Skinless - Foreshadowing Our Demise
I. FORESHADOWING OUR DEMISE
II. SMOTHERED
III. THE OPTIMIST
IV. SALVAGE WHAT'S LEFT
V. TUG OF WAR INTESTINES
VI. AFFIRMATION OF HATRED
VII. ENSLAVEMENT
VIII. MERRIE MELODY
IX. POOL OF STOOL

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Recorded in the fall of 2000 at Max Trax Studios, Albany, NY
Executive Producer: Matthew F. Jacobson
Produced by S. Webber
Engineering and invaluable input by Bret(t) Portzer
Mixed by Portzer, Webber, Carpenter
Mastered at Max Trax Studios by Paul Benedetti
Published by Relapse Records (BMI)

SKINLESS are:
Bob Braulac - Drums
Joe Keyser - Bass
S.Webber - Vocals, additional percussion and noise
Noah Carpenter - Guitars

Live samples - Akim
Skinless logo by Adam Lewis, goreified by R.C.Van
Entire album sculpture by Ira Martin
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Studio and band photography: Alicia Zumback
Digital manipulaton and design: S Webber
Backing vocals in Tug of War Intestines by Greg Kennedy
Additional musical/lyrical contributions: Ryan Wade and Adam Lewis
Legal representation: Paul Rapp

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FORESHADOWING OUR DEMISE
no dispelling through retrospection, onresolved woe, flash burn wounds infection
light keeps dimming as wide eyes thicken, the dust I'm breathing burns
moral tics are synthesized, decipher scripts obscure
conjectured spirits ruled this land, the dust I'm breathing burns
decay, footsteps ahead of all, degenerate with care
it came here to claim lost souls and blow away the damned
reality, deceit, bleed through my eyes, fleeting insight of what could be
a blinding light will fuck humanity...
depravation of our breath, the circle is complete
no time to speculate, to feel, to see or even be
roaches flock to claim their throne as victors of what was
this tundra's theirs to rule supreme
ashes, ice and dust
light keeps dimming as wide eyes thicken, the dust I'm breathing burns
moral tics are synthesized, decipher scripts obscure
conjectured spirits ruled this land, the dust I'm breathing burns

SMOTHERED
cold steel, surgical dissection of memories lost to plague
lay to waste the newly spawned, our existence here has been dead and gone
blood drenched nihilistic slaves, iniquity guides their path
furthest point from purity reached in death, we're free.. at last!!!
once surreal dreams came true, smothered in a slumber unknown
caustic, blinding, bleeding, light, choke a last breath and die
exiled to a prison wall of death, placed by the hand of fate
the madness of oppressions onset, insight has now been plagued
counter creature now exposed, beast of madness and loss
blood drenched nihilistic slaves plundering the pure of light
incessant depletion of life, loss becomes our way
negativity carries us on and shall carry our carcass away
bleeding, dreaming, conceding to crush ourselves lose regard for self worth, fear no pain or wrath
extract yourself
for all the bleeding, dreaming, conceding to crush ourselves
lose regard for self worth, fear no pain or wrath
extract yourself corruption of our vision, blinding indecision, a black interpretation of our soul
cold steel, surgical dissection of memories lost to plague
lay to waste the newly spawned, our existence here has been dead and gone
furthest point from purity reached in death we're free... at last!!!

THE OPTIMIST
here lies our fate, a bleakly stained disgrace, a cross between two worlds of liberty and hate
nothing is forgone, we'll never see the dawn, accept the consequence and kill the optimist
banished, feel the scream, end of dreams
all is lost, all is lost...
indiscreetly bludgeoning the notions of our former selves
subtlety has been erased-anarchy's reign put in it's place
gods have fallen, hate is calling, witness the fall of the enlightened souls
follow that instinctual urge, satanic freedom, hell on earth
suppressed feeling you've had since birth is ripping from beneath your skin
abomination you've held within
awakening, to a world without restriction, freedom, escape the land of pain
solution, sites set on suicide, eternity lies in question
life is nothing but a failed intention
silencing, erasing the voice of reason, victimize, execute the pure of soul
ecstasy is found within the blood of revenge, horrify the weak, a reflection of themselves
indiscreetly bludgeoning the notions of our former selves
subtlety has been erased-anarchy's reign put in it's place
gods have fallen, hate is calling, witness the fall of the enlightened souls
follow that instinctual urge, satanic freedom, hell on earth
suppressed feeling you've had since birth
is ripping from beneath your skin abomination you've held within

