Name: Mad King
Duration: P00H05M35S
Description: Originally recorded for the album Disaster Awaits. A king’s insanity leads to destruction of his country and his own death.

Mad King

from Failure Of State by Absolute Darkness

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Originally recorded for the album Disaster Awaits. A king’s insanity leads to destruction of his country and his own death.

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Saw the chaos coming
Question was, how bad
Polarizing everyone
We knew it would be sad

Incompetence there to see
Failure was at hand

Danger ahead
Warnings clear to see
How can this be
Mad king was chosen to lead

Preaching to divide
Preaching hate the other side
Killing those who stand
For unity that’s right
Himself his only care
No regard for what is right.

Danger in sight
War and fright
He must be stopped
Country will be in flames

Allies are in fear
Enemies are closing near
His head in the sand
Ignores pleas for sanity
Lashes out at all
Who work to fix our coming woes

We live in fright
Of what he’ll do next night
There’s no predicting him
Everyone should fear

Danger is here
Predictions all ignored
How can this be
Mad king was chosen to lead.

Common sense ignored
Heeds no sane advice
Seems he wants to die
And bring us by his side
No way he is right
Mad King must die tonight

Country is in ruins
Brought by his lies
How can we fight
And leave some hope behind

His death the only path
Mad King must die at last
No friends to protect
Loyalty gone at last
Throne room bloody mess
There's hope for all at last

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from Failure Of State, released August 27, 2022

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Absolute Darkness San Francisco, California

Absolute Darkness is a Death/Thrash band from the San Francisco Bay Area. Combining influences of Cannibal Corpse, Death, and Amon Amarth, with the Bay Area thrash sounds of bands like Testament, Violence, and Exodus to form an unapologetically dark and politically charged sound of their own.
Ron Dorn - Guitar/Vocals
Douglas Vetter II - Guitar/Backup Vocals
Orson Sojo - Bass
Emad Dajani - Drums ... more

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