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Ignorance is strength

by Taketh

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1.
Waiting in line Like puppets on a stage We are all conformed / into the same Locked in a box and put on display Look at me now We teach our kids you are what you own Appearance is everything / what of our souls? We are slaves Quietly following Mindless drones We march because we must Trapped in this superficial world We praise ourselves Refuse to see These chains of vanity Like zombies we're drawn To new shiny things We cannot resist / hoarding it all We bury ourselves With piles of our toys Slowly to rot in all of this junk We're slaves to this world We cannot escape So greedy and lusting for power and things Holding our ears And closing our eyes Never to question / Our place in this scheme We are so lost Where do we go from here Trapped in this cage Of profits and vanity We are slaves Quietly following Mindless drones We march because we must
2.
Your master 03:35
Who am I / can't you see? Look beyond / set me free Take control / be received Find yourself / be deceived Inhale the flames of horror Do you want to see tomorrow? Open up to the heat Set you free Feel the sweet victory Can it be As you lay down to die No remorse You just left them behind But of course Inhale the flames of horror Do you want to see tomorrow? You just felt alive Now you say goodbye Open up to the heat Set you free Feel the sweet victory Can it be As you lay down to die No remorse You just left them behind But of course Inhale the flames of horror Do you want to see tomorrow? Inhale the flames of horror Do you want to see tomorrow?
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Moving on 03:55
This used to be my life for so long My one foundation and my one true form I bared my soul and put everything on the line for you And this is what you put me through What am I without this Who am alone I'm picking up the pieces Discovering myself Everything has changed now I'm not who I once was I shed my old ideas Stand proudly on my own I thought this time was wasted but now I've changed my mind I've grown and I'm much stronger I learned my lesson I dare to look beyond To see what's coming next This is my life I'm moving on Standing on my own now I'm stronger than before This is my life I'm moving on This is my life / I'm moving on I'm stronger now / I'm moving on It's not that I regret / anything we had It's not that I despise / the feelings that we shared I had my time to think / And now I must move on What we once had is lost / I'll miss you when you're gone I dare to look beyond To dream what's coming next This is my life I'm moving on Standing on my own now I'm stronger than before This is my life I'm moving on
4.
In memory 04:29
The message came to me one day I did not know what to say You had fell into the deep And now you will forever sleep How much you meant I did not know But now, I miss you so So I'll sing these words so true I'll sing these words so true / In memory of you I miss you so Maybe we weren't all that close And that is what I regret the most You used to say that life's a journey You do what you can to stay worthy I can truly say this now You were one of gods blessed childs I am proud to have been your friend And I wish I'd see you once again I'll sing these words so true In memory of you Ashes to ashes Dust to dust Rest in peace my friend I miss you so I'll sing these words so true In memory of you
5.
Burning 03:23
This is me being who I am This is me, raising my hand This is me standing up for what I believe This is you, listening I have something to say I have something to show I will stand tall I will not bow down The flame in my heart Will not be extinguished Open your mind Burning / Burning This is me being who I am This is me, raising my hand This is me being who I am This is me, raising my fist This is me standing up for what I believe This is you, listening I will stand tall I will not bow down
6.
Flaws 03:29
And you said Is it not perfect? Is it not The way we always Pictured it - in our dreams? In our dreams.. Is it not The way we always Pictured it - in our dreams? And i say / what if What if reality is fooling us What if the stains have just been painted over What if? Do we stare so hard At the errors That they disappear, become normal? Is not the flaws Part of being Part of living Part of mankind? Is not the flaws Part of the Beauty? How do we know whats real? How do we know whats pure? How do we know? How do we know? Is not the flaws Part of being Part of living Part of mankind? Is not the flaws Part of The beauty?
7.
As I lay my head to rest And close my eyes My mind is filled with pain And disturbing images I wish to be innocent again Oh, how I wish to be innocent To close my eyes without these images flashing by How can you expect to be pure In this day of information The wicked is only The push of a button away My mind has been raped I can never forget what I have seen I dream of the day when I didn't feel so lost this is the price I must pay I face the terms and accept the cost How can we expect to be pure In this day of information
8.
Inside of me 02:55
I can't laugh I can't cry I can't see inside of me Climb the wall can't hold on I can't go back I can't go on Tear my heart out Watch me bleed I'll give all my tomorrows for just one good day I can't breath I can't feel There's nothing left of me Dig my grave, who will care? Will there be any tears shed for me? Tear my heart out Watch me bleed I'll give all my tomorrows for just one good day. No one hears me No one sees me No one cares for me No one cares Fading lights no more sounds Is this what death feels like. Will you remember Will you remember me?
9.
1984 03:34
Perception of the past / shaped by the present An eternal struggle to unlearn what we knew The war rages on / uniting the people Hiding off the true injustice brought upon us all War is peace Freedom is slavery Ignorance is strength Welcome to 1984 The screen is always on / big brother sees everything Disobediance means death / freedom is forever lost War is peace Freedom is slavery Ignorance is strength welcome to 1984 Your treacherous mind I can hear it when you sleep Don't say a word Don't you dare to utter what you're thinking I will break you down Use your worst fears against you The screen is always on / big brother sees everything Disobediance means death / freedom is forever lost War is peace Freedom is slavery Ignorance is strength welcome to 1984
10.
They are all around me No view free from the terror The so called newspapers profits on already cheap entertainment Reality shows they call it But since when must reality be created? So destructive, this whole idea Humiliate yourself and you will win fame And all are part / of the circus Won't stop as long / as we consume it In the modern world We will care about others For as long as we are separated By the TV-screen And all are part / of the circus Won't stop as long / as we consume it We excel in analyzing These human beings that we don't even know

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"Ignorance is strength" is the second full length album from swedish melodic death veterans Taketh. With this release the band is taking a step away from tradition with a full Creative Commons release, enabling free sharing, remixing and derivative works.
Taketh presents a raw and unfiltered sound bringing back memories of the old days of the gothenburg sound. The perfect fit for fans of Dark Tranquillity, At the Gates and the old In Flames.

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released September 1, 2013

Recorded and mixed by: Magnus "Devo" Andersson at Endarker Studios [Marduk, Ofermod, Eldkraft, Ragnarok]
Artwork by: Dmitry Vtorushyn [Death Destruction, Transport League]
Violin on "In memory" and "Burning": Hanna Widforss

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