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1.
Usul 03:15
SON OF LETO I AM MUAD’DIB SOLE HEIR TO THE HOUSE ATREIDES THE MESSIAH KWISATZ HADERACH A KINDJAL WAS SHOVED IN OUR BACK ARRAKIS THE UNIQUE SOURCE FOR MIND ENHANCING SPICE MELANGE USED BY THE GUILD NAVIGATOR FOR TRAVEL BENDING SPACE AND TIME HE WHO CONTROLS ARRAKIS CONTROLS THE SPICE THEREFORE CONTROLS THE UNIVERSE AND ITS COMMERCE FROM CALADAN TO GIEDI PRIME THE TYRANT THE GLUTTON THE BARON HARKONNEN AND PADISHAH EMPEROR CONSPIRED TOGETHER I MUST NOT FEAR FEAR IS THE MIND KILLER IT IS THE LITTLE DEATH THAT BRINGS TOTAL OBLITERATION I MUST FACE MY FEAR I WILL PERMIT IT TO PASS OVER ME AND THROUGH ME WHEN MY FEAR IS GONE I WILL TURN TO FACE FEAR’S PATH AND ONLY I WILL REMAIN THE SPICE MUST FLOW SOME THOUGHTS HAVE A CERTAIN SOUND THAT BEING EQUIVALENT TO A FORM THROUGH SOUND AND MOTION YOU’LL BE ABLE TO PARALYZE NERVES SHATTER BONES SET FIRES SUFFOCATE AN ENEMY OR BURST HIS ORGANS WE WILL KILL UNTIL NO HARKONNEN BREATHES ARRAKEEN AIR MY NAME IS A KILLING WORD LONG LIVE THE FIGHTERS
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I’M A SET UP AND I’M A PUNCHLINE I KNOCK AND YOU FIND OUT I’M ON THE OTHER SIDE I’M THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN SOMETHING AND A HUMAN BEING I’M WHAT YOU GET WHEN YOU CROSS TWO THINGS I’M THREE ETHNICITIES WALKING INTO A BAR THREE DEAD NUNS AT THE GATES OF SAINT PETER STOP ME IF YOU'VE HEARD THIS ONE DO YOU GET IT THE FIRST DAY OF APRIL DO YOU GET IT A REAL KNEE SLAPPER DO YOU GET IT IT’S FUNNY ISN'T IT
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QUIET CALM ENJOY IT WHILE IT LASTS FOR A STORM’S A BREWING ENJOY IT WHILE IT LASTS FOR A STORM SHE COMES IF THEY SHOW YOU SOME PITY THEN YOU’LL GET ON YOUR KNEES FUCK THE ABUSE AND TORTURE GRANT YOUR SOUL A DESERVED REPRIEVE IF THEY SHOW YOU SOME TITTIES THEN YOU’LL GIVE THEM SOME BEADS FUCK THE MUSIC AND CULTURE GET THE FUCK OUT OF NEW ORLEANS THEY’RE ONE IN THE SAME A FAILING RELATIONSHIP OR AN ANNUAL HURRICANE FOOL ME ONCE SHAME ON YOU FOOL ME TWICE SHAME ON ME FOOL ME THREE THERE IS NO OPTION FOR HOW POSSIBLY STUPID THAT CAN BE I CAN’T KEEP ADJUSTING MY POSITION JUST TO STAY IN THE EYE OF YOUR STORM HARD TO NURSE A FEVERISH CONDITION WHEN YOUR TEMPERATURES ARE COLD AND WARM AND ALTHOUGH MY JUXTAPOSITION PAVED A ROAD INTO HELL INSTEAD WE KEEP LIVING BELOW SEA LEVEL ALWAYS IN OVER OUR HEADS WINDS CHURNING NEVER LEARNING WARM AND COLD MIXING AIR SPEEDS CONVERGING ONLY DESTRUCTION TO BE LEFT IN ITS WAKE WHEN ALL YOU START ENDS IN FAILURE MOVE FROM THE PARK MOVE FROM THE TRAILER WHEN YOU FEEL STUCK JUST A NUISANCE TIME TO GET THE FUCK RIGHT OUT OF TEXAS OR LOSE YOURSELF OR LOSE YOUR SOUL SPENT SO MANY YEARS CHASING THESE TWISTERS WHEN I FINALLY FOUND ONE NEVER COULD HAVE PREPARED MYSELF TO BECOME ONE WITH THE BROKEN WINDOWS UPROOTED TREES FLIPPED OVER CARS DETACHED ROOFING QUIET CALM
