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Thought Crimes
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"Thought Crimes" took a few years to pull together. It provides a nice balance of personal and political commentary.
The lyrical content is always insightful (I think), but it doesn't get
in the way of itself like the songs on my
first EP. My personal favorites are "Bury Me", "Sibling", "Noes", and "Amplified".
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1. Cranium |
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Stand back Don’t look at that Face the other way Or they might fight back Don’t ask that Don’t stop to chat Talk like that And they might attack Don’t write that Composition cutback Words like that Might attract blowback Don’t fight back The aphrodisiac Info attack But never look back Strengthen Strengthen your mind They’ve taken What we designed It’s my my my cranium Makes me Not want to explain to ‘em Why I Stop racing or chasing ‘em Why we Erase and replacing them It’s my my my cranium Makes me Not want to explain to ‘em Why I Stop facing or chasing ‘em Why we Erase and replacing ‘em That’s it You’re not worth spit Words transmit The bullshit emits Don’t fake it Don’t counterfeit It’s not worth shit But they worship it No benefit The goal’s illegit Sit back and witness them get away with it Don’t know this They’re all hypocrites And bit by bit We’re all losing it Strengthen Strengthen your mind They’ve taken What we designed It’s my my my cranium Makes me Not want to explain to ‘em Why I Stop racing or chasing ‘em Why we Erase and replacing them It’s my my my cranium Makes me Not want to explain to ‘em Why I Stop facing or chasing ‘em Why we Erase and replacing ‘em God witness Close mindedness Opened my mind And now find this This isn’t The time for this They’ve already taken What we dismiss And we just Consume more shit With no way To dispose of it That’s it Don’t let them in Shut them out Cranium is in Strengthen Strengthen your mind They’ve taken What we designed It’s my my my cranium Makes me Not want to explain to ‘em Why I Stop racing or chasing ‘em Why we Erase and replacing them It’s my my my cranium Makes me Not want to explain to ‘em Why I Stop facing or chasing ‘em Why we Erase and replacing ‘em
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2. Bury Me |
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Welcome to the real world junior My main role is just to impugn ya Take a look around at what’s new here We could use a liar like you here
T-t-t-tap the feeder bar junior Your w-w-w-working real hard junior Just t-t-t-take a second now junior Kneel down – feel that – you like that loser?
Bury me alive I can’t sleep tonight Bury me alive I can’t breathe tonight
Suck it good – you’ll be the front runner I’ll give you more – cause you’re a quick learner You OK? You look a bit thinner Tap the feeder bar – get some dinner
We’re on a wicked witch hunt boy We think you’ve done something wrong here boy We need to know we can trust you boy Now purge your soul for what we employ
Bury me alive I can’t sleep tonight Bury me alive I can’t breathe tonight
One final last chance boy Admit what you did – or be destroyed We know you can feel the dread Our words have gotten inside your head
Fess up – or this is not the end Or maybe we can all pretend You weren’t here when this happened You’re not here anyway my friend
Bury me alive I can’t sleep tonight Bury me alive I can’t breathe tonight
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3. Sibling |
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Maybe I Should have asked more questions And Maybe I Should have just talked less Maybe I Well you know the rest Maybe you You passed this test
And maybe I Just lost the lesson Amazing I Couldn’t see the regression Forced upon you With your thoughts in recession And we can’t even get Mom and dad to listen
So crazy I Couldn’t see your thoughts so cold Thinking this is a phase Part of how we get old And I don’t even know why I tried to keep hold And we all tried to fit you Into my own mold
Then again This was part of your plan Then again You just couldn’t stand This again So I have to ask Was it him? Or was I just so mad
That I didn’t see What was going on I didn’t see You in your thoughts withdrawn I didn’t see You until you were gone I didn’t think You’d be gone that long
This is me Saying I know I’m wrong This is me Going on and on You and me We can right these wrongs Maybe I Should say so long
Go on take a hit You’re scaring your mother Take another hit And bury your brother
Yeah maybe I Should let you go Maybe you didn’t get that low Maybe I Reap the seeds I’ve sewn Maybe you Maybe you just don’t know
It’s crazy when We can see each other See our failures And see our mothers You save your brother You don’t hate your brother We can’t hate each other
Amazing you Couldn’t see what I was saying Amazing you Couldn’t hear what I was playing All these thoughts I’ve been saving come forth From my brain Now I’m craving
A life for you I can’t give you So take a hit It’s what you do Take a trip Where I won’t see you I’ve realized I can’t be you I realize What you’ve been through
Behind these eyes I’m concerned for you Behind these eyes Springs a well of truth The blurry streams Run down my face To the point Where I can’t drive straight
If somehow I could create A replacement drug Kill your pain and hate I’d rest In peace While you plead Your case
Go on take a hit You’re scaring your mother Take another hit And bury your brother
This is not Just a copout These are not My final doubts If you could see How I got out Then you could see How you will do without
Do without 25 years of shit Do without His hand on your dick Do without God, these thoughts are sick Do without your needs to quit
Finally You’ll release your hate Finally They can’t violate You and me It’s not too late We can live a New life we create
Pack it up Put that shit down Wrap it up Before you drown I’ll pick you up Before you break down Just give it up Or you’ll be face down
Don’t take a hit You’re scaring mother Don’t take a hit You’ll bury brother I’m sick of this And I won’t watch you smother Me with this You’re like none other
Believe me when I say this brother We will live Inside each other You can give Me all your pain And I’ll make sure We both recover
Go on take a hit You’re scaring your mother Take another hit And bury your brother
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4. Abyss |
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James Madison: “Of all the enemies to public liberty, war is, perhaps, the most to be dreaded; because it comprises and develops the germ of every other. No nation could preserve its freedom in the midst of continual warfare.”
