VESTIGES LYRICS

1. Intro

[Instrumental]

2. I

Born unto the earth; mankind, a testament to nature’s benevolence.
A life bestowed upon lives, but none more than the other.
Her will, her reason pure. Her grace, her order unforgiving.
A birthright not without precedent; let us never forsake our brother.
A law worth its weight in gold for those she bore, for those to bear.
Covenant in blood, the earth, the beast, and man but one.
Communal in life (death), the flesh, the bone, and breath or none.
Let us never forsake our brother, let us never forsake our mother.

3. II

Born unto the masses; faith, a testament to mankind’s ignorance.
A fear forced upon the fearing, and one more than the other.
His will, his reason purist. His grace, his order unforgivable, inescapable.
An institution, a chain of being erected to predicate the notion of dominion over our brothers.
A farce to imprison nature, a promise to restrain free will, and a challenge to oppress the weak.
No longer responsible to the creator, but the created.
There will be hell to pay, there will be hell on earth.

4. III

For man has sown contempt, man shall reap a bitter end.

5. IV

An era of balance in the throes of man, blessed with a mind but without conscience.
Bred to worship man, miracle, and the life beyond this life, beyond the here and now.
An answer sought but none to question; how long can we scourge this earth?
How long will we burn the land, bludgeon the living, bleed the seas, and blacken the skies?
A Holocaust worth its weight in death of those she bore and will no longer bear.
There is no question, we have brought this on ourselves.

6. V

There is blood in the water, there will be no forgiveness.
We have fallen to ashes (to ashes), there will be no return.
Rejoice, reclaim and rebuild what mankind has taken for granted.
Let our bodies replenish this earth, for the true color of man has shown.

7. Outro

[Instrumental]

7. VI

We have found solace in death, for the lives we have spared are gathered here today. Be free!
Rejoice! Let the earth rise, let the seas swell, and let the winds carry our ashes away.
We shed our blood, we gave our lives, we kept our promise to see another day (to breathe again).
We have found peace in the death of those we sheltered.
And we are gathered here today to never forgive.
Never forget the horrors that separated one from another.
Let the heavens turn black and the gods crumble. Be free!
Let the skies rain down and wash away our blood. Be free!

8. VII

9. VIII

Reclaim the land and rebuild the fallen, for the weak shall inherit the earth.
A reformation in the eyes of our mother, for we are your god and we are your shepherd.
A law and the will of mankind kept from the life (death) of those that we left behind.
We will fear this death to live our lives and we will tear down the walls of the unforgiven.
We are the forsaken, we are the damned, we are the beginning, and we are an end
To indifference in the hearts of our fathers, our sons and our spirits shall be as one.
Arise! Our light shines upon this land, for we have risen from the dead.
We are the beginning and we are the end.







VESTIGES LYRICS