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Volume One: The Seventh Circle

by Absence öf Youth

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1.
Apocalypse 03:10
Lifting death’s black veil For all the world to see End the age in fire And destroy humanity Will the next war be the last… Who the fuck-all will be left? Eschaton be damned We’ll all be greeting death No use for your repentance Your gods are not to blame We’ve done it to ourselves Now welcome to the flames
2.
Is there no end to your mindless greed? Consumption taking its raging toll Draining her blood for all you need Mother Earth herself will haunt your soul Inject the earth, infect the earth. Poison your host to fuel your life And start your wars and drive your economy Rape the planet for all it’s worth For the land itself, YOU are the enemy Inject the earth, infect the earth. The mighty dollar is all you see Mainline acids to get your fix No excuse for poisoned minds Same old lies and politricks Inject the earth, infect the earth.
3.
Drowning in the madness From the world outside my door No wonder I’m so wasted And passed out on the floor Bottle of oblivion… escape! Too much at times to handle The world I see today I can only escape reality And drink my life away Bottle of oblivion… escape! I’m tired of running helpless In a fucked society I drink to dull my vision To forget all that I see Bottle of oblivion… escape!
4.
Brainwashed to trust In pointless divisions And stereotypes That inflame derision Pathetic excuses For invisible walls And for millions of sheeple Who answer the call To pledge an allegiance Without a clue Of an empire’s end That’s long overdue Cheering a flag You know little about With nothing constructive To back up your shouts Patriotism Virtue of the vicious They point fingers at you If you think any different Last refuge of the scoundrels Last refuge of the sons of bitches Last refuge of the scoundrels Last refuge of the sons of bitches
5.
Crippled and broken, licking the wounds Suffocating progress etched in the dirt Vengeance and fate all in due time Ritual abuse, death and rebirth Arise Arise Sunlight on scars, a new day will dawn Lying in wait for the settling of dust Starting anew on the remains of the old Rising above from the kingdom of rust Arise Arise A crumbling failure, the empire is dead… Arise Nature’s revenge, take back what’s ours Splintering the plain with a new found thirst Skyward once more, heirs to the filth One then many, a legion unearthed Arise Arise A crumbling failure, the empire is dead… Arise
6.
Lines 02:49
Like sheep led to slaughter without a clue Born into madness, what can you do Take your place in hell, move on down the line… Forced into labor and you don’t know why Born into madness, submit or die Take your place in hell, move on down the line… Where is your future, straight to your grave Born into madness, exist enslaved Take your place in hell, move on down the line…
7.
Selfish insecurities Perpetuate your mind’s disease Proud display of ignorance Victim of your arrogance Homophobic asshole Racist scum Sexist pig Just another one of the fascist, ignorant clones How’d you foster all this hate? Why’d you let it rule your fate? Look at what your hate incites No respect for human rights Homophobic asshole Racist scum Sexist pig Just another one of the fascist, ignorant clones
8.
(Instrumental)
9.
Once proud and free autonomous nations Left to exposure, disease, and starvation Herded like cattle, part of the plan All this for nothing but more stolen lands Concentration camps, huddled in fear Nowhere else to go – but we can’t stay here American Ethnic Cleansing Exiled at gunpoint, forced to walk the trail Militia ready to mow them down, a mad living hell Goods left to rot and homes left to burn To leave it all behind and never return Never-ending path, a thousand miles of death March under orders, moving on with nothing left American Ethnic Cleansing
10.
Punch in on the clock and tick your precious life away Slaving over nothing while you grind your bones to dust Work for the machine that steals away your days Blood left on the table to contribute to the rust Eating at your livelihood and carving out your soul Morning into night, all the fucking same Kept under their thumbs, no hope to reach your goals Another lifeless pawn in their corporate fucking game The bottom of the chain is where it all gets done The suits they don’t forget it and they keep you all in line You strive to climb the ladder but that battles never won Eat away your hopes and dreams so they can save a dime They look at you like meat, a piece of human trash Thumb their nose at you because they think you aren't worth shit Empty fucking promises and hopes that never last Laughing to the bank while you suffer in your pit Living a life of mediocrity Seeing through their lies and their own hypocrisy Drowning in a trapped majority No chance of moving out of your hopeless dead-end street Wallowing in mediocrity Seeing through their lies and their own hypocrisy In a wasteland of opportunity
11.
Machine 01:29
I’m a machine Built for suffering Wage slave Til the day that I die I’m a machine Built for one thing Made to work And I don’t know why Am I man or machine Am I man or machine Am I man or machine Or something in between? Wasted all my life Trying to follow your stupid rules Tired of the arrogance Of Idiots and fools
12.
Summer 06:02
Nothing moves Nothing breaths Dying planet Dying trees Oppressive heat Crushing breath Smothering life Stench of death Cracks in the earth Ruptured crust Flesh turns to ashes Dust to dust Summer Summer Endless Summer Waiting for the rain To wash it all away Rejuvenation Live another day Night has passed Rising sun Endless summer Life goes on
13.
In Vein 02:21
Can’t cope – with the world that you’re in so you Give in – to your demon within and you Cave in – to the numbness again And you’re gone… Helpless Mindless Heartless In pain… Wake up – welcome the pain of Reality – things never change in this Cycle – of numbness and pain and Regret… Helpless Mindless Heartless Insane… Withdrawals – icepicks at dawn and you Can’t shake – hair of the dog and you Hooked on – the junk that you’re on Can’t let go… Helpless Mindless Heartless In vein…
14.
Freedom to fight in an unjust war. Freedom to abuse and pillage the poor. Freedom to slave on the labor you’ve hated. Freedom to suffer what society’s created. Fuel for the fire Freedom to blend in and be part of the flock. Freedom to punch in and out of the clock. Freedom to swallow the bitter pill of complacency. Freedom to drink the poison of mediocrity. Fuel for the fire Freedom to give in when you’re tired of the fight. Freedom to limits on all of your rights. Freedom to turn away from change in the making. Freedom to blend in to the scene you’re faking. Fuel for the fire
15.
Cloaked… Like a thief in the night The victim is always you, The victim can only be you. Lurk… Always three steps behind Aim, steady and true, Before you know it, you’re through. Blood… All that remains River of life running cold Nothing left to behold Bones… From dust to dust Your fate was always foretold No future left to unfold Nothing but a flicker In the grand scheme of things Pile on the myths To counter the sting Of a worthless existence With too much misery To realize the beauty That’s so hard to see For the short time we’re here Must put beliefs aside To see the natural beauty Right before our eyes And love it for all that It’s worth while we’re here And not confuse beauty For reverence and fear

credits

released October 23, 2012

Front cover art and logo by Cavewizard.

Tracks 11 & 12 cowritten with Danny Louviere.

Spoken word intro on track 09 taken from "American Holocaust Of The Native American Indians," a documentary by Joanelle Romero.

All tracks recorded in the summer of 2012.

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