Kinetic Dissent - Testing Ground

Thrash prog metal from Atlanta, US

Song off the album "I will fight no more forever" (1991)

Line-up :

Vocals : Dwight Bales
Guitars : Rick MacConnell
Guitars : Stephen Danyo
Bass : Troy Stephens
Drums : Ed Reimer

Song : 08 - Testing Ground
Lyrics

Welcome home to Mother Earth
This is life not some rebirth
Can't spend my time awaiting something that may never come
Apathy, the thief of time;
I confess guilt of the crime
yet I refuse to act I place the blame on someone else

Sacrifice what I have,
fade to the past
or shall I take a stand
here in my world?

Fabric of my life unfolds,
must reach out and take a hold
I must prove a point
Can't watch the others pass me by
Gift of life or punishment?
Will I worship or resent?
Am I on a mission or is this what I deserve?

Cry insignificance
Surrender my life
or shall I take a stand
here in my world?

Should I ask the questions
of the things that I'm unsure
or should I take for granted
what I'm told to believe?
You must find out for yourself
There is no absolute
Belief is what you make it,
self-realized truth

Sacrifice what I have,
fade to the past
or shall I take a stand
here in my world?

Category:

Music

Tags:

• Thrash
• prog
• metal
• Atlanta
• US
• will
• fight
• no
• more
• forever
• 1991
• Dwight
• Bales
• Rick
• MacConnell
• Stephen
• Danyo
• Troy
• Stephens
• Ed
• Reimer
• Testing
• Ground

[Neueregel]

"Should I ask the questions

of the things that I'm unsure

or should I take for granted

what I'm told to believe?

You must find out for yourself

There is no absolute

Belief is what you make it,

self-realized truth "

[spacemunkey2012]

Great song with a meaning. remember it fondly.

[Neueregel]

@spacemunkey2012 Indeed. This song is extremely good with exceptional lyrics. Have you heard the whole LP "I will fight no more forever"?

[Neueregel]

@spacemunkey2012 Great. I am not usually into thrash but this album is exceptionally good.

[spacemunkey2012]

@Neueregel Yup my friends and i used to draw, jammin on the whole cd, great songs and meaningful too.

[Neueregel]

@progfans2 Thanks friend !! I searched for them in youtube and there was only 1 song..?? so here is another. Very underrated band