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The Emperor Rx

by CIERŃ

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1.
Intro 00:25
2.
Reclamation 03:34
Oh shape-shifting, We pass unseen. Softly, gently, Glide through the night. Reclamation! My dark sisters. My banshee cry! Sluts and witches. Hunting, haunting, We make no sound. Silent stalking, So not to fright. Reclamation! My dark sisters. My banshee cry! Sluts and witches. Invocations! The witching hour. Fearless women, Reclaim your power. Veiled mystery. We will beguile. Chanting, cursing! It is our right. Reclamation! My dark sisters. My banshee cry! Sluts and witches. Invocations! The witching hour. Fearless women, Reclaim your power. ///
3.
Bloody Rites 02:55
Smoke in your lungs. You've got smoke in your lungs. Broken windows and broken bones. Their cries in your ears. Their cries in your ears! It rips through your skull. No love in your heart. It rips through your skull. No love in your heart. Waiting for the dust to settle. I'm waiting for the dust to settle! Broken hearts and broken souls. Their blood on your hands. Their blood on your hands! It rips through your skull. No love in your heart. It rips through your skull. No love in your heart! Broken windows, broken bones. Broken hearts, broken souls. Bloody days, bloody nights. It's a bloody waste, your bloody rites! Ceasefire! Ceasefire! Ceasefire! Ceasefire! Ceasefire! Ceasefire! Ceasefire! Ceasefire! ///
4.
Your tower is on fire. We watch your walls come tumbling down. It all seems so dire. Still we watch it all come tumbling down. Domination. Subjugation. Abuse of power. Oh father, what have you done? Your empire falls. Mother has gone. And everything's wrong. And everything's wrong. Just hold your tongue. Don't speak, those words you say are perverse. Upside-down and in reverse. Still we watch it all come tumbling down. Domination. Subjugation. Abuse of power. Oh father, what have you done? Your empire falls. Mother has gone. And everything's wrong. And everything's wrong. It's all a game to you. You wait to make your move. Two-faced and countless charades. It's just a game to you. Oh father, what have you done? Your empire falls. Mother has gone. Mother has gone. Mother has gone. And everything's wrong. And everything's wrong. What have you done? ///
5.
Shadows 04:56
Senseless violence. Senseless death. For what? For what? Civilization, I don't recognize. Their empty eyes. For what? Corruption and lies. A dirty past. Genocide. For what?! Shadows Shadows Religion and state. Altars of blood. Colonization. For what? Break the cycle. Listen to their voice. Devoid of life. For what?! Hate breeds hate. The cycle never ends. Burning churches. Buried children. Shadows Shadows Shadows Shadows Shadows Shadows For what... shadows... ///
6.
Glass Houses 05:44
Bruised and beaten. Lynched and cheated. Death and war. Rich and poor. 1 2 3 4 Violence, lies. Hatred, despise. Head in the sand. You've got your head in the sand. See no evil. See no evil. 1 2 3 4 Death, war, rich, poor. Leave no one behind. We smash your glass houses. Take to the streets. Take to the streets. Bruised and beaten. Lynched and cheated. We smash your glass houses. We smash your glass houses. Leave no one behind. Leave no one behind. We smash your glass houses! We smash your glass houses! We smash your glass houses! We smash your glass houses! We smash your glass houses! We smash your glass houses! Leave no one behind. Leave no one behind. Leave no one behind. Leave no one behind. ///
7.
Persephone 02:35
As her skin is shaved, She cries tears of acid rain. Her blood is full of poison, Pulsing violent through her veins. Lungs choked with blackened smoke, Gasping for breath she sighs. Toxins pollute her mind. You watch her as she dies. You're an infection. A repulsive, lurid disease. Wrapped up in a web of lies. You take what you need. She is strong. She'll kick back. She'll fix what you destroy. Now you're under attack! Like a fiery phoenix, Combusting in her flames. She'll rise up from her ashes. Revenge is her game. You're an infection. A repulsive, lurid disease. Wrapped up in a web of lies. You take what you need. Don't turn your back on her. Don't turn your back on her. Don't turn your back on her. Don't turn your back on her. ///
8.
Vivus Sectio 03:27
Silver flashes in my eyes. For a moment I was blind; I was blind. In this cage I am confined. So sterile and so cold. Cutting, testing on me live. Paralyzed. No anesthesia. Paralyzed, I'm paralyzed. No anesthesia. You look down with vacant eyes. No one hears me when I cry; when I cry. I have nothing left to hide. You can see right through me. Testing, cutting open wide. Paralyzed. No anesthesia. Paralyzed, I'm paralyzed. No anesthesia. You got what you came for. So draw your conclusion. Dispose and forget me. Dispose and forget me. Dispose and forget me. Dispose and forget me. Dispose and forget me. Dispose and forget me! Paralyzed. No anesthesia. Paralyzed, I'm paralyzed. No ane... no anesthesia! Cruelty of dissection. Probing skin incision. ///
9.
Wildfire 03:25
Ssssssssss ah Salamander Sparking embers do ignite. Pop and hiss a blinding light. Watch this blaze as it glows. Growing, growing, growing up in height. Salamander, twisting as you jump and dance. Salamander, caught up in this fiery trance. Salamander, faster steps but in control. Salamander, what remains is blackened coal. Feel the flames lick at your feet. Alchemic change; a scorching heat. Watch this blaze as it grows. Faster, faster, faster your heartbeat. Twisting as you jump and dance. Caught up in this fiery trance. Faster steps but in control. What remains is blackened coal. Spreading ash; a raging pyre. Molten lava; your desire. Watch this blaze in its throes. Burning, burning, burning this wildfire! Ssssssssss ah Salamander Twisting as you jump and dance. Caught up in this fiery trance. Faster steps but in control. What remains is blackened coal. ///
10.
Outro 01:01

about

The Emperor Rx is a collection of songs that express our collective concerns for human rights, animal rights, climate change and the overall state of the world.

The Emperor Rx is influenced by the tarot card The Emperor when it is reversed (Rx) in a reading. It signifies abuse of power, totalitarian states, corruption, loss of control, weakness, instability and megalomaniac tendencies.

Our wish is to illuminate dystopian topics in hopes of drawing your attention to important political atrocities that surround us every day.

Every. Day. All over the world.

Please give attention to and place the same importance, the same value on all life, no matter where they are from.

We must stand unified.
Leave no one behind.

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released May 1, 2022

All songs written by CIERŃ.
Recorded, mixed and mastered by Kinski Noize in Berlin, Germany.
Cover art & design by Devi Ant.

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CIERŃ is creating music to confront & fight ideologies that dominate & oppress human rights, animal rights and the conservation of our planet.

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