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LIFETAKER

by Scolds

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1.
MONSTER 04:22
SO TAKE IT BACK, ALL THE LIES YOU SOLD. EVERY WORD THAT YOU SAID, NOW DECAYING AND COLD. COWARD. YOU’LL SLEEP UNDERNEATH. ALONG WITH EVERY SINGLE NAME THAT YOU BREATHE. LEAVE THE WINDOWS OPEN, AND DOORS UNLOCKED IN YOUR HOME. ENOUGH IS ENOUGH, BLOOD FOR BLOOD, I’M HERE FOR YOUR SOUL. IS THE AIR YOU BREATHE MAKING YOU SUFFER? SEVER THE FLESH FROM BONE I HAVE COME TO RID YOU OF THE BURDEN OF LIFE. I DID NOT ENTER THIS HOUSE, TO KILL ANYONE. BUT SOMETHING HAD CHANGED, CONSUMED BY THE FACT, THAT NOW I WANT YOU ALL DEAD. DRIVING THE BLADE PAST BONES AND ORGANS, TWISTING THE KNIFE TO SEVER AND PART. BODY TO BODY, ROOM TO ROOM. YOUR VOICES NOW SILENT, THROATS TORN APART. SLICE UP THE FLESH IN THE BATHROOM UPSTAIRS, ALL I WANTED WAS HELP BUT NOBODY CARED. I’LL TELL YOU THIS NOW AS YOUR NO LONGER ALIVE, I WAS CURSED AT BIRTH, I SHOULD NOT HAVE SURVIVED. I WILL NOT BE STOPPED, ‘TIL ALL OF YOU COWARDS ARE CHOKING ON BLOOD. I’LL HANG ALL THE BODIES FROM A TREE IN THE WOODS, FOREST OF THE DECEASED. HEAR SOUNDS OF ANIMALS, HERE TO CONSUME THE HUMAN FEAST. SLICE UP THE FLESH IN THE BATHROOM UPSTAIRS, ALL I WANTED WAS HELP BUT NOBODY CARED. I’LL TELL YOU THIS NOW AS YOUR NO LONGER ALIVE, I WAS CURSED AT BIRTH, I SHOULD NOT HAVE SURVIVED. I'LL WEAR YOUR JAW LIKE A CROWN.
2.
NOTHING 02:19
I AM GUILTY OF NOTHING. I DIDN’T HURT HER, I JUST LEFT HER TO LIE. I AM GUILTY OF NOTHING I DIDN’T KILL HER, BUT I WISH THAT I’D TRIED. THE PROBLEM IS THAT YOU LACK SELF WORTH. LIVE ON YOUR BACK, BUT YOU CRAWL THROUGH THE DIRT. MORE VENOM SPAT FROM THE SNAKES OWN FANGS. TRY TO SCARE ME AS MUCH AS YOU LIKE, BUT WE SEVER THE HEAD, AND THE BODY WILL DIE. YOUR SCALED SKIN. YOU FORKED TONGUE. YOU ARE NOTHING. YOU ARE NO ONE. NOTHING. NO ONE. I'LL CUT OUT YOUR TONGUE. FORKED TONGUE. SCALED SKIN. NO ONE. NOTHING.
3.
HEX 01:07
4.
GRAVEKEEPER 03:37
NO SECOND CHANCES. NO FUCKING NEXT TIME. THE DROUGHT IN YOUR LUNGS HAS COME TO AN END, THE CHILDREN YOU CURSED WILL LIVE AGAIN. TIGHTENING, YOUR VEINS BURST. DONT FIGHT IT, BREATHE IT IN. IN HER SHAME, INHALE SHAME. FROM THE WITCH, NO MORE LIES. DIG THE GRAVE, SIX FEET DEEPER. LOWER HER INTO THE EARTH. FILL HALF WITH THE CHILDREN SHE SLAUGHTERED, AND THE OTHER WITH SOIL AND DIRT. YOU FOOLED US ALL, YOU LED US ASTRAY. SO I'LL STAY BY YOUR GRAVE, EVERY NIGHT. EVERY DAY. NAIL THE CASKET SHUT. NO AMOUNT FAITH COULD HEAL YOUR BLOATED FLESH. NO AMOUNT OF TIME COULD REPLACE ALL OF YOUR BURNED SKIN. DIG THE GRAVE, SIX FEET DEEPER. LOWER HER INTO THE EARTH. FILL HALF WITH THE CHILDREN SHE SLAUGHTERED, AND THE OTHER WITH SOIL AND DIRT. YOU FOOLED US ALL, YOU LED US ASTRAY. SO I'LL STAY BY YOUR GRAVE, EVERY NIGHT. EVERY DAY.
5.
SEND ME BACK TO BIRTH, SEND ME BACK TO HELL. THIS DESIRE CANNOT BE HALTED. THESE CORPSES, THE FRIENDS I WANTED. THERE WILL BE BODIES THEY STILL HAVEN’T FOUND. THERE WILL BE PLACES CURSED BY THE BLOOD. SEVERED LIMBS AND TEETH IN THE GROUND. CORPSES STACKED, TIL’ THE EARTHS HAD ENOUGH. THEY NO LONGER FEED. THEY NO LONGER EAT. THEY HAVE NO NEED FOR SLEEP. THEY WILL NEVER SPEAK. DEATHBED CONFESSION. I DUG THE GRAVES FOR ALL OF THEM. EVER SINCE AGE ELEVEN, I'VE NEVER FELT SUCH HATRED. THERE WILL BE BODIES THEY STILL HAVEN’T FOUND. THERE WILL BE PLACES CURSED BY THE BLOOD. SEVERED LIMBS AND TEETH IN THE GROUND. CORPSES STACKED, TIL’ THE EARTHS HAD ENOUGH. THEY NO LONGER FEED. THEY NO LONGER EAT. THEY HAVE NO NEED FOR SLEEP. THEY ARE NO LONGER. IN CASE THEIR BODIES REANIMATE. I'VE LOCKED THE BASEMENT DOOR, SEALED FOREVER. THE BLOODS STARTING TO SEEP THROUGH THE WALLS. THEIR HEADS BURIED UNDER THE FLOOR. REMOVE THEIR EYES SO THEY CAN’T SEE WHERE I SLEEP. CUT OFF THEIR LEGS, THEY’LL NEVER LEAVE.
