Checkmate Lyrics
Band | |
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Album | Lamb of God(2020) |
Type | Album (Studio full-length) |
Genres | Groove Metal |
Labels | Epic Records, Nuclear Blast |
Ranked | #70 for 2020 , #3,333 all-time |
Album rating : 82.8 / 100
Votes : 22
Votes : 22
2. Checkmate (4:30)
Watch the gears grind off their teeth
The screeching halt machine digging heels in disbelief
Two reactional identities, opposing policies
A bait and switch routine.
Double takes and double speak
Still scripting the facade
Asphyxiate and choke the truth
All hail the money God
Repeat, echo, refrain
It's all the same, so deafening
Repeat, echo, refrain
A consequence, we asked for this
Repeat, echo, refrain
No, never again
The American scream.
A coup de tat on full display, a liar's sick charade
A traitor's grand parade
Narcissistic masquerades for those without a say
Systematic disarray.
Divide and conquer and close them in and bury secrets deep
Make America hate again and bleed the sheep to sleep.
Repeat, echo, refrain
It's all the same, so deafening
Repeat, echo, refrain
A consequence, we asked for this
Repeat, echo, refrain
No, never again
The American scream.
You try to pick the lesser of
But evil doesn't come in twos
Bellicose and balkanized
A sinking ship of fools
So kiss the hangman as you drop
The rotting corpse of decency
Just another casualty of the American scream.
The screeching halt machine digging heels in disbelief
Two reactional identities, opposing policies
A bait and switch routine.
Double takes and double speak
Still scripting the facade
Asphyxiate and choke the truth
All hail the money God
Repeat, echo, refrain
It's all the same, so deafening
Repeat, echo, refrain
A consequence, we asked for this
Repeat, echo, refrain
No, never again
The American scream.
A coup de tat on full display, a liar's sick charade
A traitor's grand parade
Narcissistic masquerades for those without a say
Systematic disarray.
Divide and conquer and close them in and bury secrets deep
Make America hate again and bleed the sheep to sleep.
Repeat, echo, refrain
It's all the same, so deafening
Repeat, echo, refrain
A consequence, we asked for this
Repeat, echo, refrain
No, never again
The American scream.
You try to pick the lesser of
But evil doesn't come in twos
Bellicose and balkanized
A sinking ship of fools
So kiss the hangman as you drop
The rotting corpse of decency
Just another casualty of the American scream.
Lamb of God - Lyrics
Lamb of God - Album Credits
Members
- Randy Blythe : Vocals
- Mark Morton : Guitars
- Willie Adler : Guitars
- John Campbell : Bass
- Art Cruz : Drums
Additional musicians
- Jamey Jasta : Vocals (track 7)
- Chuck Billy : Vocals (track 8)
Other staff
- Josh Wilbur : Producer, Engineer, Mixing
- Kevin Billingslea : Engineer
- Nick Rowe : Engineer
- Ted Jensen : Mastering Engineer
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