1. |
What a God Could be
04:26
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The masses wait not for a leader but for more
Someone to obey something to adore
Stick the needle in give them their reward
They're all just aimless hordes waiting on an overlord
I'll show you not what a god is
But what a god could be
And what that means for you
Is that your god is me
Building a covenant from scraps of human shreds
They have everything they need an altar and a bed
Surrender thoughts to me all that they once had
The flock shall have its peace of mind there's a price to pay
I'll show you not what a god is
But what a god could be
Something to worship
Something to praise
Something to take all the pain away
Something to confuse you
Something to overtake you
Replace you erase you
Expend and then forsake you
While these things may be true
many still serve the few
A need for surrender
A search for a meaning
For if you need to follow
I'm always here to lead
Many a sheep have bled
That the shepherd may be fed
Many a sheep have bled
That the shepherd may be fed
I'll show you not what a god is
But what a god could be
And what that means for you
Is that your god is me
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2. |
Invented Purpose
04:00
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When we find holes in ourselves
We fill them with bullshit
Drawing patterns from coincidence
Seeking meaning where there is none
Questions far too, large to answer
Fall victim to, mental cancer
We compress the world so we understand
Make up answers when we need something to grasp
Living life with invented purpose
abstract emptiness under the surface
Living with invented purpose
Drown silence out with songs and a service
Living in a self indulgent fantasy is so sweet
Everything in its place orderly and neat
This self deceit numbs away reality
The blind find themselves grateful they can’t see
A tragedy indeed so many hearts in need
Inventing purposes for every little thing
When you lie on your death bed
Do you think you'll feel rested
Will the mind wander back to darkness
Will reflection spiral thoughts of madness
Living with by invented purpose
abstract emptiness under the surface
Living life with invented purpose
Drown silence out with songs and a service
Inventing a purpose
Inventing a purpose
Inventing a purpose
Inventing a purpose
What's under the surface
What's under the surface
What's under the surface
What's under the surface
The fear that keeps us up bandaged with our reasons
All the reasons in the world won't stop changing seasons
An act of treason to let your mind become so weakened
Try not to lose yourself in a desperate search for meaning
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3. |
Deceiving a Deity
03:58
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Living beings created by god
Some endowed with teeth and claws
Some with fur or wings
Man created from clay
Distribute the attributes
To the living
None left for mankind
A crucial mistake
Fire gifted from the sky
Lightning sets trees a blaze
Harnessing power of flame
Just the beginning of the game
Harmony
Man and god in harmony
Until the gods got bored
Tired of equality
Bringing order to the world
A godly wrath unleashed on man
Extinguishing the fire
High power takes a stand
Nothing higher
A godly wrath unleashed on man
Extinguishing the fire
High power takes a stand
Nothing higher
Stealing Fire from the gods
As a gift for humanity
Merging earth and fire
Deception of a deity
Stealing Fire from the gods
As a gift for humanity
Merging earth and fire
Punishment for deception
Chained to the rocks
Daily pain inflicted
Punishment from gods
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4. |
Downfall of a Man
04:45
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Downfall of a man
And the life he left
Fell from heavenly steps
to the darkest of depths
With no family or friends
and no ties to mend
In his chest a black heart
til the end
Makes one wonder when
the sins began
Makes one wonder when
the sins began
Started snatching purses
of those he deemed worthless
That before
Actions brought hearses
They didn’t deserved this
Life is cruel
Eyes of a serpent
started with greed
ended with death
rules he’ll bend
crimes he defends
Through the light of a scope
There showed signs of a growth
dash all feelings of hope
At the end of his rope
Downfall of a man
Downfall of a man
Downfall of a man
Downfall of a man
The mass in his lungs the lump in his throat
With 6 months to die at the end of his rope
Downfall of a man
Downfall of a man
Downfall of a man
Downfall of a man
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5. |
I am the Swarm
04:20
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Come for me I’ll come for you
Presence overwhelming
Numbers are too few
The element of surprise
My greatest advantage
From above and every angle
You’re taken by surprise
Defense no match for the offense
Blitzkrieg assault
Come for me I’ll come for you
Presence overwhelming
Numbers are too few
Strength is underwhelming
Nowhere to go escape pain infliction
Completely covered tactile hallucinations
I am the swarm
Urtication of your flesh
I am the swarm
Not much time left
I am the swarm
I am the swarm
Intense physical pain
Catalyst for change
Stuck between two paths
Unexplainable force
The element of surprise
Greatest advantage
Numbers are too few
Strength is underwhelming
From above and every angle
You’re taken by surprise
Defense no match for the offense
Blitzkrieg assault
I am the swarm
I am the swarm
I am the swarm
Urtication of your flesh
I am the swarm
Not much time left
I am the swarm
Urtication of your flesh
I am the swarm
Not much time left
I am the swarm
I am the swarm
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6. |
Volatile X-Solution
