Otep - Hydra lyrics
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Tracks 01. Rising
02. Blowtorch Nightlight 03. Seduce & Destroy 04. Crush 05. Hematopia 06. Necromantic 07. Quarantine 08. Voyeur 09. Apex Predator 10. Feral Game 11. Livestock 12. Hag 13. Theophagy 01. Rising
Behind these eyes
Beneath this crown of fire Hides a mind Etched in violence Stained & Rotten Breast fed from devils And now I eat my own kind Tonight The sermons I write Will save my life And yours Your defeat will come in a warm, thick scream And I will show you the fate of the world in a fist full of blood Rising like a Hydra Rising like a Hydra Rising like a Hydra... From the abyss Rising like a Hydra... From the abyss Rising like a Hydra... From the abyss Rising like a Hydra... From the abyss Rising like a Hydra... From the abyss Rising like a Hydra... From the abyss Rising like a Hydra... From the abyss Rising like a Hydra... From the abyss 02. Blowtorch Nightlight
I've slept in the depths of the Devil's bed
I've risen from the prison in my head To find you To find you Waiting to be fed To find you To find you The one who made me sick I've slept in the depths of the Devil's bed I've risen from the prison in my head To find you To find you Waiting to be fed To find you To find you The one who made me sick Eyes White and blind as a spider's egg Alabaster bones A house Burned in a clearing Forest for miles along the slope The way you shape This world of hate You make Me fucking crazy You make me fucking crazy Blinding cold And casket black A river flows somewhere below I stood in hooded silhouette And murmured sermons to my soul The way you blame me The way you shame me You make me fucking crazy You make me fucking crazy A corpse in the doorway Dried to leather The floorboards buckle and groan Moonlight drifts in & over me As I descend the cellar stairs alone The bunker is walled with concrete blocks Empty rooms, iron cots Whispered curses & broken prayers Children roasting like pigs over open fires Blowtorch Nightlight Do you wanna see? Do you wanna see? What I've done? What I've done? What I've become? I'm just like you, unthinking brute I'm the bruise that never heals I'm the swing that breaks And frees the screams You make me fucking crazy The way you complain About the pain You make me fucking crazy You make me fucking crazy Blowtorch Nightlight These three words: Fuck You Forever I've slept in the depths of the Devil's bed To find you To find you You fucking piece of shit The way you complain About the pain You make me fucking crazy The way you rape my mental state You make me fucking crazy Blowtorch Nightlight Blowtorch Nightlight Blowtorch Nightlight Blowtorch Nightlight 03. Seduce & Destroy
(Open wide)
And when the medicine ran out And when we didn't speak for days I could hide inside your smile Fade And curl up around the fang Drained Wasted away I'll be your toy To seduce and destroy I'll be your toy To seduce and destroy (Open wide) I'll kill What's killing me I'll do what I have to To kill What's killing me No one is clean Chemical bondage Pale as parchment I'll kill What's killing me Abuse me You can use me Better living through chemistry And when you fall asleep And when you drop the key I'll slide it inside your mouth And say, "Do you wanna play?" Bang Blow you away You'll by my toy To seduce and destroy You'll be my toy To seduce and destroy (Open wide) I'll kill What's killing me I'll do what I have to To kill What's killing me No one is clean Chemical bondage Pale as parchment I'll kill What's killing me Abuse me You can use me Better living through chemistry On your knees Coughing up Prayers made of Money and Dust Serrated blades of Your bated breath Have made a monster In the house of death Punctured, deflated The snakes in your veins Evacuated and slithered away Are you sure you still want to play This evil little game? I'll kill What's killing me I'll kill What's killing me A devil made of crystal Glistens like the sun Fingers to the head Pointed like a gun A devil made of crystal Glistens like the sun Fingers to the head Pointed like a gun A devil made of crystal Glistens like the sun Fingers to the head Pointed like a gun A devil made of crystal A devil made of crystal A devil made of crystal Glistens like the sun Fingers to the head Pointed like a gun Pointed like a gun Pointed like a gun Pointed like a gun Are you sure you still want to play This evil little game? 04. Crush
