Rising VoxStanding here, I realize You were just like me, trying to make history But who's to judge the right from wrong? When our guard is down, I think we'll both agree That violence breeds violence But in the end it has to be this way
I've cut my own path You've followed your wrath But maybe we're both the same The world has turned And so many have burned But nobody is to blame
Yet staring across this barren, wasted land I feel new life will be born beneath the bloodstained sand Beneath the bloodstained sand
It Has To Be This Way (Vocals Only)Rising Vox2013-04-30 | Standing here, I realize You were just like me, trying to make history But who's to judge the right from wrong? When our guard is down, I think we'll both agree That violence breeds violence But in the end it has to be this way
I've cut my own path You've followed your wrath But maybe we're both the same The world has turned And so many have burned But nobody is to blame
Yet staring across this barren, wasted land I feel new life will be born beneath the bloodstained sand Beneath the bloodstained sandThe Hot Wind Blowing (Vocals Only)Rising Vox2013-04-30 | The hot wind blowing Jagged lines across the sand The crumbling buildings In our minds are all that stand Just like the buffalo, blindly following the herd We try to justify all the things that have occurred
(I don't know what I've been told But the wishes of the people can't be controlled I don't know what I've been told But the wishes of the people can't be controlled)
Heat of the desert Dust settles on my face Without a compass The soldier knows no disgrace Out of the ashes The eagle rises still Freedom is calling To all men who bend their will
Here I am Dirty and faceless Waiting to heed your instruction On my own Invisible warrior I am a wind of destruction
(All men who bend their will)
We fight for justice In a forgotten place Fulfill our duty Then vanish without a trace Don't need a medal For all the men we kill Freedom is calling To all men who bend their will
Wind of destructionA Stranger I Remain (Vocals Only)Rising Vox2013-04-30 | I've come here from nowhere Crossed the unforgiving sea Drifting further and further It's all becoming clear to me But violent winds are upon us And I can't sleep Internal temperatures rising And all the voices won't recede
I've finally found what I was looking for A place where I can be without remorse Because I am a stranger who has found an even stranger war I've finally found what I was looking for
Here I come Come, here I come
(La chaleur me dérange Mais c'est le grincement du bateau qui m'a réveillé)
I've sharpened the knife And looked down upon the bay For all of my life A stranger I remain A stranger I remain A stranger I remainThe Stains of Time (Vocals Only)Rising Vox2013-04-30 | Wash away the anger
Here I stand beneath the warm and soothing rain The droplets falling gently down on the terrain Wash away the sorrow, all the stains of time But there's no memory, it's only dry inside
In the mud and sinking deeper Into a peaceful life
And it will come Like a flood of pain Pouring down on me And it will not let up until the end is here
And it will come Through the darkest day In the final hour And it will never rest until the clouds are clear Until it finds my dreams have disappeared
My dreams disappearRules of Nature (Vocals Only)Rising Vox2013-04-30 | The time has come to an end Yeah, this is what nature planned
Being tracked by a starving beast Looking for its daily feast A predator on the verge of death Close to its last breath Getting close to its last breath
Rules of nature!
And they run when the sun comes up With their lives on the line Alive! For a while No choice! Gotta follow the laws of the wild
Alive! With their lives on the line No choice! Out here only the strong survive
What's done is done, survived to see another day The dance of life, the hunter and the agile prey No guarantee which of them will succeed, strong or weak
Rules of nature! Rules of nature!Red Sun (Vocals Only)Rising Vox2013-04-30 | Red sun, red sun over paradise Red sun, red sun over paradise
Golden rays of the glorious sunshine Setting down such a blood red light Now the animals slowly retreat to the shadows, out of sight Arid winds blow across the mountains Giving flight to the birds of prey In the distance machines come to transform Eden, day by day
Only love is with us now, something warm and pure Find the peace within ourselves, no need for a cure
When the wind is slow and the fire's hot The vulture waits to see what rots Oh how pretty, all the scenery This is nature's sacrifice
When the air blows through with a brisk attack The reptile tail ripped from its back When the sun sets, we will not forget the red sun over paradise
Red sunIm My Own Master Now (Vocals Only)Rising Vox2013-04-30 | Born into a pack There's no choice but take orders to attack Locked up in chains I get fed, but the hunger still remains
Not content to live this way Being led by the blind Got to plan my dispersal Time to leave them all behind
Breaking out of my pain Nothing ventured, nothing gained I'm my own master now Bear the mark of my scars Shedding blood underneath the stars But I will survive somehow
Hear me howl Time to leave them all behind I'm my own master nowThe Only Thing I Know For Real (Vocals Only)Rising Vox2013-04-30 | Memories broken The truth goes unspoken I've even forgotten my name I don't know the season Or what is the reason I'm standing here holding my blade
A desolate place Without any trace It's only the cold wind I feel It's me that I spite As I stand up and fight The only thing I know for real:
There will be bloodshed The man in the mirror nods his head The only one left Will ride upon the dragon's back Because the mountains don't give back what they take Oh no, there will be bloodshed It's the only thing I've ever known
Losing my identity Wondering "have I gone insane?" To find the truth in front of me I must climb this mountain range Looking downward from this deadly height Never realizing why I fightCollective Consciousness (Vocals Only)Rising Vox2013-04-30 | The unenlightened masses They cannot make the judgement call Give up free will forever Their voices won't be heard at all Display obedience While never stepping out of line And blindly swear allegiance Let your country control your mind
(Let your country control your soul)
Live in ignorance and purchase your happiness When blood and sweat is the real cause Thinking ceases, the truth is lost Don't you worry, you'll be told exactly what to do I give my people the lives they need The righteous will succeed
The fires of greed will burn the weak So we'll make freedom obsolete Making whole the fabric of society Collective consciousness control that you will see
(Let your country control your soul) (Let your country control your soul) (Let your country control your soul)