Band: Hatebreed
Album: The Concrete Confessional
Release Date: 13 May 2016
Genre: Hardcore
Label: Nuclear Blast Records
Cover Art by: Marcelo Vasco
Producer: Christopher "Zeuss" Harris
- Line Up CD: from left -
* Matt Byrne: Drums
* Wayne Lozinak: Guitar, Backing Vocals
* Frank "3-Gun" Novinec: Guitar
* Jamey Jasta: Lead Vocals
* Chris Beattie: Bass Guitar
* Wayne Lozinak: Guitar, Backing Vocals
* Frank "3-Gun" Novinec: Guitar
* Jamey Jasta: Lead Vocals
* Chris Beattie: Bass Guitar
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(United States: New Haven, Bridgeport)   |
01. A.D. - Lyrics:
This dream can't be, what it used to be, ever again
I don't want this dream or the grievance it brings
Can't justify greed at the cost of equality
Tangled in endless archaic chains of power, profit, gain
What about the poor bearing poverty's marks
What about the sick whose lives are torn apart
What about those whose rights aren't respected
A nation of youth dejected
It's time to rethink this dream you call American
Corrupt beliefs, that some will call their heritage
A burdened soul once searching for liberty
Crowned in debt as the new face of slavery
Died by design with a senseless hope and a never ending rope
What about the leaders abusing authority
Corrupt moral compass guarded bureaucracy
What about those who died so we can live our complacency
Must end
It's time to rethink this dream you call American
Corrupt beliefs, that some will call their heritage
This dream can't be, what it used to be, ever again
Spirits of the slain hiding in the corners of my mind
Screaming when I kneel to look inside
Stomach fucking turning and now it's disconcerting
Fight fire with fire you'll see everyone's burning
Turn on the TV for the murder spree
Get distracted while they take your civil liberty
Thoughts and prayers again, is that what it'll take?
Which industries profit while lives are at stake
Now hear the media fools discuss the killer's mind
Starring at the screen to tell us what they find
Manifesto, dollar, worship get on your knees
So they can sell us a cure for the American disease
It's time to rethink this dream that they call American
Corrupt system of beliefs, some will call their heritage
It's time to rethink this dream that they call American
So one day it can mean something real again
02. Looking Down The Barrel Of Today - Lyrics:
Once I set a shotgun to my head they said I wasn't worth the bullets
Now the world is my trigger and I'm here to fucking pull it
Still here (still here!) I can't hesitate
Eyes wide open pupils dilate
Still here (right here!) set to detonate
I see the swarm the scavengers await
NO SLEEP! NO REST! and that's what it takes to be the best
NO SLEEP! NO REST!
Must stay driven I can't relent
Once set a knife to my throat they said I'd wind up in the dirt
I know the ones who doubt me are the ones that really hurt
Still here (still here!) I cant hesitate
Eyes wide open pupils dilate
Still here (right here!) set to detonate
I see the swarm the scavengers await
NO SLEEP! NO REST! and that's what it takes to be the best
NO SLEEP! NO REST!
Must stay driven I can't relent
Came from the gutter just missed the grave
No looking down the barrel of today
Start from nothing stop at nothing hell-bent
Never put myself in that position again
Now I'm looking down the barrel of today!
Once I set a shotgun to my head they said I wasn't worth the bullets
Now the world is my trigger...
I fucking pull it!
Once I set a shotgun to my head they said I wasn't worth the bullets
Now the world is my trigger and I'm gonna to fucking pull it
NO SLEEP! NO REST! Muster what it takes to be the best
NO SLEEP! NO REST! Do anything that it takes to be the best!
03. Seven Enemies - Lyrics:
Today is not the fucking day
I sympathize with their pain
Their negative ways
Giving birth to endless cries and complaints
I'm too close, just boiling with rage
I choke on this feeling of war
In my throat every day
Swallowed every bitter pill, now I'm forced to chew
Hearing every vicious word
Their filthy mouths spew
My thoughts descend into the abyss
My heart is begging me to finish this
Today I wish a motherfucker would try
Think of someone other than themselves one time
Today I wish a motherfucker would try
To see this fucked up world through my eyes
Please god don't let me act on these words
And forgive those who choose to test my last nerve
I see red, can't cleanse it away
They took kindness for weakness
Now they answer on this desperate day
Wake up alone, again nothing's changed
Infected my demons, all my visions become deranged
Seven enemies to vanquish one by one
Hatred blisters the surface of my tongue
Today I wish a motherfucker would try
Think of someone other than themselves one time
Today I wish a motherfucker would try
To see this fucked up world through my eyes
Not today
I thought they'd find a better way
Today is not the fucking day
04. In The Walls - Lyrics:
Leave no eye open
To weep for the fallen
A strange stillness
Has started to sink in
Inside the wall is scum and trash
Blind from birth, only see what they lack
Outside these walls, filth and shame
Standing on unmarked asylum graves
Something in the walls
I hear them scratch, I hear them crawl
Something in the walls
The lurking fear has trapped them all
When you're in league with vermin and bums
It's no surprise all you get is crumbs
When you're the worst, the worst of all kinds
No one's shocked you're trapped inside
Something in the walls
I hear them scratch, I hear them crawl
Something in the walls
The lurking dread has trapped them all
Something in the walls
Blessed are the blind that feed them well
Rats, rats!
