1. |
No Escape
04:38
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There’s a fear inside us all now, baby
You can feel it when you try to hide
The walls are thin, they keep us in
And maybe your mind is not your own
You’re hearing voices from outside
And if it all has to disintegrate
For the kings and gods to learn their place
Well, I can hardly wait
And if it all was meant to be erased
To finally rid ourselves of their embrace
Well, I can hardly wait
Can you taste the fear inside you, baby?
What if all the dreams we have are lies?
It’s not your fault, it’s the default
And maybe you’re under their control
There’s no escape, so run and hide
And if it all has to disintegrate
For the kings and gods to learn their place
Well, I can hardly wait
And if it all was meant to be erased
To finally rid ourselves of their embrace
Well, I can hardly wait
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2. |
Sell The Future
06:23
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Let’s drink of the oceans
As we taste the sun
Capture all the lonely ones and bring them home to Mom
We can see the wastelands
We can feel undone
Gather all the lonely ones and bring them home to Mom
Are we the only ones?
We’re not the only ones
Bathe in caustic waters
Soak up the poisons
Capture all the lonely ones and bring them home to Mom
I can feel the failings
I have seen visions
Gather all the lonely ones and bring them home to Mom
Are we the only ones?
We’re not the only ones
Gods’ doom at hand, their fate has come
Time for believers to evolve
We call the lonely home
Mother calls her children home
Are we the only ones?
We’re not the only ones
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3. |
Look At You
05:07
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We’ve begged, We’ve borrowed. There's no tomorrow.
Get yourself some drugs and blow your mind away
So slow and callow, it rings so hollow
Get yourself some drugs and blow your mind away
Well, if why’s a question, I’d ask why wouldn’t you?
Go sow your sorrows, the fields are fallow.
Get yourself some drugs and blow your mind away
Well, if why’s a question, I’d ask why wouldn’t you?
Where did the night go?
Never stopped to admire or respond to things
You’re on fire. Well now, look at you
I'll beg, you borrow. Man, fuck tomorrow.
Get yourself some drugs and blow your mind away
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4. |
Faulty Authors
05:34
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Benevolence invites a soft gaze
It feels so good to be among the found
Underneath the raiments, all stains
Look over here
Drape a flag round virgins swaddled
Display a star to awe or blind the crowd
Nevermind the faulty authors
Look over here
They say there’s air and water
They say there’s food to go around
For them, but not for all us
Let’s burn these fuckers to the ground
To the gods of want and wanton
We’ll sacrifice the sons and daughters of
All the ones who build the structures
Look over here
They say there’s air and water
They say there’s food to go around
For them, but not for all us
Let’s burn these fuckers to the ground
They say there’s air and water
They say there’s food to go around
For them, but not for all us
Let’s burn these fuckers to the ground
They say it can’t be done, that it’s impossible
They say it never works, that it’s unnatural
Are you prepared to do the thing that must be done?
Burn it all
They say there’s air and water
They say there’s food to go around
For them, but not for all us
Let’s burn these fuckers to the ground
They say there’s air and water
They say there’s food to go around
For them, but not for all us
Let’s burn these fuckers to the ground
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5. |
Deceivers
04:43
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Take as needed for stress or pain
Supplements for food that’s lacking
Gotta keep you spending, man
No matter if you’re sick or healthy
There’s no other plan
There’s no other option
What don’t you understand?
You can’t trust the businessman
Sap resources and take the land
Stage a coup to secure profit
Send the tanks to foreign lands
Chain their children to workbenches
There’s no other plan
There’s no other option
What don’t you understand?
You can’t trust the businessman
There’s no other plan
There’s no other option
What don’t you understand?
You can’t trust the businessman
Money for the Congressman
Protect the interests of investors
No expense is to be spared
Just keep consumers fat and happy
They’ve come for you with a new plan
You can join the exploitation
Polish up that shovel and
Jump in the hole you’ve dug now
There’s no other plan
There’s no other option
What don’t you understand?
You can’t trust the businessman
There’s no other plan
There’s no other option
What don’t you understand?
You can’t trust the businessman
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6. |
Sharpen The Spear
05:02
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Peals of thunder in the night, we march toward the dawn
The prescient amongst us had seen
Once destined to wander, hungry and cold
Ours have found their aim
Defender, arm and gird yourself
Destiny calls, we all have earned this hell
We’re born to die, abandon none
Destiny calls, we all expire well
Behold the bodies all about in dim lit scenes
The presence of air feels thin
Brothers and sisters around you will fall
In payment for our sins
The cries of fallen in the night, a din of screams
Objectives of war to win
Onward, advance through what end may yet come
To drive them from within
Defender, arm and gird yourself
Destiny calls, we all have earned this hell
We’re born to die, abandon none
Destiny calls, we all expire well
Defender, arm and gird yourself
Destiny calls, we all have earned this hell
We’re born to die, abandon none
Destiny calls, we all expire well
Peals of thunder in the night, we brace for the dawn
The prescient amongst us had seen
Now destined for warfare, hardened and cold
Ours have found their aim
Though the end may be in sight, we must soldier on
‘Til that last battlefield’s been trod
And we pry that warm steel from their cold dead hands
And send them to their god
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7. |
Vanishing Point
04:02
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Born into a place of cutthroats and of the insane
Weakened prey, they can smell you
You’ll believe in might, unless you’ve got something to hide
And they’re all lined up to inform you
You, deep inside, you all know the lie
You, deep inside, you all know the lie
Never trust your mind, your eyes will focus on the prize
Deep inside, you all know the lie
Barely on your own and in a world of the unknown
Wide eyed, staring at an ocean
You ain't got the right to doubt the will of those who guide
Just in case you get the notion
You, deep inside, you all know the lie
You, deep inside, you all know the lie
Strap into the ride, you ain't got no more fuckin’ pride
Deep inside, you all know the lie
Born into a place of big shots and of the deranged
Toe the line, and they’ll employ you
Never question why, enjoy the finer things in life
There’s a pattern to conform to
You, deep inside, you all know the lie
You, deep inside, you all know the lie
Now ascends the pawn, a ruler on a fabric throne
Deep inside, you all know the lie
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8. |
Beyond
07:16
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Weigh the stones, weigh the stones of your fate
Wait until, wait until the stars fade
They’ll deny you and deny you your place
They’ll deny you and deny you your place
I’m beyond
I steal time when I’m able
Moments last so long when stable
Eight systems engaged in
A flow of mind all folded within
I’m beyond
No surprise in our fables
They’ve all been designed to disable
The mind lies when it’s reigned in
To find a truth is pained and broken
A long time we’ve been waiting
For a sign, a star, a suggestion
I don’t mind, I’ve learned patience
For the time I stole inflated
I’m beyond
I’ve possessed my mind
Brought it to be formed
In the crucible of fate
To confess my soul
And I’ll be reborn
In a shape unknown to me
Well, goddamn my friends
I’ll tell you, we don’t know
Our place in things
Shall I share my finds?
Maybe? I don’t know.
Are you even mine to save?
When you’ve left this all for the beyond I’ll see you there
When we arrive, though not the same, I mark you as my friend
I’ll wait until the stars fade
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Cortez Boston, Massachusetts
Cortez has solidified their place in the world of underground heavy rock, the new material simultaneously swinging and crushing with hooks for days. These aren’t just songs, they are war cries and proclamations, letting the world know that Cortez means business and will not stop until their quest for the perfect riff or catchiest chorus is attained. ... more
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