Shhhh, Its ok
I'm right here I promise I won't leave you Everything will be ok I wont Leave you Ever Don't be afraid Sweet, little stray Don't be afraid I see you In your Sunday best I see you Feathering your nest And oh, how I liked you You were my very own Oh, how I liked you So, I followed you home I see you Day to day I see you And I love the way Your lips suck that cigarette I see you Haven't seen me yet And oh, how I liked you Your were my very own Oh, how I like you Even as I broke your bones Tell Me Please Does it hurt? Tell Me Please Does it hurt? You were my very own Oh, how I liked you You were my very own Mine alone I made it so special for you A bed of roses for you to bloom I see you Opening your mouth I see you Absent of doubt I see you Will never forget The night your life was mine to collect And oh, how I liked you You were my very own Oh, how I liked you As I covered you with stones Tell Me Please Does it hurt? Tell Me Please Does it hurt? If I can't have you no one can You'll stay with me among the damned To keep you warm, I'll hold you tight The fragrance of a graveyard night Will remind us of unending love And I'll forgive you chosen one No, no Don't say those things Don't you say a fucking word Don't you know it fucking hurts? Don't you say a fucking word Don't you know it fucking hurts? Crush Crush You're ignoring me now Oh, how I loved you You were my very own Oh, how I loved you You were mine all alone Oh, how I loved you You were mine to control Oh, how I loved you Eyes And mouth packed with mud 05. Hematopia
I don't recognize my life
Who is this soul so weak and paralyzed Cold claws raking up and down my spine I'm never alone, but I'm lonely all the time This is where it ends, within the empty dark I'll set myself aflame, resurrected By the spark I may be broken But I won't fall to pieces Lonesome and corrosive The weakness of your secrets I won't die like I've done many times before I'm gonna run From the wounds Of war When the moon casts shadows long across my wall I'll pretend they are my friends and I've known Them all along I'll sit and pretend I'm not waiting on your call When the phone finally rings My courage will dissolve And I will run to you I will run right back to you 06. Necromantic
The evil that's between us
The evil that's between us The evil that's between us Greedy Needy The evil that's between us Greedy Needy Self-deceiving So demeaning The evil that's between us The evil that's between us Greedy Needy The evil that's between us Greedy Needy Self-defeating So demeaning The evil that's between us 07. Quarantine
Alone
In a world Of terrible softness Vague shadows Lazy faces & empty bodies Caste in the murk Impose their will From the haze Strangers disguised as friends Enemies as lovers The Over-enormous Over-dramatized Over-acted Poorly directed Sitcom of life Available in A.D.D. on HDTV In 3-D for the O.C.D. On every Fucking channel Quiet tempest Drowning the days away In fevered fervor Angst Anxiety Love Laughter Lined with razors This ladder of life The stink The sting The rapid Rabid idiocy of it all And I Can answer These eternal riddles With this solution On my tongue As it runs over the Ivory skin of her Soft limbs of the moon Prophets of doom Pulling me slowly In the gaping maw Theirs is an antique world Full of dusty pearls trying To quiet the bright midnight But I am rising Like a Hydra Be everyone to everyone All the time Hydra Be everyone to everyone All the time Hydra Be everything to everyone All the time Hydra 08. Voyeur
He has a webcam
