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King Of Kings Volume 1

by The Toxic Dream

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1.
The End 02:07
2.
What you’ve done Is committed sins Of the highest order What you’ve done Was betray the trust And sent me up the creek This atrocity (Something inside you) Drove you not to feel Made the act worthwhile Told you it was right (And nothing inside you) Feels the slightest bit of grief (Something inside you) Said stamp it with your heel Made it easy for you to smile Told you red was white Tried to change your belief (What you’ve done) Laid waste to lands So bountiful and green Awakened something Long thought dead in me What! You’ve! Done! You burned the lands and Made the skies turn black What you’ve done Was kill a world So many held so dear This atrocity You gathered your soldiers The weak minded fighters The pawns you would use in your game You gave out your orders And watched as the borders And watched as the world set aflame Blood is everywhere
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Working through so many feelings Watching the burning and dead Strung out and tired and beaten Just wanna lay here in bed We’re defeated For the world, that we see I admit, in a partner, was me And beside my allies We were fooled by their pleasant disguise They were wise I see the aftermath Fruits of the treason How’d we incur the wrath Where was the reason We see the aftermath Season after season Walking the only path Without a mission No remorse or Charity Now we have Disparity We hide Trying to sleep with these feelings my mind always drifting ahead Remembering Highland and Rogan The battles that made the land red We were beaten For the world, that we see We chose exile for our families In this town where we hide We are cut off from all our allies They were wise This is the end for me Nothing else can i foresee My shame has lead me here Not strength, just fear The end is near The end
4.
Angry Again 03:31
NO! We will not be cast aside We will not give up our pride Watch this face cuz i’m coming for you I don’t care what it takes Because we’re coming for you You better batten down the hatches Cuz it’s gonna get bloody Lace em up cuz we got something to do I don’t care what it takes Cuz we go not something to do We’ve got to sharpen all the edges Cuz it’s time to get lucky I look at the the square where So many died And i’m burning inside Yeah i’m burning inside Cause i’m angry again Got a fire inside I know what we have to do No more can we hide Watch this face cuz i’m painting in green Might’ve made my mistakes But i’m painting in green You’d better eat up while you can Cuz in awhile you’ll have nothing Grab your gear cuz it’s time to get mean When the dam breaks Yeah it’s time to get mean We have to get it all together Cuz the weight is crushing I think of the graves Where you buried alive And i’m burning inside I’m burning inside Echoes of hope Rumors of friends Gotta find a way To find them Gotta find a way To make them believe I gotta find a way Their hope i must get
5.
THE WAITING ROOM Seems to me Your inner misery Is the only honest thing about you And yet What you see Your fractured destiny You think you've beaten me Payback overdue I will reach From the depths And pull you into my fire I will watch As you destroy yourself And watch your allies conspire Look at you You're in the waiting room Blaming everybody around you You're a fallen tree What you say You're poise is overplayed Your friends will break away Four-two fighting through Watching and waiting My hatred abating Replaced with equating Your fear with actions The constant infractions You think your distractions Are anything solid they’re Really just nothing to me
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Bad Star 04:52
BAD STAR Is it worth it to know That someday we’ll show How the land was taken and burned We severed the ties We left with our lives We know that a lesson was learned And here we come again There’s a change in the wind A shift in the gravity We’ll fall away One look and you’ll see Bad star it burns in me We look to the sky We see the bad star Disaster arrives Next chapter arise We Sound the war cry Frozen in torment A chapter hung still Our war raged inside Then it happened again We remembered the sin And now it’s time to ride And here we come again Out here, our homes so far away We face the ones you lead astray
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A flash of light and my spike is away Then i’m climbing A blackened angel and i’ve something to say To the hiding Why am i here I’d be amiss if i didn’t explain If the intel is good We have a shot at levelling the plane I doubt it will work Cuz what i offer is a gesture Do i think that he would Hell no cuz for that he’d need to be sane I’m going in Hopefully no one will see So far so good Time to do the deed Wake up It’s time to talk Wake up We’re gonna have some words Wake up Can you see the blade Are you ready to end what you made The room is dark but I can still see your face In the moonlight Your hands are shaking I can see them Go for the knife Don’t you move You’re surprised to see me again Did you miss me? I said don’t move i’ll cut your throat myself I’m here to talk I’m here to give you another chance To end your life With what honor you have left I’m here to give you a choice You can die on the field or right here I’m here to give you a chance Fall on the sword or impale on a spear I’m here to give you this note What honor you’ve left can be defined right here In vein i give a shot Quickly now i disappear I knew before i came Fool hearted to believe To accept you must be sane Someday soon i believe you will bleed
8.
Cry Havoc... 04:14
You saw me, you feared me And so you want to fight We now see, What you’ll be You think you have the right Outrageous, your cage is You think you have the might The change is contagious And now we start the fight We will proceed with the path we all need Cry havoc and let slip the dogs of war The hammer will drop and we will walk through the door Cry havoc and make boots hit the floor The plan we are forming echoes the corridor You haunt me, derail me Because you want to fight You want me, on my knees You think you have the right You want us, to mistrust Anywhere but in the light Your slaves will, be hate filled Our side they chose to fight Together we stand to defend our homeland And the war we will win Is about to begin Weathered and beaten Our voices are legion Battered and hurting Our brothers are calling The four- two is calling The Black Angels’ calling
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We’ve waited long enough It’s time to get em primed Time now for a mission long awaited and perfectly timed It’s time to get the word out It’s time to set ablaze This kingdom time has come It’s time to invade This is a coded message One to our allies near and far Now is the time for courage Now’s time to show them who we are This is a secret missive Now is the time to take up arms We will not be derisive We’ll simply place a crown of thorns They’ve waited long enough It’s time they felt our rage Time for retribution Four- two will take the stage Not just a tender flame A fuckin' conflagration This kingdom’s time is made It insults creation You will see and you will hide The anger you supplied You will try and you will fail Insurgence will prevail
11.
Gazing at the rubble Feel my stomach start to ache Used to be a busy street What was here was very dear to me Walking down the street Where i used to call my home Still has its inherent grace You can still hear the voice of pain Watching from the hilltop i can see Vivid colors talking back at me What have they done to my city Eyes welling up, someone comfort me Soldiers walk the street People cower where they fall This place of pain and sorrow Where once was only joy Close my eyes I can see the way it used to be How can we achieve the dream The people need a voice again The seasons change The beauty remains The colors they stay with me And they’re always in my mind Within the rain The cleansing pain The colors they are wonderful And always in my mind People accept the way Believing they will never see the light Never knowing freedom Or the angels in the midst
12.
Ozymandias 03:33
My thoughts keep going back To the walk in the city I saw the suffering and i Knew what was to come I hope the people think Of us with warm memories The time is coming Our time is coming And when the kingdom falls The darkness will end and a brighter time begins The crown you made of blood and pain Will remind you of your sin I wrote a letter today I told her everything I never got to say I hope she understands The time is coming Our time is coming You call yourself a king of kings When all you have is a crown and rings You claim to have a mighty rule Everything falls, you’re still a fool You call yourself the king of men Then make yourself a victim again How can you rule when all you do Is bury everyone but you Sad little king on a sad little hill
13.
Listen up listen up You know what we do What time is it men It’s time to move If we get caught We burn at the stake I’m sure they’ve been waiting Oh i’m sure they have waiting The penalty is death We all know this The penalty is death! It’s a price we pay We die! We’re soldiers We fly! It’s the only way Got a plan guys You know what to do Insurgency now Time to put ‘em through The very same hell That drove us away We have been waiting It’s time cuz Wandering through the exile Only furthered the fire What we face is worth it If the others hear our cry I’d rather face you down Than try to forget The penalty is death
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15.
Red October 03:43
Revolt! I choose a life of meaning Rather die than to see you rule One thing to know Before you go You’re ‘bout to learn the Meaning of the word cruel Look into my eyes See the fruit of your fiction One thing to see It would never be me You always hate The monster you create (Revolt) We’re coming for you (Revolt) Nothing you can do (Revolt) We don’t believe your lie (Revolt) Time to say goodbye I choose a life of meaning Rather die than to let you live One thing to know Before you go There’s not a fucking thing To save you from my blade See into my soul Find the fruit of your lies One thing to see It would never be me You always hate The monster you create We’re biding our time and The anger is working FOUR-TWO FIGHTING THROUGH!

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King Of Kings Vol. 1 follows the story of "Joker," a career soldier and commander of the Highland Empire's 42nd Imperial Commandos Team 09, designated "Black Angels".

The album begins at the end of the First Imperial war, we hear the last remnants of a war fought and lost, all because of the treachery of someone with whom "Joker" served; Commander Tiberius Wolfe, who was "Joker's" second in command in Team 09.

What follows is two years of guilt and depression on the part of "Joker", and thankfully, his eventual reinvigoration.

This album is a soundscape, and is meant to be listened to in its entirety.
So, put on your headphone, turn off the lights, close your eyes, and enjoy!

credits

released August 23, 2016

Written, arranged, and recorded by Hobbes Caltous.
Mixed by Joe Tiberi at Apothica Studios.
Mastered by Trevor Sadler at Mastermind Productions.
Album art by Ricky Lewis of Visceral Creations, and Hobbes Caltous.
*Bagpipes on "Armistice Day" played by Mike O'Connell

Contributing vocals:
Alec Harrah
Jake Martin
Will Marsh

Voice talent:
"Joker" - John Dick
Tommy "Silver Tongue" Castellano - Andrew Faust
Jazmina "Kaminari" Chevskia - Jazmyne Z.
Little Girl - Mary Grant
Tiberius "Timberwolf" Wolfe - Jay Preston
Little Boy - Gauge Gingras
Arguing woman - Nara Schem

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The Toxic Dream Milwaukee, Wisconsin

This isn't a happy story. This is a war, a war we lost, and how we plan to strike back at those who destroyed what was once so beautiful.
the nightmares, the feelings of regret;

This is The Toxic Dream.

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