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Into the Future
01:32
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blank hordes with pockets brimming
queuing for their trivial pursuits
anxious for their pittance
unaware and ignorant
of the roles they choose
INTO THE FUTURE
scorched earth
burning forests
fracking every inch of the soil
turbines pushing forward
to the ruthless victors go
the blood soaked spoils
death squads drone surveillance
jack boots marching over ice
brainwashed mind prisons
incarcerated by our own device
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Contradicted
02:05
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THEY SAY YOU’RE WEAK
THAT YOU’LL NEVER STAND FOR ANYTHING
DRUNK UNEMPLOYED; A LIABILITY
YOU SPEND YOUR NIGHTS TRAIPSING
THROUGH THESE CITY STREETS
OR SCREAMING OUT AT THE GIG
SO PROVE THEM WRONG
AND LEAVE THEM CONTRADICTED
JUST BECAUSE WE REFUSE
TO FOLLOW IN THEIR STEPS
AND CARVE OUR OWN IDENTITY
REJECT THEIR LAWS THEIR
BLATANT IGNORANT RESPONSE
YOU NEVER DID HARM ANYTHING
SO PROVE THEM WRONG
AND LEAVE THEM CONTRADICTED
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Two Worlds
02:46
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TWO WORLDS YOU’RE TORN BETWEEN TWO WORLDS
ANOTHER YEAR IN YOUR RESTLESS CORE
ONE THRIVES WHILE THE OTHER FALTERS
FAINT DISTRACTIONS MIRROR REFLECTIONS
WHILE DRIVING IN YOUR CARBUT YOU NEVER TRAVELLED FAR
YOUR TEENAGE YEARS HAVE PASSED
YOUR REBELLION DID NOT LAST
THE PROTESTS THAT YOU MAKE
ARE AGAINST YOUR OWN MISTAKES
ALL THESE VOICES ENDLESS CHOICES
THE SAFE ROAD’S WORKED SO FAR
BUT REMEMBER WHO YOU ARE
THE ONE WHO STOOD FOR CHANGE
WHOSE LIFE WAS REARRANGED
THE STRUGGLE YOU ONCE FOUGHT
IS THE STRUGGLE YOU FORGOT
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4. |
Drone Wars
01:40
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THIS MENACE FLYING OVERHEAD
SENT HERE TO OPPRESS US ALL
DRONE WARS SUCK THE LIFE FROM ME
AS THE CURTAIN CALLS
OUTSIDE FIRES BURN THE NIGHT SKY TURNS TO RED
THE WALLS CAN’T KEEP THE MASSES IN
GNASHING OF TEETH AS THE END BEGINS
INSIDE ANGRY MOBSBRANDISH STEELAND FORCE THROUGH GATES
THE WALLS CAN’T KEEP THE MASSES IN
GNASHING OF TEETH AS THE END BEGINS
WE THOUGHT THESE DAYSWOULD NEVER END
WE TRIED TO DESTROY THEM ALL
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The Outside World
02:37
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THESE STREETS MOVE FAST
WHEN YOU’RE WALKING ON THE WRONG SIDE
A BLUR OF FACES PASSES BEFORE YOUR EYES
CLOSED IN YOUR ROOM
HIDING IN THE CORNER
YOU DREAM OF OCEANS AND THINGS THAT WERE
IN THE OUTSIDE WORLD
YOUR TONGUE SEEMS TIED
WHEN OTHERS ARE AROUND YOU
YOU ESCAPE INSIDE JUST TO AVERT THEIR EYES
LIVING ONLINE BUT YOU’RE LIVING AT THE WRONG TIME
ONLY THROUGH SCREENS YOU SEETHE THINGS THAT WERE
THESE DAYS MOVE FAST
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6. |
No Tellin'
01:42
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YOU CAN HIDE YOUR UGLY TRUTHS
WHILE THEY STAND AND QUESTION YOU
OR CAVE BEHAVE CONFESS EVERYTHING
AND BECOME THEIR SLAVE
THERE’S NO TELLIN’ WHAT YOU’LL DO
WHEN THE PIGS ARE AFTER YOU
YOU CAN TRY TO SAY WHAT’S RIGHT
AND FACE YOUR FRIENDS TONIGHT
LOOSE LIPS SINK SHIPS DON’T LET
THE BASTARDS GIVE YOU THE SLIP
WHEN THEY GOT YOU IN THAT CHAIR
JUST SAY YOU NEVER THERE
LOOSE LIPS SINK SHIPS DON’T LET
THE BASTARDS GIVE YOU THE SLIP
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Rx Population
01:37
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MOUTHS OPEN WIDE IN THE CLINIC
A REGIMENTED DOSE TO DIMINISH
THE REALITY INSIDE TO ESCAPE FROM
YOUR PROBLEMS COINCIDE WITH SELF-MEDICATION
DROWN IN AN OCEAN FULL OF PILLS
AS THEY HAND OUT MORE REFILLS
THE DOCTOR BANKS YOUR CHECK
A NOOSE TIGHTENS AROUND YOUR NECK
SIDE EFFECTS LAST LONGER THAN THE SYMPTOMS
A BLANKET OF GREY CONSUMING EVERYTHING
THIS IS A CYCLE A PSYCHOSOMATIC LIFE
BUILT ON LIES AND SELFISH BARGAINING
ONCE THE NEEDLE FILLED THE VOID
THAT THE DOWNERS MISSED
THE ECSTASY DEPLOYED A RAZOR TO YOUR WRISTS
WAS THIS A DREAM OR A LAPSE IN THE CONSTRUCT
A NORMAL LIFE DERAILED BY A HEDONISTIC LUST
IS IT THE CORPORATE SLAVES OF PHARMACEUTICALS
THE ONES WHOM YOU LOVE OR THE ONES WHOM YOU TRUST
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End Time
03:05
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IS THIS A SONG OR THE ABSENT HUM FROM A MACHINE
IS THIS OUR WORLD OR CAN’T WE TELL WE HANG BY STRINGS
WHEN YOU DECIDE WHETHER YOU WALK UPON YOUR KNEES
YOUR PALE SHADOW IF IT HOLDS YOU BACK CUT THE FUCKER OFF
THIS WORLD OUTSIDE FILLED WITH WRECKAGE AND DISEASE
THIS END OF DAYS IS JUST A FULL CIRCLE COMING AROUND
IS THIS OUR TOWN OR A PRISONBUILT WITH SEE THROUGH WALLS
IS THIS OUR VOICE OR EPHEMERA FROM DISTRESS CALLS
WE’RE NOT ALRIGHT LIVING IN THE END TIME
IS THIS OUR FIGHT OR A DESCENT INTO APATHY
IS THIS OUR LOVE OR A SYNTHESIZED DUALITY
DUST CLOUDS AND THE FIRE SURROUNDS
WE REBUILD UNDERGROUND
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