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1. |
These Lands
10:22
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Discover a whole world
A universe ready to unveil
Scenery beyond scales
Colors in a wondrous swirl
Turn around and see
Your first steps in these lands
already shifted their balance
Oh feel free
Wander across this domain
But shun its precious harmony
You couldn't resist
To go and lie to our face
You didn't listen
You had to conquer the place
You split up the earth
Spilling its insides over
You ignored and you defiled !
There's a kind of worth
You have yet to discover
It has been useless
All these warnings we issued
We didn't want to you
To rend the ground and pollute
You ignored and you destroyed
All this for me to collect endlessly
All this for me to plunder carelessly
So much to grab and extract and harvest
So much to claim and process and invest
All this for me to collect endlessly
All this for me to plunder carelessly
So much to grab and extract and harvest
So much to claim and process and invest
The cataclysm you've unleashed
Will remain a targedy
But you gave up at least
And while we know no remedy
Time shall heal the wounds you cut
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2. |
Call the Doctor
06:50
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They found it, you are doomed
It was bound to happen
With such a life train
It's crisis time, you call the doctor
[Opinion frowns at your wrongful deeds
Save your asset before it bleeds
Bluff them, pretend to repent
The doctor knows the treatment x2]
So you
[Call the doctor ! x4]
Dirty secrets and shameful lies
Suddenly exposed into the light
And it burns your wings
This wounds needs mending
So you
[Call for his help, the doctor x2]
Fade away into the silence
Just as long as it takes
For the pressure to die down
[Anything can heal or kill
It's the dose that cures the ill x2]
[Anything can heal or kill
It's the dose that cures the ill
(spinning)
Anything can heal or kill
It's the dose that cures the ill
(a web) x2]
Anything can heal or kill
[Opinion frowns at your wrongful deeds
Save your asset before it bleeds
Bluff them, pretend to repent
The doctor knows the treatment x2]
Control filter and relay
Leak and let them peek
But just as much as it takes
For the attention to fade away
To fade away
[Call the doctor ! x8]
You are sick !
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3. |
The Black Knight
04:52
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I am the knight of Saint-George
Born on a French island
In the Caribbean sea
Dad was noble, but mom was a black servant
So my skin wasn't so white either
I ended up growing up in Paris
I was taught everything, especially fencing
And dad made me a squire
Sports and arts had no secrets for me
A master of the foil
I get to be called a Knight
Not only a skilled fighter I am
An accomplished musician
And an acclaimed composer
But eventhough I proved my excellence
My skin tone still brought agaisnt me reticence
And then came the Revolution
During which I fought like a lion
Defeating treasons in the morning
Concerto in the evening
So you couldn't settle to respect
The people's demand
For a fair and dign life
Chaos under a guillotine's knife
Led to the rise of the Empire
Accomplished musician, our friend Beethoven
Himself fond of Enlightenment
So what a surprise when he found
The French army on his doorstep
"Oh no, I'd rather be deaf !"
I don't regret, having died before the Empire
For it brought back slavery
I fell in dsigrace
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This World
14:51
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Found my place in the world
A simple space
Found my place in a strange world
Intricate, somewhat undercover
Found my space in this world
And a mission I carry out
Sift through the lines and decypher
Compare overlap and verify
If it all makes sense
And it isn’t easy
But I slowly gained some recognition
The start of something good
Read through the code and rectify
Compile assemble and execute
It should all make sense
But it doesn’t
Start over, double check, try to figure out
And yet something still
Feels off
How could it not have been detected ?
I raise a red flag
Turn toward our leaders
Nothing to see here now pay more attention and stick to what you can understand
How hard can that be, simply follow the chain of command
Re-thinking and analyzing
What I had seen
What I thought wrong
What had I seen ?
Could I be wrong ?
Still off
I can’t believe it’s accidental
This time I will take action
Are you going to behave in the end ?
This place we found for you, maybe you don't deserve after all
Now stay in line or lose your chance to be someone
Outside the courtroom
A crowd praises my efforts
We wait for the verdict
Free !
But even if I can walk free
I wonder how many others will
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Exchanger Amsterdam, Netherlands
A one man prog metal project based in the area of Amsterdam. What I can't play I program, and what I can't program I play.
Old things : www.jamendo.com/artist/363240/nicklaus/albums
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