Cauldron: Driven By Hate
1993-00-00 ... "Driven By Hate" Demo EP
Total time 17:43
Playlist:
01 - Driver By Hate
02 - Eternal
03 - Entry # 16.1.9.14
04 - Behead The Deathless
Driven By Hate (4:49)
Forced into this world, with no choice
Selfish assignment, forgetting the point
Peaceful existence, taken from you
To suffer is everything, you'll ever do
Sickening canvas, displayed on the racks
True inner-torture, so hollow the soul
Imparting on others, the pain that your feel
Dismissed as a madman, how could they know?
How would they learn?
How could they know?
How would they learn?
A product of you, with no remorse
You gave them nothing, display of force
Victim aggression, this is their fate
Twisting their world, driven by hate
Hate!
Taking of lives, means not to them
Your pain and your sorrow, means to the end
Death by ignorance, this is our belief
Humiliate society, dissolve the pain
Forbidden voice
Forbidden voice
Harvest by force
This is my fate
Driven by hate!
Hate!
Eternal (4:16)
Bodies… bodies... bodies... bodies
Bodies suspended, on racks of barbed-wire
Juicy remains, machine gun fire
Soldiers can't leave, because of the torment
New aspirations evolve from my chest
Continuing onward, I will not perish
Strong energies, continued denial
Feelings relinquished, as souls are released
What once was my pain, now is my power
Fight the aggressor, continue the battle
To the conflagration, ship in the slaves
Pleasure from others
To rot with them
I rise, but still
Rotting in this world, I reign
I'll take your breath!
Genocide the goal, I've yet to achieve
Hundreds of thousands dead, did not believe
Bestowed upon me strength, I cannot deny
Denial of existence still, I will survive
I am eternal!
Silence their roles, reason they exist
Acrid stench of decay fills the air
All that I know is they were against me
So I feel the lack of the kill
Kill... kill... kill... kill
Lack of the kill!
Now I move on!
Entry # 16.1.9.14 (4:23)
(later re-recorded as "Diary" on Iced Earth's album "Burnt Offerings")
In the twilight of morning, I rest my weary eyes
The benefits of the night's bounty are many, my soul has been redeemed
I miss my love tonight, hiding behind the figure I cannot bear to face
That of a dead prophet
And his beast of burden
Skin soft and white
Eyes fire and ice
Just as I recall
No longer than nine-score
She's a feast from the gods
Fit for a prince
Her stature set in blackness
Behold my cold embrace
Those left alone will be alone
My mortal heart shall beat again
Like it did ten thousand years ago
I will have her, she is mine
Rise of the sun, my test of time
When shadows fall on unholy ground
It's time to sleep again
Forbidden blood can only taste this sweet
Not like the others, raw meat
Symbolic arrow, that pierces my heart
Takes shape, of a wooden stake
Now, I am the one crucified
By desire
For her mortal soul, I would give my own
Entitlement for her sins alone
But that is not the nature of the beast
I am denied
I will have her, she is mine
Rise of the sun, my test of time
When shadows fall on unholy ground
I will make her mine
In time
Now I must sleep
Behead The Deathless (4:15)
These are the dark energies begun at the dawn of time
Not bred to life as usual, born to shape mankind
Outliving those around you, eons judge your time
Three hundred years of tragedy, the manner of your life
Broken, burned and scarred forever
Doubtful that your youth will survive
In this timeless battle that you wish to lose
(You try to stop the process now)
Decision not yours to choose
Fighting to live, living to fight
The only memories that exist in your mind
Why am I here, why must I go on?
Behead me, before eternal dawn
This is the quickening!
Now is the time and it's never too soon
Stop the aggressor still living in your room
Strife is the drainer, force that is might
Pray for release by your sword tonight
Give me peace!
Oh-Ah-Oh (Monk chorus)
By your sword… tonight!
This is the quickening!
Matt Barlow - lead vocal
Jim Barlow - guitar
Bill Swentor - guitar
Adam Evans - bass
Dave Breazeal - drums
(band formed in 1989 / disbanded since 1995)