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System of Command

by Absence of Truth

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	1.	A New Life 03:54	lyrics	buy track
	This road of pain It puts me down I reach in And pull it out You parasite Feed on my happiness I wake up enveloped by ocean I swim up but can't escape And it was you who pushed me down Who kept me under when I nearly drowned A new life Stepping back from the image of myself And as the candle lights Live for that chance to fight This road of pain It puts me down I reach in And pull it out Where were you when I was fending for myself Then take it all back To the place you left me behind I wake up enveloped by ocean I swim up but can't escape And you'll burn Hear me out I know you've heard it all before You never wanted to escape the pain You just wanted more How dare I be content With the life I'm given When you spend your life cursing everything Nothing is ever as it seems Though it might be hard to grasp All we break is the heart inside ourselves And it was you who pushed me down Who kept me under when I nearly drowned You feel no guilt in your blackened soul Fuck it all, you will never become whole I wake up enveloped by ocean I swim up but can't escape
	2.	Machine 03:23	lyrics	buy track
	Let it rot, rust and decay We have fought with the essence of today Drive your heart into all that's serene Leave that shell in the natural machine Rise now, into war Once again, rise and die Pluck these eyes, they're standing in my way Sew this mouth, I've got nothing to say We have fought with the essence of a wicked soul It all hurts now The wind blows the dust away And we'll all forget this day Hit the mark, we're going there Into nothingness, into the black Fix this fucking nightmare Does it have no end Endless is our bloodshed Burn it all to the ground Burn it down Step down onto the soil Breathe in, repent, turmoil All I've done, all I've said Without care of where it led Let it rot, rust and decay We have fought with the essence of today Drive your heart into all that's serene Leave that shell in the natural machine Pluck these eyes, they're standing in my way Sew this mouth, I've got nothing to say Watching everything fade away Emptiness takes place of all the fear and pain What is the truth, what does this mean Fate and the evident, colliding dreams Fade away Soul It all hurts now The wind blows the dust away And we'll all forget this day We will all fade away
	3.	Black Spine 04:25	lyrics	buy track
	You see fit to rearrange the intolerance Driving us into a cage of madness Our hive mind will never forget Your black spine will never forgive A new mind bleeds out as it calls to mother earth Nothing is saved for the rest of us Liars Perverts Take me to the new machine You keep me alive Sacred words all from your black spine As the world falls underneath your feet Did you think it would be so easy To live a life without defeat Inhuman Kept alive by wires and hate Do you recognise the pain of the earth, no Do you recognise the meaning of a shining seam, no The natural drive of systematic chaos of a blackened soul And it's high time you've seen the light All of us lined up to die Synthetic eyes, they see synthetic dreams Sacred words all from your black spine As the world falls underneath your feet Did you think it would be so easy To live a life without defeat You see fit to rearrange the intolerance Driving us into a cage of madness Our hive mind will never forgive Your black spine will never forget A new mind bleeds out as it calls to mother earth Nothing is saved for the rest of us Synthetic minds think synthetic thoughts We're a synthetic breed Turn to see the light Its existential might And see all these words As nonsense (nonsense) Liars Perverts Take me to the new machine Mechanical Inhuman Kept alive by wires and hate We've seen more than you've never seen But we're useless (right) Holding back from the eternal sin Of being a fucking prick Holding onto the past Your black spine
	4.	Serve at Will 04:36	lyrics	buy track
	Eyes peeled back to witness the decay Of everything that we have achieved this day Held back your every last wish to the end Would it come true, on death it would depend Never believe Never receive It's just the silence inside That overshadows everything We are attached to the things That drag us all behind You'll serve at will you will Break the conditioning As spirals form in our eyes Let this moment last forever And I want you to know I fought by your hand And I want you to know I still miss you And I want you to know I fought by your hand Feel the emptiness as it ravages your heart Beckoning your pain, tearing you apart Drag us all behind Feel it Never believe Never receive It's just the silence inside That overshadows everything We are attached to the things That drag us all behind You'll serve at will you will Break the conditioning As spirals form in our eyes Let this moment last forever And I want you to know I fought by your hand And I want you to know I still miss you Take it all away Silent curses Faint dreams Still images Living serene Eyes peeled back to witness the decay Of everything that we have achieved this day Held back your every last wish to the end Would it come true, on death it would depend Take it all away Lost in Memories Bring them Back Lost in Dreams Take them Away
	5.	Downfall 05:43	lyrics	buy track
