Traces Of The Past

by Metal Inc.

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Rise Up! 03:17
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Rise Up! I never placed much faith in all the stories that you told But now I see the truth behind each bitter word So much time has weathered me - made walls of thicker skin The reckless things you said seem so surreal and so absurd A message on the door revealed 'to whom it may concern' A clear and open warning for a splintered heart Chances trigged changes when I turned the other way Balanced on the each and staring blindly into the dark Rise Up! / Break Free The ties that bind have fallen Stand Tall / Rage Hard Listen to the calling Rise Up! / Break Free Believe and aim true Stand Tall / Rage Hard Never let them bleed you... out! I always dared to tell the truth while lying through my teeth A hang up from misguidance from the guilt that lays beneath I feel almost enlightened can't believe these words are mine Don't be mistaken, don't be frightened just except them over time The balance comes in waves of feeling torn from out my soul Where I view a new reflection from the body that I stole Rise Up! / Break Free The ties that bind have fallen Stand Tall / Rage Hard Listen to the calling Rise Up! / Break Free Believe and aim true Stand Tall / Rage Hard Never let them bleed you... out!
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Deceiver 03:15
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Deceiver "...he's more machine now than man, twisted and evil..." Transform this broken body, enslave this weakened mind Feel the terror tremor, destroy the last in line This mass of twisted metal, machine and man combined The power of the living force, consumed by the Dark Side Beneath this blackened veil, lays the fragments of my ghost What was human, now forever lost, a puppet for the host I'm The Villain, The Libertine I'm The Rogue, Destroyer of Dreams I'm The Darkness, a Wave of Sorrow No redemption, no new tomorrow... Deceiver... So long ago I chose the path, that my heart forever binds It's much too late for me my son, I'm lost inside this bitter mind My galactic search for the Jedi kin and heir - leads me to a confrontation deep within my soul laid bare You can't resist my cry... this temptation from the silence Unleash your anger, your hate... surrender to the violence... I'm The Villain, The Libertine I'm The Rogue, Destroyer of Dreams I'm The Darkness, a Wave of Sorrow No redemption, no new tomorrow... Deceiver...
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Follow Me 05:07
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Follow Me This painted ruby smile hides a multitude if sins Years of silent guilt and pain, an internal suffering Hard is the man who fights himself to find out if he has worth Afraid is the man who knows he'll never have any kind of peace on earth Time has only opened wounds, that can never hope to heal What I've seen and what I've done seem separate... somehow unreal Hard is the man who looks inside and hates the shadow that he casts Afraid is the man who constantly prays that every breath will be his last Heat the furnace / Turn the coals Hellfire is waiting to take my soul Follow Me, Follow Me Follow me like lambs to the slaughter Follow me, Follow Me... the clown that cried Follow Me, Follow Me All you innocent sons and daughters Follow Me, Follow Me... I watched you die Secrets swallowed to bury my soul, a cold voyeur to a hateful role A heart that no-one can save, blistered hands made graves Tortured morality / human frailty, the tears of a circus freak These shameful deeds I now confess for blessed are the weak... I stand accused my head hung low, my shame to all your clear rebuts An outer calm betrays turmoil, churning up a cowards guts My bloody hands can't heal a body a-washed with evils blackened gaze (But) I'll wake a penitent believer, on my knees for Judgement Day
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The Cost 04:15
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The Cost We take our chances at night Never questioning the motives of wrong or right Winning sex with dangerous appeal Risking more than we thought we could possibly feel I'm inside out - you're upside down Scream and shout - we're going round & round (And a) kiss may not be the truth, but it's close enough to hold The deeper we fall in love... the further we get from home What's the cost? The price of love between us is too high What is lost? 3 broken hearts... 3 shattered lives We steal our moments in shade Knowing each risk is a balance our nature made Like walking webs of fine glass Too much pressure can splinter our fragile cast I'm inside out - you're upside down Scream and shout - we're going round & round (And a) kiss may not be the truth, but it's close enough to hold The deeper we fall in love... the further we get from home What's the cost? The price of love between us is too high What is lost? 3 broken hearts... 3 shattered lives
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The Kraken Awakes 04:41
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The Kraken Awakes Alone here in the stillness of the night I'm struck dumb by the sound of emptiness Creeping with a chill up through my naked bones Each scornful word revisits me 1000 fold I can hear the tolling of the bell I can feel the breath of the collector of souls I can see the darkness casting shadows Far from paradise scattered where the wind blows When the story of my life is told Many years from now As a legend to warn the young You'll remember me from the cradle to the grave Delirious from the drug, blinded by my tears I can't shake this spinning hysteria Cold sweat, shivers along my spine down I scream out but the storm takes away the sound I can hear my heartbeat deep from within I can feel the heat from the sea-devils fire I can my panic in mirrors of it's eyes Far from paradise still paying for a saviour Rising from the ocean A nightmare from the darkest dreams Waves crash, thunder, lightning Chains break... And there'll be no mercy when the kraken awakes Ugliness horrifies Vicious grotesque rip the flesh apart Brutal, cruel delight Razor claws slicing out the heart Wretched, foul colossus Bitter slime coveting the purest virgin blood Choking, parasite Twisted perversion of nature
