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Isolation
01:40
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Foraging hope in places where not even love could be found.
I can see the dirt piling up to my neck, inch by inch.
How did I end up stranded here in this desert of isolation.
Invested in death from the start.
Built a life to be torn apart.
I've cast the dice against the odds.
My will to fight is the final bet.
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White Messiah Complex
00:53
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Decade after decade of us versus them
Held at a distance time and time again
The gravity of depravity, a fixation on deprivation
Lie at the roots of this holy separation
It's us versus them
An obsession with tradition, an obstination disguised as dedication
Plague and suppress countless generations
The ancient prophets claim I was born into sin, thus I thrive
Pitted against a white messiah, I'll stand my ground
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Nazi Scum
01:34
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You're nothing but a pest by the likes of humanity
We see through your freedom of speech
We see through your privilige
We see through your facade
You're nothing but nazi scum
Pest
We see through your freedom of speech
We see through your privilige
We see through your facade
You're nothing but nazi scum
And you're spreading like a fucking disease
Pushing and pushing minorities into a corner
This has gone too far
What the fuck did you expect?
This is what you can expect
Expect to be met with force
Expect to be met with opposition
Expect to be met with violence
Expect a fucking fist to the face
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Guillotines
01:37
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Let traditions sink like an anchor weighed down by time itself
And sink and sink and lie forgotten
Fear is power and power reigns as a dying king
His head must fall
Expose him for what he is
A whitewashed mask, a rotting veneer
Held together by fragile masculinity
Fear is power and power reigns as a dying king
His head must fall
Dethrone the rulers of tradition
Live a life marked by sedition
Overthrow the system, the cycle, the lies
that are embedded in the tongues of youth
Patriarchy remains unchecked
while an imbalance of power stands steadfast
Self-autonomy is not too much to ask for
Overthrow
Behead the king
Ancient hands remain unjust
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In Ruins
01:01
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Shrouded in flames, I stoke my own ruination
I am the fuel that burns
I've read of damnation
and seen him staring back at me in the mirror
He calls me by my one true name
Pressure builds as it strangles what little life is left of this cursed soul
Sanity unravels by a single thread
As thoughts race and twist and knot and burn
Anxiety greets me like an old, familiar friend
With open arms and a sneer from ear to ear
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6. |
Crooked Frame of Mind
00:29
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I've got a crooked frame of mind
Like a derailed train
I'm racing towards my own demise
Noone to meet in the deadend skies
What is free will if it isn't a joke?
Seize the days as if it's god by the throat
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7. |
Prophecy
01:07
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Halted at a crossroads
A choice has to be made
Leave before indiffence sets in, before too much is said
Before silence is sealed within the hollow room of eternity
Leave while there's time for unseen wounds to be healed
Look into my eyes
Tell me what you see
A prophecy so grave?
A prophecy to grieve?
There will be no tomorrow when hell is on the horizon
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8. |
Skeletons in the Closet
01:55
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Shadows gather, continue to grow
As time trudges forward with nations in tow
Skeletons take leave from their closet
and make there rounds, so the masses say they saw it
Don't sweep shortcomings under the rug
Challenge injustices
Don't sweep shortcomings under the rug
Challenge injustices
Rectify the past
Never justify the status quo
Tear off the scales that blind the man
Brown bodies are still being shot in their own fucking home
Pinkwashing policies gloss over heteronormativity
Glass ceilings have been broken
But a woman's right to choose isn't intact
Rectify
Rectify the sins of your fathers
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21st Century Heresy
01:37
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If you're going to crucify me
You might as well flog me first
If you're going to crucify me
You might as well flog me first
I claim to be the great "I am"
but I am not the great "I am"
I am 21st century heresy
I am the embodiment of holy debauchery
Punish me
Punish me
I seek punishment
But I will never seek repentance
I will never be repentant
Unrepentant
Unrepentant
Unrepentant heretic till the day I die
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Cemented Mind Tokyo, Japan
Tokyo hardcore
Kouge - bass
Joey - drums
Jeff - guitar, vocals
Paul - guitar, recording
Contact us at: cementedmindhc@gmail.com
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