The Making of “Kukulcan” After innumerable travails a massive effort was undertaken to complete this new album, which preparation and production -stalled and interrupted by unanticipated and negative circumstances beyond absolute control since recording began on March 2009 - passed through the hands of 4 separate engineers (including Giardina) within the span of over 3 years; a Herculean task which is now finally ready to see the light of day. That said, our deepest apologies for the delay to all the fans and critics (old and new) and on behalf of all TE members - past and new - we thank you immensely for your continuing appreciation and support, and hope that you will understand what this album is truly all about. Andy Dracons Giardina reprises his role on vocals and as "sonic transducer," but is also handling guitar and bass duties on this new LP, with Brian Davy appearing on Drums. In addition Giardina lent his hand to the final mixing of the album, and finally remixed and mastered it himself at the end of 2012 after all hope seemed to be lost. In 2010 Total Eclipse went on a North American summer tour as main support to Imagika, and after 2 years of searching for musicians to reform the band while simultaneously trying to complete “Kukulcan”, Giardina – with a new bass player, a new guitarist and a new drummer in place - now looks forward to hitting the stage and writing new prog/power/thrash material for another album. The new line-up (the 3rd in the history of the band) is comprised of the original vocalist Andy Dracons Giardina, Derek Gorman (Bass); Dan Gorman (Guitars), and Derik Ziperle (Drums). Personnel: Andy Dracons Giardina: All Vocals, Backing Vocals, Harmonies, Guitars and Bass Brian Davy: Drums All Music and Lyrics by Andy Dracons Giardina, except for “Airlift” (Music: Andy D. Giardina and Bryan Davy, Lyrics: Andy D. Giardina) Recorded, Engineered and First Mixing by Yoshi Haraguchi at Faultline Studios, San Francisco, CA (2009 – 2010) – Additional Recordings by A.D. Giardina at Dracon’s Cave Studios, San Francisco, CA (2009 – 2010) Additional Mixing and Engineering by Pete Deutscher at Potrero Post Studios, San Francisco, CA (2011) Remixed by Mr. B in Seattle, WA (2011-2012) Final Remixing and Mastered by Andy Dracons Giardina at Dracon’s Cave Studios, San Francisco, CA, November – December 2012 (Mastering completed at 10:48 pm, December 30th, 2012) All Mixing and Production Supervised by Andy Dracons Giardina Produced by Andy Dracons Giardina and Mr. B * Intro Guitar Solo on “KUKULCAN” by Mr. B (appearing courtesy of himself) Cover Artwork: Sergio Giardina Cover Concept: Sergio Giardina and Andy Dracons Giardina Logos: Sergio Giardina and Denis McCauley Digital Effects: Denis McCauley Additional Artwork by Dracons Track List: 1) Avenger 2) Deluge of Fire 3) Resolution # 9 4) Rise of the Oppressor 5) Airlift/ Blood-Drenched Sands of Babylon 6) State of Repossession 7) Kukulcan 8) Slaughtering the Whore of Babylon: Part I. The Siege/ Laying Down the Ramparts Part II. Destroying the Dragon with Magickal Runes of War 9) Where Your Body Lies Total Eclipse “Era Mega Apocalypsis” 2013, All Rights Reserved, Unauthorized Duplication Prohibited by Law TOTAL ECLIPSE Past Releases With 4 successful world-wide releases to their credit- The ground-breaking "Guardians of Metal" mini-cd (Indie, 2000), a highly acclaimed 1st album, "Ashes of Eden," released under a major record label (Limb Music, 2003), the 2nd LP, "Spellcaster" (Independent, 2009), all highly praised by the international media- and now with a 4th official worldwide release, “Kukulcan” (Independent, 2012/2013) - Total Eclipse are recognized as being one of the bands principally responsible for reviving the dormant metal scene of the late 90s in the San Francisco Bay Area and leading a new wave of metal across California and the world. Their music is now also available for digital download on all the major portals like Cdbaby, amazon, i-tunes and others (http://www.cdbaby.com/Artist/TOTALECLIPSE1). SPELLCASTER LP Info (& Thanks go to…): The last album "Spellcaster" (officially released independently in 2009), like our 1st LP (Ashes of Eden, LMP 2003) and the “Guardians of Metal” EP (Indie, 2000) has also received excellent reviews by some of the top metal writers and publications/webzines around the world. Some of these include rock writer icon Beppe Diana who nominated it "ALBUM OF THE MONTH" on HARD'n'HEAVY.org (ITALY) for November 2009; Michael Kohsiek of ROCK HARD Magazine (Germany), who gave it 8/10 pts in his review; THE METAL OBSERVER which rated it 9/10 pts.; Michael the MettleAngel of THE METAL COVENANT - 8/10 pts.; Kit from Metal CD Ratings.com- 3.5/5 pts.; Randy “Rocket” Cody of THE METAL DEN – 3/5 pts.; Scott Ward from Sea of Tranquility.org – 4/5 pts.; Stefan from METAL TO INFINITY (BELGIUM) – 96/100 pts.; Theodosis Miras from Secret Port Records/Metalmare.com (GREECE)- 9/10 pts., and many more. Our heartfelt thanks go to them and all the others for taking the time to review our albums, for their excellent observations, their