The Decay, by Orchid's Curse

The Decay

by Orchid's Curse

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1.	Better Men 05:42	lyrics	buy track
Bastard sons, have we all lost? Our purpose and our cause. 'cause we're so wrong. Guilted daughters, what have you lost? Your dignity was paused. Soiled and wronged. All too often Suffering in silence While suffragettes awoke To faded memories No... Never Again. These sins we make them walk with… Hold a depth of weight that we, cannot, contend. These scars we make them bear… For we are not better men. Broken mothers, who have all lost. Their purpose for their cause. But they weren’t wrong. Absent fathers, who have forgot. Abandoned and scattered. Spoiled and rotten. These sins we make them walk with… Hold a depth of weight that we, cannot, contend. These scars we make them bear… For we are not better men. We should be better men… We are not better men... No… Never Again. These sins that we make them walk with These scars that we make them bear These sins that we make them walk with We... Need to Be... Better... Men.
2.	Dead Idols 04:24	lyrics	buy track
It’s time for us to Scatter the ashes of a faded farce (a faded farce) Bringing us closer… Bringing us closer to the nothingness of somethingness Now let’s praise a stone, a dream… a flailing memory. Whatever gets us through this day with ease… it’s what you need. Truth is it’s easier For us to consume All of the lies that we — we have been fed Once we have accepted that all of our idols are dead! Were they ever here? But were they ever even real? Were they ever here? But were they ever really? It’s time for us to Scratch at the past of a fading art (a fading art) Bringing us closer Bringing us closer to the somethingness of nothingness Truth is it’s easier For us to consume All of the lies that we — we have been fed Once we have accepted that all of our idols are dead. Once we have rejected The truth that was in our heads. Were they ever here? But were they ever even real? Were they ever here? But were they ever really real? it’s easier For us to consume All of the lies that we — we have been fed Once we have accepted that all of our idols are dead. Once we have rejected The truth that was in our heads. Once we have accepted that all of our idols are dead. Once we have rejected that all of our idols are dead.
3.	The Divergence of Man 04:45	lyrics	buy track
They’ll come a day when... this loathing will spill like... molten that has been natured and nurtured in all that... that we have deemed worth glorifying. Yet callously we march, ...following our place in line. A self-destructive prophecy that only profit sees. But when this... comes undone. What ensues.... next... will be what we deserve........ What. We. Deserve. What ensues next will be what we deserve A self-destructive prophecy that only profit sees. Shallowness run amok, with a false sense of purpose. It will leave us... Will leave us all... fragile…. beyond belief. We will be awestruck... in our ability to watch it burn We will be awestruck... with our utter complacency Like a slow-motion genocide.I wish I could respect, this commitment to our long haul suicide. Superiority is on its knees — on its knees Now let us flow... without a sense of purpose. With nothing in our minds... Nothing but destruction. It’s what we have earned. It’s what we all deserve. It’s all down-hill It’s all down from here on out.
4.	Divided by Everything 02:31	lyrics	buy track
Go... at it, it’s fine. The stakes aren’t that high. It’s only the fight that’s our lives. Like Lord of the Flies In a “changin’ of times”. We’re ready to rumble tonight. Divided by, everything Bonded by, division So... Pathetic, the line. For which we divide. Like we are not all on one side. Like blasphemous tides. You’re in for a ride. This left versus right is a lie. Divided by, everything Bonded by, division
5.	Pay to Prey 06:24	lyrics	buy track
The gift is... underscored by the takers. The breath is baited... without weight is the scapegoat. If we pay to pray, how long til we are bankrupt? The moral fibers decayed, always... And now we pass the plate. So we can seal your fate... Just build a bigger cross. You’ll be closer to god. The tellers tell the tale, of tasteless times The sellers sell the sale, of salacious lies The worth is... undervalued by traitors The speech is weighted. Without place is the fate-full If we pay to pray, how long till we are bankrupt? The moral fibers decay, always... And now we pass the plate. So we can seal your fate... Just build a bigger cross. You’ll be closer to god. The tellers tell the tale, of tasteless times The sellers sell the sale, of salacious lies Oh my lowly child, giveth up your tithe For we need another palace in the sky

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The sixth release by Orchid's Curse

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released June 16, 2023

All songs performed by Orchid’s Curse
All songs written by Orchid’s Curse
Produced by Brian Jones
Mixed and Mastered by Mike Bowers
Recorded by Brian Jones except Drums Recorded by Palmer Jamieson
Album art by Keith MacLeod
Guest vocals on ‘Better Men’ and ‘Pay to Prey’ by Nick Jones
SOCAN member
Canadian Content MAPL

Album and live line up
Josh Hogan - Vocals
Brian Jones - Guitar/Vocals
Keith MacLeod - Guitar
Jason Szeto - Bass
Alex Wrathell - Drums

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Orchid's Curse Dartmouth, Nova Scotia

With over a decade of musical output, Orchid’s Curse create a beautiful amalgamation of brutal metal, progressive melody and intelligent thought provoking lyrics. Over the years, Orchid's Curse has shared the stage with: The Black Dahlia Murder, Children of Bodom, Every Time I Die, Exhumed, Cancer Bats, 3 Inches of Blood, Fuck the Facts, Misery Index. Alestorm and many more. ... more