A silent war

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Day 12 of the 1 Song in 1 Day project: Bay Area Thrash

For our last day of the project we jumped in the pit!

lyrics

Numb and silent
a victim of changed minds
objectified the outside world
now you’re stuck with life inside

Dumb and violent
waves of panic in your wake
Quarantine In suffering
Paranoias hand drawn fate

Lying in bed
Feigning death
You feel its rattle shake
You beg and plea
clawing at yourself
for all of your mistakes

Silent is the War
Hallowed is this ground
Numbers rise as shadows fall
The powers claim control

Sick and frightened
The blame has turned on you
You point the finger - Now the world laughs
Death, the single truth

Play the victim
Blessed or damned
Tithe your fear away
Forbidden to leave
Your inner sanctum
to breathe another day

Lying in bed
begging for death
You feel its rattle shake
You beg and plea
clawing at yourself
for all of your mistakes

We leave behind the broken
And let this dark shadow grow
This nightmare fed by bloodshed

play the victim
Blessed or damned
We pray to the machine
bleeding for the paper that gives us light
dark powers set the scene
Living, breathing, eyes awake
As you feel it all come down
Clandestine in your revelry
you wear contagions thorny crown

Crawl back
From anxiety
The rifts forever mend
As we give thanks to the bitter end
puny mortals play pretend

Quiet and thetic
The dark angel spreads its wings
Feigning kindness for brotherhood
To keep the wolves at bay

Laying in bed
begging for death
You feel its rattle shake
You beg and plea
clawing at yourself
for all of your mistakes

We leave behind the broken
And let this dark shadow grow
This nightmare fed by bloodshed
To bite the hand that feeds

credits

released April 9, 2020
Brian Stephenson - vocals/lyrics
Noah Martin - bass
Kragen Lum - guitar solo
Jeramie Kling - drums/mixing
Taylor Nordberg - guitars

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