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Lithification

by Samskarasmetal

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Deconstructing sadness For subjugating pain To turn another page For those who carry it, the burden a conscience A curse from evolution that allows to self-reflect Seldom are we gifted with redress or vindication Rather, in confusion our foes besmirch our names Severed lines best left severed Only fools wish for reconciliation Severed lives best left severed Rebuild stronger through lithification Touching live wires is a shock to the system Witness to the fading of a vague imagined past Glimpsing into new, unimagined disappointments Transcending to new plateau of haemorrhaging wrath Deconstructing anger For subjugating hate To burn the fucking page Just shove it down There’s no place for this Pathetic feelings that resurface There’s no grace in this Hard labour is the only option Trust, not Don’t look back Burning oil can't take water Lest the fire is to grow Only pressure can relieve it Growing layers, building stone Magmatic overtures at hellish depths Churning raw tissues into tempered metals The heart that emerges... invincible Buried deep but beating still
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As Warriors 05:11
The primacy of rage, overpowering An endless list of lines that were crossed A battle never fought but remembered Opportunities to kill that were lost Tap into that inner wild animal He’s pacing at the bars of his cage Tempted, salivating So stunted by the codes that define us Disconnected from the physical, the visceral We deny ourselves the right to be human To taste adrenaline and blood that would soothe us Let. Go. Your cancer is the self that you don’t fulfill Using your potential against you We have weakened our society, our culture Atrophied our senses with comfort and structure Patience kills lust and will We’ve transposed independence for submission Willingly suppressed our defiance with contrition Obligated to pursue broken solutions Operated by the frivolous, the whimsical Biding time until the critical mass Ready to administer destruction at last Tap into that inner barbarian He’s pacing at the boundaries of his land Tempted, salivating Wait long enough in silence You’ll normalize compliance Sheep will follow a shepherd And dogs will lick at his hand It’s the wolf who follows no master In disgust he turns from the “man” Sacrifice… The creature comforts, the science of flesh To wander wastelands as warriors The once pariah now walks at the head But shuns disciples and innocents
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Alignment 04:03
I breathe deep to bring myself into alignment The day’s burdens on the tally Of my inner being Composure draped over me like a veil Unstable, taken to disturbance By the slightest breeze Unnatural pressures testing boundaries Of our primal structures The contract to keep the peace Is mandatory In the face of baser needs The warrior falters And over time, social conditions worsen Foundations crumbling underfoot incrementally Then to resolve private yet shared despair We turn to vices, entertainment, vile philosophies Power: the Gods bought and sold the ground you’re standing on You’re just a puppet in a game of capital accumulation Unnatural pressures testing boundaries Of our primal structures The desire to lose control Is ever-present Giving rise to violent thoughts The warrior falters Day after day we the walk the lines our fathers towed Chasing the buck, pushing down the pain But if we look our suffering right in the face We might bring ourselves to find another way We breathe deep to bring the world into alignment Our lives’ burdens on the tally Of this whole species Reinforced, anchored deep, now immovable A mental foothold representing Hallowed victory
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Aussitôt débarqués sur cette splendide terre volée Baptisés le cheap labour des géants financiers Isolés, assiégés, morts de fatigue, vide de sens Façonnés en conformistes par les prêcheurs d'obéissance Bâtissez-leur un empire L'bon Dieu vous remercie avec des vies qui s'empirent Ensevelis du tintamarre des bouches qui doivent manger Gardés naïfs par l'obscurantisme des aumôniers Délibérément aveugles à la corruption flagrante Enchantés par les beaux leaders d'la démagogie savante Aimez-vous la, votre empire? L'bon Dieu vous remercie avec des vies qui s'empirent N'êtes-vous pas tannés de vous faire définir? De vous faire taire, de vous faire calmer, de vous faire mentir? Endurer pour quoi, donc? Destiné à suivre? Regarde enfler les cochons En refoulant tes désirs Endurer pour toi ? Non. Décidé à vivre Une nouvelle révolution La volonté de survivre Enflamme ton cœur de Vallières, mon fils On a pas fini de bâtir icitte Ravive ton cœur de Vallières, mon père Poignes ton mal à deux mains et pis vires-le à l'envers La corruption banalisée Nos plus grands penseurs ostracisés Un prolétariat fier ignorant Nécessitant un profond réveillement Qui suivre ?

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Lithification explores the relationship between anger and self-control. Does what we experience make us stronger, or change us into something we no longer recognize?

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released October 26, 2018

Engineered, mixed, and mastered by Christian Donaldson and Marc-Olivier Fréchette at The Grid.
Music and lyrics by Eric Burnet.
Arrangements by Eric Burnet and Alexandre Dupras.
Cover art by Mikio Murakami.
Band logo by Christophe Szpajdel (Lord of the Logos).
Samskaras is:
Eric Burnet - Vocals, guitars, bass.
Alexandre Dupras - Drums.

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Samskarasmetal Montreal, Québec

Samskaras is made up of Montreal-based musicians Eric Burnet (Derelict, Unburnt) and Alexandre Dupras (Teramobil, Unhuman).

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