But there is no silence
My thoughts drowned out

(Screeching and grinding
Screeching and grinding
Screeching and grinding)
Resonates

Screeching and grinding
Resonates through a hollow shell
There is no great wisdom
There are no answers

I close my eyes, but all I see is red
I bite my tongue, but all I taste is blood
Once again they set their traps
Set their hooks, deep in my head
Too naive to think these forked tongues would themselves devour

I close my eyes, but all I see is red
I bite my tongue, but all I taste is blood
Once again they set their traps
Set their hooks, deep in my head
Too naive to think these forked tongues would themselves devour

Show me war
Show me pestilence
Show me the blood red hands of retribution

And the abyss stares back
Leviathan I
And the abyss stares back
Leviathan I

To break their hold
Strip the flesh straight from their bones

Cast their limbs into the gears of the beast
Bring this monstrosity to its knees
Cast their limbs into the gears of the beast
Bring this monstrosity to its fucking knees

Eye for an eye
Eye for an eye
Eye for an eye
Eye for an eye

I'll send this world blind

Show me war
Show me pestilence
Show me the blood red hands of retribution

And the abyss stares back
Leviathan I
And the abyss stares back
Leviathan I

Under a blackened sun
Beneath a hunter's moon
Seething

Dogs of war, they call for blood
But it will not be mine
Dogs of war, they call for blood
But it will not be mine


Lyrics submitted by alien13, edited by BlueDiamondx3

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    i agree with dmarry and burt.. and also i would say that this song has religious connotations too. leviathan is another name for the sin of envy. so i believe that this song is not about war in literal terms but in the sense of Man's insatiable greed and envy, which much of the lyrics allude to. in my opinion, the song is about how envy and greed will destroy us all. i think the title Leviathan I suggests the personification of Envy, rather than alluding to the title of the first part of hobbes' book. but the idea of the mentioned book is spot on. the war of all against all could be taken in the sense that we all envy each other in some way and want to be better than the other... one of my favorite parkway songs. and yeah most of parkway's songs are much more meaningful than the way that most take them.. love this band

    betterbringthearmadaon March 23, 2011   Link

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