Looting, Killing, Murdering Drilling Who will foot the billing for all the blood spilling I’m not willing to make it me Coalition unwilling Cause we’re not free
To realize a court declared right to privacy So many people blind - that much I can see People with small minds love atrocities As long as they don’t have to take responsibility
God’s personal anointed crime family That’s what we’ve become As far as I can see
The empire’s weak And it’s bound to fall Next time you’re asleep They’ll take it all
Tall or small They just make a call The next thing you know Your family is all
Shackled up and trapped in Some random encampment What the fuck happened? Never thought the wire tappin’
Would affect you, did you?
Never thought the random searches would affect you, did you?
Never thought the legislation would affect you, did you?
It was all just an act to disinfect you and trick you!
TRICK YOU!!!
GOD! FUCK! Can’t believe this shit! I can’t believe we fucking let you get away with this! GOD DAMN IT! CHRIST! No not like this! We gotta get the fuck out – out of the abyss
Criminal acts of aggression crack under pressure & lack understanding the map Bridging the gap Between these unilateral tactics And defensive actions That add to the madness
& breed all this crap it Leads to inaction & government expansion A weak mental backbone
Lets you bend to the masters Our freedom is passing Faster disappearing
It’s a cheap currency That means NOTHING I’m fearing You thought we were free And you get NOTHING It’s clear that you still pay your fee And you get NOTHING You shear your beliefs And still get NOTHING
Seminal acts of compassion Not blind aggression Stop our recession & halt the creation
Of these nation states We’re now at the mercy of Slaves of hate While we create
A safe debate Indoctrinate Don’t communicate Just alienate
Fill collection plate & soon they will all capitulate
GOD! FUCK! Can’t believe this shit! I can’t believe we fucking let you get away with this! GOD DAMN IT! CHRIST! No not like this! We gotta get the fuck out – out of the abyss
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5. Jarhead |
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6. Noes |
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Just a little bit of internal frustration mixed with a little bit of perspiration With sweaty hands I reach to click With sweaty palm I grab my
About to enter in a World of failure About to remind her Just how I’ve failed her How did I end up back here again? When did my emotions end up so thin?
Now each justification Gets shifty Now each lust fornication Feels empty
I know I’ll want To take it back Maybe this time I won’t make it back
This isn’t a time To think of that This is when a mind Silences feedback
Machine language now Pushing me to lean back This is not right She knows I don’t need that
This is not the beginning And is not likely the end X 2
Yes, I’ve got your noes, but I’m out of control X 4
This release Has become part Of daily life right from the start
The pressure builds The pressure stops The pleasure fills I squeeze my
I want to Taste your Hell If I burn my tongue I’ll stand the smell
Of rotting flesh Best laid to rest I last confessed And I’m gone still
Just a box Plastic and wires Metal parts Now I’m a liar
This won’t explain Why I’m obsessed This won’t explain Why we’re obsessed
The glare is soft Feel the light Climax of shame Now I’m alright
She’s not to blame I know she’s right I’m not to blame I’ll stop tonight
This is not the beginning And is not likely the end X 2
Yes, I’ve got your noes, but I’m out of control X 4 The glare is soft Feel the light Climax of shame Now I’m alright
She’s not to blame I know she’s right I’m not to blame I’ll stop tonight
The glare is soft Feel the light Climax of shame Now I’m alright
She’s not to blame I know she’s right I’m not to blame I’ll stop tonight
This is not the beginning And is not likely the end X 2
Yes, I’ve got your noes, but I’m out of control
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7. Dismember |
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They want to Disarm the revolution Claim we harm the execution Maim Discard the constitution Drain the wound Restart the retribution
Shame on you It’s hard To compute this pain They’ll start To refute the drain On your heart Should not restrain Dismember and end this reign
As we approach the capitol building Disconnect the past Discard your feelings
They’ve got none So leave them reeling Screaming, paralyzed, and bleeding
Mo more delays This is it Final solution Dismantle it
Each appendage is One branch of government
Subtract the cancer Limb by limb We need these answers Now is when
The body politic is ripe With decay – gangrene Wrought with strife
They would gamble with your life Discombobulate their life
The nervous system now in sight The revolution starts tonight
We will Dismember this body Still Can’t remember us falling Down And under this machine Now Dismember this body
Now we can Disarm their reasons Maim Discard their treason Shame Retard this appeasement Clean this would – restart the freezing
Reasons for what we do They include But aren’t limited to
A total refute Of light and truth Abominations Without proof
Criminalization Of our youth Our realization Countercoup
Our worst fears Have all come true Their worst fears Will now come true
Sharpen the blade Ever so thin It will pass Right through the skin
Bone and flesh Hacksaw this We’ve come here To demand redress