4.
Lecherous 05:32
OLD ENOUGH TO PEE OLD ENOUGH FOR ME IF THERE’S GRASS ON THE FIELD PLAY BALL PAPER CUTS FRAMED IN WISPS OF COTTON CANDY THAT COULD BE YOUR SISTER THAT COULD BE YOUR NIECE THAT COULD BE YOUR DAUGHTER IT’S THE HORMONES IN THE BEEF COME OVER HERE AND SIT ON GRANDFATHER’S LAP LOOK BUT DON’T TOUCH YOU’RE ONLY 15 GOING ON 33
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BEAR WITH US THIS IS A TEST OF YOUR PATIENCE AND INTELLIGENCE THE LOOKS ON YOUR FACES RIGHT NOW ARE PRICELESS HEADS COCKED TO THE SIDE JUST LIKE CONFUSED DOGS JUST TOO CRAZY JUST TOO WACKY SO SIT BACK AND RELAX SO I JUST GOT DONE WATCHING YOUR GUYS’ SET AND I LIKE SOME OF WHAT I HEARD YOU GUYS HAVE GOT A LOT GOING ON AND ARE OBVIOUSLY VERY TALENTED MUSICIANS BUT YOU NEED TO TUNE UP THOSE GUITARS NOT DO SO MANY FILLS WITH THE DRUMS CUT OUT ALL THAT SCREAMIN AND BASICALLY CHANGE YOUR ENTIRE STYLE BUT I MEAN OTHER THAN THAT YOU GUYS ARE GOOD JUST THAT YOU SUCK THANK YOU FOR THE ADDITIONAL TWO CENTS YOU ADDED TO THE FIVE BUCKS YOU PAID TO GET IN SO WE CAN GIVE YOU A SOUNDTRACK TO STAND OUTSIDE AND SMOKE CIGARETTES TO WE DON’T DO THIS FOR YOU WE DON’T DO THIS WITH YOUR OPINION IN MIND THIS IS A COMPLETELY SELFISH ACT THIS IS A TEST OF YOUR PATIENCE AND INTELLIGENCE AND YOU FAILED
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NONE OF YOU ARE UP TO ANY GOOD THERE’S NOT A SINGLE GOOD INTENTION TO BE HAD AMONG YOU ALL IF MY TRUST IS BASED ON HOW FAR I CAN THROW YOU I CAN HARDLY PICK YOU UP KEEP YOUR HEAD ON A SWIVEL SIT WITH YOUR BACK TO THE WALL I AM A TUMOR I AM A COG FUELING THE FIRE PILING THE LOGS TAKES ONE TO KNOW ONE A SIMEON SAVAGE APES WITH OPPOSABLE THUMBS WAR DISEASE GREED POLLUTION GONE THE WAY OF THE DODO WAY OF THE DINOSAUR IN MY TIME I'VE NOTICED A STEADY DECLINE
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The Drift 05:47
UP FROM THE PACIFIC ROSE A GIANT BEAST KAIJU WE BUILT OUR OWN MONSTERS COLOSSAL MACHINES JAEGER THE PRECURSORS WORLD DESTROYERS TRIAL RUN BEFORE WITH DINOSAURS BACK THEN EARTH WASN’T CONDUCIVE OUR POLLUTION TERRAFORMED IT INCREASED TRAFFIC WILL STABILIZE THE BREACH GIVING TIME FOR A NUKE TO BE RELEASED DRIFT WITH THE KAIJU SEE WHAT IT’S THINKING ERADICATION OF OUR WHOLE SPECIES DON’T CHASE THE RABBIT THEY’RE JUST MEMORIES A DOUBLE EVENT OTACHI AND LEATHERBACK CRIMSON TYPHOON CHERNO ALPHA AND STRIKER ATTACK THUNDERCLOUD FORMATION TOUGHNESS AND AIR MISSILES ARE NO MATCH FOR BRUTE STRENGTH ACID SPIT AND AN EMP BLAST JAEGERS ARE DIGITAL ALL EXCEPT FOR ONE GIPSY DANGER ENGAGE