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The Underdogs
04:57
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Born and raised, forged in a system
That trains us to be willing to work
Machines
Expandable parts in a factory line
The gears, the gears that keep 'em running
Inside four walls we were supposed to see
How life will be
I spent my youth inside a prison
Isolated
Educated like sheep in a herd
Violated
Every second controlled by a system
And they thought
That we would never think out of their box
We're the under, underdogs
We were taught that we won't be
In charge of our own fate
To walk, to walk the road that they shaped
They told, they told us what to dream
They stole from us every aspect of our individuality
I spent my youth inside a prison
Isolated
Educated like sheep in a herd
Violated
Every second controlled by a system
And they thought
That we would never think out of their box
We're the under
And it feels, like being judged
As a fish for it's ability to climb a tree
Always looking in the past
Not preparing for the life
Ahead of us
I spent my youth inside a prison
Isolated
Educated like sheep in a herd
Violated
Every second controlled by a system
And they thought
That we would never think out of their box
We're the under, underdogs
It's just a way of brainwashing
You never gave us the means to fight back
The only way, the one of your own
You made us society's obedient dogs
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2. |
I Am The One
04:46
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I am the sun
I am the moon
I am your king
You are my fool
I'll load your guns
I'll bring you war
I'll raise your flags
I'll give you something to die for
Bring War
I feed you lies
I sell you hope
I'll make you dumb enough
To believe my hoax
I rape the land
I steal your food
And if i could
I 'd sell you the air that you breath too
Bring War
I'll teach you to respect me, to obey.
When hearing screams, to look the other way.
As if it couldn't be you, the one that starves in the corner.
Look at me, others' misery, is not your problem.
You'll spend your whole life working
Selling your dreams for the minimal wage
Keeping your mind busy with unimportant bullshit
Till eventually,one bloody day, you will be dead
I own your petty soul
I am your judge
I am the news
I am your god
Whoever you choose
And if you try
To cross the line
You'll be exiled
Buried so deep to see the light
Bring War
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3. |
Dead Man's Land
04:36
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Feel, feel the pain of this mother standing still
Fear, fear in her eyes always appear
War, war razed her life to the ground
Praying, praying for a change
But the world forgot their name
And they're treated like numbers
Just pawns in the game
And they're dying by hundreds
Left to die in vein
In a human trap stranded
Cause they are born in dead man's land
Now, now the screams won't reach your ear
Death, death himself is somewhere near
War, war erased all their dreams
Lying, lying within the ruins of this world
This world forgot their name
And they're treated like numbers
Just pawns in the game
And they're dying by hundreds
Left to die in vein
In a human trap stranded
Cause they are born in dead man's land
You'll feel our hate growing
You'll see us in your sleep
And when our sun will rise
You'll be the one to bleed
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4. |
The Li(f)e We Lead
04:00
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Confined, chained in a cavern since birth
Forced To watch only shadows flitting across the stone wall
Coming alive, burning on
Behind
Giving off a dying light
Darkness, isolation
The only path we ever saw
Our comfort zone
Living in our fake image of the world
We'll never know what lies beyond
Never doubt those that came along
Granted as the truth
In our fragile minds
Choose your illusion, the lie you're going to lead
The lie you're going to lead
And if one day you wake up - one day you will wake up
Being cast out from the cave - cast out from the cave
Eyes need time to adapt - eyes need time to adapt
To the truth that comes with the sun
By now you should know, our ignorant nature
Choose your illusion, the lie we lead
Confined, chained in a cavern since birth
Forced to exist, restrained were we are left to be
Were we are left to be
Numbing our way through this life, a habit we can't hide
Becoming harder each day to leave the past behind
And damned you'll be to make your way back to the depths of the cave
And nothing is what it seems when you go down the road
The sirens will call your name and leave you ripped and torn
Cause ignorant men hate it when someone points to the sun
When someone points to the sun
The lie you're going to lead
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5. |
Passive Aggression
04:18
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Do you see the parody of life?
That we are led to live
In borrowed time our broken dreams wait to die
In times of despair, you've drifted away
And now i am left alone
To fight in the rain
To fight, fight in the rain
Passive Aggression
Lives, Are Gone, To waste
Passive Aggression
We're born to die
It's getting closer everyday
The night we kiss goodbye
The chance to change
In a world that graze
On the ordinary
Like wild beast that always feast
On its own breed
Again and again
I feel the pain
It's my soul that strives not to give up on me
Now Stand your ground
When you dance with the devil, you wait the song to stop
And it feels like hitting a wall
Thick and ten feet tall
Struggling alone, to find what lies above
Stuck in the mud
I've begun to drown
Struggling alone, to reach what lies beyond
Where do we go from here?
What's left to do
When all we got, is not enought?
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6. |
Bliss
03:03
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You want to feast on meat
But not to be the one to watch them bleed
It spoils your appetite
You wish for change
You wish for change but you retain
Your selfish way of living life
Tooth and nail
Take all that you can
Leave only ruins behind
Where ignorance is bliss
It's folly to be wise
Now killing again, another genocide
Innocent, innocent blood you'll shed tonight
And like, like a dog you'll hide your mess
But now, now i see
I see you covered in dirt
Take all that you can
Leave only ruins behind
Where ignorance is bliss
It's folly to be wise
Shut your eyes
You ain't the one to die
You fooled me once, but you will never fool me twice
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7. |
We Came From Nothing
04:31
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How human it feels?
To seek for reason
How futile it seems?
The search for truth
When the cosmos abides in total silence
And we come to exist at random rule
Our pain is soon to be forgotten
And our eyes will shut for years to come
Now we push our boulder
Stay and watch it roll
Down Again
We came from nothing
And to nothing we shall return
So stop being in denial
Of your mortality
Now we push our boulder
Stay and watch it roll
Down Again
We push our boulder
Stay and watch it roll
Down Again
Now here it comes, that little voice
The one telling you not, telling you don't
Don't stare too long, don't touch
Don't do anything you might, you might regret
Telling you to stop, to back off
Telling you to live, your life unlived
Life, your life unlived
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Naked under the burning sun
Waiting for those that promised to come
Away from the fear of the weak
My soul seeks a way to fly free
Hungry to see, to hear, to feel
To live what this world has to give
To break the chains that bind me down
Rise get the dirt out of my mouth
We only got so much to live
We've got to make it count
Don't miss the forest for the trees
Don't let them grind you down
Life is too short to regret, pretend and lie
Lie to yourself
To live in fear of the unknown
Before you see the light you'll see the darkness
Alone you'll face your fears
Your fears tonight
Don't trust the sirens, they lie
They're hidden deep, deep inside your mind
For dreams they'll say it's too late
Fuck them and do, do what your guts
Don't trust the sirens, they lie
Don't trust the sirens
They're hidden deep, deep inside your mind
Deep inside your mind
For dreams they'll say it's too late
They say it's too late
Fuck them and do, do what your guts
Say
When you know you're done pretending
Turn your head the other way
I'll be there before the ending
Fear not and take my hand
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AMKEN Athens, Greece
AMKEN was formed in 2011 in Athens, Greece. Blood-pumping thrash metal that bridges the gap between old-school and the new-
era, crafted by the band's unique style.
AMKEN released their second album “Passive Aggression”, via Massacre Records on August 26th 2022.
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