support over the years, and for understanding the message of TE. Additional Thanks (for Kukulcan): GOD, all the FANS (the Sons of Hermes and the Legions of the Golden Order of the Watch) for not giving up on us, Brian Davy (could NEVER, ever have done this without you brother, thanks for sticking through this with me – you were my only hope); Gary Pryor our session bassist for the 2010 Tour; Sergio & Marina Giardina, I miei adorati genitori without whom this album would never have seen the light- un bacione; La mia Nonnina (Annamaria Liberi) R.I.P. and thanks for always understanding me and caring for me- if there are saints you certainly are one, Rest in bliss on the right side of God; Giorgio (sempre nei miei ricordi, Riposa in Pace), Christian, Elaine e Marina Ghiron; Pietro Butti my Godfather; Alberto Molinari my second Godfather(R.I.P.) and consort Orietta and family- won’t forget the great skiing trips and the visits; Ryan Raes our Manager (Distilled Entertainment) thanks for the patience, for all the invaluable help, and for believing; Princess Sweeps and Mighty Jed (Chubst!) - my IMMORTALS who kept me sane with good vibes and their priceless company, REDSTAR (You know who you are, looking forward to more healing Magick), DRACONS, Goh-Barr, MICHAEL, GABRIEL, Xerxes and Djainn for giving me courage, Divine illumination and WILLPOWER, Rocky and family - Corsaro, Blackeye – and Magenta, Ruby, Skylore and Aria for teaching me the lessons I need to learn the most and for their great company during troubled times; Yosh Haraguchi for the great work and the effort during the recording and 1st mixing process; Pete Deutscher (thanks for the excellent work brother and for making the sound so much better - more than I had expected, I will never forget it); John Winters for resurrecting an “undead” corpse and for his creative contributions to the sound of the album; Mario Perotti from Powerslave and Dave Pirtle from Zero Magazine, Rob Preston, Scott from Club Cocodrie, Craig at The Ol’ Club Boomerang (the best sound tech in the world!), Metal Steve at Amoeba Records (SF) and Crebain/Horns of Dargoth, Lucifer's Hammer, Kimo's metal nights, The Giardina Stormbringer Metal Show, Murio's Bar in SF, Daryl for his priceless advice, Samuel Edwards and family; Wild Bill, Moon, Cowboy Greg, Waterfall (R.I.P) James Kalt, Denis MC, Greg, Corina, Nicole, the whole gang at Cindy’s market for making life enjoyable (Larry and the Swift family, Tony and Marcella, Ron u owe me twenty bucks lol, Joseph the coolest dude cuz he digs metal, Jacob and Jonas, George gimme some wine lol, Uncle Ed and family, Grant Jacobs for all the intellectual conversations and for understanding, Jason R.I.P. brother, Josh and Kyle stay outta trouble boyz,) Irablack and Vicious Rumors, Steve Rice and all the boyz from Imagika (Thanks for taking us on tour guys and for the help and advice, best of luck for all your future endeavors), Denis from Sentinel Steel Records, All the bands we played with on the 2010 North American Tour, Lance and Skitzo, Stone Vengeance, Deplete, Pandemic (“Infecting the World” will always remain one of my favorite albums of all time, and I’m glad I could be a part of it), All the bands who inspired us and the making of this album from Iron Maiden to Pantera, W.A.S.P., Judas Priest, Rainbow, Led Zeppelin, Queen, Queensryche, Marilyn Manson, Danzig, Vai, Satriani, Ronnie James DIO (R.I.P. and thank you for all the wonderful music; I will never forget the honor of meeting and chatting w/ you in 2007; Your words live on - Never Forgotten, now you have crossed on into the Golden Path), Guns' N 'Roses, DOWN, Superjoint Ritual, Warrant and Jani Lane (a fantastic singer, R.I.P. and thank you for inspiring true hard rock fans such as myself) Slayer, Megadeth, old Metallica, Testament, Anthrax, Cradle of Filth, Behemoth and many more. Andy Dracons Giardina About the Album The central theme is essentially the Mayan God of Light Kukulcan, the essence of Krishna/Christ Consciousness, known under different names among various cultures (ie. Quetzalcoatl/Viracocha in the Mexicas, Cuchulainn among the ancient Celts, to mention a few examples) - NOT a Blood-god requiring sacrifices, as later generations of Mayans erroneously portrayed him - and ties in to the effects expected as a result of the galactic alignment of the planets within our solar system with the sun and the center of our galaxy, which occurred on Dec 21st 2012, at 11.12 am; an event signifying exposure to higher subtle frequencies meant to make us ’leap” ahead in consciousness to a higher level of awareness, and thus enable us to use our psychic powers to a greater potential in order to affect and reshape at will this illusion we insist on calling physical “reality” (the space-time matrix), so as to make it a better world fit to live in. From a strictly scientific standpoint, whether or not the poles will shift anytime soon as also astrophysicists have speculated, it is possible that the planet may instead simply “readjust” its position, as confirmed in fact by the