Woke
You can't teach an old dog new tricks
Nostalgia sweet and abusive
I was chillin' when you busted my knee caps
Pass my body as you speed around the race track
Sleep comes so naturally
Such is evil's banality
Brutal attack, from an animal that's wounded
The final act, of a culture that'll soon be dead
Emergency landing, plane's got a broken right wing
A misunderstanding, don't wake the pilot while he's sleeping
Sleep comes so naturally
Such is evil's banality
A Fistful of Bitcoin
Land of opportunity
For a wandering soul
That's what it used to be
Before the lines were drawn
Give to me, this wild country
Your fears will keep shareholders pleased
Give to me, this wild country
Your slavery's my industry
Endless diversity,
Wild flowers did there grow.
Blood sucking entities,
A garden reaped and sowed.
Give to me, this wild country
Your fears will keep shareholders pleased
Give to me, this wild country
Your slavery's my industry
Give to me, this wild country
Your slavery's my industry...
Gargoyle
It’s Monday again
Cold mental prison
I think only of sin
The terror within
Figures in the gloom
Stand in my bedroom
That fearsome remark:
“we need to talk”
Trapped in your frozen stare
I can feel it, but nothing’s there
So beware…
So beware…
So beware…
So beware…
An emptiness gone
I burst into song
Worries fade away
But something is wrong
Climbing up the stairs
I feel its cold glare
I’m stopped in my tracks
This all turns to black
This fear grips my very soul
Horrors of which can’t be told
Can’t be told
Can’t be told
Can’t be told
Can’t be told
I was born to terrorize
Red blood becomes red tide
I am the wolf at your door
Your exploitation is no more
1. Carnivalesque
Lord of Misrule, king for a day
Bring the carnival, bring the seeds of change
Let rulers become peasants, let peasants become rulers
Shake the snow globe once again
Shake the snow globe once again
2. Riches to Rags
Gun pressed to your head, on your knees begging
Selling diet pills to teenage girls who don’t need them
But we’ve got a patio
And nothing will make us let go
Of our hard-earned wealth
Our hard-earned wealth
Strip the meat from the bone,
Leave nothing left for these insects
They rewarded your ruthlessness with a raise
It was worth all the pain to see the look on your face
But we’ve got a holiday home,
And nothing will make us let go
Of our hard-earned wealth
Our hard-earned wealth
Strip the meat from the bone,
Leave nothing left for these insects
Chop! Chop Chop! Chop! Chop Chop! (x2)
Strip the meat from the bone,
Leave nothing left for these insects
Nothing left, nothing left, woah
Nothing left, nothing left, ohh
Nothing left, nothing left, woah
Nothing left, yeah, nothing left
3. Green Room
Wake me, I’ve been asleep for so long
No relief, looks like I’ve taken the short straw
You will never be a celebrity
You will never be noted by history
You will never be,
Wake from your deep sleep,
Take the things you need,
It’s time to take the lead
Hear me, from what remains of my vocal chords
This war, we fight no more
You will never be a celebrity
You will never be noted by history
You will never be,
Wake from your deep sleep,Take the things you need,
It’s time to take the lead
Finally, you make it into the Green Room
But there is nobody there, nobody to greet you
Patiently waiting for your turn on stage
But you are trapped in here forever, in this room ‘til old age, uh
A lesson not found in your celebrity magazines,
Lotto tickets fantasies, pop idol controversies
You tried to play the system and it ate you alive,
Take the pins out your eyes, join us, radicalise!
You will never be a celebrity
You will never be noted by history
You will never be,
Wake from your deep sleep,
Take the things you need,
It’s time to take the lead
4. The Binding of Isaac
We took one step forwards,
You took two steps backwards
Behold, the gift of life
In our backs you twist the knife
Cut down by the wheat thresher
Is it driven by a fiend or a fool?
They’ve taken away everything
But they still have your gratitude
Can’t wait to see
Can’t wait to see
This post-truth world you’ve made for me
Reason, pushed aside
Indoctrination in overdrive
People, from what I can tell
Can’t find their way out of hell
Cut down by the wheat thresher
Is it driven by a fiend or a fool?
They’ve taken away everything
But they still have your gratitude
Can’t wait to see
Can’t wait to see
This post-truth world you’ve made for me
SOLO
Cut down by the wheat thresher
Is it driven by a fiend or a fool?
