#128: Forever - As I Lay Dying

Forever

As I Lay Dying

Genre: Metalcore

Note: I wanted to post up their "re-recorded" version of Forever, but sadly, it isn't on Last.fm. Thus, I believe that the one linked to is the old version.

Forever your eyes will hold the memory
I saw your heart as it overtook me
We tried so hard to understand and reason
But in the one moment I gave my heart away
The perfect breath where my mind lay beside me
And all I knew is what had overtaken me
With no explanation
I am comforted by my inability to understand
When I wake from this dream will you still be here?
Will your smile still open my heart
And leave me trasparent?

#127: St. Anne's Lullaby - Becoming the Archetype

St. Anne's Lullaby

Becoming the Archetype

Genre: Instrumental

Note: To be honest, I was going to post Ransom, but then I got lazy.. I might post it up over the weekend. Either way, this is a great song, and I find that it sometimes helps me sleep when I have trouble.

#126: Deep Heaven - Becoming the Archetype

Deep Heaven

Becoming the Archetype

Genre: Progressive Metal

Awakened from the shadows
Leaving behind that cold and silent planet
Moving through infinity
Into the embrace of heaven

Eternity has overtaken me
Eternity is inside of me

My eyes have been illuminated
To reality; the fallen state of earth

Revelation penetrates the silence
Cuts to the center of my spirit
Destroys my previous conception of existence

Until this moment all that I have known
Is death's attempt at imitating life
(And for the first time I am truly alive)

Eternity has overtaken me
Eternity is inside of me

#125: HTML Rulez d00d - The Devil Wears Prada

HTML Rulez d00d

The Devil Wears Prada

Genre: Metalcore

Note: I am genuinely sorry that I can't provide a link to listen to this song on Last.fm. All I can say is, go and get the album on iTunes if you like metalcore. The band is great.

And yet I've been cleansed with the water
A purity no mind can grasp
A purity so cool upon my fingertips
The vision that I've seen: this is the action that spawns from the end
For the longest time, I've been watching the world breathe against (spiderwebs)
What lies here are mountains composed of tombstones
Examine these beautiful faces, keep singing now,
Keep singing.
Will we push bedlam noise to the state of blissfulness?
Display her beauty to the people
A purity no mind can grasp

#124: Stitches - Haste the Day

Stitches

Haste the Day

Genre: Metalcore

Five words;

Five words is all it would take

Five words to change your heart and mind

In the heat of the sun I know you’re the only one

You still can’t hold yourself together

Alone... Alone...

All alone you have this conversation to satisfy your most intimate inner thoughts

Then you bite your lip when it matters most

A shade of red in sight

Can you taste the blood?

Taste it on your lips

Rip the seam

Then I’ll show you how the strings become the stitches in your mouth

In your silence we are louder

When the strings become the stitches in your mouth

Your growing imagination preparing you for what your heart requires to say

Then you bite your lip when it matters most

A shade of red in sight

Can you taste the blood

Taste it on your lips

Rip the seam

Then I’ll show you how the strings become the stitches in your mouth

In your silence we are louder

When the strings become the stitches in your mouth

Five words, repeating over in your head

That’s all you ever have to do

Five words

Is it really that hard to say you’re worth more than this?

1) You’re 2) worth 3) more 4) than 5) this

Rip the seam

Then I’ll show you how the strings become the stitches in your mouth

In your silence we are louder

When the strings become the stitches in your mouth

#123: I Don't Want to Set the World On Fire

I Don't Want to Set the World On Fire

Genre: Vocal

Note: In honor of Fallout 3... I had to.

I don't want to set the world on fire
I just want to start a flame in your heart
In my heart I have but one desire
And that one is you, no other will do.

I've lost all ambition for wordly acclaim
I just want to be the one you'd loved
And with your admission that you feel the same
I'll have the reason to go I'm dreaming of believe me.

I don't want to set the world on fire
I just want to start a flame in your heart

(I've lost all ambition for worldly fame)
I just want to be the one you'd loved
(And with your admission could you feel the same)
I'll have the reason to go I'm dreaming you believe me.

I don't want to set the world on fire
I just want to start a flame in your heart...

#122: The Battle - Living Sacrifice

The Battle

Living Sacrifice

Genre: Metalcore/Death Metal

Note: in light of these lyrics finally surfacing somewhere, I thought I had to make a post.

Heated steel hammered straight
Unified Spirit speaks, implements of life
Destroyer of death
This blade is splattered with red
Symbolic of the spirit of death
This machine cannot take me down

Take my stand Unrelenting
Come and take it, if you think you can
This victory of mine, words that testify
Overcome by blood

Blood let, words are sharp and piercing
Sword of the Spirit cutting
Blood let, divine what’s right through truth
Ripping off the scales that blind you

Take my stand Unrelenting
Come and take it, if you think you can
This victory of mine, words that testify
Overcome by blood

This blade is splattered red
This blade is splattered red
My words are sharp and piercing
My words are sharp and piercing

Take my stand Unrelenting
Come and take it, if you think you can
This victory of mine, words that testify
Overcome by blood

Come and take it, come and take it if you think you can.
I will fight, I will fight.

#121: Taken By You - Staple

Taken By You

Staple

Genre: Rock

Sunlight has shined on me again,
sunlight has shined and washed away my day.
Fallen from Hell and into your arms, blessed mystery; that you held on.
falling from death, landing at your feet, amazing grace so sweet.
You looked in the wrong places and thats right where you found me.
You looked in the wrong places and now that you've taken me away.....
into your arms

#120: Hesitate - Staple

Hesitate

Staple

Genre: Rock/Post-Hardcore

Pleading with open eyes to see into your world tonight.
Bleeding with open cries, on my face
and hoping that you'll prove my faith tonight.
I'll never forget the times you made me wide awake inside,
filling my empty cracks with less of me.

