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Borderlands
02:13
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It doesn’t come out of nowhere
Nor does it last as expected
All of a sudden maybe, dire and ugly
Modern enslavement pretending to “be”
Borderlands
Hostile grounds for a wanna-be genius
Vile embodiment of greed and power
High morale and defying speeches
Last drops of hope for shitheads
The smokescreen of the fools
Shivers down my spine / honor in misery
Borderlands they may be called
Shaped in reverse and expected to bow
Imploring you when you dream awake
Perverse handling and time is out
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2. |
Vendetta
02:49
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Our inner self in plain sight revealed
A plague no one wants to tackle
Self-sustained and constantly fed
Revisited / rebranded as desired
Mechanics of communal squander
Hastily flagged as solutions in sight
By the mighty, the greedy, the freaky
Swallowed by needy, restless and thirsty
Self-sustained and constantly fed
Revisited / rebranded as desired
Dog-like quarrels and human barking
Patterns of shame as shared issues
Easily sold to the hordes of villains
Divine proofs / eminence’s demise
Inescapable patterns of marasm and rupture
Resented vendetta / emerging for real
Detect and purify, rivalism and betrayal
The story of one’s life, revisited and ugly
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3. |
Face It / Leave It
02:59
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I saved you from yourself
'Cause you told me to do so
I spared you my own account
'Cause you told me to do so
I gave you my word and you smiled then
You had a score to settle and were ready then
I could have brought you down but I didn't
You postponed your glory, reaping it all
Merciless fury you displayed
Down with honor, down with integrity
Proud of your posture, you useless preak
Shameless piece of shit engaged in revenge
Never say never, you'll start all over again
Never say never, you'll start all over again
But here we go again, spare me your moaning
Smiles and promises all over
And I'm torn apart, ridiculous and weak
You got me by the balls and I'll bow once again
Face it, leave it, or bow once again
Face it, leave it, or bow once again
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4. |
Honoured
02:14
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Cold as life can be sometimes
It crashed out, out of nowhere
Blasting through lovely memories
And is still there to be felt
The gathering of black swans ends here
Up to the task, you dug in fast and firm
No back down, head up, smile on your lips
As we would expect from you
Sweethearts run fast but fly first
Up to you there it is, wherever you are
And the unknown remains beautiful
You flew in a hurry, but you do fly high
You left us heart-broken. trust though remains
That you would dig in there too, and keep it high
The way / that’s yours / and will always be
Charisma and grace of a sweetheart
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Epigone
02:52
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It wasn't enough for me to talk tough
Bolstered and hard-minded on purpose
I lost my way and paid dearly
I bowed for all of us losers
They want you to want them
Repeat their mantra out of conviction
Freeze any dissenting feeling
Out of your guts, out of your mind
You should feel proud of what you are
Even if reduced to nothing
Have no claim in return
Buying your calm for free
Even if reduced to nothing
Buying your calm for free
You should blame yourself for any fail
Their fail is your fail and only yours
Allegiance at any cost
Obedience at any time
It's a zero sum game and you'll loose
Old schemes revisited, just one more epigone
Still you stick to what you know best
Time flies so keep hailing and sucking fast
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World Goes Blind
02:43
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I want to shine and I know how to do it
I want you to join me and I’ll teach it to you
Spare me your thoughts just shut the fuck up
Do as I say and let me lick some ass
Bless me, spare me, I’m a fool like you
Love me, beat me, I’ll keep behind you
Spare me your thoughts
Shut the fuck up
Do as I say
Let me lick some ass
Dashed hopes and misery the new norm
Mental flaws and misplaced pride for good
Stubborn and deceived, honor as an excuse
I hate you as I always did you fool !
Bless me, spare me, I’m a fool like you
Love me, beat me, I’ll keep behind you
I told you to bow and I see you crawling
I got you for myself and your price is a shame
In your world of lowlife / keep your head down
I’ll make it last / till I see you crumbling
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Betting On The Fool
03:04
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Moral dictates and abuse of social norms
Medieval thinking brought back to the fore
Hordes of wannabes echoing the void
Sharpened speeches and inflamed rhetoric
Betting on the fool!
Spreading divide and building on hatred
Sowing rejection and closed mindsets
Hideous on all aspects, the pride of the freak
The death of beauty, the dawn of the villains
Betting on the fool!
Dissenting thinking refused, morality dictates
Talking sweet but thinking sour
Laughing in public and crying in private
Betting on the fool to follow suit
Singing in public and shitting in private
Hollow it all look at it frankly
Stinking rats all around
They'll flee when time will come
For the cause is born-dead anyway
Betting on the fool!
Emerging patterns of refusal
Down with them all and fuck off
My patience is gone, don't bet on me
Slogans are on the wall, the rest is history
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8. |
The Renegade
02:43
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Distinction is to be made and assumed
Staring into the unknown for some
Nurtured as the norm for others
A balance between allegiance and refusal
Start from scratch and get you guard down
Harassed by remorse without self esteem
Bowing like a fucking dog to his master
Nullifying one’s self and waiting for pity
Down with honor and wrecked pride
You’ve overreacted and you know it
Let’s share that once and for all
You and us playing on common ground
Let’s share that once and for all
You and us playin on common ground
You owe us and we owe you
It’s nothing more than a game of nerves
Don’t fuck around
it’s in plain sight
Give it some time
If you need
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9. |
Narcissistic Sabotage
02:05
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Internal torment gathering pace
Introspection beyond the will
Half way to the sludge but no end in sight
Shorten expectations and indulge
Harness what you dared set-up
A tragedy of your own making
A self in despair in need of a way out
Battling surrender and retreat
What else can I risk for you?
Who else can come to the fore?
You owe me nothing but I lost it for you
We’re spot on so keep your head up
Engage while you flee, you bastard
Turn a blind eye and keep moving
No one is watching and no one cares
Neglect yourself and assume you are out
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Sarcasm and background noise all over
Sexy and charming at the first sight
Me (me), you (you), all of us at once
Pleading guilty and proud to do it
Gee-Vee-Aay (GVA)
Fuck you all!
You, cabron, read between the lines
Now all rats are leaving the boat
So watch your stance and clean your mouth
You’re in to the bone, you fucking freaks!
Genferei!
Go fuck yourself!
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KESS’KHTAK Genève, Switzerland
Kess'khtak is a death/grind band formed at the end of 2007 in Geneva, Switzerland.
After 15 years
and +150 gigs incl. Hellfest 2019, the band came up with a new album called "EPICURIANS».
A sad tale on the deplorable state of our world, enslaved by greed, hatred, and idiocy.
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