Rise to Remain

is a broken Hymn

The serpent has spoken and his will has been done
Is this the end of the world?
betraying our brothers to see how far we can rule
Now the time is right
There's no turning back
No turning back

So set me free of this demon deep inside
the serpent utters every line that you will speak henceforth
Everything you know has been erased
replaced by traitorous endeavours
with sounds of twisting tales tightening your blindfold

This time we've lost, but at what cost?
For now my voice will cry for change

The serpent has spoken and he's in everyone
Is this the end of the world?
Betraying our brothers to see how far we can rule
Encased in walls of greed and control
With serpentine lies on your tongue

I've searched and tried
I'll break away these chains
I will not be consumed
I refuse

Is this the end of the world?
Betraying our brothers to see how far we can rule


3. This Day Is Mine

Vicious authority from the mouth of hate,
Spewing forth all the lies that you can make,
Just one look in the mirror tells your tale,
When will your jealousy resolve?

So what gives you the right?
You'll see that this day is mine

Now the time has come,
I see you cover your eyes to shield yourself
You're better off in the dark after all...
What did you take me for?
A fool, or a liar?
I'll bet your shaking in your goddamn boots

So what gives you the right?
You'll see that this day is mine
You'll never understand
Its not some "divine hand"
That makes me the person that I am
So what the hell are you gonna do now?

So what gives you the right?
You'll see that this day is mine
This day is mine
This day is mine
This day is mine


4. City Of Vultures

Sucked in,
Engulfed by feelings I don't know,
Descending deep inside this darkening place,
Its bright lights will drag you down,
I'm drawn in to the city of vultures

Circling, preying,
They'll take you down alive,
Unless we save ourself this time,
Unless you save yourself...

We're falling down,
Tonight, tonight
From blinding lights,
That drew me in,
Tonight

I'm caught in this vicious betrayal,
Of what I knew as truth,
And this city full of liars and brutes,
Will make me stay and learn their way,
I vow to struggle,
I promise to put up a fight with fists in the air,
I have no more fear

We're falling down,
Tonight, tonight
From blinding lights,
That drew me in,
Tonight

We are the elite in this city of broken dreams,
We will not regret, relent, conform or bend,
For this is who we are, this is who I am...

We're falling down,
Tonight, tonight
From blinding lights,
That drew me in,
Tonight


5. Talking In Whispers

In the arms of anonymity,
You have made your bed,
But was it worth it?
When you had to raise your voice

Because I don't want to waste my days,
Walking around these hopeless streets,
Watching silent nights,
Watching myself fade...

Now I know I'll figure this one out on my own,
Raise up my voice, and scream and shout
Well I won't stand for nothing,
Because I can't hear you talking,
I will live out loud

You once had a dream,
But the feeling of being made you weak,
And now you talk in your head,
Your lifeless body feels like the walking dead,
Living in fear of consequences,
Does not adhere to a life worth living,

And I don't want to see the day when the hearts of people turn the other way,
Reposed in silence,
With nothing to say...

Now I know I'll figure this one out on my own,
Raise up my voice, and scream and shout
Well I won't stand for nothing,
Because I can't hear you talking,
I will live out loud

Now I know I'll figure this one out on my own,
Raise up my voice, and scream and shout
Well I won't stand for nothing,
Because I can't hear you talking,
I will live out loud

Your talking in whispers


6. God Can Bleed

These false beliefs will fuel our denial,
The last debris will crumble in front of our eyes,
Just so we can see the truth behind the lies
Nobody said this was easy,
An unveiling of things that we don't want to hear,
Confiding in idols that preach their own bible,
Doubting the strength in our hearts

If you can stand up to the masses,
And preach and sell your gospel,
Then I'll take back all the scars,
Of which your the root and the cause

Pay the price unearthing,
The sacred hand that buries the truth,
Who believes in the land of the free?
I'll show them, their God can bleed

There is not one who'll save you now,
The new uprising has turned this table round,
The blood you spill on honest ground,
Contours the landscapes of our time

Stripped back to callous numbness,
That you have enforced tenfold,
Chasing rainbow and mirage,
Selling your miracle cure,
But what is more?
To carry my burdens,
Like my heroes before...

Pay the price unearthing,
The sacred hand that buries the truth,
Who believes in the land of the free?
I'll show them, their God can bleed

I am the one to bring you down,
Sent from the streets I was sown on,
We are the sons of everymen,
We will not break, we will not bend

Pay the price unearthing,
The sacred hand that buries the truth,
Who believes in the land of the free?
I'll show them, their God can bleed


7. Power Through Fear

Divinity will rise and destroy
I am the wolf amongst the sheep
and I will erase all the things that you hold dear

No more heroes, no more Lies
No more saviours on which you can rely

I was created from self righteous tears
Not from devils not from demons
But from those from preach power through fear

For once in this life I scorched the skies
I am the remedy to humanity
I'm the dirge of those who died
I'm the devil turning glass into the sand
the shadow on the wall
i'm the subtlety of endless sleep
for this demon is a man

I am the great plague bearing down
I am the land clearing flood
I am the iron fist that pulverises kingdoms into dust
And now I will show you what it means to suffer
and what it means to die

For once in this life I scorched the skies
I am the remedy to humanity
I'm the dirge of those who died
I'm the devil turning glass into the sand
the shadow on the wall
I'm the subtlety of endless sleep
For this demon is a man

For once in this life I scorched the skies
I am the remedy to humanity
I'm the dirge of those who died
I'm the devil turning glass into the sand
I'm the shadow on the wall
I'm the subtlety of endless sleep
For this demon is a man


8. Nothing Left

Now the departed, are laid to rest
and the single chance to reconcile is covered with the earth
I heard her screaming, begging to the sky
All the while the numbness culls all decency inside

I bid farewell to those forsaken eyes
But I would hold you when theres nothing left,
I'll never let you down

So sick of trying all the time,
The blood's been spilt, and it is mine
And all thats left to breathe
Are empty words inside my head

All the bullets shall unload, empty casings, callous hold
The loss of one begins to burn,
But I'll take that road when its my turn

I bid farewell to those forsaken eyes
But I would hold you when theres nothing left,
I'll never let you down

No more will I fall apart...

I bid farewell to those forsaken eyes
But I would hold you when theres nothing left,
I'll never let you down


9. We Will Last Forever

The revolution comes alive
Now its time to take a side
Who are you?

With bombs falling from the mouths of the lord's in seat
When every day comes forth to claim the weak
I won't listen, I won't listen
When we're face down, revelling in mess we've made
When city walls transform into a cage
We aren't victims, we aren't victims

So hear us, and know its all
A promise, to overcome
They strive for control but they won't take our lives away

I've realised, that you are the only one who feels
Your changing life
Your situation does not dictate who you are,
Or who you become in this world

When all hope seems to far out of reach,
When all the fools want to judge and preach
Remember truly, who's still with you
Stand tall in your solidarity,
And as one there is immortality,
For you are defined, by the life you leave behind

So hear us, and know its all
A promise, to overcome
They strive for control but they won't take our lives away

We've opened up the sky,
We are the warriors,
With a halo of embers everlasting in our hearts,
We will fight on together,
We will last forever


10. Illusions

I can't steer away from the tragedy before me,
Its burning luminescence holds my eye,
I can not understand it, you are so disenchanted
In your shadow of a life
I hold this one truth to myself: To never forget where I have come from
Your lies beguile us all, but theres still a chance to change,
You must forsake the facade, and realise just who you are

For what you've done, you've faded to blackness (blackness)
Your closing eyes, sink into darkness

You've turned your back on what you believe,
For the sake of walking through a dream,
Your startling contradictions,
All derive from your life's own fictions
Illusions give you all the pride,
That you need to deal with whats inside,
But you'll never wipe the tears from your eyes,
Because your living a selfish lie

I hold this one truth to myself:
To never forget where I have come from
Your lies beguile us all, but theres still a chance to change,
You must forsake the facade, and realise just who you are

For what you've done, you've faded to blackness (blackness)
Your closing eyes, sink into darkness (darkness)

We're so determined to blaze our own trail,
That we forget who we are and we cover ourselves in lies
But I will not, for I have sovereignty,
In the eyes of those who may judge me,
I will overcome

For what you've done, you've faded to blackness (blackness)
Your closing eyes, sink into darkness (darkness)


11. Roads

There are shades I have yet to define,
When all I seem to do is climb,
To better understand,
The life thats in my hands,
And what I seek to find in this world

On these darkened roads,
Where blood runs cold,
They clipped my wings and I'm going down

We let this world get the better of us,
Possessions state who we can and can not trust,
But did we ever stop to ask who we are?
Some live life by age old rules,
Sent forth from a king and kept alive by a fool,
But they'll never understand,
What it means to raise your hand
Its time to readdress your rights,
Its time to fight...

On these darkened roads,
Where blood runs cold,
They clipped my wings and I'm going down
For the life we have in our beating hearts,
Is all that we have left

Faces and memories,
Are the only real things,
And they are worth this struggle

Our lives are one single chance to make things right,
This time, no turning back I'm taking flight

On these darkened roads,
Where blood runs cold,
They clipped my wings and I'm going down
For the life we have in our beating hearts,
Is all that we have left


12. Bridges Will Burn

Mouth sewn shut, abandoned to speak
With the dawn of a new day rising, we all will know...

Shall I not be heard? I will not
For they can't stand up, and bite the bullet
Their justice lies with pain, their justice is not belief
Killing, maiming, interrogating all who're true to their word

Behind life and death, lies the line we all must cross one day
For we are the same...
And as I dream, of something real, we all will weep, for we can not feel

Pray for something new, the bridges will burn, as we cast our divides...

Bring me to my knees, and laugh awhile
As you see the destruction you've caused
I will not be, brought down by mistakes in my past
Destroy, rebuild, enslave is not the only way
For you will decay...

Destroy other relations, with a pure race
Created by intolerant bigots
Who would destroy a world
For their own power

Behind life and death, lies the line we all must cross one day
For we are the same...
And as I dream, of something real, we all will weep, for we can not feel

The rivers are weeping, as the streets rain blood
As we now pass judgement, let the bridges burn...

Behind life and death, lies the line we all must cross one day
For we are the same...
And so we, in sickness, cry out our gaping maws, and so we, in sickness, reject our lives for dirt