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The Threat Remains
06:31
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THE THREAT REMAINS
Destruction avoided but let’s not forget
The cold war is over but there’s still a threat
Developing nations with nuclear arms
It’s reason for panic and cause for alarm
(2x) The threat remains
Regional conflict, with global consequence
Nuclear winter, the earth has no defense
I see the cities burn, I see the smoke churn
The point of no return
(2x) The threat remains
Not free from danger yet
There’s clearly still a threat
Contenders with nuclear arms
With potential for global harm
Power addiction
Our leaders’ affliction
Expanding arms production
Will lead to our destruction
Destruction
Contamination into the sky
Billions will surely die
From global fallout
And worldwide famine and drought
Power addiction
Our leaders’ affliction
Sickening prediction
They’ll lead us to extinction
Extinction
Cold winter everywhere
Dust and smoke fill the air
Death slowly spreads
Extinction lies ahead
(Spoken)
Disarmament agreements between the United States and Soviet Union, the destruction of the Berlin Wall, the shredding of the Iron Curtain - these events marked the end of the Cold War but the reality is, the existence of nuclear weapons still threatens to destroy our planet.
A regional nuclear war could impact the entire population. Soot injected into the stratosphere and spread across the planet could block the rays of the sun, causing temperatures to plummet, killing off crops and animals and eventually, the human race. This is a nuclear winter.
Destruction avoided but let’s not forget
The cold war is over but there’s still a threat
Developing nations with nuclear arms
It’s reason for panic and cause for alarm
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2. |
Aim and Fire
04:35
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AIM AND FIRE
To protect and serve
The motto not deserved
Weaponless civilians
Gunned down with ammunitions
To protect and serve
The motto not deserved
Weaponless civilians
Gunned down with ammunitions
(x3) Aim and fire
Circling like vultures
Demonizing cultures
Violent altercations
All across the nation
Petty laws enforced
With excessive force
Killing as desired
No reasons required
Bullets fly
Civilians die
Mothers cry
Can’t say goodbye
They will deny
And try to lie
The system will comply
Laws won’t apply
Bullets fly
Civilians die
Mothers cry
Can’t say goodbye
They will deny
And try to lie
The system will comply
Laws won’t apply
Outcry
No chance to revive
No longer alive
There is no retribution
For public execution
To protect and serve
The motto not deserved
Weaponless civilians
Gunned down with ammunitions
To protect and serve
The motto not deserved
Weaponless civilians
Gunned down with ammunitions
Bullets fly
Civilians die
Mothers cry
Can’t say goodbye
They will deny
And try to lie
The system will comply
Laws won’t apply
Bullets fly
Civilians die
Mothers cry
Can’t say goodbye
They will deny
And try to lie
The system will comply
Laws won’t apply
Outcry
(x3) Aim and fire
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3. |
Hidden Faces
04:09
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HIDDEN FACES
The faces you show the masses
Are the faces that kiss asses
Created for mass appeal
Nothing we see is real
A brave face when opposed
A straight face when exposed
Spewing endless lies
The best lines will reprise
Your words, your lies
Your wars, corruption and greed
Deceit, deception and pretense
Your lies, your wars, corruption and greed
Deceit, deceit
The faces you try to hide
Should forever be set aside
False promises put in place
To everyone a slap in the face
Public faces lie
But hidden faces order young lives to die.
You think there’s not a trace
But corruption is written all over your face
Your words, your lies
Your wars, corruption and greed
Deceit, deception and pretense
Your lies, your wars, corruption and greed
Deceit, deceit
Read between the lines
Then you’ll see the truth not lies
You must face the facts
These public faces are just acts
Read between the lines
Then you’ll see the truth not lies
You must face the facts
These public faces are just acts
Reject the lies
Before another dies
Face the truth
They kill our youth
The faces you show the masses
Are the faces that kiss asses
Created for mass appeal
Nothing we see is real
A brave face when opposed
A straight face when exposed
Spewing endless lies
The best lines will reprise
Your words, your lies
Your wars, corruption and greed
Deceit, deception and pretense
Your lies, your wars, corruption and greed
Deceit, deceit
The faces you try to hide
Should forever be set aside
False promises put in place
To everyone a slap in the face
Public faces lie
But hidden faces order young lives to die.
You think there’s not a trace
But corruption is written all over your face
Your words, your lies
Your wars, corruption and greed
Deceit, deception and pretense
Your lies, your wars, corruption and greed
Deceit, deceit
Read between the lines
Then you’ll see the truth not lies
You must face the facts
These public faces are just acts
Read between the lines
Then you’ll see the truth not lies
You must face the facts
These public faces are just acts
Reject the lies
Before another dies
Face the truth
They kill our youth
They kill our youth
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4. |
No Humanity
04:12
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NO HUMANITY
Sweatshop workers struggle to survive
20 hour days to stay alive
Children forced to work in factories
Blind eye turned to modern slavery
Man’s creation, exploitation crimes
Life damnation, victim number climbs
Man’s creation, exploitation crimes
Life damnation, victim number climbs
Females turned into commodity
Bought and sold as human property
Threatened to ensure they will comply
Beaten and deprived if they defy
Man’s creation, exploitation crimes
Life damnation, victim number climbs
Man’s creation, exploitation crimes
Life damnation, victim number climbs
Opportunists, havoc they’ll wreak
Preying on the desperate and the weak
Wickedness, a harsh reality
No compassion, no humanity
Nature’s creatures in captivity
Phony habitats of misery
Denied the lives they know and truly need
All for entertainment and for greed
Man’s creation, exploitation crimes
Life damnation, victim number climbs
Man’s creation, exploitation crimes
Life damnation, victim number climbs
Opportunists, havoc they’ll wreak
Preying on the desperate and the weak
Wickedness, a harsh reality
No compassion, no humanity
A harsh reality
No humanity
Savage cruelty
Atrocity
Countless lives imprisoned and misused
Humiliated, tortured and abused
Suffering lives that only they will know
What will it take to change the status quo?
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5. |
Sickness Sorrow
04:13
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SICKNESS SORROW
Don't be scared of death
Be scared of the pain before you go
Imagining fake heartfelt goodbyes
Embraced with warm daggers disguised
These are the lies of my mind
A walking corpse passing time
Days turn into years
Bag of bones no longer mine
On the edge of a blade
Lying in the bed I made
On the edge of a cliff
As I gurgle my last breath
Choking, choking, choking On the lies in my mind
Choking, choking, choking Dreaming of my demise
Sleepwalking through dawn's dismay
Quieting demons I downplay
And all that matters in the end
Is no longer having to pretend
(Spoken)
Make your voice heard.
Tell someone, anyone that'll listen, “I'm not ok, I need help.” Don't suffer in silence. Don't be depression's slave. Release yourself from all shame and stigmas
Don't be scared of death
Be scared of the pain before you go
Imagining fake heartfelt goodbyes
Embraced with warm daggers disguised
These are the lies of my mind
A walking corpse passing time
Days turn into years
Peace of mind eviction time
On the edge of a blade
Lying in the bed I made
On the edge of a cliff
As I gurgle my last breath
Choking, choking, choking On the lies in my mind
Choking, choking, choking
Dreaming of my demise
Sleepwalking through dawn's dismay
Quieting demons I downplay
And all that matters in the end
Is no longer having to pretend
(Spoken)
Don't let the hopelessness overpower you
Help is not unattainable
Never give up
Don't listen to depression’s lies
You’re not alone
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