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Freedom to live
Comes at a price
Nothing is free
Without a knife
Holding you hostage
'Til you break
A world of chains
For freedom’s sake
Pay your dues
Then pay some more
The piper’s banging
On your door
The wolf wears nothing
When you’re poor
Waking up means
Paying tax
Hungry mouths
For broken backs
No reprieve
From slavery
Higher prices
For the free
Priced to survive
Hostage to cost
Rampant inflation
The next holocaust
Widen the gap
Privileged and weak
The cost of your life
Is the life of the meek
Better lives
Are often sought
The rainbow’s end
Is often bought
Pockets full
Of emptiness
Kiss the feet
Of impotence
Politicians
take away
Live to spend
Another day
Beg for mercy
With your pay
Working well
While working sick
Work forever
Deal with it
Secretly
We wish for death
Praying they won’t
Tax your breath
Priced to survive
Hostage to cost
Rampant inflation
The next holocaust
Widen the gap
Privileged and weak
The cost of your life
Is the life of the meek
Euphoria
Is out of reach
A distant land
A shorter leash
Try to sustain
Like chewing glass
A pain so long
Forever lasts
Two steps ahead
Then ten behind
The happiness
We cannot find
The struggle for
Some peace of mind
Raise the price
Stay the pay
Blame whatever
Day to day
Bloating corpses
Sick with greed
The cross on which
We all will bleed
Priced to survive
Hostage to cost
Rampant inflation
The next holocaust
Widen the gap
Privileged and weak
The cost of your life
Is the life of the meek
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2. |
Threat Level Red
05:01
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Distractions are a bounty
Revel in sweet delight
Avert your eyes
From hidden threats
Away from blinding light
Shuffle on in silence
The sirens set ablaze
Drowning in technology
Subscribe to end of days
No one sees what’s coming
Amassing right outside
Pieces on the game board
Always in disguise
Catch a fleeting moment
A shadow out of sight
The monster underneath your bed
Is bringing endless night
The world is smaller
Than we think
Their weapons ready
At point blank
A finger steady
An order away
To flip the switch
And end all days
Resetting time
To sticks and stones
No buzzards left
To pick the bones
The threat is real
We all are dead
Will we survive
Threat level red
The threat is here
A viral spread
Can we survive
Threat level red
The only transformation
Fit for humankind
Is from civilian to a soldier
Of the time
The weak are wasted
While the strong will stand and fight
More ammunition
For the masters to ignite
The world is smaller
Than we think
Their weapons ready
At point blank
A finger steady
An order away
To flip the switch
And end all days
Resetting time
To sticks and stones
No buzzards left
To pick the bones
The threat is real
We all are dead
Will we survive
Threat level red
The threat is here
A viral spread
Can we survive
Threat level red
The threat is real
We all are dead
Will we survive
Threat level red
The threat is here
A viral spread
Can we survive
Threat level red
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3. |
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Raging like a windstorm
The poison brings the blur
Laughing like a maniac
The world begins to burn
Consuming like a madman
Thirst out of control
Dump it in and hope it stays
Drink and drink some more
Splitting headache
Nausea
Was it worth it
Yes it was
Splitting headache
Vertigo
Was it worth it
Maybe no
Vision takes to trailers
With speech in lower gear
Everything is funny
When there’s nothing left to fear
Nuclear destruction
Laugh that shit away
Drowning out reality
A liquid masquerade
Splitting headache
Nausea
Was it worth it
Yes it was
Splitting headache
Vertigo
Was it worth it
Maybe no
Maybe no
Merry evenings
Make sad mournings
I’m never drinking again
I’m never drinking again
Never again
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4. |
Exhaustion
02:59
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I don’t care what you think
Or what you say
I don’t care about you
I don’t care who you think you
Want to be
I don’t care what you do
I don’t care if you throw
A tantrum in my sight
I don’t care why you’re mad
I don’t care if you cry yourself
To sleep at night
I don’t care if you’re sad
I don’t care who you think
that you believe
I don’t care how you feel
