1. Face Of Hate

ignorance.
superstition.
prejudice – a tradition.
destruction brought to its fruition.
lithograph – social condition.
in the streets people riot.
authorities try to quiet.
social unrest – the deny it.
there lies the dead forever quiet

face of hate

parental fears consummated.
young minds manipulates.
parameters stipulated.
who should be loved – who is hate.
no regard to what lies within,
pigmentation is not a sin.
who can stop it once it begins.
mindless slaughter – nobody wins

face of hate

mother, father.
your only crime is your fear and ignorance.
i refuse to blindly follow the demolition that you represent.
resentment, hatred, only work to destroy you from within.
why can't we all live together.
why must the eyes of a child stare out of the face of hate.

2. Geri's Lament (When)

you put me here where i don't belong.
my body's old but my mind's still strong.
you'd not believe the things they put me through.
it would be so different if they happened to you.
look around, tell me what you see – pain, suffering and misery.
lonely people who've been locked away, with no desire to live another day.

left to die, i wonder why?
we gave you the best years of our lives!
don't you see, you are me and soon it's you they will despise.
you don't care, we don't dare.
who needs the hurt we'll just pretend.
all is right, day and night, you see a smile but our eyes say –

when – when will they end all their apathy
when – when will they open their eyes to see
when – when will the end the misery
when – when will he finally come for me
when!?

up at six, needle pricks, another day in hell's begun.
someone cries, another dies, we play a game that can't be won.
wet the bed, spoon fed, we relive our childhood again and again.
and our sleep is no relief, for in our dreams we still cry –

when –

i remember when we were young.
no thought at all of what we would become.
they sold us a dream – said we would never die.
but that was over sixty years ago.
we're so much older and now we know,
that what they sold us was only a lie.
now we realize – what a surprise – everybody dies.

everyday i sit and pray.
when will you come and take me home.
where's the love from above, i feel so lost and all alone.
i want to be young and free, not some fourth-class citizen.
it won't be long, and i'll be gone.
'till then i'll just keep wondering

when –

3. The Enemy Within

guilty – or so it seems.
you found a motive and he had the means.
sentenced – death by the chair. but let me
warn you it won't end there.
no! i have searched my whole life for the one who has caused all our strife.
now i find, he's in your man.
how can i make you understand?

he is the one who robs us of our will
he is the one who causes us to kill
we are the ones who feed his appetite
we are the ones who can end this thing tonight

listen – can't you hear?
it's not over, there is so much to fear.
locked up – he's "safe in a cell"?
well don't believe it 'cause i know him to well.
look!
the human body, is just a host.
you might say that you captured a ghost.
and like a ghost, he will return.
how can i ever make you learn?

he is the one who robs us of our will
he is the one who causes us to kill
we are the ones who feed his appetite
we are the ones who can end this thing tonight

i don't know what he is or how he cam to be.
i only know that if he lives we can't be free –
from the pain and the suffering.
then our lives they won't mean – won't mean a thing.

patience – it has run out.
you must be sure, there is no room for doubt.
come on – we're out of time.
we cannot argue, make up your mind.
now!
i may be right, i may be wrong.
but if you wait you'll have waited too long.
it's down you, what will it be?
will you ever really see –

he is the one who robs us of our will
he is the one who causes us to kill
we are the ones who feed his appetite
we are the ones who can end this thing tonight

4. It's A Good Life

in our little town in ohio, there's a little boy who we all know.
he makes us smile, he makes us glad, we think good thoughts, can't make him mad.
no cars, no lights, no rights to choose.
he is our life, he makes the rules.
we keep our thoughts as pure as the driven
snow or to the cornfield we will go – oh!

it's a good life!

we cannot sing, he hates the sound.
he reads our thoughts, than starts to frown.
he makes it snow – it's mid-july.
we just smile as our crops die.
how did it start, when will it end.
how long can we all just pretend.
everything is perfect and serene.
is this for real or just a dream – scream!

it's a good life!

he!
he's the one, who's undone,
everything we have lived for, evermore,
slammed the door!
why, are we weak, we must seek,
a way to destroy all his lies, nullify, he must die!

we all agree, it's gone to long. his power grows,
he's much too strong. how can we move, we live in fear.
he'll find us out when we draw near.
we need to act – we need a plan.
he must never live to be a man.
think of all the things he then could do.
who'll be the first to make the move – you?

it's a good life!