05. From Grace We've Fallen - Lyrics:
Sickness has come!
Disorder comes in many forms
See the faces of angels deformed
Moral decay, icons razed
Witness another glimpse into the darkest age
Welcome to chaos
This is the fall of those who betrayed us
Come one, die all
Bodies put to flame as the heavens fall
No shelter from the downpour
Halos replaced by crimson thorns
Weakness breaks all solemn vows
Will all be deserted forever now
From grace we've fallen
In deceit we trust
Delusions reign
All that's iron, turns to rust
From grace we've fallen
In deceit we trust
Delusions reign
What once was brilliant, now hast turned to rust
Sickness has come
This has all become too much
Atrocities like never seen before
Innocence burns, children ripped from parent's arms
Separation from this world
Mankind reduced to feed the worms
No one to shield us from this storm
Saints now wear their bloodied crowns
Weakness breaks all solemn vows
Will all be forsaken forever now
From grace we've fallen
In deceit we trust
Delusions reign
All that's iron, turns to rust
From grace we've fallen
In deceit we trust
Delusions reign
What once was brilliant, now hast turned to rust
Sickness has come
This has left us in disgust
The sickness has come
06. Us Against Us - Lyrics:
They say there's a sky above
Can you see it from the holes they've dug
Gotta have a soul first to sell it
Everyone's got a story and they're dying to tell it
In the land of blame, new cells with new strings
Division and doubt is what they crave
So fucking lost in a web of shit
There's almost no one left that won't get caught in it
Slaves to the screen
Disciples of greed
They want our end and they have the means
Slaves to the screen
Injustice machines
Slaves to the screen
Fanatics and fiends
Disarmed by powers that be
When there's no one left to trust
It's us against us
Leaders crown with false patriotic wreaths
Spewing promises of opportunity
Disillusions, we imprison those
Who numb their hearts and minds just to cope
It's plain to see they don't even care
Erasing equality, dismissing what's fair
History forgotten conveniently
Is destined to happen again repeatedly
Slaves to the screen
Disciples of greed
They want our end and they have the means
Slaves to the screen
Injustice machines
Slaves to the screen
Fanatics and fiends
Disarmed by powers that be
When there's no one left to trust
It's us against us
We are all just caught in the injustice machine
07. Something's Off - Lyrics:
There's a beast in every man who breathes
With him from birth until beside him in the grave
A hideous presence just aching for release
It's chains aren't as strong as its memory
It lies dormant so far from dead
Grating on me, this uninvited sense
Its whisper like branches as they bend
Twisting, grinding, just threatening to snap
Floods of frustration, cascading in my skull
On the axis back and forth, the swinging pendulum
So much damage, bashing each wall
I hear the sand pounding in the hourglass as it falls
Sometimes I just wish I could shut it all
Off, off
The endless rage that tells me something's
Off, off
The voice that's spitting lies just turn it
Off, off
Tear away the scabs, I want them
Off, off
The demon on my back, just pull him off
There it is again, telling you you can't
That lump in your throat, you fight to swallow back
There it is again, hoping that you won't
Wishing failure but not giving up the ghost
Silent voices, stabbing at peace
Pushing off fingers from the ledge of sanity
Like a thousand leeches, feeding on your wits
Making something meaningless seem significant
Sometimes I just wish I could shut it all
Off, off
The endless rage that tells me something's
Off, off
The voice that's spitting lies just turn it
Off, off
Tear away the scabs, I want them
Off, off
The demon on my back, just pull him off
This uninvited guest inside my brain
Whit every thread whispered I feel nothing
And when I'm at my best in intervenes
How can I get anyone else to relate
Silent voices, stabbing at peace
On the edge, pushing my fingers off, off
Off, off
The endless rage that tells me something's
Off, off
The voice that's spitting lies just turn it
Off, off
Tear away the scabs, I want them
Off, off
The demon on my back, just pull him off
08. Remember When - Lyrics:
Remember when is a phrase for fools
The here and now is what I choose
It was better then is a saying I dread
Will they ever under-fucking-stand
I don't regret
Not one single shred
I let the weak lament
Now I'm eager to forget
The past is like a virus to some it infects
A vestige of thoughts that I once had
Now they want to tell me that it's not the same
Some of us follow a path they can't see
Remember when is a saying I reject
What if today is all that we get
It was better then well than I don't recall
Will they ever stand or just crawl
I don't regret
Not one single shred
I let the weak lament
Now I'm eager to forget
Will they ever
Will they ever
Will they ever
Under-fucking-stand
09. Slaughtered In Their Dreams - Lyrics:
Evil infects this place
All innocence
Nailed to a stake
I see murder, I see rape
I see children slaughtered in their dreams
Shedding blood, in its wake
There's no end to the hate
So we're headed into the flames
As we're paralyzed in this state
Aggression is their messiah
Resentment filled with twisted desire
Tempers reveal true repulsion
Unending blind devotion
Live, how can they live
Breathe, how can the breathe
Sleep, how do they sleep
When there are children slaughtered in their dreams
Taking solace, giving pause
Now the effect becomes the cause
