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MonstroCity Lyrics by Meshuggah

The Violent Sleep of Reason

2016

[Verse 1]
Skyline draped in shimmering red
Irradiant and treacherous
Neon prophecies hail the end
The capital of piety

[Verse 2]
Totalitarianopolis
City of dread
The glorious streets of dystopia
Continuously running red

[Pre-Chorus]
This is where self is relinquished
Autonomy sacrificed
The idolatry of tyrants
Compulsory

[Chorus]
Welcome, all, to MonstroCity
Where norm is that of the insane
All is illusion in MonstroCity
Bow to it, it knows your name

[Guitar Solo]

[Bridge]
Relishing the idea of damnation
"The wailing and gnashing of teeth"
They know for sure where judgment's due
"What's above and what's beneath"

[Instrumental Interlude]

[Pre-Chorus]
This is where we fail
Where the self-righteous reign
The empire of imaginary ghosts
This is blind credulity's domain

[Refrain]
MonstroCity
MonstroCity
MonstroCity
MonstroCity

[Verse 3]
In here, everyone knows "the truth"
Which unforgiving icon is real
Intolerance and prejudice
Saturates their zeal

[Pre-Chorus]
This is where self is relinquished
Autonomy sacrificed
The idolatry of tyrants
Compulsory

[Chorus]
Welcome, all, to MonstroCity
Where norm is that of the insane
All is illusion in MonstroCity
Bow to it, it knows your name
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About “MonstroCity” by Meshuggah

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"MonstroCity" appears on "The Violent Sleep of Reason" in 2016.

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