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lyrics
I was to see that sight again
but once would have been enough
flames came from a human being
human beings burn surprisingly quickly
his body was slowly withering and shriveling
his head blackening and charring
in the air was the smell of burning flesh
as he burned he never moved at all
he burns
he burns himself to death
he becomes a martyr
he burns himself for our requests
he burns
he burns himself to death
he becomes a martyr
he burns himself without regret
behind me I could hear the sobbing
of those who were now gathering
I was too shocked to cry
too confused to ask questions
he never uttered a sound,
his composure stood in sharp contrast
to the wailing people around him
as he burned he never moved at all
he burns
he burns himself to death
he becomes a martyr
he burns himself for our requests
he burns
he burns himself to death
he becomes a martyr
he burns himself without regret
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I can’t believe I’m just now finding this band. I lucked into finding them by reading an old interview with The Skull members Eric Wagner, Ron Holzner, and Jeff Olson (All three formerly of Trouble, too). They’ve been broken up for almost a decade now. Such a shame; they should have and still should be HUGE! The vocalist has some amazing pipes! If you listen to the first song and don’t buy it, it’s quite possible you have zero taste when it comes to heavy music. Jason Gilbert