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When In Rome

by Nero's Opening Act

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  • Picture this: The American Empire is the new Rome, and Nero is backstage, tuning his instrument for one more blowout performance.

    So get ready for the last rock show on earth. You'll pay for the seat, but you'll only use it for kindling...

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Under penalty of pain, thou shalt not live... The straws were drawn and the coin was tossed And I was there to make sure that you lost You'd better sit down and count the cost Before you go fuckin' round with me Under penalty of death, thou shalt not die... You made your bed and there you laid And I was there to make sure it was you that bled I laughed again, and that's when someone said "When your work on earth is done And you're sure you've had your fun Let me be the one To hand you the loaded gun And when your days on earth are through And it's time to pay your dues I'll be there for you I'll be the one to give you Just enough time for one last cigarette 'Cause self-destruction is all you know Just enough rope to hoist yourself up When you've sunk as low as you can go"
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DeifIant 04:12
I'm gonna make perverse the best of your intentions I swear I'm gonna be the one to shoot your angels down I'll slay your sacred cows and do thing that you won't mention In your Holiest of Holies - Gonna burn your temples down So you wanna be a God? Well let's examine your motivations You wanna be a god? All you've gotta do is just to sell your soul... And you know I'll make you do things you won't do for love nor money Sink you in a lake of sin and rape you as you drown I'm gonna tear your hair and leave you hot and freezin' I'll be the one, I swear, to tear your temples to the ground So you wanna be a God? Well, let's examine your motivations You wanna be a god Sure would avoid some complications You wanna be a God? Well you can take this as a condemnation If you wanna be a god All you've gotta do is just to sell your soul If you wanna be a God In thy name be the power now, the blame and all the glory It seems the more you've learned, the more you need to know each day You've taken what you'd asked for, now I ask you, was it worth it? Did you really want the world to obligate you when they pray? So you wanna be a God? Well let's examine your motivations You wanna be a god Sure would avoid some complications You wanna be a God? Well, take this as a condemnation If you wanna be a god All you've got to do is just to sell your soul If you wanna be a god All you've got to do is just to sell your soul If you wanna be a god All you've got to do is just to sell your soul If you wanna be a god The prize will be no consolation If you wanna be a god All you've got to do is just to sell your soul to Satan...
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October Moon 07:06
My eyes have seen the glory of the coming of the Lord My eyes have seen the Christian soldiers marching as to war He lies and says that soon I'm gonna see the promised land Blinded by my faith, I drive the nails into His hands They say even demons tremble at the things I'm known to do But my sins are all forgiven, so I'm still better than you My god gives me the right to piss upon His holy lands Blinded by my faith, I drive the nails into His hands October moon is a'risin I see the frost upon the land I see the smoke on the horizon And the Day of the Lord is near at hand My eyes have seen the glory of the coming of the Lord He's unleashed the fateful lightning of his terrible swift sword And if I should have to kill for him, my god will understand Blinded by my faith, I drive the nails into His hands October moon is a'risin I see the frost upon the land I hear the voice that's calling back from the horizon Says "The Day of the Lord is near at hand..."
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If life was just a gamble and love was just a game Then I'd have to be the luckiest man alive You know it's tough to make a fortune, forget about the fame Then again, it ain't enough if you just survive And no one said it would be easy, but sometimes it's a breeze And then again, sometimes I just wanna close my eyes Listen to my heart as it tells me what it sees And hope that I can harmonize I ain't complaining but life is just a bitch At a penny for the pound on the lost-and-found So when I wanna get some mileage, I'll take another inch And I'm groovin' to the sound o' RounGrounBrown And it's a good kinda evil Movin' to the sound o' RounGrounBrown Though I've never been to Heaven, I've found a state of grace And you know it ain't the journey it seems to be But then you've got to make the pit stop if you intend to race And you know the finish line is your destiny And for some it's a religion, and others it's a drug You know that everyone's entitled to just kick back And now I wouldn't recommend all the work without the play Won't you look at what it's done to Jack I ain't complaining, but life is such a bitch At a penny for the pound on the lost-and-found So when I wanna feed my monkey, I'll take another pinch And I'll roll me up a pound o' RounGrounBrown And it's a good kinda evil Rustle up a pound o' RounGrounBrown (Now pay very close attention, boys and girls, 'cause this here's my favorite part....) I'm gonna keep anticipating the ending of the day You know it's always something I'm looking forward to 'Cause when all my work is done, then it's time for me to play Do you have a better reason to pay your dues? And if you feel you must say something, you'll pardon my offense 'Cause if you don't mind me saying, I just don't care It's just that if I had a nickel for every two cents Said I'd be a fuckin' millionaire And now you won't hear me complaining, but life's a sonofabitch At a penny for the pound on the lost-and-found So when I wanna get perverted, I'll grab myself a wench And I'll get it up to pound the RounGrounBrown And it's a good kinda evil Pulverize a mound o' RounGrounBrown
