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The Complex

by The Alpha Incident

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lyrics

Hold tight
Hold tight
We still haven’t lost the war to come
It’s easier to fight when you’re under the gun
So hold tight

Captive to a state that thrives on oppression
We’re slaves to the complex
We play this game of death
It proves our sense of worth and earns our place on Earth
We suffer ignorance and bleed indifference

You force the Rat into a corner when the Rat’s nature is to bite
I contemplate my actions while the world passes me by

Waiting for my chance, I forgo happenstance
A price that I must pay, I chose to run the maze
No life to recollect, Rat’s don’t pray or lament
Set loose upon the race, the fear is sweet to taste

Set the dogs loose on me
Let me feel their teeth

Twisting, turning
This labyrinth yearning to placate justice
Tribunal sentence

Now we want one thing
We come from nothing
Teeth gnash at the yoke
I bathe in iniquity

March in this dark campaign
Feet first go down the drain
Don’t say I have to
Don’t say I need to
Plague-ridden rodent
That can’t be tamed

Run the maze and you will see why we are all animals
In here, live, or you can die on your knees begging for a second chance



There’s no love for the ones that play the game
God above can’t explain what keeps us tame

Slip inside the darkest night
Hide yourself from the light

Begin to fall away
Return to find a changing face
Disregard your true nature
Embrace what makes you stranger

Reborn again
Bathed in my sin

What is life to a commoner, when existence is pain?
Give your life to the monitor; give your life to the game
Sell away your sanity, for a sip of relief
Revel in your vanity, with a vile motif

Hide behind your pride and fear what you do not know
Live inside a lie that’s spun like a spider’s web

Burn yourself at the stake
Kill the Rat, or the snake

credits

released March 14, 2020
Daniel Wade-Guitar, Bass, Synth, Programming, Album Art
Michael Morrow-Vocals
Patrick Casey-Guitar, Bass
Thomas VanBibber-Drums

Guitars and Bass Recorded by Daniel Wade
Vocals Recorded by Steve Tyner at Black Cat Recording
Mixed and Mastered by Steve Tyner at Black Cat Recording

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The Alpha Incident Evansville, Indiana

Five guys playing progressive metal in Southern Indiana.

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