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From the Black Swamp

by Infrared

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1.
Difference causing pain Changing minds all in vain Tempered lies to an end All is well we pretend To have, to hold Fraud future behold For better, for worse Your presence a curse Death of our life Sub-conscience brings disdain Time runs out to feel the same We all bleed red, a truth to see Clashing heads brings apathy To have, to hold Fraud future behold For better, for worse Your presence a curse Death of our drained life Lies, my life Surprise, my strife Now you inject your fear Now you prey on our fears Information weaponized Demonize the other side True colours are shining bright My demise is in your sight To have, to hold Fraud future behold For better, for worse Your presence a curse Death of our life Into the Tribal Junction
2.
Fear flows into the night Fear reigns in the absence of light Constant lies feed into denial A forfeit life is now on trial Live in hate, die in hate I bow to no masters I bow to no gods Pain grows and targets a mark Pain designed to tear you apart Crushing force delivers the blow A life stripped bare with nothing to show Live in hate, die in hate I bow to no masters I bow to no gods I bow to no masters I bow to no gods Prey to no one Bow never more Prey to no one I bow never more, never more Suffer now into the storm Suffer somehow has become the norm You defy, bringing the fight Bring denial into the light Live in hate, die in hate I bow to no masters I bow to no gods
3.
Lockdown 04:02
Running, breathing, exhaling only fear Beating, pounding, blurred vision through the tears Panic and chaos ensues from the marks It’s the life we planned for them, their world goes dark They scatter from the sound As the children hit the ground Fear keeps their heads down Code red lockdown Boom, this is where we live All hail guns before kids Boom, this is where we live All hail guns before kids Loading, aiming, come to victimize Firing, maiming, all to terrorize Inflicting vengeance against an easy prey You all laughed at me and now, you all must pay They scatter from the sound As the children hit the ground Fear keeps their heads down Code red lockdown Boom, this is where we live All hail guns before kids Boom, this is where we live All hail guns before kids All heads down Code red lockdown Taking, life without a second thought Deprived of feeling, no fear of getting caught Gunning for any sons or daughters The reaper has come. Infamy through slaughter They scatter from the sound As the children hit the ground Fear keeps their heads down Code red lockdown Boom, this is where we live All hail guns before kids Boom, this is where we live All hail guns before kids Guns before kids
4.
Move your ass out the way This is where I am Move your ass out the way This is where I need to be L.E.F.T. L.A.N.E. Forget where you are Understand the rule Confined, you’re so bizarre Knowing you, such the fool Constant blocking, always in the way Boxed in, demented Breeding frustration all through the day Your idiocy cemented Practice feeling what the others feel All said in vain Common space is the space you steal Proximity my bane Move your ass out the way This is where I am Move your ass out the way This is where I need to be L.E.F.T. L.A.N.E. Forged in where you are Unlimited selfish greed Concede I can’t go far Knowing you’re half my speed Insane thinking it’s my prison cell Burning up my brain Walled stupidity, it’s my living hell Which of us to blame? Craving a world of paths that seem so clear Welcome to this fray Self-centred and clueless or living in fear Dead inside to this day Move your ass out the way This is where I am Move your ass out the way This is where I need to be L.E.F.T. L.A.N.E. Fuck! I can’t believe this is my life No blockades to my only life Move your ass out the way This is where I am Move your ass out the way This is where I need to be L.E.F.T. L.A.N.E. Left lane, it’s for me Move your ass out the way Left lane, can’t you see You’re nothing more than a Left lane fuck!
5.
Eat Your Own 04:58
