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Solace
01:21
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I haven’t known a moment’s solace, since the day you left this world.
I haven’t known a moment’s peace, since you were ripped away from me.
Now I wander the earth alone, searching for you far and wide.
Now I know all hope is lost, no solace, no salvation.
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Frostbite
04:06
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I used to search for the missing pieces but now I know they will never be returned
I walk alone, this is the path I chose, I am a fortress of solitude
My skin is cold as isolation, the isolation that becomes me so well
Frostbite has taken its hold on me, freezing the blood inside my veins
From the freezing tundras to the midnight sun, all the things that I once feared I now embrace
The poison in my blood now takes effect and now I know I can never return
My skin is cold as isolation, the isolation that consumes my being
Frostbite has taken its hold on me, freezing the blood inside my veins
My skin is so fucking cold, frostbite has taken its hold
And now it’s too fucking late, freezing the blood in my veins
My skin is cold as isolation, the isolation that consumes my being
Frostbite has taken its hold on me, freezing the blood inside my veins
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All Out Warfare
03:55
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All Out Warfare
I wake up in a pool of sweat, drenched in the night’s regret
My head pounding my hands are shaking, what is this sinking feeling
I can’t see I can barely speak, feeling rotten to the core
Try to run but I can’t hide, try to escape from the constant beating.
My head pounding my hands are shaking, what is this sinking feeling
Waging a war with myself, taking no prisoners
Waging a war with myself, save me from this hell on earth
I wake up alone again, surrounded by the tell-tale signs
Another night, another body, used up and thrown away
Will I ever break the cycle or will I just destroy myself
Try to run but I can’t hide, try to escape from the constant beating.
My head pounding my hands are shaking, what is this sinking feeling
Waging a war with myself, taking no prisoners
Waging a war with myself, save me from this hell on earth
Will I break from the ritual or is the cycle doomed to repeat
Will I reach the final battle in the war against myself
Waging a war with myself, taking no prisoners
Waging a war with myself, save me from this hell on earth
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Never Forgive
03:55
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Black uniforms of terror and intimidation
Your blood will run cold when you hear their name
And you will know them by the trail of destruction that they leave in their wake, without a shred of remorse
You won’t see them coming but you will feel their wrath
You won’t know what hit you but you won’t forget
Any dissident voices, they will not tolerate
If you dare to speak out, they will make you disappear
Don’t let your guard down even for a moment, they lurk in the shadows ready to strike
You won’t see them coming but you will feel their wrath
You won’t know what hit you but you won’t forget
All the pain and the suffering you try to hide, how many lives must we sacrifice, what will it take for justice
Keep your mouth shut if you know what’s good for you
Keep your mouth shut or you’ll be next
You won’t see them coming but you will feel their wrath
You won’t know what hit you but you won’t forget
Another victim of the black uniform
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Dopesick
03:12
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Disorder of the mind distorts reality; I don’t know when one day ends and another starts
A vice like grip that holds me tightly around my throat, dragging me down to the depths of my psyche
I cannot go on living this way, but I can’t stop so please do not forsake me now
Sweet angel of relief; pour your blessings over me, give me a cure for the pain within my soul
Sweet angel of relief; promise me you’ll never leave, I can’t make it on my own
Without you I would die, even though you’re killing me, you are a cancer, the cancer that I love the most
Please take my hand and guide me, I need your arms around me, please God, I need you to stop the agony
I will not make it on my own, I need you so please do not hold out on me
Sweet angel of relief; pour your blessings over me, give me a cure for the pain within my soul
Sweet angel of relief; promise me you’ll never leave, I can’t make it on my own
Sweet angel of relief; will you ever set me free
Will you be satisfied when I’m face down in the gutter
Sweet angel of relief; pour your blessings over me, give me a cure for the pain within my soul
Sweet angel of relief; promise me you’ll never leave, I can’t make it on my own
Dope sick, strung out, left for dead, down and out
Dope sick, strung out, face down in the gutter
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Psychosis
03:22
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I feel the tension rising, the walls are closing in
Waves of despair are crashing over me
Paranoia spreading through me; this is a virus