I don’t care if it makes you
Think much less of me
I don’t care for your spiel
I don’t care who the fuck
Is listening
I don’t care for your face
I don’t care about the lessons
You are questioning
I don’t care for this race
I don’t care, the future doesn’t
Worry me
I don’t care about hope
I don’t care if tomorrow
Has it in for me
I don’t care for this trope
I don’t care, please don’t
Ever say a word to me
I don’t care, so who cares
I don’t care, so see yourself
Away from me
I don’t care, if you stare
I don’t care, confess your hate
For everything
I don’t care, if you cry
I don’t care, profess you’re
Better than the rest
I don’t care if you lie
I don’t care, if you choke I hope
You cease to be
I don’t care, if you’re last
I don’t care, if you’re never happy
Way to be
I don’t care, so don’t ask
I don’t care, wouldn’t waste
A moment of my time
I don’t care where you stand
I don’t care, if you die I guess
I wouldn’t mind
I don’t care, I’ll be damned
I don’t care, hope our paths
Won’t cross again
I don’t care, through and through
I don’t care, pray I never
Hear your voice again
I don’t care, so fuck you
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5. |
The Impasse
05:05
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Sun burning bright
But tomorrow’s in the dark
No light on the horizon
No way to set a spark
Eyes open wide
Means nothing to the blind
Stumble to the future
To the slaughterhouse in line
We’ve passed the exit
No means to turn around
Continually perplexing
As we’re staring at the ground
Why are we here
What did we do
Nothing is the answer
And it falls on me and you
Just stood there watching
As the thieves and pigs run free
Eyes glazing over
As we’re staring at the screen
Time to log out
Time to check in
Time to take action
But we look away again
We can’t move forward
If we’re not moving at all
The era of distraction
Has our back against the wall
Take a look around you
See what we’ve become
Man is the monster
And the dollar is the gun
The rich get richer
While the gutters start to fill
Carving out tomorrow
With a bottle and a pill
We need to focus
And we’d better do it fast
A planet wasted
As we slam into
The impasse
Never ending conflict
Never ending grief
Never ending sickness
Never ending greed
It’s all around us
Every single day
We hold the door
Let the culprit in the bank
Daily consumption
Of fake and hallow lies
A growing cancer
Mainline into the eyes
You are your temple
And a false god is here
It’s in your pocket
And your penance is your fear
The world is burning
But we’re deaf to the screams
A planet dying
While we hide under the sheets
Bombs are falling
Air filthy from the blast
We seal the coffin
As we smash into
The impasse
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6. |
Nothing to Believe In
04:13
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We wear the chains
Of a future dressed in fear
Parade a mindless puppet
As the hero for our cheers
Endless adoration
Lacking inspiration
Salute and pledge allegiance
And bottle up your tears
My faith is all but gone
The posturing of pawns
Stand erect, salute the worms
Your diligence is paid in terms
You give me nothing
To believe in
As the years fall in decay
Replacement puppets come to stay
Raise the young ones to believe
The words and not the action
Sucking power, steal the soul
Just a subtle civil war
Burn the bridge before it’s built
Collect on the transaction
My faith is but gone
The posturing of pawns
Stand erect, salute the worms
Your diligence is paid in terms
You give me nothing
To believe in
You give me nothing
To believe in
And so our will is obsolete
A feeble hand to close the door
Accept the value of the face
And nothing more
The cold sets in and gnaws the bone
Another poser on the throne
Promises of golden things
Shooting stars, Stygian shores
You give me nothing
To believe in
You give me nothing
To believe in
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Cleveland, Ohio... A town where sports come to die and metal comes to live. A city that has seen its share of metal titans by their own rights. In two thousand five the city would give birth to another bastard of speed and aggression. Vindicator continue to unleash their signature brand of thrash metal to die hard fans of the genre and the unsuspecting alike. ... more
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