TO THIS SPIDER I SWEAR! I just thought that it won't be big challenge for ones who have english as native language...
Bite your tongue, the blackened sun will curse the moon Skies on fire, nothing's worth a damn Calculate, anticipate your every move Beware the ruthless hearts of men Feel my pain, my words are in vain I believe it's the end of innocence Don't look away, oh, hear what I say I believe it's the end of innocence Content splice of this device, degenrate Sons of night, synthetic gods of men Crushed beneath this dragon beast breathing hate Your blood, your blood is on their hands Feel my pain, my words are in vain I believe it's the end of innocence Don't look away, oh, hear what I say I believe it's the end of innocence The world is dying, the precious sands of time are running out. We are the fallen, made obsolete, methodically phased out Feel my pain, can you feel it? Feel my pain, my words are in vain I believe it's the end of innocence Don't look away, oh, hear what I say I believe it's the end of innocence
^ Definitely sounds right to me. Might be "cut and splice up," though. Dehumanized is harder to hear...first verse to me sounds like and chorus sounds like
Here's my take on Dehumanized; some spots are really hard to hear: Tear the vein, inject my brain And let the poison flow Torn apart, you're ripping out my heart It's ? Bring out the switch, you son of a bitch I'll ? broke in two You take control and resurrect my soul Then call it something new What's done is done I'm dead inside I'm what you've all become Mindless and mesmerized Dehumanized I'm dehumanized Don't you realize? I'm dehumanized Oh, and victimized You can't break me You unmake me Dehumanized Ripped to shreds, the venom spreads Release the system plague Shed skin, electrified within ? the final stake I will break my shell and unleash hell There's nothing you can do Just to ? this sacred new blood Becoming something new What's done is done I'm dead inside I'm what you've all become Mindless and mesmerized Dehumanized I'm dehumanized Don't you realize? I'm dehumanized Enslaved and victimized You can't break me You unmake me Dehumanized ? Is this life worth the question "why?" Or is this life just a lie? 'Cause my eyes are cold and ? And I don't know what the hell I ? *guitar solo* I'm dehumanized Don't you realize? We're all dehumanized Enslaved and victimized You can't break us No, you unmake us We have all become dehumanized Haha is this what Symphony X thinks will happen if technology fails?!
Yeah, lots of edgy cursing going on there. All that's missing is "Outta luck, but I don't give a fuck"
Don't like the cursing, to be honest. It's like they're trying too hard to impress angsty teens or something. Hopefully this is the most "aggressive" or "vicious" song on the album...
At first I thought you were joking, but then I realized this is real. Considering this is a SymX song, this sounds pretty uninspired to say the least.
To be fair, the phrasing makes it sound better than the text alone gives it credit for. But I agree, it is sort of funny. But this is metal, people, it's not supposed to be a cryptic, dead serious literary masterpiece. I think this is what Russell Allen was talking about when he hinted at "rhythmic" vocals. Not too bad - though it just might be because his voice itself is so good.
I can live with it if it's limited to one or two songs. But watching the Dehumanized video (from Le Phare) and seeing Russ's body language when he says "and unleash hell" just makes me laugh, and not in a good way. But I try to view it as him just having fun... As far as the lyrics, yes, they've been better in the past. But can anyone really point to any Symphony X lyrics and say that they're a masterpiece? I mean, some are decent, but it's clearly their weakest link (if they have any)...
haha, Nuclear Blast finally posted some Symphony X news and it's just a fan filmed video for each of the new songs.
lmao that lyrics actually came from Symphony X's brazilian fanpage on Orkut, where some users listened the songs and tried to get the lyrics. I might have had a little participation in that, lol But being portuguese speakers it was kinda obvious that some gems like that would appear
Maybe we can convince SX to release a Iconoclast: Band's Version with different lyrics? And then again, that might just be the final product...
That's what I've been saying the whole time. The lyrics are just ridiculous just like on paradise lost. It's not just the words but the timing, the vocal melodies. They have been so derived since PL.. It's like he's free style singing, just creating on the spot. Michael's solos sound just about the same to me. It's just whatever works. Every single band member has taken it down a notch since PL and so far Iconoclast looks the same.
