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Phantasmagoria (intro)
01:20
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Wilted are the flowers in the garden
like snakes poisoning the veins of God
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2. |
Dethroned
04:16
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My hands are pressed against this sinister figure
visions scratching at the back of my eyelids
an insidious presence speaks to me
through clenched teeth
These ghosts that haunt my kingdom
no longer beg for freedom
as time slips through these selfish fingers
I feel their presence seeking deeper
An ancient hand breaks the temporal palisade
no barrier could halt this force
crashing through the surface
an apparition pours from my mouth in a whisper
Take my hand I will lead you astray
I will bury you forever
I will drag you through hell my king
this world belongs to me
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3. |
Usurper
02:27
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I'll cut out your tongue if you speak my name
break your bones if they raise you from your knees
stand down
Another knife across the throat
another king that's been dethroned
another life crumbles in my hands
one more day of justice
Here comes the king
Blind machinations
to achieve amalgamation
Strike down the hand that feeds you
catastrophes and lies
black out the skies that bathe you
in blinding hateful light
I'll cut out your eyes if you see my face
drown your mind if you ever question me
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4. |
Precipice
03:16
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Dig deeper as you fall from grace
they don't need a reason to show their face
again and again you fail yourself
bring forth the shame and guilt
decompose the structure of the life you built
regain your rapture
Call me from the dead
viewed through the silence of forces met
this is not the end
escape this precipice
Be it as yourself reconcile what you know
as above, so below
excuses for their hindsight
loving shades of pain
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5. |
The Swarm
06:07
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Til life leaves the iris
we're blinded by hubris
the fire of violence
is sparked by the vibrance of war
Keep the light inside
there's no redemption for the deaf and blind
proclaimed attacks, a series upheld
now drag you to the place you once called hell
Fight this sinking feeling
pray you'll feed the machine again
you'll feed the machine again
Take me within your covenant
the mask no longer shielding
blank stares no longer wielding
shading, fading
the swarm so captivating
feed on the light, an endless night
let it in, let it
Hide these selfish reasons
tides of unforgiven sorrow
you'll feed the machine again
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6. |
Crypt Seeker
04:27
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Hidden are the facts of life
a cold fate is no surprise
foreboding an end with one more sin
waste away in your coffin
I will pull you up from the ground
then drag back down
this is not the last you'll see of me
Alone in the crypt while the days pass by
count down as the fear rattles through your spine
wake up, your life is falling apart
these skeletons tell tall tales
Whispers quickly turn to screams
a warning: "you don't belong here"
torch light goes dim, in a crypt so grim
This dismal dominion pervades my volition
demented and addled my brain has festered in remission
I covet for the sweet embrace of death
for I fail to abscond this cognitive hell
I long for the coming of my final dying breath
laced with the lust of my peril
If these walls could talk they would lose their foundation
if the dead could speak they would pray for salvation
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7. |
Blood Of The Wolf
03:07
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This chain-mail not too far from my heart
yet my morality was always left with a scar
war-born with the snakes and the thorn
peel back the mask to reveal your horns
Our bereavement is a tough pill to swallow, I know
redemption may follow
all is lost but the current brigade
walk through, lest our honor be waste
My hands are stained with the blood of the wolf
hide behind your sheep's cloth
another arrow in the back of the beast
caters a meal for the father's feast
Faces contorted between aimless and shame
baseless and forsworn as far as I can see
we're tyrannical and blood drunk
animals among us
Our bereavement is a tough pill to swallow, I know
redemption may follow
sinister is the plot to be played
triumph brought us here today
My hands are stained with the blood of the wolf
these times are very bleak
I try to stand my ground, but I lose my composure
war-born, blood drunk.
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8. |
King Carrion
03:16
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So much wasted life
slips through the cracks in my father's eyes
he drinks from royal blood
these sands won't flood, I am learning
Desert me
call upon my king carrion
O, master
O, leader
I've been living in agony
king carrion consume me
The blood of the father
empty faces, our brothers
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Treacherous
04:01
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First, the scripture will swallow us whole
then the victims will barter their souls
raising your chalice while facing the masses
you pour it all out to poison us all
Follow my lead or follow thy enemy
foaming at the mouth a unified treachery
blasphemer
Bring down the crown
Smash down the cornerstone
bring down the crown
snake oil, you'll never sell
cause we're not buying it
Spit in the face of the ones you save
you pissed off your kingdom
break your craving for raping our freedom
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10. |
Hangman
02:57
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I hear the reaper calling to me
step by step, walking to my end
I hear the preacher singing for me
don't waste your breath my friend
Guilty
Hangman face your gallows
tie a noose to escape your shadow
another name on the list
hangman don't you know,
don't you know that death's a show?
another game I'll win
I hear the vultures crying for me
they'll have my eyes in the end
tied up you make a wish
you want the rules to bend
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11. |
The Hammer
03:36
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We are the fire in the forge
we are the hands behind the hammer
One for all or all for one?
hidden motives pleasing no one
spread your plague across the land
move your pawns and raise your flag
Drawn out, reap what you sew
the choir's calling now you're on your own
Just when you think you've lost it all
we bring down the hammer
just when you think it's safe to hide
we bring down the hammer
No, there was no other option
you pushed us to the edge
our breaking point will end
with your head
I know the price
I'm not afraid to die
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12. |
Warlord
04:26
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Deeply rooted yet without foundation
seasons change as the leaves give way
green to gray it's all the same to me
I swore an oath
another broken promise I'll shoulder for you
I am a husk, you are a parasite
A paradox of the soul
but living takes its toll
Wake up to the fire, burn the flesh and rend the soul
open your eyes, it's time to rake the coals
I am the mire, I will drag you down with me
cast from your spire, your hands will plant the seed
I administer vials of sanctity
left all alone, the price you pay dies with me
"It's like waking up from a dream... after a while one's experience begins to have
what I would call a 'haven't we been here before?' feeling... going round and
round and round. and then you begin wondering; 'where am I going?' and to
answer that question you have to try and find out what you want.
So I simply set myself to thinking through how far we could go... and here we are."
- Alan Watts
I'm so tired, yet so restless; bring me peace for all I've left
this life's worth fell apart, ensuring the end of this shattered core
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13. |
Rust
06:10
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I walk this journey alone
I watch the story unfold
something buried deep in my bones pulls me closer to hell
Broken, beaten
I can see the end; it's pushing me
Deep these roots grow inside of me
they nurture me, torture me
eyes sewn shut I cannot see
what I've done, what I've become
I had it all, but I wanted more
I let you take everything from me
Deep these roots grow inside of me
they nurture me, torture me
eyes sewn shut I cannot see
what I've done, what I've become
heavy is the crown when the shine fades out
this burden is mine to bear
To those who kneel before me
lie down and die with your god
I'll take this to my grave; a shame so great
this kingdom will turn to dust
a king and his crown left to rust
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Vestigial Grand Rapids, Michigan
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