SALVAGE WHAT'S LEFT
seething, inbreeding, ignorant, believing liars.....salvage
seething, inbreeding the fear of independence
inbreeding, feeding a cult of faulted reverence
anything we've conceived is everything but pure, tainted by a conscience that's groping for a cure
spiritual salvage, we claw for what we can, look above to man made hope to perish in the end
anything that we've conceived is everything but pure......
mindless belief, fat fucks led like pigs to slaughter, misuse free will and cry for all man's sin
forfeit all hope, in god we trust to take it away, slavage what's left, truth defies definition
within blasphemy exists the voice of reason, following through these lies of misdirection
my command of hate cannot be extinguished, deny my prophecy? you place your faith in fiction!
anything we've conceived is everything but pure, tainted by a conscience that's groping for a cure
disciples of conjecture, we claw for what we can, look above to man made hope to perish in the end...
real truth lies beyond reason. we will never understand

TUG OF WAR INTESTINES*
driving my automobile, watch out for that moose
ramming it head on, turned over in a ditch
nearly fatal blast, left me paralyzed in my hospital room I'm waiting for the family
children left unattended, they just want to chop me up
they are both laughing as my guts are strewn across the floor
hacky sack heart and monkey in the middle liver
hot potato pancreas, these are games with my guts!!
kick ball kidneys, leap frog lungs, soccer stomachs, tennis ball tongues-tug of war intestines
volleyball, baseball and shot-put with my head
use my arms for bats, watch as doubles and triples are smacked
testicle golfing, they're 15 under par, sanguine sports, tug of war, my grandchildren I do adore
tug of war intestines

AFFIRMATION OF HATRED
for Tony (R.I.P.)- a true testament to the pleasures of heroin
bleed tears down for dead and gone, explain this tragedy
injected dose of suicide, cleanse the self of worldly being
destination lost in life, death now has a name, a trial of morality ends, we have ourselves to blame
walk softly in our crossing paths through concealed destiny
lost regard for life or law results in tragedy
everyone dies here, arise to kill another day, affirmation of my hatred for morality
I long to live another age, to experience what we can not
and see beyond our years without corruption of uncertainty
we'll enter a pure realm beyond
affirmation of my hatred, trespass against me
conflicting paths of judgements passed result in tragedy
walk softly in our crossing paths through concealed destiny
lost regard for life or law, I destroy all I see
thinkong universal thoughts, not those tainted by deceit
a new realm beyond the wall of life, our degeneration must have meaning
it shall come and we shall rot like all those tainted by deceit
walking bags of piss and shit will have yourselves to blame
building dreams on nightmares, you won't trespass against me
steaming blood and stinking souls, at last a time that all is clear
so we struggle onward through this death
expire without meeting our true selves
the masses cling to fallacy without the courage to feel another way
it shall come and we shall rot like all those tainted by deceit
walking bags of piss and shit will have yourselves to blame.

ENSLAVEMENT
the hand of power thrives on the backs of slaves
the minds of millions suppressed and pushed into their graves
into their graves
children wander, with removed eyes led to worship and told the lies
bred in enslavement, born in servitude we'll take anything we need of you
mankind exists in slavery - a value placed on expectancy
no hope, suppress what you feel - give in and follow what you fear
mankind exists in slavery - a value placed on expectancy
no hope, suppress what you feel - give in and follow what you fear
mankind exists in slavery - another governs reality
dismiss your dreams as a lie - enslaved. disgraced you will die
asleep senses fleeing, drawn towards the light that is fading
wake to an end of reason, blind faith guides the path you are leading
as one our sorrow bleeds on blood & fear they feed
repent, accept fallacy, deny the truth.....you're free
constantly entertaining delusion, delusion of our freedom
a better way, another day, another dawn, another age, another slave.

MERRIE MELODY
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In a world of ultimate brutality it is important to maintain a sense of humor.
Lyrics indicated with an "*" written many years ago represent frivolous humor.
They serve as a reminder not take to take anything too seriously

POOL OF STOOL*
pool of stool
I slipped and fell into a manhole, I discovered I was knee deep in doo-doo
a wave of turds swept me away, floating away with the poop and pee
to a solid waste management plant
here I sit, with the shit - here I be, with the pee
pool of stool
how can anybody stand the smell, a two hundred megaton fart bomb from hell
diarrhea and vomit too, I float around in whatever you spew
my nostril hairs are singed from the aroma of human dump
here I sit, with the shit - here I be, with the pee
mouthfuls of slop, my tongue starts to swell, in the sewer my body is rashing
tread logs, tread logs, tread logs, tread logs
the curent's too strong, turds, piss, and scum are spinning and making me dizzy
swallowed by turds, swallowed by turds, swallowed by turds, swallowed by turds.
AHHHHHHH!!! Oh fucking no!!!!!