Look at society through a microscope
You will be horrified at what you see
What was ripe has now turned to rot
It is a cesspool of despicable human beings
What is national pride if not
Just another marketing tool?
An accident of birth sold to you
As your greatest achievement
Sign you up and send you to war
Sell you a dream of heroics
Your greatest sacrifice with be your life
Your death with be your legacy
The voices must be louder
Questioning the hate, question everything
The voices must be heard
And put the government into its place
You sold your soul for the political goals
Of theives and murderers
Just empty promises to win your faith
Forever keep you in fear
Don't speak for the fallen don't speak for the dead
It’s not your place
Your silence makes you complicate
The crimes are in your name
The voices must be louder
Questioning the hate, question everything
The voices must be heard
And put the government into its place
Stand up for minorities
Question authority
Refuse to blindly hate
I am anti-national
I reject your dichotomy
Your hateful ideology
I stand for humanity
I am anti-national
I reject, I refuse
Hold the mirror up to humanity
The reflection that you see is so bleak
What was right has now turned to rot
What was right has decayed
Stand up for minorities
Question authority
Refuse to blindly hate
I am anti-national
I reject your dichotomy
Your hateful ideology
I stand for humanity
I am anti-national
credits
from The Propaganda Machine,
released March 31, 2023
Sebastian Lanser (Drums)
Kilian Duarte (Bass)
Anabelle (Keys)
supported by 15 fans who also own “The Anti-National”
Blackbraid quickly followed up their 2022 debut in 2023 with more native folk infused furious black metal. This is by no means a sophomore slump as it is equally excellent, methodical, melodical, and approachable as the first record. 9/10 RJ