METAL CHURCH
_BLESSING IN DISGUISE_

from FALZE
these are the lyrics as presented on the lyric sheet (typos, etc), as you
will note, the actual songs are a bit different in places, enjoy!!

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Craig Wells - guitar
John Marshall - guitar
Mike Howe - vocals
Kirk Arrington - drums
Duke Erickson - bass

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"Fake Healer" (5:55)

I pray upon your morbid fear
Of terminal disease
You won't know the difference
Now it's time for surgery
Another shot, another pill
Two weeks therapy
I take all major credit cards
Your money, is what I need
I'm a healer
I will keep you all alive
I'm a healer
A villain with a bedside manor
Take this and you'll be fine
Severely educated
Just pay your bill on time
I think it's time for another test
I need more of your blood
Sign this affidavit
So my insurance won't go up
(Chorus)
Research and development
We spend millions every year
You sickly and decrepit ones
Keep my yacht safe on the pier
You're dying on a stretcher
We'll try to save you life
If you can't afford my service
I will let you die
I'm trusted and respected
Says my diploma on the wall
I'll sell you everything you need
But I still won't make house calls
(Chorus)

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"Rest In Pieces (April 15, 1912)" (6:38)

Integrity of construction, the best money could buy
Her size greater than any, a Belfast shipyard's pride
signal flags spelled out the word success
for her maneuvering trials
Preservers and lifeboats were not in excess
Un-sinkable no plans to save lives
Athinai reports icebergs and field ice
At seven bells, ahead just five miles
A black hulk against the night's darkness
Disaster along the starboard side
Full speed astern were the orders
It would do them no good
No apparent collision
A rip deep below the waterline
"Come at once we have struck a berg"
Interference in transmission
The newest, largest ship afloat
Had two hours to live
Lower all lifeboats which we have too few
Women and children first
Distress rockets filled the air
Evacuation
Sinking faster, every light ablaze
Machinery, engines, crashing to the blow
Arching vertical, stern points to the sky
The great ship fracturing in two
Watching their families, make it to safety
Fifteen hundred went down
The orchestra played to the last moments
An eerie almost unreal sound
The calm and ice North Atlantic
Titanic's burial ground

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"Of Unsound Mind" (4:44)

A man exists alone hidden by a hill touched in such a wicked way
No one could ever tell
Is what he sees for real or only in his mind
The staring of the old man's eye chills him deep inside
It is the eye that will destroy him
Stuck in my mind
It is the eye that will destroy me
Stuck in my mind
He plots the awful deed he knows it must be done
Precision of a mad man's mind his goal is only one
Is what he sees for real, the evil eye the sun
His pain and fear must lay to rest, piece by peace it's done
Twisting tortured scars on my brain, no one can touch me in here
Trapped fighting driven to kill, forced to live with my fear
When will it end, what can I do, who will believe why is this fear
haunting me
The end the cure the only way out, to numb the source of pain
Death to life is insanity, the anger is growing again
When will it end, what can I do, who will believe, why is this fear
haunting me
How can he stand to bear the pounding of his heart
Something really must be done before he's torn apart
Is what he hears for real, the heart beat in his head
I hear the pounding of this heart, but I know the man is dead

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"Anthem to the Estranged" (9:31)

Starved for destination, a beggar man by trade
A desperate man needs more than someone else to blame
Friendless it appears, he hides behind his tears
For things he's lost, for things he's never had

The forgotten man wanders, misplaced in the world
Obscurity is all the eye can see

All alone, again
As we just pass on by and continue with our day
Can we appraise the quality of life some other way

All alone, again

When you take a longer look at someone on the run
You may see reflections of yourself becoming one
Take an extra moment when you find yourself at peace
To think about your values and your own affluency
Everything you've worked for and everything you've done
May be thrown by the wayside, and you're not the only one
Everything around you may seem worn and overused
But imagine yourself removed from all you're used to

Once a very influential man, once was in his prime
Spends his days repeating lines like "can you spare a dime"
Shunned by those who loved you and by those who were your friends
Can you adjust to a different life of living on the edge
The destitute find meaning in a different way of life
The doorways that they dwell in for shelter in the night
No shining crystal possessions set out for his display
His purpose is to find the food to get him through the day

