""Lord over creation Hands across the nation Woe to human kind Woe to human kind (STAND BACK) - You burn the medic (THROWN BACK) - I'm broken (STARE BACK) - Attack attack attack (THE NEW BLACK!) - THE FACE OF CREATION Woe to you mankind And it can never be held in stasis What on your mind? WOE TO YOU MANKIND (STAND BACK) - You taste the taste (THROWN BACK) - I'm broken (STARE BACK) - Attack attack attack (THE NEW BLACK!) - THE NEW BLACK SLEEPWALKING Your lack of vision is the division Theres no vision in your mind back the FUCK OFF In time... Same thing as... but off With the vision in mind Superficial is time Inquisition the mind in the FACE OF CREATION In morning they will come alone And we arise as if a new day's dawned for everyone But now we know... as much as we don't show... OUR WORLD HAS BEEN BLACKENED""


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The New Black Lyrics as written by Devin Townsend Byron Stroud

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    This song is definitely about how all these fuckers are trying to get a piece of Dev and get him to produce music faster than he can, and to only do SYL. Hell, this is the only Devy song that shares a name with its album (except maybe ZTO), why do you think that is? It's about the album itself.

    Ampulex_Compressaon April 21, 2008   Link
  • +1
    General Comment

    This song is definitely about the album itself. He's saying goodbye to his own craziness and telling the industry to go fuck itself.

    Ampulex_Compressaon October 22, 2010   Link
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    I think it's about the end of the world

    BobbyjointRitualon October 03, 2008   Link
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    My Opinion

    "In time...same thing as.. but off"

    Sounds like a premonition of "Deconstruction"

    stevenboon April 02, 2013   Link

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