1. FAILURES OF THE FATHERS

In everyone I see, I see the failure of the fathers.
In everyone I meet, I see the light behind their eyes has died.

All our gods have failed (every god has failed),
And we're the ones they blame (steeped in guilt and shame).
Our leaders are corrupt (servants of the rich),
The world has gone insane (chaos and bloodshed).

With everyone fighting and everyone hurting
And everyone wanting and everyone hoping
And everyone trying and nothing is working
And slowly we're making the earth as it is in hell.

And they expect us to save the world they made a mess of.

In our world of hate (there is no escape),
We'll do anything for love (insatiable desire).
We pass down our disease (inject into their minds),
From the parent to the child (innocence defiled).

We feed them our fears and we feed them our hatred
We show them our anger and make them obey us
We promise them hope and we fill them with dreams
And we show them our gods but instead all they see is the

Failures of the fathers, mistakes of the mothers.
The failures of the fathers, the lies of the priests.
The failures of the fathers, betrayals of the leaders.
The failures of the fathers, and the light in their eyes, dies.

Now every father is a failed god, burning with anger and punishing sin.
And every mother is a failed goddess, capricious and fickle and turning her back.
And every child is a broken dream, a promise the gods could never keep,
Trying to find a new path to peace and failing, failing.

In everyone I see, in everyone I see.
In everyone I see, in everyone I see.
In everyone I see, in everyone I see.
In everyone I see, in everyone I see.

Failures of the fathers, mistakes of the mothers.
The failures of the fathers, the lies of the priests.
The failures of the fathers, betrayals of the leaders.
The failures of the fathers, our failures, failures.

For thousands of years we've been raping and killing
To honor our gods and the truths we believe in
Our words are so noble our causes so righteous
And slowly we're making the earth as it is in hell.

On earth as it is in hell. On earth as it is in hell.


2. CHARIOT

Battle calls again. I have no fear with you at my side.

Hooves pounding, wheels screaming, hearts racing, into the line I charge,
With death in my wake.
Bones breaking, blood streaming, mouths crying, calling out to god,
But they are not heard.

Sensing the blood on my spear, turning and running in fear.
I love the chase.

Striking like lightning. They scatter like rats.

All the world surrenders to the power of my chariot.
All the gods look down to see my mastery.

See me ride through the ranks of my enemies.
Strike at the heart of my enemies.
Laugh in the face of my enemies.
I fly in my chariot.
See me ride through the ranks of my enemies.
Strike at the heart of my enemies.
Smash in the face of my enemies.
Raining death in my chariot.

Warriors clashing, shields crashing, swords smashing, into the fray I charge,
with blood on my wheels.
Soldiers routing, their king shouting, priests praying, calling out to gods,
but there is no answer.

Seeing the look in my eyes, knowing it's their turn to die.
I am their doom.

Striking like lightning. The tempest doth rage.

All the world surrenders to the power of my chariot.
All the gods look down to see my mastery.

See me ride through the ranks of my enemies.
Strike at the heart of my enemies.
Laugh in the face of my enemies.
Ride proud in my chariot.
See me ride through the ranks of my enemies.
Strike at the heart of my enemies.
Smash in the face of my enemies.
I'm alive in my chariot.

As I ride I feel the love inside is real,
the gods are smiling down upon me.
My heart is filled again, my mind is free from sin,
I'm stronger than I've ever been before.

Gods commanding, my king demanding, the last man standing must fall to the sword.
Thy will be done.
Faces tensing, muscles clenching, he stands unyielding to my mighty attack,
But I will not slow.

Against Marduk's will, who could sin and escape?
I will proclaim his anger, which runs deep as the sea.
He punished me abruptly, then granted life.
I will teach the people. I will instruct the land to fear.

Pointing my spear at his heart, ready to tear him apart.
The end draws near.

Marduk pulled me from the river of death,
And summoned me from destruction.
All powerful lord of the world,
Give him praise of face his wrath.

Ishtar! Marduk!

A defiant soldier lies trampled and broken,
His body twisted as he stares into the sun.
A mighty chariot lies smashed into oblivion,
Its rider gasping as he watches the wheels spin.