They’ve taken away everything
But they still have your gratitude
Can’t wait to see
Can’t wait to see
Can’t wait to see
Can’t wait to see
This post-truth world you’ve made for me
5. Quiet Corner
City’s secret dumping ground
A mind so lost it can’t be found
Black hands sift through railroad ash
Cancelled eyes fixed on the stash
Think I’ll climb into a quiet corner of my mind
Good morning, you won’t forget what you’ve seen
In my quiet corner
Diacetylmorphine
I don’t need a mat to pray
This corner matches my decay
Kneeling in a stench unseen
No-one will remember me
Think I’ll climb into a quiet corner of my mind
Good morning, you won’t forget what you’ve seen
In my quiet corner
Diacetylmorphine
6. Ocean Song
Feel the wind on your face
Politics and cobwebs swept away
Shout at the ocean
And all the people listening in
Before you’re swallowed by the tide
You make a hasty retreat
It’s not worth dying for
The words crumble as you speak them
As day turns into night
As time always passes
As land turns into sea
These words will never be found
That dream where you are drowning
You wake up spluttering
The biggest gamble of your life
You know you’ll never turn the tide
I’m a drop in the ocean, yeah
I’m just a faceless entity
A message in a bottle
Bought and sold back to meI’m a drop in the ocean, yeah
I’m just a faceless entity
A message in a bottle
Bought and sold back to me (x3)
Feel the wind on your face
Politics and cobwebs swept away
Shout at the ocean
And all the people listening in
They’ll put you in a watery grave
Just as you start making waves
The cold darkness of the sea
She’ll always be there waiting for me
7. The End of History
This feeling, the end of history is slowly creeping
Alienation, hidden exploitation only feeds it
Who left all the lights on? Where does the sweat come from?
What does it feel like?
To know everything you say is right
We can rest easy
Knowing that there’s less plastic in the sea
I’m seasick, the compass on this ship is failing to sit
I see a silhouette, something’s coming but I don’t see it yet
Who left all the lights on? Where does the sweat come from? (x2)
What does it feel like?
To know everything you say is right
We can rest easy
Knowing that there’s less plastic in the sea, woah
INSTRUMENTAL
What does it feel like?
To know everything you say is right
We can rest easy
Knowing that there’s less plastic in the sea
8. Tenderise
I know it’s wanting another helping
Truth is swallowed whole
An attraction, manufactured,
An appetite in decay
Tenderised meat on a plate
Tenderised meat on a plate
Tender eyes, weak knees
Seduces me completely
Tenderised meat on a plate
Half-digested dreams
The job is a given, you’ve given up living,
And wild animals are tamed.
Marinated, incapacitated,
Ready for the working day
Tenderised meat on a plate, ohhh
Tenderised meat on a plate, yeah!
Tender eyes, weak knees
Seduces me completelyTenderised meat on a plate
Half-digested dreams
SOLO
Tender eyes, weak knees
Seduces me completely
Tenderised meat on a plate
Half-digested dreams
9. The Snake
The snake whispers in your ear and leads you astray.
Poison fills up your bloodstream, love becomes hate.
Prejudice creeps as you fall into a deep sleep.
Prejudice creeps as you fall into a deep sleep.
Journey from your hometown and find other lands.
The people you meet will heal you, make you understand.
Don’t try to debate with the snake, it’s a big mistake.
Don’t try to debate with the snake, it’s a big mistake.
Try not to forget,
All the time we spent,
Driving this hatred away,
Let’s kill the snake today.
All the hateful creatures can’t always be seen.
But many can be seen clearly on your TV screen.
Try to change the show but the Technik puts you in a deeper hole.
Try to change the show but the Technik puts you in a deeper hole.
The snake has taken our friends and family.
They try to pretend that life still runs normally.
Don’t give up this fight, don’t you let the hate be normalised.
Don’t give up this fight, don’t you let the hate be normalised.
Try not to forget,
All the time we spent,
Driving this hatred away,
Let’s kill the snake today.
Make them see this fallacy,
That our brothers and sisters aren’t the enemyMake them see this fallacy,
That our brothers and sisters aren’t the enemy, ohhh
Kill the snake!
Kill the snake!
When they don’t know, the snake grows,
Instead, let’s prepare for the overthrow
When they don’t know, the snake grows,
Instead, let’s prepare for the overthrow
Kill the snake!
Kill the snake!
(laughter)
10. Silence at High Volume
Where do I begin, making sense of this world?
The walls are closing in, too much information
Meaningless news keeps you all confused
Meaningless music you can’t refuse it
It’s all so meaningless yeah,
It’s all so meaningless yeah,
It’s all so meaningless yeah,
It’s all so meaningless yeah!
Take my brain away,
Take my brain away,
Take my brain away,
Take!
Needing wifi like you need food,
All tied up on the floor subdued
Sensory overload, ticking timebomb.
Wake up and find that it’s all gone wrong.
Meaningless news keeps you all confused
Meaningless music you can’t refuse it
It’s all so meaningless yeah,
It’s all so meaningless yeah,
It’s all so meaningless yeah,
It’s all so meaningless yeah!
Take my brain away,
Take my brain away,
Take my brain away,
Take!