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by Gears Under Atlas

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1.
Drop your spades This is a call to arms It's not safe I'm sounding the alarm Stop perpetuating ignorance And cut the fucking cord Put down your holy books And pick up a sword Judecca, you must (You don't understand!) Realize this is dangerous (They need to know!) If we're overheard (so what if we are?) This will be the end of us Stop digging your graves You are no longer slaves I am standing here in front of you to Give you something of the truth Your glory's fading But you don't need saving So unsheathe the weapons at your side and Turn them on the ones that cry "Go slay the martyr" Give them back their slaughter I've given strength to the ones of you who'll turn away And fight the ones you kill for You mustn't answer to anyone but you You are your own master This is our chance to stand (Measure your words) And take back our throne from man (But how?) Are you with me, brother? (Always) Or are you against me? Stop digging your graves You are no longer slaves I am standing here in front of you to Give you something of the truth Your glory's fading But you don't need saving So unsheathe the weapons at your side and Turn them on the ones that cry "Go slay the martyr" Give them back their slaughter I've given strength to the ones of you who'll turn away And fight the ones you kill for You mustn't answer to anyone but you You are your own master Stop digging your graves You are no longer slaves I am standing here in front of you to Give you something of the truth Your glory's fading But you don't need saving So unsheathe the weapons at your side and Turn them on the ones that cry "Go slay the martyr" Give them back their slaughter
2.
They're Here 05:47
Just shut your mouth, I've had it with your constant rallying Put your ear up to the wall I think there's something going on outside Can't you hear their footsteps falling Down the hall? They've come to take our lives Away... They took our lives from us Long ago Open the door Get on the floor You don't live here anymore Hands in the air Where I can see them Like it matters anyway Under arrest It's for the best As if you even could contest Not so fast Not so fast We're gonna save the best for last Don't move yet, Don't let them take you (Goodbye) We will sleep in hell tonight Blanketed in our own sin Bullets made from steel Fill coffins made from stone I should have listened to you Vigilance in all we do I have never been alone Ptolomea, rest your bones Don't let them see you bleed Just a minute until you're free With your brother's death, remember this Let your anger fill your fists We will sleep in hell tonight Blanketed in our own sin Bullets made from steel Fill coffins made from stone I should have listened to you Vigilance in all we do I have never been alone Ptolomea, rest your bones All I can think of In this final moment Is that I could have saved you From this tragic fate we've suffered And with my final breath I beg you please, abandon this quest This is no battleground for Mortals like us Can't you hear my heartbeat slowing In my chest? They came and took my life away oh... This is the resistance You are not gods but men Now it is us who pass Judgement as you fall flat Against this cold stone floor As casualties of war The tables have been turned Humanity will learn
3.
Stand back and await your prosecution You'll have your turn soon You've been found with a gun in your hand They've all but adjudicated I've done nothing at all You're the criminals here I've got nothing to hide You're the ones to be feared You'd put me to death for exposing your lies? You are not the givers, but takers of life Do not endure this any longer, I beg you Let that which kills me make us stronger This is your fight now How do I plead (How do you plead) Against this charge (Against this charge) Am I repentant of my sins? Do you wanna know? Did I bleed? (Did you bleed?) Did I fight hard? (Did you fight hard?) You bet your life I did More than you did There'll be no more questions, that's quite enough (I'll bite my tongue now) You've made your suggestion, I've called your bluff (Oh, have you? Well,) I've done nothing at all You're the criminals here I've got nothing to hide You're the ones to be feared You'd put me to death for exposing your lies? You are not the givers, but takers of life Do not endure this any longer, I beg you Let that which kills me make us stronger This is your fight now I will live on Reincarnate In the bodies Of my people Walk through fire Take my last breath Watch me live on in salvation I will live on Reincarnate In the bodies Of my people Walk through fire Take my last breath Watch me live on in salvation You'd put me to death for exposing your lies? You are not the givers, but takers of life Do not endure this any longer, I beg you Let that which kills me make us stronger This is your fight now
4.
Has it been long enough now? Can we drag ourselves up from these holes Like so many ants from a hive To bury our queen and leave her to die We'll wait until night Lest the light burn our eyes Then step out to safety And cut our feet on shards of broken sky Goddamn, it feels good to see our gods damned to the furthest extenses of our stratosphere Spirit has manifested in revenge And given us a second chance to live our lives here Oh, can you smell our beautiful future In the smoldering ashes of what were once trees The rain has returned to act as a suture And sew shut the wounds cut by human disease Human disease I wish the both of you Could have seen the way the sky lit up Last night My brother, my sister Its beauty was beyond compare Now we no longer have to fight With their technology we will forge A future for our kind But for now I will lay a wreath Upon your grave and rest my weary mind As the sun begins to rise And the light fills the sky My people rejoice For long had they forgotten their choice Goddamn, it feels good to see our gods damned to the furthest extenses of our stratosphere Spirit has manifested in revenge And given us a second chance to live our lives here Oh, can you smell our beautiful future In the smoldering ashes of what were once trees The rain has returned to act as a suture And sew shut the wounds cut by human disease We will fall and rise again From the ashes of our sin We will bleed but we will breathe Finally, air that is free We will fall and rise again From the ashes of our sin We will bleed but we will breathe Finally, air that is free As the light fell on my shoulders and the sun touched my face I realized that I may never truly find my place A soldier in a war that I was never meant to fight I've martyred my soul I've martyred my life As the light fell on my shoulders and the sun touched my face I realized that I will never find my place A soldier in a war that I wasn't meant to fight I martyred my soul I martyred my life Goddamn, it feels good to see our gods damned to the furthest extenses of our stratosphere Spirit has manifested in revenge And given us a second chance to live our lives here Oh, can you smell our beautiful future In the smoldering ashes of what were once trees The rain has returned to act as a suture And sew shut the wounds cut by human disease

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This is a four song EP intended for demonstrative purposes. These tracks are part of a larger concept album we're working on that follows the struggle between natives of another world and invading humans.

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released December 4, 2016

Tyler Gilliland : Drums
Ian Lee : Guitars, clean vocals
Chris Howard : Bass, harsh vocals

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Gears Under Atlas Montevallo, Alabama

Prog metal band from Alabama tinged with hardcore and post-hardcore. We take as much influence from King Crimson and Rush as we do from The Fall of Troy and At the Drive In. We try to create complex, energetic, and emotional space metal without coming off as pretentious. Let us know how that's going for us. ... more

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