We’ve updated our Terms of Use to reflect our new entity name and address. You can review the changes here.
We’ve updated our Terms of Use. You can review the changes here.

The Butcher's Arcana

by Red20

/
  • Streaming + Download

    Includes unlimited streaming via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
    Purchasable with gift card

      £5 GBP  or more

     

1.
Americarcana 03:50
No hope in the western world Got it all wrong trying to get heard Never been right, but I'm still strong Because... I belong on the left side Suffering in the quiet Raise your flags, raise your voice And sing it Oh say can you see We have our doubts that truth will out In the land of the free I guarantee your dirty secret's safe with me No friends in the C.I.A. Got enough here to put me away Message is clear, I'm going down So... Tell me what you believe Shrouded in mystery Seems your creed is really just as deadly Keep your lips sealed shut if you wanna live free In America-ca, In America-ca-na-na-na Run a tight ship? You're leaking like a sieve In America-ca-ca, In America-ca-na-na-na Don't think I've given up on you Your poisoned love fit like a glove But I found a cure Hearts and minds, baby You don't need to choose You can change the truth in the voting booth Say can you see We have our doubts that truth will out In the land of free I guarantee your dirty secret's safe with me Say can you see Land of the free. I'm just like America, we're both at number one We love blind hysteria, this is our secret song I'm just like America, 'cause I'm still going strong No one's taking my violent porn away
2.
Bedevilled 04:04
Darkness lurks within you Always on your cards Predetermined by the stars Turn the wheel of fortune Back to the starboard side Looks like a demon bleeding through Found the cause of your infection deep in the brain Nothing but maggots and sinew remain Disagree on your deception When truth is revealed Hide underneath your shield Since I hatched from my devilled egg Got the requisite skeptic living in my head Don't look back, I won't throw you a bone 'cause the madness is catching And I don't know which way we are going Since I hatched from my devilled egg Got the requisite skeptic living in my head So naive, never been this strong Gonna blow your house down And send you back where you belong Madman in the mirror Says he knows your name Looks like the butcher you never became Knows the sin of wages Knows of bloodlust and fame He'll drag you back for the debt of your shame Little man behind the curtain feeding you lines Circuit is dead, you await the reply As things start to look uncertain you'll be upstaged Now that the butcher's left his cage Since I hatched from my devilled egg Got the requisite skeptic living in my head Don't look back, I won't throw you a bone 'cause the madness is catching And I don't know which way we are going Since I hatched from my devilled egg Got the requisite skeptic living in my head So naive, never been this strong Gonna blow your house down And send you back where you fucking belong
3.
Human Shield 03:38
Ten long years since the war began Stand up take it like a man Body count increasing still Little soldier, take this pill Hunker down, a storm is coming Heard it on the radio Wounded, broke, bereft of all hope Deeper than you'll ever know These wounds aren't who I am Take me back where the fight began Bitter taste, grit my teeth Come on, man, let's show the world what we can be Outside things are getting dangerous Dead guy living underneath the dirt Down time, I know my fate is sealed Gun shy, used as a human shield Death sentence from the puppeteer Slowly we both disappear Punctured lung as I'm kicked awake Lady fortune's on the take Almost dead but still deluded Sense of humour, bulletproof Powers higher up colluded Little soldier's on to you These wounds aren't who I am Take me back where the fight began Bitter taste, grit my teeth Come on, man, let's show the world what we can be Outside things are getting dangerous Dead guy living underneath the dirt Down time, I know my fate is sealed Gun shy, used as a human shield
4.
No idea where you're going wrong? I'll show you where you're going wrong This is no revolution song No more fight, 'cause I feel so strong One small step and the weakness shows Gonna light a fire, keep me on my toes No more cracks, this is all brand new Wrapped in plastic, tight, but I'm turning the screws... A perfectionist, liberal masochist Who has never been kissed, at least, not yet quite like this Keep going deeper, still, stereo pneumatic drill Who will pay the bill? Don't think I've reached my limit Still gonna celebrate hard like I never saw it coming And the damage is done but the battle isn't won Drinking cheap champagne, don't let it be all in vain It doesn't look so good, I know, but I'm here to tell you the truth That this song is a big