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Angel Or Demon? 03:10
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Angel or Demon? I'm under suspicion, the sentiment is clear I can't deny it, every time you're drawing near You're inside me - lost and found Descending from out of nowhere Pushing me into the ground Pushing me... into the ground Pushing me... Can you facilitate love? Duelling personality Angel or Demon? Oh, sinner set me free... I'm hollow and idle, stealing a solemn veneer Twisting empty and vacant, I breath in all the lies and fear You're inside me... a broken guide Frayed but enigmatic, there's nowhere left to hide Nowhere left... Nowhere left to hide... Can you facilitate love? Duelling personality Angel or Demon? Oh, sinner set me free... Changing, burning, forming, turning... Spitting, sweating, splitting, bleeding...
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Americanize 04:20
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Americanize everybodywantstobeanamerican everybodywantstobeanamerican everybodywantstobeanamerican Sold with a lifetime guarantee We're selling car sticker Jesus to a narcoleptic nation Beneath a Golden 'M' smile you can find your salvation Sleep secure under the blanket of the global police Wholesale apple pie with a shotgun world peace You've got nowhere to run - you've got nowhere to hide We'll creep 'round your brain and slip down inside All resistance is futile so just close your eyes We're a-coming to get you to Americanize Buying into the hope and our Liberty's heel At the alter of dreams you'll be ready to kneel Sign up today to get the greatest of deals With your name on the line the contract is sealed Invading your homes with reality bites Disposable culture shock - believe in the hype Find comfort in the warmth of the Stars and the Stripes We're a-coming to get you to Americanize "Hush little baby don't say a word Mama's gonna buy you a mocking bird And if that mockingbird won't sing Mama's gonna buy you everything" Machine gun politicians spitting lies in rapid rounds Lions for Lambs deployed under patriotic grounds Wrap you in the colours and let the anthem sound Selling flesh for franchise cheaper by the pound...
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Stagefright 03:50
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Stage Fright Dread, Horror, Panic, Blind Terror, Dismay A feeling of Hysteria holds me in place This nightmare ordeal comes again in to place When the band is thrashing mad in a vulgar display Purgatory, Hell Awaits, Torture and Torment I need to take control make my angst stay dormant I'm shaking, I convulse, now the fear is complete As I muster all my strength and I rise to my feet Stage Fright x4 With a hook in my mouth, my tongue stone dry To the roar of the crowd I scream and I cry Hot adrenalin is pumping through my ice cold veins While the kicking of the drum is like a... trip to the brain Cold sweats shiver, chills gnawing and biting I'm caught in a mosh, and riding the lightning And I find my place right back where I began With Traces Of The Past in f*cking Metal Inc., man! A scream in the dark An electric spark Ignites and takes control Awakens the carnal soul Head down, thrash around, slam dance and pogo The music's getting louder and we're all going loco Turn up the bass and bleed out the guitars The club is like a battle ground - show me your scars Stage Fright x4 Anxiety is levelled by the children of the grave It's an orgy of noise and Heaven can wait Breaking the law in-a-gadda-da-vida I might be killed by death... but never stagr fright fever! A scream in the dark An electric spark Ignites and takes control Awakens the carnal soul
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The War Within 04:24
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The War Within Music & Lyrics by Jörg Bruckschen I strayed the graveyard of forgotten yesterdays Digging out corpses and feasting on faded memories When fear takes over, reason is all that's left behind Take a deep breath, turn around and clear out your mind War! Death and suffering on my path Under blood red skies in the pale moon light I'm marching off to war... I was afraid of tomorrow Afraid of what I could be I faltered over stepping stones One step forward two steps back War! Death and suffering on my path Under blood red skies in the pale moon light I'm marching off to war... Checking my head, searching for an answer long given Crafting my heart, gathering strength for a quantum leap Here I stand again, another crossroads ahead Left, right, forward or another step back? All I know is... I've been here before and I'll always end up here again I won't decide on moving ahead War! Death and suffering on my path Under blood red skies in the pale moon light I'm marching off to war...

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released May 15, 2015

Music & Lyrics by Jörg Bruckschen & Michael Antony Austin
Except 'The War Within' Music & Lyrics by Jörg Bruckschen
(C) Metal Inc. 2015

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Michael Antony Austin Gelsenkirchen, Germany

Tasty Country tinged Pop Rock and Folk from an ex-pat Geordie Singer/Songwriter residing in Germany!

Casual Crooner, part-time Popstar, hopeful Headbanger...!

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