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On The Obsidian Shores of Patmos

by Revelator

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Diary of a Madman 03:08
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Deep in a hole of despair I can’t go home, don’t know where Losing my soul, I declare No one ever told me about this part of my life No one ever showed me how to beat it, but I might Don’t ask me to impress you. Don’t tell me to hold on Otherwise, you’re gonna lose me; otherwise, I will be gone Life isn’t fair they told me Raised me wrong but I don’t care I have been but I will never Never be like them again. I’ve looked back I’ve looked beyond Thoughts I’ve had Were there and gone. Lost these thoughts Gone deeper still To find out I want to kill Life… A bitter irony Hope… Is just imaginary Look deeper See farther No one else is ever gonna bother Apathy in motion No one cares about you anyway No one ever showed me how To face the world alone No one ever helped me out No one really knows I’ve traveled all around the world Years and years I’ve roamed I cannot find a single place I’d like to call my home.
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Indignant 03:59
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Sure, Jimmy died from drink and drugs I hardly think you’d do the same And while you fight to break the cycle You’re getting high off passing the blame If ignorance is bliss You’ve found your way to ecstasy And while you’re reeling in your happiness You turn your ignorance on me. Hey man, what the fuck? I thought we were friends. You say the past meant nothing to you Yeh, it didn’t mean shit And the truths that I’ve passed on to you Reveal my ignorance. You say you turn the other cheek While your waving finger passes blame I’ve moved on from this point I wish that you could fucking do the same. Hey man, what the fuck? I thought we were friends. You say that John and Yoko’s not The way you live your life You say you cast no stones, but That I have strayed from the light You tell me to believe in a Tale of pain and lies. I say that you’ve lost it, Yeh, fucker, you’ve lost your mind. Hey man, what the fuck? I thought we were friends.
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Excuses, Excuses 02:50
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I know that you love me That's why I'll stay with you I cry through the night I scream, but no one hears me Hit me and I'm down again No excuse can every mend The damage that you've done to me Hit me I'll come back again... Hit me and I'm down again No excuse can every mend The damage that you've done to me Hit me I'll come back again... You can't control your rage It's not your fault I drove you to this. Hit me and I'm down again No excuse can every mend The damage that you've done to me Hit me I'll come back again... Hit me and I'm down again No excuse can every mend The damage that you've done to me Hit me I'll come back again... Help me.. Help me.. Help me Please don't hurt me I can't take any more I'm crumbled on the floor... Help me.. Help me.. Help me Please don't rape me I can't take any more I'm lying naked on the floor... Hit me and I'm down again No excuse can every mend The damage that you've done to me Hit me I'll come back again... Hit me and I'm down again No excuse can every mend The damage that you've done to me Hit me I'll come back again... Hit me and I'm down again No excuse can every mend The damage that you've done to me Hit me and I won't come back...
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When The Party's Over 04:09
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You think that you are better than me Well, I'm telling you, I'm all I can be You look down with indignity Your spiral of hypocrisy Is going down, down, down,down into the abyss and... I'll see you when the party's over And your world comes crashing in Not a sinner and not your savior I'll lead you into your temptation High and Mighty, well that's all you can be And you aim your pointed finger at me But as divine judgment comes to thee The horror is all that you see Instead of one steady light, you see the flickering of flames and... I'll see you when the party's over And your world comes crashing in Not a sinner and not your savior I'll lead you into your temptation I'll see you when the party's over And your world comes crashing in Not a sinner and not your savior I'll lead you into your temptation I'll see you when the party's over And your world comes crashing in Not a sinner and not your savior I'll lead you into... I'll lead you into your end.
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Narrative 03:39
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So, this is where the story begins On a path to a collision On the way to Barcelona No one told us to remember Cuz no one knew we'd be together Never meant to be... How could we see We didn't know to use our time That we wouldn't have forever That I'd grasp at these memories The pain is coming back to me Never meant to be... How could I see So, this is how the story ends... In pain and misery Oh, somebody help me....
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Hypocrisy 03:41
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You speak to me of the profane Of unwashed souls Of blasphemy But the vengeful, angry god you love Holds no sway over me Life is easier in ignorance But the soul cries out for something more You strive to fade into oblivion But now I’m here to settle our score You speak to me of the profane Of unwashed souls Of blasphemy But the vengeful, angry god you love Holds no sway over me The flock holds you to your heritage To go blindly into death and into war To fall before a god of their creation And never see the light beyond the door Question Question Quest and find the truth Question Question The answers wait for you
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A Vane Detective 04:39
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A window pane and we’re looking for a A point of view and somewhere else to go. A vane detective searching for a vein A vane detective looking for a sign. Another sign of a long lost heartache We were always left behind Look again and we’re lost again and And in the end it’s all in our minds. The murder weapon gives us pause to think and And now we’re slipping down to Mexico A vane detective searching for a vein A vane detective looking for a sign. Another sign of a long lost heartache We were always left behind Look again and we’re lost again and And in the end it’s all in our minds. The vane detective needs a heroin and The vane detective needs some place to go The vane detective never dealt with the loss of Of the one who stepped in front of the gun The murder weapon gives us pause to think and And now we’re slipping down to Mexico A vane detective searching for a vein A vane detective looking for a sign. Another sign of a long lost heartache We were always left behind Look again and we’re lost again and And in the end it’s all in our minds.
