Rise, Arise All rise & see the dawn All bow, bearer of scorn Now come, to pledge your life Now go, and spread the lies Call, Call Calling back, the massive swarm Calling all, who've seen the dawn Decaying time, is running out Decaying life, is fighting on Darkness, is all I am Darkness, then bolts of light Fall, Fall Falling though, the lightning sky Falling down, the swarm's on fire Burning glow, of steel & glass Burning out, the craft alight My vision is fire, all consuming My vision is failing, all gone The heat is unrelenting The heart is stopping Fallen

Vision guides us, hearing alerts us, skin shudders and senses quicken our hearts. Fear, adrenaline and panic are conditions to overcome if we are to succeed.

Who I am is undefined by nature How I'm made is not my future You are the sum of your parts I'm the potential for change I've moved on from your influence In making my own way to fate If I can't stand on my own two feet Then how am I gonna survive Same environment, same outcome New experience, new development Become the possible, become the now Break your past and abandon your idols If pain, loss and suffering I'll know Then the road is just and true If hope, glory and riches then What's my own and what's your due Same environment, same outcome New experience, new development Make the change, do it now Break your past and abandon your idols Who we are is evolving Break your chains Potential limited by fear Break your chains Let go of your hate Break your chains Same environment, same outcome New experience, new development Use your past to shape the future Make it yours then abandon your idols

If decisions like that are the Captain's Call then it is high time for a mutiny Worst leader in our history Political terrorism taken hold Worthless rhetoric, insane policies Only got the job for money and power Vile decisions made without remorse Rape in detention. Gotta stop the boats Corrupt politicians, you're gone Corrupt big businesses, you're fucked We see the truth, blinders are off Don't believe sound bites, lies in headlines Work us till we're 70 Fuck up our health care Screw the economy And ruin the reef Corrupt politicians, You're gone Corrupt big businesses, You're fucked We see the truth, blinders are off Don't believe sound bites, lies in headlines Waste the nation's resources Waste the taxpayers hard earned Wallow in stolen generations power Swallow the rich man's bishop Rolling overland in a wave of coal No care for us who call it home Corrupt politicians, You're gone Corrupt big businesses, You're fucked We see the truth, blinders are off Don't believe sound bites, lies in headlines People power needs to work To fight corruption with honesty Call the working man lazy while they glut Show the trough hogs they're the leaners Rape of young ones by the cloth Hide it all behind the dock Mates in wigs make fake decisions To keep their own sins hidden Smiles of social workers desperate Nothing they can do to stop the rot Press sells fear to hide their status As puppets for the men in charge Corrupt politicians, You're gone Corrupt big businesses, You're fucked Corrupt media, you're liars Corrupt system, you're done We say, we say, The age of entitlement is over

They say a journey starts with a single step And wisdom grows from experience Ah the young believe they are immortal but the old turn their eyes to the sky and pray for peace They say survival is a skill learned over a long life and only the wise live long enough to learn it Those foolish enough to rush into battle die fast It is the wily who live to see another day I remember the day we burned the dead then turned for home I remember the scents of blood and fire and the taste ashes on my tongue Bitter sweet and as sweetly bitter as the remains of life and love mourned

The rain fell as I left my home, locking the door, my heart pounding with fear and excitement. Hearth and home offered safety, but this was adventure, so I set off with hope in my heart. Each step took me further from the known and into a land of sensation. New sights, new scents, new textures, and people speaking in exotic tongues. The warm brush of my partner's hair under my hands, And a fresh spring breeze flutters the brim of my hat. Onward I roam.

Wedding feast sits on the table, bridal flowers perfuming the air
 All together, we celebrate life, joy and laughter ringing through the hall
 Into town there rides a stranger, pale of flesh, just skin and bone
 Callous faces turn towards him, cruel eyes gleam his despair He reaches out for a hand to hold, skin hunger, making him bold
 Backs turned, faces averted, alone he stands hope abandons all plans
 Silent distain meets his desperation, seeking contact, aching approval
 One last gesture seeking friendship, one last chance for abrogation Dark desire, silent bier, twisted briar, pain is gone
 Eternity stretches, sorrow fetches, poor wretches, nightmare song In celebration, dancing, loud and prancing, noone notices his hand. Outstretched reaching for the Bride's sweet waist in shock he clasps her flesh to his
 Husband stepping back in fear, bride's ashen face filled with pain Eyes meeting, bones creaking Their love giving, they dance close Surrounded by, the living Death takes bride, their last waltz Humanity resile, as dead arise Breathe darkness, dull the light As they touch, sparks collide They pirouette, dark world laud They dance in splendour fast and delicate As they spin she begins to change
 Flesh and youth turn to bone and wither She laughs and twirls beneath a gibbous moon The party scatters, fear and horror As death and his bride take their leave
 Groom caresses with bony fingers Marching figures in their wake Her love cries for loss to grieve
 His powers empty every coffin Dead now do their graves forsake
 Dark horse whinnies as they ride

