Mongers of War and Hate
Verse 1:
The rules have changed, this is now a very different game.
The world at the mercy of monsters who know no shame.
The boundaries blur between friends and foes,
Between politics, ploys and reality shows.
They invoke God’s name but couldn’t be more godless,
Their cruelty plays out on a sophist’s stage.
Ripping up rights and demonising difference,
Winding back the world to the medieval age.
Chor:
Malice won’t make our nations great,
This is the time of the mongers of war and hate,
These are the years of control by the great and the bad,
Who now give free rein to the rich and the mad.
No compassion, no moral compass,
Some lives matter, others have no worth,
The grab for power is all-consuming,
No values safe as hate divides the earth.
Verse2:
Nihilism, racism, greed, misogyny, lies.
Politics above the law as the planet dies.
Stoking conflict, making chaos spread,
As the rest see reason and the right sees red.
Schoolyard thugs exacting schoolyard revenge,
Empathy dissolves in their delusional pride.
Aggression versus sense and tech versus nature,
We must stem the rise of this evil tide.
The rules have changed, this is now a very different game.
The world at the mercy of monsters who know no shame.
The boundaries blur between friends and foes,
Between politics, ploys and reality shows.
They invoke God’s name but couldn’t be more godless,
Their cruelty plays out on a sophist’s stage.
Ripping up rights and demonising difference,
Winding back the world to the medieval age.
Chor:
Malice won’t make our nations great,
This is the time of the mongers of war and hate,
These are the years of control by the great and the bad,
Who now give free rein to the rich and the mad.
No compassion, no moral compass,
Some lives matter, others have no worth,
The grab for power is all-consuming,
No values safe as hate divides the earth.
Verse2:
Nihilism, racism, greed, misogyny, lies.
Politics above the law as the planet dies.
Stoking conflict, making chaos spread,
As the rest see reason and the right sees red.
Schoolyard thugs exacting schoolyard revenge,
Empathy dissolves in their delusional pride.
Aggression versus sense and tech versus nature,
We must stem the rise of this evil tide.
King who has no crown
Verse 1:
Another headline, now anything goes,
Decency dies as the corruption grows.
Profit seduces, like a deadly flower,
Inciting greed and abuse of power.
They sell us nightmares but call it news,
With their tailored suits and their poisoned views.
Bending reality, the mafia state
Promotes global extortion and a license to hate.
Chor:
Let’s raise a cry to pierce the night,
Silence will never win this fight,
And we won’t kneel, we won’t back down
We reject this king who has no crown.
As truth and reason slowly die
And justice collapses lie by lie,
Prejudice, toxic ideals and spite
Conspire to rob this world of light.
Verse 2:
Free speech gagged now, and pardons for sale,
The would-be king goes beyond the pale,
ICE prowling the streets, with a license to kill,
Carrying out cruel political will,
From Mideast dust lands to Ukraine’s fields,
We see the ruin that ruthless power yields,
A president of peace with a department of war,
Lawless rule, because much wants more.
Another headline, now anything goes,
Decency dies as the corruption grows.
Profit seduces, like a deadly flower,
Inciting greed and abuse of power.
They sell us nightmares but call it news,
With their tailored suits and their poisoned views.
Bending reality, the mafia state
Promotes global extortion and a license to hate.
Chor:
Let’s raise a cry to pierce the night,
Silence will never win this fight,
And we won’t kneel, we won’t back down
We reject this king who has no crown.
As truth and reason slowly die
And justice collapses lie by lie,
Prejudice, toxic ideals and spite
Conspire to rob this world of light.
Verse 2:
Free speech gagged now, and pardons for sale,
The would-be king goes beyond the pale,
ICE prowling the streets, with a license to kill,
Carrying out cruel political will,
From Mideast dust lands to Ukraine’s fields,
We see the ruin that ruthless power yields,
A president of peace with a department of war,
Lawless rule, because much wants more.
Masked
Verse 1:
º
To this ailing world, comes a deadly blow,
Dealt by man or nature? Guess we’ll never know.
While misery, death and fear roam free,
The prisoner becomes humanity.
Cities in silence, empty streets,
Lives on hold, as the lies unfold,
Despair advances, as hope retreats,
No healing dawn, for those left to mourn.
CHOR:
Masked faces, masked designs,
Masked truths to mask our minds,
Masked statistics, unmasked hate
The conquest of those who decide our fate.
Masked intentions, never revealed,
Leave us unarmed on this battlefield,
There’s no defense against unseen ire,
Nothing that masks the scars of fire.
