Ivory Tower Lyrics
| Band | |
|---|---|
| Album | The Violent Sleep of Reason(2016) |
| Type | Album (Studio full-length) |
| Genres | Djent, Progressive Metal |
| Labels | Nuclear Blast |
| Ranked | #30 for 2016 , #1,040 all-time |
Album rating : 88.6 / 100
Votes : 22
Votes : 22
6. Ivory Tower (4:59)
Why mourn this travesty
Hide this slow degradation
Claw and compete mindlessly
All things undone too late
Craving our waking sleep
Is binding us to this ivory tower
Serves to complete the truth that we cling onto
So what are these things you hold true
The defensive wounds of the unknowing eye
Weeping thousands of wretched tears
To lubricate the end with our fear
The concussion from the crack of the whip
Nullifies, sensations die
Always numbing, always preaching
Never resting, never sleeping
The construction is our penance here
Tumorous growth chiseled in white
When the darkness comes to slay the day
Enters horrors that you'll be wishing away
Which is the way?
Hide this slow degradation
Claw and compete mindlessly
All things undone too late
Craving our waking sleep
Is binding us to this ivory tower
Serves to complete the truth that we cling onto
So what are these things you hold true
The defensive wounds of the unknowing eye
Weeping thousands of wretched tears
To lubricate the end with our fear
The concussion from the crack of the whip
Nullifies, sensations die
Always numbing, always preaching
Never resting, never sleeping
The construction is our penance here
Tumorous growth chiseled in white
When the darkness comes to slay the day
Enters horrors that you'll be wishing away
Which is the way?
The Violent Sleep of Reason - Lyrics
| 1. Clockworks Lyrics | 2. Born in Dissonance Lyrics |
| 3. MonstroCity Lyrics | 4. By the Ton Lyrics |
| 5. Violent Sleep of Reason Lyrics | ▶ 6. Ivory Tower Lyrics |
| 7. Stifled Lyrics | 8. Nostrum Lyrics |
| 9. Our Rage Won't Die Lyrics | 10. Into Decay Lyrics |
The Violent Sleep of Reason - Album Credits
Members
- Jens Kidman : Lead Vocals
- Fredrik Thordendal : Lead Guitar, Songwriting (track 4)
- Tomas Haake : Drums, Backing Vocals, Lyrics (tracks 1-5, 7-10), Songwriting (tracks 1, 3-5, 7-10)
- Mårten Hagström : Rhythm Guitar, Lyrics (track 6), Songwriting (tracks 2, 6, 9, 10)
- Dick Lövgren : Bass, Songwriting (tracks 1, 3, 5, 7, 8)
Other staff
- Luminokaya : Artwork
- Rob Kimura : Layout, Design
- Tue Madsen : Recording, Mixing
- Thomas Eberger : Mastering
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| Rank | Song | Album | Rating | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | Bleed | ObZen (2008) | 98.5 | 19 |
| 2 |  | Clockworks | The Violent Sleep of Reason (2016) | 98.1 | 8 |
| 3 | | Combustion | ObZen (2008) | 95.8 | 15 |
| 4 |  | Stengah | Nothing (2002) | 98.8 | 4 |
| 5 | | Straws Pulled At Random | Nothing (2002) | 98.8 | 4 |
| 6 |  | Demiurge | Koloss (2012) | 97.1 | 7 |
| 7 |  | Rational Gaze | Nothing (2006) | 98 | 5 |
| 8 | | I Am Colossus | Koloss (2012) | 98.3 | 3 |
| 9 | | Dancers to a Discordant System | ObZen (2008) | 94.4 | 9 |
| 10 | | Straws Pulled at Random | Nothing (2006) | 96 | 5 |
| 11 | | Born in Dissonance | The Violent Sleep of Reason (2016) | 95 | 7 |
| 12 |  | New Millenium Cyanide Christ | Chaosphere (1998) | 93.9 | 9 |
| 13 |  | Future Breed Machine | Destroy Erase Improve (1995) | 94.3 | 7 |
| 14 |  | The Paradoxical Spiral | Catch Thirtythree (2005) | 96.7 | 3 |
| 15 | | Closed Eye Visuals | Nothing (2002) | 96.7 | 3 |
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