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Awakening (Intro)
01:38
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2. |
Disposable Males
03:40
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You were born with a Y chromosome, mutilated at birth, mutilated at birth
Gender assigned as male can’t you see, it determined your worth, determined your worth
Other men taught me to keep emotions inside, don’t let them betray you, big boys don’t cry
They said be strong, heart made of stone, you have to stay hard until the day you die
They said
Come one day, you will see, what it is to be me
You’re a disposable male, the world wants you to fail, but remember you can never let go
You’re a disposable male, and life hangs on a rail, so be prepared for when you see the blood flow
The notice came in the mail at 18 and said you’re going to war, yes, going to war
No, wars are never fought by the rich man’s son and they fall on the poor, yes, they fall on the poor
Dropped in a desert, with a rifle at my waist, terrorizing the people of another land
The old vet said don’t show any mercy you must be brave and leave their brains in the sand
He said
Come one day, you will see, what it is to be me
You’re a disposable male, the world wants you to fail, but remember you can never let go
You’re a disposable male, and life hangs on a rail, so be prepared for when you see the blood flow
Don’t try to deny, it’s a matter of fate, ask and you’ll see it’s always been this way
There is no escape for the role that you take, just try to hold on and die another day
The factory accepts your toils for a wage, and it’s breaking your back, yeah breaking your back
A rich man’s son, in charge, half your age, won’t cut you no slack, won’t cut you no slack
Home at night, nursing aches and pains, ain’t living no life of ease and luxury
Sacrificing your health to support your family you take your young son up upon your knee
And you say
Come one day, you will see, what it is to be me
You’re a disposable male, the world wants you to fail, but remember you can never let go
You’re a disposable male, and life hangs on a rail, so be prepared for when you see the blood flow
You’re just another disposable male. No different than the rest, sad to say.
You’re just another disposable male. Put to the test, will you obey?
Disposable.
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3. |
Duplicitous
03:28
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You ever know a motherfucker, cold blood
Give him 30 pieces and your ass in the mud
It takes about a minute now, to realize
Ain't no honor behind lying eyes
Wants to be your boy, wants to be your ace
But suckers like him need to know their place
They treat you like the king, yeah, when you around
But turn your back they gonna steal that crown
Everything is kosher when you're playing the game
But they won't be there when situations change
'Cause the real them are there behind a social mask
So get wise quick it's time to kick some ass
Tossing them daggers aimed straight at your back
Spinning your head til your neck goes snap
So listen up good to the sermon today
Going nowhere, time to make them pay
People like you just make me sick
So jealous and hating, na na na na
People like you can't make me quit,
So step the fuck back and get off my jock
You're duplicitous, can't say it to my face
Like Stalin with his photographs you'll be erased
Yeah you're trying but you ain't winning
So bow the fuck down you two-faced asshole
You thought that you could write me off
I didn't matter, but you never seen me come off
And now it's a matter of time before we make it right
And show you just how a fucker like me rolls
Tried to hold me down and thought I couldn't do it
But Messiah is here and running through it
So it hurts inside when I told you so
With a dope ass sound while you eatin' that crow
Never think you'll get on this side of the line
And hold real still while I wax that behind
The real deal's here and he's doing it solo
And I keep rising so I'll never plateau
I know you think you'll be on this level someday
But you never listen to the words I say
Cause you can't put up or shut up or get up so shut the fuck up
And choke on those tears while you watch me blow the fuck up
You're duplicitous, can't say it to my face
Burning like an effigy you'll be defaced
Yeah you're trying but you ain't winning
So get the fuck out you treasonous bastard
You want a piece of me, go ahead
Wanna be on the marquee, go ahead
Wanna go up toe to toe, go ahead
You can calm this tornado, go ahead
Just heed the warning that I told you before and pucker those lips so you just can kiss my ass
Now it's time to come around, can't hold me down
Dancing a jig because you're a fucking clown
Thought that you could leave an artist dead and buried
But I rise from the grave because my style's so varied
You might cock the hammer and aim for the head
