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this is the nature of life
and it started long ago
to continue to try to live
is the real struggle
life is as far from peace
as you can get
if we cease the fight we die
but the struggle continues
and those around us must die
so that we may live
and only the ruthless will live
the weak shall perish
the deceptive will thrive
the rest will be victims
and i must die for you
because all life is death
and i must kill you to survive
because all death is life
this is the nature of life
and it started long ago
this war was started
long before we were born
this fire will rage
long after we're gone
it's in our nature
this is the nature of life
in our nature to fight and kill
in our nature to use and destroy
in our nature to always find war
in our nature to never find peace
then it will be natural
on the day the last of us dies
our extinction will be more natural
than our existence ever was
how many must die in our life
that we may live
how many lights extinguished
for each of ours to stay alight
life feeds on life
and death will always find you
life feeds on life
death comes to us all
this is the nature of life
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2. |
Peace = Death
03:22
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she lived a life of pain
only rarely knowing happiness
but now she is at peace
as close as any of us ever get
and really what is it all
other than just a string of moments
is there anything beyond what we can see
is there even anything at all?
in all my life i've never found
anywhere still and calm
maybe this loss of senses
this loss of feeling this nothingness
is the only peace
we'll ever know
maybe death is the only way
we'll ever truly be at peace
and really what is it all
other than just a string of moments
is there anything beyond what we can see
is there even anything anywhere at all?
and if this really is all there is
just this mass of flesh and shit
was any of this even real
was there ever anything anywhere anytime at all
though we all mourn her
and face our own mortality
deep within our minds
a part of us envies her
because then we wouldn't
have to feel the loss
we would be the ones
cold and numb
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3. |
The Phoenix
03:21
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silence fell
and shadow swelled
we all stood in awe
as we watched
the clouds gather
we couldn't believe
what we saw
we could hear
hear it rumble
in the distance
it didn't
matter because
there was nowhere to run
just then
the silence broke
the glass burst inward
showering us all
and everything
went black
people were screaming
panicked, running everywhere
women and children
lying on the floor
in jagged death
i thought i
could escape
but i didn't get far
the same clouds
gathering
at the opposite
end of the sky
it lowered its
head toward me
and i looked into its eyes
i could feel
its indifference toward me
filling me with fear inside
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4. |
From The Ashes
02:47
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from the ashes
rose the revolutions of time
we pick at them
we can tear them apart
through destruction
came the revolutions of old
we no longer
must suffer their oppression
ashes to ashes
dust to dust
rising from the ashes
the children of rust
priests and politicians
burn the liars
rising from the ashes
a bird of fire
through the scars of
time the system tears through
to hold you down
to keep you under control
but we can rip
it down just to watch it fall
peel it open
rip it from the inside out
ashes to ashes
dust to dust
rising from the ashes
the children of rust
priests and politicians
burn the liars
rising from the ashes
a bird of fire
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you tried to fit me in a box i escaped
you tried to force me to submission i disobeyed
you tried to define who i am i rejected
you tried to put me in a cage i broke away
i will not give you control
i'm not your opportunity
mediocrity is not an option
conformity is not a solution
gonna watch it burn burn
you tried to pretend i didn't exist i grew stronger
you tried to tell me what to do i defied
you tried to kill me i survived
you tried to survive me you died
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6. |
One Of Us
07:49
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you fear i fear
you cry i cry
you feel loneliness i am alone
without receiving what we have without you
you will break i will break
and when you break you will die when i break i will die
and when you die you will have nothing when i die i have nothing
or you can live forever but i can live forever
in the promised land in the promised land
all you have to do all i have to do
is believe in us unconditionally believe unconditionally
without proof without proof
without question without question
you no longer have to worry no worries
or be afraid no fear
free from difficult decisions free of decisions
free from the pain of choice free of painful choices
free from free will free
so much easier to let us think for you easier not to think
never again will you be alone never alone
now that you're one of us one of us
you will do as we say i will obey
now tell the ones you love what we taught you you fear
you cry
you are alone
without us
you will break
and when you break you will die
when you die you have nothing
but you can live forever
tell them about the promised land there is a promised land
more beautiful than you can imagine with endless beauty
tell them the only way they can get there and you can have this promised land too
is through us but only through us
tell them to put their faith in us you must believe unconditionally
and never go astray and you can never turn away
or they will lose all or you will burn
tell them never to question us you can never question
and never ask for proof
lest ye be deemed non-believer
and cast into exile
tell them to single out those that are different i will define unto you
those that could pose a threat what you should be
those who choose not to conform a man must be with a woman
have no place among us just as you must think a certain way
do whatever it takes whatever you need to say what would jesus think
to put them in their place if he was here now and saw you this way
remember the promised land will be yours now let's round up these undesirables
you will be reunited with lost loved ones weed out these non-believers
all your dreams will come true these free thinkers, faggots and jews
we have riches for you we'll create a perfect society
of gold, frankencense and oil and kill off all the heathens
we have money for you you must fight for us
and shiny cars to stake your claim in heaven
and multi-million dollar condos and if the whole world dies in the process
at the tops of high rises we've built we'll all be together that much sooner
we have women and young boys for you in the promised land
we have power no worries, no fear
and glory free of painful choices
and don't forget we hold all your family so much easier to let us think for you
and everyone you hold dear and to tell you how to feel
we'll tell you what to believe and never again will you be alone
now that you're one of us now that you're one of us
you will do as we say you will obey
you will obey
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see the little girl talking to the dead man
asks him "does it hurt to be dead?"
