«I remember the first war, the way the sky burned
The faces of angels destroyed
I saw a third of Heaven’s legion banished
And the creation of hell
I stood with my brothers and watched Lucifer fall
But now, my brothers aren’t my brothers»
Turned away by a misrepresentation
Stained glass and white washed tombs
The hearts of those who spoke to you
Were never homes the God they tried to show you
They spoke out of prejudice and ritualism
They themselves were lost angels fold their wings
And they fold their wings
And weep along with us watching you shun Christ’s sacrifice
Shunning sacrifice
And they fold their wings
And weep along with us watching you shun
Shun
I remember the first war, the way the sky burned
The faces of angels destroyed
I saw a third of Heaven's legion banished
And the creation of hell
I stood with my brothers and watched lucifer fall
But now, my brothers aren't my brothers
Turned away by a misrepresentation
Stained glass and white washed tombs
The hearts of those who spoke to you
Were never homes the God they tried to show you
They spoke out of prejudice and ritualism
They themselves were lost angels fold their wings
And they fold their wings
And weep along with us watching you shun Christ's sacrifice
Shunning sacrifice
And they fold their wings
And weep along with us watching you shun
Shun
I'm 32 now and i still remember the time this album came out, even tho I'm not religious, i fell in love with the brutal heavy breakdowns and the one of a kind creepy screaming still to this day blows me away.. thank you so much for the amazing memories, Zao is most likely the band that paved the road to hardcore and metalcore for me
Of all the CD's I ever bought, this is my favorite. Saw many a good show in the late 90's. Thanks Dave H. For introducing me to Zao and the scene. Best show was the one on GCC campus.
I was listening and playing drums to the previous album at 16, when the band I was in played a show with zao in Cleveland. Small church, maybe 40 people there, this album just came out. Jesse Smith broke 5 drumsticks in the first song.( I rewatched the VHS continuously) drum set was sideways, no bassist. Bret Detar (juliana theory) and russ played gutar. LIFE CHANGING. I went on to play shows alongside zao and luti-kriss ( normajean) throughout the years. That night in Cleveland, I saw unrestrained passion. Spitting,screaming,broken sticks and cymbals missing chunks of metal. I learned there is nothing more impactful than passion without fear. Thank God for zao!