But unlike a zombie I'll never stay dead
I'ma flick you off my ballsack like a flea
And that's when you'll know you never dick with me
So, taste your defeat
You're trampled underneath
Weeping and gnashing of teeth
Now you know
You're duplicitous, can't say it to my face
And like a sinning preacher you'll be disgraced
Yeah you're trying but you ain't winning
So crawl on the fucking ground you cold backstabber
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4. |
Easin' It
04:14
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They told us, to forget our heroes because they were the oppressors
They told us, to burn the churches because they were antiquated
They told us, to trust in education as the way to our salvation
They told us, to mock authority because they created victims
And this is what they promised
Get yourself ready for a new world religion, blue skies and luxury is the future that we're giving
We know that memory is short, over time, that's why we're easin' it, easin' it
Get yourself ready for the days of happy living, milk and honey flows never-ending like a river
We control temporal thoughts, as we prime, that's why we're easin' it, easin' it
They told us, to lose our morals and just follow our obsessions
They told us, that life's only meaning is material possessions
They told us, parenthood was futile without state intervention
They told us, to love the wealthy and we'd follow their ascension
And this is what they promised
Get yourself ready for a new world religion, blue skies and luxury is the future that we're giving
We can turn a stronger force against itself, that's why we're easin' it, easin' it
Get yourself ready for the days of happy living, milk and honey flows never-ending like a river
We can subvert you in a bloodless coup, that's why we're easin' it, easin' it
They told us, to leave our family and embrace our divisions
They told us, that some were privileged and needed more derision
They told us, that we were equal and reject stratification
They told us, masculinity is answered with castration
And this is what they promised
Get yourself ready for a new world religion, blue skies and luxury is the future that we're giving
Your identity becomes defunct, just a stat, that's why we're easin' it, easin' it
Get yourself ready for the days of happy living, milk and honey flows never-ending like a river
As you slowly self-destruct while asleep, that's why we're easin' it, easin' it
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5. |
My Life
04:55
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As I smoke a victory cigarette and write in my journal, I know, that in the end I don't matter.
As you watch above, controlling all the proles, I just don't know if you're there at all
And all our toils go to the endless war, and we conform to you, or face a cold cell wall
You police our thoughts, and rule our hearts with fear, yet one mistake and you'll pay dear
Eyes abound, respect no privacy, crushing the notion of freedom right out of me
In this life, I have never known, simple pleasures that I could call my own
All I know is pain and strife, the gifts you gave to me my brother
Is this all our small lives could ever be?
No we shall rise and end this madness!
In my lifetime, in my lifetime, I've been taught that our freedom is slavery
In my lifetime, in my lifetime, been programmed by endless newspeak
In my lifetime, in my lifetime, I will win if I keep my humanity
But in this lifetime, in this lifetime, mind your step because they're always watching, always watching
Coffee with saccharine, a confessional note
Mesmerized with the three words that she wrote
She had a scarlet sash and short dark hair
And what she brought out in me, a true love affair
Her lust was as passionate as minutes of hate,
Current politics, and that man Goldstein's fate
We vowed to ignore party faithfulness
And in a shopkeep's room that I must confess
In this life, we have never known, simple pleasures that we could call our own
All we have is wantonness, the gift you gave to me my darling
Is this all our passion could ever be?
But I had to betray you in that clinical chamber
No we shall rise and end this madness!
In my lifetime, in my lifetime, I've been taught that our freedom is slavery
In my lifetime, in my lifetime, been programmed by endless newspeak
In my lifetime, in my lifetime, I will win if I keep my humanity
But in this lifetime, in this lifetime, mind your step because they're always watching, always watching
You are left hollow and then filled with the approved rhetoric
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6. |
Bound By Flesh
04:04
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Our young minds left fallow, and he knew that we needed a path for evolution
Shed this mortal coil and you’ll open the path for your soul to reach the higher level
Do you want to reach up to Heaven?
