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ARMORED SAINT LYRICS
"Revelation" (2000)
1. Pay Dirt
2. The Pillar
3. After Me, the Flood
4. Tension
5. Creepy Feelings
6. Damaged
7. Den of Thieves
8. Control Issues
9. No Me Digas
10. Deep Rooted Anger
11. What's Your Pleasure
12. Upon My Departure
1. Pay Dirt
Pay Dirt
That's when I hit pay dirt
Sink or swim
I'm jumpin' in
Huddled masses cling together
But the herd gets thin
Self assured
With those fighting words
Your so-called figure of speech
Won't be hard
I'll never lose my shirt
Someday I'll hit pay pirt
I'd rather die of thirst
Fast-moving fast-ducking fast
Running fast from the blast
I'm here to carry my weigth
Murder will out the ingrates
No tampering with the soul
I'm sidestepping your phony idols
That's when I'll hit pay dirt
2. The Pillar
The Pillar
Dressed in a shroud
Preparing the stand-off
A meeting of the minds must be understood
Benevolent grin couldn't be kinder
The ceremony guest is unveiling his hood
Draining power straight from the pillar
A grisly affection no one denies
The darker the room
The warmer the climate
For an unsuspected thrill homicide
Openmindedness
You're old enough - to know
Narrowmindedness
Lethargic is thought
Your brain slowly rots
Lust for the taste, no time to waste
It gives me, it gives strength
It gives strength over you (yes i do)
Waited the day
That i'd be discovered
Oblivious fools take the longest time
Endless travels
Through laws of nature
Opening boxes, oh what a find
Maximum pain with minimal pleasure
Strive for the things that you never can have
Chasing a dream that seems so appealing
Only to awaken on the wrong path
Begging to be the servants pet
Breaking free from the horde of norm
Futile transition, plenty of residue
The cheerful flesh is rolled into form
3. After Me, the Flood
After Me, The Flood
Help me write these words down
I'll write a great song to die to
Cause my days are numbered
And it's certain that I'm gonna drag you
I don't plan on going alone
I need a friend like a typhoid mary
We'll walk with a goose step
With vigor and might that's scary
There I go (down)
And I'm lovin' it
Dig way deep in
Bid farewell to a world I can't live in
I scratched the surface
And found pride was paper thin
I tried evil
I wish it had more of and impact
Cause faith ain't helping
To rid the apes on my back
After me come the flood
4. Tension
Tension
Brass hat, CEO
Only appears for a cameo
The camp is so clean
And it keeps raining green
The scent is strong
But yet something's wrong
Everything is too much right
Tension, need tension
God forsaken
Godawful place
The falling house of cards
That I love to embrace
I'm saving face
Four star everything's comped
We steer the peddlers clear
Lessons in decorum given out
First class, top notch, no fear
Announcing every heroic feat
Large praise and make it quick
Good as it is it's never great
This health is making me sick
Wrapped up the report is done
The addle brained just can't get enough
The scent is strong but yet something is wrong
Everything just ain't right
This house of cards is erasing my face
5. Creepy Feelings
Creepy Feelings
Imagine every morbid thought
You've had throughout your life
Becoming real in the eyes
Every sucker with a weak mind
You're invited to a place
A sinister fearful haven
Where a human sacrifice
Is some stupid ass religion
What the hell is wrong with the world
Views are so distorted
No regard for human life
No law and order
Darkness - sure can be a rude awakening
No guest - has ever escaped the torturing
Creepy feelings - coming over you
Creepy feelings - lock 'em away in a room
This is all created from
Their wild imagination
The difference between truth and false
Depends on your fascination
Creepy feelings - coming over you
Protest - fools who will lead you into it
6. Damaged
Damaged
Loathsome
Glum is commonplace
Lonely
Longing for a face
Dwelling in the shadows
There's a darker side still
Once what was wide open
Is closed and unfulfilled
Acceptance
A need that I can't understand
Some uninvited guest
Is whispering demands
Damage
Private and off the beaten track
Bulwarked, so as not to get shellacked
As I sit in solitary confinement
Which I choose
Bewildered and stumped
By the many ways I lose
Some uninvited guest is tugging at my hand
Sap the energy and corrode the order of the day
Pigeon feet touch the ground, mind is disarray
7. Den of Thieves
