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1. |
Rising Son
03:39
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Rising Son
Vile violation
Sins against my nation
Trying not to crack
First they force it on you, then they take it back
Taking it back, taking it back from me…
Extermination
Hard not to care none
I fight to death
Leave you in your blood, then we're coming back again
(chorus)
This ain't Oklahoma
And I was here long before ya
Mistress Darkness has come
And when the night is done
I'm the rising son
No reservations
Or pagan adulation
Freedoms got to live
Flesh and blood and bones is all I got to give
This ain't South Dakota
And I ain't gonna roll for ya
The sky says your time has come
And when the night is done
I'm the rising son
(break)
You tried some force, tried to get away
What'd you win? Not enough to say
In the clear, think you're gettin' by?
Cross yourself, snivelers always seem to die
This land ain’t your land, this land is my land
From Oglala to Ouachita
The ancestors of the First Nations
Were never made for reservations
(chorus)
This ain't Oklahoma
And I was here long before ya
Mistress Darkness has come
And when the night is done
I'm the rising son
This ain't South Dakota
And I ain't gonna roll for ya
The sky says your time has come
And when the night is done
I'm the rising son
Taking it back, taking it back from you…
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2. |
That Witch
04:02
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That Witch
Strikin' back, we're in a war
Shot up bad but had to keep runnin'
I was down, to the core
Close to death, tried not to care
A mortal being, a bloody thing
He's on a path to kill the king
I bring him back, to use the knife
Now that's the dark life
ch)
About to lose my mind, not afraid to die
I laughed at the sight of a knife
I was going down, I just got to say
That witch fucken saved my life
Woke up bad, and she was there
She turned a spell that set me on fire
Gave me a dose of holy rope
I screamed alive - got up to go
Burnt tears, a cat's ears
Hemlock, to keep him 'bove ground
Bat wing, now that's the thing
To kill a king
ch)
All about the cause, ready to defy
I said they'd never take me alive
I was about to fry, all I'm gonna claim
That witch fucken saved my life
(break)
Beelzebub - spinnin' 'round
Lord of flies, psyche on lockdown
Wicked canes, and other things
What a shake, let's just say it's gettin' hot now
Euripides' - divinities
Medea's got nothing on my abilities
Hand of fate, to rub a doll
Enemies - likely gonna fall
ch)
About to lose my mind, not afraid to die
I laughed at the sight of a knife
I was going down, I just got to say
That witch fucken saved my life
All about the cause, ready to defy
I said they'd never take me alive
I was about to fry, all I'm gonna claim
That witch fucken saved my life
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3. |
Buck Knife
04:28
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Buck Knife
Buck Knife was a Rebel soldier
Survived the Gettysburg attack
But the townsfolk doubted Buck Knife
A veteran no one welcomed back
Oh, Buck Knife was a dreamer
We never wanted him around
The sounds of closing shops and windows
Greeted him when he came to town
ch)
Buck Knife was a hard man - hard as 16 tons
Fightin' in the badlands - waitin' on the sun
Buck Knife's had a rough time - diggin' in the shit
He fought for his country - underneath Hell's lid
Buck Knife fought in a battalion
With many young men from his holler
But when he came home from the war alone
They thought he ran off with no honor
That Buck Knife always is a-drinking
His indignation's insincere
His lies about the war are gettin' old
And now we've had it up to here
ch)
Buck Knife had a hard time, back from Kingdom Come
When he brought home ruin, his song stayed unsung
Buck Knife's was a shunned man, and he's seen some shit
Time to pay the piper - for liftin' up Hell's lid
break)
