1. |
Authoritarian Blues
03:17
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Blaring out the megaphone, the propaganda stream
Authoritarian police state, out to re-educate
Double think will dull the mind, coercion is supreme
Sell out your neighbors, your best friend, hell, your whole family
Oo yeah, the world is what you make it
Til somebody breaks it
Christian, Catholic, get in line, you must renounce your faith
No more religion, only one true narrative, yeah
There’s no God, in the sky, to smite your enemies
If you don’t want no trouble, you’d better obey
Take it from me, take it from me
Not much going on today, I feel much the same
Thought police are trawling, dangers on the way
Evening raid, get your door kicked in, ain’t seen nothing yet
They got eyes and ears around, you might be up next
Drowning in their bullshit, saturate your brain
You try running, bad luck, you can’t get away
Authoritarian blues
Authoritarian blues
Authoritarian blues
Authoritarian blues
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2. |
Power Vacuum
02:23
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Sometimes we all fall in line
But most times we get left behind
oh, struggle for power
A vacuum will create instability,
We’re in need of it
Sunshine for our brainwashed eyes
Convince us that he’s so divine
oh, struggle for power
A vacuum will create
A crack to compromise
And expose the lies
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3. |
Motherland
03:55
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In the dead of night
You may sacrifice
If you don’t get found
Burn the palace down
Oh, no, he propped himself, up
He says divine, will, made him supreme
Can’t
Change
Bad
Egg
Born in the motherland
Born in the motherland
Born in the motherland
Don’t forget your place
Born in the motherland
Born in the motherland
Born in the motherland
Don’t forget your place
Oh, no, you keep your voice down
For those who speak, out, torture and death
Snow
Flake
Man
Child
Born in the motherland
Born in the motherland
Born in the motherland
Don’t forget your place
Born in the motherland
Born in the motherland
Born in the motherland
Don’t forget your place
Oh, no, he want us all to know
We’re all expendable, and he is king
Vile
Snake
Must
Wait
Might take a long long time
But lie in wait, the day will come
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4. |
People's Revolt
02:36
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Decide
And tries
The lord of flies
Drinking from the corrupted fountain
With a sacred cup
No one loses right this time
As one reaching for the stars
Imbues a darker path
He seems stronger
And makes mans grip slip
But only for a night
As dawn will shine a new day
And hit back with strength
Defiled, but not tainted
The people, they are determined
The river of our history flows
And you sir, are being ousted
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5. |
Exiled
04:19
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Exile
Denial
Apprehend me
I don’t think you can
It’s a short run vacation
When I do return, heads will roll
May they never catch me
Surely die if they do
So I’ll run forever if I have to
They will try replace me
Surely after the coup
They’ll install a puppet and claim democracy
Chain me up, send back
Full accountability
Public execution
You gotta be joking
Never too much power in the hands of a man
Power over people
Restoration will be had
Those who turned against me
Those who think I’m a fool
I will not forgive the blatant treachery
I will wait in exile for the sycophants to align
I still have some allies on the inside
Chain me up, send back
Full accountability
Public execution
You gotta be joking
Never too much power in the hands of a man
Power over people
Restoration will be had
What goes up will always come down
What goes up will always come down
What goes up will always come down
What goes up will always come down
What goes up will always come down
What goes up will always come down
Watch your back and never come back
You’ll be in exile
Don’t underestimate me and my iron resolve
I will have you all back under my control
There’ll be no escaping, re-education for all
You will learn to love me or go crazy
Chain me up, send back
Full accountability
Public execution
You gotta be joking
Never too much power in the hands of a man
Power over people
Restoration will be had
What goes up will always come down
What goes up will always come down
What goes up will always come down
What goes up will always come down
What goes up will always come down
What goes up will always come down
Watch your back and never come back
You’ll be in exile
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6. |
People's Revolt Cont.