The savour of sweet wines and bitter beers. My stoic companion led the way. He taught with silence letting me fall in his wake. I stumbled behind, gradually gaining in confidence, as experience taught me. We crossed many lands, arid deserts, steaming rain forests, butterfly strewn meadows and even an erupting volcano. I froze, boiled, sweated and cursed. Our packs lightened in deserted areas and we refilled them wherever we found life, or could pick fruits, sometimes even hunt. The creatures made a change from killing men. I learned what I could eat and what would poison me. What tasted good and what gave me the runs. I learned which peoples sought to fight us, and who would give us shelter. Who pretended to fight for our cause and where strange friends were met in the arms of battle.

Far off in the distance a figure appears A sheltered light is dim and unclear Friend or foe there's doubt in the crew Light him up then we'll see what to do Through a scope the world changes White hot and with clear dangers Just a momentary act Then clear the chamber Eject the case then bolt it back Hide the brake under a sack Be a master of evasion All this in an unfamiliar nation Tonight on duty it's long after 2 From dusk till dawn what will I do Posted as a guard it's a bore When all I want is back in the war Back home I try hard to adjust Make a home and try as I must See a show about my old crew Wishing I was with them too So why don't I try being a spy To see the world again through one eye The private sector's taking on again Might even bump into an old friend To go overseas would make me glad Better than the job I just had That momentary act I'm craving All this in an unfamiliar nation

Who are they when I'm not there What do they do with their time The snide remarks of slithered tongue The poison of the ego and status Would you see if the parts were whole Would it be clear to you the sum Are any of you going to soar Are any of you ever to know it My soul is under new management My life, so brutally controlled Puppet thoughts, someone else censors me Telling me that I feel fine There’s nothing to fear or worry about I haven't crossed that line yet Enveloped by someone else's wants and needs Belittled by a darker soul Freedom trapped in a cage of white lies and worse Performing for an ill mannered clown Under my calm surface a volcano erupts Pouring volumes of rage into an simple minded world My sight is dappled with darkening wings Tunnel vision replacing my dreams Wallow in pity Drown in the pain Wash off the ego Sore pride remains Swear on the vengeance Vow to set straight All the transgressions All of these must change

Eternity is not far away, modernity is here to stay, my dreams are making me crazy I want be safe, I want to be whole, but society's making me hazy Every day I need you, every night I pray for you, when we're together I feel you But life keeps getting between us I'm shooting for the stars (with a handgun) Looking for heaven (in your arms) I want the whole world to know (that I love you) I know I'm crazy (but I love you so) I'm shooting for the stars (with a handgun) My heart pounds (when you turn on the charm) So secure when you hold me (and you love me) So sad when I am without you I need you please don't let me go

Fighting bandits that threaten the weak, who run when they come up against the strong. Fighting tribes who propel their twisted lives, and their lies come undone when we deny their fame. Trudging through the cold and the rain, your clothes freeze to ice and your skin burns. Chasing pickpockets and realising they're desperate children. Gasping as I see high city towers and glorious glaciers All amazing technology from primitive tribes to the present. Fighting troops that threaten the weak who run when they come up against the strong. Fighting hordes who propel their twisted lives and their lies come undone. Every day I thank the sky that I am alive. Meeting strangers warily, will they will be friend or foe. Dust and mud cover my boots. Tear in my pants from a knife fight. Wounds heal slowly, the spirit is drained of hope and milk of human kindness. Fighting cities that threaten the weak who run when they come up against the strong. Fighting throngs who propel their twisted lives, and their lies come undone. Fighting battalions that threaten the weak who run when they come up against the strong. Fighting legions who propel their twisted lives, and their lies come undone.