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Nihilist
01:43
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No
God
Is this hell? No, I can't tell
Or am I just a nihilist
Masquerading survivalist
What is this pain? What is this pain?
Is it that we're all just fucked
Collectively run out of luck
Well?
Ah, hell!
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Pieces
02:34
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Symptoms of a broken mind
Fueled by its own desire
C'mon baby light the fire
The hive mind fell asleep
The knell to a dying sheep
Victim to the blackened deep
It's all, fragmented into pieces
Total, fragmented into pieces
We're all, fragmented into pieces
Remnants of another time
Betrayed by our own desire
C'mon baby light the pyre
The collapse feels so fucking real
The beauty so ethereal
The darkened red will soon congeal
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Let Me Be Your Dog
02:34
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I'm tired, I'm lost
I'm roaming aimless, without a cause
I'm not wrong. No, you're wrong. I can't be wrong. It's all wrong.
Put me on a leash, put me at your feet
Tell me what to say tell me what to do
I'll be a good boy and slave to you
Let me be your dog let me be your dog
I'm just a mutt, a worthless fuck
Oh master please, just notice me
Just notice me, just notice me
I will lap up everything you say
I will be complete unquestioning
I will take the abuse you give to me
Let me be your dog let me be your dog
Subservient and acquiescent
Compliant, total obedience
Subordinate without incipience
Let me be your dog let me be your dog
The World is changing and you hate these growing pains
But your fragile ego, man, it's getting in the way
Your fears exploited so they keep you on that leash
Ah fuck it, man. You're nothing more than a dog
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Save It
02:07
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Welcome; To this life
Please follow; the rules we write
They're for your own good; they're designed to keep you safe
Indulge the bountiful; and opportunity
One thing; One problem
It's all gone; it's been siphoned
The resource has been depleted; The profit margin has receded
It's all out of our control; How could this be possible
Defeatists
Replete with
Intent to Harm
They profit from your loss
Is that someone you'd want to trust?
You can't save it; You can't save it from
It's end; it's conclusion
You can't stand at the pulpit; you can't deliver your sermon, son
How do you plan to fight it? When we've got the bigger guns?
Defeatists
Replete with
Intent to Harm
They profit from your loss
Is that someone you'd want to trust?
Save it
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Dance of the Oligarchy
02:35
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Hey, come on in; and let your hair down
Pull up a seat, man, c'mon let me buy ya a round
We'll make your dreams come true
I've got good feelings for you
It's your first time here? Well don't worry, pal
We're just discussing ways to expand our capital
Your potential's limitless
You just gotta stick with us
The music fires up, bodies crashing through the hall
It's chaos in the pit, they keep circling when you fall
Leather boots hold you down, spit flying to your face
I guess that's what you get when you try your hand at the dance of the oligarchy
Alright, alright let me help you up; but just this once
We didn't mean all that, no, we were just joking around
This time we'll take care of you, make sure you're safe and sound
It's okay you can trust us, c'mon I'll buy you another round
It's starts up again, police crashing through the room
Nobody's asking questions, no, they just focus on you
We're sorry but it's for your own good, you just seemed like a threat to me
I guess you just don't got what it takes to last at the dance of the oligarchy
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Tough Guy Big Man
02:47
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Stroke your throbbing ego like you stroke your throbbing cock
Puff out your throbbing chest and you'll show the world who's boss
The boys all around all wanna be just like you, the girls that you know all probably wanna fuck you
Pound it on your chest like you pound it on your girl, show us all that this is your world
Such a fucking tough guy
Such a fucking big man
Driving all your boys in your real cool car, time to get fucked up at the bar
When you're talkin to girls can't let them speak, don't wanna show them that you're weak
So you get amped up, start looking for a fight; gotta show that you're the alpha of the night
Pound it in their face like you pound in your chest, you gotta show us all that you're the best
Such a fucking tough guy
Such a fucking big man
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Diamonds
02:25
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You can search for eternity, but fail to perceive the truth of reality
Exemplify severity, when you cast aside the ones that you love in a fit of despondency
For diamonds
Rectify morality, when the ends don't justify the means; wipe the slate to make it clean
Feign piety, when everyone's watching, talking, gawking at your ever resounding need
For diamonds
There's no such thing as a diamond in the rough
It's all a matter of fairy tales, and all that bullshit fluff
Focus on yourself, keep your mind from being weak
Become the one you seek
Spend your life looking for diamonds
Sift through the dirt for diamonds
Pressure yourself for diamonds
Get lost in the fray for diamonds
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Ashes
01:24
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Your thoughts are piling up like ashes
Our health is crumbling to ashes
Your life is turning to ashes
Our world is burning to ashes
It's burning down
You're coming down
We're gonna drown
It's burning down
No one will know; No one will hear
Nobody will get us out of here
No one will find; No one will see
Nobody will clear out the debris
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Dust
01:25
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Fireage
02:50
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When you step outside, it all comes crashing down
The rays burning your skin, sweat envelops your brow
Don't worry, man, it's just a couple degrees
You didn't think it'd be this bad, did you?
Fires surrounding, the heat not dissipating
Lungs filling with smoke, it's getting harder to breathe
Rations are scarce, - it's all toxic
And it's plastic; it's all consuming me
It's getting hot in here
It's burning up in here
It's getting crowded in here
How did we get here?
Feeling like it's automatic
Feeling like we've lost control
Conversation optional
Relief unobtainable
You never really know how much difference a few degrees makes
Until you're forced to measure once and cut twice
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Rats
03:34
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Look down there and tell me what you see.
Do you see all of those little rats?
Scurrying, scratching against their concrete walls?
All of them competing with their counterparts
Unaware of the world at large
Do they even know what it means to be
What it means to be– free?
All of them are looking for a way out
All they want is to find their way out
Who's gonna show them all the way out
Will they find it?
But when we really watch, what do we see?
Lesser living beings, undoubtedly.
Though, showing signs of some intelligence
Do they even know?
Mindless robots acting on indulgence
Atoms that react to their environments
Constrained by natural disablement
But do they even know? No!
All of them are looking for a way out
All they want is to find their way out
Who's gonna show them all the way out
Will they find it?
Rats
All of us are looking for a way out
All we want is to find a way out
Who's gonna show us all the way out
Will we find it?
Do we really need to find a way out?
Are we ever gonna find a way out?
Who's gonna show us all the way out
Will we find it?
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No Good
02:55
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"Hey, you. Do you know what you're looking at?
This kid's nothing but a dirty, stupid fag
You better make yourself very clear
Men like you don't take so kindly to queers"
Nobody even cares to view the world in a different light
To live a life left estranged; out of mind and out of sight
It's no good
Hey, you. Do you know why you get so pissed?
Conditioned by your culture's macho shit
Your insecurities are all out on display
Every time you demonstrate your bigotry
Nobody even cares to view the world in a different light
To live a life left estranged; a constant pain and a constant fight
It's no good
Beat him up and turn him away
He's no good to you
Make him bleed and throw him away
Cause he's not good enough for you
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Perception Check Winnipeg, Manitoba
Carson Mauthe
Caleb Schellenberg
Travis Kroeger
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