The Agonist- Globus Hystericus (with lyrics)

Lullabies for the Dormant Mind (2009)

What says the tree to his friends the rocks?
When he lives and breathes and they sit and mock
And he grows strong for centuries long
But finally dies and begins to rot

'We will last intact this way!
And you my friend will soon decay'
'But i can breathe - am commensal;
the shade, the fruits, the nests on bough
And if, with this, my time finite
I'm glad to have spent it doing right'
But rocks prefer to simply sit
To win none, lose none, just exist

But nary should an ocean rise,
They'd become sand and dissapear with the tides
When trees ignite a cyclical life
From plant to animal to Earth and back;
Whom, even when their roots are plowed
Have left exponential impact

Steel, concrete, technology (etc)
May stand intact for centuries
I say with actions...
But faced with wind, flood or quake
Like toys will crumble, bend and break
... what you do with words

And so the greedy human kind
To conquer trees tall, mountains high
Erects gigantic splinters of steel
That shame forests, make mountains kneel

And progress spreads like moss on stone
Evolution dictates that men are prone
To outdo those that came before
'You see? We'll last forever more!'

We improve what nature made
We'll challenge mountains, transplant lakes
There is no confirmed master plan
We do it just because we can

But foolish is the one who
Complacently thinks himself King
Because when time erodes the past
What remains are nature's things
Quite Shakespearean duals
Those between parent and offspring are!
As Chronos devours his Son
Gaia to Mankind so starts

Steel, concrete, technology (etc)
May stand intact for centuries
I say with actions...
But faced with wind, flood or quake
Like toys will crumble, bend and break
... what you do with words

We won't outlive our generation,
But our impact surely will
This - the Rocks' humilitation
When they witness we are still
Alive in what we've left for others
Like Nature gives, so selflessly
So pay respect to our true Mother
And take your rank amongst the trees

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[smithyweremanjanson]

In my opinion this chick is probably one of the best female singers today.

[MissMalaise]

she is the best as far as i'm concerned. this album proves it. Angela Gossow only has one pitch, and Alissa's songs are deeper.

[HellFire992]

Where do you find these bands? I love you. haha

[MissMalaise]

lol. I peruse the web...that's short for "I have no life so I look up randomness"

Thnx! :P

[KonaSlipknot]

this cover is so fucking amazing

[afreakinrpggamer]

This song is off the wall fucking amazing

[N00Bie92]

DJENT <3

[SorInvictus]

the growls are cool. but when she goes clean... it's definitely something else..



[eagames456]

@nenntmichbond true :P

[MooosicPls]

those lyrics!..

FUAAAARK



[nenntmichbond]

@eagames456 Thats what Google is made for. You can search the lyrics! :D

[eagames456]

@nenntmichbond it would really help if you could just understand the grunting...

her grunt is too low to really understand it. that's why i like Angela Gossow's singing.

[awsomereborn]

@feidtublec Could be, yet i do not think that the vocals are much influenced, the two bands have two very different styles.

[feidtublec]

@awsomereborn There would be nothing bad. Angela Gossow was one of the first women on earth to sing that way. If a girl picks up the microphone to sing like that, it's quite obvious to think that she was a model.