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A Public Execution Lyrics by Shadows Fall

Retribution

2009

The end
Spent my whole life dreaming waiting for the end
My head
Gave myself no reason for the violence in my head
Fuck the dreams I'm holding onto
Fuck all that still lies ahead
Fuck your ego, fuck your comfort
Fuck it all until it's dead

Fuck it all, fuck it all, fuck it all

The time has come for you to pay for all you've done
A public execution, violence has come
Murderous revolution, you will pay with your blood

Fear of failure, it drives a man to run
Screaming, staring down the barrel of a gun
Fuck the ruins laid before us
Fuck the blood that has been shed
Fuck excuses, fuck denial
Fuck it all until it's dead

Fuck it all, fuck it all, fuck it all

The time has come for you to pay for all you've done
A public execution, violence has come
Murderous revolution, you will pay with your blood

You will pay with your blood
You will pay with your blood

Your time has expired, destroying your empire
Your time has expired, destroying your empire
Fuck the ruins laid before us
Fuck the blood that has been shed
Fuck excuses, fuck denial
Fuck it all until it's dead

Fuck it all, fuck it all, fuck it all

The time has come for you to pay for all you've done
A public execution, violence has come
Murderous revolution, you will pay with your blood
Your time has expired, destroying your empire

About “A Public Execution” by Shadows Fall

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"A Public Execution" appears on "Retribution" in 2009.

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