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King Of Serpents

by Basilisk

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1.
No Solace 03:20
I feel the gentle kiss of death upon my forehead As I lie paralysed in sheets, Six foot deep Get me out of this nightmare, I’m scratching and screaming For help in this loneliness, yet I’m not heard, My mouth is sewn together Running away, with the noose round my neck There seems to be no escape, I find no solace In his endless desert, I have nothing left When did I get so low? Counting down the days, on this calender called life Until the deadline is reached, and I plummet into, insanity I know the time will come, when I’m on my last legs And they’ll crumble under the weight, of my world I’ve lost the will to live again My demons won’t leave me alone Scratching at my ankles, dragging me to the ground No solace, no escape
2.
Voiceless 03:17
I’m getting so sick of the illusion of choice I’d rather stand by myself and use my own fucking voice Fuck the rich, save the poor Reject the constant need for more Question your parents, argue with teachers Resist the dogma, of all the preachers That try to keep us all in line Fucking 9-5 on the production line Revolt, rebel, resist Live, don’t just exist Revolt, rebel, resist Clench your fucking fist You say I’m wrong to bite the hand that feeds But it takes with the other and it takes with greed And I’m not deluded, I’m not hoping for paradise But I’m after a world without the suit wearing paracites There’s no secret society, it’s happening publicly But we don’t have time to think, battling our own anxiety That they have created, with their schools and their workplace Where you’re scrounging for pennies and they’re packing their suitcase Revolt, rebel, resist Live, don’t just exist Revolt, rebel, resist Clench your fucking fist Welcome to the age of minimum wage You’d better get used to it, it’s all you’ll be paid To be a slave, or you can stand and fight End all the exploitation, take back your rights I’m standing up for the proletariat The starving masses that work for the rats We’re many in number, and each one a life Fuck the 1, we’re the 99 I’m standing up for the proletariat The starving masses that work for the rats We’re many in number, and each one a life Fuck the 1, we’re the 99
3.
Abhorrence 02:12
We don’t need your missiles They’re not a detterent It’s a show of supremacy It’s fucking abhorrent Lead by example Don’t enslave with fear Killing is illegal But can become your career If you carry the flag Of the place where you’re born Cause your countries a rose And the others are thorns That’s how you think, blinded By national pride Fuck the boundaries Fuck the divide I won’t Raise the flag I’m told That I should I won’t Raise the flag I’m told That I should Thousands die every day in war Fought for land, fought for gods, for the flags they adorned And adored, and they should all be mourned For regardless of our views on the wars Our compassion as human beings should not be ignored I’m a militant pacifist I believe that we’re all equal None of us deserve the risk Of being bombed, Being gassed By a foreign state Fighting for superiority Or killing out of hate Killing out of hatred Killing out of hatred
4.
Enslaved 02:56
Staring at myself I look into my soul So sick of what I see So full of disgust Smash the fucking mirror Just a shell of who I used to be Too fucking selfish Too full of greed I'll lock myself inside So the world can never see Looks like I'm destined to live my life On my fucking knees My mother fucking knees I've got to break these chains Dwell into the void with me Maybe then you will see Why I hate myself so much Then you'll understand There's no turning back Life has got it's grip on me I've become enslaved I've become so weak I swore it would never come to this I've got to break these chains Reality never hit so hard It's a long way down to the bottom The world above Getting smaller and smaller I won't give in to this life of misery Fuck this pain I'll take it down with me
5.
Wretch 02:56
I have no time for the ignorant minded I feel like the wolf among sheep Victimized, All by myself Played for a fool, a fucking pawn in your game I'm so very sorry I wasn't good enough To earn your respect, I broke my fucking back Tried my best but in retrospect It was all a fucking waste Stripped of all my pride, I've reached the end of the line I feel shattered, I feel broken, I've met my demise Prick, You fucking make me sick I'm standing on the edge Where do I go from here? I've had enough of your bullshit Your ego has reached its boiling point I dream of exposing you To take a look behind the mask I am my only witness And all you claim is innocence Spit in the face of hardship I won't give in to your wretchedness Through these trials and tribulations I'll always bounce back You're just a fucking wretch
6.
Interlude 01:43
7.
Basilisk Feel the venom in your veins A life of pain, eternal darkness reigns You're all alone, in this empty world Watch your back because he's watching you King Of Serpents
8.
You preach your words of love But all I see is hate Is there time to change Or is it far too late? All I see is horror Engulfed in flames It makes me sick I'm throwing up tonight It divides us all It tears us apart Why wasn't this seen From the fucking start? Faith is dead to those who are sane Look at what you've done Do you feel ashamed? I don't wanna believe We're speaking the words Of our lords But it seems like the work Of the fucking Devil This entity slows down humanity It's putting its toll on society I don't wanna believe Open your eyes and see for yourself We've created our own hell Faith is dead to those who are sane

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released September 14, 2014

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