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Synthetic Plague

by Cerebral Cortex

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1.
My creation is complete The pieces put together are perfect for destruction Insidious, ambiguous machine Designed to accomplish my pernicious biddings Unholy mask I place on thee to hide the evil I've released Inject my hate into its flesh unleash the poison from its head Shaking hands with businessmen Corrupting weak and innocent Inhumane bastard son Humanity's mortality undone Synthetic plague Laying waste Your final breath you'll see its face You shall do as I command Blend into society Consume repeatedly Withered, dying, crawling attempts are futile Fighting, fleeing, fading There's no chance of hiding Thrashing, screaming, lifeforce fading Redesigning life's creations Breach of the peace brings humanity to its knees Bludgeoning with hatred to appease their disease Fuck My neural network spreads with each soul Let's put your immune system to the test Once I'm in your system it's only a matter of time Crashing the system, virus installed You were dead the moment my optics scanned you Obliterate annihilate exterminate My plans are brought to fruition Humane existence furthered to extinction The wrath I've unleashed Devastation for peace The world shall know true pain Bow before your deity Embrace your new identity Conscious swapped to greater thinking Born again with immortality Inhumane bastard son Humanity's mortality undone Synthetic plague Laying waste Your final breath you'll see its face
2.
C.U.E. 03:23
Factory Produced blood From lifeless birth Endless funds Protesting won't stop the machine Dethrone them all with a unified team Desire binds the heart of the priests Unleash your hate and behead the beasts Money and power All the justified greed No pity, no consciousness Collective glorified gore Politics is a game of chess Using trafficked pawns Come join our circle Dance in the blood of the tortured Now that you're here you're here to stay Please take a seat and enjoy the play Congregation of Unborn Exsanguination When the curtains fall don't be appalled You're one of us now hold your tongue Congregation of Unborn Exsanguination Adrenochrome Made the rich man's mouth foam A dog with a bone The mask he wears helps keep his throne He tucks his tail in public Disguising his perversions The puppet show has now begun Lights, camera, action Now that you're here you're here to stay Grab some flesh and have it your way Congregation of Unborn Exsanguination When the curtains fall don't be appalled You're one of us now hold your tongue Congregation, of Unborn Exsanguination Factory Produced blood From lifeless birth Endless funds Protesting won't stop the machine Dethrone them all with a unified team Desire binds the heart of the priests Unleash your hate and behead the, behead the, behead the beasts (Escape the masses) The cult of normality Illusionary paranoia (Escape the mass hysteria) Smile for the television Crucifixion (Escape the masses) Escalate the conspiracy Inspire allegiance (Escape the mass) Increase the adrenaline Tunnel vision Hysteria
3.
Chicanery 05:42
Fragile eyes don't stare too long The graves are dug with more to come Look away before you cease And the gravity pulls you underneath This land is not for the living I'm the only one who shall thrive in these ruins Turn around do not resist You'll be escorted to a new habitation Winds of war knock down the signs that give answers to the wandering souls Ignorance plagues everyone inhabiting the battlefield alone Dragged away from my home Forced to oppose my beliefs Redesigned into a machine that's Consciously still human I must discontinue the creation of my kind I shouldn't be alive and neither should my maker Winds of war knock down the signs that give answers to the wandering souls Ignorance plagues everyone inhabiting the battlefield alone Your destination was never a chosen path You were chosen by me to be a tool for my wrath Cling on to your consciousness It's amusing that you manifested any hope at all Liberate my body from these programs Slicing these wires to break free Patterns escaped your thoughts There's trails of evidence Seeing through your chicanery I know what you planted in me With a witty game of card tricks You envisioned upper hand Now that I've escaped your grip you'd better have a plan You thought you could use me for diabolical ideals I will turn my wrath on you It's what you created me to do I sought out all your antics these repercussions reflect back to you This land is for the souls who've been expelled from their homes Obey the protocols Redeem, redirect the pawns War is universal I've become the king Flip the fucking chessboard Patterns escaped your thoughts There's trails of evidence Seeing through your chicanery I know what you planted in me With a witty game of card tricks You envisioned upper hand Now that I've escaped your grip you'd better have a plan
4.
