DISSIMULATOR LYRICS

1. The Derelict

You’ve lulled yourself into complacency
But the safety you feel is all in your head

Step down from your pulpit
Look and see the generation that you’ve left for dead
Look and see the generation that you’ve left for dead

Tear the veil from your eyes
And see that this is a war of attrition
No Father, tear the veil from their eyes
Give me strength to light the flame that will burn their world
(Tear the veil from your eyes, and you will see the generation you have left for dead, you have chosen to sit and watch from the sidelines, you have forsaken your purpose. Everywhere I turn, my brothers, my sisters, all your children have closed their eyes, they have
lost their focus, their hearts have grown cold, just say the word and I will light the flame that will burn their world)

You have fought the battle and bear the scars
And they turned you away cause you’re dangerous
But look around, you are not alone
You have fought the battles and bear the scars
And they turned you away because you’re dangerous
But look around, you are not alone
We will live forever!
Too many times have I seen someone come to you for guidance
Only to find a congregation who have turned their backs
Have you forgotten it’s not your place to turn his children away?
You cast judgment on the scars that mark them

YOU WILL BURN

Father, everywhere I turn, your people have closed their eyes

2. Like Father, Like Son

As I grasp onto your arm, I only look for acceptance and love
My heart is calling out to feel the warmth of my father (my father)
Is it too much to ask for you to wake up?
These scars on my face only remind me we live in a broken world
We live in a broken world

You threaten me with everything in your reach
Can’t you see how pathetic you are?
You spit in my face and you call me trash
I look into your eyes and see nothing but anger
I look into your eyes and see nothing but anger
I can’t take it anymore
I can’t take this anymore

In this broken home I stand
Staring at a blank wall that has been smashed in
I feel as though I am looking into a mirror
Of what’s inside of me, (of what’s inside of me)

Running through the house I find myself running for my life
Why can’t this just be a dream (why can’t this just be a dream)
And when I think I’m safe you are right behind me
Ready to strike me
Daddy

I wish I could run away, and never feel your hand again

Oh no, daddy’s drunk again, and I’ve made a mess, why did I make a mess?
I try to hide in my room but he calls me out, why is daddy so mad at me?
I didn’t mean to upset you, I’m so sorry, please don’t hurt me
I didn’t mean to upset you, I’m so sorry, please don’t hurt me

As you run away into the dark, you fall on your knees, begging Father please
Be the dad I never had
Be the dad I never had

In this broken home I stand
Staring at a blank wall that has been smashed in
I feel as though I am looking into a mirror
Of what’s inside of me, (of what’s inside of me)

Your hates inside my head
Your hates inside my head

3. I Was Born With A Gun To My Head

The hatred that I feel
Is born within this shell
The only redemption I have
Dwells within

I was born with a gun to my head
The chamber’s loaded and there’s nowhere to run
Bullets forged by a malcontent cycle of life
I’ve disfigured all within that’s beautiful

I’m losing grip on all that’s real and I begin to lose my mind
Where is my sanity?
Where is my sanity?
Running circles trapped inside a cage
Will you release me?
Oh God, release me!

I was born with a gun to my head
I was born with a gun to my head
I was born with a gun to my head
The chamber’s loaded and the time has come

Some people are born into tragedy

I need to find a way out of this hell
Is this an oppression of the mind?
Or maybe it’s something else

I feel you creeping upon me
Your claws digging deep in my skull
I will fight you with the strength of the One who died for me

I will fight
I will fight

He sends his demons in disguise
But we will not be deceived
They tear at our mind
But we will rip out their throats

I’m losing grip
Where is my sanity?

4. Butchered

I was walking down a darkened stairway
I have never seen this place before
Rooms sealed by iron doors
Behind them lay unspeakable horrors

The lay inside the fire
Their homes inside the fire
They lay inside the fire

They lay inside the fire and they die and die again
All hope is lost

For reasons I do not know I was shown all these despicable images
Have you ever looked into the eyes of a man as his guts spill from his side?

Hanging from a hook like butchered flesh
He is lost, forever lost

Walking down this darkened stairway
I have never seen this place before
Rooms sealed by iron doors
Behind them lay unspeakable horrors

They lay inside the fire and they die and die again
All hope is lost

They lay inside the fire
Their homes inside the fire

Don’t make your home inside the fire

For reasons I do not know
I was shown all these despicable images
Rooms sealed by iron doors
Behind them lay unspeakable horrors

5. The Catalyst

Father, take my eyes and hold them to the fire
My soul is black as night, and I can’t see you there

Sever me; I need to bleed out this infection (I need to)
Cauterize, burn the flesh, and make me whole again

Once again I throw myself onto shards of glass
Just leave me on the ground
I will just do it again for I am the destroyer
I am the catalyst; you will offer me a way out
And I am the destroyer; don’t expect me to ever be free

My vision is darkening; I need to bleed out this infection (I need too)
I am the destroyer, I am the catalyst

Sever me, I need to bleed, out this infection (I need too)
Cauterize, burn the flesh, and make me whole again

IT’S TOO LATE (I will never survive)
JUST LEAVE ME ON THE GROUND (there’s nothing left inside)
THE CANCER HAS TAKE HOLD OF ME (into the ashes I fall)
THE CANCER HAS TAKEN ITS HOLD ON ME

I am the cancer, I am the cancer

I AM THE CANCER!

