A song about parental abuse and abandonment to the vultures of the world who prey on the weak.
lyrics
All I see are vultures,
They all scream your name.
These failures of consequence
Are answered only in vain.
What do you know...
They circle for flesh.
Their hungry eyes
Are waiting.
To be alone.
To be disowned.
To crawl back from the never,
Only to be cursed by you.
Your existence is my cancer,
My bane,
My burden paid in fucking blood.
Birds of prey,
Claw out my eyes.
Hex surrogate,
Your sacrifice.
To suffer in memory of passing years,
A cold heart betrays the lack of empathy.
A backhanded slap to a face full of tears,
The unhinged mouth that spewed unbridled cruelty.
To be used and abused and thrown aside,
As you start your brand new life.
The past buried in filth and rot,
In your mind I have died.
credits
from Phantoms of Our Ruin,
released August 27, 2018
Music: Mia Priest and Nightmare A.D.
Lyrics: Mia Priest
Quite a departure from the wild territories they ventured into with their major label releases. So far, the greatest thrash metal I've heard released in the 2020's. Plus, it's not everyday you hear Rhea Perlman on a metal record. t0cktock
The album description mentions an “emotional apex.” That’s really the difference between Stare and the band’s previous albums. Ulcerate was always supremely technically proficient. I just didn’t care all that much. Their growth has come from making music you will feel. Metallurgical Fire