Breaking me down, pulling me apart; this is a virus
The weight of my fear a stone around my neck
In constant torment from these visions of death
Paranoia spreading through me; this is a virus
Breaking me down, pulling me apart; this is a virus
The virus infiltrates, the virus takes control, the virus kills until there’s nothing left
I can’t hold on, control slips away like grains of sand running through my fingers
Paranoia spreading through me; this is a virus
Breaking me down, pulling me apart; this is a virus
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7. |
Mekong Delta Blues
04:34
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Train keeps on rolling on through the dead of night, I count the miles as they pass me by
Each brings me further into the unknow, my destination does not yet have a name
I will not forget you- this is the pledge I make to you
I will keep you in my heart- this is the pledge I make to you
I watch the sunrise from the deck of a longboat in the backwaters of the Mekong delta
Sunlight bathes my skin, euphoria begins, though I wish that I could stay my voyage must continue
I will not forget you- this is the pledge I make to you
I will keep you in my heart- this is the pledge I make to you
Even though I’m an ocean away tattoos are there to remind me
Though the journey is never ending I will carry you with me always
And this I swear to you; someday I will return
And this I swear, I will return to you
Train keeps on rolling on through the dead of night, I count the miles as they pass me by
I watch the sunrise from the deck of a longboat in the backwaters of the Mekong delta
I will not forget you- this is the pledge I make to you
I will keep you in my heart- this is the pledge I make to you
Wherever I lay my bones, I will keep you in my heart
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How many more times can hope be crushed by the weight of prejudice in this world
How many more times can we sit and watch as hatred triumphs
How many more times must we endure the intolerance we come to expect
How many more times can we turn our heads as those in need are denied
The wolf smiles and licks his lips, we bury our heads in the sand
The wolf smiles and licks his lips, we’ve played right into his hands
How many more lies must we endure, polluting the air that we breathe
Poisoning minds infected tongues spitting forth their venom
How many more lives must be destroyed, torn apart without a second thought
There will never be justice because fortune favours the deceitful
The wolf smiles and licks his lips, we bury our heads in the sand
The wolf smiles and licks his lips, we’ve played right into his hands
We are beaten, we are bruised, we are battered, we are broken
But I promise you; we will prevail
No more will innocent blood be shed in your name
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9. |
Four Walls
03:41
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Pacing back and forth like an animal in a cage, the rage inside can no longer be contained
Finally it boils over and I start lashing out, my sanity slips away from me
And only in my dreams do I feel at peace
And only in my dreams can I be released
And I tell myself that; “Four walls do not a prison make”
And I keep telling myself; Four walls will not defeat me
Confined by the shackles and chains that hold me down
Bearing the punishment for all my wrongs
I lie awake at night, my mind is racing, I picture the sky so blue, the sea shimmering
I picture her face, her smile, her kiss and I tell myself that; “Four walls do not a prison make”
And only in my dreams can I taste the sea breeze
And only in my dreams can I be set free
And I tell myself that; “Four walls do not a prison make”
And I keep telling myself; Four walls will not defeat me
Confined by the shackles and chains that hold me down
Bearing the punishment for all my wrongs
My body is confined, but my soul is free
My body is confined within these four walls
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10. |
Hail Mary
03:59
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You read the scriptures, you drink the wine, you pass your judgement, you close your mind
There is blood on your hands, it’s too late to repent now, the blessed fruit of the womb is rotten through
There is no saviour to wash away our sins
There is no saviour, hail Mary full of grace
Sacramental offerings will not absolve you, this body that I give, this blood that I pour out
Let he who is without sin cast the first stone, in this temple of fools rife with hypocrisy
There is no saviour to wash away our sins
There is no saviour, hail Mary full of grace
Ave Maria, gratia plena,
Dominus tecum.
Benedicta tu in mulieribus,
et benedictus fructus ventris tui, Iesus.
Sancta Maria, Mater Dei,
ora pro nobis peccatoribus, nunc,
et in hora mortis nostrae.
In nomine patris et filii spiritus sancti
Pray for us at the hour of our death
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"This record is hard as nails, and if you like riffs, you’ll like this. Add to that the fact that this band actually have something to say and the result is an album whose 35 minutes leave it's listeners fired up and ready to take on the world." Distorted Sound Magazine. ... more
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