Do you want to take all your brethren?
Do you want the Kingdom of Heaven?
Are you ready for 97?
Say you want to reach up to Heaven
Say you want to take all your brethren
Say you want the Kingdom of Heaven
Say you’re ready for 97
White light in the sky coming to take you home
Are you ready for a journey into the unknown
All you gotta do is keep your faith in me
Because awaiting us now is just pure ecstasy
Imprisoned by earthly chains
Limited, primate brains
And you can’t escape the hell of this world while you continue to be shackled and bound by flesh
He said the end time was coming, war timpani drumming
So leave your possessions, forget your obsessions
I know of a power far from the stars
To take the righteous back with them real soon
So child it's time to leave your vehicle
Because on a March night they will show
So we abhor the flesh and the sins that come
With such burdens of existence
White light in the sky coming to take you home
Are you ready for a journey into the unknown
All you gotta do is keep your faith in me
Because awaiting us now is just pure ecstasy
Imprisoned by earthly chains
Limited, primate brains
And you can’t escape the hell of this world while you continue to be shackled and bound by flesh
Did, did you think that you, you could leave this way?
Did, did you think that you, you could escape this world?
Did, did you think that you, you could be taken away?
Did, did you think that they, would agree to this?
You know it's not that easy.
You haven't earned the next existence.
The material world won't let you go.
You can't escape yet.
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7. |
Delusion
03:45
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You can't control me so you want to portray how others see me
You live your life, spinning lies, albeit with no compunction
But you don't know, that there's a price, to pay for your dysfunction
Burn the bridge, yet building walls, from phantom provocation
A futile exercise, born inside, from ego condemnation
But I know you well, I know the game, teetering on the border
So don't fool yourself, because you can't hide, from buried mind disorder
The truth will come to light, despite the cries, of a soul unsound
So let me ask what you'll do - When it all breaks down
Your delusion, won't save you from this hell
Your delusion, despite the tales you tell
Your delusion, blind illusion
You think you can, convince them all, that I'm the devil walking
But tell the truth, I live my life, despite persistent stalking
You press the fight, assured you're right, a world of pure invention
But your attack, aimed at the back, of those without contention
So what I ask, remove the mask, and live your life at ease
Just take a rest, and let God bless, no cure for your disease
A rising tide, of hate inside, will only make you drown
Yet you plead, no help you need - Until it all breaks down
Your delusion, leads you to the fall
Your delusion, lost in darkened halls
Your delusion, blind confusion
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8. |
Pray For Vengeance
04:04
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Fenestrelle grips me behind cold walls
Where I still feel the fear from the commissaire’s call
A man condemned for reasons unknown
Shackled to steel, shackled to stone
I had no name, I did no crime
But soon found reason in two years time
They wanted my love, they wanted my wealth
They wanted my blood, I won’t destroy myself
Father Torri told that I should stay my sword
“Vengeance is mine, I will repay” said the Lord
Walking the path of revenge, be careful what you crave
Stay pure of intent or join them in the grave
7 years pass and I’m a free man
A hidden treasure fuels a bitter plan
I know I’ll plot until the last breath
To ruin who sent me to a living death
Much has changed since the years went by
The accusations of an English spy
My love lost courted by my best friend
And tiers of society I now ascend
Wiser men have said to turn the other cheek
But my path is set now so save it for the weak
Walking the path of revenge, be careful what you crave
Stay pure of intent or join them in the grave
You want vengeance, you’ll have vengeance!