I want you. I want you to know that I'm ready for you and waiting for you today.
Running on caloused knees, you're my cure for my disease.
Gasping to feel you breath,
I'd suffocate because I know that you're worth the wait.
I find your life to be true when I won't hesitate with mine,
filling your arms tonight with all of me.

Wide awake, won't hesitate when I see you there.
You're what I'm waiting for.
Wide awake, won't hesitate.
You're all, and nothing more.
Wide awake, won't hesitate.
You're all I want.
All the mazes through, lengths that I've went to,
to find what I wanted: it's always been you.
I'll be here waiting on you.

#119: Death Of The Anti Mother - Norma Jean

Death Of The Anti Mother

Norma Jean

Genre: Technical Metalcore

I hope you burn forever

There will be no other way

No more suffering

No more trust will be lost

No more wounded

No more blood will be shed

Just know, I mean to harm you

I want to see you choking and kicking in your own blood

We all have our own personal hells

I just hope yours burns brighter

Deception has been your right hand

Confusing the sight of my left

You won’t leave the way you came and now no more blood will be shed

We will burn for this

We will both of us burn

#118: Memphis Will Be Laid To Waste - Norma Jean

Memphis Will Be Laid To Waste

Norma Jean

Genre: Technical Metalcore

Waltz around the room, with a glaze in your stare.
In your tuxedo suit. I'll give it a name. Lower
defenses. I'll lower the casket. Open the door.
Open the grave. Murder. Now you're doing the waltz with your murderer......
Waltz around the room, with a glaze in your stare.
In your tuxedo suit. I'll give it a name. Lower
defenses. I'll lower the casket. Open the door. Open the grave.
Mediocrity is the killer.

You find yourself helpless. Christ is not a fashion,
fleeting away. fashion...

He laid emeralds in her eyes, oh but I'd already tried. a bracelet made of gold and scarlet thread around her wrist. and everything was wrong so we
sang sentimental songs. Oh how seldom we belong but how elegant our kiss. and we painted crooked lies but we danced in perfect time to a love so much refined, we know not what it is until like a dullen wine we pour into a grief we know before but it's never quite like this. never quite like this.

All I know now is regret, it follows like a silhouette along the cobblestone behind me, but has nothing to say except to innocently ask, a voice as delicate as glass, "Do you see me when we pass?" but I continue on my way.

#117: Fade - Seventh Seal

Fade

Seventh Seal

Genre: Metal

Objectified so itemized by, made to feel so, made to believe so
Nullified so brutalized by, made to feel so, made to believe so
I'm not human anymore, what I feel is nothing more
Than a fleeting glance of what could have been

This life will fade away (days are fading), your strength remains the same (always remain)

Objectified so itemized by, made to feel so, made to believe so
Nullified so brutalized by, made to feel so, made to believe so
I'm not perfect anymore, now the truth is nothing more
Than a fleeting glance of what should have been

This life will fade away (days are fading), your strength remains the same (always remain)

#116: Put the City to the Sword - Here I Come Falling

Put the City to the Sword

Here I Come Falling

Genre: Hardcore

Note: I wanted to link to this song on Last.fm, but as luck would have it, it isn't there. So, here's a link to Here I Come Falling's first and last album, Oh Grave, Where Is Thy Victory on iTunes. Don't bother reading the iTunes review - it's ridiculously biased against both the hardcore genre and Christian music as a whole.. I've read several reviews on iTunes that take the exact same stance ("here's a band I don't like so I'll pretend I'm funny by insulting them in what I think are clever ways"), and it's really starting to bug me.

We'll strike this city down
This place is painted with murder
Sway, sway my darling, sway
Let's dance tonight

It's been so long
Since I've seen the sun rise up over me
I hear the sirens all around
This is an emergency!

This city's filled with ghosts
And these streets won't lead you home
(So keep dancing sweetheart now)
(My love won't lead you home)
The sky is calling out my name
But I don't know if these wings will hold

Our weary eyes failed
From towers as we watched
And the world crumbles in your
Your bleeding hands

This could be the death of me
This place is painted with our murder

Swing down, sweet chariot
Oh Lord, take me home

We'll fill the air with songs of praise
And make it back here someday
I'll scream Your name out as we leave

Please save this ship
God, save this ship
Lord, save this ship
Save this ship from sinking.

#115: Malice - Seventh Seal

Malice

Seventh Seal

Genre: Metal

Malice flows up from the wound in my heart
Atrophy of intellect leads to
My hatred, I have been told to love my enemies
Surround and poison me, poison me
Surround and poison me
See through me, tell me all that you ever wanted of me

Now I'm broken, these simple words have spoken
Now I'm broken, it's torn down and falling apart

Hatred flows as all light departs
Apathy for what's correct leads to
This mindset, I have been told to love my enemies

Now on this path I'm found
Something here must change, to rid this world of pain
The hopes on the ground, now on this path I'm found

#114: Shadow World - Soul Embraced

Shadow World

Soul Embraced

Genre: Death Metal

Deep inside my shadow world
My fear, My horror, My insanity
The minds eye sees what's becoming of me
Breaking down slowly
Turning toward the negative
Soon I'll forget I hated this
I hate the dreams
Reality unleashed
The sickness in me

#113: The Hero - Soul Embraced

The Hero

Soul Embraced

Genre: Death Metal

One by one they all fall down
Torn apart without a sound
I'm not your hero
I fall to pieces
I crumble
There's only one way out and it's not through me
Rise above the inner war
And live like never before
I'm not your savior inside I'm wounded
I'm wounded
And I don't compare
And I don't have the answers
But I care

#112: Judas I've Become - Soul Embraced

Judas I've Become

Soul Embraced

Genre: Death Metal

I can’t overcome this infectious feeling of death

It’s drained me of what I once was, can’t seem to escape

Can’t seem to find my way, can’t seem to find my way

Is this the end of my story?