	I've seen masses of bastards who lie to the rest But I'm not any better when I lie about my past Ignoring everything I've thought or said I can't get these thoughts of death out of my head Why are we holding on Just let go Why should I give up so easily What the fuck do you know Nothing You know nothing of the passion in our hearts Looking down on those at the bottom when you wouldn't even know where to start Well here's a wakeup call to all those souls out there Don't let it fall away, life just isn't fair Carried by the downfall These lies have come forth Holding onto the past That we have always Well maybe we don't want to be the same Your society's dysfunction's not our blame Lesser demons try and reroute the soul Then you will never, you will never become whole I've seen masses of bastards who lie to the rest But I'm not any better when I lie about my past Ignoring everything I've thought or said I can't get these thoughts of death out of my head Why are we holding on Just let go Why should I give up so easily What the fuck do you know Nothing You know nothing of the passion in our hearts Looking down on those at the bottom when you wouldn't even know where to start Carried by the downfall These lies have come forth Holding onto the past That we have always Well here's a wakeup call to all those souls out there Don't let it fall away, life just isn't fair All that remains Is the centre of our hearts I can't abstain From the fight that'll tear us apart Nothing You know nothing Carried by the downfall These lies have come forth Holding onto the past That we have always You know nothing of the passion in our hearts Looking down on those at the bottom when you wouldn't even know where to start I've seen masses of bastards who lie to the rest But I'm not any better when I lie about my past Ignoring everything I've thought or said I can't get these thoughts of death out of my head
	6.	As an Object 04:18	lyrics	buy track
	As an object you're faint to be heard Thrown to the dogs without a last word We're used and we're abused and we're tossed to the side Where the rest of you roam free, in the dark we reside In the end you know that we won't let it rest It doesn't matter if we never succeed because failing is what we do best And if we never amount to anything, well neither did the rest Tell me I'm feeble, that I'm too insecure Well it's so easy when you're born being sure Fed by the silver spoon of that which you implore While you sit, do fuck all and scream "give me more" We're used and we're abused and we're tossed to the side Where the rest of you roam free, in the dark we reside Shun anything and everything that goes against the cause Just live in it, put up with it, punishment if you defy the odds And if we never amount to anything, well neither did the rest Hold your eyes in the light Don't give up on what is right Shackled to ourselves Living in an unseen hell God forgive us, these lies we tell We've made a name for ourselves Destroyers of the earth, nihilists And if we never amount to anything, well neither did the rest
	7.	Martyr (Motherfucker) 03:01	lyrics	buy track
	Martyr (Motherfucker) Take it all away from me to keep me coming home God is not the enemy, just fate itself alone I'm not blind Just because I choose to live in the light Stick behind You're not meant to lead or follow Why do you curse the ghost unknown for things that you have done Live up to your own mistakes you petty fucking scum Your life's not my damned fault, all I do is bless your name While you scream and shout and say "fuck God" Like your own words are in vain Martyr (Motherfucker) I beat myself over losing everything When in the end I was never to blame Watching over me until the day I die Looking for the next person to pry from my hands But I realise and I know you do Loss is the price that we pay for our dues Why do you curse the ghost unknown for things that you have done Live up to your own mistakes you petty fucking scum Your life's not my damned fault, all I do is bless your name Why do you exist Do you exist I'm lying in dreck just to escape from the rest Do you exist Martyr (Motherfucker) Take it all away from me to keep me coming home God is not the enemy, just fate itself alone Why do you exist Do you exist I'm lying in dreck just to escape from the rest Why do you exist if I'm able to resist Surely in your eyes I'm nothing but a pest "Fuck my goodness" Fuck your misery I won't give up I used to be the same Leading my lies into every which way Trying to convince myself to never seize the day Why do you curse the ghost unknown for things that you have done Live up to your own mistakes you petty fucking scum Your life's not my damned fault, all I do is bless your name
	8.	System of Command 04:36	lyrics	buy track
	Finality is our reality Cover the eyes so we can see Aesthetics in life has no meaning The feelings that seem so redeeming A system of falsehoods Commanding our every move Burrowed deep inside We find beauty in atrophy We do nothing as we stand to the side Tears fall in this catastrophe Fear renders us paralysed Maudire ce que tu ne sais pas Ces mots sont interdits Ni ici ni là La suppression est la seule vérité We find beauty in atrophy We do nothing as we stand to the side Tears fall in this catastrophe Fear renders us paralysed Ni ici ni là System of command We demand better failures We demand brotherhood Divide us all Watch as we fight and fall Divide us all Watch us all fall down Undeniably insane We have nothing left to gain Sick and rotten membranes Pretending like we feel the pain Then throw this burning rod through my eyes Tell me none of this was ever real Finality is our reality Cover the eyes so we can see Aesthetics in life has no meaning The feelings that seem so redeeming A system of falsehoods Commanding our every move Burrowed deep inside We find beauty in atrophy We do nothing as we stand to the side Tears fall in this catastrophe Fear renders us paralysed Maudire ce que tu ne sais pas Ces mots sont interdits Ni ici ni là La suppression est la seule vérité Ni ici ni là System of command
	9.	Death Whispers 04:20	lyrics	buy track
