Name: A Controlled Narrative
Duration: P00H03M27S
Description: Debut single from Portland's newest heavy metal outfit BYSTANDER

A Controlled Narrative

by BYSTANDER

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Debut single from Portland's newest heavy metal outfit BYSTANDER

lyrics

Discredit those
who came before us
Methodically and technically advanced
as they may be

Shield the herd from the truth
Directing everything they see

The evidence dissolved
Collect it and destroy
Prevent the further questioning
Fill the gaps and seal the void

Silence the murmurs of the lost and great ones
Towering over us
Leave the mystery unsolved
the monuments in place

Excavate the answers
And tarnish the remains
Tombs of the forgotten
Deliberately removed in vain

Blinding the sheep from their past
Calculated movements of pieces in play
Time will truly be the test
Of this ancestry locked away

Pit one against the other
Discussion allows the secrets to remain
Those who question become the sick
Deluded and insane

Tarnish their remains
Never speak of this again

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released December 7, 2018
Written & Recorded by BYSTANDER
Mixed & Mastered by Joe Johnson at Tone Traktor Audio
www.tonetraktoraudio.com

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BYSTANDER Portland, Oregon

We are Bystander
We play Metal.
Portland, OR

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