Two gods fighting.
Two soldiers dying.
That is the way of the world.


3. FOOD FOR THE GODS

One god calls for genocide.
One god promises paradise.
One god turns his back, demanding of a sacrifice.
One god screams a battle cry.
One god pleads that none should die.
And all demand obedience.
And they're always at war.
We are enslaved to a world in flames.
We tremble in fear and kill in their names.
We bow to their will as they promise us glory.
We go to our graves lifting them up to the sky.

We are food for the gods.

Block it out!

But the war outside is now inside,
The gods are fighting to take hold of my mind.
The battlefield burns as their armies collide
And the chaos and madness won't relent till I die.
Every god demanding I worship them alone,
Submission my salvation, I must atone.
When I destroy their rivals my suffering will cease,
And everyone will live forever in peace.

What a dream. What a lie!
As long as one god lives, it will demand that we fight.


4. THE COVENANT

Moses! I am the god of your fathers, and I am enraged.
Your stiff necked people have corrupted themselves, and they deserve to die.
You too shall suffer for all their sins, and you shall do as I command.
Slay every man his brother, and every man his neighbor. This is how you must atone.

As for the rest of them, they shall suffer forty years with no respite.
They broke the covenant. They shall not be delivered.
Their dead bodies will fall in the desert.
This faithlessness, this wicked congregation, shall come to an end.
Only the children, purged of all their fathers' sins, shall enter the promised land.

And Joshua shall lead them.

When the lord your god leads you into the promised land,
And before you stand seven nations greater and mightier than yourselves.
You must utterly destroy them. You shall make no covenant with them.
You shall not make marriages with them. And you shall show no mercy.
You shall break down their alters, and dash into pieces their pillars,
Hew down their asherim, and burn their graven images with fire.

For I am a jealous god, and I shall have no rivals.

My Name is Joshua

My name is Joshua. I'm a flame for the Lord. Joshua. I'm the edge of His sword.

After seven days of marching the Lord answered our calls.
When the priests blew their trumpets, they broke Jericho's walls.

And the city and all that is within it,
Shall be devoted to the Lord for destruction.
But all the silver and gold and vessels of bronze and iron are sacred,
And shall go into the treasury of the Lord.
Then we utterly destroyed all in the city,
Both men and women, young and old, oxen sheep and asses,
All with the edge of the sword.

My name is Joshua.
My name is Joshua.
My name is death to all who sin.
My name is Joshua.

At the battle of Gibeon, the Lord made the sun stand still,
Granting light for the slaughter, and on the thousands that I killed.

On the fields at Ai I did not hold back my hand, with which I stretched out the javelin,
Until I had utterly destroyed them all.
Libnah, Lachish, Gezer, Eglon, Hebron, and Debir,
Six cities, six days, everyone within was slain.
For it was the Lord who commanded the slaughter,
That they should come against Israel in battle, and be exterminated.

My name is death to all who live.
My name is death to all who breathe.
My name is death to all who sin.
My name is...

Joshua.
I'm a flame for the Lord.
Joshua.
I'm the edge of His sword.


5. THE GREAT CRUSADE

Christ is besieged in his holy land.
Which is now in the hands of the accursed Turks.
You whom he freed from your dark prison,
When he died upon the cross, do your duty!

I beseech you brothers, by the mercy of Jesus Christ,
Come to the aid of the Lord.
Deprived of his inheritance, the land where he shed his blood,
Go now and receive his grace.

Raise the sign of the cross. Be strong do not delay.
Run towards the prize of heaven.
Free Jerusalem from...

Them! Black foreign dogs. Those infidels. They are evil.
Them! Those Moorish pigs with bristles down their twisted spines.
Them! Who roasted Christian sons and sliced the breasts off Christian wives.
Them! Who desecrate our churches and defile the holy land.

They are the cause of our suffering.
They have brought us shame.
They will kneel before the Lord or they will die.

The blood of the martyr is the grease for the wheels of the war machine.

