I heard there was a plaace
Where we're all one race
Color, gender, age never could dictate
I saw there was a time
When we valued all lives
Nobody oppressed, everyone had rights
Suddenly, in an age where the distance between us is binary
All we see, is an internal war friendly fire in the sky and respect on the floor

Constricting like a heart attack
A mythomaniac on the loose in the streets
Blood boiling with the burning heat
Of caustic defeat, now there's no turning back

Ha, so we laugh while the tides all turn
Maiting grey matter, voluntarily slaves
Always searching for the one real truth
So we can misconstrue it to sun our needs

Constricting like a heart attack
A mythomaniac on the loose in the streets
Blood boiling with the burning heat
Of caustic defeat, now there's no turning back

Ingesting, operant conditioning
Divine contamination, like lye on flesh, it stings
Trust your leaders, trust the system, reproduce, repeat
Never question authority, never suspect deceit

Always on the run
Can't remember where we're running to or what we're running from
But we're picking up speed
All the books and broadcast Jettison
Without their burden true ethics are freed
Extract the labels that lobotomize
And you'll realize we are all one
Fly or swim, fur or skin
We're alive, abolitionists rise

Constricting like a heart attack
A mythomaniac on the loose in the streets
Blood boiling with the burning heat
Of caustic defeat, now don't go turning back


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The Race Lyrics as written by Daniel Erlandsson Alissa White-gluz

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    The song is about a person who is competing against themselves and others in a ruthless and relentless pursuit of success and glory. They are driven by ambition and determination, and are not afraid of failure or rejection. They are constantly pushing themselves to the limit, and they are not satisfied with anything less than perfection. They are motivated by challenge and adversity, and are not intimidated by anyone or anything. They are confident and proud, and not humble or modest. They are aiming for the top, and they are not stopping or slowing down.

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