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Of Innocence and War

by Rapid Dominance

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Hyllis I'm not a huge fan of the singer, but still, this is a really nice 50mn piece of good Tech Metal.
The personal touch in the lyrics also makes the album interesting.
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Silence echoing Through the city’s streets The noose is tightening The tyrant’s end is near Weapons of mass destruction must Be dismantled now Promise of freedom and prosperous life Starts with a preemptive strike Starts with... War Engulfed in flames Of raging inferno The place I call home Burns in shock and awe Truth has become The first causality Of bombardment that never stops In days of reckoning It’s all right she said just hold my hand Not us not our my family Don’t you cry my little one a mother calms her child they perished in... war after the storm comes a haze of destruction and decay through it all we carry on looking for a better day aspiring to achieve our dreams in a life without fear the darkest night has turned so bright in my eyes as I vow to heal the wounds and reconstruct the place where I've been born and raised From underneath T his despair A ray of hope shines through me
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A new beginning in an ancient land A story to be told The lives and struggle of Three new souls Into this world We are born With decisions to make Shaping our path Thrown into uncertainty What choice do we have? What determines our lives? We grow as the years pass but we knew who we are Creating a safe shelter Best friends, for all time Life has just begun ‘’ recite his divine words, we follow our supreme leader and our signal party state, you must Stand in line, He will save us, those who betray him will be severely punished, you must listen, you must abide and you will surrender your thoughts!’’ ‘’ reach into the depths of your mind, you were born free, break the shackles, see through your lies, see through your faulty logic, be free’’ Cradle of civilization Has fallen prey to a tyrant Bear witness to the indoctrination Beware! don’t stray from the herd, raised in fear Controlled masses live in fear Of torture and mass graves Yet oppression could not steal Our childhood’s innocence Indoctrinate Pass your fear I’ll carry it With me The saga unfolds Of innocence and war
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The days of pure Innocence Are long gone now I feel the weight of the world is on my shoulders To forgive and reconcile is to start to heal but mistrust and malice fill these barren streets Bodies pulled From piles of rubble and ash frozen eyes Witness horrors of the aftermath the light within that was shining through has gotten so dim frustration mounts plagued by doubts yet I won't give in No one cares Trapped by their own greed false pretense In the land of make believe Terror reigns the city's streets has tuned into A battleground For occupation and insurgency let me be rise above the pain come my way I'm waiting for my life To begin Violence erupts in these streets Barrage of bullets is so deafening Soldiers Got Under attack as I was walking by now I'm caught in the crossfire there's nowhere to hide, bullets fly This can’t be the end as I lay and bleed waiting for a life that never came The days of pure innocence Are gone I close my eyes I’m sinking in the noise fades loss of life I cannot take that this time it is me is this my last breath? I can feel a cold embrace is this the end of me? Is it all over? Departure From this world Here comes sweet death Beneath Baghdad Forever I shall lay in eternal oblivion As if he was born to die, the dreamer is sent to an early grave, faith disappears, and doubt becomes obsessive, How can I believe in a merciful God, when I’m surrounded by suffering?
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Diaspora 05:47
into exile bloodshed will Never end Till there's nothing left So I leave this burning town The city of the dead Into Into exile I must go In my Diaspora I walk alone There is no home for me I buried him My best friend With my own hands His Memories And my Survivals guilt is what I take with me, I take with me Oppression from From my past Will grow but never fade Now I leave them all behind My friends and family forgive me Never to be Heard of again The traveler is gone He’s out of this place
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Spew Vitriol 05:19
Intolerance Ignorance Spread like the plague Live in a world Infected by hate Massacre Crimes against Humanity And Torture chambers the headlines today Dehumanization And fear of the other Vilification To justify their slaughter Conditioned to be Indifferent to suffering A world epidemic Is lack of empathy. So take up your arms No time for grief Spew Vitriol Until you choke On your lies Locking up Innocents Years of abuse will create Viscous enemies Unbreakable Cycle of Retributions Repeats itself Injustice it breeds Left alone in a dying land My future looks so bleak No end in sight to violence In decades of darkness As they fight their civil war I fight my fears and anxiety
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What have I become? And where have all the years gone? I am losing all control Defeated and left alone No longer trying to make sense of this madness Drifting into nothing king of the ruins a passing silhouette Devoid of life wearing my crown of emptiness as I haunt this barren land Holy hypocrites Rule the failed state, an abandoned place In these ruins I reign The Stench of death that I breathe Destruction that surrounds me It begins to comfort me It’s all familiar to me In darkness I can trust In chaos I will find The only Stability It will always be here I pass by an old place Where childhood memories Of long gone friends Come rushing back
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Shadow being Someone’s there Lurking Breathing down my neck Heavy feeling in my chest Breaking out in a cold sweat I can hear Your silent screams I’m your only friend In a conspiracy I’ll take you to realm Where the traveler is Out of the ruins Where the dreamer lives Enter the realm Rejecting the illusion of reality enter the realm beyond the fringe of sanity noise inside my head won't let me rest Panic attack Clouds my consciousness Thought disorder What a blinding mess Into dementia I Spiral down My lucid nightmare occurs every single night they lie, they murder In their sane world Then they point and laugh at me Like I’m the psychopath I’ll build my wall they'll never get to me I’ll wipe that smirk Right off your fucking face There is no turning back now The shadows are real I dwell Where my demons hide They crawl inside my head We are the lost But we’re not the only ones As we depart, we welcome newborn souls Of innocence and war Retreated within my shell of self-doubt, I watch the world burn And I ask myself, What is it worth to be sane in a world of madness?

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''Of Innocence of War'' is a story based on true events from the frontman’s hometown ''Baghdad" about three friends growing up in warzone set against the background of recent historical events, dealing with subjects such as Insanity, death, exile and the outcome of war.

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released July 31, 2015

All lyrics & music are written, composed and recorded by Rapid Dominance.
Mixed and Produced by Marco Angioni of Death Island Studio.
Artwork by Obscure artworks.

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Rapid Dominance Denmark

Offical Music Video www.youtube.com/watch?v=tRuGQOaYtLs
Rapid Dominance was formed in the small town of Silkeborg, Denmark in 2010 when Iraqi
guitarist/vocalist Adel Haley met drummer Asmus Høyrup. RD released 2 critically acclaimed EP's, played festivals & a tour in Denmark and was nominated for best ''metal band award'' in 2012, LP release & concerts are planned for 2015.
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