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Shroud of Serpents

by Prosper or Perish

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1.
Ironborn 04:16
History, the only warning we need To avoid the same mistakes Repay the debt we've created Father, teach me to hunt, teach me to fight Teach me respect, show me life Teach me to understand what I am inside Fate will forge a sword of iron Vow before this sword of iron One false move and it's all over For the fools who think they're sober But if they make it through hell, slightly unscathed Every scar will lock the cell of a demon slain And have a story to tell, read it on a weathered face Pain will forge a sword of iron Vow before this sword of iron Death will send plagues and hydra To meet their end by blows of iron Ironborn This gift will not be taken away Perpetual the blood we bleed A violent venture An eventual passage we face A karmic conclusion Soul revolution awaits Revolution Revolution awaits This gift cannot be taken away Reverence through the ages Honor and respect the brave Bound by sacrifice, our spirits will rest Rest not in vain Never succumb, never concede There’ll be no reprieve Revolution awaits Revolution Ironborn
2.
Control, you covet control There’s poison in your soul You sharpen your knife Pray that your aim is true this time Will malice be your guide when you bury your blade in my side? Greed and envy So vast, as far as the eye can see Wolves and snakes This blood ain’t as thick as it seems There’s poison in your soul Peace, no peace It’s just another flawed belief I sharpen my knife I’ve strengthened my aim with spite Retribution will be mine as I bury my blade in your eye Pathetic are the weak Who fight for power and struggle for nothing Proving their defeat Let them lead the betrayal parade Control, you covet control There’s poison in your soul
3.
We’ve peeled back the next layer of hell Look around, behold the filth There is no turning back There is nothing left The great collapse has come in an ashen Goliath form If this is annihilation, let the arms of judgement swing This infallible parable falls on deaf ears Only the sound of self-gratification can we hear We’ve summoned the end, the merciless pendulum The seven seas will rise and purge what the fires have cleansed The final fragment of hope begins to bend Oblivion So eyeless and pitiful, begging for light Only to vilify and divide, severed Petty dying weeds, we stand our ground Into oblivion, we’ve sentenced ourselves By trying to be something Something that should not be Disputing the price we pay, but the price is the remedy The price is the remedy Goliath, come forth Come forth, come forth with conviction Come forth with the wrath of the defiled and tortured Come forth with contempt A chasm of hatred, unfathomable vengeance Come forth We’ve summoned the end, the merciless pendulum The seven seas will rise and purge what the fires have cleansed The final fragment of hope begins to bend Oblivion
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5.
We fight for our bloodlines Confined to this kingdom fit for vultures This is an illusion This paradise is a prison Exiled here, a test of will Every year we fail Harvest the weak, feast on the dead Prey on the wounded Roots upon roots Entitled slaves fill this kingdom Fit for vultures Scavengers with blood-soaked wings We crown ourselves unworthy Bred and cursed with affliction Our obsession, the myth of significance Fit for vultures What have we done? Savagely consuming, devouring What will become? Ruin will reign Harvest the weak, feast on the dead Prey on the wounded Kill, killing time until we fly from this kingdom Fit for vultures This is an illusion This paradise is a prison Exiled here, a test of will Every year we fail
6.
Born in a golden age Saw the fall of a golden age Taking fire from all sides Doomed, we repeat the suffering No sign of honor left in sight Battle for power but who is right? We are We are all on the verge of extinction Lost in the lies that we’ve been sold Nothing above, nothing below Damned to eternal void Judas hides on both sides of the coin Squander our merit Slaughter for Earth May death be our discipline Let the truth be told We are all on the verge of extinction Lost in the lies that we’ve been sold The veil's been lifted There’s nothing above, nothing below In the tides of war Pain is pleasure Our own blood we crave Take a bow in your glory Vile and depraved The innocent are targeted No one will be saved Choose your weapon Die for nothing March to your grave Let the truth be told We are all on the verge of extinction Lost in the lies that we’ve been sold The veil’s been lifted There’s nothing above, nothing below Nothing above Nothing Nothing below
7.
Hide behind all your hallowed shrines On trails of blood, death will ride We are but vessels sewn of disposable dying flesh and bone Our consciousness so blindly bestowed A labyrinth of purpose we've conjured Deny all you want, it won’t change what we are We seal our fate, we’ve sealed our own fate Eternal failure Horrid scum, oh the hell we’ve wrought And for the claim to what? This waste of a world Pestilence, the burden we have brought Abhorrence, the level we aim for This parasitic plague deemed incurable Time to own the legacy we chose The face of death will be revealed When the curtains close, our reflections show us what we fear The face of death will be revealed The ferryman who rules the coast will carry us to where we once belonged Our fragile hearts never stood a chance against consequence The ancient patient huntress Death arrives We seal our fate, we’ve sealed our own fate Eternal failure Horrid scum, oh the hell we’ve wrought And for the claim to what? This waste of a world Hide behind all your hallowed shrines On trails of blood, death will ride
8.
An Offering 04:35
One day you won’t wake up I hope that it was worth it The lengths that you have gone To remove yourself from life Without you will still be life Unkind, too drunk and hubristically blind To begin to understand And though I don’t owe you anything Let this last deed remind you of what could have been An offering to set you free Here is the peace you couldn’t find in life Don’t misinterpret my pain Nothing has changed Don’t misinterpret my pain Looks like you made your point Committed, you walked the fault line To live your last day lost A spoiled mind condemned to rot Life without you will still be life Divine, a soul without ego would shine And fly high above the rest And though I don’t owe you anything Let this last deed remind you of what could have been An offering to set you free Here is the peace you couldn’t find in life It was time to look truth in the eye You were dead before you died Here is Here is the peace Here is the peace you couldn't find In life
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We stand in the light of the last sunrise A change within will shed the skin Of this fucking world We brought it on ourselves Conflict, arrogance Insecure, we war Decay, desecrate the vision we uphold It’s all gone to waste Our time is spent, never regained We brought it on ourselves Patience, tolerance Virtues we misplace Passion, compassion Grew cynical with age We brought it on ourselves We stand in the light of the last sunrise This change within, shedding the skin of this world The blood we spilled, the tears we shed The lives we built, the dreams we had It’s all gone to waste Gone to waste We mend in ecdysis We stand in the light of the last sunrise The change within, has shed the skin of this world When life ends, new life begins

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Prosper or Perish again keep true to their namesake, forging ahead and grinding their axes for what will be their most powerful album yet.

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released July 29, 2022

Engineered & Mixed by AJ Viana @ AJ Viana Productions
Mastered by Alan Douches @ West West Side Music
Produced by Prosper or Perish
Music by Prosper or Perish
Lyrics by Steve Stanley
Artwork by Eliran Kantor
Layout by Steve Stanley
Graphic Design by Joe Fedele @ Joe Fedele Art & Design
Management by Jobson Productions
Booking by Prosper or Perish

THE BAND:
Eric Benites - Guitar
Chrissy Z. Duffin - Bass
Steve Stanley - Vocals
Austin Perez - Guitar
Armen Koroghlian - Drums

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Prosper or Perish Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Formed in 2007, Prosper or Perish is an unyielding metal quintet from Philadelphia, PA. The versatile writing pulls from a wide range of influences across many subgenres while remaining true to their focused vision. They hold firm in their roots of death and thrash laced with solid grooves, harmonies, and soulful elements. Each record has proved to be harder and faster than its predecessor. ... more

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