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Eden to Abyss

by Mindless Faith

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1.
DEVIL MAY CARE There’s a crowd to be deceived Another martyr joins the team Cults become regimes Their sins sanctioned by their creed Past the angels and the demons I've abandoned alone Past the unforgiven lovers Crying to free their bones In the ocean of a lifetime To a rowboat lost at sea With no partner and no compass No one aboard but me Creatures dive from the sky No honest man escapes No God left to defy In the freezing water In the darkest of days No sense of destination... They say, “God won’t lead you Where grace can’t find” Is that a comfort Or a flawed design? They say, “God won’t lead you Where grace can’t find” Then why did he leave her So far behind? Goblins hungry for young fruit Childish boredom with their youth Hidden corners where they meet Border battles end in defeat From the depths of de profundis To those chasing the stars From the fires of a hunter To those praying in dark From the weakness of a saint To the heart of the beast With the bitter taste of failure And the let down of peace Creatures dive from the sky No honest man escapes No God left to defy In the freezing water In the darkest of days No sense of destination But they always say... They say, “God won’t lead you Where grace can’t find” Is that a comfort Or a flawed design? The real villain got away The scapegoat will have to pay With virgins on display The witch hunt takes centerstage
2.
Shit Show 05:12
SHIT SHOW Just another shit show today No bubbles, no sprinkles, no cake The world as it was before I found some fuzz To blur things that all look the same Just another shit show today All aching, all breaking, all pain My life on a spit as his gaze roasts it Till I burn and blacken in flames What have I lost? What have I found? What have I ever gained? What have I learned? what have I fought? What have I ever saved? Just another shit show today No spotlights, no music, no stage My lies as they are with some feathers and tar That he sticks and then rips off my frame Just another shit show today All failures, all losers, all shame My head in the sand, dug by my own hands With no place now left free of chains I should have known Just how it goes There's no way to win It's just a shit show I should have known it would be a shit show
3.
Red Halos 05:47
RED HALOS Propaganda sings And the tears it brings Makes us feel the good guys won the war Bing Crosby makes it sound White Christmas all around But the other side might be wanting more Models dance about Heroes look proud The nightmare seems underneath their hands As the music swells I’m deep under their spells So I can fight for bloody Uncle Sam Halos Blood Red Gung ho No end Halos Blood Red Gung ho No end The fairy tales teach That just out of our reach The monsters get stronger everyday The silent pacifists Open up their wrists 'Cause no one listens to them anyway Bing Crosby makes it sound White Christmas all around Halos are dripping red No fight song for the dead Halos Blood Red Gung ho No end
4.
HOLLOW VICTORY It feels like the wheels Go round for the system For a system that won’t go round Tossed out the lost Not found by the system For a system that can’t be found Victory? Fail! Another Hollow Victory... The red queens never lose Odds made by the system For a system to be brought down And when it's done Take a look at what we've won A ticking red clock With a few seconds on Yo, I'm up in DC and I'm jammin' Mindless Faith Jammin', jammin' Mindless Faith Jammin', jammin' Mindless Faith Yo, I'm up in DC and I'm jammin' Mindless Faith Yo, but this is how we roll in Charm city, Motherfucker Money is my enemy Money is my enemy One more slave who can't be free One more hollow victory Shades of grey, faces pale Friends of friends all the same Raised for greed, empty souls As if cash is the goal Sands of time, falling fast Thief of thieves like the past Taught to take, rabid thoughts What is left, leave to rot Born to kill, selfish first Plague of plagues, scorch the Earth Toughened skins, trade for war Bred to breed, nothing more Life just keeps pouring In the taking and whoring Just how it seems to be It's tough to swallow It's just another hollow victory
5.
13th Floor 05:45
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Leachate 04:46
LEACHATE I'm catching a ride out to the landfill I open my mouth till the shit rolls downhill Everything here is nothing that's needed Just 'cause I'm leaching, don't mean I'm defeated Leachate Vile and putrid Leachate I'm nothing more Nothing more than leachate A vile and putrid sound I know that I'm toxic In a useless, wasted underground Come out with me, out to the landfill Rrr#*!, another cheap thrill Everything here is nothing that's wanted Polluted, deluded, I'm still undaunted Come out for a drink Come out for the stink You never cared before So why would you think? From out on our heap We'll watch the last pillars fall Cause nothing else matters Once the landfill calls
7.
The Fluffer 05:57
THE FLUFFER It's another night On a crowded set Your hands are dry But your lips are wet You take a knee But we haven't met I feel a chill, the thrill And then the threat Take it easy, Baby Go easy, Lady You're just the fluffer The director shouts "All hands on deck" You haven't finished with me yet No, not with me yet You pout your lip Before the gag reflex The girl's got a grip And a few regrets Take it easy, Baby Go easy, Lady You're just the fluffer Not the star of the show Take it easy, Baby Go easy, Lady You're just the fluffer Not the star of the star of the show And your eyes Like painted glass To your soul Someone should make the fluffer The star of the show Down in the valley of Hollywood Where the virgins are hardest to find 'Cause innocence is soft And easily lost When the contracts are easy to sign You know the cops are shaking them down Been bending the rules all night long As reality claws through alcohol's pause Abandoning all they've done wrong Take it easy, Baby Go easy, Lady You're just the fluffer Not the star of the show
8.
Dead Inside 06:22
DEAD INSIDE Dead inside, the monster hears The beating of a heart Time as sand, runs underhand A desert full of loss Dead inside, the lizard speaks In lies and some truths Degrade with sex, undo what's next Let the weak corrupt the youth Dead inside Dead inside, the creature feeds Drowning in a thirst A breeding ground to be found Creeping closer in the dirt Dead inside, the lizard grows Shedding off its skin Like foreign hands in the dark Crawl under then within No reason we're here On this desolate Earth Abandon our hearts In a hopeless reverse
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DEAF TO DEFEAT I could see it coming It wasn't worth the wait I knew it'd mean nothing Another hollow victory
10.
Minerals 05:38
MINERALS I am the crack in the rock That grows wider every day The more I fight, the more breaks off Then water wears away I get the strong impression More is destroyed than what is made So frack and blast, and bleach the sand More land is lost than what is saved We will all soon be minerals In a salt, salt sea What wicked worm somehow evolved To be disappointed me I am the wicked west wind Like the howls of a dog With cries of pain from the birds To insult the ears of God I get the clear impression That you’re waiting for the cause But with your last question asked You will meet with faint applause We will all soon be minerals In a salt, salt sea What wicked worm somehow evolved To be disappointed me I am the burning bright sun That’s drying out your skin The more I see, the more is gone Till there’s nothing left to win I have the sole impression You’re obeying Darwin’s laws And all you’ll hear, under the waves Is the sound of faint applause We will all soon be minerals In a salt, salt sea What wicked worm somehow evolved To be disappointed me ... and bleach the sand

