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| nothings changed the senates still corrupt & the emporer remains insane, and every day, is a new strain of slaughter, supply lines are less protected, evil on all sides, eye can smell the death on your flesh--creeping in, trapped within the twisting fingers of fear, and all eye see is ewe, that face, those eyes, burning like leprosy, eye can see u there poisoning the air, prostituing Nationalism, and eye want to attack, to rip out your heart and lay you flat on your back, and vomit a world of agony and truth into your throbbing illness of memory...and hate guides our way, eye long for the icy slap of a belt across my back, for the acceptance of death and blind cave war, the giving sleep of depression, the sweet elucidation of savage meaningless agression, chiseled in the meaty forearms of Mother Jupiter and his slave disciples, in the harem tents--outside, just beyond the edges--eye ride, a cycoptic mare in the fires of imagination. feeding my disease, a river of plagues, eye need something to remind me I'm still sinning that pain is important, that wurdz matter, that healing is possible, that eye am not alone ...in this --guard the houses--triple the watch,--Maidens, dig up your sorcery --sirens, sharpen your rocks..ewe will eat my pain again. whatever you need unite messiah ME --Wurdz by Otep Shamaya |
| OTEP July 01, 2002 3:07 p.m. Related Reading I have a feeling I should label this entry with a parental advisory sticker. Okay, so because I don't listen to the radio and I don't watch tv, I don't hear about new artists very often. often I'll go into a store (in this case Hot Topic) and I will listen to some band I have never heard of. Now, most of the time as of late, they suck, however...I did the other day find a band I like.
Now then, I didn't see the cover art before I listened to the cd, but I find it to be absolutely beautiful!.....in an abject kind of way. I mean ALL the cover art is GORGEOUS! I've been walking around showing it to every one. I mean, there is nothing I hate more than spending alot of money and getting a cd that disappoints me,...This one does not in the least. I've been listening to non-stop and...like I said showing the cover art to everyone. They have some very political views which I haven't quite figured out, as well as religious beliefs..(seems to send mix signals, ..In fact I had more questions in regards to these things after going to the website. But...they keep saying over and over that they are artists and this is artistic catharthis (the title of the cd is Sevas Tra (Art Saves) ....and I'm the last person on earth to tell someone that the thoughts and opinions expressed though their art is wrong or right, I mean it helps you release those thoughts and feelings which might not be popular, get them out of you, in a manner that is not harmful to others. (I'd say harmful to anyone, or one's self, but the chick has injuried herself quite a few times so I've briefly read.)) They are VERY hardcore, ...and I don't usually listen to hardcore music, but all the 'noise' is built on a hip-hop, very rhythmic, structure, so while it is much 'noisier' than I usually listen to, I can't help getting really into the beat. Also, the chick sounds alot like POE, except for the fact that she screams........alot, but it works. I also read on the website that they started working on their cd in september, which means this is a political act in music after 9-11. And there was one song that specficly jumped out at me earlier today that made me wonder if it was pre or post 9-11. (I showed it to Conspiricy theroist friend, he loved it. though, it IS so harsh that I can't quite say if I agree with it or not, maybe I do and just don't want to admit it to myself given the climate of the country right now...But, either way I find it incredibly thought provoking and beautifully written..I'll type it out anyway. (oh, and it is typed exactly as written in the L card, these are typos). "nothings changed. the senates still corrupt, & the emporer remains insane, and everyday, is a new strain of slaughter, supply lines are less protected, evil on all sides, eye can smell the death, on your flesh--creeping in, trapped within the twisting fingers of fear, those eyes, burning like leprosy, eye can see u there, poisioning the air, prostituting Nationalism. and eye want to attack, to rip out your heart and lay you flat on your back and vomit a world of agony and truth, into your throbbing illness of memory..." ~Otep "Thots" |
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