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Feed The Machine

by Rival Dojo

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Slave To The Routine Slave to the routine Clocking in and clocking out now Slave to the machine Sitting, staring at the screen Slowly going numb But I need to feel it, need to fight it Smash the screen and close my eyes at last Heart racing, gonna smash the walls down Breaking out of this cage I feel like I'm going to snap now Can't bottle up this rage When every day's the same I don't wanna play that game Time to run away When every day's the same I don't wanna feel that shame Time to run away Eyes are dry and strained Watching my life passing by now Conditioning ingrained To this desk forever chained Slowly going numb But I need to feel it, need to fight it Smash the desk and live my life at last Deep inside my mind I'll find my sanctuary Deep inside my mind I'll try to run and hide
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Black Friday 03:44
Black Friday Get ready for Black Friday The battlefield is set Throw a stranger under foot Because you haven't got your TV yet Cabalistic consumerism The capitalist extremes Hold your tablet trophy high As a trampled mother breathes her final screams Welcome to our big box warehouse store Enter and buy Into the lie We've got all that you need and more Enter and buy Buy 'til you die Extended hours, open all night Enter and buy Into the lie These sale prices are out of sight Enter and buy Buy til you die Feed the machine The American dream Credit cards and brawling scars and bodies in their wake The season is here to give and say thanks but America would rather take Get ready for Black Friday Gather your material goods Spend your savings on a fire sale Not because you should Just because you could Feed your greed with blood on your hands The swarming mass in a frenzied trance All for one but none for all Capitalism and violence This rapacious greed and avarice has gripped us all This system must collapse We're waiting for the final fall All these things we want but we don't need We've been consumed by our own greed
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Inferno 03:41
Inferno There is a fire burning, We just don't know it yet Someone will strike the match The spark that will ignite the threat Awake our generation Light the burning passion To fix this broken engine Inferno burns to ashen We have to find our voice We have to let them know We have to light the inferno We have to give them a choice Represent all of us Or spontaneously combust There is a wildfire Waiting to cross this land Spreading the flames of revolt Fueling those who take a stand Tear down the reigns of power Live free from their abuse Our future is in our hands We just need to light the fuse We have to find our voice We have to let them know We have to light the inferno We have to give them a choice Represent all of us Or spontaneously combust Inferno dispel the lies Give us the power to mobilize Inferno burn the disease Let's take the power from these thieves
4.
Karōshi 05:13
Karōshi I'm paralyzed by self-doubt Can't reconcile with myself Should be happy where I am now Wish that I was somewhere else Just want these thoughts to get out of my brain Sometimes I think I'm going insane Need the courage now to pull myself up off the ground Sing that sound All work, no play Everybody says to seize the day No work, all play Contemplating do I need the pay All work, no play Everybody says to seize the day No work, all play I need to search for another way Self loathing setting in now Can't see the clearing of this haze In a pessimistic cycle Lost myself somewhere along the way Just want these thoughts to get out of my head Sometimes I can't escape from this dread
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Decisions 02:21
Decisions Not long ago Used to think I had something to say Used to think I knew all I could know. Quick to find out that I was wrong And so in time, I realized I had nothing to say How could I even possibly know the answers with options and resources limited? I'll give you a choice Choose one of the two Decide right now No one can make decisions for you... You've been acting suspicious You think we don't see The changes within you Are reflective of what's happening to me. My goals are in flux The road is unclear Now is the time A direction appears to me, and you’ll find your own voice And something to prove A cause for yourself No one can make decisions for you... You've been acting suspicious You think we don't see The changes within you Are reflective of what's happening to me. We change in time You chose the crime I chose to separate Myself from your decline
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Spill The Red Two hundred years of history In the soil of this land The state has claimed a victory As I go down in my final stand We have to fight For a farmer’s rights We can't back down Spill the red on soil brown We have to fight For a farmer’s rights We can't back down You train your warriors elsewhere We don’t want them here Your weapons are not welcome We will not live in fear FIGHT Grass roots for our legacy FIGHT In the face of our enemy This is my final harvest This is my final crop These hands are made for farming This fight will never stop
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Transfusion 04:40
Transfusion This is the challenge you've been preparing for We've got your back, and we can give you so much more The darkest curse has overcome your daughter Now more than ever, she seeks strength from her father Drop everything, it will still be there tomorrow The hardest voyage of her life, and you must follow Nobody else can claim to understand what you're going through But we must pledge support, in any way that we can help you Journey on my friend A bloodline to defend Journey on my friend We'll see you through the end Blood goes in Sickness away The bloodline remains strong Rise up to find a way It's been a long time since we were close We may have even grown apart That never stopped us from keeping you And your family close to heart Journey on my friend A bloodline to defend Journey on my friend We'll see you through the end Blood goes in Sickness away The bloodline remains strong Rise up to find a way Blood goes in Sickness away Transfuse to save her life Strength in the face of dismay Friends will rally round the family Giving strength throughout adversity Transfuse a life and keep the bloodline strong So that one and all can carry on Carry on
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released December 4, 2015

All songs recorded D.I.Y. by Rival Dojo and engineered by Eric Martucci
Mastered by Brendan Bell- info@incomingaudio.com

All music and lyrics written and arranged by Rival Dojo except:
"Inferno"- music written and arranged by Rival Dojo, D. Blanchard and M. Dawe.

Rival Dojo are:
John Bourke- Guitar, Backup Vox
Eric Martucci- Guitar, Lead Vox
Gordon Attard- Bass, Backup Vox
Rob Gennings- Drums, Backup Vox

Cover art by Rob Gennings

"Transfusion" is dedicated to the Keays family.

"Spill The Red" is inspired by and written in support of Frank Meyers, an Ontario farmer who had his family land stolen from him by the Canadian military. We encourage others to read about his plight.

Thank you to all of our family and friends!

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Rival Dojo Toronto, Ontario

Melodic hardcore/punk from Toronto

Rob Gennings - Drums and Vox

Johnny Bourke - Guitar and Vox

Gord Attard - Bass and Vox

Eric Martucci - Guitar and Lead Vox
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