And he likes to video himself He has a webcam And likes to video himself With animals A stray dog The neighbor's cat Binding them Torturing them Murdering them He has a webcam So I helped him understand How They Felt He woke to the sound of distant thunder The rain had stopped and all was silent Except for the dripping in the trees His heavy breath, his heartbeat His eyes focused and found me I spoke like a god Gently I said, "I have a webcam "And I like to video myself "Binding "Torturing "Murdering" He began to scream with the stitches held tight He rattled the cage and pulled at the lock With all his might So I electrocuted the bars and He fell asleep from the charge and I prepared to make him A star He has a webcam So I helped him understand When he woke I asked him to sing me a song He obliged but was often off key So I removed his lower jaw Now his tongue juts out like a slimy slug But he' so eager to please Tapping the melody on the bars of this large cage With un-clipped nails he plays And once I've had my fun Bringing dark justice to this Pathetic goblin I will Burn Probe Break And Drain And he will be scorched in a bath of pain I will drop him into the misty bayou Where he will be a feast for Serpents and Insects and Beasts and All the putrid life of the murky bog And as he sinks, and as he screams Into the lens of his webcam I will play a farewell An ode to the demons Waiting for him In Hell He has a webcam So I helped him Understand How They Felt 09. Apex Predator
She's pounding on the door
She's crawling on the floor Oh, she's so coy She's scratching on the walls She's clawing at the gauze She's so coy She's gnawing on the ropes She's pulling at the hooks She's so coy Oh, you know she wants it The way that she taunts me Damn, she's so coy It's the Apex Predator With a sermon for the listener Seduce and Destroy Your head upon a stick Would look really sick But they would call me crazy For the way I spoke to it I'd ask about its day Did it miss me while I was away? Tight lipped from the stitches It wouldn't have much to say The rest would be kept in a Tight little dress Propped up in the corner A perfect little pet Locked in a box So I can keep stock A trophy to show me That all is not lost The writing on the wall A psalm in napalm Abandon all hope But try to stay calm Bleach to clean the curses I exist, I'm not the first Tell my mother I love her I didn't suffer Photos and fantasies Virtuoso of crimes scenes The Apex Predator But why does she look so much like me? Nobody move, nobody gets hurt But where's the fun in that I gotta satisfy the thirst Nobody move, nobody gets hurt But where's the fun in that Death is such a flirt Nobody move, nobody gets hurt But where's the fun in that You get what you deserve Nobody move, nobody gets hurt But where's the fun in that Survival of the worst It's the Apex Predator I'm the boss She's got a broken arm I've got a broken heart Boy, she's so coy She made a little fire With a fork and electrical wire Damn, she's so coy Blowtorch nightlight Switchblade knife fights Fuck! She's so coy Thunder in the distance Gun shots or missiles? My smile is artificial The lock clicks, my eyes fix The writing on the wall A psalm in napalm Abandon all hope But try to stay calm Bleach to clean the curses I exist, I'm not the first Tell my mother I love her I didn't suffer No regrets, no apologies A self-fulfilling prophecy The Apex Predator All I could smell was her hair Burning Nobody move, nobody gets hurt But where's the fun in that I gotta satisfy the thirst Nobody move, nobody gets hurt But where's the fun in that Death is such a flirt Nobody move, nobody gets hurt But where's the fun in that You get what you deserve Nobody move, nobody gets hurt But where's the fun in that Survival of the worst! But why does she look so much like me? Like worms on a hook That were plucked from the Heart of the bodies of gods For the wretched and lost Like worms on a hook That were plucked from the Heart of the bodies of gods That men had forgot Like worms on a hook That were plucked from the Heart of the bodies of gods That were rotting to dust! The Apex Predator All I could smell was her hair Burning Nobody move, nobody gets hurt But where's the fun in that I gotta satisfy the thirst Nobody move, nobody gets hurt But where's the fun in that Death is such a flirt Nobody move, nobody gets hurt But where's the fun in that You get what you deserve Nobody move, nobody gets hurt But where's the fun in that Survival of the worst Nobody move, nobody gets hurt But where's the fun in that I gotta satisfy the thirst Nobody move, nobody gets hurt But where's the fun in that Death is such a flirt Nobody move, nobody gets hurt But where's the fun in that You get what you deserve Nobody move, nobody gets hurt But where's the fun in that Survival of the worst!! All I could smell was her hair All I could smell was her hair Burning 10. Feral Game
What is common?