Have I slipped too far away?

I’m infected by this plague that decays my soul

An incurable cancer

Suffering is all I know

My heart stained with sin

In your eyes, Judas I’ve become

I’ve realized my mistakes one day too late

Is this the end of my story?

Have I slipped too far away?

I’m infected by this plague that decays my soul

In your eyes, Judas I’ve become

I’ve realized my mistakes one day too late

In the end, forever dead

Is this the end of my story?

Have I slipped too far away?

In your eyes, Judas I’ve become

In the end, forever dead

#111: Seems Like Forever - Soul Embraced

Seems Like Forever

Soul Embraced

Genre: Metal

As I wait for a sign very patiently
Out of touch with the way that it used to be
Constant thought of a stagnant relationship
Begin to haunt me so much
Never looking for another chance to be
Like a brother with someone watching over me
Always striving to revive this relationship
God I miss you so much

As I wait for you voice so impatiently
Getting farther from the way it's supposed to be
My darkest hour in the this futile relationship
  (this part here seems wrong, so I decided to transcribe what I can understand.)

And I'm afraid you will be far[?]

Everywhere you turn you light up another day

I'm lost but you'll be waiting to guide the way

Like a son who needs his father's relationship

  (end my transcription)

God I need you so much

Live ever after in the knowledge that
I cared for you enough to save your soul
It doesn't matter if it's ever enough
Or it feels like too much
Cause it's always prefect love

You cannot measure what you don't understand
Cause you're only a man
Just an image of truth
Just remember that you have to let go
And let me take control
Cause I'm watching over you

It's been awhile since you felt like a friend to me
Haunted by the silence of this lonely mentality
It's been a long time since you felt like a friend to me
Vision blurred by this dormant intensity
God I miss you so much

#110: Crawl - Soul Embraced

Crawl

Soul Embraced

Genre: Death Metal

Crawling out of eternal damnation

It’s time to change your life around

No more weeping, dry your eyes

You’ve come so far

Time to test your faith

Look into its face, all that’s been misplaced

All the suffering erased

Death awaits

Could you ever find a way to let me in to help you?

Chase the monsters all away, or anything that haunts you

Will you ever find a way, will you close your eyes with me?

Will there ever be a time you will let me inside?

Standing up in your master’s glory

It’s time to prove yourself

No more weeping, dry your eyes

You’ve come so far

Time to test your faith

Before it’s too late, crawl back into grace

Look into its face

Death awaits

Could you ever find a way to let me in to help you?

Chase the monsters all away, or anything that haunts you

Will you ever find a way, will you close your eyes with me?

Will there ever be a time you will let me inside?

#109: Broken Soul - Seventh Seal

Broken Soul

Seventh Seal

Genre: Metal

A scar remains, remains
The blood still stains, light falls away, falls away
Voices hateful find a place
Ashes Remain, remain
As light still stains, darkness will fade, still broken

Broken soul, I can see the wound is free
Take this day to find your way
I can see the wound is free

Evil remains, remains
The scarlet stains, truth falls away, falls away
Voices hateful find a place
The flames remain, remain
As truth still stains, shadows they fade, still broken

#108: Awakening - Living Sacrifice

Awakening

Living Sacrifice

Genre: Metalcore

Edit: Oops, put the wrong lyrics here. Not sure what happened.

Awakening has taken place in me,
Breathe in the newness of life
Drink freely new wine
Awaken from stagnant,
Passiveness broke free
Constrictive casualness
The dawn has come,
We must move on
Steadfast, faithfulness,
Put off, laziness
Wake up, wake up
Awaken from sleep,
Open your eyes, receive
Healed of crippling lethargy
Our spirits no longer
Reek of sleep
Through prayer we've entered
In the throne room
The will of God
Awaken from stagnant broke free
The dawn has come,
We must move on
Steadfast putoff casual
Wake up, wake up

#107: Threatened - Living Sacrifice

Threatened
Living Sacrifice

Genre: Thrash/Metalcore

Do what you want to do,
Say what you want to say to me
I know what you'd like
To think of me
This is not real it can't be real
This thing I feel
You're threatening
You're threatening
How can I not hate you, hate you
How can I not be free, be free
I know deep down inside
How God reveals himself
I know deep down inside
To know him I must kill pride
Why do you care so much for me,
What's in this for you
Why can't selfishness rule you
Like everybody else
Let go pride, let go pride,
Cannot deny, cannot deny
This thing I feel, I feel inside

I know deep down inside
How God reveals himself
I know deep down inside
To know him I must kill pride

#106: Death Machine - Living Sacrifice

Death Machine
Living Sacrifice

Death Metal/Metalcore

Note: In light of finding the lyrics on BandsOnFire, here they are: (this was previously a transcription effort, however.. no point in transcribing something that has lyrics.)



Moving parts all collide
Force of nature fueled by pride
Gears of greed oiled by deceit
This machine keeps moving
Fake facade are these clothes
that I’ll wear when they bury me
Cannot fool for another day
Cannot pretend that I got away

The death machine - steamrolls hate
The death machine - construction of fate
The death machine - never stops
The death machine - an end to a means
The death machine - never stops
The death machine is sin and I am he.

Imposter - hypocrites profess only words

The death machine - steamrolls hate
The death machine - construction of fate
The death machine - never stops
The death machine - an end to a means
The death machine - never stops
The death machine is sin and I am he.

