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Out Come The Knives

by centrilia

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OUT COME THE KNIVES was written at the height of the BLM protests. It’s an expression of the rage we felt observing the injustice and political backlash that followed. The gears turned, the knives came out and what should have been a time of reconciliation and unity against systemic racism turned into even more decisiveness. It’s a protest song expressing our disgust.

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We're done with talking
We're done with pleading
Twist the words into a tourniquet
Will never stop the bleeding

Hate
We don't come to preach peace
Hate
That's not the role of the hunted
Hate
We want the head of the serpent
And to tear the circus down

I knew all along
This is the worst of all possible worlds

You fear the words of the dissident
They shake the walls of your kingdom

Matasticised, out come the lies out come the knives
And now it's all downhill from here

The sleeper has awakened
And now is the season to listen

There's nothing left to fear but fear itself
Broken hearts do suffer
At the hands of another
Animalistic
This is death by a thousand cuts
I draw the line
This is my hill to die on

This is a plague on all our houses

This is a fire that you can't put out
The time where you choose a side
This is the end of the fucking line for you

You kick the crutch from the cripple
Just to feel alive
You chose to dance with the devil
Turn your head and close your eyes

Out come the lies
Out come the knives
Dehumanised
Is this the price we pay for progress?

There's nothing left to fear but fear itself
Broken hearts do suffer
At the hands of another
Animalistic
This is death by a thousand cuts
I draw the line
This is my hill to die on

They are the face of sorrow
The ones you've seen but not heard
Scarred by the slings and arrows
A sacrificial offering

Violence is the voice unheard
An expression of the silenced
A picture painted in gasoline and broken glass
We want the head of the serpent
On a silver platter
Don't tell me all lives matter

You will hear us
This is rage
This is our rage

How many times will you reach for god
Before something sharper?
How many times will you reach for god
And turn the other cheek?

It's all downhill from here
This is a fire you can't put out
It's all downhill from here
The writing is on the wall

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released July 8, 2022
Written & Produced: Centrilia
Co. Prod: Steven Jones
Rec/Mix: Steven Jone @ Steven Jones Audio, UK
Mstr: Mike Kaladjian @ Rogue Planet Mastering, NY

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