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Modern Hex

by We Live In Trenches

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1.
White Knuckles 04:49
lyrics
Caught, again and again Artificial respiration Farce, sin after sin Theft from many, profit for a few Greed, venality Rewards stupidity Stocks, ebb and flow A tiny part of the spectra Subprime mortgage, motherfuckers Haze, linguistic games Advantage for the ones in charge Crisis, quid pro quo Good ol’ nepotism Fucked, continual rape Trickle-down theory White, white knuckles I clench my fucking fist again Chainmail scandal, free trade my ass Recession, depression, motherfuckers Bail out the dead! White, white knuckles I clench my fucking fist again White, white knuckles I despise the ruling class People indebted, motherfuckers Bail out the dead!
2.
Vatican Strap 04:41
lyrics
Find yourself superior Claim the heritage of noble blood Elevated in the hierarchy That’s what you said, at least what you believed Have the urge to humiliate Subordinated on a leash Sell your soul for a membership Clad with the bible, a fucking whitewash Amen! In this ghastly masquerade All disguised, even to the eyes Face of the tyrants The blood is dripping, dripping from their mouths Circulating vultures Awaits the moment, the moment for a feast Find yourself superior Taking advantage for a greater good Amen! I will never be a king But never ever a loser Come give daddy a kiss I strap on my boots and dominate Amen! I will never be a king But never ever a loser Come give daddy a kiss I strap on my boots and dominate
3.
Deported 04:10
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Welcome to our modern world Where opportunities lie ahead Say goodbye to autarchy Your profile, the perfect match Give a little, take a little to make ends meet Spare parts for the wealthy Body tax the minions We demand your mutilation For an offer you can’t refuse Fulfill your obligations Sodomized for a higher cause Give a little, take a little to make ends meet Spare parts for the wealthy Body tax the minions The sun will set, kiss your dreams goodbye Class society, rotten trade The sun will set, kiss your dreams goodbye Predators will hunt you down Give a little, take a little to make ends meet Spare parts for the wealthy Body tax the minions The sun will set, kiss your dreams goodbye Class society, rotten trade The sun will set, kiss your dreams goodbye Predators will hunt you down Is this the wealth of nations? Is this supply based on interest? The sun will set, kiss your dreams goodbye Class society, rotten trade The sun will set, kiss your dreams goodbye Predators will hunt you down
4.
I Owe My Soul 05:27
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Sound the alarm hail the daily grind everyone is fucked day in day out can’t escape the real try to find a shelter and escape this buzz all these threads it’s a fucking web all these threads pick one, it’ll make your life pull a thread sign up and forever stuck pull a thread sign up and forever fucked i owe my soul anywhere i turn i see Nike girls anywhere i turn oligopoly please, please break this circle this circle of lies buy yourself a lifestyle and be set for life all these threads it’s a fucking web all these threads pick one, it’ll make your life pull a thread sign up and forever stuck pull a thread sign up and forever fucked
5.
Modern Hex 03:44
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He checked my body Not shaped to fit his standards Fed up with ideals Size zero clothing I breed their image, reproduce their norm Corrupted minds, no individual opinion Break these chains They nearly suffocate us Spread like germs Forced into our homes Spare us your fucking life deportation Pollute! Pollute! Pollute! He checked my shirt, it wasn’t worn out properly I said ‘it’s new so…’ and he drowned the sound of my voice I can’t stand high priest punk fashion dogmas I despise sectarian movements of any kind Break these chains They nearly suffocate us Spread like germs Forced into our homes Spare us your fucking life deportation Pollute! Pollute! Pollute!
6.
Black Friday 04:01
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Another day Pain, prostration Escape to endure Automation Televised happiness, nothing worth watching No resurrection Join the insurrection Can you see the scars on teenage limbs? Televised happiness, nothing worth watching No resurrection Join the insurrection Pills, pills, pills, pills… Western lifestyle, oh my
7.
After Dark 03:57
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It is a fact Can’t hold it back Clandestine authorities created this beast Wrapped in obscurity await the attack Laisser faire, everyone’s for sale A free economy, what about us? Hostility towards you fanned by discontent Which in turn was designed By your treatment of our kind Ephemeral plans, Friedman patterns Still in fashion Hide behind constructed lies Your ideas fit your design After dark we cut you off You can’t deny the gap Redistribute the supply After dark we cut you off Petrified masses consume whatever for protection A faceless threat might strike the domestic hearth Holistic design, cut with calm precision Satisfy greed, secure property Yes I know We’re responsible for it all With smoke and mirrors We were charmed We gave them mandate, we gave them power To make decisions Hide behind constructed lies Your ideas fit your design After dark we cut you off You can’t deny the gap Redistribute the supply After dark we cut you off
8.
People vs. People 04:07
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Damned, it’s a conspiracy All against all Everyday struggle, with elbows and knuckles Only for the man Games, with human lives Backstabber’s ball No solidarity, the holy trinity of me myself and I A raise on the paycheck It’s a fucking bait to betray coworkers Wake up! Get off the trail Without people you’re nothing Damned, it’s a conspiracy All against all Everyday struggle, with elbows and knuckles Only for the man A raise on the paycheck It’s a fucking bait to betray coworkers Wake up! Get off the trail Without people you’re nothing We need 12 12 steps I see the same faces everywhere So full of emptiness Aware of their bad behaviour Defends the CEO Why? The boss will never be your friend Watch your back, watch your back before you get stabbed! Alienated, bruised and abused Welcome to your fucking life! Wake up! Get off the trail Without people you’re nothing
9.
Male Damage 02:51
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Boys Here to conquer, rubbing glands If I’m not into it, am I not a man? Boys, warriors Boys, here to protect Boys, never change Boys will be boys Boys, predators Boys, competitors Boys, insecure Boys, allowed to idiotize XOXO with a boy Gut the guts to embrace a guy? Boys Here to conquer, rubbing glands If I’m not into it, am I not a man? Boys, locate your position Boys go break the pattern Boys, step out of it Go against the grain XOXO with a boy Gut the guts to embrace a guy? Boys Show your emotions Burst out crying Go against the grain