Hallelujah - I’ve seen the light
Hallelujah - tie that knot extremely tight
Around my neck this rope feels tight
Jerk it hard pull it tight
Around my neck this rope feels right
I’m gonna see the bottom of the sea tonight
Hallelujah - I’ve seen the light
Hallelujah - I’m gonna be bottom of the sea tonight

#105: The South Will Rise - The Famine

The South Will Rise
The Famine

Death Metal

Drink it away
Medicate
A catalyst for it to operate
Sons of the fallen
Seed of the flies
The raven is calling
The south, it will rise

Crawling from darkness
Makes way to the surface
Feeding my weakness
Tells me I am powerless

Smoke it away
Medicate
A catalyst for it to operate
Sons of the fallen
Seed of the flies
The raven is calling
The south, it will rise

Its hand clutches ruin
Its grip laced with pain
Day in and day out
It's more of the same

The sins of the father
Bruise the back of the sons
No relief from the slaughter
I'm (you're) not the only one

#104: Ascend - The Famine

Ascend
The Famine

Genre: Death Metal

I tried to do it on my own
That time is wasted
My mind and evil has grown
I had to face it
Deliver me from this pain
Without You I have failed
Make me whole again

It's been so long since I've said Your name
I will return to You, run to your embrace
I will take shelter in Your wings
To soar above it and set me free

I want to drown in the floods of forgiveness
Pouring fire to my soul
My lungs are filled breathing in healing waters
Oh Lord tear it down, let it flow

From the valley of the dead I must ascend
Take it all away until there's nothing left
Remember things you said
Give me new hope oh Lord
Make me whole again

It's been so long since I've said Your name
I will return to You, run to your embrace
I will take shelter in Your wings
To soar above it and set me free

Now that time is wasted I had to face it

#103: Scar the Earth - The Famine

Scar the Earth
The Famine

Genre: Death Metal

Son of war
Stand at the front
Take it by force
Leave no one behind
Scar the earth with the sword
Bringing forth a rebirth

It's the dawn of a new day
The air smells of revolution
Our victory exposed by sun
Conquer the weight of the world
and the makings of man
All to yield new blood

Push and pull
cry out for God
To overthrow
Leave no one behind
Scar the earth with the sword
Bringing forth a rebirth

We will dance on the ashes of the wold way
Now freedom courses through these veins
It's a hope for things unseen
Now that our hearts are clean
Inhale the power and breath

Breath!
Breath in new life
Receive new blood

#102: Consume Devour Repeat - The Famine

Consume Devour Repeat
The Famine

Genre: Death Metal

Plans of man done in the darkness
Sleight of hand will be the process
Enemies created from ghosts
To lure the fools into hunting shadows

The target centuries old
Lust for power and control
Bow down and kiss the ring
Consume Devour Repeat

Hell-bent to dominate
Countless dead in the wake
Bow down and kiss the ring
Consume Devour Repeat

Giants of steel brought down to the earth
With a word from the mouth of a man
Swallowed up in the undertow
Where snarling fangs feast on the brave

My brother, my sister, my father, my son

The secrets buried beneath
In the wreckage where it sleeps
As your rats haul away
Evidence of a new dark day

#101: My Heartstrings Come Undone - Demon Hunter

My Heartstrings Come Undone
Demon Hunter

Genre: Rock

Note: I've gone a long time thinking that I'd posted this. Turns out I never did! And thus, here I am. Also, currently, I'm in preparation to go to what has potential to be the best concert ever: I'm going to see Demon Hunter on their Stronger Than Hell tour, which not only features Demon Hunter, but also Living Sacrifice, Oh, Sleeper (that's one band: Oh, Sleeper), The Famine, and Advent. Expect lyrics from those latter three soon, because as it turns out they're all good.
EDIT: As it turns out, 'Oh, Sleeper' didn't play after all.. however, the four that did were incredible. Easily my favorite concert out of all that I've been to, right up there with Switchfoot and Skillet. Oh, and Here I Come Falling/Showbread/Pillar who hang from the rafters at a Coffee house. Which was just plain awesome.



It's buried deep with in the past, I hope it doesn't last
It's something I already chase, I already chase
I try to give it all away, but it's never gonna fade
It's something I don't wanna face, I don't wanna face
I know you feel it's all the same, But I promise that'll change
It's something I already chase, I already chase
You know I'm trying to believe that you're never gonna leave
It's something I don't wanna face, I don't wanna face

There's nothing left! The fear is gone!

When my heartstrings come undone
I will wait for you, pray for you
Before I make my final run
I will stay with you, decay with you

I know I'm not the perfect one, This pain has just begun
It's something I already chase, I already chase
You bring me to a better path, It's everything I lack
It's something I don't wanna face, I don't wanna face

There's nothing left! The fear is gone!
There's nothing left! The fear is gone!

And when my heartstrings come undone
I will wait for you, pray for you
Before I make my final run
I will stay with you, decay with you

If you fade out without me, you'll know all about me
If you fade out without me, you'll know all...

And when my heartstrings come undone
I will wait for you, pray for you
Before I make my final run
I will stay with you, decay with you
And when my heartstrings come undone
I will wait for you, pray for you
Before I make my final run
I will stay with you, decay with you

#100: Summer of Darkness - Demon Hunter

Summer of Darkness
Demon Hunter

Genre: Metalcore

Note: So I thought it appropriate to have Summer of Darkness posted on the first day of summer for Seniors of high school. I'm.. not totally sure. It's almost summer break for the rest of the grades, though, so it's pretty close for that as well. Also, song #100.



I'll be the one last breath before this death
I'll be the final glimpse of truth when there's none left
And if I shame your face, degrade your faith
I'll be the first to hide behind disgrace.
Blood loss - on account of my failing aim.
Treason - at the root of my shameful name.

I found my way to fall.
I never meant to break your heart.

