Torrefy - Plague of Empires (Official Video)

Track taken from the album ’Life is Bad’ (July 1, 2020). Video by Keywork Designs (keyworkdesigns@). Lyrics: - Blackened blur of eternity leaving our motions still The spark of progress to spare lives began at the first kill A relay on two treadmills kills time as it erodes Development through destruction Smother fire with hot coals How have we learned? If not by our mistakes? What have we earned? Faster ways to decay Manufactured instinct of mass preservation cowers to the power of survival Hope has bred naught but resentment Pain has shaped our world The Plague of Empires Mirrors what it inspires Exponential fires The Plague of Empires So we contend with our fears By realizing more nightmares Etched in the scars of the past The scripture of our extinction With each new show of force Drastic acts become the standard How can we hope to