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Upheaval

by The Anima Effect

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1.
Descend 01:42
2.
Confront 02:12
To the leaders of media and industry We don't appreciate your subliminal imagery You project into people, trying to invoke The justification of slaughter Xenophobia is their only weapon against us Prejudice, hatred and fear This is how they make us turn on each other To the leaders of media and industry We don't appreciate your subliminal imagery You project into people, trying to invoke The justification of slaughter They blame the powerless, they blame the voiceless So here today, we stand in solidarity It's time for change It's time to end this game It's time for things to change It's time for real change
3.
Today's the day We let our weakness be washed away Today's the day We let our fears be wiped away So begins an era of growth In the age of decay No longer must we wallow in shame No longer must we drown in pain It's time to set, set ourselves free Free our minds from self induced slavery (x2) Together we'll transcend the illusions That are holding us back Stand up and be who you're meant to be We are our own eternal enemy The war within us tells us who we really are We are confusion, lost in our unending pride Our struggle is one that never ends Our war is one we cannot win (x2) Despite the odds we face together We stand and fight for what is right We fight for the freedom of the human race Erase the toxic ideology dictating our lives Let's begin to make things right
4.
Identity 05:51
This is a moment of clarity The world falling all around me Our lives exist within static contingencies Aware of this betrayal and disparity I delineate the difference between The truth- and conditioning I know the price paid I know the price paid for relentless escalation I know the price paid I know the price paid for the conquest of nations I know the price paid for relentless escalation The endless hunger and conquest of nations I know the price paid for relentless escalation It is the blood, the blood of our generation This is our fate the obstacles in place Malice and hate, consuming the human race Until we stand- to erase To erase the system in place I know life holds the possibility To be free, to be free of fear I know life holds the possibility To be free, of hate and inequality I will not be a victim to lies told throughout history I will not let another man’s word, be the definition of me I know the price paid for relentless escalation The endless hunger and conquest of nations This is our fate the obstacles in place Malice and hate, consuming the human race
5.
Cycles 05:38
What has society come to, when the world we inhabit Is literally dying by our own hands? Consumption is our destruction The monetary free market is forcing us all to serve as slaves To our oppressors We are the fools who allow this evil to exist These are the forces, that drive our world today Like the lives of the many, held in the hands of the few Like sinners, in the hands of an angry god But there is light beyond this darkness, if we find our way Where’s your god now? Consumption is our destruction The monetary free market is forcing us all to serve as slaves To our oppressors Clearly, we must take matters into our own hands The time for change is now Or else we’ll be forced to serve as slaves The time for change is now The time for change is now This can only be achieved, once the world is aware Of the heartache and despair Stand up and fight for what you believe Unless we change the course we are lost (x4)
6.
Nexus 03:45
7.
Liberate 07:14
We all tend to gravitate towards Ideas that validate and Reinforce our perceptions of the world and of ourselves You’ve become the warden in your Own self designed prison Are you too blind to see it’s you who holds the key If you refuse the facts because You perceive them as attacks then You’ve become your own eternal enemy You’ve become the warden in your Own self designed prison Are you too blind to see it’s you who holds the key? Only you can unlock the floodgates and set your soul free How could you allow yourself to be dragged down by history (x2) Don’t buy into the false idea that freedom isn’t free You can be what you choose to be, you just need to think objectively And learn to set, set your mind free Do you feel the gravity Don’t be blind to history Let us show you what it means To be free of false identities Do you feel the gravity Don’t be blind to history Don’t buy into the false idea that freedom isn’t free You can be what you choose to be, you just need to think objectively Do you feel the gravity Don’t be blind to history Let us show you what it means to be truly free Free of ego Free of false identities Free of institutional indoctrination (x2) Together, together we walk towards the path, the path of liberty Free of ego Free of false identities Free of poison from nations We all tend to gravitate towards Ideas that validate and Reinforce our perceptions of the world and of ourselves You’ve become the warden in your Own self designed prison Are you too blind to see it’s you who holds the key? If you refuse the facts because You perceive them as attacks then You’ve become your own eternal enemy You’ve become the warden in your Own self designed prison Are you too blind to see it’s you who holds the key? Free of ego, free of false identities, free of institutional indoctrination
8.
Upheaval 03:15
9.
Reclaim 06:38
It’s a blessing, and a curse To realize history’s worth Nothing less than greedy hands Who never stop to learn- History can’t be swept of fact These streets ran with the blood of the damned No remorse for the raised hand No ear for the pangs of grief Slaughtered and hanged in the streets But the dreams escaped the prison walls And now it manifests itself within us all Reclaim, your mind cannot be bought or sold Reclaim, your life is worth far more than gold Separation only exists in the eyes of the blinded Separation only exists in the fragile minded In the shallow minded tyrants Separation always exists in the eyes of the blind Nothing less than backs breaking, beneath hammer and sword Nothing less than greedy hands, that have no remorse (no remorse) No remorse for the struggle No remorse for those in need No remorse for the working class, on which they feed Nothing separates a slave from slave Neither class, nor creed, can unbind the chains (x2) So united, we’ll fight the power- of the state Drag it by it’s wig and introduce it- to it’s fate Politicians scalped and maimed- set them all ablaze Politicians scalped and maimed- set those motherfuckers ablaze Erase their names These streets ran with the blood of the damned No remorse for the raised hand No ear for the pangs of grief Slaughtered and hanged in the streets What was stolen is ours to take Nothing less than our lives we will reclaim But the dreams escaped the prison walls And now it manifests itself- within us all Reclaim, your mind cannot be bought or sold Reclaim, your life is worth far more than gold (x2) The castle dismantled, the king’s head on a pike We will stop at nothing to reclaim our rights (x2)
10.
Parasocial 02:11
11.
So it begins This is the end The end of everything Don’t be fooled by deceptive demagogues, Always selling people giant fucking cons Don’t you know they’ve been lying all along? To them it’s just a game and they play you like a pawn The champion of the corporatocracy Overthrew our people’s democracy And ushered in a new era of depravity A facist oligarchy Don’t be fooled by deceptive demagogues, Always selling people giant fucking cons Don’t you know they’ve been lying all along? To them it’s just a game and they play you like a pawn (x2) Now that it’s time, it’s time to face reality You need to understand your own mortality Now that it’s time, it’s time to face reality You need to understand the problems of humanity Now that it’s time, it’s time to face reality You need to embrace your own mortality Now that it’s time, it’s time to face reality You need to embrace, embrace humanity He’s used your fear to segregate you He’s used your race to alienate you (x2) What can we say? He played you all for fools Have fun living under Nazi rule (x2) To the demagogue your life means nothing But he promised you’d amount to something You’ve chosen a liar and a crook, Because you’ve never even fucking looked at a book He’s misdirected your hate towards the powerless Took advantage of your ignorance Your fear, your pride and prejudice He manifests and redirects it You worship him like a god We’re here to tell you- He’s fucking not Not a fucking god The demagogue… He points the finger of blame At anyone who doesn’t look the same A revolution of intolerance and hate We must stand together and refuse to participate They control our minds by controlling what we see They control it all through their elite oligarchy While we waste our lives chasing foolish fantasies The greatest one of all is the american dream Through manipulation of the public education They turn our school systems into state indoctrination They sell us only lies and cheap entertainment While they wage war and conquer other nations We’re all slaves to a system of oppression Caught in the rat race of capitalism While we waste our lives chasing foolish fantasies The greatest one of all is the american dream
12.
Ascend 01:02

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released November 16, 2017

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