Arrows raining fire. Stones crushing men.
Burning wax and sulfur, the sign of the firebrand.
Machines shaken to pieces. Towers shatter and fall.
But at the cost of a thousand lives we laid a bridge over the wall.

No mercy! No fear! A holy slaughter in the name of the Lord.

Piles of heads and hands and feet. Black smoke chokes the sky.
The dead litter the street, oh such a wonderful sight.
Thousands of infidels met their doom at the temple of Solomon.
Everyone of them was put to death and we waded in their blood.

How we rejoiced, victorious and triumphant.
This day the Lord hath made. We celebrate the glory of god.

Your son and my son, clean as new swords.
Your man and my man, and now the Lord's.
Your son and my son, for the great crusade.
With the banner of Christ over them, our new knights made.


6. GUARDIAN OF THE REALM

Where Eagles Fly

Two Kings. Two rivals. Fighting for supremacy.
Each sends into the arena their finest champion.
I stand before the crowd allies and enemies.
Some cheering for my victory, some screaming for my blood.
But I know that I shall win, for my King's cause is right.

V! O! D! For victory!

Noble guardian of the realm.
Righteous protector of the crown.
Champion of the innocent, defender of the truth.
Never to fall.

Their champion strides towards me, a grizzled veteran,
winner of a hundred duels and I only one.
“Hey kid let's stop this madness. Are we just high priced slaves?
Both kings are tyrants. They should fight in our place.”
“Only your king is a tyrant.”, I answer filled with pride.
“That is why he will lose. That is why you shall die.”
“If you're strong enough, one day you'll understand,
but not before you've sealed the fate of another generation.”

“I am young but I am strong.”
“Bring it.”

I've done it! I've defeated their greatest champion!
Victory tastes so sweet.
The feeling filling my soul.
And where eagles fly well so will I.
And all will know my name.
I'm coming home.

The Insatiable Dream

The years, the battles, so many victories.
I can no longer count them, but never a defeat.
The kingdom is thriving, so much prosperity.
More land, more riches, more wonders for all to see.
The wine, the wenches, my life is wild and free.
The king says I'm his favorite and sees to all my needs.
The thrill of victory has faded but still is strong.
The king calls, I answer, and we right all the wrongs.

More years, more battles, but now I question the cause.
What once was righteousness is now just greed and lust.
The victims we trample are poor and wretched men.
They have no hope against us, but they fight cause they have nothing left.
And even within the kingdom we fight amongst ourselves.
To build up greater riches we take from somebody else.
And now with all in turmoil my eyes are opened wide.
I cannot bear the pain I'm feeling deep inside.

My king is a tyrant! My cause is a lie!
Everything that I have fought for burns before my eyes.
My god, I have failed you. I've lived a wasted life.
What a fool I have been believing I could fly.

All these sins I've committed. All this blood on my hands.
Yet still I must fight. I cannot change what I am.
The arena, the glory, that is a champion's call.
Victory, though now sour, is what I ache to feel.
And I am the lusts of the people. I am their fighting machine.
I kill, they roar, and I rejoice in the cheers and the screams.
But enough is never enough. We chase an insatiable dream.
The crowd, the king, devour the world through me.
Oh god in heaven, what have we become?

The Siren's Song

V! O! D! Victory or Death!

Noble guardian of the realm. Blood stained warrior from hell.
Champion of lust and greed, enslaved unto his need, waiting to fall.

Their champion strides towards me, young and full of life.
He's never fought a duel, but he believes his cause is right.
Now I must stop this madness and warn him of his fate.
The siren's song of victory leads only to defeat.

But I know that he is just like me, with anger in his heart.
And he is just like me, with dreams in his eyes.
And he is just like me, he wants to prove himself.
And he is just like me, and he won't listen.


7. CUT OR BE CUT

Cut or be cut!
Kill or die!
Scream or choke!
Victory or death!

We're the demon storm, the killing swarm.
We bring death and pain. You fight back in vain.
We pour through the gate, like a river of hate.
Tearing out your heart. Ripping you apart.

No one knows the men I've fought, or all the pain I've brought,
or all the death I've wrought, save for my blade.
For when I'm destroying lives, and fighting to survive,
I feel so alive. For I am the servant of,
I am the servant of pain.

