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Death Be Not Proud

by Death Be Not Proud

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Callous, frigid chill, darkness, and frost kill Scar this earth, reversal of light Drowned by the shade of this winter night Drifting away from the warmth Lost from the light and its glow Life is now fading in winter’s arms Barren, so dead and cold, This blizzard, this blight unfolds Frozen to the core, unyielding forevermore Winter reigns, as life decays Trapped in the cold as I’m carried away Gazing Earth’s frozen remains I can no longer find my way Darkness and frost Cold winds of plague Spread through this wasteland Cannot escape
2.
I am trapped against the tides Trying to move forward but I Fall back Mercy unknown Aspirations fade to black The sands of time for me are slowly running out With every step I try to take I fall further into regression Will I ever be free, find salvation? Capsized I begin to drown with all hope lost, not to be found Pulled in the undertow I'm swallowed by the great below The sands of time for me are slowly running out With every step I try to take I fall further into regression Will I ever be free, find salvation? Sinking against the tides Anguish is in the air, as I now start to despair Life so harsh, so cold Rendered me frail and old With every step I try to take I fall further into regression Will I ever be free, find salvation?
3.
Isolated 04:48
Confined and this chasm Now grows, a blackened empty soul Disconnected existence An isolated shell, hollow And drenched in fear, and this bitter desperation These unheard words Isolated in this broken world (Set us free) Will you be the light and guide our way? This state decrepit, gilded, in silence Obscure, unable to see, gazing into the sun The hourglass is turning Time goes on, and nothing's changed A prayer unanswered As the song remains the same Imprisoned in this fate within the darkness So disconnected Dejected Can’t break free Cannot breathe Their time is ending Will you be their light or will you turn away?
4.
Resist 05:01
I cannot turn away From my ruin and internal decay I cannot feign blinded eyes to my sick state of Disarray A story turning out the same Shame is just one mere way to describe this state I must end this sick cycle A pull, a tug magnetic Tempting to satiate With its gilded allure Addictions override Guilt-ridden sentiments Perpetuating This struggle within No one else can see Lead me out of this darkness Give me the strength to resist my demons
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Reminiscence 04:40
Fragments of the past and their once lurid glow Begin to dissipate and fall into obscurity They fade increasingly into the long perspective This state of letting go, I’ve grown to truly loathe They begin to slowly erode, and as they start to wither like a tree in winter’s hold, The brilliance of those countless days are now reducing to shades of pale grey. All the memories I held, so beloved in my mind Disappear they cease to feed the hunger in my soul Never did I want to let go Yet I must now wonder why What were these to me? I just can't see it anymore These fragments and these remnants Once held so dearly yet they have succumbed And yielded to the ravages of time Sight has been long lost in this once radiant sky with elation Now reduced to shades of pale grey All I loved, and all I held so dear The recollections from this life, so fleeting, passed me by Like the leaves that turn and then they fall Are they truly bound to never return to me at all? All the memories I held, so beloved in my mind Disappear they cease to feed the hunger in my soul Never did I want to let go Yet I must now wonder why What were these to me? I just can't see it anymore
6.
The innocence faded from this heart yet I long for a blissful return (Such were the joys) Of the days that passed me by now dead and gone Only memories of the past still exist and endure These remnants, reflections from so long ago That faded away. So beautiful Euphoric, enthralling, ephemeral Now withered, and tattered, and now hollow Now an empty shell of what once was The innocence faded from this heart yet I longed for a blissful return (Such were the joys) Of the days that passed me by now dead and gone The years passed, aspirations fade as I start to understand and learn To finally let go of what’s never meant to be Only memories of the past still exist and endure Now they haunt me, they never would cease to let go Persisting, unending, continual I'm unable to regress to days gone by Accepting this bitter truth from life Nothing ever leads to innocence again (The innocence never to return now gone with all these yesterdays The countless attempts to reclaim were all in vain for what once remained) The innocence faded from this heart yet I longed for a blissful return (Such were the joys) Of the days that passed me by now dead and gone More years passed, aspirations fade no longer did I still yearn I finally let go of what’s never meant to be
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Behold this scarred and this sullen child Broken with these Shattered bones So charred and desolate inside. ’Tis none other than me, this fetid fading life Life is flashing before these eyes A broken spirit, no will to survive Set to fail, and pass quietly Silent shall be this eulogy Under this somber sky So silent is this demise Is this how I shall die a forgotten man less than a number, a grain of sand Into this nameless grave As redemption is far too late Oh but my darling, my blackened heart’s tuned into stone As I fade away, unsung and alone Unceremonious Lost son, the unforgiven No soul to mourn or praise this ending Behold this scarred and this sullen child Broken with these Shattered bones Delivered towards the soil Now wrapped and buried in worm’s coil ’Tis none other than me, this fetid fading life Denied to live this life Resentfully declined As the darkness calls, I close my eyes for the last time Forgotten is my fate And buried with my name And with regret and spite, here I shall now forever lie
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Through the darkness around you and I Such madness, with somber eyes up to the sky Witnessing and walking through Through this raging storm You're not alone You're not alone Even through struggle, You're not alone We'll be kept up by Their own hands Lest we do dash our own feet up against the stone And I swear to you that we will never fade away And I swear to you we'll live to see another day By your side through this storm here I stand Through Her great fury and wrath Through trials and tribulations I swear I won't let you fall Even in this darkest hour Struggle will fail to devour Our lives, our dreams, and us whole We'll escape from despair's gallows