ELBOW ROCKET AND PLASMA CANNON EMPTY THE CLIP HIT THE COOLANT AND SHATTER ITS TAIL REACH IN ITS MOUTH AND RIP OUT ITS TONGUE SURPRISE IT FLIES GRABBED FROM BOTH SIDES ASCENDING OXYGEN DROPPING WE’RE OUT OF OPTIONS AND IT’S NOT STOPPING THE SWORD TWO JAEGERS LEFT TWO WALKING NUCLEAR REACTORS SCUNNER AND RAIJU ARE CIRCLING THE BREACH TWO CATEGORY FOURS THE FASTEST WE’VE EVER SEEN ROASTED LIKE A MARSHMALLOW GUTTED LIKE A FISH FOLLOWED BY A CATEGORY 5 THE FIRST ONE EVER DETONATE THE PAYLOAD GRAB A CREATURE FOR THE BREACH WORKS LIKE A SUPERMARKET SCANNER WHEN IT READS THE GENETIC CODE INITIATE SELF DESTRUCT MODE WHERE IS MY GODDAMN SHOE
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SSDD DON’T KNOW IF I SHOULD SHIT OR GO BLIND JACK OFF OR PLAY VIDEO GAMES IT’S GROUNDHOG’S DAY AND I’M BILL FUCKIN MURRAY THESE DAYS SEEM TO PLAY OUT THE SAME SO WHO’S HERE TO FUCK AND WHO’S HERE TO FIGHT I’D TAKE EITHER BUT BOTH WOULD BE NICE THEN MAYBE I COULD GET SOME OF THIS SHIT OUT OF MY SYSTEM AND START FEELING RIGHT SO WHO’S HERE TO FIGHT ANOTHER DAY ANOTHER DOLLAR ANOTHER LAMB TO THE SLAUGHTER ANOTHER DAY’S LAST PENNY SPENT LIVING IN SQUALOR ANOTHER PURSE PICKED CLEAN OF ITS LAST RED CENT AND I STILL GOTTA SCROUNGE DOUGH FOR RENT THE COST OF LIVING IS GETTING TO BE MORE THAN I CAN AFFORD IF GOD GAVE ME A MILLION BUCKS THEN I’D PRAISE THE LORD FOR THE PENNY IS MIGHTIER AND THE REASON THAT YOU’RE SHITTING ON THE DICKER TO AVOID GETTING BLOOD ON THE SWORD GRAB YOUR ANKLE AND PRAY TO YOUR LORD OR WHOMEVER YOU MAY PRAISE A STEADY PAYCHECK AND MATERIALISM IS WHERE I FIND MY HAPPY PLACE WE ENDURE THE CURRENT CRISIS WITH CHEMICALS AND OTHER VICES WE ENDURE THE CURRENT CRISIS WITH BOOKS AND PORTABLE DEVICES DISTRACTION ONE MORE WOUND THAT WON’T HEAL ONE MORE WALL ONE LESS REASON TO FEEL ONE MORE JOB ONE MORE BILL ONE MORE BREAK OF MY POWER OF WILL ONE MORE DAB ONE MORE PILL ONE MORE DRINK ONE MORE MEMORY TO KILL ONE MORE FACE ONE MORE NAME ONE MORE FAULT ONE MORE PERSON TO BLAME SO WHO’S HERE TO FUCK AND WHO’S HERE TO FIGHT

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Recorded at Birdhouse Squirrel. Mixed by Chris Tanaka Canwell. Mastered at Audiosiege.

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released July 22, 2014

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Zan Richland, Washington

Zan is an American metal band founded by members Ace Michel (vocals), David Huber (guitar) and Jason Turner (drums) in the year 2000. Ryan Johnson (bass) joined in 2013.

Over Zan's near 20 year life span, the song writing style of the band has progressed from traditional metal to an more technical, poly-rhythmic, "mathy" approach.
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