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Old Gods

by Rahab the Monster

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1.
The Locust 02:54
The beast has come “The kingdom suffers violence So let the violent take it by force” If the advantage is the whole world Would I in exchange for my soul? I did this for each of us The water cries out a hallelujah The distance is growing But it’s not out of reach I begged you for peace And you offered the sword I’ll bear the scar I’ll return to the dirt And I’ll see you in the morning It feeds my own ends If it would only rain And clean my scabs Cause I’ve been loyal and I’ve been lonely It’s somewhat chemical And awful filthy There will be no comfort For the kings The kings of crimson Only an end without an end Without an end The locust devours the last of this old harvest and we are made new
2.
The Mother 02:30
The beast is gone, the man returns home, his wife has died in child birth, and together the father and his daughter rebuild their lives. A pale man learns mourns the death of his secret love. This is loss These fields lay empty Without a word we speak defeat We try and will the seed to grow This is disease The mother stands defiant “It’s time to wash off the mark The beast has left on me” You’ve birthed a legacy you’ve abandoned Such pretty words It felt so soon to write them But there’s no hope In the love of a ghost “I am the dust of the earth Why am I so alone? My dreams are flawless But I’ve built this all wrong” The system has failed All hail the system The gate has been ripped from its post And your family has lost their home Where they never loved you to begin with
3.
The Mechanic 05:05
The pale man learns the daughter of the woman he loved is able to bring the dead back to life through singing. He devises a plan to kidnap her. Each day he lives He leaves his life to ransom They put a price on his head I just can’t resist Everything he touches dies away Everyone who knows him owns his soul Each machine, crafted with wings How they dance while you sing And when the beast challenged your door Your gods heard with silent ears He never sleeps He never breathes You’ll rest easier knowing that he’s dead “I’ve traded my soul for a new agenda” The beasts at the horse’s feet Ride down the weary With fluttering wings Can we find glory from this side? If you hesitate You’ll never know mercy Run while you can Cause I heard your child speaks of worlds of return Nothing is out of reach Everything is alive If I could hear you again, I could sleep the night through The wounded and lost, all alike in the same skin But I know so many are set apart What have I waited for? Make me new, make me strong like you And if there’s a father let him be praised The vision is proclaimed Let this build you up Cause this has got to change Are you brave again? I can’t chase my ghosts Even still I’m a haunted man The hunt begins…
4.
Provider 03:55
The prophet warns the father. “Promise me you’ll always be A different kind of king” Cause I can hear the organ and I see him in my sleep As we prepare for the harvest, the pale man sings This ivory, this mouth of God A chorus I can’t write reminds me of my needs I took the most I could and ran But I will always sing So pick your battles There are oceans and there are deceivers But there is one king and redeemer I’ve come back again I’ve finally grown from this season I won’t keep my flesh held tight Which brings death Bury yourself in what brings life “Promise me you’ll always be A different kind of king” I will not be swayed Please death don’t waste your time on me Descend and become the monument
5.
The father fears for his daughter. I guess I’ve been repeating The same mistakes Over and over With the worst intentions But I’ve come home And one way or another we’ll live like a family Cause the surface is such a lonely place to live Dwelling on the appearance that never brings you closer She sings and wakes the dead Harmonies lifting their flesh It’s odd how their bones wither like twigs It’s buried down deep, but never builds you up The prophet encourages the father. “You keep so much of yourselves For yourselves Be filled, be filled Be still and content There’s no time to know the insides of everything” All will be ash before the tide Wash and walk again Cause baby it never leaves your blood Baby I’m covered in blood There is rest, There is peace There is hope for you For the young man and his visions The prophet and his dreams My heart breaks for you I will proclaim for you Be free Be peace Be like your king The father is resolved I found peace again But she won’t be bothering me tonight This is where I’ll always be I built this bed I’ve dug this grave Every god I understood is every god I ever made Are you brave again?
6.
