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Sing in Silence
05:02
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(Intro solo: Alberto)
Seal your ears and guard thine tongues
Suppress your passions or be labelled as scum
By the sheeple of society mired in anxiety
Secretly, silently, a witch hunt has now begun
Have they become too fragile and frail
To distinguish true terror from tale?
Must all runes we recite
Be misread as indictable ails?
Shall we sing in silence
At the peril of being detained?
Shall we sing in silence?
Would it still be seen as insane?
How can mere words predate such terrors?
Why must we suffer for others' errors?
Shall we sing in silence and in shame?
Are we to blame?
Lay down your freedom to express
To sing a song or speak in jest
Lest ye be doomed to persecution
At society's behest
Out of civic paranoia
They'll traduce and vilify you
As a potential danger to mankind
And so shall the troops be deployed
Wretched proles
Know your roles
Damn your souls!
Shall we sing in silence
At the peril of being detained?
Shall we sing in silence?
Would it still be seen as insane?
How can lyrics predate such terrors?
Why must we suffer for others' errors?
Shall we sing in silence and in shame
Into our graves?
Beware, for you could be taken away
For naught more than mere wordplay
Though misread in error, mistaken for terror
Still the price is yours to pay
(Guitar solos: Alberto & Chris)
Have they become too fragile and frail
To distinguish true terror from tale?
Our system fails, yet society regales
As injustice prevails
So shall we sing in silence
At the peril of being detained?
Shall we sing in silence?
Would it still be seen as insane?
How can mere words predate such terrors?
Why must we suffer for others' errors?
Shall we sing in silence and in shame
Forever enslaved?
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2. |
Nowhere to Hide
06:14
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(Intro guitar solo: Chris)
Wake up from this ignorance
To a world of insignificance
Where all we know is a lie
The dawn of comprehension
A newfound tension
A glimpse at our reflection seen through synthetic eyes
Signals are amplified constantly
Through all our modern technology
Such a clever disguise
Oh brother, are you watching,
Are you listening to every aspect of our lives
Through your millions of ears and eyes?
And have we nowhere to hide?
Cellphones and cyberspace
All collected and databased
Our secrets and mistakes are accessible
And there is no escape
So, to shit with our privacy
To hell with human intimacy
All the wealthiest bastards have purchased this power
To fuck our dignity
Oh brother, are you watching,
Are you listening to every aspect of our lives
Through your millions of ears and eyes?
And have we nowhere to hide...
...from brother, always watching,
Always listening for every detail of our lives
Through your millions of ears and eyes?
And have we nowhere to hide?
Just how much much further shall you take
This disregard for our liberties?
Subjugation of the innocent
While the guilty run free?
And what of our constitution?
Will it become obsolete?
And will the story end in revolution
Or defeat???
(Guitar solo: Alberto)
We can only tell with time
If the threat is real or benign
Our future's uncertain, but maybe we've nothing to fear
It may all be fine if we only stay in line...
...but can we ever be certain??
(Piano: Federico Vender [guest])
(Bass solo: Emilio)
Oh brother, are you watching,
Are you listening to every aspect of our lives
Through your millions of ears and eyes?
And have we nowhere to hide...
...from brother, always watching, always listening?
How could you possibly memorize
Every detail of our lives
Through your millions of ears and eyes?
(Guitar solos: Chris & Alberto)
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3. |
Era of Distrust
05:06
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I taste deception, betrayal of trust
In those who once stood beside me, now choose to disgrace
Promises cheapened by greed and lust
And in a matter of moments, all my trust is misplaced
Slap in the face
Reality of humanity
Mentalities I once thought inconceivable
And confidence is irrelevant
Line between good and evil's practically invisible
Costly lesson in depth perception
When choosing companions in this era of distrust
This life tests me to second guess
Before making decisions that are bound to end in disgust
Just look at the world around you
How could we possibly expect
To tell the difference between friend and foe?
How will we know?
Have we all lost conscience of what's most important?
Now I question the loyalty of those I adore
With surrounding temptations such as fame and fortune
Even your closest friends defend you no more, NO!
Reality of humanity
Display of what is clearly unforgivable
And confidence is irrelevant
Line between good and evil's practically invisible
Costly lesson in depth perception
When choosing companions in this era of distrust
This life tests me to watch my step
Before making decisions that are bound to end in disgust
Where will I turn when my once strong social circle's
Reduced to a desolate dot?
Has all of my faith been for naught?
(Guitar solo: Chris)
Shall we keep forsaking all our companions
Leaving our ethics to rust?
For we are the ones who've created
This era of distrust
(Guitar solo: Alberto)
(Keyboard solo: Mike)
(Guitar solo: Chris)
Reality of humanity
Mentalities I once thought inconceivable
And confidence is irrelevant
Line between good and evil's practically invisible
Costly lesson in depth perception
When choosing companions in this era of distrust
This life tests me to second guess
Before making decisions that are bound to end in disgust
Just look at the world around you
How could we possibly expect
To tell the difference between friend and foe?
Maybe we'll never know
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Arcsin Miami, Florida
Modern Progressive/Power Metal band from South Florida. For fans of Nevermore, Symphony X, Dream Theater, Arch Enemy, Iron
Maiden, Mercenary, Megadeth, and Queensryche.
Emilio Martinez - Lead Vocals & bass
Alberto Carballo - Guitars & vocals
Mike Pignataro - Keyboards
Chris Hayes - Guitars
Justin Hayes - Drums
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