this is the calm before the storm
we've been conditioned to conform
slowly the beast becomes awake
slowly foundations start to shake
this is the calm before the storm
let's turn this flock into a swarm
our time is now
nothing but wires stained with ash
cutting deep into our flesh
pushing forward nonetheless
we're preparing to transgress
from the depths of the pit comes a roar
it is calling for you
you can hide but your fate's irreversible
this is the calm before the storm
we've been conditioned to conform
slowly the beast becomes awake
slowly foundations start to shake
this is the calm before the storm
let's turn this flock into a swarm
our time is now
into waters we were thrust
the horrors underneath were yet unknown
though we escaped our mothers drowned with
longing grasps we can never go home
won't watch our bodies desiccate
and reach an apathetic state
once the final drop has dried
we'll stand completely petrified
in the face of fatigue and despair
corruption prevails
it is scaling the walls as the goddess weeps
its maw tears chunks of bloody meat
and leaves the remnants at our feet
our ambitions ever pure
produced an agonizing cure
what in the world have we done?
our wings too close to the sun
we are burning up
into waters we were thrust
the horrors underneath were yet unknown
though we escaped our mothers drowned with
longing grasps we can never go home
The hard rock band recorded this session live at KXLU 88.9FM in Los Angeles and it's now exclusively available on Bandcamp. Bandcamp New & Notable Mar 27, 2020
Combining crooned murder ballads with raw, angsty hard rock hooks, Melbourne's The Ugly Kings are a wrecking crew well worth watching. Bandcamp New & Notable Sep 15, 2021