THEY MADE AN IMAGE OF THE BEAST AND I
STOOD BY THE WAYSIDE HORRIFIED
PROJECTED IMAGES ONTO THE SKY
AND EVERYONE WHO WASN'T SAVED COMPLIED
SO CONCERNED WITH THE MAYA
ILLUSION, THE WORLD IS SO VIOLENT
CONFUSION THE MIND IS SO WILDLY
DISTRACTED, DECEPTORS AND LIARS
TYRANNY ABOUNDS THE COMPLIANT
REBELLION MET WITH THE RIOT
SUPPRESS THOUGHTS SUPPRESSING DESIRES
BLINDING LIGHT DESCENDS FROM THE SKY
AND DESTROYS EVERY SQUARE INCH WITH FIRE
WHAT'S LEFT OF THE PLACE WE SURVIVED IN
SINFUL HEARTS IN ALL OF MANKIND
BREAK THE MASSES SPIRITS IN STRIDE
BECOME THE LOWEST DWELLING OF THE
OWN CREATION THE SINGULAR EYE
ON TOP OF THE PYRAMID WHERE IT HIDES
IN PLAIN SIGHT, DETERIORATE THE DIVINE
THERE'S PROPAGANDA ON MY SCREEN
ATTEMPTING TO TELL ME WHAT I SHOULD BELIEVE
PROGRESSING TOWARD LAWLESSNESS, CHAOS AND GREED
CAN'T FIND THE TRUTH THROUGH ALL THIS DECEIT
EYES ON THE POWER, POWERS THAT BE
THEY REPLACED GOD AND THEY REPLACED ME
THEY REPLACED LOVE, THEY REPLACED BIRTH
THEY REPLACED LIFE, TRUTH AND MEANING
SO I CARRIED THE SUN, I CARRIED IT HOME
MY OWN MIND TRAUMATIZED, SCARRED AND WORN
BATTERED AND BRUISED, TATTERED AND TORN
TRUMPET BLAST WOKE THE DEAD AND REBORN HEARTS
MADE THEIR WAY BACK TO THE COURSE
LUKEWARM SOULS SHATTERED AT THE SOURCE
HOW LONG CAN WE SIT BACK WITH WINDOWS SHUT
LETTING SATAN WALK THROUGH THE DOOR
An instrumental dance album inspired by and dedicated to all women of the world; one of many recent releases for The Cornel West Theory. Bandcamp New & Notable Aug 21, 2018