9.
Through this looking glass I see a face, an all too familiar face A man torn down by sin guilt sorrow shame That man is me He's none other than me That man is none other than me Won't excuse myself from my mistakes and my transgressions There is no one else to blame but myself for what I've done I've fallen so many times, I have failed so many times How long has it been since I turned my back on the light? Is this now who I am? Is this who I have become? Have I truly gone this far? Have I truly gone this far? What have I done? What have I become? There is no one else to blame I am so ashamed Here I see the ugly truth of my faults regrettable Yet I see I'm not fully bound by depravity There's still hope for me Through this looking glass I see a face, an all too familiar face Of me, though torn by sin guilt sorrow shame But with You, I shall find the strength to rise
10.
Behold the hollow men, only flesh and bone Head filled with straw, they are the stuffed men Shape with no form, shade with no color No motion, behold the hollow men Such tragedy's not found from their deaths, but rather found within their lives The lives they don't live up until their death Lives dishonored Lives wasted away I can see that all is gone There's nothing left inside So vacuous, so empty, there's nothing left to die Forgotten how to think, swallow with no thought Yet they utter words devoid and meaningless Yet remembered not, not as lost souls but only as the hollow men
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I’m the president Hey guys, where are my sparring videos at? That question will be answered this Sunday night at the WWE Super Slam with John Cena. Oh it’s leviosahhh, oh stop it Ron, stop. Nice. Not you. It’s fine. It’ll fit, digitally arm flap Gavebuggy. You just lost the game. I… I’m so sorry. (It’s fine) I was in the process of making something, I had to stop it. I had to cut it short, I’ve cut your ticket price short. I’m as tall as a skyscraper. Wimganum Lemosa. I’m going to steal the Declaration of Independence. This is my swamp. (It’s fine.) Caleb sleeps with a nightlight. No need to overanalyze. It is what it is. Is it smooth, or is it chunky? 420 blaze it. Arby’s for lunch. Arby’s for dinner in this fetid hellscape. There are no winners. Arby’s tomorrow. Arby’s today. Nothing’s certain but death and decay. Noitce me, senpai. When Flexcam was Mark for Bae (I didn’t say stop), Thumper’s kicking the air, again. (Also, the game.) Believe it. The letter, “H.” Rabbit food. (It's fine.) 하지마 Hajima. Whiskey Dick. Eurotraining. Tiggerchode1. Africanfest and chill. Lik a somebodee fak u bic. I was in the process of making something, I had to stop it. I had to cut it short, I’ve cut your ticket price short. And when I prepare for solo tours- if I prepare at all. I’m in there and no one’s coughing. And I can do things. I can actually play things. This reminds me of a tour I did in Europe. They hated Americans, there. You destroyed the bathroom so I wasn't going in there. I just can’t stand sitting. Thall is thall. Just do it. Don’t let your dreams become memes. Motorcycle thall. Jet fuel can’t melt dank memes. Eurotraining. Never gonna you up, never let you down, never run around and desert you. Never gonna make you cry, never gonna say goodbye. Never gonna tell a lie and hurt you. You destroyed the bathroom. Taco Bell does that. You should have picked a different place for our anniversary date. This is your life. This is your time. It’ll be all right, you’re going to shine. Second chance, a brand new day. Don’t give up, you’ll find a way. So take a deep breath and close your eyes. This is your life, you’re going to shine. This is your life. Shrek is love. Shrek is life. Delete System32. Puff the magic dragon blaze it, it’s fine. Sean’s a 5th degree orange belt.~ and I am actually a white belt. Believe. That is *thall. Keep it in play. Push-ups and chill. Splits and chill. It’s fine. Good job. Don’t do it again.
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Don’t question the instructor. DunDun, A E S T H E T I C it’s your move. Something something I forgot I forgot indubitably spam. Flexcam, don’t lie, I don’t lie. Started a food fight. I’m not high enough to watch this video. I’m free tonight if you want to come lover. Over. Please read that as over. Dear God what have I done? Best typo ever. Sent to the worst person. You’ll always be the elbow to my chest. Strip the flesh, salt the wound. Hit that mofo. That’s rough buddy. I’ve thallen and I can;t get up. But like SMH. The trade. Caleb’s nightlight is broken. Arm flap, don’t die. Why do I hang out with you guys? I question, my life’s decisions. It’s fine. Sean feels weird. Bacon, can’t go wrong with bacon. Pandulce en mi culo. We’re the black team. Also the trade. Elizabeth had a nice ass. Bae is a CL running around the ring, I’m selling my rune scimmy. Eurotraining. I’m free tonight if you want to come lover. Over. please read that as over dear God what have I done? Best typo ever. Sent to the worst person. You’ll always be the elbow to my chest. Brittany speaks only in hiccups. More OCD triggers= Imma punch you this summer. Gilligan lied about her age. The one who squealed like a girl wasn’t Flexcam at all. ’Twas instead the one who owes the football. Use my hand like the old fashioned way. More Boat karaoke, good job don’t do it again. No conversation is sacred with you. I’m so disappointed in thall of you. I’m free tonight if you want to come lover. Over. Please read that as over. Dear God what have I done? Best typo ever. Sent to the worst person. You’ll always be the elbow to my chest. Didn't mean to send Candy crush invites to everyone. Did you really have to pee in my bed? Hit that mofo. That’s rough, buddy. Could you not? Tiggerchode 1. Thall is thall. You just lost the game.

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released March 28, 2018

Written, performed, recorded, and mixed by John Ucol
Mastering by Gary Long (www.nomadrecording.com)
Album artwork by Leanna White (www.leannawhite.com)

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Death Be Not Proud Dallas, Texas

Death Be Not Proud was formed in AD 2101 when war was beginning featuring healing & easy listening music, a genre of Darude Sandstorm from the future.
They're whalers on the Moon. They carry a harpoon. But there are no whales so they tell not so tall tales and sing their whaling tune.
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