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Twisted Fate 01:53
There's no desert like the ocean The salty gulf that stands between us Offers not a drop to whet my tongue There's no symphony like silence Your vacant glance leaves not a chance Nor hope that I shall ever see the sun
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There's no happiness like sorrow The games we play, the words you say To hurt me let me know that you still care I wish there were no tomorrow The plans we make, the roads we take Just never seem to lead us anywhere Don't leave me lonely Just leave me alone I'm fading slowly and tomorrow I'll be gone My legs are weary, but I've got so far to go before I fall There's no method to this madness Any purpose that I might've had Has long ago been drowned beneath your tears And now the King of Sadness stands And takes a bow for the world to see The emperor's been naked all these years (Just leave me alone...) And for one brief, shining moment there It seemed that I might see the light But for my life I could not read the signs And now there's not a taste more bitter Than the taste of sweet hope, snatched away And so I'll sign my name one final time Don't leave me lonely Just leave me alone I'm fading slowly and tomorrow I'll be gone I could surrender now, but Heaven knows I'll never be that strong....
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Burn 04:15
I've never been an arsonist, but if I had the chance I'd set you all on fire just to watch you dance I've never been a fighting man, but if you'll let me try I'll lead you all to battle just to watch you die Gonna watch it burn burn burn burn burn burn burn burn burn Gonna watch you burn burn burn burn burn burn burn burn burn
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Caligula 06:11
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Excuse me, you obviously have a more pressing destination than mine In fact, it would appear as though you are just dying to arrive on time Well don't let someone like me keep you from your very own personal finish line But when was the last time that somebody told you that the early worm gets the bird? I mean seriously, the way you while away your days Hanging on to every little word that E. F. Hotshitz says As though there were honest to god nothing more important than the same old rats in the same old maze Yeah, give me the finger -- You'd like it too, wouldn't ya? Just you, me, a little thing called love, and your favorite weapon That personal instrument of choice with which you wound the one you claim to love And by the way, has (s)he seen a vet lately? I'd recommed a checkup real soon But I don't guess that's gonna happen 'cause apparently you've got more important things to do (Hustlin' and bustlin' rush rush rush) Sell! Buy! Trade! Kill! Die! Slave Excuse me, pardon please -- Over here! YEAH YOU! Your feet are on fire and your ass is catching And I definitely smell a backyard barbecue And it may be none of my business, but while "If it doesn't work, do it harder" may seem like a pretty smooth lovemaking technique to you It seems a real silly way for a man to run his life (Hustlin' and bustlin' rush rush rush) Kill! Die saved! Steal! Lie! Slave Give it a rest (Hey, why don'cha pull over till the cocaine wears off -- motherfucker!) (Aaah, your mother's in charge of blowjobs at a whorehouse in Asshole, Indiana!)
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Blast It All 04:24
I look around myself and I see Dirt concrete and grime Here in the city Streets a'raging all the time People beaten in the streets And suits in silicone bars Cops harrassing on the beat "On the next edition of Monty, teen tramps and biker dykes from Mars!" How much should we take? How blind can we be? Is there no chance for us to be free? Blast it all! In whom do you trust In this our darkest hour When freedom is the roadkill on the road to higher power?
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When In Rome 02:19
I want you to die! Lay your bread upon the waters And you water down your bread Someone said, "We must do something!" But choose wrong, and BANG you're dead Every ban creates a market, every law creates a crime And if not everyone's a criminal, should we all be doing time? Well, that's the price you pay for penalties and we all must pay the price Or all the shit they sell on TV is just another sack of lies Why wage war on hate and poverty and freaks on methadone When war for peace kills just as dead as war for war alone? And all the fools and prophets who say it'll never happen here Will feel the towers tremble, and their hearts will fail for fear And I'll be at the arena When they start the bloody show And I'll be the first one cheering At the spectacle below As the freaks, the fags, the whores, the artists, the longhairs and the johns Rise to meet the beasts of power and fall bleeding one by one When they take them to the arena, line them up against the wall And feed them to the Pharisees to entertain us all So will you stand tall with the wise man and admit you've much to learn Or will you just stand idly fiddling as this mother crashes to the ground and burns?

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Original alternative rock concept album telling the story of the decay of modern civilization.

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released June 6, 2010

All songs (c) 2010 Chrystl Kros Productions (ASCAP)

Graphic design by Skylar Shatz for SkyGraphx (www.skygraphx.com)

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