Scorch the Earth
from Abyss of Time by James Paddock
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January 6th 2021 proved that all a person in authority needs is a podium and a microphone to incite an insurrection. Then-president Trump's treasonous decision to speak in front of thousands of angered and hateful right-leaning American citizens, and to bait and encourage them to strike the US Capitol, came at the cost of lives and sent a shockwave of dread and terror across the country.
The scale of this invasion and the egregiousness with which it was enabled by Trump made this insurrection a confounding and appalling thing to witness as an outsider – never could I imagine this sort of thing taking place in the UK. It may be one of the most chilling recent demonstrations that a leading politician – appointed to keep his people safe and satisfied – could choose the path of violence like this if he so wished. It certainly isn't the first, of course, and will be far from the last.
The old "sticks and stones" adage may have to be retired. The power of words is real.
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The scale of this invasion and the egregiousness with which it was enabled by Trump made this insurrection a confounding and appalling thing to witness as an outsider – never could I imagine this sort of thing taking place in the UK. It may be one of the most chilling recent demonstrations that a leading politician – appointed to keep his people safe and satisfied – could choose the path of violence like this if he so wished. It certainly isn't the first, of course, and will be far from the last.
The old "sticks and stones" adage may have to be retired. The power of words is real.
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lyrics
Blue-tinted blood running from your mouth
A call to arms – a cry for clout
The violence-hunger grows
And you couldn't be more proud
Yeah, you've waited with bated breath
Now you kick the hornet's nest
Banners fly, hear the cry
Prime-time civil unrest
Drive the point home with bullet points on kevlar vests
You're a weapon of mass elocution
Stoke the fires of retribution
So speak to us
Channel our forefathers
And speak in tongues
(While we bite each other's off)
Yeah, a thousand lies
Fall on blinded eyes
(And on ears fallen deaf)
So spread the word
Funnel the facts for us
And head the herd
(We can never get enough)
Yeah, words can hurt
And could burn this world
We scorched the earth, but we were heard
You brought the flood, now it's fight or flight
Like Moses on the mount, you are our holy light
Forty pounds of flesh – did I get your order right?
How deep will you dig under skin
'Til you've found primaeval sin?
Spitting bone, tooth and nail
Now there's blood amongst the din
Loose lips sink ships
And now all hell breaks loose
You win!
And we hang on your every lecture
Say it's time for an insurrection!
The mental gymnastics have you spiral on yourself
But we don't care, tell us what we want to hear
By the hour, the message meets more ears
You're counting on nobody preying on your fears
And the world will see us now
Even as we send it crashing down!
So speak to us
Channel our forefathers
And speak in tongues
(While we bite each other's off)
Yeah, a thousand lies
Fall on blinded eyes
(And on ears fallen deaf)
So spread the word
Funnel the facts for us
And head the herd
(We can never get enough)
Yeah, words can hurt
And could burn this world
We scorched the earth, but we were heard!
A call to arms – a cry for clout
The violence-hunger grows
And you couldn't be more proud
Yeah, you've waited with bated breath
Now you kick the hornet's nest
Banners fly, hear the cry
Prime-time civil unrest
Drive the point home with bullet points on kevlar vests
You're a weapon of mass elocution
Stoke the fires of retribution
So speak to us
Channel our forefathers
And speak in tongues
(While we bite each other's off)
Yeah, a thousand lies
Fall on blinded eyes
(And on ears fallen deaf)
So spread the word
Funnel the facts for us
And head the herd
(We can never get enough)
Yeah, words can hurt
And could burn this world
We scorched the earth, but we were heard
You brought the flood, now it's fight or flight
Like Moses on the mount, you are our holy light
Forty pounds of flesh – did I get your order right?
How deep will you dig under skin
'Til you've found primaeval sin?
Spitting bone, tooth and nail
Now there's blood amongst the din
Loose lips sink ships
And now all hell breaks loose
You win!
And we hang on your every lecture
Say it's time for an insurrection!
The mental gymnastics have you spiral on yourself
But we don't care, tell us what we want to hear
By the hour, the message meets more ears
You're counting on nobody preying on your fears
And the world will see us now
Even as we send it crashing down!
So speak to us
Channel our forefathers
And speak in tongues
(While we bite each other's off)
Yeah, a thousand lies
Fall on blinded eyes
(And on ears fallen deaf)
So spread the word
Funnel the facts for us
And head the herd
(We can never get enough)
Yeah, words can hurt
And could burn this world
We scorched the earth, but we were heard!
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from Abyss of Time,
released November 3, 2023
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James Paddock England, UK
Composer, singer, artist, and video game developer.
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