Otep - Suicide Trees lyrics

I spent my whole life in love with despair

Kept my lungs full with the breath of their
Mute atmosphere

I became what i hate and thus shall i remain
To give birth to a mighty assassin
Armed with a weapon of words

To defy the lies to never compromise

No today, my name is pain

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I stood beyond the world

Whispering secret syllables
In the eyeless dark

Dancing wildly
Round and round on the rotting ground

Surrounded by the dead dusts of Hell

This is how i delete myself
& this is how i corrupt everyone else

Obey obey
Betray betray

You are not unique you do not need to think
Take it, take it!

I will i will i will

You succumb, so nicely

(like an insect staring back
Like a dying dove) my love (no) my love

(song)

So here we are again
The sheets are stained & bloodied
The animals scratch at my skin

Here we are again
My face is scraped & bloodied
I've nothing left to give - i wasn't there
- i'm not involved - i'm innocent
- it's not my fault

- i wasn't there - i'm not involved
- i'm innocent - it's not my fault

Here in the suicide trees
Here in the suicide trees

No bloody, bloody, bloody, MURDER!
Among the excrement of my sins!
It's not happening, it can't be happening
It's not happening

So here we are again in secret ceremonies
Changing shape, amen

Here we are again pretending not to notice
The illness sneaking in

- i wasn't there - i'm not involved
- i'm innocent - it's not my fault

- i wasn't there - i'm not involved
- i'm innocent - it's not my fault

Here in the suicide trees
Here in the suicide trees

Toil & labor hate your neighbor
Faith in favor obey!

Toil & labor hate your neighbor
Faith in favor obey!

OBEY oBEY

Here, i do as i please!
Here in the suicide trees!

Here, i do as i please!
Here in the suicide trees!

OBEY!

Hate your neighbours! Hate your neighbours!

(the animals scratch at my skin)
It's not happening, it's not happening