Colossus, by Backlash

Colossus

by Backlash

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1.	Sleight of Hand 05:56	lyrics	buy track
Wool, pulled over eyes Lights, distracting lives Ideals, sought through disguise Collude, conspire, connive No getting over this Full fledged deceptive rift Covert undertones Colossal undertow Dragging us down Ruining lives with your incompetence Nothing is gained through the lies and the tricks Investigations of others thought wrong You walk free for now but it won’t be that long Hide, from answers alight Direct, blame to the side Outreach, your influence height Conceal, difficult lies No getting over this Full fledged deceptive rift Covert undertones Colossal undertow Dragging us down Ruining lives with your incompetence Nothing is gained through the lies and the tricks Investigations of others thought wrong You walk free for now but it won’t be that long Remain, in popular light Ensnare, young minds outright Attacks, received every day Are not, taken in stride No getting over this Full fledged deceptive rift Covert undertones Colossal undertow Dragging us down Ruining lives with your incompetence Nothing is gained through the lies and the tricks Investigations of others thought wrong You walk free for now but it won’t be that long
2.	Call of the Void 04:34	lyrics	buy track
Death drive, lunatic, override Creeping death, inching up my spine Cold hands, seeking warm embrace Dark deeds, finding ways To replace now All my senses shut down I can feel it Taking over Fear has a way of making Reckless, sober Sanity made for the taking Madness, closer Trapped by a fatal design Taking over Fading to the passages of time Inside, you contemplate suicide Lights out, fighting for your life Death toll, countless laid to waste Untold horrors that You face now All my senses shut down I can feel it Taking over Fear has a way of making Reckless, sober Sanity made for the taking Madness, closer Trapped by a fatal design Taking over Fading to the passages of time Darkness, itself falls unto thee Betrayer of souls, to help you see Non-stop assault, no words nor space One step, final fall From grace now All your senses shut down Can’t you feel it Taking over Fear has a way of making Reckless, sober Sanity made for the taking Madness, closer Trapped by a fatal design Taking over Fading to the passages of time
3.	God of Destruction 05:05	lyrics	buy track
God of destruction, immortal divine Pay me your penance, and fall into line Serve unto me, for I am not blind These ancient eyes see, the demons you hide The rest of your days Will end in the night Your story begins When you shut out the light Searching for answers in all the wrong places Will leave you believers Countless, and faceless Centuries pass and still it remains The fear that divides you all Remains the same Those that would seek me, behold and beware The path is revealing, will lay your soul bare I am the whisper, in the back of your mind That mountain of anger, you hold deep inside Judgment and fate To you I extend Choices of making How you meet your end Searching for answers in all the wrong places Will leave you believers Countless, and faceless Centuries pass and still it remains The fear that divides you all Remains the same God of Destruction, immortal divine Why are you waiting to save us this time The death of an era and all it began Came with no warning, method or plan The hour is late You must decide To give in to hate Or swallow your pride Searching for answers in all the wrong places Will leave you believers Countless, and faceless Centuries pass and still it remains The fear that divides you all Remains the same
4.	Desperado 05:31	lyrics	buy track
Done, appeasing Now I can feel the fear in your eyes Rough, riding Leavin’ lines of dead men tellin’ no lies Hushed, desert breeze Stand fast as high noon falls in Driven, by this sound Colt cocked as the madness begins I’m not the one, that you’ve been waiting for Forgotten son, coming back to settle the score Seeking divine, my place in time No angel of mine Come back to me, El Dorado Come back to me, Desperado Sun, beaten Years pass no chance of slowin’ me down Card, dealin One by one, I’m takin’ over this town Barred, outlaw Shot down as the tavern steps run red Driven, by this sound Reborn to roam the plains again I’m not the one, that you’ve been waiting for Forgotten son, coming back to settle the score Seeking divine, my place in time No angel of mine Come back to me, El Dorado Come back to me, Desperado I’m not the one, that you’ve been waiting for Forgotten son, coming back to settle the score Seeking divine, my place in time No angel of mine Come back to me, El Dorado Come back to me, Desperado
5.	Owed Nothing 03:50	lyrics	buy track
