The Sound of Perseverance
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1
Scavenger of Human Sorrow
06 : 54
2
Bite the Pain
04 : 29
3
Spirit Crusher
06 : 44
4
Story to Tell
06 : 34
5
Flesh and the Power It Holds
08 : 25
6
Voice of the Soul
03 : 42
7
To Forgive Is to Suffer
05 : 55
8
A Moment of Clarity
07 : 22
9
Painkiller
06 : 03
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Track Lyrics
Bite the Pain Lyrics
[Intro]
Look down at the body
You may see no trace of wounds
But in the eye
The eye of the beholder
One cannot assume
[Verse 1]
Not a drop of blood is drawn
But you know how it bleeds
Beware of the sharp edged weapon
Called human being
[Pre-Chorus]
It is a shield of passion
And strong will
From this I am the victor
Instead of the kill
[Chorus]
I will not feed your hunger
Instead, I bite the pain
Looking not back, but forward
I bite down
[Bridge]
Try to cover up the trail of deceit
And daggers spawned from your soul
[Guitar Solo: Shannon Hamm]
[Guitar Solo: Chuck Schuldiner]
[Verse 2]
Acid, the tears of remorse
Flow in vain, too late for regrets
Save it
For the next ill-fated game
[Pre-Chorus]
It is a shield of passion
And strong will
From this I am the victor
Instead of the kill
[Chorus]
I will not feed your hunger
Instead, I bite the pain
Looking not back, but forward
I bite down
Spirit Crusher Lyrics
[Verse 1]
It comes from the depths
Of a place unknown to the
Keeper of dreams
If it could then it would steal
The sun and the moon from the sky
Beware
[Pre-Chorus]
Human at sight, monster at heart
Don't let it inside, it could
Tear you right apart
[Chorus]
No guilt, it feeds in plain sight
Spirit crusher
Stay strong and hold on tight
Spirit crusher
[Bridge]
Speaking in killing words
The vicious kind that crush and kill
No mercy, it's pleasure to taste
The blood that it bled
[Guitar Solo: Chuck Schuldiner]
[Guitar Solo: Shannon Hamm]
[Verse 2]
When it's time to feed to fulfill
The need to consume a breath
Some will rise, standing tall
Breathing out all the breath from
The voice of a soul
[Pre-Chorus]
Human at sight, monster at heart
Don't let it inside, it could
Tear you right apart
[Chorus]
No guilt, it feeds in plain sight
Spirit crusher
Stay strong and hold on tight
Spirit crusher
[Outro]
Speaking in killing words
The vicious kind that crush and kill
No mercy, it's pleasure to taste
The blood that it bled
Flesh and the Power It Holds Lyrics
[Instrumental Intro]
[Verse 1]
I told you once but I will say it again
When you live the flesh, it's the beginning of the end
[Refrain]
It will take you in, it will spit you out
Behold the flesh and the power it holds
[Verse 2]
Passion is a poison laced with pleasure bitter-sweet
One of many faces that hides deep beneath
[Refrain]
It will take you in and it will spit you out
Behold the flesh and the power it holds
[Pre-Chorus]
Touch, taste, breathe, consumed
[Chorus]
Deja-vu, already knew from the first encounter
But now I know to let go of words to speak no more
Like a wind upon your face you can't see it but you know it's there
When beauty shows its ugly face just be prepared
[Interlude]
[Guitar Solo: Chuck Schuldiner]
[Verse 3]
Passion burns like fire carried by the wind
The end of a time, a time to begin
[Refrain]
It will take you in, it will spit you out
Behold the flesh and the power it holds
[Verse 4]
It builds you up one way, and tears you right back down
A time to begin, the end of a time
[Refrain]
It will take you in, it will spit you out
Behold the flesh and the power it holds
[Pre-Chorus]
Touch, taste, breathe, consumed
[Chorus]
Deja-vu, already knew from the first encounter
But now I know to let go of words to speak no more
Like a wind upon your face you can't see it but you know it's there
When beauty shows its ugly face just be prepared
A Moment of Clarity Lyrics
[Verse 1]
I would describe it as an invisible darkness
Casting a shadow, a blinding black
Guarded by hope, my soul is kept safe
From the bloody claws
[Refrain]
Look to beyond
What vision lets me see
Time after time
Unneeded misery
[Pre-Chorus]
My dreams
I own no price for you
I grip them tight
And hope for sight
[Chorus]
Open my eyes wide to see
A moment of clarity
Confusion gone, it's in your hands
Your turn to ask why
[Guitar Solo: Shannon Hamm]
[Guitar Solo: Chuck Schuldiner]
[Verse 2]
Life is like a mystery
With many clues, but with few answers
To tell us what it is that we can do to look
For messages that keep us from the truth
[Refrain]
Look to beyond
What vision lets me see
Time after time
Unneeded misery
[Pre-Chorus]
My dreams
I own no price for you
I grip them tight
And hope for sight
[Chorus]
Open my eyes wide to see
A moment of clarity
Confusion gone, it's in your hands
Your turn to ask why
Oh God, why?
[Guitar Solo: Chuck Schuldiner]
Painkiller Lyrics
[Intro]
Oh-oh, yeah!
[Verse 1]
Faster than a bullet
Terrifying scream
Enraged and full of anger
He's half man and half machine
Rides the Metal Monster
Breathing smoke and fire
Closing in with vengeance soaring high
[Chorus]
He
Is
The Painkiller
This
Is
The Painkiller
[Verse 2]
Planets devastated
Mankind's on its knees
A saviour comes from out the skies
In answer to their pleas
Through boiling clouds of thunder
Blasting bolts of steel
Evils going under deadly wheels
[Chorus]
He
Is
The Painkiller
This
Is
The Painkiller
[Bridge]
Faster than a laser bullet
Louder than an atom bomb
Chromium-plated boiling metal
Brighter than a thousand suns
[Verse 3]
Flying high on rapture
Stronger free and brave
Nevermore encaptured
They've been brought back from the grave
With mankind resurrected
Forever to survive
Returns from Armageddon to the skies
[Refrain + Chorus]
He
Is
The Painkiller
This
Is
The Painkiller
Wings
Of
Steel
Painkiller
Deadly
Wheels
Painkiller
[Instrumental Break]
[Refrain]
He
Is
The Painkiller
This
Is
The Painkiller
Wings
Of
Steel
Painkiller
Deadly
Wheels
Painkiller
[Post-Chorus]
Pain
Pain
Killer
Killer
Pain
Pain
Killer
Killer
[Guitar Solo]
[Outro]
Can't
Stop
The Painkiller
Pain