Routes

A black snake beneath the ground Extinction dripping from his mouth Poisons water, hearts of men Who choke the sky and rape the land A legacy of endless greed And manifested destiny Draws a map of stolen names The truth is known but nothing's changed But on the bitter winds, we fly (I come to you, I come to you) To where the seven fires burn, we ride (To stand with you, to stand with you) A hundred years and more have passed Since blood was spilled that greased the grass Across the river hired guns Are standing on a hill of bones They built a deadly liquid road A deed to that which can't be owned Beneath the eyes of iron hawks I stand with those who won't be bought Yes on the bitter winds, we fly (I come to you, I come to you) To where the seven fires burn, we ride (To stand with you, to stand with you) (We ride) A black snake beneath the ground Extinction dripping from his mouth Poisons water, hearts of men Who choke the sky and rape the land To the sky, voices singing On and on, never ending In the night, drums are beating On and on, never ending

Submitted by NecroLord — Apr 24, 2025

The mother of exiles stands there weeping As her children tear themselves apart Knives are out, her thoughts are bleeding Blood runs down her welcoming arms Her feral brood has turned neglectful The chains she broke are rusting closed Imprisoned lightning burns forgetful Spoiled blind to the light that she holds Lash the tired and kill the poor The huddled masses ram the door The new colossal hate arises Savage ways, old horizons Hate arises Like brazen giants with conquering limbs The herd manifesting all that she despised Childish amnesia born of privilege Selfish mob commits matricide Her mild gaze gone stern, fire in her eyes Watching her dreams turn into dust The beacon dropped, her hand raised up to strike Cast them homeless into the tempest Lash the tired and kill the poor The coddled masses slam the golden door The new colossal hate arises Savage ways, old horizons Out of one a warring many A dirty mirror shows the enemy New colossal hate arises Hate arises Broken hope The melting pot is melting down A pool of slag on poisoned ground Choking from the venom's sting Pull the fangs, let freedom ring (Let freedom ring) The new colossal hate arises Savage ways, old horizons Out of one a warring many A dirty mirror shows the enemy New colossal hate arises Hate arises Hate arises

Submitted by Celtic Frost — Apr 24, 2025

By the darkest river Beneath the leafless trees I think I'm drowning This dream is killing me (Wake up, wake up, wake up) In the coldest winter Between the fading lights I feel I'm falling into a frozen sky (Wake up, wake up, wake up) Past the blackest heaven Above the dying stars I watch me breaking into a million shards (Wake up, wake up, wake up) But through the hardest hour Below the cruelest sign I know I'm waking up from this wretched lie (Wake up, wake up) Wake up A depression fed by overload False perceptions, the weight of the world A universe in the palm of your hand The artifice of endless strands Distraction flows down an obsessive stream Rejection grows into oppressive screams The hardest hour, the cruelest sign I'm waking up from this wretched lie I fight it the same, don't waste this day Wake up, wake up, wake up Memento mori The regression of advancing modes And imperial corrosive nodes A prime directive to disconnect Reclaim yourself and resurrect Distraction flows down an obsessive stream Rejection grows into oppressive screams The hardest hour, the cruelest sign I'm waking up from this wretched lie I fight it the same, don't waste this day Wake up, wake up, wake up Memento mori There's too many choices And I hear their relentless voices But you've gotta run them out Return to now and shut it down Shut it down A depression fed by overload False perceptions, the weight of the world Because there's too many choices Gotta kill their relentless voices (Wake up, wake up) I know I'm waking up from this wretched lie The hardest hour, the cruelest sign I'm waking up from this wretched lie I fight it the same, don't waste this day Wake up, wake up, wake up Wake up, wake up, wake up Memento mori Memento mori

Submitted by Immortal — Apr 24, 2025

Watch the gears grind off their teeth The screeching halt machine digging heels in disbelief Two reactional identities, opposing policies A bait and switch routine. Double takes and double speak Still scripting the facade Asphyxiate and choke the truth All hail the money God Repeat, echo, refrain It’s all the same, so deafening Repeat, echo, refrain A consequence, we asked for this Repeat, echo, refrain No, never again The American scream. A coup de tat on full display, a liar’s sick charade A traitor’s grand parade Narcissistic masquerades for those without a say Systematic disarray. Divide and conquer and close them in and bury secrets deep Make America hate again and bleed the sheep to sleep. Repeat, echo, refrain It’s all the same, so deafening Repeat, echo, refrain A consequence, we asked for this Repeat, echo, refrain No, never again The American scream. You try to pick the lesser of But evil doesn’t come in twos Bellicose and balkanized A sinking ship of fools So kiss the hangman as you drop The rotting corpse of decency Just another casualty of the American scream.

Submitted by Nargaroth — Apr 24, 2025