Septic Flesh Modern Primitive 1. The Collector Collecting all your pieces The fourteen parts of you I seek, I find and take Collector I am a part of all existence (Ra) Through you, I've seen a god to suffer (Ra) My search revolves around his tomb Revolting aggression His body parts were scattered (Ra) Curse his enemy The snake with no mercy The backstabbing thief Among the dead I see you Osiris, strangely new One gain One loss Inside a tree, your covered grave A king surrounded by decay Deformed Betrayed I'm searching for the pieces The fourteen parts of you Observing Perceiving Reforming Collector Collector I'm searching for your pieces The scattered parts of you Perceiver Retriever A strange kind of spider is waving a web So if I mend your pieces Can I become like you? A god men believe in and worship Collector Collecting all your pieces The fourteen parts of you I seek, I find and take Collector So if I mend your pieces Can I become like you? A god men believe in and worship Collector 2. Hierophant І саll thе еtеrnаl ѕun Аnd аѕk іtѕ flаmеѕ tо grаnt mе Ѕtrеngth, hеаlth, fіrе Fіrе аwаkеnѕ mе Nо nееd fоr hоlу ѕеаlѕ Варtіzеd іn ѕасrеd lіеѕ Ѕtrаngе brіght fіrе Gоd hаѕ fоrѕаkеn mе Ніеrорhаnt А ѕіlеnt gоd wоn’t lеаd уоu Ніеrорhаnt А ѕеrреnt’ѕ tоnguе wіll frее уоu Таuruѕ аррrоасhеѕ ѕhаkіng thе еаrth Сruѕhіng аnd ѕсrеаmіng Не іѕ tеаrіng thе vеіl оf Fоrеvеr Аn іmроѕіng еmреrоr Fееd thе fіrе Ніеrорhаnt Fееd thе fіrе Gоd nеvеr ѕроkе tо уоu Ніеrорhаnt А ѕеrреnt thаt wоn’t kіll уоu Му nаmе hаѕ bееn еrаѕеd Rерlасеd bу ѕоundlеѕѕ сrіеѕ Раіn, hаtе, fеаr Маn hаѕ fоrѕаkеn mе І wеаr mу trірlе сrоwn Аnd guаrd fоrbіddеn trеаѕurеѕ Fееd thе fіrе Fіrе аwаkеnѕ mе Ніеrорhаnt А ѕіlеnt gоd wоn’t lеаd уоu Ніеrорhаnt А ѕеrреnt’ѕ tоnguе wіll frее уоu І’ll bе уоur аltаr, fіrm аѕ thе еаrth Ваthе mе аnd сlеаnѕе mе Wіth fіrе thаt lіvеѕ fоrеvеr Nо nееd fоr hеаvеn Fееd thе fіrе Fіrе аwаkеnѕ уоu Fееd thе fіrе Fіrе аwаkеnѕ уоu Fееd thе fіrе Fіrе аwаkеnѕ уоu Fееd thе fіrе Fіrе аwаkеnѕ уоu… 3. Self-Eater Stand before me (Stand before me) Before me (Before me) Illumination you desire Confront your fear (Confront your fear) Your fear, the fear of lurking death The great despair The blows of fate are merciless So hard, they hit existence You made me I'm your creation You made me I'm your salvation Life, death, fear I am the clock of time That drains the life of mortals They fear me They feed me I have a wide and hollow mouth Fight and prevail Embrace the path within The triple crown The crown of your destiny (Destiny) The painful ecstasy Remove your final seal Become a new man Shed, now, your present skin (Confront your fear) Confront your fear (Your fear) Your fear of lurking death The great despair Fight and prevail Embrace the path within The triple crown The crown of your destiny Fight and prevail Become a new man Bathe with the blood of the sun Fight and prevail Embrace the path within The wand of fantasy The gift of dreaming Fight and prevail Embrace the path within Become a new man Bathe with the blood of the sun 4. Neuromancer You walk the fields of no land The system is your stage An error, a virus A structure by mistake A force that works in shadows In fateful ways, you act Your mission, a reason To touch your other half Some reach the skies and live forever As gods, they rule inside a server You've seen the truth behind false morals In altered states, perception matters Neuromancer Your body lies in place Neuromancer Ascent to cyberspace A force that works in shadows In fateful ways, you act Your mission, a reason To touch your other half Before you are gone, you stand defiant Placing your faith in neuroscience A thread of hope, the spark inside you A cold console is there beside you Neuromancer Your body lies in place Neuromancer Ascent to cyberspace 5. Coming Storm There is no hope You are so catastrophic A flaw of nature, a menace, a bomb device You are unjust believers A violating law This is my final warning, no escape from the cold, from the fear, the storm A crowd terrified Divided by fear Fear There is no hope You are so catastrophic And your defenders are preachers, the stubborn heads A selfish ecosystem Addicted to control This is my