[CHORUS:]
Breathing in this pain (rejecting all I am)
I hear you cry again (Is this my final stand?)
Before I go (Before I lose it all)
You should know ( I hate myself for hurting you)

I see the burn of the light from from within my grave
I feel the pain of contradiction despite decay
And if the shadow of doubt will betray this gain
Then put an end to me how while the hope remains.
Blood loss - on account of my failing aim.
Treason - at the root of my shameful name.

[CHORUS]

This is not my life
This is not our life
Every day I die
This is not my life.

#99: Altered Life - Living Sacrifice

Altered Life
Living Sacrifice

Genre: Death Metal

Breathing freely, function easy
Peace of God, peace of God
Needless chaos, cast down, cast off
Liberate me
Needless chaos, peace of God liberate
Liberate by God, soul embrace, death is waste
Life on my terms, wasted fruitless
Saved from my terms, all on grace now
Am I not beyond? Can I not respond?
Child's mind lost, taken from me
Claiming my chance to believe
By God, soul embrace
Death is waste

#98: New Drug - Thousand Foot Krutch

New Drug
Thousand Foot Krutch

Genre: Nu Metal/Rock

I want it, I need it, I taste it, I breathe it, it fuels my aggression, and fuels all my
questions, I can not conceal it, it hits me, I feel it, it kills me, I bleed it, now I believe
it

[Chorus]
I, I want it, I, I need it, I, I, breathe it, you are the new drug, I, I, want you, I, I, need
you, I, believe you, you are the new drug

I want it, I need it, I trust it, I breathe it, It fuels my aggression, and fuels all my
questions, i can not conceal it, it drives me, I feel it, it fills me, I need it, now I believe
it

[Chorus]

Don't Hold your breath

[Chorus]

I want it, I need it, I breathe it, I want it, I need it, I bleed it you are the new drug

#97: Savior - Skillet

Savior
Skillet

Genre: Rock

I'm everything you've wanted
I am the one who's haunting you
I am the eyes inside of you
Stare back at you

There's nothing left to lose
There's nothing left to prove
Surrender your love
It's all you can do, yeah

What you got
What you want
What you need
Gonna be your savior
Everything's gonna crash and break
But I know, yeah, I know
What you got
What you want
What you need
Gonna be your savior
Everything's gonna crash and break
Your savior

It's time to redefine
Your deophobic mind
Don't hesitate, no escape
From secrets on the inside

There's nothing left to lose
There's nothing left to prove
Surrender your love
It's all you can do, yeah

What you got
What you want
What you need
Gonna be your savior
Everything's gonna crash and break
But I know, yeah, I know
What you got
What you want
What you need
Gonna be your savior
Everything's gonna crash and break
Your savior

I am the eyes inside
Staring back at you [2x]

You need, you need me, yeah

What you got
What you need
Everything's gonna crash and break
What you got
What you need
Everything's gonna crash and break

What you got
What you want
What you need
Gonna be your savior
Everything's gonna crash and break
But I know, yeah, I know
What you got
What you want
What you need
Gonna be your savior
Everything's gonna crash and break
Your savior

I'm watching you
Cause you need me
Yeah, yeah, cause you need me
I'm watching you

#96: Substance - Haste the Day

Substance
Haste the Day

Genre: Metalcore

We Hear The Words You Are, Saying
The Darkness In Our Hearts, Remains
We Can Only Live So Long Without, The Truth
And The Message You Portray, Leaves Me Empty (x2)

We Have The, Will To Fight
We Just Don't Know, What's Right
Our Hearts, Are Crying Out
For Substance, To Hold To
Can't You See, That We Are Crying
While You're Screaming, Our Hearts Are Dying
Shut Your Eyes Up, Shut Your Eyes
Bliss From The Unknown, Hurt We Bear

I Want You To Know What I'm Going Through
I Want You To Know What I'm Going Through
I Want You To Know What I'm Going Through
I Want You To Know What I'm Going Through
I Want You To Know What I'm Going Through
I Want You To Know What I'm Going Through
I Want You To Know What I'm Going Through
(we have the will to fight)
I Want You To Know What I'm Going Through
(we just don't know what's right)

#95: Nailed. Dead. Risen. - Impending Doom

Nailed. Dead. Risen.
Impending Doom

Genre: Deathcore

Nailed dead and risen, a perfect life divine sacrifice.
A despised savior-despise only me.
Silenced by the mislead who mock the God they never met.
The evil of men's minds knows no limits, who chooses hell over forgiveness.
You try and try to obliterate my fathers name, it sickens me!
I stay silenced no more.
A despised savior-despise only me.
You try and try to obliterate my fathers name, it sickens me!
I stay silenced no more.
Send me to the depths of hell, and I'll bring back risen souls.
Despise our savior-just remember, nailed, dead, and risen.

#94: Local Vengeance Killing - Living Sacrifice

Local Vengeance Killing
Living Sacrifice

Genre: Death Metalcore

For the cause, my trial, my judgment, my retribution
A new machine leaving all behind
Mercy will only complicate
Fill the space inside, shoot to kill the wounded
The calloused tongue
My aim is precise, armed with my own failures
The cost of being you
Brace yourself like a man
You fail to qualify, it's only personal, just being
A new machine, a new machine
My aim is precise, my retribution

#93: Flatline - Living Sacrifice

Flatline
Living Sacrifice

Genre: Death Metalcore

Note: this post is post #100. Woohoo. Celebration. It's the latest post I've ever made, I believe. But I finally made it. I'll post five more to make up for the delay. (Really, it's the perfectionist inside of me telling me to make up for missed weeks, and not so much the idea that someone somewhere might actually be checking this blog.)



