1. DECIPHERING THE WRECKAGE

(Instrumental)


2. BREAKIN' BREAD

This will be the final leap
Burn what was

It's been a thousand years or so
The blood from the streets has finally dried
The sorrow that we have felt is gone
Scars are left, but we still stand

No longer will I wait
To be consumed by nothing
The sorrow we had

Removal of the source, the defiant
Is the only way to build up our lives
Destruction is necessity at its best
The only way to build our towers of hope

So don't expect me to be unarmed
Sell yourself
You sell yourself for more than you're worth

For more than you're worth

This life, I swear its against me
We all are weak, but not for long
This world, I swear its against me
We are alive, we are the strong

I refuse to be a slave


3. XENOGLOSSY

This time the clock's against me

Illusions of the woods are slowly making their way into my life
And my guard's down
Words written upon the chest of everyone I love
Before they're taken from me

Numb the wound

As the ground beneath us breaks
I see my life flash before me
We must experience the hate
Before we can learn to survive

The poison sinks in
The arteries collapse
His face is the last you will ever see
This guillotine that goes by the name of life
Will shave ambition clean from your neck

Come now my children
Awaken
Come now my children
Save yourselves

As the ground beneath us breaks
I see my life flash before me
We must experience the hate
Before we can learn to survive

Recognize the pulse in the ribcage
We can never be immaculate

We all are wrong
We are the culprits


4. RUSSELL CROWE

Macabre, the scene around us
The light it continues to fall
I watch as my village is shattered
I sat and watched it all

My love, my brothers, my lifestock
Lay limbless on the ground

Betrayers of our makeshift kingdom
I hold you accountable
For our shortened lives of fire

I can smell burning rice and flesh
As I witness communal infestation
I try to block the screams from my ears
The heat from the flames will dry all my tears
I've been a good man all my life
(But) no one will be left when they leave here tonight

Bodies of the ones we loved
Were strewn through the village
"They're as bad as they come, sir"
"We have done our job"

Save them a place in heaven
Save them a place in your hearts

Atrocities of the human condition
Will continue to defeat us for the rest of time
Execution of my mentors in ditches
Is this the path that you originally chose?

Macabre, the scene around us
The flames they continue to grow
Every one of the betrayers
Will reap what they've sown

I'll take them down with me


5. WARNING VERSE

I watched your decline from the start
Something beautiful slowly falling apart
(Words of) Kindness and preservation mean the least to you

Revel in this cesspool
Pretend it doesn't exist
I hope you wake up
It breaks my heart to see you like this

Forget the times you've wronged me
You don't know what we're dealt with
These moments mean the most
The difference between life and death

When the fallen meet their fate
I hope it misses you (i hope)
There's something more that they will never know
I will see you through.. why?

I'll be asking myself
These same questions
Even when you're gone

Why? Why would you do this to yourself?
Why? Why were you always the victim?
You were always the victim

When the fallen meet their fate
I hope it misses you
I hope you escape the plague

I'll see you through
Take my hand or fall
I'll see you through
Here I still hear your voice

I still hear your monologue
Your last words will never leave these ears
When will this end?


6. TANTALUS

This is why we'll never see what's promised to us all
The greed of one will cause us all to fall

Cause them all to fall
Fall

Tempting omniscience
The gift of Pelops on a place
Tempt the all-knowing minds of those around
This schema exploded in your face
Forever cursed
I hope you're not afraid of thirst

Cast down with fire and brimstone (gone forever)
To suffering you've never known (bask in it)
He was your son (calloused man)
He was your creation (you threw him away)

This is why we'll never see what's promised to us all
The greed of one will cause us all to fall

Denial is a new beginning
I hope you like paying..

For this sacrifice (retribution)
For the rest of time (bask in it)
For this sacrifice (retribution)
For the rest of time
Get down, you've lost your respect


7. WE HOLD STRONG

I never thought that I would be
Left to wither in this decay
The surrounding lights, they quickly fade
Everything I love, it all goes away
It's some sick joke, some cruel game
Meant to test me and keep me sane
But I'm still standing
I'm still standing proud

Won't defeat me with lies
We hold strong
Take you by surprise
We hold strong

When the time comes to make a stand
Look inside

Never will I fall, I'll rise inside
And end this pain

Won't defeat me with lies
We hold strong
Take you by surprise
We hold strong

We hold strong


8. LEOPARD SKIN

I watch your face
I see the fear in your eyes
You realize that I'm no longer blind
Here's to feeling
Believing all's within reach
It's all lies, it's all betrayal

You now must feel all that I have felt
In the form of malice,
Remove the cause at its source,
From your chest

This dissection is only necessary
You brought it upon yourself
When you forgot my face
Kindness gone callous

Now you remember
when you're so close to death
Too late for apathy
You laid yourself to rest
Piece by piece
You feel this vengeance, so real
I'll give you one last gift,
10 more minutes on Earth

Cherish This Gift

Feel the rush of air cluddering your lungs
This is the cost of payback
A final lesson learned

Regret your words when they come back to haunt you
Such an untimely death, your worthless existence
You exist to draw my blood
Laying there shattered
The outcome of sore thumb
Thorn removed (from) my side
I have never felt euphoria (until now)

Cherish This Gift of life
(Or choose to run your mouth)