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The Hill You Die On

by Markkheim

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The Hill You Die On 03:50
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Depreciate differences Accuse them of moral crimes cognitive dissonance Blinding your projections Is this the hill you die on? Oppression and hatred will be your bequest Weak-willed, you are fear's pawn This is the hill you die on Constant fear defines your existence Find your scapegoats, bogeymen Frame it all to satisfy your lust Integrity lost, there is no trust Is this the hill you die on? Oppression and hatred will be your bequest Weak-willed, you are fear's pawn This is the hill you die on Grab your rope, tie your knot Draw your blade, self-inflicted cuts Grab your rope, tie your knot Cock your gun, aim it at your sons Is this the hill you die on? Oppression and hatred will be your bequest Weak-willed, you are fear's pawn This is the hill you die on This is the hill you die on Oppression and hatred will be put to rest No shoulder to cry on, you're a bygone This is the hill you die on
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Addiction 04:23
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Trapped in systemic hell Battered in constant strife and stress Exploited by the privileged Longing for relief and caress Led astray by 'free enterprise' Fed lies of success to rise Cornered against a deadly edge Starvation is a powerful threat No escape from these addictions Only ways to cope Poisoning ourselves with distractions On the system pray, for some hope Drugs, hatred, sex or TV We can't escape this hellish scheme There must be more to human life Relief? Nowhere in sight Corporate oppression keeps us down Built to make us drown Reset the system, our desire Our fury and fire No escape from these addictions Only ways to cope Poisoning ourselves with distractions On the system pray, for some hope Wealthy are immune to commercial toxicity Burn it all down, bare our solidarity Orchestrate the uprising Until common people are thriving Can't shake the powerful plague Can't scratch the constant itch Conditioned to fear and to hate Can the system be fixed? Darkness closing in, bleeding inside No place to run or hide Bare the burden now Until you break from its might No escape from these addictions Only ways to cope Poisoning ourselves with distractions On the system pray, for some hope We must escape from addiction Rise up to the call Free ourselves of affliction Together we stand tall
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Scum 03:56
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Forever the victim in your echo chamber No morals in your compass Showing bitterness in your candor Scum of the earth, no longer human Just a spineless worm Scum of the earth, we'll be the judge Of your final worth Your experience dictates truth? Forgetting others, with your feeble mind Only you know right from wrong You convinced yourself, you're not our kind Scum of the earth, no longer caring You've starved your heart Scum of the earth, your only desire To make 'them' hurt You've been had, in this monetary game You've been had, bringing only shame Force-fed lies, nuclear family Nothing remains, no empathy Cowardly sociopaths Resort of self-righteous wrath Scum of the earth, no longer human Just a spineless worm Scum of the earth, no longer caring You've starved your heart Worm

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2023 has been a hell of a year. Despite the positive things happening in my own life, the rest of the world is constantly turning into a shit show. So many people arguing against the modern world, against tolerance, against letting people be themselves, and instead pushing for us to become puritanical zombies where anything outside of "normal" is demonized.

We live in a world that has given new breath to fascism - people willing to commit violence in someone's name, be it their god or some chickenshit narcissist. God forbid anyone has humility when they're wrong or have made mistakes - not like it's something which makes us human...

This release reiterates some of my earlier messages. We must all understand the paradox of tolerance and embrace it. Tolerating fascism and hatred and religious discrimination is essentially giving them a pass and allowing them to grow and spread. Such ideologies are antiquated and should be removed with prejudice so our society can actually progress to something better for us all.

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released December 15, 2023

JM: all guitars, bass, vocals, drum programming and lyrics
JM: recording and mixing
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Markkheim Cincinnati, Ohio

One-man outfit and a solely creative outlet to make something heavy, cathartic and empowering to make it through the day, and help others do the same.

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