5. Invisible

i scream but no one hears me.
i hurt but no one seems to give a fuck.
can no one break the silence?
is it my destiny to self destruct?

the onslaught of silence chews in my brain.
your lack of emotions drives me insane.
i'm not invisible.
i'm not invisible.

i stare into the fire.
the smell of burning flesh fills the air.
the sounds of sirens screaming.
destruction – the opiate of my despair.

the onslaught of silence chews in my brain.
your lack of emotions drives me insane.
i'm not invisible.
i'm not invisible.

warning sent through the airwaves.
searching for the one their silence drove insane.
bringer of mass destruction.
invisible, a specter with no face or name.

6. Traitor To The Living

there's a secret and it's buried underground.
virginia mountains is where it can be found.
another world just waiting there for them.
while in our world we have been condemned.
if we are old or sick or living in poverty,
we will never get to see your special facility.
we don't give a damn about your logical philosophy.
you're just a coward who'd rather run than fight.
you'll live as we die.
it's just not right.

you're a traitor – traitor
traitor to the living – traitor
traitor – for you there's no forgiving
traitor – the end is just the beginning for you

we see your smiling face up on the tv screen.
we hear you talking but your words don't mean a thing.
don't buy your world of peace, you talk of hope and love.
'cause you'll be safe and sound when death falls from above.
safe from the moans and the screams of those in pain.
safe from the burns and the scars of acid rain.
safe from the laugh and the touch of those insane.
you're just a coward who'd rather run than fight.
you'll live as we die. it's just not right.

you're a traitor – traitor
traitor to the living – traitor
traitor – for you there's no forgiving
traitor – the end is just the beginning for you

do you think your god, choosing who'll live or die?
fool – it's a facade, you're only living a lie.
when it is done, there'll be no good or bad.
then you'll be the one to see you have been had!

now the time has come to end this whole charade.
from the path of "for the people" you have strayed.
we see you slipping, we know just what you are.
but you will never leave, you've let it go too far.
all the money and the power you can't resist.
have you forgotten that without us you don't exist?
when it is over and your gone you won't be missed.
you're just a coward who'd rather run than fight.
you'll live as we die, it's just not right.

7. Final Word

mother, didn't you want me?
am i to blame for what you've done?
so many times new life is undone.
Society makes it easy to run.

growing inside of you. final word, my life's left to you.

you tell yourself i have no feeling.
a bad mistake, that's all you know.
you tell yourself, i feel no pain.
i'm pulled apart, you've stopped my soul

growing inside of you.
final word, my life's left to you.

so now i speak to you from beyond.
where voices here are born and slain.
i could have filled the hole in your life.
now your mind is where i'll stay

8. N.G.R.I.

so – you come for me.
i waited patiently.
i knew you'd finally come around.
i see you found my mark, those bodies in the park,
and now you've come to take me down.
i won't resist – i must insist.
am i to blame?
am i insane?
or am i guilty?
i'm guilty, i'm guilty, i'm guilty, i'm guilty. i'm –

not guilty by reason of insanity – not guilty
not guilty by reason of insanity

i heard a voice.
i really had no choice.
it told me just what i should do.
now they're dead and gone, but, somehow they live on.
i guess my work is not yet through.
they laugh at me, won't let me be.
i'm not to blame – i am insane.
i'm guilty, i'm guilty, i'm guilty, i'm guilty. i'm –

not guilty by reason of insanity – not guilty
not guilty by reason of insanity

now look at yourself, look at your "mental health".
are you so different than me?
you want to play with fire, you have the same desires.
i've just learned to set mine free.
you know it's true – you see it too.
we're all to blame – we're all insane.
we're all guilty. i'm guilty.
your guilty.
they're guilty. we're –

not guilty by reason of insanity – not guilty
not guilty by reason of insanity