#194: Revelations - The Crimson Armada

Revelations

The Crimson Armada

Genre: Technical Deathcore

Dearly beguiled, we're gathered to commemorate

this blessing that became the greatest of mistakes.

The sword soul and flesh have since then become one.

This impasse has become the single source for slandered tongue.

Now we are being slowly erased with what we were made.

This impasse will trickle flames and offer us a testing taste.

Now this is what they had spoken of.

But when the sun gives out we rise.

This is our forthcoming. We rise.

This is the end. Or is it just the end of?

This is the end. This is the end. Or is it just the end of?

Time will taint and seconds force open our eyes.

The core of light will break and force the world to realize.

Lubricating lungs with sweet venomistic wine.

Meets pounding sheets as it captivates.

Into the casket this case confines each and every thought.

Asphyxiated. My mind slowly begins to rot.

And all will rot and writhe until we rise.

A day will come when the dead will rise up from the earth.

And all will witness the reversal of decrepit birth.

A day will come and soon everyone will realize

that in living we have crafted our own self-demise.

A day will come when the dead will rise.

A day will come when the dead will rise up from the earth.

Amazing Concert Footage: Sleeping Giant @ Cornerstone '09

TigerRAWK on YouTube posted up some incredible concert footage of Sleeping Giant playing at Corner Stone '09. It was so epic that I felt I needed to post it here.

Here's TigerRAWK's channel: http://www.youtube.com/user/TigerRAWK

I believe it's actually the full concert, including between songs. Here are all the videos, in order:

Sleeping Giant http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mjREGrrdaLM

Gang Signs and Blame it on the Holy Rollers http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qcT6ZqEtNMg

No One Leaves This Room Sick http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5L39-v_K-Ag

Sons of Thunder http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uTn5HnKng7c

Oh Praise Him/This Is The Word

Part 1: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5L78h-eTsIY

Part 2: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=udWwqgeZOsc

The Streets Don't Lie http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_RgEvo9LUMw

WhoreMonger testimony:

Part 1: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cVsmg2GB2L4

Part 2: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5nXyX8DZNFE

WhoreMonger http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yPHJlvBRY0Y

The Army Of The Chosen One http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7NBrNgGifBU

Behold The Pale Horse http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bgh9Jy05gew

#193: Isaiah (The Willing) - For Today

Isaiah (The Willing)

For Today

Genre: Deathcore

Here I am, God. Send me to the world. There is a burden on my heart to let the world know that You are God. From You, the mighty King of Kings, I learn the word that sustains the weary heart. But, I have been silent for far too long. I love them too much to sit back and watch them die. So take the life that you gave to me, Lord, and speak your heart to a generation.

Brothers and sisters, my prayer for you has been heard. And you can take refuge and hope in this Word: This is the end of the world as we know it. Death will hold no power. Dry your tears and lift your head. Death will hold no power.

Let the light of life shine down upon a people in darkness.

We are the grateful forgiven; the restored and renewed. We will take for ourselves no rest until we are face of God on the earth. And take no rest, God. Take no rest for yourself. Take no rest, oh Lord. May we be the generation to bring your glory down.

Our generation will prophecy. So let the world know, we are a dynasty.

#192: Immune To Emotion - Soul Embraced

Immune To Emotion

Soul Embraced

Genre: Death Metal

All I see is tragedy
Reality and agony
There's got to be some good left in the world
Hidden away from all this darkness
Leaving death behind
My soul and open wound
See it bleeding through
I'd cry if I could
But I'm immune to emotion
The end injected into desolate hearts
Corrupted bodies not afraid of the dark
Forgotten children of a sickening world
Bleeding from sickening wounds
There's got to be some good left in the world
Hidden away from all this torture
Leaving death behind

#191: Canvas - Sacrificium

Canvas

Sacrificium

Genre: Death Metal

My face the canvas for your vision of me
Happy smiley face, too weak for life itself,
Corrupted - superhuman - hypocrite with a halo
Prisoner and hostage of it's own faith

The vision - distorted, not me at all
What you hate and fear, projected on me
Lack of knowledge, lack of mind,
Fearing I'd wipe the clouds from your eyes

I struggle, I fight, I fall, I bleed, but my soul is free
I suffer, I starve, I cry, I die, but my soul is free

Despair, one of my worst enemies
Brave enough to admit, my human weakness
Prison, hostage and their guard I see too
Anxious to see how they trying to get out

My scars are telling the story - I am human
Trying to survive this place - nothing else
Trying to survive this place - but not alone
Trying to hold my feet on the ground
(I am not alone)

I struggle, I fight, I fall, I bleed, by bloody reality
I suffer, I starve, I cry, I die, my soul is free

Smiley face protects me from killing
Fighting the infinite reasons to hate
Trying to survive this place, everyday
Smiling face on the canvas survives

#190: I Think I'm Going To See You - Showbread

I Think I'm Going To See You

Showbread

Genre: Raw Rock

Madness is like love, it makes you see the world a different way
Maybe love just helps you say the things that madness can't convey