Storm the castle halls, smashing down the walls.
Seize the holy priests, bring them to their knees.

“Oh mighty gods, save us from this madman.
We beg of thee, deliver us from evil.”
“If your gods existed, they would not allow this desecration.
Skin them alive, and leave them for the rats.”

Find the noble sons, slay them save but one.
Rape the daughters and Queen, then bring the King to me.

One way to release myself from all the pain I feel,
Is strap you to the wheel and show it all to you.
And when death comes for me and pain is all I see,
She's there to comfort me, my goddess Kali.


8. THE SOUL DOCTORS

Lay Thee Down

I want to support myself and my family. I try to fight but I can't win.
I can barely take enough from others to make up for what i've lost.
Yes, I'm a sinner, but I cheat only when I must. I hope that others
Understand but I know that they hate me just like I hate those who
Exploit me. We live in a world gone mad. Everything is drenched in
Corruption. I wish that someone would come along and set things right.

Lay thee down thy weary soul.
Give to us complete control.
Upon the alter thy heart and mind.
A sacrifice of the truest kind.

Empty vessel you shall be filled.
With sterile thoughts and happy pills.
Enter now the veil of sleep.
Join the flock of human sheep.

A Single Voice

Individualism has made a mess of our world. Millions rebelling against
Authority, masturbating in materialism, and creating God in their image.
And all they have brought us is war and pain. Salvation can only come
Through obedience to the one true power in the universe.

Fuck your freedom. Fuck your profanity.
Give in to our cleansing philosophy.
Isn't this the way that life should be?
It's for the children can't you see?

Yes, you are right, I sense it now.
No more sin or hate.
Yes, you are right, I sense it now.
No more need to masturbate.
Earthly love is corrupted. Now I see the light.
True love comes from heaven, and it makes things right.

Strapped to the table, sterile light above.
I hear the snapping of hygienic gloves.
A flick of the switch and it's achieved.
There's no turning back, no retreat.

Nothing is mine, everything yours.
I have thrown open all the doors.
No secrets in here shall abide.
Nowhere to run, nowhere to hide.

No different thoughts. No evolution.
No more war. No revolutions.
But who I am is no longer me.
It's for your own good can't you see?

Yes, you are right, I sense it now.
No more sin or hate.
Yes, you are right, I sense it now.
No more need to masturbate.
Earthly love is corrupted. Now I see the light.
True love comes from heaven, and it makes things right.

I stand up, clanging boots of lead.
Infinite whispers inside my head.
But through them all a single one
Tells me what must be done.

Hear him now his commanding voice.
I heed his call for I have no choice.
Everyone must believe as me.
Everyone must be set free.

Fear the Priest

(Fear the Priest, Fear the Priest)
I am the one with hands of fire.
Place thy soul upon the pyre.
Feel it surge. Lick the puss.
Welcome brother, you're one of us.

There another upon the slab.
Steely knives, used to stab.
Take his mind. Take his heart.
Come on brother, enjoy the art.

Yes he struggles don't you know.
He was like you minutes ago.
But that will change within the hour.
When at last he sees the power.

Praise the gods, they're so divine.
Empty bastards sated on wine.
To hell with God, he's a sham.
Praise his minions mortal man.

(Fear the Priest, Fear the Priest)
Worship me, prince divine.
You are empty. I am the mind.
There is no god. He is dead.
There's only me inside your head.

I am love. Kill those who hate.
Build unto me an invincible state.


9. BLACK NIGHT

I Live in Silence

I live in silence, where no one knows my name.
I live in silence, where no one speaks my name.
I love my silence. I love the peace within the void.
I love my silence, far away from every voice.

I live in darkness, where no one knows my face.
I live in darkness, where no one sees my face.
I love my darkness. I love to lie here all alone.
I love my darkness, the only place I feel at home.

I can't go on. I can't go on much longer.
I can't go on. I can't go on.

