Bolt Thrower War Master Gavin Ward - guitars Andy Whale - drums Karl Willets - vocals Barry Thompson - guitars Jo Bench - bass - Intro...unleashed (upon mankind) 6:13 - What dwells within 4:18 - The shreds of sanity 3:27 - Profane creation 5:32 - Destructive infinity 4:14 - Final revelation 3:56 - Cenotaph 4:04 - War master 4:17 - Rebirth of humanity 4:01 - Afterlife 6:01 Unleashed (Upon Mankind) You watch in terror, in fear of your life Their execration revealed, only your death will suffice You cannot conceal, this reality from your mind As unknown powers, are unleashed upon mankind Unleashed upon mankind Running - in search of safety No escape - from [the] deadly wrath Screaming - you beg for mercy Silenced - by the searing blast You are forced to believe, this is for real Mind frozen with horror, as your body trembles in fear No prayers for deliverance, your gods you now forsake Summon courage from within, face your unperceived fate Unleashed upon mankind Awaiting - with expectation Impending - life's annihilation Annihilation [*sings something else here] Mass genocide - the resolution Now verified - out termination Now the stench of death, abides throughout the world As infesting plagues, cause agonies untold Unleashed upon mankind You are the final victim, no one else has survived Alone you now suffer, eagerly waiting to die The ending draws nearer, our extinction is justly deserved Through thoughtless intentions, this holocaust incurred The closing chapter finished, now face the torment and pain Through death it becomes clearer, mankind alone is to blame Unleashed upon mankind [*doesn't sing this] What Dwells Within An unseen force tears through your soul Revealing memories past life unknown Fervent emotions from deep within Inner transformation now begins Life before you cannot conceive Thoughts repressed denial to believe Precise identity you cannot tell Existing inside this mortal shell Summon the powers that dominate Grasp your inner strength seize control of hate A forgotten past a life of normality This sudden transition redirects your destiny Consumed with resentment hatred you now possess Potency awakened from eternal rest Through invocation to an existence you detest What has become of your humility Corrupted through change to anguish and misery As man's preordained fate now doses in You're a silent witness to what dwells within As man judges all by outward impressions Our status is classed through amounting possessions Whilst shrouding the truth through delightful [*sings "deceit- ful] expression Injustice presides by mass edacious obsession The Shreds Of Sanity Within your mind, you feel a force Striving to gain control, it burns you deep inside No one can help you now You try to focus on reality, feel your mind slipping An outside air of composure, but inside you're screaming Inside you're screaming White blinding lights, now turns your world to black Alone in silence, you prepare to meet the final attack Your mind now out of control, a psychological disease Your greatest fears envelop your mind - Infect it with torment Now totally insane, you cannot remember your life before A final vain hope, as you grasp for the shreds The shreds of sanity The shreds of sanity You cannot hide the fear, confusion eats at your will You lived your life upon a knifeedge of sanity As your grip begins to fail, the words echo through your mind Look what has become of your world [Your world] [The shreds...] The shreds of sanity [The shreds...] The shreds of sanity Profane Creation Constructed with vengeful hate The extinction of life, man's final plight We strive until the end Though none shall be taken alive A killing machine, programmed for death To destroy all that comes within [his] sight Mindless, created insane Mankind shall never survive Never survive Strength becoming weaker, as fear grows within Faced with eternal damnation, the end shall now begin Profane creation, the dawn of a new age Technology's progression, over man machines reign Enslaved without compassion, new masters of [the] earth we dwell Human life is worthless, in this automated living hell In the quest for perfection, life becomes obsolete Humanity faces deletion, this nightmare world is complete As we wait for execution, in silence we stand in line The total extinction of the existence of mankind Our futile life's now ended, free from the suffering and pain Our systems [now] are loaded, we have been created profane Profane creation, the dawn of a new age Technology's progression, over man machines reign Enslaved without compassion, new masters of [the] earth we dwell Human life is worthless, in this automated living hell In the quest for perfection, life becomes obsolete Humanity faces deletion, this nightmare world is complete As we wait for execution, silent we stand in line The total extinction of the existence of mankind Destructive Infinity You never thought life could come to this Man reborn to die upon the altar of war And now we stand, to face the truth This world now enslaved, bound by hate In fear of life now that the mindless control As the flame of hope for mankind now burns away For now you stand alone to die Whilst visions of horror infest your mind Destructive - Man's lust for power Infinity - A lifetime of war Destroying your world, again and again Suffering in torment, through agonizing pain Killing for pleasure, only the strong shall remain An arising slaughter, as hatred and terror now reigns Now reigns [*doesn't sing this here] Destructive - The world ripped apart Infinity - A never ending fear Destructive infinity [*doesn't sing this here] Final Revelation Born to suffer, through a lifetime of darkness Controlled by fear, held deep within your mind As your mind reaches a distant point Your soul beyond all pain You shall realize all that has occurred Were illusions formed from within your brain You now know the truth - Your mind is now set free You have broken the chains - That enslave all of humanity Perceiving - life's reality [An] Insight - to man's destiny A coherent existence, comprehension you cannot deny A meaningless persistence, confirmation you cannot defy We follow without thinking, as our life passes us by This newly acquired knowledge, clarified as we die In this kingdom of the mindless You [*sings "we"]are born to suffer Cenotaph [Cenotaph] Alone you stand - The final parody Destined to silence - A memorial to mortality Carved in stone - A tribute to the dead For nameless victims - Whose litany is unread Never Forgotten - War's memory lingers on A dark reminder - To mankind's oblivion This solemn image - Constructed with resolution A monument - To war's terminal conclusion Cenotaph Warmaster Throughout all time Within the past, present and future Man has sought to destroy All that stood in our way As man fights man In the epic struggle for survival The warmaster shall reign With oppression fed by a burning hate Hatred of mankind, twisted within your mind Corrupted by powers unknown, the downfall of this world The end of your life, beginning of human strife Destruction of this crippled planet Warmaster an inhuman prophet WARMASTER You shall obey all that he commands Hatred of mankind within your mind Corrupted by powers unknown, the downfall of this world Now once more...we rise to fall Man's destruction...in the final war Nothing's left...of the human race The planet's end...our destiny oblivion Rebirth Of Humanity Again we rise, to gain control From the burnt out shell, of our ruined world Reconstruction of civilisation This world - once ripped apart Now as life - again shall start Without thinking of our future generations Our world descends to apocalyptic wars Through desolate wastes of infernal devastation Man shall rise to take control once more From the wreckage of civilisation Through the ruins of this world Man shall rise to power And grow in strength once more But will man seek to destroy All that's been recreated Have we learnt through our suffering Only time shall tell Time shall tell Afterlife [Afterlife] As you feel, your soul depart from this world Prepare for a journey, to regions of the unknown Your life has now ended You fear the conclusion Cast into the dark realms Destined to the afterlife As terror, grips your soul Direction is uncertain Fear clouds your mind Ignorance your burden Afterlife Within the domination [*sings "dominion"] of the lifeless, you plead to die in peace Now despair for total forgiveness, trapped within your belief You lived your life as a follower, bowing to every command Your gods shall never answer, imprisoned in this land All is silent Held within Existing forever New life begins External desolation Your soul to give Enslaved for all existence - perpetual endless torment Reality is now dormant - within the afterlife