01:44
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Radioactive, decaying elements , reservoirs form, volatility
Tremors caused by, expulsion, vesiculation
My blood is boiling
Over pressurization
My pores are fumaroles
Volatile X-solution
My blood is boiling
Over pressurization
My pores are fumaroles
Volatile X-solution
Cracking the surface, stored energy, the blood flows
Rapid ascension, atmosphere warms, conduction
My blood is boiling
Over pressurization
My pores are fumaroles
Volatile X-solution
My blood is boiling
Over pressurization
My pores are fumaroles
Volatile X-solution
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7. |
They are Watching
04:10
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Look into the eyes
Of common man
A conduit
Into his life
Collecting information
Keep a watchful eye
A free society
It’s not
Freedom observed
Freedom disturbed
No one is truly free
Looking at you
From inside
Who are you
Where are you
Staring at your tv
Who is staring back
Scroll another page
Who is keeping track
They’re watching
With prying eyes
They’re watching
What will they find
They’re watching
With prying eyes
They’re watching
What will they find
Reading your mind
Find what you hide
Down through the light
Steal with your sight
Looking at you
From inside
Who are you
Where are you
Staring at your tv
Who is staring back
Scroll another page
Who is keeping track
Looking at you
From inside
Who are you
Where are you
Staring at your tv
Who is staring back
Scroll another page
Who is keeping track
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8. |
Beautiful in Sin
04:41
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Lilith affixes her gaze
Upon all of her children
They are so beautiful
So beautiful in their sin
All the rot inside
That you try to hide
What you keep within
It has always been
All the shame you bare
Through a broken stare
Never quite felt fair
Never quite felt fair
Lilith affixes her gaze
Upon all of her children
They are so beautiful
So beautiful in their sin
Can't help that you're sick
But maybe you're not unwell
Cast off your guilt
Try not to dwell
Lilith affixes her gaze
Upon all of her children
They are so beautiful
So beautiful in their sin
You can't hide away in the light
If the darkness, comes from inside
Evil is your nature
All your lies and hatred
You don't need saving
Dunk your head in blackness
And be baptized in your wickedness
Accept in yourself
There was never any innocence
Lilith calls to her children
So their lives can begin
Go forth anew
And be beautiful in sin
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9. |
Darker and Darker
03:58
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Under clear skies, in the moonlight, the fae awaken
Shadows whisper, incantations, from my peripherals
Through the forest, as the creatures, move and shift around me
All my senses, become frenzied, in a state of ecstasy
I become enchanted
The forest comes to life
Spirits take to dancing
Dancing at my side
Shadow figure, stood before me, and I hardly noticed
Hardly noticed, as a portal, was conjured before me
Mind entranced gateway opened
Voices beckon over me
Stepping into the unknowing
Leave behind the world of mortals
It's getting darker, and darker from here on out
So many cosmic horrors, in this universe
So many things I was never meant to know, yet I know them now
It's getting darker, and darker from here on out
Too many incomprehensible dimensions, I've lost count
Too many things beyond mortal sense of hope and doubt
come the morning, in the forest, there's no trace of magic
There's no gateway, there's no figures, like it never happened
friend's and family search, they don't find me
they think I'm dead or hiding
Swept away into darkness
Time eternal, onward grinding
It's getting darker, and darker from here on out
So many cosmic horrors, in this universe to
So many things I was never meant to know, yet I know them now
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10. |
Lamentation of the Women
06:45
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When my day is dawning
It will establish new reign
Dissolving all authority
Your loss shall always be my gain
Burn their villages
Slaughter the innocent
Make them wish they were never born
Torture their masses
Pain in practice
Make them wish they were never born
I hear the lamentation of the women
burning homes illuminate the massacre
Cries of horror play a symphony
Blood shall stain these grounds forevermore
I hear the lamentations of the women
my cup runneth over with all I've taken
I come to crush my enemies
drive the cowards from the places they call home
Taking their riches
Forcing submission
Gold is heaped in disgusting abundance
Beheading and killing
Mass graves are filling
Strip the lands until there's nothing
Sometimes I wonder
How things would have been
Then I throw my head back and laugh
As I ask myself what's best in life
There's no need for mercy
Where my path is taking me
There's no need for friendship
No need for anything
I hear the lamentation of the women
burning homes illuminate the massacre
Cries of horror play a symphony
Blood shall stain these grounds forevermore
I hear the lamentations of their women
my cup runneth over with all I've taken
I've come to crush my enemies
drive the cowards from the places they call home
When I've had my day
The world will know it came and gone
When I've had my day
I'll enjoy it from a throne
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72 Legions Cleveland, Ohio
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Formed in 2022 by Curran Murphy (Nevermore / Annihilator) (guitar), the lineup is complete with Dan Gates (vocals/bass), Robert Quade (guitar) and Colton Zeitler (drums).
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