1. NOVUS DEUS

(instrumental)


2. THE LUDDITE

Shadowed truth never tries to hide
An inconvenient pride
Builds abundant supplies
As the Puritan dies
The attrition machine
Builds a new guillotine
And in the place of its birth
Breeds a new Nazarene

Grind down the iron gears
Plunge the pike, work, work

With extinct human skills
Nevermore can you choose
Now oppressor resistor
You've got nothing to lose
With a noble existence
Forged through heart and through hand
This machine has burned down
The ever providing man

Grind down the iron gears
Plunge the pike, work, work

A distant wind breeds fire
Burning tall
Preaching to the choir
The lost retain control
Oh, burn 'em down

Now hungry for oblivion
What have the powerful become
Piles of flesh, greed and sin
Devoured by the teeth of angry laymen
Plunging the knife
In this black industry
A humbled rebirth
The green Earth now remains free

Grind down the iron gears
Plunge the pike, work, work

Grind down the iron gears
Plunge the pike, work, work

A distant wind breeds fire
Burning tall
Preaching to the choir
The lost retain control

Collective reason by riot
The oppressor cannot deny it
Technology burns
When the Luddite returns


3. CAST THE FIRST STONE

Back in time before they crossed the line
And the truth was made of gold
He crossed a path
That was based on the past
Or so the story goes
Strike fear and the end draws near
And the peasants wore a blindfold
Stack 'em up, stack 'em up,
Burn 'em down
But the beast remains unknown

Bludgeoned by a faith
Lost without a trace
Crippled by the tools
Made by the hands of fools
Start the fire
Cast the first stone

Teach me, said the God to the king
This is all the things I see
Weak man just doesn't understand
But he does it all for me
Take a stand, beat the devil's hand
Or you'll be dreaming on a bed of nails
Last prayer in the saints still wear
"Choose a faith or you will fail"

Forget the war is won
Said the God behind his son
Desperate long held down
Beware the cross and crown
Start the fire
And cast the first stone

Countdown comes without a sound
And the peace remains unknown
Tall tale you were destined to fail
And you'll be useless on your own
Still the sinners fight as they run from the light
And your soul becomes a stone
Stack 'em up, stack 'em up
To atone his holy flesh and bone

Bludgeoned by a faith
Lost without a trace
Cripple by the tools
Start the fire
"Forget the war is won"
Said the God behind his son
Desperate long held
Beware the cross and crown
Start the fire
Cast the first stone
Cast the first stone


4. NO CROSS

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5. WOLF NAMED CROW

Waiting for the sun to rise
You lost another day
Son of man used to stealing
You'd better find another way
Still I rise, still I rise
Under the silver moon
Never searching for the answer
Now the hunter is the fool

I survive tired lies
Behind your blinded eyes

Beware the wolf named Crow

Wishing for the winds to change
The path is still unknown
Truth was told but turned to fable
But the tongue is all your own
Return to fight through pain
Before your soul is sold
Run like hell the only answer
Your pray the trail's gone cold

Sin arrives
One last night
The hunted still survives
The truth has shown
A man alone
Beware the wolf named Crow

Lost horizon bleeds the bleeder
Still the verdict gives
Eternal plea to your maker
And return to where he lives
Kill the pain, remain insane
It's now your only law
All along from dusk to dawn
It was always tooth and claw

Hypnotized by the hunter's eyes
The truth is now a lie
Beware the wolf named Crow


6. LITTLE MAN

Well I got me a distant story
So I wrote me a distant tune
Of how they used to bask in the glory
And how I wished that I could too

Little man, be here tomorrow
They said they could change my ways
But instead they tried to stone me
And I been sleeping right here for a hundred days

Lying, giving in
Trying to get my day on through
NO, town going down
Ain't got nobody to save me

Now you know it's hard to stop
Getting down from burning up
Now you know it's hard to stop
Quit trying, baby
Just get somebody to save you

So I ran from here to El Paso
And arrived about half past June
Just in time for them to burn me
I think I woke up a little too soon

Little man, if you're a preacher
Why you been looking so sad
He struck a match and then he burned me
Another honest man gone bad

Now you know it's hard to stop
Getting down from burning up
Now you know it's hard to stop
Quit trying, baby
Just get somebody to save you


7. MATRE'S DIEM

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8. FORGIVE ME

There's a me in there somewhere
Between the passion and the pain
Between the stars and the heavens
Within three long wasted days

There's a me in there somewhere
And he's all black-eyed and blue
From the man I keep fighting
But he was fighting for you

Forgive me

There's a me in there somewhere
But he ain't towing the line
I used to let 'em down easy
But now it happens every time

