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Ecstatic Trance

by A Life Once Lost

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Right now it is hard to judge If I walked away from this Or I was forced out By a group of superior human beings That feed off the insecurities They created to keep me in check I think I once knew you If allowed to despise me I am sure you would I am sure you would With the taste of disgust It is certain you would fail I am sure you would I am sure you would I have been the attacker I have been attacked Words sometimes can cut deeper Than the actions that grew from Resentment within your own imagination I wait for the confrontation Patiently I think I once knеw you If allowed to despise mе I am sure you would I am sure you would With the taste of disgust It is certain you would fail I am sure you would I am sure you would I think I once knew you If allowed to despise me I am sure you would I am sure you would With the taste of disgust It is certain you would fail I am sure you would I am sure you would
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Gnawing Lisp 02:55
I have this massive flaw A misinterpretation of what Some think I am or have done To a group of individuals It's a one sided story Fabricated for the better of none It's hard to forget Like so many things in life That is burned deep within It's hard to let go Like so many times before I want this wiped out I have felt the bitter laugh's Warm breath on the tip of my ear Whispers of disapproval, it was degrading Corrupted one liners To make it seem like I was at fault I was at fault (x2)
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I have created you so I have the right to do with you what I will You have degraded my name That I do not deny You will suffer I exist as I am That is enough Let me grow Only to be reborn again For my second chance is death For seeing your hatred is only passive when you continue to ignore me Harm me with humiliation That I cannot deny You will now suffer I exist as I am That is enough Let me grow Only to be reborn again For my second chance is death I will show you that nothing matters more than death itself Memory is more better than the event I exist as I am That is enough Let me grow Only to be reborn again For my second chance is death
4.
Actions that will just take you along numbly I defend myself against their growling pursuit I never asked to be placed here on their mountain Just put me down My continuing howls terrify nature A belief that this life will come to an end I ward off any signs of kindness given by the weak I wanted to be buried while I fought off this feeble mass Beware, you are stronger I deem myself weaker Look out Cries are scaring everyone Left here to suffer Suffer (x7)
5.
Empty Form 04:21
It is grotesque to think we were labeled as friends Looking out for my best interest By denying me a safe place to rest From being pushed off the wall I stood with you on I forgot how to tell the difference Between all of this Naïve and gullible I keep telling myself That you will get yours All I see is smiles! All I hear is laughter! Reasons are smothered by frustration Humanly unrecognizable Saturated in the sweat and piss Of the pigs that did not care The ones that used me for a good time Fail and lie again Lie and run again Run and die again
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I Am 00:45
7.
The Blues 03:33
There are few concerns that I have Unexpected weaknesses that emerge from within I tally the times I relapse now Looking from above, down I feel the need to watch Suddenly I come to, Only to fall back harder Fate will have its way, today is its day In former eyes My spirit was free My soul was immortal Lost in the cosmos that is life Off with my head, traitor I have to realize that They will live forever With no future in the distance With no goals to focus on With no aspirations towards wеalth and greed I cannot prevent doom I cannot prevеnt anguish The rhythm is enough to drive you mad My voice will echo inside an empty room I have gone down A path with no intention of coming home So don't leave the light on
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People Stare 03:44
Suppose it was all nothing Years and energy were wasted Thinking we had a happy ending Waiting for us off in the Future of failure I wait for the day When it all slips away How does he get away With making us fear life If I remain silent Will anyone help me Without breaking anything I doubt you will return For I have worshipped doom It Ignorantly shoved my head down To its feet, small broken toes It exuded the scent of many Miles walked across the broken down Helpless souls I launch mysеlf into A raging fit of laughter Irrational feelings I hate wherе it forces me to go To find balance Substances never existed prior to you I reach back and find nothing so I call it off Waves of dizziness flood my emotions His titanic nature smothers my good will As any help walked away I called it off
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For great accidents in My life were necessary I lived to see the end every time My blood pumps with misery now Organs replaced by a series Of damaged beliefs I live to destroy I live to destroy Everything within reach Everything he created! Believe me I never cared, I never cared, I never cared This life will unfold again In a wave of wretchedness So why bother changing Your social behavior when Rationality turns into Absolute violence? I live to destroy, I live to destroy I see I hear I live to destroy
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I Sit Ill 03:47
When I give I give myself This is the truth I travel unchanged, at times disengaged My limits have yet to be obtained It was the moment you questioned me I stepped back, laughed, and devoured you Unbelievable and ugly A basis on reality Excessive consumption Addictive personality Too rare to die Or am I going mad? Twist it around And place this burden on me!

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Philadelphia's A LIFE ONCE LOST have existed on the forward edge of modern metal, where progression and innovation collide with tradition, for over ten years. Their new album 'Ecstatic Trance' sees them raising their patented rhythmic attack to entrancing new levels of precision and expression. Huge, jagged riffs and churning, syncopated rhythms set the foundation for the emotive guitar-playing and explosive vocals of founders Doug Sabolick and Bob Meadows respectively. Dark washes of melody and Hammond Organ color epic tracks such as "Madness Is God, "Empty Forms", "Something Awful", and "The Blues", and gives bold, raw expression in a way they've not shown before. 'Ecstatic Trance' is one of 2012's best metal albums, and proves that the path of A LIFE ONCE LOST is always moving forward.

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released October 22, 2012

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Philadelphia's A LIFE ONCE LOST have existed on the forward edge of modern metal, where progression and innovation collide with tradition, for over ten years. Their new album 'Ecstatic Trance' sees them raising their patented rhythmic attack to entrancing new levels of precision and expression. ... more

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