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The Drift

from √​-​1 by Zan

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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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from √​-​1, track released July 12, 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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