When an evil spirit leaves a man, it goes flying through the desert
Looks for a place to stay and then comes back
And that's what's got me hiding out from rapists, thieves and perverts
The newsman telling me we're under attack

Because the more the world puts in my mouth, the less I feel like chewing it
I found the way to madness and I'm opening the door
Cause the more they say what's on my mind, the more I feel I'm losing it
They tell me what to care about and I don't care anymore

Cause there's a hole in the fabric of my sanity
and it's getting big enough to see through
And on the other side of losing my mind I think I'm gonna see you

I pledge allegiance to myself, don't make much sense to me
And if freedom frees the idiots, I don't think I've been set free
With all the emphasis on money and guns and looking out for number one
Seems like clouds in my coffee

Because the world is a lady with a veil over her face
But I'm tearing it away cause she's got something to hide
And all our hopes and dreams I fear have been badly misplaced
Cause life means giving up yourself, I'm not afraid to die

Cause there's a hole in the fabric of my sanity
and it's getting big enough to see through
And on the other side of losing my mind I think I'm gonna see you

There's a fire on the flag that makes you who you are
And I think my mask is starting to slip
And now that everything's breaking down, I think I'm getting a grip

The more the world puts in my mouth, the more I feel like throwing up
I've found the way to freedom and I'm opening the door
The more they tell me how to care, the more and more I'm giving up
Afraid of God and life and death, I'm not afraid anymore

There's a hole in the fabric of my sanity and it's getting big enough to see through
And on the other side of losing my mind I think I'm gonna see you

There's a hole in the fabric of my sanity and it's getting big enough to see through
And on the other side of losing my mind I think I'm gonna see you

There's a fire on the flag that makes you who you are
And I think my mask is starting to slip
And now that everything's breaking down, I think I'm getting a grip

There's a hole in the fabric of my sanity and it's getting big enough to see through
And on the other side of losing my mind I think I'm going to see you

#189: The Madness of Nebuchadenezzar - Pantokrator

The Madness of Nebuchadenezzar

Pantokrator

Genre: Death Metal

Fun fact: The instrumental intro for this song is exactly 30 seconds, on the dot.

Thou, O King, art King of kings...
Thou art this head of Gold!

Dew covereth my skin as I wake up in the fields
Amongst the beasts I roam
A beast I am

My hair is grown like eagles feathers
My nails like claws of birds

Behold my howl in the night
I was warned, I was told by the prophet
Pride is madness
And madness will rob me of all

The brute of the fields
I bear the marks of the wild
I am the ghost of evening shade
For seven years I have haunted the forests
Driven out from the realm of men
Entrapped in the realm of shadows

I was told by the prophet
Humility is wisdom
And wisdom will give me my crown

Through humility glory will be mine
As I lift up my eyes I finally realise
As I praise the Lord of the heavens
The past slips away like a dream

I know who I was
I know who I am
Nebuchadnezzar
No less that a king
Now more than a man

#188: Trilogy of Knowledge - Believer

Trilogy of Knowledge

Believer

Genre: Trash/Prog Metal

[INTRO: THE BIRTH]

[MOVEMENT I: THE LIE]

The fruit from the tree was so pleasing to my eye
The serpent said that I would not die

The serpent shall be cursed, he will crawl about and eat dust
I will put enmity between the woman and you
Man will crush your head, you will strike his heel

The wisdom of the world will be mine if I eat
What can it hurt if I take it and eat?

I will greatly increase the woman's pain
When bearing children all of your days
You will desire man, he will rule over you

Take some, man, gain wisdom, too
Eat from the tree, it's what you must do

The land will be cursed because of man
Producing thorns to make him bleed
By your sweat you will live until death
Dust you are and to dust you will return

[Genesis 3:1]

[MOVEMENT II: THE TRUTH]

(Then Jesus was lead by the Spirit into
the desert to be tempted by the Devil.
After fasting 40 days and 40 nights, he
was hungry. The Tempter came to him
and said...)

If you're the son of God
Tell these stones to become bread

Man does not live on bread
But by words from the mouth of God

If you're the son of God
Throw yourself to the ground, God will save you

But is written
Do not put your God to the test

All the world I give you
If you bow and worship me

Leave me now and worship
The Lord your God, serve Him only

When Satan left him there
The angels came to him
Temptation lost

[Matthew 4:1-11]

[MOVEMENT III: THE KEY]

Evil scheming, wicked violence
And such is the end of all with ill gotten gain

Hatred, rejection, mocking others
This takes the lives of those with ill gotten gain

Do not walk on paths of the wicked
They are the darkness and they don't understand

The path of the righteous first dawns, gleaming
Shining brighter 'till the full light of day

Do not offer body to sin
Offer yourselves to God as those brought to life

Therefore put on the armor of God
So when that day of evil comes, you can stand your ground

[Pr. 1:19, 4:14-19; Ro. 6:13; Ep. 6:13-14]