one day to be so cold
but she sees him as someone else
because life seems forever
to the naive they just fuck it away
mortality is just someone else's grave
and this will never end this will last forever
and that dead man's talking
yeah, the dead talk to me
and their voices drown out everyone else
when they outnumber the living
and it's so cold
so cold to be dead
so she just ignored and self mutilated
so sure that would never happen to her
fucked til she couldn't feel it anymore
poisoned herself until she was
so i give my life away
a little bit each day
as my dreams fade away
and i used to be alive
i used to be someone
that ignored the truth
misled by youth
then i died
now i'm so cold
so just get in line
and grab the needle, grab the blade
grab the gun
and squeeze that trigger
so just ignore the signs
and follow the lines
because tragedy is for someone else
and fuck yourself until you're
dead
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8. |
Happy Ending
06:22
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so we're just supposed to pick up
where we left off
how do we expect
to continue from here
once again i'm left to ask
what is the point?
continue this race
to the grave
as one by one
everyone goes away
and we paint these smiles on
to hide the pain
so we can pretend
this is a happy end
not your tool
i built all this
with my own sweat and blood
gave it my years
breathed life into it
whatever it needs i give
through its breath i live
i chose you
above the rest
to be a part
of my creation
to share with you
what i have
what i've built
to share my dream
and who am i
to ever stand in your way
to hold you back
to keep you from your dreams
you came to achieve something
we all have something
that we're trying to achieve
so do i
but now you say
you want to change
what i've created
you're no longer content
to simply be a part
now you want control
tell me i'm to change
to accomodate you
i never promised
anything you're demanding
never wanted to impose
i showed respect
made my own way
not to impose on you
only give you a chance
to join me if you chose
but now you choose
to impose upon me
to distort my dream
to twist it to your desires
but i'm not finished
i will not roll over
i am not your tool
i will not be used
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9. |
Final Goodbye
04:50
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and i'm still waiting
waiting to join you finally
when will this end?
when will this all end?
and no time is ever good
to say goodbye
as the life slowly drains
from her eyes
then try living
with yourself
knowing that she died
at your hands
and i'm still waiting
waiting to join you finally
in death
pull the trigger
pull the plug
either way
it's the same result
drop the bomb
flick the switch
now here's your
last goodbye
and no one can hear your screams
do you still call out to us
no one wants to be abandoned
alone in the ground
are you there?
can you still hear me?
are you up there somewhere watching over us
i never wanted to be abandoned here
after your final goodbye
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10. |
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here on this bridge
the sound of cars passing by
each one reminds me
of a moment in my life
a moment cherished
just a sliver of time
a beloved event
tucked away in my mind
still the cars continue
rushing toward me in line
a continual stream
that passes me by
each moment becoming
a mark in my memory
and life passes me by
as i slip toward eternity
turning to look
at the cars that have passed
memories rush into me
just tokens of the past
times that i thought
would never end
but time continues to pass
spiraling down to the end
the ones that i've loved
that are now gone
just a memory
and i'll join you before long
they gently accelerate
as they each pass
and the moment is gone
but the memories still last
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