In Memory of those killed at the Pulse Night club in Orlando Florida, June 12, 2016
lyrics
In this life, we seek the truth of what it means to thrive,
And to exist within a world unkind,
A place where everything is cloaked in lies, shielding reality
In this life, we strive to understand the reasons why,
Why people die for so-called “honor, pride,”
A false belief that’s truly guided by hatred and cruelty
In this life, we learn to validate our own designs,
Our own perceptions of the world we see,
Without considering the damaging cost to humanity
Untitled journey driven on by fear of those unlike us,
A vicious reason for the hate that permeates our mindsets,
Untitled journey pushed along by terrorism’s finest,
A scathing reason for the suffering around the world
State of fear: afraid of standing strong
State of lies: conceal the real dilemmas
State of hate: despise the good inside us
State of death: kill those who disagree
Terror breathes inside our nervous conversations
Terror grows beyond the problems of religion
Terror lives within the minds of evil villains
Terror reigns above the innocent and peaceful
There’s propaganda to pacify
With what the media says is fine
Untitled journey: When will it end?
Follow the masses, they’re always right
The lemmings cliff-dive to stay in line
Untitled journey: When will it end?
Religious doctrine to sanctify
The death of many innocent lives
Untitled journey: When will it end?
Radical values to weaponize
The people protesting violent crimes
Untitled journey: When will it end?
In this life, we seek the truth of what it means to thrive,
And to exist within a world unkind,
A place where everything is cloaked in lies, shielding reality
In this life, we strive to understand the reasons why,
Why people die for so-called “honor, pride,”
A false belief that’s truly guided by hatred and cruelty
In this life, we learn to validate our own designs,
Our own perceptions of the world we see,
Without considering the damaging cost to humanity
Untitled journey driven on by fear of those unlike us,
A vicious reason for the hate that permeates our mindsets,
Untitled journey pushed along by terrorism’s finest,
A scathing reason for the suffering around the world
The road we travel down is fear
A new existence we can feel
The terror occupies our minds
No destination is in sight
The pain and suffering that grows
Is slowly eating at our souls
The terror tormenting the world
Has stripped the solace from us all
Untitled journey leading into a dark existence
Where living feels like dying, without a chance to save us
Untitled journey guiding into a barren wasteland
Devoid of all that’s sacred, with nothing left to strive for
Untitled journey leading into a dark existence
Where living feels like dying, without a chance to save us
Untitled journey guiding into a barren wasteland
Devoid of all that’s sacred, with nothing left to strive for
credits
from Dystopia,
released December 1, 2017
Ben Daniels: Guitars, drum programming, keyboards and programming
Jeff Wheeler: Vocals, lyrics
Keith Tuggle: Bass guitar, harsh vocals
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