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Arcane Evolution

by Unburnt

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To prevail, to maintain domination There must be conflict, extant final solution Their fear, you crave it It gives you a reason to live The stranglehold of them hating us hating them Bringing death, pushing human beings through a grinder Defiance came with the drought Like a stream, they were swallowed by the desert On bleeding knees, they begged we take their children And in our arrogance we asked if they’d been Christened Through suffering, a consciousness awakens The repercussion, a terminal culmination Will we disgrace it? Or give it a reason to live? The paradox of them hating us hating them Bringing death, drowning out compassion with our anger We speak of values on which homelands are founded Or holy scriptures preaching ethics from prophets But when the time comes, we only have one question: If we save you, what do we get out of it? Our democracy comes with conditions That you buy and kill people with our weapons
2.
I step into the arena of battle as a well-oiled machine Aware of your strategy well in advance, logic sanguine I confront the preachers of ignorance I show no mercy to charlatans When basing your arguments on writings from the bronze age Remember that your opponents possess two-thousands years of knowledge I piss on the pulpits of magicians I carry the fire of pure reason If these symbols and scrolls hold ultimate power as you claim If these forces are all-knowing, omnipotent, and pervasive Then my blasphemous words will inevitably arouse their judgment Here I stand, may your unquestioned beliefs strike me down I will not bow to your superstitions Preserving confidence in knowing that magic has no influence Requires a philosophy that accepts knowledge's limits Historically, new discoveries have often seemed supernatural To generations of people accustomed to being led like cattle To build on the teachings of ancestors We strengthen the sum of our consciousness “I am ignorant of that which I do not know”
3.
All my fury is gathered here Clenched fists wound back to strike deftly A vicious ritual gift Of power for my enemy The insidious worm that works its way through guts and around spines A patient lurker formed of equal parts loathing and time Bearing my sorrow Drinking my rage Fuelling nothing except pain Exhausted from the release When it’s over, I am empty and numb Purging, the transfer is complete He is growing, my resistance succumbs His unfurling shadow, scowling, posturing Looming insolent Witness to his rapid and smug dissipation His accomplished intent Digging myself out of this shallow grave I breathe in a sobering clarity Will I be strong enough to retain this realization indefinitely? To live with the echoing shame of such failure Constant, overwhelming Locked into an endless cycle of self-hatred Forever relapsing Enough! Now: I reclaim the essence of myself The humble, patient man I know To become committed to the peace A true warrior given strength to grow
4.
Dragging ourselves through another day of this Feed it with inertia Fulfilling petty roles in rote, redundant systems Innominate, voiceless Systemic battery ingraining industry Designates vocation inculcates submission But when I close my eyes I pray for the machines To lead, to organize, to set my body free Please, upgrade me Shall we summon the demon? Emerge from cocoons? Embrace arcane evolution? Electromechanical devices permeating ecosystems with Cybernetic enhancements redefining living flesh as Philosophical computations recalibrating human thought for An infinity of new expansions, through galaxies, within seconds But what have we left behind? That life, was it living? And are we living now, or simply measuring “progress”? Ultimately, ape minds will struggle with this question As we push at the limits and contest the rate of evolution Will our sacrifice yield the desired solution? Bathe us in elation Humanist policies revising history Editing perspectives towards complete compliance

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Mixed and mastered by Joe Mullen at JoeDown Studios.
Vocals engineered Jordan Perry.
Music by Bo Louther. Lyrics by Eric Burnet.
Cover art by Mikio Murakami.
Unburnt logo by Christophe Szpajdel (Lord of the Logos).

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released August 16, 2019

Mixed and mastered by Joe Mullen at JoeDown Studios.
Vocals engineered Jordan Perry.
Music by Bo Louther. Lyrics by Eric Burnet.
Cover art by Mikio Murakami.
Unburnt logo by Christophe Szpajdel (Lord of the Logos).

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Unburnt

Unburnt is a new metal project that sees guitarist Bo Louther and drummer Joe Mullen from Walkerton, Ontario's Odium joining forces with Montreal-based vocalist Eric Burnet, known for his work with Derelict, Samskaras, and Autumn Spirit. Unburnt is built on a death metal foundation that is reinforced with black metal melodies and atmosphere. ... more

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