final warning, no escape from the cold, from the fear, the storm A crowd terrified Divided by fear Fear Fear I am the hand that feeds you I am the one that kills you Don't ask me why I won't prevent you from committing suicide Storm Storm You are the last believers Who violates the law This is my final warning, you can't fight, you can't win, you can't stop the weather I am the hand that feeds you I am the one that kills you Don't ask me why I won't prevent you from committing suicide Our nature was our killer We fought inside We fought our pride A storm with great rage (And now we seek a healer) With warmth inside To cure our pride Blinded by hate (The coming storm) A storm is coming, a storm A storm with great rage 6. A Desert Throne We fade like shades As the words of an ancient ritual We have failed I've seen the end of humans I've seen the work of lies On an empty throne Like a desert throne I've seen a wrath inhuman On an empty throne Like a desert throne I've seen the end of times On an empty throne Like a desert throne Like a desert throne I've seen the end of humans On an empty throne Like a desert throne I've seen the work of lies On an empty throne Like a desert throne I've seen a wrath inhuman On an empty throne Like a desert throne I've seen the end of times On an empty throne Like a desert throne Like a desert throne Erase my thoughts & feelings I can't bear the recurring memory We fade like shades As the words of an ancient ritual We have failed I've seen the end of humans I've seen the end of lies I've seen a wrath inhuman I've seen the end of times On an empty throne Like a desert throne On an empty throne Like a desert throne Like a desert throne Desert Throne 7. Modern Primitives Reframing old ways A reconstruction We demand to relieve the world From our own afflictions Deformed, we play with guilt Shout, push Primitive thoughts are taking control A zero price for knowledge We are the parasites, infecting all with foul desires Our forefathers are calling us With their wrath, we are stained Random orders we dictate Unprepared to admit ignorance Why do we fall? Why do we bleed? We pretend that we reign We are eager to obey In a world of lies, emptiness Why do we fall? Our forefathers are calling us Why do we bleed? With their wrath, we are stained Bleedin', screamin' Modern primitives Inventing new ways to wreak destruction We mock and blame all, with no distinction Deformed, we play with guilt Shout, push Primitive thoughts are taking control A zero price for knowledge We are the parasites, infecting all with foul desires Our forefathers are calling us With their wrath, we are stained Random orders, we dictate Unprepared to admit ignorance Why do we fall? Why do we bleed? (Bleeding, screaming) Modern primitives Our forefathers are calling us With their wrath, we are stained Modern primitives (Why do we fall?) (Why do we bleed?) (Bleeding, screaming) Modern primitives Modern primitives 8. Psychohistory Riots, guns and revolts Group dynamics produce wars All empires shall fall The disorder is hidden to the core Matters of psychology Motives of the mind Are the fuels of history Actions predefined Psycho Psychohistory Psycho Psychohistory Psychohistory The one you'll never read People larger than life Strong, ambitious with great pride Faults are hidden from sight Imperfections and flaws will be denied Matters of psychology Motives of the mind Are the fuels of history Actions predefined Psycho Psychohistory Psycho Psychohistory Psychohistory The one you'll never read 9. A Dreadful Muse The walls try to breathe Asphyxiating with our kin We shall pay the price for our insanity We are banned from life We'll sink into the night One more dead Sick is our muse We were banned from life We regret before we die This is the world we have made (Afraid) This is the world we dominate (Afraid) Afraid to live A world made of concrete A casket made of stone And we forget how to touch, how to move We were banned from life So now we'll sink into the night We were banned from life We regret before we die This is the world we have made This is the world we dominate (Afraid) Afraid to live One more dead Sick is our muse