BLOOD THIRST, RELENTLESS
A UNIFIED EYE WITNESSED
HUNGRY, A BODY FRESHLY DEAD
FEEDING, A BULLET THROUGH THE HEAD
AN AUDIENCE WATCHES WITH NO THOUGHT TO PAUSE
THE ATROCITY IS ALL BUT GRIEVED
ANALYZED METICULOUSLY
VIOLENCE, THE CORNERSTONE OF OUR ENTERTAINMENT
MURDER CAPTIVATES OUR LIVES
A SHAME IT HAS TO BE A CRIME
WE DEPRIVE OURSELVES OF OUR PRIMAL TEMPTATIONS
AND LEAVE THE MEDIA TO HAVE THE FUN
IT PLAYS ALL DAY ON RE-RUN
IN OUR FACE, NO RESTRAINT
TORTURE FLASHING ON THE SCREEN
CAMERAS SNATCHING EVERY SCENE
THE CURTAINS DROP, THE SHUTTER STOPS
APPLAUSE, APPLAUSE, APPLAUSE
OUR EYES ARE LOCKED
OUR JAWS ARE DROPPED
IT CAN’T BE UNDONE
YET LEAVES US HUNGRY STILL
HOW HER LEGS DANCE SO FREE, WITH NO PELVIS TO RESTRAIN
SPECTATORS LOOKING ONWARD
DROOLING OVER EVERY CRY OF PAIN
WHAT A SICKENING REALIZATION
SOMEONE WANTS TO WATCH ME DIE
OR PAY HARD EARNED BLOOD MONEY
TO WITNESS THE MURDER WITH THEIR OWN EYES
WELCOME TO THE DAILY SNUFF SHOW
CAN YOU HEAR THE MILLIONS CHEER?
DO YOU FANCY AN EXECUTION?
OR A SUICIDE AMONGST YOUR PEERS?
HEARTLESS, BUTCHERY
IN GOD WE TRUST THIS MONEY
CAST DOWN BY A GOLDEN HAND
A KILLING JUST TO PROVE YOU CAN
DICTATE MORTALITY FOR A PRICE
MURDER INFLATION ON THE RISE
IS IT EVER A SURPRISE?
PEOPLE ARE KILLING JUST TO BE RECOGNIZED
AS A HEARTLESS CELEBRITY
BY A SHAMELESS SOCIETY
AS THE NEWS REEL PREFORMS ITS SICKENING REPRISE
MURDER FLASHING ON THE SCREEN
BLOODHOUNDS OGGLING EVERY SCENE
AND THE WORLD KEEPS TURNING AS WE’RE DESENSITIZED
TORTURE FLASHING ON THE SCREEN
CAMERAS SNATCHING EVERY SCENE
THE CURTAINS DROP, THE SHUTTER STOPS
APPLAUSE, APPLAUSE, APPLAUSE
OUR EYES ARE LOCKED
OUR JAWS ARE DROPPED
IT CAN’T BE UNDONE
YET LEAVES US HUNGRY STILL
THIS IS THE TORTURE REPORT TODAY
Deaf Club eschew their usual harsh grind MO for moodier textures on this Killing Joke cover, benefiting Fair Fight through 1/4/2021. Bandcamp New & Notable Dec 22, 2020