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This is a Vegan Reich Cover. My tribute to maybe the most important band in hardcore, especially regarding the combination of radical animal rights (veganism) and music. Sean, the singer and guitarist of VR is also the founder of the Hardline Movement (and Hardline Records; later Uprising). Along the lines of the Vegan Reich lyrics and pamphlets, he also published the Vanguard Zines, which I absolutely urge you to read!
"The Wrath Of God" is my interpretation of the '92 released 3-track demo tape. I'll let the lyrics speak for themselves - true words to live by!
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We came onto this scene revealing truths not told by those in search of fame and gold.
Made a plea for you to change your evil ways.
A warning: we won't tolerate the way you live in a fall from grace.
Back to our original state, forward to Eden and the way it should be.
A demand that one law's obeyed and all transgressions cease
your choice deliverance from hell or riddance by the flame.
You made the choice to turn your back again
and then blame me for what I said would come:
A prophecy of rage which foretold of coming days
where you are laid to waste by the storm your evil deeds did bring.
How dare you shift the blame when it's you who wrought this pain.
It wasn't us who turned away it wasn't I who went astray.
Our souls are pure our hands are clean we live our lives in harmony.
The laws of nature we obey from its call we never flee
to break the chains from life enslaved a pledge we'll keep to our dying day.
With wise thoughts and thoughtful deeds a higher power guides our way.
While you who condemn such righteous ones
point those fingers with bloodstained hands in shadows
committing sins bringing darkness across the land.
That wickedness you have sewn will surely cause your blood to run.
Nobodies fault but your own, remember that when you hear... The executioner's song!
For those within our ranks, the ones who not yet turned away,
betraying truth for fantasy and the easy life that brings...
You can hide from reality and pretend that life's but a game
but while you're looking elsewhere it will hit you like a train.
That world of make believe you've built inside your mind
will fall to pieces and you'll feel the pain,
of those you left in chains, the ones you could have saved,
had you not forsaken the righteous life, condemning militancy.
Accepting brutality the status quo's maintained, you're guilty... Guilty!
Apostasy there's not greater crime you're first on JAH list this is your judgment day.
Your sentence worse than death you'll be longing for the grave as your world becomes darkness
and this life, your purgatory
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