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ART OF DECEPTION

2011

MMXII

till death do us part

killing time

EID MAR

Song for Future Demigods

mesh

Revenge of Re

Dead Reckoning

Agents of Armageddon

ashes 2 ashes

mastervision

Judas Kiss

lizards in the mist

line in the sand

slave to the needle

VII Husbands of Cleopatra VIII

A.O.D

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till death do us part

wasn't it nice to get laid every night

even through all the spite of the fighting

i'm waiting on a ten by ten piece of land to stand on

one to call mine if i can get my hands on

waiting on the money is all that i depend on

since you been gone

don't give me that read

she'll rip your life away

she's a ball and chain

don't get married

wasn't it fun to live life on the run

you don't even know what you've done

now i'm waiting on a ten by ten piece of land to stand on

one to call mine if i can get my hands on

waiting on the money is all that i depend on

since you been gone

don't give me that read

she'll rip your life away

she's a ball and chain

don't get married

wasn't it nice to get laid every night

i mean oh man my god she was fine

and i'm waiting on a ten by ten piece of land to stand on

one to call mine if i can get my hands on

waiting on the money is all that i depend on

since you been gone

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lizards in the mist

i know your out there somewhere longing to be free

and i know you got someone to blame

all these question running round your head that you cannot explain

i saw you sitting over there all by yourself

and i heard you screaming out his name

open up your heart and i'll show you something that will ease the pain

the pain

quit searching for a love to last you for all time

i hold the answers in these hands of mine

i can take your breath away

come my way

my way

you say you've never felt this way before

it's always you whose knocking on my door

sometimes i wonder who and why and when and what your fighting for

what you fighting for

quit searching for a love to last you for all time

i hold the answers in these hands of mine

i can take your breath away

come my way

my way

quit searching for a love to last you for all time

i hold the answers in these hands of mine

i can take your breath away

come my way

my way

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line in the sand

שּ

you weak excuse for life

can practice on my mind

until i finally break from you

and you get busy dying

you used to be full of life

now you're not

you've lost the will to be yourself.

you're lost and unpredictable

it's damaging to yourself

and souls like mine

how could upi take it all

and leave me here with nothing

fending for myself

once i had it all

now you're sleeping around with somebody else

i feel stranded like a loaded dream

all the hope a searchlight would bring

even then we couldn't find our way

it's over now

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mastervision

up on the stage

so mesmerizing

your coming of age

and the temperature is rising

but like a rat in a cage

there aint no compromising

could this be

a joke on me

cuz only you

can set me free

well i prayed to your god

cuz that's what you wanted

yet all that I hear

better finish what you started

well be careful what you wish for

those were the words that you told me

could this be

a joke on me

it all comes down

to you and me

everything you have promised

a fallacy

and only you

can set me free

drink from my wine

bittersweet on your pallet

cuz all your ill will

beats me down like a mallet

well be careful what you wish for

those were the last words you told me

could this be

a joke on me

it all comes down

to you and me

everything you have promised

a fallacy

and only you

can set me free

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AOD

sad eyes

still of the night

no where to turn

no end in sight

your tragedy

a mystery

but this little loss is my big victory

look at the signs painted in blood

feel my embrace as cold as the dead

believe all the lies

it’s the art of deception

look to the skies

see the fiery shapes

feel no remorse

it’s falling down again

hate of infidels

falling off the shelf

all in a name

religion itself

look to yourself

what mankind has become

don’t turn around

you’ve got nowhere to run

burn in your shame

now you no my name

leading you here

for thousands of years

look at the signs painted in blood

feel my embrace as cold as the dead

believe all the lies

it’s the art

look at the signs

feel my embrace

believe all the lies

deception

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ashes to ashes

dust to dust

poisonous gasses

red rain and rust

strange algorithms

a hole in the sky

cannibalisms

big do or die

anarchy and crime

comes to no surprise

spending all my time

searching for the sunrise

no hesitation

eye for eye

retaliation

came from the sky

grab your belongings

put bars on the door

this is the dawning

of world war four

though we never thought

it would come to this

we can’t take it back

this is fade to black

we hold it in my hand

hope you understand

we can’t take it back

this is fade to black

we can't take it back

this is fade to black

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yama

Twas a night like any other night would seem

I lay my weary head to sleep

I recall a full moon on the rise above

And pray the lord my soul to keep

Then all at once commotion rushed into my room

a chilling wind that pierced my soul

I’ve kept my silence long enough the time has come

To tell a tale that must be told

There it stood before me crouching idlely

With claws, 2 horns and mighty wings

a mighty beast could rip a man from limb to limb

with pointy spikes a top each feet

Then all at once it spoke to me in eerie tones

Of which I cannot not soon forget

He said my name is Yama and I come in peace

To bring you news will not regret

He said I’ve watched closely for 6 thousand years

And got just what your looking for

a discus made of gold and all that you desire

if you kneel before me on the floor

I tried to think about it all so rationally

and understand his wicked ways

then I felt the floor begin to pull me down

almost as if I was in a daze

But then I looked straight through his empty promises

and realized it was all a game

Of all the millions who were deceived before me

I guess I’m just not the same

So let us both forget this ever happened here

depart this place now if you please

Cuz I’d rather die here standing on my feet

Then live a day on my fucking knees

I’d rather die on my feet

Then live on my fucking knees

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bloodiamond

truth is crucified everyday

in the light of the global stage

the evil plays out on their ignorance

and the powerless fall to the rage

well the money comes up from the ground as stones

and it moves it's way across the map

to the civilized hands that just don't care

no answers given and no questions asked

no more time to be

dead ass blind to what we've seen

can you tell me what you see

looks like that nothings bloody free

the blood trail leads to the sands of the east

and the gun runners down in the south

the glittering ice is the finance link

and the key that they can't move without

the Caymans and the Swiss turn a blind eye

all to the millions that fall in your hands

it's a corner stone of the terror state

without stones you got nowhere to stand

there's no more time to be

dead ass blind to what we've seen

can you tell me what you see

looks like that nothings bloody free

without stones you got nowhere to stand

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slave to the needle

╣

he was adrift in the nightline

searching for something to ground him in this world

future and past, no more lifeline

then he felt the touch and the power of this girl

she was a light in the darkness

she drew designs of unspeakable power

the ink running into the soul now

the body a canvas her visions empowered

the patterns of life were injected

into his skin with a consummate grace

until vital signs were detected

it started the journey, it ended his place

he was a slave to the needle

he learned to love this impeccable pain

the door that was opened was vision

the lines that were crossed would show him the way

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Judas Kiss

ﻼ

i can see the desperation you feel through

reflections deep within your eyes

breach of trust within your inner circle

balance comes unhinged with selfish lies

you never leave me alone

you never are what you've shown

you thrive on deception and agony

what did history say

as it repeated today

In the end i prey the river takes

your ashes hither to the sea

waves of madness washing over you

as everything you do implodes and dies

your reality is over run by shadowed figures

that mislead and lie

they never leave me alone

they never are what you've shown

they thrive on deception and agony

what did history say

as it repeated today

In the end i prey the river takes

their ashes hither to the

in my demise

i recognize

the truth would always come to this

and deep in your eyes

i realize the truce was broken by a kiss

Judas Kiss

i never leave you alone

i've never been what I've shown

i thrive on deception and agony

what did history say

as it repeated today

In the end i hope the river takes

my ashes hither

in my demise

i recognize

the truth would always come to this

and deep in your eyes

i realize the truce was broken by a kiss

Judas Kiss

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2011

All songs written by (Michael Rhodes)

Underwater Music LTD.

A Katavi Arts Production.