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Origins
01:51
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C-lum
02:54
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Pressed deep into the mountains
The sea raging at our back
My brethren slowly destroyed
For that which they lack
It's not hard to see the end is coming
Lay to rest primitive misery
How long has it been since we last slept in peace?
this hairless beast has taken everything
Death in its trail from the east
And now we are surrounded with nothing but fear
Clenched between archaic fists
The world was our frozen oyster
For 300,000 years we reigned the apex
Forged in the ice of an endless winter
Yet here we starve in Galacia
The beta to a new disease
Embrace the fear of futility
Let these dying hands pass the crown to their new king
All hail: the rising tide of the sixth extinction
The great destroyer, the death of our mother
All hail cro-magnon
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Taken For Granted
03:01
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I stand before you in defense of truth.
Be not misled by the words of a heretic.
A fool proclaiming false Pythagorean doctrine,
directly contrary to sacred words we've all read.
He has defied the papacy of Urbanus.
May the truth be unveiled in the great inquisition
We are and shall always be the center.
There is yet no proof to substantiate such heresy.
What shall we do to punish his heliocentricity?
Imprison him till his days are no more.
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Embrace transcendent elucidation
Defy the palisades
Proceed to expire the lack of ties to break
Embrace the circumferential
Survey beyond this blissful, empty, routine lie
Defy the palisades
Embrace the circumferential
Oh cant you see? You are the variable
Open your mind
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5. |
Orbis Terrarum
02:54
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We are the pinnacle of greatness and strength
Our way is just and right
But sickness lurks in the corners of the earth
It threatens all order and peace
All we have accomplished hangs in the balance
We must protect what we hold dear
Rise up oh brothers!
Lay waste to this wretch, this enemy
Ride into the night and rid the world of its greatest plague
Do you see it, the truth?
Choose to believe it, mercy upon you
We are the swift hand of god
Reigning judgment upon you all
Righting the wrongs of mankind
Bringing the chance of a new life
We are the pinnacle of greatness and strength
Our way is just and right
Rise up oh brothers!
Lay waste to this threat, this enemy
Ride into the night and ride the world of its greatest plague
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6. |
Kilroy
03:45
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I've seen the end of the world
Tears falling like the casings that brought us here
We were fools to buy in to the sweet nothings of well versed vipers
Having all the answers only makes you a liar
For the wise man knows he has no idea how much he truly knows
Everything about this was wrong
The things these hands have done for god, for country
Or so the patriarchy so sweetly sang
"Rise up oh brothers! Lay waste to this threat, this enemy"
But the dust settles on a sinking feeling
He and I were once the same
This is a vicious cycle
Cut off the head of the serpent only the give birth to a hydra
We are all the victims and we all have reasons that we are right
We were once the same
Point A led to B and C, leading back to A
Our hero is the villain in another mans story
And now I know why this world must come to its end
And wipe away this wicked race of man
There is no love here
We are disgusting
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7. |
Survival Dash
02:33
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Grind your life away
Rescue the princess save the day
Oh your not ready
But with enough experience nothing can stand against you
You've worked so hard, you've come to far to turn back now
Victory is within reach
Through perseverance and dedication
You can achieve all your wildest dreams
This digital world is ripe for the taking
And everything is exactly as it seems
Just think of all you can do
Once the final mission is accomplished
You'll finally be the man you were born to be
The one foretold in ancient prophesy
This is existence. Claw you way to the top. Establish dominance
Only one thing stands in your way
Grind!
Keep on fighting
You've almost made it
Grind your life away (wake up)
Rescue the princess, save the day (are you paying attention?)
You will reign victorious (wake up)
You'll be hailed as king (wake up)
You will live forever (are you listening at all? wake up)
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8. |
All Things Must End
02:57
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This existence it reeks of inadequacy
A convalescence with no avail
The avarice sewn now in full bloom
And a monotonous culture patiently awaits their fate
The were fools to accept the stringed role, the instrument
Fulfilling the desires of the powerful, the wicked
To live ones life as though enslaved
Their thoughts alone that built the cage
And now there is no time for expansion
The great contraction has begun
The words were spoke but fell upon a world of deaf ears
Controlled by a fear of choice
And the consequences it may bring
This stagnancy, the end of progression
To think such apathy could end any other way
Its not hard to see, the end is coming
All hail the bleak demise of obsolete creation (lay to rest)
The sun has set on the age of man (primitive)
Behold, the final casualty of the sixth extinction (misery)
A beautiful, poetic ending
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