1. INTRO

(Instrumental)


2. PUMP THE BRAKES

Genocide on genocide - destroyed knowledge crushed pride
Lost culture to civilization - reduced abused beyond dignity
Contemplation exploitation - ring the bell of information
Blocked the truth convincing, controlling
Held us down Unthinking, unknowing
Oppressed so many for so long
We've ignored the facts, and Moved along

We gotta pump the brakes

Wasting resources, face some facts and detect the causes - Cause our progression equals
Destruction, people getting killed by government corruption
Cause making most of the land, that's the plan,
You gotta Understand
That 50 years down the line,
There wont be no time, the time Is now.
Drained so much for so long
We've ignored the costs and Moved along

Time to pump the brakes
Gotta pump the brakes, pump pump the brakes...


3. TRICKBAG

My bag of tricks is far from empty
Don't bust my chops, don't try and tempt me
Cause I will stick the truth in your face,
There's only one Race
The human race, propagandic ways and abuse, set to separate
Bad confuse, for 500 years the barriers been there
And they're not moving anywhere.
Who the fuck are we to separate, and support their actions Of hate.
Knowledge is the key to unlock the mind
The imperialistic system that invented prejudice and Disbelief
They still benefit from it, they still do as they please
Inject us with reasons, of contemplation an dissatisfaction
To assure that we remain sedated to their segregative Actions.
In our years of existence, has our modern society
Gotten any closer to equality?
Where people openly are being oppressed
Because of: Color, Religion, gender, class, sexual Preference.


4. THE FIFTH FREEDOM

An ideological system, constructed to guarantee
That the public remains passive, uneducated, in apathy
That the crimes committed, they just pass us by
As the state continues to fill us with lies
Face the flag, in the land of hypocrisy
Free to conquer, free to rape, free to kill, free to take
Free to do whatever's in your will
How many actions, in the name of democracy?
When we don't even know, who's our enemy
Survival of the filtest, blend with superiority
So many untold stories, can't spell credibility
How many lies in the name of:
Freedom, Peace, Progress, Democracy?
Tolerance is acceptance
The 5th freedom.


5. UNTITLED

Free from myself, my surroundings, my teachers
What have they made of me?
An image of man, I never set out to be
A hollow shell of happiness, the real truth lies inside
I've tried to break this cage, I've really tried
Beautiful outside, and ugly inside
Or is it the other way around?
A reflection of rejection I will not not play your game
Your definition of beauty is just too insane.
Try to break free, from what captures me
Try to set free, what's inside me.


6. STRENGTH

A complex structure, a full circle of hate.
The victory was already there
But now its too late, a harmony to achieve, in the simplest Of ways
Torn to shreds inside, determent to lose that fate
Strength and determination, what's there to gain
An insight of inside, an attitude that will remain
A habit of standing, on a solid foundation, a reason, to Carry on, is what is found
We only use the useless, then we forget
We build our lives out of nothing, the meaning seems Meaningless.


7. OUR SILENCE

Shut your mouth, this is the age of freedom!?
Gagged masses, who are the ones that lead us?
Disregarded system, and it's set up by who?
Uses so many, but it benefits so few
With our silence we vote for continuation
With our silence we bow down to oppression
We try to deny, that we still have a choice
But I will bite, the hand that tries to feed us
Promises of salvation, golden dreams to assure apathy
With our silence we vote for continuation
With our silence we bow down to oppression
But will we remain content?
Will we remain silent and happy?
We will remain silent, they will remain happy.


8. DUST

As the smoke settles in the middle east
USA with no intention to make peace
Keeping Americas public in dark
Just feeding them with reasons to light the spark of hate
The tradition goes way back, to the first capitalistic Attack
An area that for the last 200 years has shown a great Example of our system to fear
Unprovoked Iraqi actions
Where just a threat to OPEC's intentions
Economical wars in the sign of democracy, shows political Agendas of hypocrisy
Bush administration oil conventions, time again for the bell Of information
Cause the media didn't have the right to cover, the Civilians killed
And our own losses
Playing world police to withhold,
The integrity of the American dream
Any war that isn't fought for the people, is a war against The people.


9. INCLINATION

It's gone the safest escape, no trace of recognition
I spot some fragments, but its to distant
I feel it burning close, there's no difference
Afraid to let you inside, but it's just to persistent
When I inhale to scream, I feel no strength in my body
I feel numb and weak, I've lost again
Sometimes I'm afraid to try and sometimes try is all I can Do
Afraid to connect, to reach joy
What was the lowest price that I could possibly pay
I shudder to reflect on it, I try to let it fade
It's coming on again, too strong to deny, breathe and make Another try
How do we define strength to carry on?
I haven't lost my faith, I'm still strong.


10. MARK

Bottled up inside- angst ridden
The pain strikes - scars badly hidden
Effect of love - easy to see
Just a normal kid - just like you and me
Feels unclean - undeserved
Wipe away the tears - unheard
How much pain can you put me through?
How much pain?
Left in anger - and shame
No witness - just pain
Hatred boils - but there's still love
this hurts - and who's to blame?
Why did it happen - undeserved
Close your eyes - unheard
What did you get?
Love, pain
I won't remain silent
I won't wipe the tears away.


11. TIDE

Chain down the pain
Abstinence remains to hold me down, in a tone of desperation
It's never gonna be the same, it might have been me
So caught up in ego supremacy
Cut lose the wires of connection, put it to an end
Reach on to higher levels, if I could try and find a way
I will not be pushed aside
Where there's darkness there's light, and I thirst for more Right now
I'm looking for redemption, and the truth inside these walls
What's left in the distance, but my thoughts of fire?
My spiritual edge of guidance, will lead the way
I will not be pushed aside
The tide is coming in and I wont loose my ground.


12. BOTTOM

Inch by inch we're loosing only more and more
Will we judge ourselves before we've lost it all
Underrated statement in time passed by
We wouldn't recognize the truth if it laid before our eyes
We're drowning in our own incompetence, we're drowning
Somewhere, somehow there's a bigger scar
An infection of inconfidence already gone too far
How badly do we need saving, do you want to know?
The ultimate concussion, the final show
We're drowning in our own incompetence, we're drowning
How does understanding begin, how can we help, we can't even
We can't even, we can't even help ourselves!