about

"Eden to Abyss" marks Mindless Faith's sixth full length CD. Their triple-distilled, aggressive sound produces anthems that go from chants to wails, whispers to growls, and some stunning guest female vocalists. The lyrics are crafted to provoke some critical thought, while an infectious mix of synths and grinding guitars converge with a core of rocking beats and throbbing bass. Pushing far beyond any stereotypical industrial sound, Mindless Faith infuses their songs with occasional elements of hip-hop, acoustic guitar, reggae-dub, trip-hop, and a rare glimpse of 1940's big band and 1970's funk. While strange on paper, these ingredients come together to great effect and enhance the themes of each song.

credits

released April 28, 2015

All songs written and recorded by Mindless Faith, and produced by Jason Sevanick. All songs mixed and mastered by Jason Sevanick, with additional mixing/mastering by Chris Sevanick.

Graphic design by J Sevanick, except front cover by J Sevanick, Sean Davidson, Paul Green, and Chris Sevanick with Larry Bradby (photography) and Natale M (model).


A very special thanks to the following: Storming the Base, DSBP, CDBaby, Velvet Acid Christ, Kim Dylla, Ego Likeness, Valentine, Sean Davidson, Bombenkinder, Jet/Vampire Freaks, Side-Line Mag, Ilker Yucel/Regen Mag, I Die: You Die, DarkBelarus, Expiring Sun, Reflections of Darkness, Brutal Resonance, Drax, Matt, John, and Bill from Mojo 13/Asylum 13, Xris SMack, Ben Liemer, Larry Bradby, Natale M., Ania Ziolkowska, Neska Lapicki, Dark Angel & all at Elektroschock, Jim Semonik, Brian @ Braincorp, DJ Ras DNA, Rodney Anon, Emmerick Gortz, Angel Morales, Punk Steve, Andrea Grogan, Mark Rydger, Until My Heart Bleeds, DJ Ban, Gary (Elektrotrash), Thea Bell (Aloof Hat), Jackie Wells & all at Fallout, DJ Hardwired, Dark Nation Radio, Digital Lust Mag, Daskreestof, Mark Leake, Mike Ewall, M Durant, Skipp Frazier, and all the fans and cool folks who have supported us over the years.

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12 LPs, an EP, several singles, a few covers, and on over 40 compilations. Also remixed 17 other artists such as Jane's Addiction released by Capitol Records.
An unofficial remix of Daft Punk has over half a million views on YouTube, and most popular original track on Spotify has over 1 million streams. New music out May 5th!
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