The father is attacked by the pale man’s wolves while the pale man lures the daughter away. Let this be your word You have forgotten the face of your father Who watched the wolves hunt such a godless generation Cause I don’t know their names but they got some crooked faces And believe me it gets easier with time The same machines beat in their chests Singing before they cease to fly “I’ll come for your daughter next” Sew the wind and reap hurricanes Not until you could just be something else completely I see each shape as it’s moving But I will never let anything happen to you They kill the body but never the soul And when prophet and preacher cease to speak And the light sings forth from their teeth All will be well So don’t stop singing If you’re not afraid I know where I’ve been And I know where I’ve gone wrong Such delicate things dead at my feet “How do the birds sing from behind the wolves’ teeth?” “Their only purpose has now been served” The pale man moaned “They won’t be joining us this evening, my dear” “Where’s my daddy? I shouldn’t be here” Don’t be so quick to fall asleep Pretty young thing, please don’t weep All will be well…
7.
Anchor 01:40
The pale man takes the girl to her mother’s grave and forces her to sing the song he wrote. My patience is wearing thin I’m tired, I’m so tired I’ve heard heaven Imagined its song So sing her forth Bring her back She climbs her way through the ground But it’s not what I imagined I am no god, I’ve healed nothing I’ve put nothing to rest
8.
Prophet 05:17
The mother has come back, but it is not right. The dead begin to rise. We were a good work Waiting for the finish Reveal the horns Defy the trumpets I can’t hear the lamb’s song anymore And I’m worried I’ve become stagnant Don’t waste your breath These praises have been empty For far too long The dead begin to eat the living. The phantoms leave the trees Limb from limb they’ll pull you apart I hear their teeth meet our bones The taste is so overwhelming Make it home to watch him bleed Speak one thing The season seems so quick to change But I will not leave the sheep I will come to you The father sees his dead wife. We are so young But my bones are tired From the serpents that speak defeat From the ground beneath our feet Prophet, I’ve seen your words And the ghost I struggle to contain Hiding behind their old inventions But hope is here Hope burns bright You’ve got to believe This will change
9.
Fractions 03:23
The father puts his wife to rest. The gates of hell are open. The first one clipped his wings But found the heart of a man Let the other lie and fill his stomach When up from the bottom came the authority While the destroyer grew so proud “This is the last of your kind Cause with fire they all fell” We’ve been picking away at our minds Making our life decay Without labor we are hopeless Our faith is dead When I wake up There is only one place I can go I’ll be hiding in your shadow People gather to battle the dead. Cannibals, drifters I killed me a shape shifter Cause I see oceans And I’ve come back again So be your king to every One of these faces And beware the water Cause the moon isn’t well Give me a reason to show you Your faith is dead
10.
New Canaan 04:04
The beast has returned. I am the outlaw I have been set free I’ve sunken this city I’ve made my peace Cause you were the first to fight And the first to call And when you offered your hand I saw them all A thousand faces Burdens and all They fell through the cracks But you battled on and on The prophet speaks Of the one who became king You were my shield And a holy vision With each swing you pushed the black Further and further away This is for the lamb And the song he sings Captain, my captain I will see God The daughter uses the lamb’s song and the beast is destroyed. I saw you tall and proud A crown of glory leading the hosts A company defying the worm who I give my life to burn Let grace be with you all Be bold and be strong Let it be clear Let it be a holy name we sing
11.
Albion 02:20
The pale man is left with nothing. My ambition went Right through my fingers I have nothing to show for this The years I’ve wasted God gives us purpose Until love interrupts us Where are you now?
12.
Sustainer 04:09
The dead are buried. The pale man is alone. The father finds his daughter and goes back home. These tombstones mock our tomorrow While mothers weep for their sons Who the grave has swallowed This war is not of blood There’s something more behind this Than what we can see You will lie until you get what you want What you don’t need What your flesh depends on If this is your plan then why do I feel so inconsistent? There’s more to you than myself This is the last time I’m going to tell you I was the thief I was the mockery I was the one that let you go I’ve been so afraid that you were leaving But the dead never linger Cause everything is tested And everything dies Nothing is out of reach Everything is alive I was born a crooked man And it’s the blood of another that claims me as priest There’s something more behind this Than what we can see

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released April 17, 2013

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