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Theophany
10:49
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one trillionth a second of mystery ride time backwards to singularity primordial hydrogen sea naught but darkness to me shrouded in dark energy nothing but darkness to me ninety-five hundredths of everything unobserved as them to whom we sing malice: dark energy pushes stars away from me these agents as yet unseen separate the you from the me a universe formed symmetrically expanding her borders relentlessly the truth of time begun far denser than our sun beyond event horizon who made the pleiades and orion prioritize order and emphasize chaos legitimize positions look at where it got us all of this is natural everything ordained we created spirit; we will not be contained we say ‘the beginning’ we make ‘the beginning’ everyone is fallen everyone is sinning we create creators; place authority imagine their existence apolitically
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Void
12:09
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the waters of heaven the waters of earth mingled beneath her in chaos and birth when did we last prophesy when did our last prophets die the gods took no name no archon ordained ages increase chaos must cease when did we last prophesy when did our last prophets die yet you split the waters in two the heads of chaos leviathan too when did we last prophesy when did our last prophets die defeating tiamat who raged in the deep by your word thrust into final sleep when did we last prophesy when did our last prophets die born out of blood from lexington + concord baptized in blood from yorktown wading in blood of afghan civilians drowning in blood from newtown when did we last prophesy when did our last prophets die the celestial choir enthrones him in light of washington’s toil, his glory i write proceed, my lord, with virtue beside over this violence the nation presides when did we last prophesy when did our last prophets die what has no becoming and cannot be birthed what sort of crafter could bring about the earth and what’s this reflection of heavenly form and from what perfect patterns was everything born that in a choir of angels crying let us create the arrogant demiurge pontificates ‘i am the one god. beside me stand no other i lead the seven archons, my sisters and brothers.’ criticized by their creation they are criticized we invent ‘perfect’ to place upon a god paint ourselves as sinners and we blame it on beyond then i weed out the path - invite you all to follow police all of our acts then insist this isn’t hollow then (we) create our own creation next came their statue wondrous and odd shaped like two humans shaped like a god unfit to ignore discontented to stare they breathed out their spirit made the statue aware then this creature would multiply and build high their towers up above to other gods who feared the group’s power they decided to split these creatures in half of the demiurge's plight the others just laughed have you forgotten yet the sandbags on parapets the blood you couldn’t swallow the teeth you couldn’t spit all the violence that followed my speaking of the start the hollowness of idols and the emptiness of heart can we end our own creation
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Passion
10:48
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witness the light prophecy testify witness the light the flesh become dwelling among pieces of body mind and soul body of god: the universe whole their sternum: the world entire each element born from their fire two thousand eyes one thousand heads two thousand arms two thousand legs the head controls the legs obey i say attack do as i say i have my place and you have yours as this one’s body split in four their birth alone would not suffice a god condemned to sacrifice proceed my ward virtues aside for over you your lord presides the head controls the legs obey i say attack do as i say tear their arms rip their heads king of jews the nazarene is dead in ecstasy and fumbling cause that wall its tumbling animals we sacrifice tear their backs and crucify to birth the world god must die to save my god you must die hearken now to authority swallow blood spit out teeth
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Wrath
09:37
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disappointed dispossessed with oil anointed smeared with the rest refusing libations feeling no joy how many distractions betwixt me and troy unbroken unfazed she moves on to the east ‘home,’ she thinks, ‘will take me in at least’ she walks the streets a motherless child her enemies cry ‘she’s vulgar and wild’ she speaks both light and fears the dark opposed by apollo urged from her mark this myrmidon woman she disregards the gods they stole patroclus they shifted the odds not oracle nor apparition could persuade her from this position rage. rage and song troy stood here somehow it’s gone her first creation now had long since died released himself from the chaos in her eyes hector steps down from priam’s throne thrown from the wall returning alone still seeking vengeance for allies long passed of all first creation these two are the last they strike with precision frenzy and flash returning to fire hidden in ash the song of rage above the thundering drone the demiurge wanders earth alone
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Eschatology
12:41
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look at what we’ve made stone upon stone our accomplishments will not fade out from this golden throne teacher, why do you say you will suffer alone will not one of us stay with you on your servant’s throne what have you done what do you say accomplishments fade stones fall away i’ll tear down these walls and heaven’s gates too before all of this death will not take you your birth pangs have come and they’re here to stay nations will fall kingdoms will quake the tree which i curse withers to root in your enemy’s hand: scepter and loot as my ancient beasts ascend from the sea (lions and leopards with tusks among teeth) human dominion lost in its own toil human creation buried in soil earth trampled down shattered to pieces a prophet will rise whose power increases violence begat you it will be your end too before all of this death will not take you this is not everything . . . .
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DOORSMASHER Tallahassee, Florida
quinn - drums
kim - bass
henry - sax
tommy - guitar + vox
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