Strain - Chelsea Wolfe

Eloquent and brave is what I try to be It's not what I crave, it's what they put on TV It's strange we can't see they built a wall around Force-feeding us lines and we just choke it down And we just choke it down And we just choke it down And we just choke it down And we just choke it down And we just choke it down Industrial strain, genetic chemical We're taking approaches to undo it all The narrative pushed is always safe and sound They're feeding us lines and we just choke it down (And we just choke it down) (And we just choke it down) (And we just choke it down) And we just choke it down! And we just choke it down!

We all come from broken homes Broken hearts and broken bones We will live and die alone We will live and die alone Welcome to the end Tonight we will descend We might not be enemies But we cannot be friends I want to go on record and say That I want to live to see the day Where the world screams gasping for air Unanswered cries because nobody cares I want to breathe my final breath Knowing you died a painful death The fucking world is an ugly place But I will die with a smile on my face My life is a shooting range People never change My life is a shooting range People never change We all come from broken homes Broken hearts and broken bones We will live and die alone We will live and die alone Welcome to the end Tonight we will descend We might not be enemies But we cannot be friends My life is a shooting range People never change My life is a shooting range People never change My life is a shooting range People never change My life is a shooting range People never change

In Mountjoy Jail one Monday morning High upon the gallows tree Kevin Barry gave his young life For the cause of liberty Just a lad of 18 summers Yet there's no one can deny As he walked to death that morning He proudly held his head on high Just before he faced the hangman In his dreary prison cell British soldiers tortured Barry Just because he would not tell The names of his brave comrades And other things they wished to know 'Turn informer or we'll kill you!' Kevin Barry answered, 'No!' Another martyr for old Ireland Another murder for the crown Whose brutal laws may kill the Irish But can't keep their spirits down Lads like Barry are no cowards From the foe they will not fly Lads like Barry will free Ireland For her sake they'll live and die

From dusk 'til dawn I'll make my way I'll make my way Before I'm gone I'll make my way I'll make my way Give me your tears I will make fire from them Give me your war I will make gods of them Give me your wish I will make truth of it Give me a chance And I'll do all of it I will become what I am meant to be I will give up self made boundaries I will live in the world I will make There is no doubt I will make my way I only I only have this life, so I'll make my way Give me your tears I will make fire from them Give me your war I will make gods of them Give me your wish I will make truth of it Give me a chance And I'll do all of it I will become what I am meant to be I will give up self made boundaries I will live in the world I will make There is no doubt I will make my w- I will make my way Oh... Before I go I will make my way I will make my way

Lord she's got her worn out wranglers on And her cowboy hat Man she's got Strait cranked up in my truck And she's dancin' in the back A cold beer in her hand and her hair undone I swear she's hotter than the Texas sun, yea That's my baby, she's wild and she's crazy She's like a mustang you just can't tame There ain't nothin' like watchin' her runnin' free Wide open man she's really somethin' to see Lord she's got her low cut red dress on And draggin' me up-town Yea I can tell by the smile on her face I'm in for it now She'll be shootin' tequila and that's just the start And knowin' her like I do, she'll be up on the bar, yea That's my baby, she's wild and she's crazy She's like a mustang you just can't tame There ain't nothin' like watchin' her runnin' free Wide open man she's really somethin' to see Ain't no way I'd try to reign her in Man I love her just the way she is That's my baby, she's wild and she's crazy She's like a mustang you just can't tame There ain't nothin' like watchin' her runnin' free Wide open man she's really somethin' to see Something to see Yea she's something to see

I want flatlands I never cared about money and all its friends I want flatlands I want flatlands I don't want precious stones I never cared about anything you've ever owned I want flatlands I want simplicity I need your arms wrapped hard around me I want open plains and scattered trees I want flower fields I want salty seas I want flatlands soft and steady breeze Bringing scents of lined-up orchard trees Dripping heavy with pears and dancing leaves I want flatlands Will you go there with me When it's said in the dark and you know it's always there When it's dead in our heart but your mind is unafraid When it's said in the dark and you know it's never coming back When it's there in your heart in your mind you set it free