1. |
Divided States
04:16
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Nothing more than pawns in chess
With the D’s against the R’s
The Divided States
Just shredded stripes and stars
Corruption is your new king,
Just the same as time before
Illusion of democracy
Propelled by revolving door
Immortal dynasty
Powered by greed and crime
Make the same mistakes
Cause you believe their lies
They strip you of your wealth
Leave you deaf, dumb, and blind
The wells are filled with sickness
Meant to make you die
PRE-CHORUS:
I’m not a victim, I have autonomy
Break the chains that bind us
I will set you free
They want me to hate you
Why don’t they understand?
We are the brotherhood of man
CHORUS:
I will not cower, I urge you to fight
Against injustice and diminishing rights
Don’t be blinded by their evil divide
They were never on our side
Solo – Dom
Solo – Alec
PRE-CHORUS
CHORUS
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2. |
Shadow Self
04:14
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I expose cracks in foundations
Never come in uninvited
But they blame me for your rupture
Fantasies kept you blinded
I represent thee, sinners
Demons, I personify
The ones that dance inside your heads
The fears that you disguise
CHORUS 1:
I defy validation, I’m all that you despise
A truth that lives inside your cells
While you tell only lies
Red beast sits on your shoulder
Like a prize upon a shelf
You know you love to hate me
Behold thy shadow self
You all look down upon me
As if I did not exist
You know you preach morality
When you don’t give a shit
I pry the ground from under you
Your self-doubt gives me joy
Your greatest fears and foibles
Are to me only toys
CHORUS 1
CHORUS 2:
Ingrained into your conscience
Though I am all you oppose
Throw me out like garbage
Out of fear, I would suppose
Immune to your resistance
No matter how hard you try
More real than your existence
I will never die
CHORUS 1
CHORUS 2
Solo – Dom
Solo – Alec
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3. |
Eclipse of My Soul
04:17
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4. |
Rats from a Sinking Ship
04:17
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Unrealistic expectations
Fill your haughty mind
Watch your men go down in battle
And act as if you’re blind
Don’t you see that your kingdom’s falling?
Your neglect is rather appalling
Thrashing stones, hoping blood will come out
While the works of others you tout
Parade in front of all your guests
While your own people starve,
Chipping away at your visions
Unjust is what you are
Abuse for a small bit of glory
Look at the corpses lain out before thee
The truth you shall never hide
Rats flee cause water’s inside
CHORUS
Oh, how the mighty fall
There’s no one who wins at all
We shall all abandon it
Like rats from a sinking ship
Solo – Dom
Solo – Alec
CHORUS
Unrealistic expectations
Fill your haughty mind
Watch your men go down in battle
And act as if you’re blind
Don’t you see that your kingdom’s falling?
Your neglect is rather appalling
Thrashing stones, hoping blood will come out
While the works of others you tout
CHORUS
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5. |
Nocturnal Pollutions
04:24
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My dignity still lies beneath the sheets
“Close your eyes and think of England”
Still my body weeps
Your piercing gaze burns holes into my mind
When I lie next to you, it makes me want to die
Vanity, pride, and greed
Established his own new creed
Legacy of six wives
No regard for human life
CHORUS:
Wife number five
Abused child lost her life
Close your eyes, fantasize
For your country and your prize
Budding queens, young and green
Some divorced, some guillotined
Blame it on the stimuli
Nocturnal pollutions were a lie
If I’m lucky, maybe I’ll get divorced
Like Anne of Cleves, who they say looked like a horse
Or maybe I’ll outlive the King
Oh, what a relief that would bring!