Verse 2:
In this stricken world, where we must stand apart,
Those we love may harbour the killer without heart.
While poverty, grief and unrest
bear down,
Political storms leave the people to drown.
Spirits broken, chances lost,
Freedom in chains, as uncertainty reigns,
No way to assuage the savage cost,
The lives snuffed out, those left to go without.
º
To this ailing world, comes a deadly blow,
Dealt by man or nature? Guess we’ll never know.
While misery, death and fear roam free,
The prisoner becomes humanity.
Cities in silence, empty streets,
Lives on hold, as the lies unfold,
Despair advances, as hope retreats,
No healing dawn, for those left to mourn.
CHOR:
Masked faces, masked designs,
Masked truths to mask our minds,
Masked statistics, unmasked hate
The conquest of those who decide our fate.
Masked intentions, never revealed,
Leave us unarmed on this battlefield,
There’s no defense against unseen ire,
Nothing that masks the scars of fire.
Verse 2:
In this stricken world, where we must stand apart,
Those we love may harbour the killer without heart.
While poverty, grief and unrest
bear down,
Political storms leave the people to drown.
Spirits broken, chances lost,
Freedom in chains, as uncertainty reigns,
No way to assuage the savage cost,
The lives snuffed out, those left to go without.
What´s the point?
Verse 1:
The money won't make you happy,
The power won't make you prevail.
The clothes won't hide the defects,
We design our lives to fail.
That car won't take you where you need to go.
No one can teach you what you need to know.
That house won't protect you from the cold
You fell for the lies that you've been told.
In this twisted world we try to live forever,
Fight to survive because we’re afraid to sever,
The ties.
We believe in life ‘cause we’re afraid to die.
Chor:
What's the point?
When the aim is lost?
We're bitten by the frost
That numbs our senses,
Freezes our defenses.
What's the point?
Why follow the light
When we exist in a night
That has no dawn?
We'll never fly
‘Cause our wings are torn.
Verse 2:
The parties won't satisfy you,
The sex won't calm the unease.
Excess won't fill the vacuum,
The drugs won't cure the disease.
That mirror won't show you what you need to see.
Those diamond chains won’t set you free.
No one can save you from your damaged past.
The walls of this prison were built to last.
In this twisted world we try to live forever,
Fight to survive because we’re afraid to sever,
The ties.
We believe in life ‘cause we’re afraid to die.
Chor:
What's the point?
When the aim is lost?
We're bitten by the frost
That numbs our senses,
Freezes our defenses.
What's the point?
Why follow the light
When we exist in a night
That has no dawn?
We'll never fly
‘Cause our wings are torn.
Dementia
Chor:
This is pain beyond pain,
This is the voiceless cry.
This is rage beyond rage
And you want to know why.
Verse 1:
Part 1:
The present doesn’t exist,
All that’s left is the past.
Then even memory will fail
And death will laugh last.
Part 2:
The dementia devours,
The dagger twists in your heart,
Access denied,
You’re now in worlds apart.
Chor:
This is pain beyond pain,
This is the voiceless cry.
This is rage beyond rage
And you want to know why.
Verse 2:
Part 1:
Words left unsaid,
Now there’s no one to hear.
Wounds left unbound,
That never disappear.
Part 2:
There’s no way back,
From that surreal terrain,
That dazzling mind,
Will never shine again.
Final Chor:
This is pain beyond pain,
This is the voiceless cry.
This is rage beyond rage
And you want to know why.
This is pain beyond pain,
This is rage beyond rage,
Our lives laid waste
By the scourge of age.
This is pain beyond pain,
This is the voiceless cry.
This is rage beyond rage
And you want to know why.
Verse 1:
Part 1:
The present doesn’t exist,
All that’s left is the past.
Then even memory will fail
And death will laugh last.
Part 2:
The dementia devours,
The dagger twists in your heart,
Access denied,
You’re now in worlds apart.
Chor:
This is pain beyond pain,
This is the voiceless cry.
This is rage beyond rage
And you want to know why.
Verse 2:
Part 1:
Words left unsaid,
Now there’s no one to hear.
Wounds left unbound,
That never disappear.
Part 2:
There’s no way back,
From that surreal terrain,
That dazzling mind,
Will never shine again.
Final Chor:
This is pain beyond pain,
This is the voiceless cry.
This is rage beyond rage
And you want to know why.
This is pain beyond pain,
This is rage beyond rage,
Our lives laid waste
By the scourge of age.