If you won’t give We will Exact revenge Be still Your penance Be still A pound of flesh for everything You kill
We will Dismember this body Still Can’t remember us falling Down And under this machine Now Dismember this body
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8. Deviant |
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One more day No more delays And if they don’t sing praise I’ll change these ways And if I don’t create At least three strains Then I haven’t done my job to enrage these slaves
I haven’t done enough to set the slaves ablaze Enough to make the crazed slaves seize these days The deranged way that the slaves pray these days Makes them obey Though they can’t see through the haze
I have been sent to displace decay The decay that we gray with every day It’s become an everlasting natural strain Of disease so bad I fake the pain
I can’t help but think there’s something left to gain If I rack my brain enough I might fan the flame
Out of the pan and into the fire The same fire makes my flames rise higher I’m a heretic designed to inspire The desire of the slaves to rise higher
Only then they’ll realize they can’t buy the writer The writer writes the lies that are sold to the buyer T hen they realize it’s time to rise
Rise up and conspire to fire the liars
Fire the liars
One more day That’s what I need to get out One more phrase And then it’s me you’ll need to Lead the slaves It’s time to rise and we will Make our claim I need just one more day
Like a plane wreck God comes down from on high And he says follow us, but never ask why
Why God, why do you hide? Why God, why don’t you look inside?!!!
Inside my eyes There’s more to this life I could never hope to find Despite my cries We walk around lost Can’t see through the lies No matter what the cost I strive to be wise
Pick yourself up, Grab for this game With every pen stroke I strafe my brain With every breath we’re against the grain Every single line is One piece obtained
One day of dirt Nother day of pain Without these fuckin’ chains We’d never be the same
Full of all the hope Full of all the shame My crazed mind aches To have a claim to fame
One more day will we remain? A nation of fools who won’t take the blame? I can’t stop until we refrain From exploitation of our domain
One last chance to bleed the pain One final crack on the veil of reign One more day before I tap the vein And inject a viral strain To awake the brain
One more day That’s what I need to get out One more phrase And then it’s me you’ll need to Lead the slaves It’s time to rise and we will Make our claim I need just one more day
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9. Machine Break |
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10. Amplified |
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Why can’t You listen to anything I’ve got to say I can’t Listen to anything you’ve got to say We can’t Listen to each other pray The amplification of your words Make me feel like you’re in my way
Something happens inside my head Your words hit and weigh like lead An interaction now I dread Distorted words now so widespread
Open your mouth Exit signs Open my ears Enter my mind
The process begins I can’t find A way to alter This design
The maker Built us all this way Chemicals Induce the rage
Just because you can’t remember Doesn’t mean you weren’t insane
My words are like drops of rain Your words are like shots of pain Every effort to restrain My hatred is all gone in vein Amplify what’s in my mind I can’t find the words behind Distortion, static, thoughts untied All your words are amplified Amplified x4
Talk talk talk Crunch crunch crunch Data processed Now expunge
You keep going till you’re lost Now I feel like we’re both lost
Pass the logic Pass the reason Lack of knowledge Back to freezing
Right the wrongings Spite the feelings Fight the longings I’ll stop feeling
It doesn’t matter How much sense What you say Makes innocence
Is lost today And I resent Your misunderstanding of this event
I won’t repent How I feel It’s not my fault You don’t feel
You’ve been desensitized and now You think that nothing’s real
But everything to me Is everything to me Your words don’t go through me They’re stuck in circuitry
Iterations make them louder Regeneration now they’re crowded Operations make them louder Fuck!!! It’s all so loud now!!!
Amplify what’s in my mind I can’t find the words behind Distortion, static, thoughts untied All your words are amplified Amplified x4
Turn down the volume I’ll try to listen This music drowns out Your every wish then
That’s where this chasm exists And I’ll persist explaining this You insist on pushing this But your words just aren’t making sense
Push these buttons Turn these knobs Increase the static Do your job
Of my youth I feel I’m robbed No chance to see Through my own fog
Solve one or two Of my own problems Without your dis- torted involvement
God wastes youth Upon the young You make it worse Gnashing your tongue
I won’t stop Until we’re done You won’t stop feeling outdone You won’t stop Until you’ve won I think you de- stroyed the lesson
Through your misuse Of the language Interact then Leave me strangled
The message now Decayed and mangled This opera- tion has failed
You grow old I grow cold To wisdom wasted On the old
Amplify what’s in my mind I can’t find the words behind Distortion, static, thoughts untied All your words are amplified Amplified x4
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11. Tear Up [Remix] |
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You want me to lose what’s true But I can’t see t |