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Against The Currents

by La Commune

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1.
Leviathan 06:23
Leviathan. You are my Leviathan I could not choose where I was born But can I choose where to live? Do I really deserve your scorn When I've got so much to give? Thousands miles below, Home is the battlefield of someone esle's war. Leaving was not a decision, Running was my only option. Crossing the ocean, seeking for peace, I lost pieces of me. Washed up on your cliffs, Calling for help, I found an enemy. Another kind of war is happening here, I saw the beast of terror you brought to life by fear. I fought for life more than you ever will. I felt death more than you'll ever feel, But you're afraid of me. Leviathan. You are my Leviathan. Protecting the world from the truth, your hate created a monster. Your words have sharpened every tooth, a deadly trap in a shelter. The tale of your ancestors echoes, relating some glory you're yet to reach. We heard another story about exode, chapter two is laying face down on the beach. Your walls were built with our own sweat and blood. You belong in the abyss but you're still welcome at the surface. I fought for life more than you ever will. I felt death more than you'll ever feel, But you're afraid of me. Leviathan. You are my Leviathan.
2.
Citadel 05:45
How can we forget where we came from? Graveyards: where our parents were born. History is about to repeat, Our kind is so close to defeat. Humanity's greatest shame, back at it again. Identity crisis of a mad generation Turned into racial oppression. They built a new citadel, Dark home of a concrete hell. They gain ground among us, Infect our brains as a deadly virus. They built a new citadel, Dark home of a concrete hell. How can you proclaim this is your home? Citadel: where empathy is gone. Seeing the world through an arrow slit, Blind to the misery at your feet. How can you forget where we came from? Graveyards: where our parents were born. History is about to repeat, Our kind is so close to defeat. We let the fools in control. Every step they climb is affecting us all. We make humanity look as a lost cause. I will burn your citadel And all that remains of this concrete hell. Meet the cancer of this world. What they see as pure is rotten to the core. While most of us keep their eyes closed, We make humanity look as a lost cause. You think you're an eagle but you're just a rat, Protecting your privileges is you real combat. All in you is ego, ignorance and cracks But your own intuition is way above the facts. We make humanity look as a lost cause. Identity crisis of a mad generation Turned into racial oppression. Behind your wall of shame is another world, The one you're happy to blame, The one you'd like to ignore. Seeing the world through an arrow slit, Blind to the misery at your feet. While most of us keep their eyes closed, We make humanity look as a lost cause. I will burn you citadel.
3.
One day looks like the next and I'm falling, One day looks like the last and I'm failing. These are the chains I chose to live with, For you, for them, for her. The sun shines bright in June. What a great time to be born, but Summer for her lasted for an hour, Where she must go I'll go. You were to stay I was to leave, But for a moment stuck in time We shared a crumb of eternity together. Please forgive my trespasses, I took my life to show goodwill. Lest we forget the martyrs of austerity. Lest we forget, for a crumb of eternity. I hear too many screams and can't stop running. Protocols have to be shorten: I'll take their pain as my burden. I need some help to keep sane, But only the sick can complain. I need some help to keep me sane. I spent years living in fear Of not being able to hear. Your warm body taking its first breath, When we give life, we sometimes find death. You were to stay I was to leave, But for a moment stuck in time We shared a crumb of eternity together. Please forgive my trespasses, I took my life to show goodwill. Lest we forget the martyrs of austerity. Lest we forget, for a crumb of eternity. I spent years living in fear Of not being able to hear. Your warm body taking its first breath, When we give life, we sometimes find death. And for every decision made by looking at charts: The sacrifice of a princess engraved in our hearts. Lest we forget the martyrs of austerity. Lest we forget, Crumb Of Eternity.
4.
Cheptel 05:45
Nose in the sky, you don't see the water rising. Rich or poor, you can't stop the wave from striking. I am the wolf among the dogs, And you don't know I'm here. You're just a sheep lost in the fog, And I feed from your fear. You'll follow the laws and you'll follow the rules 'Til you're dead: never jump over the barricade. Eat the grass, keep your head down, Tell the grace, hit the ground. No walls can stop the wind from blowing, No cave can stop the ground from collapsing. They shield you against the truth. 'Cause you're a fool adoring an invisible cause. Follow the voice of your dishonored kind And cause your death running along the edge. Deep inside we lost all faith in our own will, Our own ability to change our fate. Afraid of change but it's coming, Nose in the sky: can't see the water rising. You don't know: you follow. You don't act: you pray. You don't tell: you preach. You don't live: you only believe. You destroy the earth itself. You don't make any difference Between glitter and gold, Between nature and god. I am the wolf among the dogs. I will not be one of yours. Deep inside we lost all faith in our own will, Our own ability to change our fate. Afraid of change but it's coming, Nose in the sky: can't see the water rising. You don't know: you follow. You don't act: you pray. You don't tell: you preach. You don't live: you only believe.
5.
You're the abusive father I was taught to love. You're the coolest beardo ever sent from above. You're the elusive spectrum Spawning from the rostrum: A hell of a triptych, alone on the podium. You said this, you made that, "Let there be": my ass. Eternal farcical spook of the ruling class. Proclaimed king of kings, therefore king of none, Deceives, destroys but disappoints in the long run. Now you're just like any other dead pet. We told the kids: "He's buried at the end of the yard" Underneath a pretty wooden cross, With your name on it like you son before. But you rot in landfill: Sepulcher of an absurdity. Now you're just like any other dead pet, Except I don't even miss you. Meant to be part of my mother tongue, All that is left of your words are your stupid songs Glorifying a world to which I don't belong. I shut down the voices, what took me so long? For all those years you've been a part of my life, Tearing me away from reason. You stole a part of my youth, Built limits to my imagination. Supposed to cherish you, To tell you my secrets before going to bed. But the more I shared with you, The more I tried, the more I hated you instead. I did my best to understand Until I saw this through: Get outside my head. Of all the things I haven't said, I believe that you are better off dead. Why is the world still at your feet, When all that remains is a fucking question? Plenty of words, but no point at the end. You won't break the silence, Not even when you're condemned. You're nothing more than an imaginary friend. Relinquish at last This allegiance of the past: I'm so sorry my friend, But this means apostasy.

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released January 31, 2020

Composition: La Commune
Co-Composition on "Leviathan": La Commune & Alexis Villars
Instruments recording: Clément Cerles
Vocals Recording: Mathias Giacomo & Clément Cerles
Mix and mastering: Mathias Giacomo
Artwork: La Commune
Photography: La Commune & Fabienne Clos

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La Commune Paris, France

La Commune is a french metal band. Its music mixes various influences, from Gojira to Currents, Behemoth or even At The Gates.
The homage to the Parisian historical event of "La Commune" is not fortuitous, and the energy of their music and live performance is fed by their urge to talk about human stories.
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