I've constricted, disconnected, amputation, liberation
Bound no longer by pathetic offers
This waste of time flatline
I respond relentless, determination, persistent
I am resistant, I am resistant
I refuse to be consumed by this parasite
I refuse to be consumed, that's draining life

#92: Ignite - Living Sacrirfice

Ignite
Living Sacrifice

Genre: Death Metalcore

Comment: This is quite possibly my favorite song on this album; it's incredibly powerful, and it's awesome at the same time. It's hard to describe good music in words, so I must instead ask everyone to go out and either buy Conceived in Fire (the album the song is on), or get on iTunes or a similar service and purchase Ignite. It's worth the investment either way.



Flicker inside
I've seen the end my friend
Cannot continue in this life
Abide in the promises told
Abide in the promises proven
Abide in the promises told
Abide in
Fan the spark of hope
All is not lost here
I saw the outcome once before
So distant it seems so long ago
He's still alive
Intercession so strong
Fan the flame
So close now
Awaken the strength
Internal
Write it down
Make it plain
I saw the end once before
You were there with your heart in your hand outstretched
Shedding this darkness
With every glance to the sky
This fire is revealing these walls
Hear twisting
Turning
Faithful
Sleepless
Faithful
But now I can feel
But now I can taste the air of freedom
Ripping through moving walls
Ripping down this structure
The air of freedom ripping through me
Write it down
Make it plain
I saw the end once before
You were there with your heart in your hand outstretched
Shedding this darkness
With every glance to the sky
This fire is revealing

#91: Separation - Living Sacrifice

Separation
Living Sacrifice

Genre: Death Metalcore

Separation
Disfigured
Bloodless exit
Soul embrace
Soul embalmed with pain
Burning Existence
Eternally separated
Savior lost
Heaven lost
Tortured within
What could have been
Separation
This life after
In death
One breath
Could it be this darkness is a product of my design
My choice of self over God
I took what's mine
I denied
Denied
Father of lies burn with your legion
Suffer inside eternal abyss
God has
Terminate my soul
The committed
I want to dwell within Your embrace
I had a dream of this reality
My decision to live by my means
I took what's mine
Never regret
Until now
Until now
Separation from the Love I took for granted
Separation from the Love revealed to me

#90: Conditional - Living Sacrifice

Conditional
Living Sacrifice

Genre: Death Metalcore

Fighting lapse of me
Conditioned thought, potency
Lifeforce, extraction, nothing is not there
Precious wasted, killed and tested
To be what they want me to be is not inside me
Seething, loathing, free to think your way
To be what they want me to be, it's not within me
Lapse of life, conditioned thought
Told me, against me
Nothing is not there

#89: Perfect - Living Sacrifice

Perfect
Living Sacrifice

Genre: Death Metalcore

Comment: This song gets bonus points for being one of the most different songs on this album, or any Living Sacrifice CD. In my personal opinion, of course, this song is excellent musically and manages to stand very far out from the rest of Living Sacrifice's music. In a way, it's like The Hammering Process' (the album in which Perfect is found) Reach for the Sky, a song recorded for the 2005 album Conceived In Fire. However, it doesn't sound completely out of place, as is the case with Reach for the Sky. While they are both great songs, Perfect fits in better with the rest of Living Sacrifice's music.



Let it take hold
We have perverted, destroyed the truth
Exchanged for a slant or fiction that feeds the part of me
That will become the darkest place of all
One thought, one word spoken
All of this exist unto you
In everything I believe and see that confirms the love
We have perverted, destroyed the truth
Exchanged for a fabrication
The truth that lies within exposed for all to see
Let it take hold
I choose a perfect way
In everything I believe and see that confirms the love
Can I receive this gift, never ceasing?
This hope that lies within, exposed for all to see

#88: Into Again - Living Sacrifice

Into Again
Living Sacrifice

Genre: Instrumental

#87: Subtle Alliance - Living Sacrifice

Subtle Alliance
Living Sacrifice

Genre: Death Metalcore

All that is
All that’s left behind me
All that once
All that once was tempting
Threatens to
Threatens to haunt me once again
To steal my
To steal my mind
Allied unaware
Allied unaware
On this path
On this path toward hopelessness
Helplessly helpless
Cling to what’s been shown
I missed the chance
I could not control the circumstances
Took a hold
Along the way allied with the enemy
Along the way I missed it
Avoiding all repentance
Along the way I missed it
Becoming selfish
There is only one way out of here
There is only one way out of here
In your presence Jesus
Break away to freedom
Allied unaware
Allied with the enemy
Unaware
Allied with the enemy
Unaware of his dead grasp

Notice: Living Sacrifice Reformed

As some people may know, Living Sacrifice broke up way back in 2003. Two members got back together in 2005 to record the three new songs found in In Memoriam.

I know I'm late in hearing about this, but back in early February, the band announced that it was going to reform. The first task? Record a new album, currently untitled at the writing of this notice, and what else? Go on tour with Demon Hunter. With Demon Hunter. Notice how this is the first time I've written post such as this one. Also notice how Demon Hunter is the band with the most songs on this site, Living Sacrifice being the most frequent band to be posted lately.

You may have guessed that these are my two favorite bands: Living Sacrifice and Demon Hunter. Going on tour. Together. There is no way for me to express, in written words, how excited I am about this. I can just pray that they come somewhere remotely near my location. By remotely near, two or three hours away would count.

I hope this message gets to someone interested. But, knowing the inactivity of this blog, I doubt it. But I thought I'd post anyway.

