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Opium Den
03:49
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OPIUM DEN
Hush little Raven can't you see the light
The light that shines around your head
You whispered "go!
Leave me alone with the dead"
Hush little Raven don't stay in the dark
Leave with me and don't look back
You turned away and said
"This world is painted black"
"There is no way you can break my chains
They cut straight through my soul
They've burned so long
My life has made them strong"
Hush little Raven don't fall asleep
Or you will never leave this hell
You said "this is my life"
"This deep and cold dark hidden well"
Hush little Raven how can you say
That no one ever cared for you
You closed your eyes
Said "love's for fools"
"You still believe that the world is kind
Well no one ever proved it
So why should I
Refuse to die"
Hush little Raven I will be here
For you anytime you need me
You said "it is my own pain
Just forget my name and leave"
Hush little Raven people tell lies
To themselves every day
If you could see yourself for real
You would not turn away
I will find you wherever you go
I will never leave you
Take my hand
Make a stand
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Black Mass
02:13
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BLACK MASS
The mass! The mass!
The mass that moves!
The mass! The mass!
The mass that moves!
Like a fog in the dark (G Am)
The rhythm of feet and chanting! (G Am)
The mass! The mass!
The mass that moves!
Like a million sparks
Rising to night skies dancing!
The mass! The mass!
The mass that moves!
Like a tide in the street
In search of something to bless them!
The mass! The mass!
The mass that moves!
Like slaves in need
Of a gentle whip to caress them!
The mass! The mass!
The mass that moves!
The mass! The mass!
The mass that moves!
Like worms in the dirt
The pest on a moonlit flower!
The mass! The mass!
The mass that moves!
In search of a word
That brings them a sense of power!
The mass! The mass!
The mass that moves!
Cross the land and the sea
And carries the passion with them!
The mass! The mass!
The mass that moves!
The illusion of me
Dancing to my heart rhythm!
The mass! The mass!
The mass that moves!
The mass! The mass!
The mass that moves!
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The Leper House
03:19
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THE LEPER HOUSE
Little girl you dwell in darkness
Little girl you're far from home
Little girl there is no light here
There will never be
Little girl your eyes are blinded
Little girl you're all alone
Little girl the shadows haunt you
You can't see them come
You died alone
No one found your grave and took you home
You're on your own
Forever weeping beside your withering bones
Little girl I hear you crying
Little girl I feel your fear
Little girl this night of sorrow
It will never end
Little girl no one can help you
Little girl the knives are sharp
Little girl your heart is clinging
To a fragile beat
You died alone
No one found your grave and took you home
You're on your own
Forever weeping beside your withering bones
Little girl this will be over
Little girl this world will die
Little girl a shallow grave is
Where you will find me
Little girl then we are falling
Little girl just like the rain
Little girl over the forest
And the summer fields
Little girl you won't remember
Little girl you will be free
Little girl you will be safe there
You will be with me
You died alone
No one found your grave and took you home
You're on your own
Forever weeping beside your withering bones
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Gomorrah
02:58
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GOMORRAH
I was driving to Gomorrah on a highway without light
And the cars I met were left at the roadside
I drove up through the mountains and the tunnels they had dug
With hands that broke a nail for every mile
And I came to the black desert and the fence and hidden mines
And nowhere was a living human being
Saw shadows with machine guns and synthetic human drones
A sermon for themselves, each one a king
And Gomorrah was all quiet
Just the echo of a gun
Ringing out into a night in hell
And I prayed for God to light up
All the evil they had done
That finally all, all is well
I was driving through Gomorrah on a road without a name
With stroboscopic light from every nightclub
The drones that were off duty oh they drank corrosive drinks
Sold their lovers to the thirsty mob
And beyond the bars and brothel was a concentration camp
Barracks built of concrete and of steel
And I knew this was my mission there were people still alive
That knew and could explain this pain I feel
And Gomorrah was all quiet
Just the echo of a gun
Ringing out into a night in hell
And I prayed for God to light up
All the evil they had done
That finally all, all is well
And I had to leave my car alone and walk across a field
And cut my way through shadows to a beast
Who overlooked the barracks from a hill of sulfur rocks
Empty eyes lost beyond the east
I hit him with my shotgun and I put it to his head
I heard a faint whisper from his teeth
"Oh finally you caught me, I've been running long enough
I'm sick of pain so bring me my relief"
And Gomorrah was all quiet
Just the echo of a gun
Ringing out into a night in hell
And I prayed for God to light up
All the evil they had done
That finally all, all is well
Yeah Gomorrah was all quiet
Just the echo of a gun
Ringing out into a night in hell
And I prayed for God to light up
All the evil they had done
That finally all, all is well
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Las Vegas
04:46
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LAS VEGAS
I am alone again
And an acid rain
Is falling from the reservoir
Where they keep the tears
From the souls they turned
They only feel the void
The smell of envy
Oh this city hurts my eyes
For the neon
Fires keep on burning
I am alone again
I heard the speeches
Listened to the rumors
And I saw the desert sand
Blowing from the highway
City made of wonder
Oh the honey pot for
Creatures walking
On their hind legs
And without no shadows breathing
I am alone again
Like a spacecraft
That is passing by myself
Into the never-ending
Hole in this city skyline
This is how the world ends
Like a hundred
Shattered stars
Powdered across the suburbs
The horizon like a shockwave coming
I am alone again
In a black hole
Where the ash of people
Glow like a paradise torn down
By this fire
I see expanding thickness
Bend like plastic
Wrapping in the hot air
Buildings that were heading
For the skies are burning
I am alone again
And remember
Oh they were my children
Distant are the echoes
Of voices in my royal garden
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Lilou & John Sweden
Eclectic heterodox shadowband creating music for introspective dissent in Drone City.
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