What is normal? What is wrong with me? In the end, how will I be judged? A skull to hold the worms? A body to cradle dust? If it means becoming like these Wrinkled people with Shriveled lives I'll forfeit this shadow Game of compromise Tonight, I might Swim to far And the shore will fade And I'll be gone One day they will say Just look at her now One day they will say We thought she'd drown In a tidal crush Of muck that sucked Her to the ground They will kneel, shiver And beg "What pushed you over the edge?" Cuts and bruises Ruined brain fluid Cigarette burns The monsters Taking turns! Feed it! Fuck it! Breed it! Eat it! Feed it! Fuck it! Breed it! Eat it! Feed it! Fuck it! Breed it! Eat it! We remain animals! Feral or tame? We remain animals! Feral or tame? We remain animals! Feral or tame? We remain animals! We remain animals! We remain animals! One day they will pray Save us from this hell One day they will pray Save the weak and frail One day they will pray Save us from ourselves And I'll say it's too late You've summoned the devil Within me You should be Running You amuse me Sluts and losers! Sub-human Lice and tumors! Feed it! Fuck it! Breed it! Eat it! Feed it! Fuck it! Breed it! Eat it! Feed it! Fuck it! Breed it! Eat it! We remain animals! Feral or tame? We remain animals! Feral or tame? We remain animals! Feral or tame? We remain animals! We remain animals! We remain animals! Feral or tame? Feed it! Fuck it! Breed it! Eat it! She Was asking for it He Was laughing at me She Was asking for it He Was screaming don't hurt me!! One day they will pay! And I will rise from ruin! A beast of iron and plague! Cuts and bruises Cigarette burns The monsters Taking turns! One day they will pay! Feed it! Fuck it! Breed it! Eat it! Their perfume Still haunts this room Sensual phantoms Fingers and lips Cradle the evidence Mine Mine Mine 11. Livestock
It began
With a pen In my hand Stabbed In the center of chaos To write out the light That lives within me That sought to break The darkness Eating me alive For hours I would sit Dreaming, drawing Writing, believing My arm in a sling One eye swollen shut Whispering There would be a way out There must be A way out Focused On the paper On the floor That held me Heavy as a stone In the corner Of that tiny room Floating on a river Of Imagination Isolated On my knees Seeded in the soil With girls Younger than I Holding their backs Arching puffed bellies Stuffed full with their Infected children Celestial incest Terrestrial insects We slept in boxes That doubled as coffins Because Some were smart enough To die But not I Stubborn little cyclops I Was destined To fight 12. Hag
Hag!
She wants me to be just like her! Toxic! Rotten! Necrotic! Despotic! Deceiver! Hag! Hag! She's falling apart She's suffering She's lost in the dark Choking on jealousy! She's falling apart She's suffering She's lost in the dark Mental leprosy! Sovereign Vermin! Rats in the walls Covered in fleas Choking on the Ashes of jealousy! Rats in the walls Covered in fleas Choking on the Ashes of jealousy! Rats in the walls Covered in fleas Choking on the Ashes of jealousy! She wants me to be just like her! Greedy! Needy! Completely empty & scorn! Hag! Hag! She's falling apart She's suffocating She's lost in the dark Choking on jealousy! She's falling apart She's suffocating She's lost in the dark Mental leprosy! Sovereign Vermin! Rats in the walls Covered in fleas Choking on the Ashes of jealousy! Rats in the walls Covered in fleas Choking on the Ashes of jealousy! Rats in the walls Covered in fleas Choking on the Ashes of jealousy! Rotten slag! Hag! Lies & tears & wasted years A rat that poisons Itself with fear You jealous, selfish Sack of filth! Pestilential hag! I hope you die! Choking on your lies! The mirror is cracked We're nothing alike Burn to ash! Hag! Hag! 13. Theophagy
Feed it
Fuck it Breed it Eat it Feed it Fuck it Breed it Eat it Feed it Fuck it Breed it Eat it I was rapped by orderlies Gnawed on by rats Given a lobotomy Half-drowned in ice baths They tried to break me, Erase me, disgrace me Through mental sodomy But I will fight I will rise I will fight I will rise Like a Hydra From the Ash Like a Hydra From the Ash Another sermon Of choking smoke & billowing rage It seems this is all it takes To force the angels to wake To bring their ivory faces Buried deep within their wings To come, come fly with me Come, come fly with me Feed it Fuck it Breed it Eat it Feed it Fuck it Breed it Eat it So many motives So many totems I don't do this for revenge you see It's more of a calling The priest who had a taste for it's flock Tender sheep Boys and girls I made a lamp out of him And now He is the light of the world The nun who shot smack from The stolen tithing cash I burned her to ash but her Teeth made a fine pearly necklace The senator who buried His mistress on the back nine His skull is a goblet for my favorite wine You see I need these beautiful moments When I am unyoking my opponents Limb from limb In the knotted irons of combat It's as close to true intimacy As I can ever hope to reach Naked monsters In the dark Ripped to shreds & torn apart The sheets will be our evidence Of the blasphemies we invent Feed it Fuck it Breed it Eat it Feed it Fuck it Breed it Eat it Feed it Fuck it Breed it Eat it Feed it Fuck it Eat it Repeat it Repeat it Repeat it Repeat it Repeat it Feed it Fuck it Eat it Repeat it Feed it Fuck it Eat it Repeat it |