Den Of Thieves
These living quarters are off limits to you
These guarded borders are all subject to choose
Passive not my tone of voice no way
Not my choice, here to make a point
Inside - you will find all that you need
In the den of thieves
Inside - you'll always find ecstacy
In the den of thieves
This propaganda can be hell against you
This four leaf clover can be lucky for you
Freedom and fortune waits for all time to
Climb the wall and watch the old ways fall
Inside - sleep always comes easily
Radical changes are there pushing you through
Severing ties a big decision for you
What will you do
Power, by rank and file, you must learn to smile
Lonely in the wind
Inside - things aren't always what they seem
8. Control Issues
Control Issues
Beat my bloody fist to a pulp
Then I'll switch hands
Gotta prove that I'm a worthy man
Privileged to be in god's domain
A monumental task
So listen obey and better never ask
Good at making the call
Bent over backwards
Good at breaking the fall - repair me
I mourn your blighted life
Bent over backwards
But on this we'll agree
We hate people that we don't like
Control, control - control issues
Force fed until I hurt, regurgitate
Indulgence is my mate
Honest righteousness, public to be damned
Throw in the towel and give the king a hand
Can't control my choice
A waver in the voice
Gotta cut the ties that bind
Can't get grounded
9. No Me Digas
No Me Digas
[Bonus track on limited edition double-cd]
El Diablo sale
Por mis chingaderas
Locuras en me suenos
Los cadaberes toman cida por gusto
Entra en la mente
Salve me
Perdida esta mi alma
Porque me quiren enchufar
Y saben que voy a chocar
Solo la mente
Le gusta mis chingaderas
Si te quires
Vas a parar
Me Ilaman, voy a parar
Cuando estoy volando
Hoygo voces, voces muy confusas
Porque me quiren enchufar
Y saben que voy a chocar
No me des tus puterias
No me des tus mentiras
No me des tus puterias
No me digas, no me digas
No me deja empas
Quiero mas y mas y mas y mas
10. Deep Rooted Anger
Deep Rooted Anger
Before all else, better get yourself armed yeah
Watch as they gravitate to your irresistable charm
Yeah - irresistable, irresistable
Who is going to guard the guards themselves
If you always lay down in the name of help
The paupers learn quick or fall to the side
It's all me myself and I
Who is going to guard the guards themselves
When all you do is try to survive the pelts
The paupers learn quick or fall to the side
I live me myself, me myself and I
Don't look to heaven, cause you think that
Your due reward
You think you do?
In my hand is a chisel
For the chip on my shoulder
I can't afford no
Spewing energy
You say the sky cries along with me
Passive aggressive man
Trying to trade in human misery
Let go of better wisdom
11. What's Your Pleasure
What's Your Pleasure
Come here and bend over
Torturing I like
I'm picking candy from a window store
And want to eat everything in sight
It's so nourishing
Every move is exciting
All there for the take tonight
Come near I bet you wonder
If I'm a callous man
Execution by the numbers
Unable to withstand
Do you feel yourself breaking sweat
Light head, short of breath
Watch me cry them tears of joy
I got some news for you
All the pain you'll feel is due
So tell me
What's your pleasure - oh the pleasure's mine
What's your pleasure - running down your spine
What's your pleasure - oh about to lose your
Mind, mind
Don't sigh it ain't over
I got a second wind
Your gonna sink further
Struggle for oxygen
It's so nourishing, every move is exciting
Hold on for the final ride of your life
12. Upon My Departure
Upon My Departure
When the final bell is rung
And the game's declared over
We speak the words goodbye
And I know it's forever
An empty pit inside my chest
Was more than a small clue
No you'll never see me again
Something I gotta get used to
But you left much behind
Some peace and vital signs
Food for a busy mind
And souvenirs to hold tight
Just a passenger on your jetliner
Crashing to the ground
But the impact doesn't make a sound
Well a lesson to be learned
From your departure
Funny thing but when you went away
I lost part of my cure
And now I'm searching hard
Underneath every card
Hoping with best regards
You'll bail me out of this dream state
Oh but what I feel
Unfortunately is real
Feeling the sting of pain
Not a damn thing can erase the stain
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