Squalid Video (MV)

Take a chance on a bet
One you might not live to regret
Cutting deals in a world without rules
Using gods and monsters as your tools

And it's monsters you slay
Not the guilt you attempt to allay
Throwing stones you have etched with demands
Letting all the world slip through your hands

I hope for you that it's true
Because it seems like you don't have a clue
How to deal with the things that you fear
Or make use of the life you hold dear

Can you engage in a war with your faith
While your heart is attached to the wounds that you've made
The only solution is abusive
Now you're faking the pace and you're leading the blind

You're holding out 'cause you're terrified
Of feeling something hard and old
And out of your control

And you anxiously wait
For the tears that you shed to abate
When demands of the stone come to bear
You will feel this pain everywhere

Using love to destroy
One of many fine tactics employed
When the hunt for salvation gets real
We must boldly bring your needs to heel

The subtle embrace of the price that you pay
Will relieve you of your institutional rage
The only solution is abusive
Now you're faking the pace and you're leading the blind

You're holding out 'cause you're terrified
Of feeling something hard and old
And out of your control

Let us drink from your cup
Because it seems like we can't get enough
Of the sweet smelling nectar you sell
Or the constant conflict we know so well

Rot your mind in confusion
Lucid thoughts will betray the illusion
Using power to tamp the flow
When all your rules are lies - let go