This life, this life I'm leading, where does it go, where does it go?
This heart, this heart is beating, how long before, how long before?
These eyes, these eyes I'm seeking, what do they see, what do they see?
My love, my love is fading, how can it go, how can it go?

I can't go on. I can't go on much longer.
I can't go on. I can't go on.

Catastrophe

Life is a catastrophe, living in a travesty,
All of them against just one of me.
Every day is misery, deeper in humility,
they can do whatever they want to me.
The hatred, the hurting, the endless torment.
The whispers, the lies, the cruel laughter.
The more I try to stand, the harder they knock me down,
I am a broken man.

Tapestry of Pain

I have made a decision.
No matter how hard they try to hurt me, to tear me down,
and make me do what they want I will never surrender!
For as long as there is life within my body
I will stand in defiance of the entire world
and let no one tell me who I am.
I am the Black Knight, and I stand alone.

My blade is screaming metal. You cannot stand before me.
My heart is pounding fury and you will never defeat me.

A solitary form against the pounding storm and the rain came down.
A scream in every ear, a voice for every fear and the cracks appeared.
His naked soul laid bare by hands that rip and tear and smashed it beyond repair.
A life consumed by dread among the walking dead and he lost his head.

And he was a tapestry of pain, never to feel the warmth of love again.

I can feel, I can feel it ending, deep inside, deep inside my mind.
I can feel, I can feel it dying, deep inside, deep inside my mind.

I watched the colors of my life fading away.
All that I held sacred was stained by the touch of death.
I watched my life turn black.
Black blood, black heart, black holes in my blackened eyes.
Black thoughts, black art, black songs for my blackened mind.

I can feel, I can feel it twisting, deep inside, deep inside my mind.
I can feel, I can feel the rending, deep inside, deep inside my mind.

I watched my beloved angel shed a tear for my lost love.
And become a demon goddess with wings of burning fire.
But still I yearn for her touch.
Black love, black lust, a black caress from her icy hands.
Black soul, black bond, a black kiss in a black embrace.

Her fiery tongue in my ear, such evil whispers do I hear.

Hatredrevengeanddeath

Look what they have done. They deserve to die.
Don't become like them. Show them who you are.

Hatred, revenge, and death.
One last chance to fight the bastards who've stole your life.
Hatred, revenge, and death.
In nihilistic self destruction you will be set free.

Life is a catastrophe, deeper in insanity,
who I have become is no longer me.
Drowning in an endless sea of zombie-like conformity,
paralyzed with fear, afraid to be me.
But to throw my life away making those bastards pay, have I descended so far?
My tear soaked eyes can see there's not much left of me, nothing left but...

Hatred, revenge, and death.
One last chance to fight the bastards who have stole my life.
Hatred, revenge, and death.
In nihilistic self destruction I will be set free.

Unchained I erupt with fury. Unchained what was chained for so long.
Unchained and screaming for vengeance. Unchained I'll show them all.
Rising up on wings of evil, shooting flames from my fingertips,
Raining death down upon my enemies, feeling nothing but peace and serenity.
I'll show you my sheer brutality. I'll show you my dark depravity.
I'll show you my raging anger. I'll show you my burning heart.
I'll show you what it's like to suffer. I'll show you the depths of hell.
I'll show you how to beg for mercy. I'll show you what you did to me.

In a river of blood they take me away,
Through the corpses of the hundreds I have slain.
Rising up to stop the evil in their midst.
But where were they when I was on the cross?
And they absolve themselves, only I am to blame.
They did nothing to bring this on, there's something wrong with me.
You are a murderer, and you are a coward,
And you shall be put to death for you crimes against humanity.

I Am not a Killer

I am not a killer, but if you take away my life I shall surely take you with me.
I am not a killer, but if you take away my life I shall surely take you with me.
I am not a killer, it was self defense.
There was no other way. I had to make them pay.
I am not a killer, it was self defense.
I couldn't bear the pain. I couldn't take the strain.
I am not a killer, it was self defense, it was self defense, it was self defense.

Where is justice? Where is hope? Where is mercy? Where is God?

But at the moment of truth I could not go through with the plan.
Instead I chose to suffer in silence, to die the slow death.