6.
LET’S SEE HOW LONG YOU KEEP THIS UP. DENYING, CONSPIRING, WE'LL LET THE POOL DECIDE. EXPIRING, PERSPIRING, AS I TIE THE FUCKING ROPE. SINK LOWER, GROW COLDER. YOU WON'T LAUGH WHEN I RIP OUT YOUR FUCKING THROAT. WE'LL LET THE POOL DECIDE, THE WHOLE VILLAGE COMING OUT TO SEE. WE'LL LET THE POOL DECIDE. CEREMONIAL GOWN, BOUND HANDS, BOUND FEET. SO NOW WE DROWN THE FUCKING WITCH, FOR DAYS I HAVE DREAMT OF THIS. MURKY WATER THAT FILLS YOUR MOUTH, LEECHES FEEDING ON THE SOFT PARTS OF YOUR LUNGS. ENJOY THE LONG SLEEP COWARDS. THIS BLACK CHASM OF MORALITY, WILL BE YOUR PRISON. THE FLOOR OF THE POOL, YOUR BED FOR THE NIGHT. ROT INSIDE. THE LEECHES, THE WORMS, THAT BLESS YOUR INSIDES. MOTHERFUCKER YOU WILL BURN. YOU WONT BE SEEN AGAIN, YOU MADE THE MISTAKE. YOU WONT BE FOUND, UNTIL THEY DRAIN THE LAKE. UNTIL THEY DRAIN THE FUCKING LAKE.
7.
PUNISHED 01:16
8.
LIFETAKER 02:34
THE TIMES MAY CHANGE, MY FEELINGS STAY THE SAME. I HAD NO PART IN THIS, YOU FUCKING DUG YOUR OWN GRAVE. SELF MADE DEATHBED, KICK YOUR OWN CHAIR. LET THE HEAVENS KNOW, YOU’RE NOT WANTED HERE. WALKED OVER ME LIKE I WAS NOTHING. I'LL NEVER FORGET WHAT YOU FUCKING SAID. AND I’VE BEEN WATCHING FROM A DISTANCE, SHE SHOWED NO RESISTANCE. CEASE HER WEAK EXISTENCE. YOU’RE NOT SPECIAL, YOU DUG YOUR OWN GRAVE. KEEP YOUR LIES IN YOUR MOUTH, BEFORE THEY CRAWL AWAY. EMPTY APOLOGY, EVERLASTING EULOGY. I CAN’T SILENCE THE VOICES. I CAN’T GIVE THEM WHAT THEY WANT. YOU'RE NOT SPECIAL.
9.
WITCH HUNT 03:20
USING SYMPATHY AS CURRENCY, LONELY WIDOW. ONE DAY REMAINS WILL RISE TO THE SURFACE. I'M NOT SCARED, I'M NOT EVEN NERVOUS. I HAVE NO FEAR OF GOD. I'VE HEARD THEY SET FIRE TO PEOPLE LIKE YOU. NAILED TO THEIR CROSSES, RECOUNTING THEIR LOSSES. START THE FIRE SLOWLY, WATCH THE SKIN PEEL FROM HER BONES. START THE FIRE SLOWLY, AS HER BODY IS RELIEVED OF ITS SOUL. (AND I’VE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS FUCKING DAY, FOR THE LAST THREE YEARS) YOU REPENT FOR ALL MY SINS, STARE IN YOUR EYES AS ONE FALLS DOWN YOUR FACE. NO JAW TO BED FOR YOUR LIFE, ETERNAL SLEEP IN THE GRAVE I MADE. SHE HAD NO TEETH, LEFT TO BITE AT MY HEELS. SHE HAD NO TONGUE, LEFT TO SPIT. THE BEST PART IS, NO ONE EVEN KNOWS YOU'RE MISSING. ETERNAL SLEEP IN THE GRAVE I MADE. NO HANDS LEFT TO LET ME DOWN, IMMOLATED ONE FOOT FROM THE GROUND.

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released April 24, 2020

All music written by Scolds
Lyrics by Ashley Emery
Produced, Mixed & Mastered by Adam Cox at ACO Studios
Artwork designed by Kirk Uy

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Scolds England, UK

Scolds are a 5-piece hardcore outfit from the South Coast. 2020 marks the debut of Scolds’ first album “LIFETAKER” (Out April 24th).

Their music includes a variety of modern metal riffs, weaved with melodic soundscapes, and their live performances are nothing short of explosive and energetic.
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