A battle for the ears all throughout the years Constant struggle for success Dick Clark to Alan Freed, how they spun for greed Seduced you for your pound of flesh Pay me, sway me Work yourselves to skin and bone My know how, your show vow Incentives have left you weak, alone Showcase a starlit space Highlights the fact you’ve become everything you hate Eat your own, turn the page, rip flesh from bone No disgrace, it’s a no go zone, mark my place Serpent eats its tail You eat your own You were selected to be rejected The art you make is not your own Your new exposure brings grave disclosure The ink dries as you’ve sold your soul Trademark, stolen art Work yourselves to skin and bone My take, your fate Inexplicably tied to my own Finance, my own stance Take it all, winners call, from an id that is as cold as stone Eat your own, turn the page, rip flesh from bone No disgrace, it’s a no go zone, mark my place Serpent eats its tail Eat your own The serpent eats its tail Eat your own The serpent eats its tail Future projected, snakes undetected Hands in your pocket are the norm A feeding frenzy, no system for me Try to weather unwieldy storm Pay me, sway me Work yourselves to skin and bone My know how, your show vow Incentives have left you weak, alone Showcase a starlit space Highlights the fact you’ve become everything you hate Eat your own, turn the page, rip flesh from bone No disgrace, it’s a no go zone, mark my place Serpent eats its tail, all alone Eat your own, turn the page, rip flesh from bone No disgrace, it’s a no go zone, mark my place Serpent eats its tail You eat your own
6.
Steam rise, from the swamp ash up into the blackened skies Flames they burn, next victim waits his turn Now emerge, unsightly demon surge From dark water comes demon’s daughter There she lies, a serpent’s breath Washes over you like cold death, like cold death Wings spread wide, they block the light Blinding you, there is no light, no light Pain finds the empath to betray and redefine Dragging all the skulls, victims writhe in her cull Now they cry, describe the crimes The betrayed mourn the death of time There she lies, a serpent’s breath Washes over you like cold death, like cold death Wings spread wide, they block the light Blinding you, there is no light, no light And now her evil ways have come for us, the best of us To redefine the truth for all of us, the succubus Her devil ways will surely come for us, defining us The thin veil designed to fool the best of us, the succubus And now you raise your shield, defend Came so close, almost destroyed Truth has now become your only friend Destroys the mask that would have ended you Now no longer can you pretend Light of truth now shines upon you, shines upon you
7.
Evil Ascent 05:22
The spiteful breathe hate upon this world Supernatural force, human condition Sinister source, barbaric permission Contamination, sorrow, hatred corrupts Nefarious circle, infamy perversion Dominate the weak, wicked excursion Brutalize with villainous, immortal hate I want your life grieved and stained You will play my game of pain Begging and pleading at my brutal hatred plot Growing my evil as your roots begin to rot This feeling is no fantasy, disdain as clear as day This evil knows no rest until you’ve finally lost your way Hatred Wicked Murder Born in vain Sorrow Anguish Delight Bring the pain Indecency exposure, vicious behaviour Morally corrupt, malicious dark saviour Diabolical catastrophe, life baneful for you and me Ungodly acts, total abomination Enormity of chaos feeding the nations Venomous atrocities, now fear reigns I want your life grieved and stained You will play my game of pain Begging and pleading at my brutal hatred plot Growing my evil as your roots begin to rot This feeling is no fantasy, disdain as clear as day This evil knows no rest until you’ve finally lost your way Hatred Wicked Murder Born in vain Sorrow Anguish Delight Bring the pain Hatred Wicked Murder Born in vain Sorrow Anguish Delight Bring the pain
8.
Lights and sound Power surges through the raging battleground Violence, escape Nothing feels better than the metal levitate Heads are banging Bodies are slamming Tribal rhythm exploding through the floor Necks are thrashing And bodies are crashing Chug notes are cutting you to the core All rise Give us your all, give us your best Hands up high It’s been brought, put to the test All rise Metal is all, it never rests Hands up high We give you our all, we give you our blood Blood & sweat Fire and sound The metal coven to which you are bound You belong All are welcome here our family is strong Blood is pumping Bodies are jumping Flying sweat, it permeates the air Limbs are flailing Metal hymns never failing All in unison shed all your despair All rise Give us your all, give us your best Hands up high It’s been brought, put to the test All rise Metal is all, it never rests Hands up high We give you our all, we give you our blood Blood & sweat Metal, it is in your blood Metal, feed it sweat and blood Necks are thrashing And bodies are crashing Chug notes are cutting you to the core All rise Give us your all, give us your best Hands up high It’s been brought, put to the test All rise Metal is all, it never rests Hands up high We give you our all, we give you our blood Blood & sweat Blood & sweat We give you our blood & sweat Give us your blood & sweat We give you our blood & sweat Blood & sweat
