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Imitator, you’re no true god to the land that you claim. Your people live in disgust
Claiming praise for the ways of the old and frayed
Slavery, make them fight your battles and dig their graves
Soulless men on patrol stand guard, being pushed around by the shameless slug
Murder the weak to show your strength
Lack of respect from your peers and family fuels your rage
Portraying to be a lord of gold, we all know your true name
You can’t fool us, coward
Stitching the body parts of challengers to your core
Using the defeated to bolster your reign
Bovine demigod clinging to false prophets to look down on your world
Limbs spread the land. Genocide of your god
Goddess wounds still scar your mind from war
Gravity strikes you down to rot
kneel before them from your loss
Grafting all to make you rise
Knowing that you’ve ruined your blood of the gods
Lacerations destroy your canvas
Years of work gone
Screams of agony
Amputation for what you’ve stolen
Set your world on fire
Final attempt to gain control
Bear witness to the beast
Forming from a gods vessel
Final attacks to breath
reclaiming as the true heir to the throne.
Bathed in the rays of gold, you will not
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It’s all the same another habitual day
Saunter through the grooves, tradition never breaks through
To lay my head, this routine is such a dread
Flashing lights, tearing the earth being ripped away (ripped away)
Dropping into madness, the stench of mold, what happened?
The damp air is chilling. This ominous building sends sirens throughout the halls
(Where am I?)
I take my first steps; florescent lights hang high
Permanent buzzing white noise, why are there no signs?
A place of kenopsia, Yet boisterous rooms
I’ve chased the laughter to find impending doom
I can’t find my way out. Is this a labyrinth? (Find a way)
Compressing my eyes, I need to wake up. Is this a dream? (This is a nightmare)
Liminal spaces never-ending
Windows reflect to who is staring
Have I been here before? It’s all the same
My heart palpitates
Canary walls become irradiant
Sensational needles burning hot begin to pierce my eyes
Wearied by elongated standing
Finally
Brand new features
Crawling my way to safety
Begging for someone to help me
I can’t find my way out. Is this a labyrinth? (Find a way)
Compressing my eyes, I need to wake up. Is this a dream? (This is a nightmare)
Lost track of time, why do the arms standstill
How long has it been being trapped inside this hell
Shadows moving, the deviant being appears
With distant howls, oh god, it’s chasing me
Reaching! It’s dragging me away
Reaching! It takes me to my grave
Madness! It’s killing me
Madness! It’s killing me
Help me
Help me
Buzzing lights hang above me. Where is this place I’ve landed? The smell of mold grows stronger
Siren sounds through the halls. Where is humanity?
These eerie rooms lead to no end
Where am I?
What is this? X2
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Like a drug coursing through my veins
this fantasy that I create
it’s made its way up into my brain
I feel as if I’m invincible
Shoot at me, swing at me, death stares me down while I’m laughing
the thought of a kill
amazes me, pleases me. Others will cower and pray to their god for peace
thirsty, oblivious to sources of terror wanting to hang our heads
stare at the sky, gaze at the sight. Recline at the peace until death hovers over us
cover inside, loved ones held tight, murderous rage fills my eyes
body parts flying through the air, echos ringing, deafening screaming, we are sinking
heavy clouds weighing down, it’s getting hard to breathe. They feel the reapers glare
excruciating tragedy
passing time, thoughts flood my mind
human remains lay in front of my eyes
I’ve never found myself talking to a god
eyes pressed shut in search of answers from
up above, to save us now. ignored
helpless
restrictions, tie us down to the ground
innocence violated, carvings etched in our memories
I crave another pull
unloaded on the blood-soaked soil surrounded with similar memories
familiar eyes stare down in recognition
the flood runs through our foundations
To destroy, break down our walls
break down our walls
losing all hope in my sanity x2
brothers dying from insanity x2
fill my veins x2
Fuck
not another breath
I’ve lost all hope in my sanity
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Common ways, swept away by crashing waves
Travel the past, poisoned to rest at last
Sunsets, lay my head to close my eyes
Falling into despair. Haunting hallow stares
I gaze upon the blazing sky, still wondering why?
Stuck chasing tracks through suffering minds
Isolated in time
Thrashed to the ground. Weights held me down
Prioritized in human life
Headaches of sorrow confide me of fear
Detached and static
alone in this hell, since you left
I gaze upon the blazing sky, still wondering why?
The flame inside burns brighter with time
The more we ignite
Collapsed from pain eats away the joyful days
Remembrance strains bring back glowing rays
Dark shining bright to guide us through the path we made
When there is a tragedy, beauty will find a way
The night engulfs our hearts in flames
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While there is no set theme or story, this EP is a collection of songs reflecting on the struggles with PTSD from the perspective of a combat veteran. To all of our brothers and sisters in arms, keep your heads up and don't be too proud to reach out. We all love you and are here for you.