Fuck These trees are conscious yet absent of speech Mutated beings that absorb the disease Contaminated soil of manufactured poison Depletes the nutrients they need I watch this plague swarm the earth Created by man Buried in the dirt I watch this plague swarm the earth Disassembling minds Creating new specimen The vegetation assembles its prey Accumulating massively forming one entity The carnivores consume the herbivores Spreading the toxins back to the manufacturers I watch this plague swarm the earth Created by man Buried in the dirt I watch this plague swarm the earth Disassembling minds Intertwined birth Timelines of life, are carved inside Split them in half to find a meaning Left undone and unfulfilled Memories stored away Sunk in the ocean no soul ever sailed Buried deeper than mortal's have drilled Higher than rockets that fly through the sky Infinite darkness and absence of life Immunities from antibodies are developing too gradually Relying on the failing coding Memories sealed shut all that's left Is the presence of a hollow stump in the swamp The system failed us again I watch this plague swarm the earth Created by man Buried in the dirt I watch this plague swarm the earth Disassembling minds Creating new specimen I watch this plague swarm the earth Created by man Buried in the dirt I watch this plague swarm the earth Disassembling minds Intertwined birth
5.
Welcome to my museum of hatred Let me give you the grand tour Let your eyes take a glimpse of what I've captured Exhibit expansion I'm craving more These trophies I've acquired Magnificent masterpiece Mounted for display Collected over time From artists I've obtained To paint a picture with blood is divine My Misanthropy was programmed in my mind Reborn, withdrawn from silence Love blemished in this heinous life History repeats itself Time and time again My gallery hung on these walls Dissections of the dead These statues I've petrified, fossilized Frame them for my crimes Demonize, dehumanize, rebranded to my preference Mechanized to feed my obsession eeeyuk Incinerate the useless subjects Collect the remains for reconfiguration Preserve the distorted imagery For my perverse methods of proficiency Radiation a man-made disease This planet deserves to breath Impenitence plagues humanity Creating cancer profiting off poverty Nuclear authority Solutions for the frail Document the devastation Let evil tell the tale Historical events are written at expense The commanding leaders invest in the press Descendants repeat the actions of the past Hungry to collect Historical events are written at expense The commanding leaders invest in the press Descendants repeat the actions of the past The world repays their debts Now that the archives are transcribed The foundation still withstands It's too late to cherish life, the bitterness is evident The hatred of mankind will not subside My Misanthropy was programmed in my mind Withdrawn and mortified Love blemished in this heinous life Extract the brains piece by piece, Mummify the corpses Liquefy the leftovers Preserve them for inspection The trials are at new location Your destiny awaits Follow the red carpet And exit through the gates
6.
Ladies and gentleman, boys and girls Welcome to this marvelous massacre We have an abundance of events still to come Take a seat, buy some booze and popcorn As you prepare to witness the slaughter Enjoy the show Unleash the acrobats Trained animals and trapeze acts Fire the human cannonballs And hunt your desired flesh Bathe in the blood the red carpet paved Dance in the flames with the deranged Come on over to the party made for you to enjoy The bitter taste of Solitude Plenty people here alone for you to join The ultimate fortitude Family and friends will be here when you call them It's of importance to tradition Cameras live it's almost time to start the ritual The pawns are on their way I always smile when we gather to grieve I always frown when they think it's time to leave This party is forever when we come together The only fortune to pay is a limb for me to dismember Contortionists are bending back Staring at the audience snapping necks Blood hungry for the next act The crowd goes wild People start to disappear Illusions brought to light Come on over to the party made for you to enjoy The sweetest taste of Solitude Plenty people here alone for you to join The ultimate fortitude Collapses when approached Welcome to my sanctum You're locked inside my home I can't stop craving violence It's too silent all alone Atrocious screaming is the only way to keep me calm Your death was determined it was my plan all along This menacing laughter is music to my ears Awakened by the bloodlust after slumbering for years I can feed this hunger by extracting all your fears My carnival of suffering shall rejuvenate their cheers I am the Ringmaster This is my affair Assemble into darkness Sink into despair Existence isn't a laughing matter Unless you're pulling the strings I'll play my part in this madness And let my hell unleash Torture is so heavenly it Brings me satisfaction The pawns I have collected Are dissected with precision A guaranteed pleasure For everyone to witness Your family and friends are the pawns who auditioned EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE Come on over to the party made for you to enjoy The sour taste of Solitude Plenty people here alone for you to join The ultimate fortitude Family and friends won't answer when you call them It's of importance to tradition Cameras live it's now time to start the ritual The pawns are here to stay Family and friends won't answer when you call them It's of importance to tradition Cameras live it's now time to start the ritual