A drunken Buck Knife came to town
Firin' his guns up in the air
Four vigilantes rushed toward Buck Knife
Four bullets ended his despair
The next day came a Rebel general
Lookin' around for Private Buck Knife
"I have some medals for his chest today
He saved many a soldier's life
You must be very proud of Buck Knife"
ch)
Buck Knife was a hard man - hard as 16 tons
Fightin' in the badlands - waitin' on the sun
Buck Knife's had a rough time - diggin' in the shit
He fought for his country - underneath Hell's lid
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4. |
Lady Judas
04:14
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Lady Judas
Up from hell only 'bout a day
Found a soul achin' and in pain
I will be his Magdalene, got to show he's strugglin'
Wastin' time waitin' on a saint
Dig a grave and fly away
Cuz it's the way my life's been a-rollin'
I don't want it no more
I can't take it no more
(chorus)
I saw an angel through the ceiling
She took my fear and she nailed it to the floor
I made a vow to start kneeling
I got to say she's about to seize all
Time to take a vow and consecrate
Using skin and motion as my bait
The cauldron is a-bubblin’
Got to go and show him sin
Lucifer just don’t want to wait…
Saw her and started reeling
She took me down and started double dealing
Said get ready for some dark times
Time to pay for my crimes
When his faith’s lost all meaning
And the Fates were taken as a sign
Once his hope starts receding
I’ll be his dark and bloody valentine
(break)
Down the road we go, down the road
In the cold she grows, in the cold
Not for jail, not for sale, not for hell
Down the road we go
No fears, no tears
No cares, so unaware
Bring your pride and come inside
Down the road we go
I just can’t stop the feeling
That we crossed some cautionary line
She made Hell seem appealing
I’ve seen the light for the very last time
Now we spend time dreaming
Of all sins and imaginary
As the smoke clears we’re seeing
All the saints and angels redefined
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5. |
Moon Killer
03:46
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Moon Killer
There's a force out in the woods
Got the gall, yeah got the goods
A certain people that you just won't find
Not so far behind
ch)
You'll get the feeling in my part of town
Comin' atcha just like John Brown
Yeah, sure, just gettin' some kicks
But while I'm going down I'm still gettin' in my licks
Get your laws, try and make 'em stick
As the timebomb goes tick-tick
Hooked up and taken for a ride
Then tried to signify
ch)
Strap it up, it's time to knuckle down
Got a feelin' just like John Brown
Using fire and alot of dirty tricks
I ain't fadin' out I'm just gettin' in the mix
break)
Cult of knife, gun or sword
Night is Christ, moon is the Lord
While you watched poor people cried
And as you left those people died
How am I supposed to feel?
Let me tell ya it’s really fucken bitter
When it’s time to deal
Then I come, Moon Killer.
ch)
You'll get the feeling in my part of town
Comin' atcha just like John Brown
Yeah, sure, just gettin' some kicks
But while I'm going down I'm still gettin' in my licks
Strap it up, it's time to knuckle down
Got a feelin' just like John Brown
Using fire and alot of dirty tricks
I ain't fadin' out I'm just gettin' in the mix
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6. |
Hunger
04:46
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Hunger
Ripe fruit on the vine
Taste the divine
Got me on a fine kick
Nails are bit to the quick
Got me in a fine mess
Sitting in my Sunday best
What's this curse come over me?
Overthrows my monarchy
Got me begging Mary please...
ch)
Feel this
Hunger
Drag me under
Give into my nature
Feeling like a stranger to myself
Name your point of attack
Let my train run its tracks
Tension’s cracking the floor
Bruised but I could use more!
What's this curse come over me?
Overthrows my monarchy
Got me begging Mary please...