Roaming aimless through the streets of supply and demand
Once a gypsy disconnected no more future plans
Self discarded king of ruin worthless to the world
Fight to keep his sanity his voice is never heard

He staggers down the alley to drink his spirits by himself
As he prays to god that he wakes up somewhere else

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"Badlands" (7:21)

I ride alone, the wasteland I cross will take another life,
We'll take another life
I feel a dry wind, dust is in my eyes, the arctic cold at night,
The earth it tells me lies
God in heaven my only friend, will I live to see my journey's end
As the world awakens me so hard, my values have been changed
I make a promise to myself, never again
A dusty god-forsaken path, endless to my dismay
I know these are badlands, somehow I'll find my way
No more paradise no more soothing rain,
all a sacrifice the pain is all the same
But still I'm pushing onward alone I can't deny
My presence fills the desert my spirit never dies
Will these lonely nights ever end will I live to see my journey's end
The vultures that circle, cloud the empty sky
Patiently waiting they wait for me to die
Tortured and beaten, blistered by the sun
Forceful and heartless, have the badlands won
But still I'm pushing onward, alone I can't deny
My presence fills the desert, my spirit never dies

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"The Spell Can't Be Broken" (6:46)

Rituals are carried out for reasons quite unknown
The fact remains you have no mind to call your own
Condoned by a bible I have written foy myself
No duplicates, there's only one and it's hidden on my shelf
The spell can't be broken
You all have been chosen
Your dying for me
Demoralized servant to my every need
A complex system of tyranny rages uncontrolled
One day soon you'll find it now controls your soul
Nothing's changed for many years your dreams are run with rats
They won't hesitate to rip the shirt off your back
(Chorus)
Will you die for the cause
King and country is all you've got
(Chorus)
What will you do when your future unfilds
Life as you've know it, you'll be much too old
Days of your youth were all spent in defense
Memories are painful, the thoughts you resent
I know I was meant for much better things
No time to sleep, so I've lost all my dreams
I look forward to nothing, I look back at the same
I'll spend my life here and deal with the pain,
The choice has been made
You all will be slaves
Unreasonable power
I mock at the suffering and grow strong by the hour
Hatred grows among the ones destined to be slaves
But only life itself can lead you to your grave
Lost in thoughts of what you're told to do for someone else
I don't think you're superior, you're making my life hell

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"It's a Secret" (3:47)

instrumental

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"Cannot Tell A Lie" (4:17)

On the pedestal you stand of promises to keep
I can make the changes and keep you off the streets
I will never let you down together we can win
All I need is your support the funds keep flowing in
I am the one who will make all the difference
I am the one who cannot tell a lie
My opposition tells you that I am the bad guy
But I have done some research in his private life
I feel that it's my duty to let the people know
I know it's no one's business I destroy to get a vote
Raise those banners, Raise those flags
Raise your wages, Raise your hands
No more war all at peace, I have the solution to all the nation's needs
Hail to government, Hail to liberty
Hail to god above, Hail to me
No more war all at peace, I am the solution to what this nation needs
My missile is effective as can be
No trades for arms for hostages no star wars shit for me
I'm an average person blue collar all the way
Everyone will have a job cast your vote my way

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"The Powers That Be" (5:22)

It's more than understanding to realize just what it means
Interpretations different meanings can be drawn out of anything
It all makes sense now I to see it clear {yeah, this is what it says}
The picture comes together and I have lost the fear
Your heart is the key
The powers that be
Are handed to me
There is no suit of armor to protect you from the dark
Just let your guard down and the sword will hit the mark
The words get twisted you hear the lies
Just take a look around you and pray they realize
Your heart is the key
The powers that be
My sanctuary
It's not what you wear it's what in mind
It's not worth the emptiness inside
I have left all blackness behind
No more questions about black and white
A gift of free will, the choice is all up to you
Just let your faith rule and you will know what to do
The cults grow stronger I'll stay away
I'm looking at tomorrow now I know the way