the colors away
and now you are all just the same
A slave to your own self-image
you are no longer a person
you are branded cattle
And the ink isn't coming off
you bought the glory
the price will never be paid
you bought the story
Your hands still grasp at sand
and the ink isn't coming off
you bought the glory
The price will never be paid
you bought the story
You are branded cattle
and the ink isn't coming off
It's time for worship
and your knees
can't leave the ground
There's more to take
than you could ever give
The begging never stops
perpetuate the lies
a little longer
the error will correct itself...
They are on to you
the hole won't fill itself
They are above you
watching as you drift away
They're now inside of you
feasting away
The light was blinding
and you couldn't look away
Your senses betray you
you let them take everything
One taste was all it took
now you're hooked
A glimpse was all you saw
and it blinded you.
Just one sniff of divinity
now you know it all.
One voice above all others
echoes in your head
It echoes in your head
an echo in your head.
put all your faith
in the echo in your head
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2. |
New Age of Morality
05:26
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This is never-ending
a struggle for mind-control
don't listen to yourself
just do what you are sold
It's now so user-friendly
plug-and-play prayers at your shrine
your mind is now overwritten
by the new grand design
This is never-ending
a struggle for mind-control
don't listen to yourself
just do what you are sold
It's now so user-friendly
plug-and-play prayers at your shrine
your mind is now overwritten
by the new grand design
Forsake your kind
for gold and silver
casting all your curses
waiting for some miracle
cure your hapless heart
following every lie
faith in nothing
nothing reciprocal
waiting for some miracle
cure your hapless heart
following every lie
Enter the new age of morality
the standards have changed
the monuments toppled
we now know what is right
and everything before is wrong (X2)
This is never-ending
struggle for mind-control
taught to never listen to yourself
just do what you are sold
Enter the new age of morality
the standards have changed
the monuments toppled
we now know what is right
and everything before is wrong
Enter the new age of morality
the standards have finally changed
because we now know what is right
we decide what is right
You bought your way into
the pearly gated community
you bought your way into
the pearly gated community
Blame everyone
blame everything
you are never at fault
for your malady
Blame everyone
blame everything
you can never be wrong
you can never be wrong
we decide what is right
Blame everyone
blame everything
you are never at fault
for your malady
You never had a chance
never had a choice
in this new age of morality
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3. |
Prayers to the Wind
06:07
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The herd is spreading thin
all lines converge
feet move autonomously
following the trail
off course
You manifest destiny
while being led astray
mimetic posturing
only do what's expected of you
Fitting the form
file into line
feet move autonomously
following the trail
off course
You manifest
destiny
while being led astray
mimetic posturing
Stepping over landmines
that should have been cleared
blameless atrocities
they make us what you want
You are feeding on the innocent
there's no one left to eat
the blameless atrocities
you try to blame me
Your freedom
is just an illusion
the dwindling currency
that drives the divide
constant engagement
selling the distraction
your dreams
paid and bought for
your dreams are just prayers to the wind
Stepping over landmines
that should've been cleared
blameless atrocities
you justify them all
You are feeding on the innocent
there's no one left to eat
the blameless atrocities
you try to blame me
The wall
might as well be
the end of the world
The walls
you build around us
might as well be
the end of the world
We can't knock them down
no matter how hard we try
all we can hear
are your lies
through the cracks in the wall
All we can hear
are your lies
coming through the cracks
in the wall
You gave us this
you said it's freedom
your freedom
is living in a cage
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4. |
Hollow Actions
03:50
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Taking miles
from every inch you've been given
but you know you would take it all
Taking miles
from every inch you've been given
but you know you would take it all
You never say
what needs to be said
just dance around the issue
I will say
what needs to be said
you dance around the issue
You will take it all
you will take
everything
I will say
what you won't say
I won't take it all
though I've been trying
I won't
take it all
You never say
what needs to be said
you dance around the issue
again
I will say
what needs to be said
I will be the martyr
prophesized
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5. |
Phantom Cross
04:32
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Nightmares are a reprieve
from the crushing reality
giving in to the pressure
no diamonds are made from this
just an emptiness
that can't be filled
just a longing
for anything else
That fire
burning in the distance
calls to me, it's flame
The phantom cross I bear
will never relinquish me
One perfect moment
to eclipse them all
and I must carry on
with only the memory
The phantom cross I bear
now burning in front of me
engulfing everything
the fire rages eternally
Dying for my sins
the pain is wasted on me
only from within
can I feel anything
The phantom cross I bear
cursed me for ever being
only from within
will I feel anything
The answers are so clear
but I'll never know the questions
the only thing I ask is
why?