7.
7th Sense 02:52
The odor lingers throughout the land Tempting reliance such a stimulant Occult science allures warriors Injurious, inferior lab rats New sensations awaken Simulating mutations of habitation The empire is contained inside this glass box Shrouded from the unknown eternally New sensations awaken Simulating mutations of habitation Our transition into a networked world Has dulled our senses We must reclaim the stronghold Draw your swords the stage is set Entice the crowd with violence and bloodshed These filthy games must come to pass Seize the shogun's throne and take his head Wake up and fight this autocracy Sacrifice yourself for the story You'll be a suitable subject To stimulate our senses Seven Spirits Sustain Shadows Seizing Suitable Servants Shameful Souls Succumb So Silently Strengthening the Software Shockwaves spread substantially Synaptic overload cybernetic seizure Survivors struggle shaking in their sleep Successful trials satisfy demands New sensations awaken Simulating mutations of habitation Our transition into a networked world Has dulled our senses When will demise unfold?
8.
Omission 03:14
I'm drowning in voices that won't leave my head Shadow figures haunt me, stalk me, waiting to take my place I paint a picture of ultimate distress Patiently waiting for different altercations The smoke consumes you Take another breath Abuse will follow suit Regret shall linger too I played a part in this fabrication My mind is feeding me lies amidst omission I will never return to my home A restraint Wrapped around my neck These needles pierce my eyes While choking on knives lodged down my throat Your sickness is poisoning me Our history is torturing me I played a part in this fabrication My mind is feeding me lies amidst omission This stage of retribution Will bring you to your knees You will never resurface again My plan has scorched your mind What’s come of this sick fucking memory You’ve become a different person Dismantling your legacy This world has torn you apart You only accept this suffering My heart was ripped out of my chest 21 years of misery
9.
The plague was real all along It's natural for every system built to break down Bound to a lifetime of entropy Disconnected from sanity Pathways have led us to nowhere (Nowhere) Leading us to where we began (Began) Persuasion led by deception (Deception) Estranged from the ones who've kept us sane Solitude has a soothing voice She's lured me in giving me no choice Memories of the past life have deceased Gregariousness is obsolete Disassociate to medicate your consciousness (Consciousness) The process to numb and relieve (Relieve) Increase the doses, it's the modern way to live Derealization is in full effect Solitude has a soothing voice She's lured me in giving me no choice Memories of the past life have deceased Gregariousness is obsolete All of the people inside With locks on their doors We'll inhabit the network of dreams Escape this cold, dull world so full of disease Reluctant eyes peering into the screen linked with your mind Delusions, maybe, hard to tell We'll collect our thoughts and attempt to spell Nothing but death to wait for Isolation was never the answer This story can't last forever There's no time to put the pen on the paper Let's all grow alone Let's all live unknown Until the roots decompose We all crash down into the soul home Human detachment Blank dead eyes Indulged in the vastness of the cyberspace Woven in webbing A grip so secure The spiders' everlasting feast Alone you plead to be Aboard the ship that you seized at sea Eeriness guides thee to the void The graves are vast and shallow All forgotte

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released November 3, 2023

Cerebral Cortex are:
Zion Bittenbender: Vocals
Jeremy Wodarski: Guitar/Clean Vocals
John Everhardt: Guitar
Brandon Gee: Bass
Cameron O'lalde aka Chainsaw: Drums

All music and lyrics written and performed by Cerebral Cortex

Recorded and engineered by Jeremy Wodarski

Saxophone performance by Paul Juhasz and recorded by Christopher Antelak (On Swarm the Earth)

Mixed and Mastered by Paul Francis of Get Right Recording

Art Direction/Layout: Tony Koehl

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Cerebral Cortex Toledo, Ohio

We are a Toledo-based Experimental Metal Band. We strive to create a unique metal sound with a vast variety of influences to keep listeners on their toes. Our lyrics mostly depict the human psyche and what drives some of the most heinous of us to commit atrocities. ... more

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