Lyrics from "Violent Acts of Beauty"
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Your color's fading, your halo's looking dim
Hide behind hate, my patience has worn thin
How can we proceed? Just acknowledge what is true
The glutton and the guilty, the demon that is you
You have let me down, You have left me cold
You don't understand, You haven't won, You've begun, It's begun, The beginning of the end
I will not forget, I cannot forgive
You don't understand, You haven't won, You've begun, It's begun the beginning of the end
You're now addicted, your future's looking dim
So hide behind fear and watch the end begin
It's complicated, at least that's what you claim
Who forgives the unrepentant and the crimes done in your name?
What have we become? If we could start all over again
Where would it lead us then? But you can't escape the truth
No matter what you want to believe, it always comes back to you
You have let me down, You have left me cold
You don't understand, You haven't won, You've begun, It's begun, The beginning of the end
I will not forget, I cannot forgive
You don't understand, You haven't won, You've begun, It's begun the beginning of the end
Are you feeling fascist? Are you feeling mean?
We don't need a reason, we don't need a thing
We destroy just who we want to, brutality is "in"
Oppression is our weapon, chaos is our king
If ignorance is really bliss you should be happy you should be happy
If you amount to only this I'm really sorry I'm really sorry
We never heard of free will, independence is a sin
If you think you're superior then you're as good as in
It's psychosis and delusion, arrogance, denial
And so much more awaits you, yeah, we sell it by the mile
If ignorance is really bliss you should be happy you should be happy
If you amount to only this I'm really sorry I'm really sorry
And are we justified? I don't think so
But we never let the truth get in the way
And when you're crucified who will you turn to?
You can sell your soul to cover up the pain
So if you're feeling fascist and if you're conscience is clean
We're holier than everyone and immorally supreme
Don't question what we tell you, just devour what we sell
Why should we serve in Heaven when we could rule all in Hell?
If ignorance is really bliss you should be happy you should be happy
If you amount to only this I'm really sorry I'm really sorry
I've seen it all, I've seen it all before
It's such a bore, you sell your souls like whores
You've killed free will, free me of responsibility
You hope, you pray you'll be the one who's saved
But nothing's sacred, nothing's pure, nothing's sacred anymore
Forget salvation, forget the cure 'cause nothing's sacred anymore
I've asked you all, I've begged you all before
Give in to evolution but you'd rather buy absolution
You've killed free will, free me of responsibility
You hope, you pray you'll be the one who's saved
Nothing's sacred, nothing's pure, nothing's sacred anymore
Forget salvation, forget the cure 'cause nothing's sacred anymore
There's no salvation, there is no truth
We are your retribution, we are the brutal youth
We are the future, we are the past
We are your guilt tip, and we are your class
Nothing's sacred, nothing's pure, nothing's sacred anymore
Forget salvation, forget the cure 'cause nothing's sacred anymore
I don't want to bleed, I don't want to wait
I don't want to see the pain and the hate
That you need to feel, you need to feel alive
Down inside your soul, your blood and your skin
Numb to the cold and numb to the sin
And it makes you feel, it makes you feel alive
I want Heaven I want Heaven, right now
You've given it away, this sin you create
To addicts of pain, disease is their faith
And it makes them feel, it makes them feel alive
I just wanted truth without all your pain, I just wanted truth
Without all your shame and I need to feel, I need to feel alive
I want Heaven I want Heaven, right now
I want Heaven I want Heaven, right now
I've been crucified, I've almost died
I've seen too much of your darker side
I don't care anymore, I just want it all right now
They want to tell you what to think
They want to tell you what to feel
They want to tell you what is right and what is wrong
They want to tell you what is real
What ever happened to us? What ever happened to love?
We were the real thing, We were the real thing
America's a fucking disease, Get on your back or down on your knees
Don't question what you want to believe, Don't question what you want to believe
Are you afraid of the truth?
Are you afraid what you'd find?
Are you happy in denial?
Are you happy being blind?
Love turned to vanity, Truth turned hypocrisy
We were the real thing, Now we are nothing
America's a fucking disease, Get on your back or down on your knees
Don't question what you want to believe, Don't question what you want to believe
And you won't ever see the truth, You can't be questioned if you're strong
And you won't ever stop to think if what you've done is right or wrong
Because you're on the side of God and you've crowned yourself a king
But when you're not among your little sheep you just don't understand a thing
America's a fucking disease, Get on your back or down on your knees
Don't question what you want to believe, Don't question what you want to believe
You drew a line at being honest
You drew a line at being sincere
You drew a line at being there for me
You drew a line that much is clear
I don't believe that it was hopeless
I don't believe you can get something for free
And now I can honestly tell you
You mean absolutely nothing to me
I am the last man standing here
I am the last man who'll tell you all the truth
I am your last chance and you fear it
So take your last breath brutal youth
You can't see that you're killing yourselves
You can't see that you've thrown it all away
You've turned Heaven into Hell
You're only happy when you inflict pain
I don't want to think - I don't want to feel - I don't want to know - I don't want to heal
I don't want to love - I don't want to help - I don't want to trust - I just want myself
I don't want to give - I don't want to grow - There is nothing real - I don't care who knows
The last bridge is burned - I just want to be - The one in control - With no empathy
You can't see that you're killing yourselves
You can't see that you've thrown it all away
You've turned Heaven into Hell
You're only happy when you inflict pain
I am the last man standing here
I am the last one who'll tell you all the truth
I am your last chance and you fear it
So take your last breath brutal youth
You're being used, You're being lied to, In a desert without water
You are desperate to believe, You're like a lamb led to the slaughter
Self deceive, You won't believe, You're like a child who needs mother
You need guidance, You see violence as a way to control others
Do you think that ignorance sets you free?