#86: Imminent War - Living Sacrifice

Imminent War
Living Sacrifice

Genre: Death Metalcore

Unleashed chosen
Unleashed nation
War unleashed
Middle east
Lines are drawn in the sand
2002 chaos reigns in this sacred land
Target Israel forgotten sequel
Wars from the past
Why the hatred of these people
Is coexistence futile?
No such thing as coexist
No such thing as peace process
Exterminate, proclaim you Jihad
Destroy the infidel, dig your own grave
Chosen nation prophesied, the prosperous,
the hated ones, the hand of God
Jerusalem will resurrect
Right to exist
Chosen nation not forsaken
Right to exist
Resurrect
Right to exist
Resurrect
Unleashed

#85: 3X3 We Carried Your Body - Living Sacrifice

3X3 We Carried Your Body
Living Sacrifice

Genre: Death Metalcore

Sickly symptoms
Complete full on replete
Dismissed the rest
You threw your life behest
Ruptured mainline
Imbibe
Inflict
In pain
Suicide
You left us all
Self infliction
In pain
Mainline
Destroy
Self-loathe
It did not have to end
It all could have changed
So glamorous
So glamorous
Suffocating
You died on the floor of a bathroom
Ruptured and bloated with your insides destroyed
3x3 we carried your body that day
We put you in the ground
but no one saw the truth because others followed after
You died on the floor of a bathroom
Ruptured and bloated with your insides destroyed
You left us all
Self inflicted you left us all
Self inflicted
Destroyed

#84: Send Your Regrets - Living Sacrifice

Send Your Regrets
Living Sacrifice

Genre: Death Metalcore (Death Metal/Metalcore)

Incidental consequences
Growing larger by the second
Things I’ve said
Things I’ve done out of ignorance
I cursed the son
Passive resistance
Passive resistance
Sown in ignorance
If I’d had known the path I took
I could have told the stupid links to past mistakes
Take a flying leap into your fate
I was wrong for thinking I could not prevail
Kept my mouth shut for too long
This is not what I agreed upon
Passive resistance
Passive resistance
Believed the lies I cant repeat this procession of hatred
Defeat
Passive resistance
Passive resistance

#83: Not My Own - Living Sacrifice

Not My Own
Living Sacrifice

Genre: Death Metalcore

Self perception of this reason
Strive against this heart that's needing
Accused by this lust of flesh and death world

Born again life
Born again peace
Born again love
I am not my own

Cannot contain, disassociate my sorrow and pain
All distortions of hate, distortions of God
Dissect, massacre, dissipate

Born again life
Born again peace
Born again love
I am not my own

False hope in man
False faith in myself
False life adorned in destruction
Failed life in death once ripped me open
Now dissect, massacre

Born again life
Born again peace
Born again love
I am not my own

#82: Hand of the Dead - Living Sacrifice

Hand of the Dead
Living Sacrifice

Genre: Death Metal/Metalcore

Cut deep, the wound is open, infection sets in
Will this be my last or does the cut get deeper?
I can't feel; I can't feel walking with unopened eyes

Drowning is evidence; Drowning is evidence that fading is slowly taking root
Hand of the dead laid in stone, shape shift to convince
Drowning is evidence that fading is slowly taking root
Can't feel for the wound inside taking root
Can't feel for the wound inside

Lies that brought me here fade away
Misplaced this cure, misplaced this heart
Can't feel; Can't feel for the wound inside
Hand of the dead

#81: Bloodwork - Living Sacrifice

Bloodwork
Living Sacrifice

Genre: Death Metal/Metalcore

A simple test, probing loss, looking for a view
Tapping on a grave they call their own
I desire, I invite this process, injection begin

Begin, break the skin, salvation's quickly driven in
Pride in fracture, in subjection
A new supply running red with purpose
Nothing less than flawless in design
Flawless in design
Begin, break the skin, salvation's quickly driven in

Begin, break the skin, break the skin, break
Systematic in possession, igniting all within
Running red with purpose
Nothing less than flawless in design
Flawless in design

#80: Reach For the Sky - Living Sacrifice

Reach For the Sky
Living Sacrifice

Genre: Metal/Rock

Who am I to question
Every day to understand
This precious beginning
Now fading, passing
This is the feel of sadness
Where will solace find me?
Where will peace begin?
Where will peace begin?

I have the call to be true
Find a way for you
The peace be inside
Follow safely home

In my God, in His smile,
Nothing is impossible
Every day brings an awesome hope
Grace will lead the way
And joy will follow

My heart leaps at the sound of Your voice
Calling my name
And You are so perfect
In every way
A testimony of creation
Beautiful is Your Name

I can't wait to see Him when I wake
Refreshing and new
Simple and true
Formed by mercy
Formed by grace
Earth and sky
In Your eyes

Blessed
Pure
You're more than I deserve
You're my blessing
You are my wisdom
You're my freedom
You are my mission
I live for His glory

#79: In Christ - Living Sacrifice

In Christ
Living Sacrifice

Genre: Death Metal

Note: This was previously a transcription project. The real lyrics are found at top, but I figured I'd leave the attempted transcription up to show where we were wrong. Since so many people contributed, I thought it would be respectful. The lyrics were posted on BandsOnFire.

Thanks to Hunter, Kris, Fighting on my knees, and all the anonymous contributors

Birthright by the hand of God. I am he, chosen and called.
I have answered and understand. The gift of God has been given by his Son.

I am in Christ, the Son of God. I am in Christ, no longer condemned.
I am in Christ, the Son of God. I am in Christ, resurrected.

Who can be against me, who can compromise?
The power of He is resting, I will glorify.

Laid bare, before your eyes. It can only come this way.
The price is paid, by His blood. All I ask is who am I?

I am in Christ, the Son of God. I am in Christ, no longer condemned.
I am in Christ, the Son of God. I am in Christ, resurrected. (resurrected, resurrected)

The right to live, the right to breathe. The right to be and to believe.
God has come, the time has come to take hold of the promise, of the promise, of the promise.
The time has come to take hold of the Blood, of the Blood, of the Blood, of the Blood...

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Old Transcription:
Blood brought (/Put forth?) as an act of God (/by the hand of God?)
I am healed and chosen to go
I have answered and joined the stand
The gift of God has been given by His Son

I am in Christ, the son of God
I am in Christ, no longer condemned
I am in Christ, the son of God
I am in Christ
Resurrected

Who can be against me?
Who can compromise
The power of He is resting
It will glorify

Unveiled before your eyes
I can only talk this way
The price is paid
By His blood
All I ask, is who am I?

