Unrelenting storm of steel
All around me I can feel
The thunder of crushing war
Knee deep in a tide of gore
But we will wash away the filth
Here where racist blood now spills
An ocean of squalid crimson
A brackish grave for all of fascism
SYMBOLIC GESTURE
TO WIN AT ANY MEASURE
OFFER THE OLIVE BRANCH
PULL THE TRIGGER WITH THE OTHER HAND
SYMBOLIC GESTURE
KILL THEM AT ANY MEASURE
NO SYMPATHY FOR NAZIS
WATCH THEM SWING FROM THE OLIVE TREES
And as the levees break
Floods of red of those who've raped
Waves of scarlet from the fascist dead
Out to sea the corpses are led
A massive abyss of stagnant blood
Mixed with petrol, bodies, and muck
Raise the olive branch above your head
Set it alight and watch the burning dead
SYMBOLIC GESTURE
TO WIN AT ANY MEASURE
OFFER THE OLIVE BRANCH
PULL THE TRIGGER WITH THE OTHER HAND
SYMBOLIC GESTURE
KILL THEM AT ANY MEASURE
NO SYMPATHY FOR NAZIS
WATCH THEM SWING FROM THE OLIVE TREES
supported by 5 fans who also own “Symbolic Gesture”
If there ever was a timely album to sum up the United States in 2020, this is it. Elements of black metal, hymnals, call-and-response, sampled news audio, and Manuel's amazing voice come together to form a beautifully tortured sound.
The term 'avant-garde' is rightfully earned with every moment of this EP. mistermunn