1. |
Philomela
04:23
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Raped children aren’t meant to live
Their truth should never be heard
Eyes blinded upon opening
Above circle shrieking birds
Await outside the body
At the bottom of the well
Until it was safe to return
And there was nothing more to tell
When the rains fell
The evidence was lost
The water rose and broke its banks
Barriers were crossed
My silence grew within me
A growing singularity
A soul consigned to purgatory
A body stripped of dignity
Echoes of a rage
That cannot be expressed
Whispers of a crime
The victim has confessed
Are the spoils worth the losses?
Only time will tell
But I saw them all for who they are
When the rains fell
In this dark and muddy expanse
Taste iron in the air
Bodies, bones, hearts and promises -
No one can repair
The sting of where the fist fell
The ache of a blackening bruise
The blade digging through flesh
Doesn’t hurt compared to the truth
I fear no fate - I walk alone
I never wanted fame
Circling above me
The birds call my name
There is no battle worth fighting
from which one walks away unscarred
When the rains fall -
The ground becomes hard
I will reserve the one who did this
A special place in hell
An eternal malediction uttered
When the rains fell
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2. |
Hope
03:50
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I thought that hope would save me
I thought hope kept me hanging on
But as the thread starts breaking
We see all of what was wrong
It was hope that had enslaved me
The truth was that hope had gone
The truth was hope is a cage for me
I would have died if I had carried on
How could I have gotten it so wrong?
Confusing danger for safety
How could I have gotten it so wrong?
Mistake jealousy for caring
How could I have gotten it so wrong?
Mix up his rage for passion
How could I have gotten it so wrong?
Convoluting fear for excitement
How could I have gotten it so wrong?
To think that was what love felt like
How could I have gotten it so wrong?
To think that was all I deserved
And I thought that hope would save me
I thought hope kept me hanging on
But as the thread starts breaking
I could see all of what was wrong
It was hope that had enslaved me
The truth was that hope had gone
The truth was hope is a cage for me
I would have died if I had carried on
And faith
Is empty
And God
Doesn’t exist
And the Bible
Is all lies
There is nothing
After this
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3. |
Cassandra
04:53
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Pathetic
Threatened man
Clutching to
Your fantasies
Of war
Imagine
Yourself
The victor
In a past life
As a conqueror
Oh
You live
In daydream
Painting
Miniatures
Of life
A husk
Privilege wasted
And wisdom
Never
Won
Until you are strong enough to stand -
Are you alive enough to even die?
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4. |
Judith
03:44
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Watch as they lower the body
Shoulder the weight of grief
There is no one left beside us that can help us
This inheritance is not a gift
A land
A tribe
A duty
A war
An enemy
A destiny
This inheritance is not a gift
I cover their ears
Shield their eyes
They do not need to know
This inheritance is not a gift
I sacrifice this body
It is worth it to know they are safe
My children above all
My family above all
My consort watches on
He - in his stupor
My sword will fall
His head will roll
And I would give it all back
For one more moment in his arms
To feel the warmth of his chest against my cheek
You pathetic little fools
All you think about is money
But you’ll never understand my loss
The burden that no one should bear
And I would give it all back
For one more moment in his arms
To feel the path of his fingers through my hair
You greedy little thieves
All you think about is money
But you’ll never understand my loss
The sadness that no one should know
And I would give it all back
For one more moment in his arms
To feel the warmth of his chest against my cheek
You grubby little crumbs
All you think about is money
But you’ll never understand my loss
And my burden that no one should bear
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5. |
Joan
04:34
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The lies we told ourselves
Are coming undone
If you want to live
You better
Run!
We were living for the good in you
When so much you did was evil
Forgiving for the future
When the present is unforgivable
Deny!
Attack!
Reverse
Victim and offender
The manipulation
The coercion
The corrosion
The isolation
The negation
The intimidation
The erosion
The confession
The depression
The hypnosis
The psychosis
The instability
The flammability
The flashpoint
The explosion
Enough!
We are planning your demise
We are coming for your eyes
I offer no more atonement
Your last chance
has been and gone
Arise, my army!
Take up
your weapons
It is time
Your time has come
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6. |
Boudica
03:39
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The Romans
Are liars
Always were
Always will be
But the joke
Is on them
They have underestimated
Me
They thought
I would surrender
Never
To rise again
They thought
We would accept our place
A people
Conquered by them
Their vanity is their weakness
Too sure of themselves to see
Assembling my rebellion
To drive them into the sea
I sharpen my sword by firelight
Hide weapons beneath my feet
In the countryside
Hiding in plain sight
I will murder them in their sleep
They thought
I would surrender
Never
Speak out again
They thought that
I would disappear
In a world of arrogant
men
Consecrate the soil
Plant the olive tree
Pity those fools
That underestimated me
Salt and bless the circle
Curse them into the sea
Pity those fools
That underestimated me
Virgin
Mother
Warrior
Crone
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7. |
Bé Chuma
06:24
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When my fortune is told
When my fate is dealt
When the truth unfolds
I will rise
Clarified and immaculate
Purified and triumphant
Elegant and empowered
To deliver my vengeance
Fire breathing and furious
Unbridled and unstoppable
Infinite and exultant
I will remain
Queen of the wasteland
To deliver my vengeance
Upon this Earth
Deserving and unworthy
Scurry before me
Snivelling weaklings
I summon the demons
I raise the oceans
Torch all the forests
Lay waste to your cities
Your manifestation
Your actions made me
Burn it all clean
Drive the traitors before me
My hatred is sacred
Death to all who behold me
Lay waste to all
False idols and zealots
The fire front, deafening
Open your eyes to be blinded
When my fortune is told
When my fate is dealt
When the truth unfolds
I will rise
Queen of the wasteland
Medusa and hydra
Enyo and Thanatos
I will spare no one
And I will spare nothing
You can no longer hide
From your creation
Queen of the wasteland
Queen of eradication
Queen of desolation
Queen of extinction
Queen of extermination
When my fortune is told
When my fate is dealt
When the truth unfolds
I will rise
Clarified and immaculate
Purified and triumphant
Elegant and empowered
To deliver my vengeance
Fire breathing and furious
Unbridled and unstoppable
Infinite and exultant
I will remain
Queen of the cataclysm
Queen of devastation
Queen of extermination
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8. |
Magdalene
03:22
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Day ends
Emptiness embraces earth
And in twilight
Shadows loom large
I will stand alone
At the end of the day
The flood
Rises
Below me
Judas arrived
In Gethsemane
And my comrades
Fell
Behind me
I will stand alone
At the end of the day
In bitter
Disappointment
Nothing that lives
Ever survives
Nothing that survives
Deserves to live
I would rather
stand alone
than stand
with you
I would rather
die alone
than live
with you
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Fryktelig Støy VIC, Australia
Debut album 'Disappointment'
Available from 30 November 2023 on limited edition tape and CD from Gutter Prince Cabal
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