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The Vagrant
03:31
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Ashade beneath the weltering
Solar burnout, watching
The crepitant remains
Lie scattered and broken
Pariah of civilization observed
As jealous keepers of the green tongue perished
Behold his weathered visage
The vagrant
Transcending the ravages of time
And dual existence
Alight on my shoulder
Faithful companion
As the moon arises we depart
Far beyond the minarets
And steeples of the vanished
We fold into the space between the planets
Behold his stupid countenance
The vagrant
Standing at the precipice
Clothed in the skin of the dragon
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Careening forms appear
Blown out in the stratosphere
Plummeting towards the land
Battering force, the chaos plan
Chemical memory
Of DNA and protein
Crystal logic springs
From the elemental consciousness
The seed of life
The veil of time
Crashing down
The seed of life
Seas rise in defense
A necessary cleanse, a necessary cleanse
Organic plans defined
The global mind, the global mind
Spirals intersect
Systems born of randomness
Old and murky deep
Grows restless in its slumber
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3. |
Bird of Prey
01:40
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And what to do with your life
So old and strange
Never ever gonna track to the kill
On those crooked wings again
Perched on a hanging tree with the greyness in your eye
Prepare to greet the black unseen
The darkest dream, the darkest dream
Bag of bones out on the highway
Vultures sort through the remains
Left his bones out on the highway
Requiem for a king of kings
The overlord!
And who inherits the thrones
Of bastard kings
Who possessed of the iron claw
And a dead eye on the wing
Search for your final breath in the fading of the light
Prepare to greet the black unseen
The darkest dream, the darkest dream
Snake sword severs the mortal cord
Septuarian overlord
Left his bones out on the highway
Hangman’s tree dead bird’s grave
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4. |
Oppressor
03:30
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Sentinels of mercy, supplicating hands
Oratory virulence, my wish is your command
Bow! Kneel! Moan! Kiss the stone!
Frantic exaltation, piety portrayed
Silence is a virtue, silent you'll remain
Bow! Kneel! Moan! Kiss the stone!
Traitor. Despised. Suffer
Dethrone. In hate. Slaughter
Thought it was your world
A sea of shimmering faces
Yet it was your doom
To be dragged down in it
Wasted all the years aflame with desire
Wasting all your time in exile
Lost in empty days of fervor and guile
Waiting for the golden sign
And at the apex of your
Vain pontification
Suffocate now in the gloom
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5. |
Apocalypse Death Gang
01:36
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Pillar of smoke, rises up, a cloud of dust
Single file, war machines, descend on you
Over the fuming horizon!
Skeletal silhouettes, mocking you
Break formation to surround
They're locked on your position
Clattering weaponry, damascened steel
Cranial damage to a large degree
Caught in a vice-like grip of the death gang!
The blade that cuts deep in your soul
That's Sardu Death Gang rock 'n' roll
The flame that burns deep in your soul
That's Sardu Death Gang rock 'n' roll
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6. |
Dominion of Evil
03:23
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As I laid upon the ground beneath the moon
A stench of death crept slowly moving
'Cross the wreckage which consumes
The vacant marvels of a lost and brutal tribe
I raised my head to see what horror
Was about to meet my eyes
From plumes of ash the silhouettes of children chained
Cut harsh against the memory
Of what is dead and never found
The slaver laughing as he pushed his captives on
A rapist grimace cracked his face
And then he broke to catch my eye
Dominion of evil
Wretched and vile
Dominion of evil
The slaver stopped his caravan and he approached
A young girl pale and beaten shambled
As he led her by his side
He said he'd had some extra pussy to get rid of
And he'd look through my possessions
'Til he found some thing he liked
The fucking pig grew nearer still
His breathing slow and haggard
Blinking as he anxiously awaited my reply
I bashed his skull into a thousand bloody pieces
Though I could not stay for them
I only raced into the night
Among their bones is an exile of mine
When we're bones and dust we'll feel alright
Step out of the dark into the light
When we're bones and dust we'll be just fine
Only evil thoughts inside your mind
When you're dead and gone I'll be alright
They're only flesh and bones inside your mind
Though they'll all be feeling alright tonight
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Serpent of Light
02:04
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At the crux of the worlds
In the Andean range
Risen up from the depths to the pinnacle
Under Amazonian rain
Face the forces of death
Batten down the graves
Feel the wash of moonglow on your eye
Chant the words, it’s the dawning of an age
No earthbound sight
Serpent of Light at the summit of the gods
Lo, the sound of heathen laughter
Serpent of Light will mean something to you
As daybreak sears the wilderness
Step out of the shade
Rider of the open realms
The herald, the Champion of our Doom…
…No time eye
The serpent unwinds into dizzying heights
No wind can catch her
Serpent of Light as she gazes at you
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Survive!
01:44
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And at the end of the third and final slaughter
Corrosive winds reduce their bones to dust
No sanctuary from the pain and cosmic horror
Cower in the dark as the putrid days elapse
HEY!
SURVIVE!
To the death!
HEY!
SURVIVE!
The only one!
Slavers - death camps
Drone strike - JDAM
Fever - violence
Gasping - silence
All hell - breaks loose
Tighten - the noose
Mass grave - terror
Human - error
Necrotizing bloodlust
Devastated populace
Crushed like maggots underfoot
Heaps of bodies smoldering
Slow death without no warning
Toxic metals are forming
Genocide no glory
End of human story!
Left at the end of the third and final slaughter
Crimson skies will melt into the black
No sanctuary from the abject cosmic horror
Solitude in the kingdom of the dead
HEY!
SURVIVE!
To the death!
HEY!
SURVIVE!
The only one!
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9. |
The Silent Earth
03:08
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Cross the river wordless
Into spheres beyond
Shards of mortal concerns dissolve
Step into the chamber
Look into the pool
Memories of carnal fears exhumed
Oh, the torture
Meaningless glory
The search for truth
Through the eye of eternity
Pictures of the silent earth...
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Sardu Toronto, Ontario
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