Idol Worship / Idle Warship I

from Cultural Appropriation EP by Nyentek

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Lines as straight as arrows
Colors bright as dye
Harvested from beaten backs
Scorched in fields so lush

Shapes emblematic as much
As they conjure images
A glorious past once shared
A massive illusion of collective proportions

For whose lives was this blood shed?
From whose backs were these lines dyed red?

Stars gather in a constellation
Contained within a box so tight
Inspire us to venture far without
Never once to look within

If we search behind our image
Becomes cloudy and murky
Whose idols are now worshiped?
Whose ideals have been stripped?

For whose lives was this blood shed?
From whose backs were these lines dyed red?
For whose lives was this blood shed?
From whose backs were these lines dyed red?

Centuries ago we must have banded together
To fight, though perhaps not with much joy
A common enemy we had, to be sure
Although our convictions likely lacked vigor
When an invisible enemy far away
Appears to be a convenient scapegoat
The ruling class may prophetically profit
By coercing the masses toward armed conflict

For whose lives was this blood shed?
From whose backs were these lines dyed red?
For whose lives was this blood shed?
From whose backs were these lines dyed red?

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from Cultural Appropriation EP, released April 9, 2018

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