So destructive, so numb
Sacrifice will not be enough
Progression can never be achieved
Soulless in the fiber of their being
Deliverance attained by none
Expression suppressed once again
Live, how can they live
Breathe, how can the breathe
Sleep, how do they sleep
When there are children slaughtered in their dreams
Butchered, maimed
Mangled as they slept
Slaughtered, tortured
The part we've forgotten
Was never to forget
Slaughtered, tortured, murdered in their sleep
The story we are told is a horror to believe
How do we exist, rest and breathe
Go about our lives with children dying as they dream
10. The Apex Within - Lyrics:
They seek out the sick, the weak and lame
To find their flaws and scatter the bait
All joy will be buried for their primal urge
To lessen the strain and cull the herd
All they want is to silence the flock
More helpless prey in their endless hunt
We must be prepared, prepared to strike
In that moment they come knocking in the night
Wolves don't lose sleep
Over the cries of sheep
They awake baring teeth
From nights of predator dreams
Bare my teeth, shed my skin
Let me embrace the apex within
They hunger death, I'll give them more
Become the hunter with wolves at my door
Little do they know the hunt is now for them
This grey line between us growing so thin
Inclined to aggression with violence in mind
Are we too foolish to see the divide
Wolves don't lose sleep
Over the cries of sheep
They awake baring teeth
From nights of predator dreams
Wolves don't lose sleep
Over the cries of sheep
Bare my teeth, shed my skin
And embrace the apex within
Wolves don't lose sleep
Over the cries of sheep
They awake baring teeth
From nights of...
11. Walking The Knife - Lyrics:
You only know life's worth
When you're taken to a place
Where life means nothing
You only know what hurts
When you dig to a place
Where the pain stops coming
Some days will give you the ground
Some days will give you the rope
Someone will hand you the poison
Who is it that pours it down your throat
Follow follow
What your gut is telling you or
Swallow swallow
Swallow what they're feeding you
Death is on one side, the other is life
Neither seems bright
When you're walking the knife
Follow follow
What your gut is telling you or
Swallow swallow
Swallow what they're feeding you
Looking at both sides, foes or friends
Lighting the candle that burns both ends
You only know love's weight
When you're carried to a place
Where acceptance is real
You only put your faith
In the places you know it's truly sincere
Failure's on one side, the other is growth
Neither is a choice
When you're beneath the earth
Follow follow
What your gut is telling you or
Swallow swallow
Swallow what they're feeding you
Death is on one side, the other is life
Neither seems bright
When you're walking the knife
Follow follow
What your gut is telling you or
Swallow swallow
Swallow what they're feeding you
Looking at both sides, foes or friends
Lighting the candle that burns both ends
Follow follow
What your gut is telling you or
Swallow swallow
Swallow what they're feeding you
Follow follow
What your gut is telling you or
Swallow swallow
Swallow what they're feeding you
Death is on one side, the other is life
Neither seems bright
When you're walking the knife
12. Dissonance - Lyrics:
When the end of sanity comes to you
What will the silence say
Will you express any remorse or throw decency away
Clear conscience is forfeit when a heart's plays false by praise
Harmony ends swiftly, withers, dies and dissipates
Always unwilling to give, so self-obsessed without respect
Always unwilling to give but they take take take
So many unfazed by greed, just arrogant so ignorant
So many in dire need but they wait wait wait
Then comes forth a message
A lesson you'll surely learn
Confidence is fragile so we see the damage earned
A propped up false identity, bearing a faceless mark
Dignity was not preserved, now we're at a loss
Always unwilling to give, so self-obsessed without respect
Always unwilling to give but they take take take
So many unfazed by greed, just arrogant so ignorant
So many in dire need but they wait wait wait
All I hear is dissonance
13. Serve Your Masters - Lyrics:
I've heard them all say the road to hell is paved
With intentions of the good at heart
Their morals keep them watching
Redemption is flaunted
But temptation is so hard to ward off
Hell, is the grin of the sadist preacher
Hell, the taste of every sin and vice
Hell, the eyes of the obedient masses
At the bottom's where you'll
Dwell and smile like the smug entitled
Dwell among the waste in exile
Dwell with the needle in your fucking arm
You serve your master well
Now serve your master in hell
Flesh needs flesh
Blood needs blood
Have you served your masters well enough
Lust needs lust
Hate needs hate
You live in the hell you create
You serve your masters so well
Their nightmares are made of songs hell's choir sings
The screams of the damned so clear
The rivers of fire, oceans of blood
Will pale in comparison to here
Hell, Hell, Hell
You serve your masters well
Hell, is the grin of the sadist preacher
Hell, the taste of every sin and vice
Hell, the eyes of the obedient masses
At the bottom's where you'll
Dwell and smile like the smug entitled
Dwell among the waste in exile
Dwell with the needle in your fucking arm
You serve your master so well
Now serve your master in hell
Flesh needs flesh
Blood needs blood
Have you served your masters well enough
Lust needs lust
Hate needs hate
You live in the hell you create
