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Goddess Annihilation
02:17
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the ancient glaciers crumble
the oceans surge
the great forests burn
towers spew black filth
cattle to slaughter
shit contaminated soil
the destitute starve
mass extinction event
who stands at the doors
as mother is annihilated
the ancient glaciers crumble
the oceans surge
the great forests burn
progress marches forward
trampling all in its path
the kings sleep in towers
on coins forged with blood
orchestrators of catastrophe
we reap the harvest they've sown
desecrating the elements
the goddess obliterated
her gifts violated
mass devastation
hunger and starvation
water depleted
annihilation of the goddess
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Blistered Obstructions
02:30
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a scene of shadowy vistas
dim light bending across
vast space
visions stillborn
for we dream of blistered obstructions
for our dreams are slick and blue
we stand upon a precipice
so towering and obscene
we could not fathom
how deep our spirit plunged
for we dreamed
what we wouldn't do to still
our blasted hearts so pure
our collective shame cast away
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Our Heresies
03:47
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once we walked in the sun
now we dwell beneath the stars
in the shadows of fen and grove
for centuries we've lied in wait
meeting in circles bound in ashes and blood
rituals in candlelight
this sacrifice made to murdered gods
our heresies
torn from our breaths
sacrilegious invocations made unto her
our heresies
torn from our breaths
worship your empty idols
when the north star glows supernova
when the night burns in putrid heat
our will shall be done
your god torn limb from limb
at the feet of ancient gods once dead
the holy trinity cast asunder
for our will is done
once we walked in the sun
now we dwell beneath the stars
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4. |
Dilapidated Curios
01:41
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5. |
Too Late
04:49
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Too Late
I've said it countless times before
But that's never helped at all
Now popularized
The thing I've always known was right
My whole life
And you want something from me now
I shake my head
And then turn away
You're all too late
You're all too late
The damage is done
Accept your fate
We're all too late
We're all too late
To fucking blind
To not have seen it before
What can I give?
You've already decided what you want
And that's what you get
Just give it time
We all will die
It's so boring to wait
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mass consumption, fatal deception
demagogues in a suit and tie force feeding us shit
intravenous ideology, appeals to baser instincts
false empty promises of a better tomorrow
strengthened by the vicious drip of supremacist dreams
insidious proclamations for unjust distribution
sit down get ready for your daily fix
eyes glued to the oppressors’ feeds
so what, they don't give a fuck
exploited voiceless masses labor for their masters
incarceration complex maintains slavery
starvation level wages for the rest living in shit
ghoulish decrepit institutions stand behind law and order
military interventionism when the barricades go up
appropriated consciousness
tear out my eyes
rupture my ear drums
i’d rather be blind
than fall for their lies
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7. |
Shameful Kings
04:32
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trudging through the snow
stained black with mud
only forward, never looking back
we are set to purpose
through clenched teeth and wound fists
hardship
drudgery
we march
slaves no more
we are lords
we will take what’s ours
bent backs and blistered feet
calloused hands our testament
our resolution will not break
for our hearts are ablaze with indignation
for generations we toil
as they leisurely enjoy
the fruits of our labor
gluttonous and terrible
they eke out portions
and impose their justice
hardship
drudgery
we march
slaves no more
we are lords
we will take what’s ours
as our torches crest the peaks
garish mansions set ablaze
our hearts lift with elation
as their eyes light with terror
for too long they have reigned
over our hearths and homes
we must demand our freedom
and burn their mansions down
it's time to bury the wreckage
and rebuild from the ashes
shameful kings
rule no longer
without fear or compromise
we tear down the structures of oligarchs
it is time for us to rise
and take the mantles of power
if we seek only to rule ourselves
then each of us are kings
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8. |
Hell Crawlers
02:48
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from icy tombs, from worm ridden dirt
from corpse filled swamps
we do not shamble for we have no flesh
bones already dust
we are the ones that crawl from under your bed
we are the ones that will get in your head
we are the ones that they whisper about
hell crawlers will take you to the grave
say your prayers, it makes no difference
our deviance is infectious
bodily possession, loss of will power
spiral into madness
watch from the back of your mind
bear witness to the terror
at murderous deeds
wrought by your hands, helpless to defy us
this is the beginning of your end
we are the ones that crawl from under your bed
we are the ones that will get in your head
we are the ones that they whisper about
hell crawlers will take you to the grave
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9. |
Hereditary
02:40
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from the oceans of shrouded histories
assumptions unexamined
what dredges remain in stained hearts
for truth remains obscured
who holds the torch
in such corridors
grasping for fleeting revelations
dangerous inheritance
for what lurks below the surface
that our forefathers unleashed
who holds the torch
in such corridors
hereditary
despoiled lineage filled with ancient secrets
buried sins and crawling evils below
dilapidated curios and dusty tomes
eldritch secrets left unattended
this cursed inheritance
grasping for fleeting revelations
dangerous inheritance
for what lurks below the surface
that our forefathers unleashed
who holds the torch
who holds the sword
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10. |
Dusty Tombs
01:09
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