about

Que the sighs and moans; this is a legacy in the making. The desperados of a vile church signalling and embracing the end of all ends. If tomorrow never comes this is the soundtrack to your final hours. When the walls close in and everything implodes, this is your fix of reality.

”Modern Hex” is an attention-seeking atom bomb ready to explode through the plasticity of your life. Through every syllable spits conviction, with every dissonant note thought pierces through, with every beat there's nail hammered down. Filtering the sounds of Union Carbide Productions, Flipper and The Jesus Lizard into a cocktail of ugly anthems; it ain't sheet music but the noise emanating from a palpitating sick heart.

Provoking without pretence, ”Modern Hex” begs for more than the emotional- and attention-span of today's hit-and-run youth. This is not to say that the message won't get through because it will.
This is not levers pulled for pulling levers. It's the cross you welcomingly bear with every breath you take.

credits

released December 14, 2009

Produced by We Live In Trenches and Oskar Karlsson. Recorded, mixed and mastered by Oskar Karlsson at Artisten, Gothenburg, 2009.
Words & music by We Live In Trenches.
Sleeve by RBRT CREATIVE ( www.rbrt.org ).

Players:
Ulf Stöckel - Vocals
Robert Samsonowitz - Guitar
Anna Knutsson - Bass & Vocals
David Augustsson - Drums

Saxophones on ‘After Dark’ by Petter Findin.

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WE LIVE IN TRENCHES carry the same gonzo-DNA like PISSED JEANS or Flipper. They call it ”idiot rock”.

On their debut, ”Modern Hex”, as well as with their sophomore album ”Life Crisis”, they had their hands deep into the cookie jar looking for noisy crumbles. Now, years later, with the 4-track flogged horse ’DEAD CLASS’ they’re still stuck.

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