Vanity, pride, and greed
Established his own new creed
Legacy of six wives
No regard for human life
CHORUS
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Fear me lords and ladies, all in between
I am the wicked child you call the Black Queen
A reign of tyranny fills thoughts behind my eyes
You made me suffer, so now I’ll make you die
The jealous will see the products of my rage
The audience files in, sees bloodstains on the stage
I was once merciful, that part was written out
I shall bathe in your blood, it’s time to take you out
CHORUS:
Bow down all before me
You will not control me
I have had enough
(The revenge of the Black Queen)
Hell will soon await you
Nobody else can save you
This is retribution
(The revenge of the Black Queen)
Solo – Dom
Solo – Alec
Ethereal specimen, not human nor a fey
Lust incarnate, sinks teeth into his prey
Haunts my hopes and dreams
Won’t get outside my head
Maybe if - Maybe if he were dead
CHORUS
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7. |
The Wound Never Heals
04:36
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Steals the lives of all those who pass through her hands
They say it’s over when the hard part just began
Soul-sucking mistress with insatiable appetite
A force so powerful, the gods won’t even fight
Watch all your hopes and dreams
Shatter before your eyes
The wound never heals
Stop telling yourself lies
PRE-CHORUS:
The walls inside me are cold as ice
A shell so hollow, nothing will suffice
CHORUS:
No drug manmade cures this injury
Only Fate outwits our tenacity
The wound never heals, it just becomes a scar
I drown out the pain with sounds of guitar
VERSE:
Makes you feel the worst pain of your existence
But it’s not physical, so there’s little resistance
Every memory, rumination, or reminisce
Grabs hold of your mind and traps hearts in clenching fists
I’m not just mourning you
I’m also mourning me
Because I’ll never be
The person that I used to be
PRE-CHORUS:
The walls inside me are cold as ice
A shell so hollow, nothing will suffice
CHORUS
Solo – Dom
Solo – Alec
CHORUS
The wound never heals
The wound never heals
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8. |
Born on Samhain
06:04
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Deep inside a cold, dark room
Lit only by candlelight
And a slip of the light of the moon
The scorpions will dance tonight
Smell of dead roses fills the air
As I start to lick my lips
Run my fingers through your autumn hair
And I feel you with my fingertips
I’ll bring you closer to the little death
I want to take you higher
You’re killing me so slowly, boy
Let’s make love on a funeral pyre
Let me get a taste of your blood
I’ll make you moan and sigh
I’ve got you cast under my spell
When I take a drink of those honey eyes
CHORUS:
You sink your fangs in
And I’ll make you quiver
On eve of all souls
The breeze will make you shiver
You set the fire
And I’ll make it rain
Cause my baby was born on Samhain
(Spoken)
Drink the absinthe, stay for a while
Let us dance in the light of the moon
Do you want me to kill you slowly?
Let’s kiss as we hear Death’s tune
Solo – Dom
Solo – Alec
CHORUS
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9. |
Filthy Human Race
05:03
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Humans turning into dolls
With silicone and knives
Rotten eggs with pretty shells
Vanity is their life
They say we’re all unworthy
At the outsiders they glare
Pretend they are superior
When their minds are full of air
PRE-CHORUS:
Skin as white as porcelain
No substance, only style
Adorned with furs and diamond rings
But inside, filled with bile
CHORUS:
Filthy human race
Filthy human race
Filthy human race
Filthy human race
Once you leave this body
You’re just a broken shell
Nothing else you’ve left this world
You’re just a dried-up well
They care for who has brand name clothes
And who has the nicest hair
But all that’s gone when your soul leaves
If it was even there
Speeding in expensive cars
Showing off their fancy dress
Pretty on the outside
But inside, you’re all a mess
PRE-CHORUS:
And though they are as rich as kings
They starve themselves, so vain
What use is a doll dressed in silk
If a doll it shall remain?
CHORUS
Solo – Dom
CHORUS
You all can burn in Hell!
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10. |
Epilogue
01:11
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Varkan Phoenix, Arizona
2020 Wacken Metal Battle - Phoenix winners • "Fantastic!" - Rafael Bittencourt, Angra • "Very promising and very cool up-and- coming band." - Metal Assault • "Super wonderful straight traditional power metal sound! Highly recommended!" - Rock Stakk Records (Japan) • "'Black Queen' makes me want a set of armor made out of human bones." - @joshgoestohell ... more
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