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6. |
Nipple Tape
06:30
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Stitch up the skin
your soul left a hole
Stitch up the skin
you chose to ignore
And who even cares
where it goes
as long
as the money flows
In the market
where skins are
selling skins
your value becomes
null and void
In the market
where the skins
are selling skins
and you can't
give yourself away
it's all too late
Your brittle bones
you know they're about to break
Your worth is dictated through
the weight of your wallet
and how much you add to mine
You used to get by
on a wink and a smile
but now the hole is too deep
and the only one it's swallowing is you
Bills they won't pay themselves
your attention span
will take care of that
Bodies on top of bodies
on top of bodies
bargaining for a seat at the table
you are feasting on scraps
fit for a queen
I see your bowl is full of shit
there's nothing left for anyone
bodies on top of bodies
bargaining for a little bit more
there's not enough to go around
It all comes too late
your brittle bones
too weak to carry your ego
Stitch up the skin
your soul left a hole
and you choose to ignore
who cares where it goes
who cares where your soul goes
As long as the money flows
as long as the money flows
as long as the money flows
as long as the money flows
as long as the money flows
who cares
who cares where my soul goes
you told me long ago
who cares when the money flows
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7. |
Mastigophore
03:00
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I woke up and questioned why
the night takes my life every time
giving all to what's been calling
the dawn arrives to take even more
The reflection of you is worn on me
biding time for an early grave
No action is without consequence
No life is born innocent
We are the sins of the father
we are the scourge of the mother
We are the wound bleeding dry
forever gaping wastes of humankind
Bonded by our fading mortality
pointing fingers at our suspect morality
the cycle repeats itself
time after time
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8. |
White Noise Reality
08:29
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The echoing white noise within
is just the shrieking of your soul
combusting from overstimulation
(the constant regurgitation)
What do you really need
besides what you already have
what could you ever want
besides more than the rest
The voices are overlapping
screaming in disjointed unison
all the echoes from every source
stirring to its boiling point
wavering virtues vindicated
by closing your eyes to the darkness
envision your dream existence
a cold white noise reality
What do you really need
besides what you already have
if you ask anyone else
they'll know exactly what you need
whatever you are afraid of
and how to prevent it
and you need it no matter the cost
and if you aren't afraid yet
be sure they are working
on the formula to fix just that
Here we are
a nail in each palm
on display
in front of each other
They gave us all no
choice but to comply
freedom by force
or annihilation
Here we are
a nail in each palm
wondering why
we can't just get down
What becomes of us
for standing our ground
just an unmarked grave
forgotten by time
Product placement
unconscious state
normal to accept
resistance is the enemy
pushing drugs to sedate
call it the cure
you are powerful
in capsule form.
What's lacking
is what you're needing
inferior quality of life
your burdens can be lifted
for a lifetime fee of eternity.
Giving away what makes you pure
giving away what makes you whole
they don't care how it makes you feel
they just want your servitude.
Selling you an ancient sob story
trying to blame you for the crucifixion
Golden gates cannot contain
the power you have within
The power you have within!
Here we are,
a nail in each palm
on display
in front of each other
They gave us all no
choice but to comply
freedom by force
or annihilation
Here we are
a nail in each palm
wondering why
we can't just get down.
What becomes of us
for standing our ground
just an unmarked grave
forgotten by time
It is you they want up on that cross
it is you whose soul must be bought
It is you that perpetuates their lies
It is you that dies for their crimes
How can you fall into the same traps
every single time you open your eyes
how can you fail at this simple task
time after time after time after time
It is you that must be saved
It is you that must be brave
Death is a fear you must overcome
Death is just you in a different form
We're waiting for salvation
we're waiting for a reason to carry on
please lead them to a better tomorrow
Here we are
a nail in each palm
on display
in front of each other
They gave us all
no choice but to comply
freedom by force
or annihilation
Here we are
a nail in each palm
Here we are
a nail in each palm
on display
in front of each other
They gave us all
no choice but to comply
freedom by force
or annihilation
Here we are
a nail in each palm
wondering why
we can't just get down.
What becomes of us
for standing our ground
just an unmarked grave
forgotten by time
What can you do
besides what you have done
failing at every chance
but still we must keep hope
Here we are
a nail in each palm
they can kill our bodies
but our soul will rise
Here we are
a nail in each palm
they can kill our bodies
but our soul will rise
Here we are
a nail in each palm
they will kill our bodies
but our soul must rise!
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FLESHPHASE Georgia
Independent Metal Music from Georgia USA
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