1) leonard cohen
You who wish to conquer pain,
You must learn what makes me kind;
The crumbs of love that you offer me,
Theyre the crumbs Ive left behind.
Your pain is no credential here,
Its just the shadow, shadow of my wound.
(avalanche)
2) nick cave
I said, "I want to introduce myself
And I am glad that all you came"
And I leapt upon the bar
And shouted out my name
Well Jerry Bellows, he hugged his stool
Closed his eyes and shrugged and laughed
And with an ashtray as big as a fucking really big brick
I split his head in half
His blood spilled across the bar
Like a steaming scarlet brook
And I knelt at it's edge on the counter
Wiped the tears away and looked
Well, the light in there was blinding
Full of God and ghosts of truth
(o'malley's bar)
3) ian curtis
These are your friends from childhood through youth,
Who goaded you on, demanded more proof,
Withdrawal pain is hard, it can do you right in,
So distorted and thin, distorted and thin.
This is the room, the start of it all,
Through childhood, through youth, I remember it all,
Oh, I've seen the nights filled with bloodsport and pain.
And the bodies obtained, the bodies obtained, the bodies obtained.
(day of the lords)
4) scott kelly/steve von till
Rite of this waring god. Destructive, alive, frees you now.
Rivers of fear, don't you know? Vigil of faith stills you now.
You've been shown over and over, don't you know?
You've been shown over and over, don't you know?
(stones from the sky)
5) aaron turner
THE REVISIONIST'S DEATH BY HER OWN HAND POISON EGG THE IMPLEMENT I AM CHEST DEEP IN HER SWARM POISON EGG REVERSE SWALLOWED
I SEE THEM SEETHING BETWEEN HER FINGERS SHE SETS THEM FREE I BLEED ME
BLOOD FLOWING NO CLOTTING FLOWING FASTER THE SWARM IS FEEDING DEFEAT. DEFEAT.
YOU WOULD LOOK SO MAGNIFICENT CRAWLING ON THOSE BLOODIED KNEES THE SWARM IS FLOCKING TO THE WOUND THEIR SPEED ONLY MATCHED BY THEIR EFFIICIENCY GLORY IS RELATIVE TO THE ONE THAT LIVES IN DEFEAT
THE REVISIONIST'S DEATH BY HER OWN HAND POISON EGG THE IMPLEMENT I AM CHEST DEEP IN HER SWARM POISON EGG REVERSE SWALLOWED
DEFEAT. DEFEAT. DEFEAT. DEFEAT.
(poison eggs)
6) dalek
Populous with no ambition
Content to tear at flesh formed somber progression.
So where's the lessons to digest within aggression?
These filthy blocks are all immersed in raw tension.
Meanwhile they act like poverty was our invention.
The meek inherent what and when is my question.
I read your weak history text that never mention
A solitary second of my people's true intentions.
(abandoned language)
7) scott walker
Those threads you would never wear
The sobbing that just might choke us
Those tooth fairies wait till they get here
and the halo, halo of locust
I love this season without it's cleft
left hook to the right hook
right cross to the left
I love this season this very night
right cross to the left foot
left hook to the right
Mama danced four feet away
Papa danced four feet away
in the rubbing and fusing
the sealing and pivoting
gotta dance four feet away
(bouncer see bouncer)
καββαδίας (στίχους έγραφε!)
Ατσίγγανε κι Αφέντη μου, με τι να σε στολίσω;
Φέρτε το μαυριτάνικο σκουτί το πορφυρό.
Στον τοίχο της Καισαριανής μας φέραν από πίσω
κι ίσαμε έν' αντρίκειο ανάστημα ψηλώσαν το σωρό.
Βάρκα του βάλτου ανάστροφη, φτενή, δίχως καρένα.
Σύνεργα που σκουριάζουνε σε γύφτικη σπηλιά.
Σμάρι κοράκια να πετάν στην έρημη αρένα
και στο χωριό να ουρλιάζουνε τη νύχτα εφτά σκυλιά.
(federico garcia lorca)
9) jacob bannon (converge)
In vein and valor
Be what they fear
Their days are over
Our nights are here
With hate and heartache
I'll strike you down
With rage and rapture
I crush your crown
No more gods
No more graves
No more love
No more hate
Hell hammer comes down
Onto their blade
Our world of widows
Needs to be saved
It's now or never
Victim or victory
Rebel or regret
Who you are and who you claim to be
No more heroes
No more
No more
In my world of enemies
I walk alone
(no heroes)
10 ) bonnie prince billy
I like to have a good time
any of my friends will tell you
but when you confront me with stupidity
I'm doubly angry at you
and I say: nip! nap! it's all a trap
bo! bis! and so was this
whoa! whoa! to haiti go,
and watch it all come down
ding! dong! a silly song
sure do say something's wrong
smile awhile, forget the bile
and watch it all come down
today was another day full of dread
but I never said I was afraid
dread and fear should not be confused
by dread I'm inspired, by fear I'm amused
(another day full of dread)
