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Atonement II B​-​Sides for Charity

by Killswitch Engage

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    Killswitch Engage are releasing Atonement II B-Sides For Charity. 100% of the proceeds will be donated to the COVID-19 Relief Fund for the Center for Disaster Philanthropy.
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Suicide of the mental In the mind transcendental Cauterized the wounds of a past life Beckoning from the birth unto the afterlife I look beyond this mortal encasement Severed beyond, beyond containment I am prepared to die Hear the battle cry Feel the spirit fly To the great beyond go I I am prepared to die As I testify To the great beyond go I Unafraid of my fate From within burns the will to live I look beyond this mortal encasement Severed beyond this life I am prepared to die Hear the battle cry Feel the spirit fly To the great beyond go I I am prepared to die As I testify To the great beyond go I Cut down this bitter dissension Killing the path of ascension We're holding on to the fear of the next world This fleeting location amid the many dimensions I have escaped to death and resurrection Unafraid of my fate To the great beyond go I I look beyond this life I am prepared to die Hear the battle cry Feel the spirit fly To the great beyond go I To the great beyond go I
2.
Dislocation from the stark vision of the hollow A vagrant love will lead me far beyond this sorrow Is it betrayal or just the clarity of my trial Replacing fear with a truth, a truth beyond denial I've lost faith in these hollow convictions I need something more I couldn't stop the pain from turning into resentment I look beyond my shame to find redemption I've lost faith in these hollow convictions I need something more Can't live in the shadows of your hollow convictions I need something more A part of me died that day and I'll never be the same again Can you set me free Can you give me peace as I call to you in the darkness I'm waiting for your voice to speak cause I need to believe Waiting for your voice to speak to me I'm calling out your name I'm calling out your name I've lost faith in these hollow convictions I need something more Can't live in the shadows of your hollow convictions I need something more Give me something more
3.
Leviathan is now approaching Seeping crawling on me Drawing closer to the center Anxiety torments me I know you by name it's always the same Fall from the light consumed from within Deep inside my hell is closing in Crying out you can't control it From the depths lurking inside Suffocating and imploding Rotting and corroding Nothing seems to pacify it It feels like an eternity Crawl deep under my skin screaming Leviathan I'll kill you within You will not win against me Leviathan this is the end The voices in my head This war is fought within You can't control me I will destroy in the end Crawl deep under my skin screaming Leviathan I'll kill you within You will not win against me Leviathan this is the end Ever changing circumstance triggering this dark war dance I'll fight against you I will annihilate you The killing of Leviathan The killing of Leviathan
4.
No Devotion 04:22
You have left me here to bleed But you won't get the best of me Always grasping on to something that's just out of my reach Caught between familiar feelings of anxiety and peace Conditioned to the pain Holding on to my disdain Give it all until the emptiness is all that remains You have left me here to bleed There is no devotion But you won't get the best of me I have no devotion I can see the truth in your eyes it's just yourself that you despise Victimized Twist the knife inside the wound Paralyzed So the pain won't die soon Strangulate Trap me under hold me down Suffocate In your bitterness I drown You have left me here to bleed There is no devotion But you won't get the best of me I have no devotion Crawling on my hands and knees My anger becomes my peace You won't get the best of me I have no devotion When you've given everything and have nothing left to lose When you come back to life break this cycle of abuse Are you strong enough Can you give it up And when you've left this all behind your spirit will heal in time No devotion You have left me here to bleed There is no devotion Crawling on my hands and knees My anger becomes my peace You won't get the best of me No devotion
5.
I feel alive again I feel alive again One last caress in a world so desperate Holding on to a shred of hope only by a thread Waiting for someone, someone to be there to remind us that we can heal our disrepair Can we not see there is a need a need to disconnect this cycle of dismay This desperation is now deeper than you know Longing to hear a voice to say you're not alone So with these words I'm reaching out to say that I fought through and found my way again This is where it all began I found the strength to try again I feel alive again I feel alive again I fight beyond the pain Looking through the darkness, the nothing, the worthlessness Longing for the light beyond the grey of sorrows song Before the fall is where the last hope is found Desperate for a release to give just a glimpse of peace A fleeting clarity A sense of things beyond our eyes We may never be complete but in this life we seem to feel alive I feel alive again I feel alive again I fight beyond the pain
6.
The skies will fall Judgment comes for the prophets of treason This is a song of vigilance sung for our redemption When the stark rise of ignorance comes it will feed contention See through device and incompetence suspect and trite don't empower them The earth shall quake and moan with thunder The seas will churn and drag them under No one can save you The end of the ages has come These skies will fall when you hear the voices call The time has come to destroy the prophets of treason Their fortresses will shake and crumble Now the time has passed to mourn our sorrow The prominent will bow to their knees as they will call for mercy These skies will fall when you hear the voices call The time has come to erase the prophets of treason From the ground you crawl when you hear the voices call The time has come to destroy the prophets of treason Your dominance will soon be undone To blot out the sun we fight as one to put an end to this madness Your time has come you will be undone The earth shall quake and moan with thunder The seas will churn and drag them under Fire will rain down from the skies above There's no escape for when atonement comes The skies will fall The earth shall quake and moan with thunder Judgment comes for you The seas will churn and drag them under The skies will fall Fire will rain down from the skies above Judgment comes for you There's no escape for when atonement comes The skies will fall The earth shall quake and moan with thunder Judgment comes for you The seas will churn and drag them under

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"These songs didn't make the final cut for 'Atonement'," says Leach. "Choosing which songs make an album remains a tough process for me. While the songs that made the most sense appear on the album, I'm still attached to every song I write. So, when the idea came up to put these B-Sides out and donate funds to a charity, I was relieved at the idea and the band unanimously agreed to the cause. I am proud these songs get to see a release, and to help others in the process is a huge bonus."

He continues, "These songs were written during a very difficult and uncertain time of my life. They are written with two perspectives: that of a struggling, angry, frustrated man having a crisis of faith, life, and love and a man finding the will and the strength to change perspective, try again, and to fight through it all. Although these songs may not have made the cut for the album, they are deeply meaningful songs that I believe in whole heartedly. Lyrically, they are some of my favorites that I have written. From the very personal 'Hollow Convictions,' 'No Devotion,' and 'I Feel Alive Again,' to the battle cry songs of 'Killing of Leviathan,' 'Prophets of Treason,' and 'The Great Beyond,' it tells the story of my journey and my view of the world around me."

The singer finishes, "Big thanks to Metal Blade for partnering up with us on this! Also thank you to Center for Disaster Philanthropy for their amazing work! Lastly, thanks to all of you for purchasing the songs and contributing to helping those who are in desperate need during these uncertain times."

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released May 1, 2020

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Killswitch Engage Westfield, Massachusetts

Killswitch Engage first shook the structure of heavy music upon climbing out of snowy industrialized Western Massachusetts in 2000. A musical outlier, the band pioneered a union of thrashed-out European guitar pyrotechnics, East Coast hardcore spirit, on-stage hijinks, and enlightened lyricism that set the pace for what the turn-of-the-century deemed heavy. ... more

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