fuck you For everything you put me through I built this suit of armour Now you know the truth That this song is a big fuck you And even when my heart turns blue I'll wear this suit of armour I'll wear this suit Slip back through but I'm on the rise No more shame 'cause it's not my size Just one glimpse and a dirty word There's a thesis trap underneath this skirt Inked in blood, academic juice Better hold on tight 'cause they're cooking my goose Just a fantasy, your blood money keeps me alive With these sober words, I'll sacrifice, sell you for the right price But when the shit goes down, shackled by your chains I'm gonna show you what trust is and just where mine was misplaced 'Cause it's hell right now but I'm not your slave And I'm back on track for the promised land as I help them dig your grave Just another line of code until nothing else is owed And I'm gonna wear my best suit now you know the truth
5.
The Butcher 03:26
Seven years in the slaughterhouse Lucky I don't have a soul But what's important is the here and now I'm taking back my self control Seeking eternal life The soldier trades his rifle for a knife When the carcass wakes The sacrifice will once more be delayed My epitaph is changing Never gonna live my life as two Future's ready for the taking By the hook you forsook I'm the future butcher Butcher! Butcher! Devil sleeping in my mind And not a single tear was shed Beaten down by daily grind But now the mirror's turning red Trouble written in the genes Little soldier binds himself with rope Method in the madness means The slaughter must go on just like the show My epitaph is changing Never gonna live my life as two Future's ready for the taking By the hook you forsook I'm the future butcher Butcher! Butcher! Butcher!! Butcher's arcana Just a broken superstar Butcher's arcana Never thought he'd come this far Butcher's arcana Just a ten year waking dream Butcher's arcana Now I know the butcher's me
6.
Werewolves 04:08
Met a creepy old guy today Kind of shifty and going grey Gave a smile and a little wave Turned around and went on his way Unaware of his affliction First up, it's the twitching Tardive malediction No cure or remedy for his lycanthropy Brutal transformation His favourite amputation Here comes this midnight inquisition Take him away, put an end to his hunger Rumour going round they like 'em much younger No need for razorblades Gonna rip the pain away Take him down, boy, down boy, down boy No no no no no no Never gonna let it stop Come meet the master race They've discovered your hiding place Knock knock knock at your door You'll be a wolf no more Took a walk in the park last night Saw the man again, terrified Sleeping bag and a bottle of wine Sent a shiver right down my spine He says he's hungry but he won't fool me 'cause the demon's asleep, you see In the name of the favourite son Mass hysteria has almost won Can't be overpopulation No chance for salvation He might be Croatian Not a fan of immigration Raise the drawbridge, shut the borders There's no order, oh They're never gonna let it stop Come meet the master race They've discovered your hiding place With pitchforks at your door You'll be a wolf no more New political position Xenophobic coalition Poisoned bloodline opposition For the money, for the country Come meet the master race They've discovered your hiding place Lit torches at your door You'll be a wolf no more Come meet the master race They've discovered your hiding place With pitchforks at your door You'll be a wolf no more
7.
Final battle Truth be told Secret weapon is getting old Nothing changes this machine Full of hatred underneath Stuck in the bronze age Where you belong Deep in the ribcage Everything is wrong Heart won't beat Paralysed Womb of nothing Fertilised Torture doctrine, mortal sin Victim complex wrought from within Nothing changes this machine Full of hatred underneath Stuck in the bronze age Where you belong Deep in the ribcage Everything is wrong I'm the second coming Soldier's taking aim I'm the second coming Better know my name Absolute zero Absolute zero Tongue of venom Heart of mould Like a virus Uncontrolled Nothing changes this machine Full of hatred underneath Stuck in the bronze age Where you belong Deep in the ribcage Everything is wrong I'm the second coming Soldier's taking aim I'm the second coming Better know my name

about

In 2014, Red20 released THE BUTCHER’S ARCANA.

credits

released October 20, 2014

All music and lyrics by Adahlia Lux.

Produced, Engineered and Mixed by Adahlia Lux.
Mastered by Lorenz Vauck, XARC Mastering.

© 2014 Adahlia Lux.
All rights reserved.

license

all rights reserved

tags

about

Red20 Birmingham, UK

ADAHLIA’s suit of armour, the defunct industrial rock music project, Red20.

contact / help

Contact Red20

Streaming and
Download help

Redeem code

Report this album or account

If you like Red20, you may also like: