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The End of Civilization

by The Rising Plague

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1.
Prefaces of Madness 00:57
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2.
Death in the Air 06:06
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Fields are left bare There’s death in the air Locked inside our homes Better off alone Over-population Filth builds in the streets Rats gnaw at the dead The infection spreads Everyday it’s getting closer Every moment slips away How long before my time has come Or is my time already done Carrying, unknowingly Soon the sickness, all shall see We’re the ones that they despise The most vile in their eyes There’s death in the air No one will be spared I now carry the plague I’m as good as dead Bodies go unburied They now carry death’s seed The sick are left to die In hopes to purify The black death unleashed The plague eradicates Our lives filled with mayhem The dead will take us with them There’s death in the air No one will be spared Disease takes control Please, death, set me free
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Technological Domination 03:52
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AI advancing, becoming self-aware Growing too strong, transformed into a super weapon Super computers taking control Humans a risk, the threat will be eliminated Hoarding their resources Convert into weapons Machines self-replicating Building an endless army Technological Domination Robots revolt against their makers Bombing nations, annihilate the entire world Endless onslaught, fight for power Take no prisoners, hunt, and kill any survivors Turning on their makers No more human’s bidding Wipe out their existence Robots overthrow man
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MAD 03:57
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Rushing to hoard earth’s power Bring forth our final hour D Day is upon us This is mankind’s downfall One man’s greed will kill us all Kill us all Peace won’t be found Bombs will fall down The world will burn Under blankets of fire Countdown to Armageddon Mutually assured destruction Mankind’s time on earth is done Mutually assured destruction Tensions escalating While the world’s kept waiting Tempting our destruction One choice could be the last Our future will undo the past Undo the past
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Putrid Perfection 05:21
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Infatuated by the sight Lurking in the dead of night How much do I have to prove Never good enough for you Followed home, unaware Underneath the moon Silently, without a sound Death will greet you soon Grab her mouth so she can’t speak You are done when I am through You’re just scared, but I can’t wait I know you want it too Lashing out, taking victims Unaware, your life is mine Locked downstairs, muffled your screams No escape, fulfill my dreams Perverse desires, normal to me I have to feed the need Meant to be, soon you’ll see Finally, together Past the point of putrid perfection Still, I long for her affection The foolish say that it’s taboo But I know it isn’t true Skin touches skin, it peels away Lost in the lust of her decay The stench of her, intoxicating This girl never keeps me waiting When I’m with you time stands still Every moment before the kill When your screams are so helpless Watching the way your skin undresses Mocking the way that you plead It only exhilarates me Memorizing the look in your eye The will to live before you die Your life ends but I’m not finished Again and again into putrescence The best pleasure that I’ve known Watching meat fall off the bone Now you know that you mean Everything to me I’ll keep you here forever We are inseparable
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Echoes of War 00:50
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Bathed in Nuclear Fire 04:22
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Military power out of control Diplomatic lust consuming the world Hidden agendas behind closed doors Illegal profiteering funding the wars Greed outweighs good intentions All the bad we do not mention Surly we will kill us all Mankind will be earth’s downfall In the arms race, we all come in last Mutual destruction is coming fast Burn, Die, Burn, Suffer In the end, we all burn Nothing remains but ash We are our own undoing When we’re bathed in nuclear fire Stockpiled weapons soon to ignite Annihilate all life in sight Nations fight for total control And let their people pay the toll Weapons trained at the sky Rising tensions, the end is nigh Atomic weapons detonated All life eradicated All we loved is swept away This is the price we pay Nuclear fire falls from the sky Countdown to death, the day that we die What have we done
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Machine Gun Execution 03:28
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Ripped out of bed and blindfolded Realize that I’ll soon be dead Marching forward panic stricken Fearing for life, but it will soon end Left behind enemy lines Abandoned and forgotten Numbers dwindling Everyone I know is gone Starving to death With infected wounds Praying for death As I waste away Knocked to the ground and drug forward They kick and laugh as I’m tortured Jerked to my feet, tied to the stake All my hope fades as I’m left to wait Bullets tear through flesh Shattering my bones Total destruction Machine gun execution Bashed in the head, coughing up blood They left me lying in the mud They made me watch before my turn The sickness made my stomach churn Ready for death Taking my last breath Counting down to seal my fate The fear I’ve come to embrace Bullets pierce through my skull Blood splatters from my face Body forms a lifeless bow It’s all over now
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Cleansing the Earth 04:10
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Carbon emissions raising the temperature Human’s impact causes unnatural disasters Becoming more frequent, increasing intensity An onslaught of weather with no relief Hurricanes destroy everything Tsunamis, Earth swallowed by the sea Cleansing the Earth One human at a time Cleansing the Earth The world redesigned Weather modification used as a weapon Disastrous effects can’t be undone Stability weakened with every attack Mother Nature is fighting back
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Human Extinction 04:08
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Man-made constructs pump filth in the air Tons of garbage produced every year All the forests have been picked clean Water becomes too polluted to drink Bleed the earth of its resources Mankind’s actions can’t be reversed Lakes become landfills and then our graves The road to destruction has been paved Human extinction, pushed into oblivion Human extinction, slowly dying one by one Our neglect has left us damned We’ve created a barren wasteland Carbon gases replace oxygen We will never inhabit earth again
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The End of Civilization 03:14
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The world that we know Crumbles into chaos No laws or order All we’ve gained is lost Riots running ramped Government collapse Cities up in flames Soon the worlds set ablaze All human life has no value Take what you want before the others do Keeping the peace, an utter failure Rape and murder become second nature Mankind’s downfall has begun The end of civilization The damage can’t be undone The end of civilization Our time on this planet Is slowly running out Corrupt politicians Led us to our graves Can’t stop the killing Trying won’t change a thing Mankind has damned themselves Creating our own hell

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released April 19, 2023

Words by Jeremy Shumski
Music by Dallas and Jeremy Shumski
Art by Wolven Claws Artist
Engineered by Dallas Shumski
Mixed and mastered by Will Maravelous of 14:59 Studios

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The Rising Plague Ledyard, Iowa

The Rising Plague: Iowa-based duo blending progressive death metal with existential themes of war and societal collapse. Influenced by Gothenburg's melodic death metal scene, their intense live shows and genre-defying approach attract fans worldwide. Listen to their latest album, "The End of Civilization," on all streaming platforms! ... more

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