ch)
Feel this
Hunger
Drag me under
Give into my nature
Feeling like a stranger to myself
break)
It’s a game that I am winning
While I am shit eating grinning
Got the deck stacked in my favor
Got the best parts left to savor
Lord have mercy I’ve been reeling
Looking as good as I’m feeling
Going out in a blaze of glory
The best chapter of the story
ch)
Feel this
Hunger
Drag me under
Give into my nature
Feeling like a stranger to myself
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7. |
Road To Bleeding
03:42
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Road To Bleeding
Knocked down - and blind
Got the call to stand and deliver
The good life - declined
Talked up and sold down the river
Better duck down - pick a side
Spin your head 'round - and look alive
(chorus)
On the road down
Where there is no feeling
On the road to hell
On the road to bleeding
Lined up - and assigned
Sent away to become a killer
You seek - and they hide
Pray to God and then pull the trigger
Better keep down - and close your eyes
In a corpse pile - like you died
(chorus)
On the road down
Where there is no healing
On the road to hell
On the road to bleeding
I'm comin' down for you
s'Not the way it's supposed to go
You know your day is comin' due
Never born, never died, find a way to stay alive
solo
F - For the fuck you caused
T - For the terror I'm feelin'
W - It's a word, it's a world, at WAR
(chorus)
On the road down
Where there is no healing
On the road to hell
On the road to bleeding
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8. |
Sin & Sanctity
04:02
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Sin & Sanctity
God built me well, but that you could tell
A hero miscast, a man unsurpassed
Try to stare, I double dare
I'll smite thee down, with jaw of an ass... of an ass
ch)
Hate the player cuz I made up the game
Then burn my effigy but pay me all the same
I'm bringin' vile, I'm bringin' all the fun
Just my pard and my Holy Ghost machine gun
Sin and sanctity, bleed for me
I've come for your ass, and for your cash
The flock pays me well, to send you to Hell
So impregnable, so untouchable
Now bring me the gold, I'll give you the shaft... oh the shaft
ch)
I am a little god, speaking in God's name
All the rest of you can hang your heads in shame
No prosperity? Then you are to blame
A world of dopes and demons sittin' on a damn plane
Sin and sanctity, pay for me
brk)
Like a wildfire - yeah
I will never die - yeah
You'll have your bleed time - yeah
The time has come to be Heaven's refugee
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9. |
Wicked Storm
03:44
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Wicked Storm
Hear it getting' loud? We are the unbowed
You'll see me around, I'll be gettin' down
We'll be bringin' weight, a force to abdicate
Pay for all the hate, retaliate
ch)
Take your peace, gimme war
Bring it from the ashes
Get a piece, wait for more?
Think I'll take me chances
See, you're gettin' clowned, no time to fuck around
Feel it gettin' warm? The wicked storm
Hearin' all the lies, keeps us energized
Like to demonize? We're set to penalize
Kinda feel uptight, waitin' for the night
My beast is gettin' wise, and set to bite
ch)
Goin' high? I go low
Yours ain't workin', brother
Little time, gotta go
Get the muthafucka
See, we're throwin' down, put him in the ground
Feel it gettin' warm? The wicked storm
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10. |
Attack
03:15
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Attack
They say to let go, they say to come join the geek show
Grace falls again, greed brings it all to an end
Gettin' too wild, get in single file, fuck that shit
Gotta get in line, or eat shit and die
That's all they say (x3)
ch)
Handout, standout, get some fucks and fan out
That's the only way to get in
Fallacy and tragedy, everyone's in agony
Goddamnit, let it begin
Cut that shit outcho life; take the pill, then lose the strife
Always room for one more, step on in and we'll bar the door
Gettin' too wild, get in single file, fuck that shit
Gotta get in line, or eat shit and die
That's all they say (x3)
ch)
Throwdown/hoedown, it's a fucken showdown
Clouds are forming again
Ecstasy in maggotry, burn their god in effiigy
Waitin' for the show to begin
Break)
Learnin’ by fire, burnin’ the schools
Wake in time before you got all to lose
Whinin’ in caves while you’re shiftin’ the blame
Worshippin’ slime and a god you can’t name
Bring forth – all the fucks you give
Think fast – or you will never live
Display – determination
Or face – extermination
ch)
Throwdown/hoedown, it's a fucken showdown
Clouds are forming again
Ecstasy in maggotry, burn their god in effiigy
Waitin' for the show to begin
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