	Why don't you stay here with me And whisper these words in the night Take away these thoughts that never cease to be Tell me everything will be alright Hold your death whispers Keep searching for a better word Lights, they flash before me As I transfer to another world White lies, black tongue Bloodcurdling, unsung The reckoning's begun What have we done Let it all fall Don't hold back The stream of consciousness Let it out Hold your death whispers Keep searching for a better word Lights, they flash before me As I transfer to another world Why don't we sit here together Think about how nothing's real While we appreciate everything in life Taking for granted everything we steal All these years, all this time I thought it would fall away Tell me now What is right Should I leave Beckon back Holding on Breaking back Just to relive the pain again Go ahead and die It's what they want Cast aside potential It's what they want We will all live on In our hearts and minds Never fall prey To the trap of lies Let it all fall Don't hold back The stream of consciousness Let it out Hold your death whispers Keep searching for a better word Lights, they flash before me As I transfer to another world
	10.	Nevermore 04:08	lyrics	buy track
	Let me sit and think for a moment I'll never let you down, never give up If I made a wrong, I would surely own it I'll say I mean behind gritted teeth In all that time did you learn to lose me Or was it me who just lost myself Without you there's no reason to be I pray my worries and fears can't be helped And back then, it was two as one Waking up just to greet the sun I see, it was all in good fun It never mattered, everything I've done Then forget about all those times we had Whatever happened to forever I can't hate you, can't be mad Those were the best times I ever had As I count the days in my head More time passes without you More and more I wish I was dead I'm not sorry if these words disturb you Let me sit and think for a moment I'll never let you down, never give up If I made a wrong, I would surely own it I'll say I mean behind gritted teeth I've written these words time and time again Every time it feels the fucking same Now's the time I leave it all behind Because I've got nothing more to gain from this Then tell me sorry, say you'll make amends I'll say it won't ever happen again Locked up in my cage of sorrow Never looking forward to waking up tomorrow Nevermore I think I'm so fucking smart for thinking nothing matters All because I lost one bit of happiness at a time As I count the days in my head More time passes without you More and more I wish I was dead I'm not sorry if these words disturb you Let me sit and think for a moment I'll never let you down, never give up If I made a wrong, I would surely own it I'll say I mean behind gritted teeth In all that time did you learn to lose me Or was it me who just lost myself Without you there's no reason to be I pray my worries and fears can't be helped And back then, it was two as one Waking up just to greet the sun I see, it was all in good fun It never mattered, everything I've done
	11.	The Sound of Revolution 04:45	lyrics	buy track
	I hear her calling Lady liberty Maîtresse de malheur Now we can be who you want us to be Piles of flesh Living among the rest And as the gods digress Death follows for every pest We all implode in dreams Burning bridges and tearing seams We'll never live this down I'll take you with me Something needs to change in society A stirring of thoughts and emotions We are a melting pot of anger and hate Then take that fucking anger, burn the estate Annihilation Dragged to the hell of oblivion Clawing and screaming No one can hear me At our demise We'll say we've done no wrong Point the fingers at yourselves One of these days we will meet our end No matter how much we try Optimism didn't get us here No matter how much we cry Nothing changes unless we change ourselves Then cry, don't lie to yourself It'll get better in the end Held by the fires of what we call home Disillusion I call my own The stratosphere is breaking We are leaking out To poison other worlds We are doomed But we're not alone
	12.	Time Never Ends 08:03	lyrics	buy track
	Step away from the fucking knife Put the fucking gun down You're not proving anything What are you trying to prove I'm not here to berate you I've stood there in those very same shoes But just know someone loves you I'll be cheesy cause we've got nothing to lose You gain and you lose, I know I've said nothing matters Screamed at the sky when nobody answered back Well fuck that, you're not taking shit from life When nobody cares, you've got reason to talk smack And not to be distasteful But if nothing matters, make the most out of life Go outside, make somebody's heart full It's not hard to do something right Time never ends So keep the cycle turning When nobody cares, you've got reason to talk smack And not to be distasteful But if nothing matters, make the most out of life Go outside, make somebody's heart full It's not hard to do something right Fuck trite words, you know who you are Saying life's a joke like you set the fucking bar You gain and you lose, I know I've said nothing matters Screamed at the sky when nobody answered back Well fuck that, you're not taking shit from life No Stop Don't do it No Don't end it here You'll never get those times back All those memories gone to waste Why'd you do it The second coming of lies Identity crisis defined The human condition is foul Given everything we'll still fall down We're killing ourselves And when it all goes black We won't have the chance to realise Life is fucking beautiful The character of your actions isn't defined by your corpse That potential, everything you have, never give it away to death You are not alone Somewhere lies your home We're killing ourselves And when it all goes black We won't have the chance to realise Life is beautiful

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