The first one I murder, yes, in cold blood
Stuck like a pig and dragged through the mud
The second one’s daughter is the next I’m upon
She dies from shock married to a con
I stabbed her father, cries of denial
And poisoned the third from a witch’s vial
I torched their business on unholy ground
And framed their spawn to turn it all around
Yet the 4th one killed me before my plot was done
Didn’t heed the warning, trapped by the web I spun
Walking the path of revenge, be careful what you crave
Stay pure of intent or join them in the grave
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9. |
Witch
05:04
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I remember long ago, In days of youth
I became a man, when I found the truth
My mother said that I must pass the test
Put childish things away and leave the nest
And in the dark her looming shadow came
And placed my hand into a box of pain
She said I must endure, find a way to cope
Raging fire inside and needle at my throat
Yeah she's a witch
And she's nearly got a hold of me
Yeah she's a witch
Probing depths of insanity
Tearing at me, like a succubus, God help me
Find inner strength to repel this enemy
Yeah she's a witch
Her eyes burn inside of me
Yeah she's a witch
Testing every insecurity
But my will is strong and you're blind 'cause you can't see
I was born from a witch so you'll never take control of me
NOW
Silently through space, into a world of sand
In a foreign place where I'd make my stand
Awake from sleep from water I'd imbibed
Rising up to lead a chosen tribe
And as I grow and look upon the sky
I know what fate has brought yet no reason why
I feel the worms below, I hear my father's voice
And what she woke in me, left a path with no choice
Yeah she's a witch
And she's nearly got a hold of me
Yeah she's a witch
Probing depths of insanity
Tearing at me, like a succubus, God help me
Find inner strength to repel this enemy
Yeah she's a witch
Her eyes burn inside of me
Yeah she's a witch
Testing every insecurity
But my will is strong and you're blind 'cause you can't see
I was born from a witch so you'll never take control of me
I feel the sister's fear, weapon of sound
You can't control a power with no bounds
You had your doubts, I wasn't as you planned
But space and time are forces that I've spanned
And as I ride the beasts of your demise
I see the soldiers fall upon our battle cries
There's no escape, you know the time has come
On a new crusade, unite them all as one
When kings fall, the righteous, must make haste,
To fill the, void left wide, by abdication,
Lest mistakes repeat again, again, again
Burn witch, burn.
Twisting and turning the fire is burning.
Burn witch.
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10. |
The Fall
04:34
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When Armageddon comes what will you do?
Face it all head on or hide in the shadows?
When there's nowhere to run where will you go?
Will you fight the demons and vanquish them to Hell?
When others lose their head will you keep your virtue?
Even when they point and speak your name as a sin?
No, you must stand, stand tall as a man
Pick yourself up and know you're not alone, now
And when the angels call reach out, reach out
And touch the hand of God, submit, and you will feel his power
And when the darkness falls, cry out, cry out
Unleash the light within, rejoice, and see the evil cower
Will you trust yourself when all will doubt you?
Will you listen to within and ignore the disbelievers?
Will you have your dreams and be their master?
Or wallow in the diffidence brought by the fools?
Can you walk among the stars and yet be grounded?
Or drown in your own pride and lose the common touch?
No, you will stand, stand tall as a man
Pick yourself up because you're not alone, now
And when the angels call reach out, reach out
And touch the hand of God, submit, and you will feel his power
And when the darkness falls, cry out, cry out
Unleash the light within, rejoice, and see the evil cower
No matter who you are, no matter how strong
No matter where you are, we all fall down
It doesn't matter how or why, just remember
Never let them keep you there and pick up the pieces!
And when the angels call reach out, reach out
And touch the hand of God, submit, and you will feel his power
And when the darkness falls, cry out, cry out
Unleash the light within, rejoice, and see the evil cower
And when the angels call reach out, reach out
And touch the hand of God, submit, and you will feel his power
And when the darkness falls, cry out, cry out
Unleash the light within, rejoice, and see the evil cower
This Earth is yours.
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11. |
You're Not Free (Outro)
02:44
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Enemies at the gates and eyes in space
Erase your life and leave no trace
So lower your voice and don't make a sound
Or answer to a king, never crowned
Shadows control and puppets they dance
LCDs put you in a trance
There is no justice in the land of the free
When you've got power and currency
Poisoned minds and bitter tastes
From crops dusted with a toxic waste
So hear these words, accept this plea
No matter what they told... You're not free!
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