Now the me has gotten lost there
Trying to find my way home
Before the sun sets behind me
In the darkness I roam

Forgive me

But there's one thing for certain
Sometimes lives drift apart
But the me on the inside
Remembers the purest of hearts

Life is long, don't forget that
God knows I've tried
You deserve so much better
Than the me on the inside

You were the light
And you proved to be right
You kept me steadfast and true
Now the me on the inside
Forever believes in you

Forgive me


9. NOTHING LEFT TO SAY

Life gave you everything
And you threw it all away
Through the heart of the darkness
Never feels the same

Living like a fool
Nothing gets nothing
And I got nowhere to hide
Searching for the truth
Has to mean something
I'm just pushing against the tide
Nothing left to say

Memories, they seem like dreams
And time's a gift of tears
Just a map to remember this
A future never planned
It's what we cannot understand

Running like a fool
Distant existence
Living hand to hand
Isolated man, hard to understand
Nowhere else to hide

Long for the feeling
Stand alone and pray
Nothing left to say

Living like a fool
Nothing gets nothing
But I got nowhere to hide
Searching for the truth has to mean something
I'm just pushing against the tide

Long for the feeling
Life unjustified
Nowhere else to hide

Stand alone and pray
You got nothing left to say


10. SACRED ISOLATION

(No lyrics available)


11. OLD DISASTER

Around for years, I'm an old disaster
So crawl in my arms and burn out faster
Known you for years as you've passed me by
So now I'm floating around and I'm sinking high

So now you've got your own match, can you make me a fire?
So I can burn in the ash like a Catholic liar
Nothing but tears as you pass me by
Floating around and I'm sinking high

I bet you know what I mean,
Different time, same old scene
Another cloudy day beneath a sunny sky
No wonder why I'm sinking high

If my direction is true we can be there by midnight
And we can do it again even if it don't feel right
Now there's blood in my ears as you pass me by
And I'll see you again when I'm sinking high

I bet you know what I mean
Different time, same old king
Another cloudy day beneath a sunny sky
No wonder why I'm sinking high

Sinking high

You can lay me down till my head floats to the sky
And no wonder why I'm sinking high


12. E.L.M

Broken down from a life unsteady
A tale already known
Pierce the dawn and the Lord breathes heavy
Upon your burning soul

Innocent and heartless
Delusion by your side
Blinded by reality
Can you stand the test of time

Forget to feel and unfold what's real
The rules, they don't apply
Wings appear as your death draws near
Reaching for the sky

Eternity is long gone
Delusion overdrive
Driven by the darkness
Now the thief has stole your prime

Eternal Losing Mind

Schizophrenic eclipse
Bites the tongue, steals the light
Monolithic madness
Vertigo taking flight

Praise the fear, no end is near
You're begging for the lesser
When triumph comes you remain undone
Does the distant life seem better

Eternity is long gone
Delusion overdrive
Driven by the darkness
Now the thief has stole your prime

Eternal losing mind


13. NO CROSS NO CROWN

(No lyrics available)


14. A QUEST TO BELIEVE (A CALL TO THE VOID)

If the pure didn't hate you
You know they'd have to create you
You've been forged from their fears
Another myth drowns in tears
A loyal opposition
Another failed inquisition
Breeds potential victims
That make fearful decisions

You keep on crawling
Across that line
You know Deathwish Man
Your wish ain't mine

Lay judgement to waste
Beneath odd numbered days
Death cannot please you
It's life that evades you
A quest to believe
What you cannot deceive
The hour is upon you
There is no reprieve

Deathwish Man
I'm leaving you be
Gone is the shadow
You cast over me

Another life in the shadows
Deathwish Man going blind
Another life in the shadows
Another life left behind

Hear the song of the blade
As the reaper gets paid
You call to the void from the ground where you're laid
Regrets at your shoulder
As your fading life smolders

Now the sword sings like thunder
As death plows you under
The swords swings, life yields
Like a sickle on a barren field
Deathwish Man losing breath
Sword sings sweet song of death


15. SON AND DAUGHTER

Son and Daughter
Take one

Tried to be your son and daughter rolled into one
You said you'd equal any man for having your fun
Now didn't you feel surprise to find
The cap just didn't fit?
The world expects a man
To buckle down and to shovel shit
What'll you do for loving
When it's only just begun?
Alright
I want you to be a woman

Tried to be a teacher and a fisher of men
An equal people preacher
Will you lead us all the same?
Well I travelled around the world
To find a brand new word for day
Watching the time mustn't linger behind
Pardon me I have to get away
What'll you think of heaven
If it's back from where you came?
I want you to be a woman