Has slavery made you all you can be?
Is cruelty your new authority?
Do you think the lies are convincing me?
I don't care if you hurt
I don't care if you're blind
If it's too late to convince you
Then I don't care if you die
You're in the dark, You're in the depths, You're in an ocean of disease
You've lost control to those who know life as only
Pain and lust and greed
And in the end can you defend the things you say that you despise?
Can you see the cold and naked truth that's there before your eyes?
Do you think that ignorance sets you free?
Has slavery made you all you can be?
Is cruelty your new authority?
Do you think the lies are convincing me?
I don't care if you hurt
I don't care if you're blind
If it's too late to convince you
Then I don't care if you die
Can't you see you'll never be free
Can't you see you'll never be free
I don't care if you hurt
I don't care if you're blind
If its too late to convince you
Then I don't care if you die
So die
So die
So die
So die
Come take a piece of me, come cripple what you see, come be a part of what's inside
You wanted something more than what was really yours, come on and use what you despise
You're all I'll ever need - I'll never make you bleed - until I use you up - and still that's not enough
And all that I can see is insincerity
And all that I can see is void of personality
Don't go near the man you fear
Just take away my name and bury all the fame, spread your fear so far and wide
And that is all you need to satisfy your greed and sell yourself as the Devine
You're all I'll ever need - I'll never make you bleed - until I use you up - and still that's not enough
And all that I can see is insincerity
And all that I can see is void of personality
Don't go near the man you fear
It's true I hear, the man you fear
I am the man you fear
I, I used to be so sure
I, I used to be so pure
I cannot explain
I get lost in the pain
In the meaning there's a mystery that's hidden and locked
That's the paradox
You never know until it's too late
I, I've seen it all before
I, I wanted so much more
The things I was sure were perfect and pure
Were nothing more than fantasies
All hidden inside something so unkind
And you never know until it's too late
I'm going to the open sea and I'm going to say goodbye to me
Fame - Hate - Pain - It all controls you
Rage - Fear - Blame - It satisfies you
No one ever really loved you much anyway
No one really understands so you'll make them pay
They're the target they're the meat they're the animal
You're the star, you are pure, they're the criminal
It isn't hard
Bigger than God
Filthy mind
You're one of my kind
And I can see
How it should be
We don't belong
The Kids are All Wrong
The Kids are All Wrong
Love - trust - Faith - It all escaped you
Self - Lies - Rage - And now this shapes you
It's from the Id and it has come to devour you
You're the star no matter what they are telling you
Make them afraid and they'll respect what you tell them to
Make them afraid and maybe one day they'll love you too
It isn't hard
Bigger than God
Filthy mind
You're one of my kind
And I can see
How it should be
We don't belong
The Kids are All Wrong
The Kids are All Wrong
I die when I hear your voice
To touch you divine
Be my possession, my sweet obsession wine
I'm dealing in demons love
It's just a matter of time
I'll wear you down
One day you will be mine
Only I can make your life complete (just give yourself to me)
Only I can claim your destiny
So give me your heart my love
And give me your soul
I'd give you mine but I sold it long ago
Only I can see inside of you (just give yourself to me)
And I wont stop until you see the truth
I love you to death, I love you completely, a love that is purely vain
And I never meant to hurt you so badly, I thought you'd enjoy the pain
I know that you feel it love
I can tell from your tears
So don't deny me, give in to your fears
I love you to death, I love you completely, a love that is purely vain
And I never meant to hurt you so badly, I thought you'd enjoy the pain
What will you do? What will it prove?
When your indifference comes back to you
What can I say to make you understand?
All of your misery comes from your own hands
Why ban the bomb?
Why turn the other cheek?
Why care at all when the pain looks good on you?
Can't you see past your own vanity?
Or does self worship rule your land of apathy?
Why ban the bomb?
Why turn the other cheek?
Why care at all when the pain looks good on you?
You push me - I push back - no reason to think
You push me - I push back - you lose if you blink
Why ban the bomb?
Why turn the other cheek?
Why care at all when the pain looks good on you?
You must want to suffer
You must love to hate yourself
So why seek solutions when the pain looks good on you?