Don’t blame me for your judgment You can’t see you’re so blinded Think the world owes you something Far too much, you’re self righteous You are owed nothing You deserve nothing You need nothing You are owed nothing With no means for production Rely on others for salvation Seek reprieve for your failures Play the victim, blame the system You are owed nothing You deserve nothing You need nothing You are owed nothing Writhe and seethe for your “progress” Can’t trick me, I won’t buy it Spread your hate, then decry it Essential steps in your process You are owed nothing You deserve nothing You need nothing You are owed nothing
6.	Last Chance 05:41	lyrics	buy track
Dark forces cloud my mind once again, No escape, these dancing devils don’t pretend Shattered glances, pieces stolen from my life Scattered ashes, embers burning back to light Temptation pulls you in I can feel it reaching out again Last chance to do or die To stand by my side Shadows cover the skies around The air is getting thin Voice is failing, there’s no sound Despair is creeping in Choices made and memories fade They lock the loaded gun Colors gray as time slips away ‘Till you’re the only one First glances burned into a memory Taking over, corrupting everything I see God help me live to see another day This dark path has turned me another way Temptation pulls you in I can feel it reaching out again Last chance to do or die To stand by my side Shadows cover the skies around The air is getting thin Voice is failing, there’s no sound Despair is creeping in Choices made and memories fade They lock the loaded gun Colors gray as time slips away ‘Till you’re the only one Last chance to stop another judgment day Ticket taker making sure your debts are paid Last call to break before the final act Last show, ending from front to back Temptation pulls you in I can feel it reaching out again Last chance to do or die To stand by my side
7.	Over the Top 04:35	lyrics	buy track
Shells exploding Minds eroding Gas enters the lungs From trench to trench The bodies spent And sanities undone The call goes out The bodies mount With a disregard for life Nothing matters Rifles clatter For glories eternal strife Over the top Over the top Over the top Over the top Passchendaele To Ypres, Somme Verdun into sight The fields they fill With nothing more Than sorrow and surfeit Inanimacy And silent pain Showcase certain strife Theres nothing worse To break a heart Than tremendous loss of life Over the top Over the top Over the top Over the top They send you out To greet your death With little less than hope The blind ones follow With words unsung To numb the pain and cope You follow along And find you your man You have him in your sights But that muzzle flash Has come at last To relieve you of your life Over the top Over the top Over the top Over the top
8.	Lost Liberty 04:08	lyrics	buy track
Sheltered daughters and you broken sons Prepare your eyes for the lies Appears to me that we’ve become To trusting traitors selling future lives What you see Choose to read Words you speak Doomed to breed Lost liberty Forced to live within the terror cast Watch as the towers fall Leaders bred from a corrupted past Deal fatal strike to one and all What you see Choose to read Words you speak Doomed to breed Lost liberty Dared to speak against the public trust How they squirm in their cage Too blind to see the resistance of Vengeance wrought upon final days What you see Choose to read Words you speak Doomed to breed Lost Liberty
9.	Lenity 06:24	lyrics	buy track
I hate the tone I hate the Vibe I hate the modern scene Pissing, moaning, whining, crying Where substance used to be No more meaning No more use There's nothing worth a fuck People, press, fans and bands Have fallen in a rut I can't see the mindset Of their lenity Toward all they've let become The standard of today Once great few have multiplied To clone from other's fame Replicate becomes the game Words they sound the same No effort given or options explored For those they owe their gain Sole purpose now is attain a frame And elicit a certain base I can't see the mindset Of their lenity Toward all they've let become The standard of today All these bands that sound the same And shit on other's work Lower the bar of musicianship And clone the same damn verse To make a sale they seek the lights That thrust them to the mass And abandon forging sounds That let you know that it was them I can't see the mindset Of their lenity Toward all they've let become The standard of today

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released July 7, 2021

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Backlash Joliet, Illinois

Backlash is a thrash and heavy metal group from Joliet, IL that features lead singer/guitarist Ryan Sorensen, lead guitarist Vaughan Reed, bassist Tyler Smith, and drummer Shawn Johnson. Backlash channels an array of classic influences such as Metallica, Megadeth and Pantera in their original music and live shows as they keep pace with modern metallers like Warbringer and Power Trip. ... more

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