03:54
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Turmoil in the streets
Neutrality in times of tyranny is siding with the tyrant, they called
Cower in the corner or assimilate or burn
Subdued by woes of martyrdom
Those who won’t follow will fall
Those who fall will hang
A warning and a pledge
Violent chaos spews unwilling
A paradigm for peace
A spectacle for anarchy
But not a choice for our lord
Not by distance or by sanctum pledges
Our allegiance is once to township and yours is twice for power
For from the ashes of the burning palace will rise a mirror of ourselves
And from the ashes of the burning palace
Will rise a mirror of ourselves
Ourselves
Knock knock. Who’s where?
Can you hear the shrieking mothers crying in the palace square?
You couldn’t call it bliss, my friend
Did we oust him for more than this?
For smoke and heartbreak and wires of empathy?
Streaming ghosts to make our fists the fists of justice
While we indulge in the blazing sun
The city still has a heartbeat
Even if only in secrecy
Words rattle and bloom in colours
Hues of dusty orange screens while red runs away in euphoric ribbons
Gasping for air
Welcoming disciples preaching us new ways for better days
And hoist our shredded flag
Not knowing what it means at all, after all
This is something everybody knew
But what of our lord?
The elusive and evasive
You bet he slipped away
A scamper out the city gates
Cross checking lines of fire
Off down the city road
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7. |
Death Valley
04:49
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Well the sweat, it is dripping
In the hot sun, you could never escape
You can fight it all you like
But you’re sure to realise that it’s Death Valley
It’s Death Valley
It’s infinite
Your presence here
Insignificant
Well the sand, it’s expanding
On these hot coals, while your spirit decays
You need water to survive
But a desert don’t provide, when you’re desperate
It’s desolate
It’s infinite
Your presence here
Insignificant
Where is the water
Lost in the desert
Desert
Desert
Where is the water
Lost in the desert
Desert
Desert
Lost in the desert
Desert
Desert
Desert
Some motherfuckers can go for miles
Most motherfuckers curl up and die
In the valley the heats extreme
You’ll evaporate to steam
Death, valley, heat
A life of lies
Exiled is our lord
Cast towards death valley
His situation grand mortis
Exposed by his peers
Caught red handed showing feelings
As there is more to this
Yet to understand the weight
Elite minds not geared for such comprehension
A sinking feeling as he realises his fate
And on he stumbled
Tired not broken
Trudging through Death Valley
As incumbent to The Valley of Life
Innocuous were his sentiments
But failed to find more meaning
As he weren’t prepared for this
Death stands waiting at the gate
An impatient face
Tapping his wrist watch
Hurry up now
Hurry up
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8. |
Facade
03:39
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I follow in this race
Lopsided poker face
Only my own space is
Acquired after taste
Forming in altered space
Forming and morphing
This facade
Is growing and morphing
This facade
Oh, will it go unnoticed this time?
I follow in disgrace
Lost, tired, out of place
Slowly my own face is a fabled sacred place
Swarming with old mistakes, contorting and morphing
This facade
Is growing and morphing
This facade
Oh, will it go unnoticed this time?
When the mask you wear becomes your face, you’re in trouble
This facade has taken me for too long
It’s only a matter of time
This facade has taken me for too long
It’s only a matter of time
This facade has taken me for too long
It’s only a matter of time
This facade has taken me for too long
It’s only a matter of time
This facade is taking over
This facade is taking over
This facade is taking over
This facade is taking over
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9. |
Another Life
02:23
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Old life
Oh disarray
Clean slate
Time to go
Lifetime
No pride
Down she goes
Down time
Off days
Strange events
Lost hope
Can’t be found
Once he burns
Lay down
And rest
Once we find
We’re face to face
Lost time
Makes me sigh
Once we find
Whole ‘nother life
Another life
Another life
Another life
Another life
Another life
Another phase
Another life
Another phase
Another life
Another phase
Another life
Change of fate
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10. |
Swamp Lore
03:21
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You’ll be detained
At heaven’s gate
How many lies?
You’ll be surprised
All the eyes as you’re standing on trial
And the weight begins to bear down
You’ll be accountable as your fate awaits you
You’ll be replaced
Out heaven’s gate
How many lies?
You’ll pay the price
Down in the hellfire
No need for purgatory
That’s how we know it goes down
Heaven’s a no go
You’re gonna find out
Where all the despots go
Our lord in exile
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