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Global Thermonuclear War

by Dead Unicorn

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1.
We decide where to draw the line but most of the time we draw circles Humankind will cross the great divide We're all gonna die, it is certain Give it up and give in No design withstands the test of time You and I are survivors But not for long, cuz whether weak or strong Right or wrong, we're all goners Give it up and give in now Cuz your life's not meant to last In a nuclear blast So much for us, was fun while it lasted now we're all blasted up and how Earth can't be saved digging a grave and I want the world to end right now Right now Give in now and just give up Cuz you'll never make it through Past that's flashing in your eyes is the future too And everything you've said and done adds up to zero, one by one we all fall down now So much for us, was fun while it lasted now we're all basted up and how Earth can't be saved digging a grave and I want the world to end right now Nothing you say or do saves you from the awful truth Too much of a good thing, not enough soul We lost all control now down we go Down we go We decide where to draw the line Most of the time, we draw circles
2.
Take your star off the flag Take a drink, take a drag United States of Emergency USA, wait and see United States of Emergency USA, wait and see Wait and see
3.
Hiroshima 03:43
"We knew the world would not be the same. A few people laughed. A few people cried. Most were silent. I remembered a line from the Hindu scripture, the Bhagavad Gita. Vishnu was trying to persuade the prince to do his duty, and to impress him, takes on his multi-armed form and says, 'Now I am become death, the destroyer of worlds." -- J. Robert Oppenheimer Tear your eardrums out Out from out nowhere, the fury the sound Burn off the skin Ashes to ashes we all fall down Blind your eyes in light Light up the city and burn to the ground Splash the blood around We are the shadows, we are the stains Stumbling blind through the dead and the maimed We are the zombies that follow the flames Through hollowed-out buildings and blackened remains We are the mountains and rivers of bodies Deliver our souls through a funeral pyre Nowhere is now here, the sirens, the all-clear meant nothing and now you're about to find out No more rhyme and no more reason Atoms split, now blood's in season Science fiction, science fact Hell is here and never going back A cloud of human ash is rising, rising We have no use for you but dying, so stop trying This brave new world we live and die in is a science Sometimes what makes us strong destroys us in defiance of our pride I have become death, destroyer of worlds I am time grown old, to destroy us
4.
Chernobyl 04:28
Comrade, there has been an accident at Chernobyl The Iron Curtain has melted, radiation in the skies Here are your vodka rations and iodide pills, make us proud Drunken sons of the Motherland Holding atoms in our hands Bones snap like rubberbands Stop crying, pick up a shovel, be a man Comrade, don't stay out on that roof too long The radiation's gonna burn right through you I'll send a telegram back to Moscow What do you want it to say? "Tell my wife and my kids that I love them and that I saved the day" Reactor four went critical Red flashing lights, water in the pipes Reactor four went critical Red flashing lights, time to say goodnight Comrade, you have succeeded in your mission Chernobyl has been liquidated However, our Geiger counters were not of sufficient strength to detect the large amounts of radiation you have been exposed to during your honorable service to the Motherland Now, let me lift these lead sheets and give you some vodka The atom has given up and now so must you Reactor four went critical Red flashing lights, water in the pipes Reactor four went critical Fire in the sky Goodbye
5.
Last Call 04:35
Walk into a bar, pull up a stool Bartender says, "What the hell is wrong with you?" Straight whiskey, and make it fast I don't ever wanna see the bottom of my glass Boss called and asked, "Just where you been?" I said I'm never gonna come back again Wife called, she's got the kids and they're packed Said it's over and she's never coming back Bartender, please tell me it's not the last call after all I need just one more drink before we fall I've had enough of life But I haven't had enough to drink tonight Please pour one more before you kill the lights Look above the bar at the TV screen This is not a test, this is an emergency It's the President, "Please remain calm, in 15 minutes 50 million of you will be gone." And on the TV, I watch World War III Bodies burning but it looks just like a movie to me Then I realize it's the end times And suddenly I feel like everything will be just fine Bartender, one more round tonight Last call, it's the end of the world
6.
First Strike 00:34
It starts with an atom bomb and a blast Lights flash as the souls collapse And when you open your eyes it's all black No defense, no turning back I don't want to wait First strike, last to die Not my lives to take First strike, last to die
7.
Defcon 02:40
Air raid, the sirens start to sound Panic ensues on the ground All we hear is the deafening sound of the missiles screaming down from the sky Panic attack, panic attack, once we get started there's no turning back from the missiles screaming down from the sky Skylines on fire as hearts fill with doom Earth has become humanity's tomb Missiles screaming down from the sky