9.
Empty dead eyes I cannot breath Mourning echoes Eternal exile dreams Faceless cowards, aggressive force disgusting ethnic slaughter Resigned from life, killing in the name of holy father Voiceless souls are caving in on me Unholy spirit come and set me free Suffer Dead world Time cries Blackened spirit A king in our path Doom he will meet Don't drown in past fear The victorious dead Depraved people, a massive herd of desperate human cattle Sharpened war sword, prepare yourselves for constant desperate battle Violent stricken wretched warrior Feeds on innocent human foreigner Suffer Dead world Time cries Blackened spirit Prepare yourself for agonous life Calling all the weak Let's join forces now Bury the bastards deep Swear to never bow Brutal Endless pain For many many a year Constant suffering Impedes our own fears Arch enemies final breath Blood sacrament commencing death Desolate we die from misery Allied forces certain victory Desolation Sever ever Resurrection Time cries world dies
10.
Tradimento 04:31
An empty vessel, an evilness to hide A cold deception, completely dead inside False face, false friends, leads you to an end Torment, a slow drip, her destiny descends Now you feel you’ve lost your way Now you long a brighter day It’s concealed, holds her prey No change for her till her dying day Tradimento, Traditrice, you betray Tradimento, Traditrice, you betray, you betray A life fulfilled through deceit and lies The demon’s lust wrapped in full disguise Nothing more than a means to an end To drain life’s blood of the unsuspecting man Now you fear you’ve lost your way Now you long a brighter day It’s concealed, holds her prey No hope for her till her dying day Tradimento, Traditrice, you betray Tradimento, Traditrice, you betray, you betray Tradimento, Tradimento Tradimento, Traditrice, you betray Tradimento, Traditrice, you betray, you betray
11.
I'm terminal, set me free Death’s sweet song is calling me Vicious pain from within My departure is not a sin, it’s not a sin On the path of least resistance Soul broken down, send death’s assistance Revoked life with no compromise Why mourn a life in true demise Silent pain Do your part My last breath A beautiful death Terminal disease, a system failed Godspeed, agony, a life derailed Mercy in disguise sustaining life This pain is constant, nothing’s right, no nothing’s right Look into my eyes, can’t you see Prolonged life, misguided insanity Silent sleep now calls my name Gripping me tight your only aim Silent pain Do your part My last breath A beautiful death I begged you but you cannot see I asked you but you ignored me Your God’s plan is not for me A dying soul only asks to be free A true conscience cannot delay This life no longer deserves a stay The power in you, salvation for all When the time comes, a life dissolved I'm terminal set me free Death’s sweet song is calling me Vicious pain from within My departure is not a sin, it’s not a sin
12.
Semita Domum 06:32
Illuminate Find the path For all of us Semita Domum Illuminate Find the path For all of us Semita Domum Illuminate Find the path For all of us Semita Domum

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From interpersonal to societal betrayals, From the Black Swamp is rich with themes of personal struggles, conflict, and the deliberate abuse and exploitation from fellow humans.

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released September 30, 2021

All songs by Infrared
Produced, mixed, and mastered by Armin Kamal

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Infrared Ottawa, Ontario

Infrared is a classic thrash metal band from Ottawa, Canada. They were making music as teenagers in the mid to late 80s back when the Big 4 were just becoming famous. They lived and breathed that scene as it was happening and garnered national attention in Canada through their song and video for Thoughts Caught (in Between). Then life happened and after 27 years, Infrared have reunited! ... more

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