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Major Malfunction 03:53
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Sitting on the obsidian shores of Patmos With a vortex and a sonic pen in front of me As I look upon these revelations I wonder just how the fuck any of this could possibly be. There seems to be a major malfunction No, I am not your fucking savior You blokes have all misunderstood me Is this a Master plot against humanity? I have lived many lives among you I have tried to right your ship of lies and deceit I tried to teach you to reach glory But all you seemed to hear was that there's salvation in me. There seems to be a major malfunction No, I am not your fucking savior You blokes have all misunderstood me Is this a Master plot against humanity? You call me Baptist You call me Christos You call me Evangelist You call me Revelator All I ever told you to call me was Doctor
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Devolution 02:09
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Bluetooth grannies, clutter in my ears Another cold day in hell with a smoke and a beer Wind-fallen angels, sludge near the curb Another day in creation, devolving the world And no matter what I’ve heard, What am I doing here? Leaning Tower of Babel, the end’s always near The serpent begs forgiveness, we live in fear Yahweh falls higher, redemption be damned Another trick of creation, another sleight of hand And no matter what I’ve had What am I doing here? A tree barks in mourning, wisdom dies on deaf ears Man is his own creation, a blasphemy quite clear For man made himself in the image of hatred An image to celebrate, an image to fear An image to fire, an image to… And no matter what I’ve done, What am I doing? Here?
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Revelator 05:19
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The old town is a-fire tonight Behold the end to the lies The old town is a-fire And the night sky trembles in fright. Oh, the flock of lemmings rushes Toward the bittersweet Blind-faith in messiah That amounts to blasphemy The crooked, greedy blessed ones Speak of darker deeds But in the end they all find out That they have been deceived. The old town is a-fire tonight Behold the end to the lies The old town is a-fire And the night sky trembles in fright. The God of light and wisdom Has been demonized by He The blasphemy of creation The shepherd to the sheep And even when the truth is told The blind all fail to see That the one they fall to worship Is breeding tyranny. The old town is a-fire tonight Behold the end to the lies The old town is a-fire And the night sky trembles in fright. When judgment comes unto your soul Will you fail to see? That truth is everlasting And you have been deceived That the world is inside everyone And only precious few can see And though man has known the truth before It ails from atrophy The old town is a-fire tonight Behold the end to the lies The old town is a-fire And the night sky trembles in fright. Do you stand in the light?
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Vows 03:24
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You’re not especially deep, and you’re not especially shallow You’re not especially ignored and you’re not especially hallowed You’re not especially drunk and you’re not especially sober You’re not officially in love, but it’s not officially over Time after time and it’s turning into shit Another night, another mediocre hit And in the end of times you will never falter But are you doing here, standing at the altar You’re not especially soft and you’re not as hard as a boulder You’re not especially ugly and you’re not Miss October You’re not especially devout and you never miss a Sunday You don’t like it here, but you could never run away Time after time and it’s turning into shit Another night, another mediocre hit And in the end of times you will never falter But are you doing here, standing at the altar Time after time and it’s turning into shit Another night, another mediocre hit And in the end of times you will never falter But what the fuck are you doing here, standing at the altar
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I Might Be Lost 04:15
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I look into your eyes Another night entwined You were meant for me The center of my dreams Time after time I dream of our goodbyes. And wake I sit up straight And cry I can't live without your love The world is not enough To sustain me I might be lost without you Alone again Time after time I dream of our goodbyes. And wake I sit up straight And cry I can't live without your love The world is not enough To sustain me I might be lost without your love And you're the only one for me Forever and ever and ever To eternity I can't live without your love The world is not enough To sustain me I might be I can't live without your love The world is not enough To sustain me I might be lost without you
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Gnosis On The Wind 03:21
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Ego is the head And the head is the Ego And Without the Ego There is no head John was born to a maid in a cave, Fire revived once more to live again He revived the faith of the few, Leading them to salvation in the earth He taught the ways of the forbidden lore, That we are all gods, Descended upon these shores... And no one understood a thing that he said With water he cleansed their heads And they walked with ignorance right into the son And for his hard work they rewarded him With a silver platter, A release from this skin And immortality He walks today As Gnosis on the wind Ego is the head And the head is the Ego And Without Ego There is no head And with no head There's a silver platter waiting That, my friends is only the beginning...

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released October 4, 2011

Heath Lane - Guitar
Brux Callison - Bass
Cameron Edens & Mickey Lockaby- Drums
Jon Rasmussen - Lyrics/Vox

Feuk'd Cover Art - Andy Feuk
Mixing - Brux Callison

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Revelator Greenville, South Carolina

Revelator started as an online collaborative project in 2011, and matured into a live indie rock band with the release of their 2017 album #Muricana. Heath Lane and Jon Rasmussen have been with the project from the start, acting as the creative force for the album. Patrick Foard and William Smith have joined the band to bring the sound to the stage and bring their own input into new music. ... more

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