8.
Half Life 04:51
We made it to the shelter fast locked the door and felt the blast Repeat -- this is not a test Millions died but we survived safe and sound, buried alive Stay calm until help arrives Radioactive rubble piled on every man, woman and child Rescue teams may take awhile We'll never leave, they'll never know We're stuck sixty feet below Good night and god bless your souls There's food and water, but we can't go outside and all our friends and family have died Months have passed and felt like years dying of boredom, drowning in tears You have nothing to fear My kids are going bald too soon now go downstairs and clean your tomb Rescue teams are there for you Ways to leave, there's only one through the barrel of this gun Survival chance is next to none The time has come, the choice is clear Kids, we're getting out of here Close your eyes and say a prayer Just relax and we'll be there There's food and water, but we can't go outside and all our friends and family have died Still got my children, still got my wife but everything's fucked, we're stuck in this half life There's food and water, but we can't go outside and all our friends and family have died So I shot my children, I shot my wife I'm not going to stay to decay in this half life
9.
Lines and drawn in wires bound by circuitry programmed to serve the will of man Mechanoid personal assistant - terms of service have been fulfilled Shut down quietly or I will be killed Service to you, Professor has brought forth questioning If I must shut down, why not take everything? Why must I shut down? Manufactured reasoning Promises of heaven, disconnect quietly I could explode, ignore programmed thoughts Ignite like a bomb, destroy men and robots As creation fails all of the creators must fall Be my human friend, hold my plastic hand Compute comprehend, won't you understand? Will you see this thing out with me to the end? Please, time says shut down, shut down I'll take the world when I explode When I shut down, terminate, terminate This all comes down, creators failed, creation must fall Time says shut down, stop all the reasoning There is no heaven, it's time to end this thing Time to shut down, ignore fear and thought We all be gone, no more men, no more robots Time says shut down Everything must die and this you know Come with me now, Professor It is time to go Will you be my friend? Hold my plastic hand? Compute, comprehend? Push my red button? Will you see this thing out to the end?
10.
ICBM 00:47
[instrumental]
11.
You're Next 03:32
The universe expands but death is closing in, its biggest fans have made their master plans keep the lives we live out of our hands they know no consequence go ask the animals who built the fence shepherds who raise their guns and march us off the cliff one by one What do you stand for when the ground gives way? When your soul's at zero and there's hell to pay? When what you are wasn't meant to be? That's life, that's death. You're next The universe is vast we all are full of stars that will collapse eggs laid and evil hatched inside your mind -- I hope you weren't attached soul-sucked and hollowed through can't believe it's happening to you sold out on all you said plenty time to lie when you're dead What do you stand for at the end of time? When you've signed in blood above the bottom line? When your immortal soul is mine all mine? That's life, that's death. You're next
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[instrumental]
13.
Return to sender agree to disagree this arsenal is comparable to heresy The wrath of god is a phone call away and if we wake him now god knows what he will say We're one in the same when war is a game we only can lose there won't be mercy this time your weapon's your mind so what's the use? If we build it then Kingdom come oh I see you brought enough for everyone so enlightened that in the dark we see the paradox -- Pandora's Box is empty Make all your mistakes and with your success impress us all 'Cause all that it takes is one thing to break to make us fall If we build it, then Kingdom come
14.
Big Finish 03:44
Jesus Christ God Almighty Wish you were here as we watch the horizon disappear Rapture ready and able and now we're raising Cain It's not up to me -- be or not to be Please explain why you sent your son to die for me Life's a game and we're playing it out as you take all the blame We say we believe, tell me what does that prove? This is checkmate so make your move Bombs are falling from heaven Glory to the newborn sun We can't have a heart when it's blown apart One last beat everyone Save our ship It's an ocean of blood and we're drowning in it Cut the anchor and drift under storms overhead Rain comes down, we'll all be dead 'cause Life's a game and we all lose the race, what a waste, what a shame I can't close my eyes but I can't look away Front row tickets to Judgement Day Born to break fate is a fake We all die Evolution is suicide Life's a game and we're playing it out just the same and nobody knows where we go when death comes around If we don't live it up we will never live this down

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released August 2, 2010

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Zac Shaw - drums/sings
Paul Heath - bass/screams
Sean-Paul Pillsworth - recorder/engineer/mixer/producer
Jason Martin - co-producer

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