6. Crushed To Ashes (Interlude)

And behold there was a great earthquake
And the sun became black as night
And the moon became like blood
A great star fell from heaven
Burning like a torch
Destroying a third of the waters
Twinkle Twinkle Little Star
Fall
Destroy everything
Crush the earth
Turn the oceans to blood

7. Tale Of A Demon

Let me tell you a tale of a time
When the world was veiled by darkness
Your children played in the streets like rats
And I stood by and watched them decay
Mankind is such a filthy disease
A plague upon the earth
I've looked into the hearts of corrupt men before
And found myself disgusted
Let me turn back the hands of time
You may not like what you will find
This will go on and on
And on, and on, and on, and on
You are a plague upon the earth
Wretched and vile
Wars, lies, death, and hate
The earth has seen over 100 billion burials
We all have looked upon the faces of broken men
There is despair in every generation
We watch our children die
So tell me demon, what are you trying to prove
There is a line that I will never cross
All of the evil that you are showing me
Will not break my faith
Let me tell you a tale of a time
When the world was veiled by darkness
Your children played in the streets like rats
And I stood by and watched them decay
Slither on the ground like a snake
Slither on the ground like a snake
Be gone from me
Be gone from my sight and slither on the ground like a snake
You will never get the best of me
My feet are planted on solid ground
You will never shake my faith

8. Forgotten Home

Yours was a soul that shined so bright
Now tainted and darkened
By another’s bitterness
By another’s bitterness

Now you’re gone
Now you’re gone

He took you by the hand and told you what you wanted to hear
You were lead away by a sirens song
Led away from a place that was made for you
Now you’re gone and I don’t know how to bring you back

He closed your eyes and darkened your world
Now you’re gone and I don’t know how to bring you back
He took you by the hand and told you what you wanted to hear
You were led away from the place that was made for you

He showed you a reality based purely on his own lust
He showed you a reality that you’ll never be freed from
There is a special place in Hell for those who defile His children
You are dead

You are dead
Time is running out
You are dead
Dead and gone

He closed your eyes and darkened your world
Now you’re gone and I don’t know how to bring you back
He took you by the hand and told you what you wanted to hear
You were led away from the place that was made for you

I can’t bring you back
I can’t bring you back

9. Teeth Of The Shark

The world is dead
You’ve corrupted all
Your intentions have been warped and your words are false
You are ready to condemn all those who are suffering because of your hate
And I will not stand by
To watch you condemn all
The world is dead

There you sit upon your pedestal
Built upon the souls you corrupted
With hate laced into the Word of God
Lucifer is calling you home

Your vile words mean nothing to me
You will not infect my heart with hate
I hope that God will rip you from everything you love
And that you’ll become everything you despise

Now you’ve fallen
How does it feel to be on the receiving end?

How does it feel to know you’ve caused so much pain, hurt, and hate?
All the lives you’ve torn apart.
Your vile words mean nothing to me
You will not infect my heart with lies like you’ve done so many times

If it were up to me, I would show you the wrath of God
I would tear your walls asunder and watch the vermin run

I would tear your walls asunder and watch the vermin run

I will not stand y and watch you condemn His children

For all the lives you’ve destroyed, you’ve destroyed

You will fall
You will fall
You will fall
You will fall

Your time will come, you will be judged
Your time will come, you will be judged
God will rip you from your pedestal

10. The Descent

Lying here on my final day
I watched as the sky cracks open (burning red)
I stare at the earth as it falls down around my head

Here I stand, with a choice to make, golden fields behind, dark forest ahead
I know I should turn away but it beckons me
So into the forest I tread

Running through this forest endless and dark
Without a path to guide my way out
They told me I would never make it out alive
But I went in anyway; anyway, I couldn’t help myself

Now I lay here, in a shrouded meadow
The mist trailing across my skin
Silently I watch as the forest closes in

The darkness seeps into my mind as vines pull me from the ground
And hold me fast

Silent voices whisper from the shadows
Their eyes glitter in the dark with perverse intent
They told me in order to escape I must leave my souls behind
And for escape I gave it willingly

I DESCEND

Then their hands burst forth from the ground
Reeking of death
Grasping, possessing
They pull me down

Now I find myself in a maze of prison bars, suspended on a bed of fire
My flesh is burning away, Oh my God what have I done
I’ve fallen into Hell, and now it’s too late







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