Demons, by Hopelorn

Demons

by Hopelorn

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1.	Blodsoffer 05:23	lyrics
Jag har bara kunnat stå maktlös sidan om Sakerna du gör krossar hjärtat att se Men jag vet att ditt sinne finner frid Endast när kroppen blöder Psykiskt lidande som bara kan begravas Under fysisk smärta Plågor starka nog att slå ut självbevarelsedriften Dina demoner kräver blodsoffer (BLOOD SACRIFICE) I could only stand powerless by your side The things you do are heartbreaking to see Though I know that your mind finds peace Only when the body bleeds Mental torment that can only be buried Beneath physical agony Pains strong enough to negate self-preservation Your demons require blood sacrifice
2.	Schism 06:00	lyrics
Burning blurred vision Humiliated - feeling worthless again Like something less human A broken thing not meant for here A schism in self-image So far from how I see myself A merciless light shone inside My bastion where I could pretend I like myself Waste of time Waste of resources Waste of life Feeling guilty for existing Sometimes I can look into a mirror and find no justification at all for what I see
3.	A Prison of Flesh 05:32	lyrics
Such pointless idiocy - this cruel genetic lottery Wills no better or worse forced inside failing slabs of meat How can you say we're created by a loving God? I was made faulty by blind hands! This broken little body serves me not - it lets me down and causes me pain Yet many are cursed far worse than I, jailed for life guilty of no crime
4.	Lotus Eaters 06:35	lyrics
Leave behind reality for the shores where the lotus grows Set sail, even knowing I might never return Hurt and neglect myself, and everyone who once loved me Please forget me - the one I was is already dead It's so easy for some to judge In their ivory towers they have nothing to run from No horrors for cursed ambrosia to wash away Imagine what could drive someone to choose Not having a choice again! Pills and needles Rocks and crystals Dust and spirits Ease our pain Yet cause even more Please take me away, to another place I don't even care if it destroys me A moment of peace - or an eternity Either is fine by me Pills and needles Rocks and crystals Dust and spirits Kill my pain Or at least kill me! Desperation Addiction Feedback loop Ouroboros Pills and needles Rocks and crystals Dust and spirits Kill our brains
5.	Riivattu 03:18	lyrics
(POSSESSED) Instrumental
6.	Fiendens ansikte 05:41	lyrics
Ditt frånstötande yttre döljer en än vidrigare själ Jag vet alla dina hemligheter Varje vidrig last som förstört mitt liv Du är ingen människa - du är ohyra, du är smuts Jag vill göra dig illa, jag vill ta ditt liv Står inte ut med tanken att du är jag Vill inte att du är jag Fiendens ansikte stirrar tillbaka i spegeln Jag är besatt av en demon - och den demonen är jag (lead: Autofobi) Fiendens ansikte stirrar tillbaka i spegeln Jag är besatt av en demon - och den demonen är jag! (THE FACE OF THE ENEMY) Your repulsive surface hides an even viler soul I know all your secrets Every disgusting vice that has ruined my life You are not human - you are vermin, you are filth I want to hurt you, I want to take your life Can't stand the thought that you are me Don't want you to be me The face of the enemy stares back in the mirror I'm possessed by a demon - and that demon is me (lead: Autophobia) The face of the enemy stares back in the mirror I'm possessed by a demon - and that demon is me!
7.	Of Lost Hopes Past 06:00	lyrics
The heart is an idiot Fooled once more Still reaching for that prize Even as it's taken away again And again Such hopeful hubris Foolish plans to win it all All these big dreams Slipping through my fingers I've failed again "You and I against the world" Still naïve after all! Those perfect moments in the warm dark Now gone for good Feel cold again Still hopelorn
8.	I Will Be Here Again 03:34	lyrics
A dog returns to its vomit, and so do I Mindless repetition, I disappoint myself I will be here again The guilt and self-loathing are overwhelming Yet the craving is stronger still Fiending for bittersweet corruption So horrible, yet I need it again I will be here again Yet I wish I would not I will be here again And I wish I were dead

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"HOPELORN "Demons" (Absolute Contempt) cd-r 5.98
Another ripper of a release from Florida's Absolute Contempt records (who also brought us the furious grind assault that was the Terrorist retrospective a few lists back). This time we're served up a rip-roaring dollop of Swedish melodic black-metal-crust in the form of one-man project Hopelorn. Equal parts gloriously epic and soaring, while also maintaining a seriously gritty edge, thanks in no small part to the treacherously heavy old-school-Swedish-death-metal guitar tone and the shriekingly unhinged vox, which are beautifully undercut by moments of acoustic/string laden haze and synth minimalism. Certainly a must-have for fans of Panopticon, Ludicra and Black Monolith. Recommended!"
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