Lotus Eaters
from Hold Fast EP by Down In One
lyrics
Behold the grey men, wicked welcomes painted thick
They lay you down to spread your colours out to see
Still smiling wide while they wear your toils as their own
Then when the bulbs are burnt they'll find another ride
Pose for the congregation
Raise both your hands
These teeth of pearly white
Hide a silver tongue
Repeat the script before you
Show us that righteous fury
Cardinals and lotus eaters
Fake tears and empty grace
Behind the mask there's really not much to be seen
Just hollow parasites and manufactured sympathy
They lead the blind, always hungering for more
Trading your pain for numbers, full of useless promises
Pose for the congregation
Raise both your hands
These teeth of pearly white
Hide a silver tongue
Repeat the script before you
Show us that righteous fury
Cardinals and lotus eaters
Fake tears and empty grace
Fuck the paladins
Fuck this crusade
Fuck your theatre
No one's a true believer
Fuck the paladins
Fuck this crusade
Fuck your theatre
No one's a true believer
Just cardinals
And lotus eaters
Fake tears and empty grace
Pose for the congregation
Raise both your hands
These teeth of pearly white
Hide a silver tongue
Repeat the script before you
Show us that righteous fury
Cardinals and lotus eaters
Fake tears and empty grace
Pose, smile, raise your hands
Show us your righteous fury
Pose, smile, raise your hands
Show us your righteous fury
They lay you down to spread your colours out to see
Still smiling wide while they wear your toils as their own
Then when the bulbs are burnt they'll find another ride
Pose for the congregation
Raise both your hands
These teeth of pearly white
Hide a silver tongue
Repeat the script before you
Show us that righteous fury
Cardinals and lotus eaters
Fake tears and empty grace
Behind the mask there's really not much to be seen
Just hollow parasites and manufactured sympathy
They lead the blind, always hungering for more
Trading your pain for numbers, full of useless promises
Pose for the congregation
Raise both your hands
These teeth of pearly white
Hide a silver tongue
Repeat the script before you
Show us that righteous fury
Cardinals and lotus eaters
Fake tears and empty grace
Fuck the paladins
Fuck this crusade
Fuck your theatre
No one's a true believer
Fuck the paladins
Fuck this crusade
Fuck your theatre
No one's a true believer
Just cardinals
And lotus eaters
Fake tears and empty grace
Pose for the congregation
Raise both your hands
These teeth of pearly white
Hide a silver tongue
Repeat the script before you
Show us that righteous fury
Cardinals and lotus eaters
Fake tears and empty grace
Pose, smile, raise your hands
Show us your righteous fury
Pose, smile, raise your hands
Show us your righteous fury
credits
from Hold Fast EP,
released May 26, 2023
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Down In One Nottingham, UK
Back in 2014 four metalheads woke up with world-ending hangovers and a brand new band. We had a simple goal: Play loud,
party hard, decimate eardrums. In line with this we called ourselves the only thing that made sense: Down In One.
The line-up may have changed over the years but the game is still the same, we want to be a tidal wave of filthy riffs and unrelenting rhythm.
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discography
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May 2023 -
Nov 2019
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