human cruelty is perpetual
by nail or beast or flame or rope
the ichor must be homogenised
the stain of heresy
must be washed in blood
human cruelty is perpetual
put aside the scars of the past
burn the idols, slay the savages
erect the symbol of your struggle
ignore the irony, bottle it and throw it in the river
let it flood the earth
This is how it felt, as your churches burn and their ashes scatter in the wind, this is how it felt to them when your ancestors did the same.
when your children kill them,
make sure they remember
how the wheel spins
Toronto band Respire deliver a post-hardcore tour de force on the largest scale possible, orchestrally rich and incessantly uncompromising. Bandcamp New & Notable Jan 6, 2021