I am in Christ, the son of God
I am in Christ, no longer condemned
I am in Christ, the son of God
I am in Christ
Resurrected

The lord to heal
The lord to breathe
The lord to be and to pity
God has come (/Cornerstone?)
The time has come
So take hold of the promise
[Of/You're?] the promise

The time has come
So take hold
Of the Blood

#78: Distorted - Living Sacrifice

Distorted
Living Sacrifice

Genre: Death Metal

Distorted reality
Truth behind, not to see
Focus of life means twisting negative
Draining deeper fears by a quest to live
Suffering down perpetual destruction
Pulling ties of morbid inspiration
Confession of words, life or death is heard
Not demanding any believe, consequence received
Spoken words, subtract belief
Enter minds, producing feelings of grief
Exaggerated expression regarded as vain
Unjust illusions of severe pain
Surrounding the faithless
Who dwell hopeless
Confession of words, life or death is heard
Not demanding any believe, consequence received
Demolish, dark imagination
Satan's demise, eternal realization
The keys of hell and death, in Christ's hands are held
The wickedness that opposed, have forever failed

#77: The Way You Dance - Blindside

The Way You Dance
Blindside

Genre: Rock

Softly like a touch of a dark angel
Her hand in yours
You're dressed to kill
Can she tell

Swing your partner to the right
Swing your partner to the left
Swing your partner to the right
It scares me, the way you dance
She looks pretty
Hair glittering with confetti
How does it feel man
Hold steady
Is she ready
Does she like it dancing on the broken glass

Watching you from across the room
One hand on the waist while the other, knuckles turning white
Are you holding on for dear life or does she not know how to let go

Swing your partner to the right
Swing your partner to the left
Swing your partner to the right
It scares me, the way you dance
She looks pretty
Hair glittering with confetti
How does it feel man
Hold steady
Is she ready
Does she like it dancing on the broken glass

I see you're wearing your shoes
Where are hers
And see I'm wearing my shoes

I don't want to but in this square dance
Everybody has to dance
Everybody dance now

Swing your partner to the right
Swing your partner to the left
Swing your partner to the right
It scares me, the way you dance
She looks pretty
Hair glittering with confetti
How does it feel man
Hold steady
Is she ready
Does she like it dancing on her broken dreams

#76: Eye of the Storm - Blindside

Eye of the Storm
Blindside

Genre: Rock

I think I've stayed for the last time, goodbye
Hope is so much closer to beauty than sorrow
I think I'll leave and leave self pity to die
Reflection is always brighter than shadow

Please come closer
Cause I don't even touch you anymore
Please see I'm walking in to the eye of the storm
And I'll still come out loving you even more

Love is in the air tonight
So just breathe

You made sure the atmosphere was thick tonight
So this is where it begins and where it ends
With a crack in a dark sky piercing light

Please come closer
Cause my heart doesn't touch yours anymore
Please see I'm walking into the eye of the storm
And I'll still come out loving you even more

Love is in the air tonight so just breathe
Breathe my spirit breathe
Love is in the air tonight so just breathe
Breathe my spirit breathe

leave, leave now and don't look back
leave, leave now and don't you look back

Please come closer
Cause I don't even touch you anymore

Please see I'm walking in to the eye of the storm
And I'll still come out loving you even more

Please come closer
Cause my heart doesn't touch yours anymore

Please see I'm walking in to the eye of the storm
And I'll still come out loving you even more

#75: Pitiful - Blindside

Pitiful
Blindside

Genre: Hard Rock

As I recall with my stomach turning
I was hiding away from myself, away from you
Like nothing, though something was terribly wrong
And I admit that I was only waiting for the right time
Night time, the right moment for you to look away
Though you never did, I pretended for a while
So I could walk where I dont belong

And I remember every word you said
Come back in time, come back
And I remember I would soon be dead
Now so pitiful, so pitiful

But I know, as I hammered those nails into your beautiful hands
Your eyes still try to search for mine, but I look away
Now your eyes are the only thing that can save me
Im still so afraid of them piercing
Youre breaking into my prison,
Just pretended for a while
My soul is dying
I wont look away

And I remember every word you said...

Ill remember every word you said
This time I wont look away

#74: Sleepwalking - Blindside

Sleepwalking
Blindside

Genre: Hard Rock

Words so secure screaming like an alarm
Are you trying to wake me up?
Now what was that you were trying to pull?
Is it my arm?
I do believe you're trying to wake me up

But could it be, maybe?
It's not me sleeping
Could it be, maybe?
You awakening

But could it be, maybe?
It's not me sleeping
Could it be, maybe?
You awakening

Sleep this time tonight
Sleepwalk in the light
Sleep this time tonight
Sleepwalk out of sight

Now here I am, but I'm just sleepwalking
Yes, here I stand
But I guess I'm just sleeptalking for myself

But could it be, maybe?
It's not me sleeping
Could it be, maybe?
You awakening

But could it be, maybe?
It's not me sleeping
Could it be, maybe?
You awakening

Sleep this time tonight
Sleepwalk in the light
Sleep this time tonight
Sleepwalk out of sight

Sleep this time tonight
Sleepwalk in the light
Sleep this time tonight

One day,
This world will see me at the horizon
One day,
From a distant light
And just before I stand, to face my love
I'll turn around
And with a smile I'll say my goodbyes
Just one last goodbye
Goodbye... (x3)

Sleepwalk in the light
Sleep this time tonight
Sleepwalk out of sight

Sleep this time tonight
Sleepwalk in the light
Sleep this time tonight

One day... (x6)