recent shift in the Earth’s oscillation/rotation around its axis and as predicted by the Mayas. However, solar flare activity has indeed been intensifying since 2003, giving rise to the Tsunamis, earthquakes, volcanic activity and drastic climate changes we have seen increase since that year (including- last but not least- heightened chemtrail activity over urban areas in the U.S. particularly) having reached a maximum precisely in 2012 (this is based on recent scientific calculations and that is an undisputed fact). But there is also the multidimensional aspect of the matter; the elevation of consciousness resulting from exposure to new cosmic energies opens up doorways or portals into other dimensions, parallel universes, other vibrational frequencies of existence which at the current state of consciousness present among the masses, many people cannot perceive. We may says that if parallel universes exist, and there is a multiverse which encompasses all the possible infinite universes, then the superstring theory and its derivates prove that everything is possible, past, present and future are one in accordance with Einsteinian relativity and the Unified Field Theory, and thus everything we can conceive in our minds (drawn from the “eternal world of ideas” as taught by Plato for example, or Teillhard de Chardin’s concept of the “noosphere” and Carl. J. Jung’s “Collective Unconscious” - repository of human ancestral and archetypal knowledge- or the Akashic Chronicles of Vedic lore, for that matter), must exist somewhere at another vibrational level of frequency. So we must deduce that spider-man, Santa Claus, gnomes and elves and Donald Duck could very well exist as real entities in some other dimensions, as may many other iconic figures – some of which may have been manufactured by our minds and molded into “thought-forms” or “tulpas”, which is what the Tibetan Buddhists define as psychic entities or thoughts who have assumed a definite set of individual (and / or semi- physical) characteristics and have been literally “created” and given concrete form by the subconscious of an individual (the techniques of Chaos Magick deal precisely with this aspect). The biggest problem, of course, is differentiating between “tulpas,” creations of the subconscious, and those beings who exist in and of themselves. This is a thematic element which is present in some of the songs, and very relevant to what is expected to occur following the 2012 galactic alignment. All the songs are very contemporary; like the dragon biting its tail there is an element of continuity uniting ancient and modern as well as envisioned future traditions, because it is all coming back to the beginning after all. For these reasons the title track, “Kukulcan,” is an homage to the Mayan “Feathered Serpent” god of light, for he was known as a great civilizer. He taught the people all about agriculture, hunting, the building sciences, astronomy/astrology, etc. and then, seeing that man would not turn away from his violent war-like ways, disgusted he departed in his plumed serpent and returned to the stars, promising that one day he would be back. Once again the sound in the “Kukulcan” LP follows a natural evolution comparable to the transition in style from the EP (Guardians of Metal, 2000) to the first world-wide album release "Ashes of Eden" (LMP, 2002/03) to the last LP "Spellcaster," (Independent, 2009) as they all sound quite different, still while retaining their own, distinct quality the original stamp of Total Eclipse remains evident throughout. The unique tuning style varying from tune to tune and proper to each song individually, reveals another aspect that makes the sound of this album original, and was employed intentionally for the precise purpose of creating a sound that went outside the boundaries and the conventional standards of the music industry -- an album with a sound that would conform to the beginning of a – hopefully - New Golden Era. As a result, the new musical approach in this album can be considered wholly modern, yet traditional in some aspects, heavier, darker and more aggressive in some parts and incorporating diverse metal styles ranging from power/thrash/melodic/prog/hardcore to groovy heavy rock/ heavy metal and only some elements of melodic death/grindcore metal among others; somewhat different from what was done before but nonetheless it is a natural evolution in the sound and style of the band -which remains original and with a stamp of its own - and perfectly in keeping with the Spirit of the Times. In ultimate analysis, “Kukulcan” represents an alchemical synthesis of diverse metal genres to which we all, as rock/ metal fans, pay tribute. In esoteric/occult terminology it is a magickal device; it results more precisely into the “quintessence” borne out of the union of the four major human virtues and pillars of wisdom, “Planned in the suites and all the rooms of the Tower of Babel” - to paraphrase the great master Eliphas Levi - and formed within the indestructible crucible of everlasting faith, strength, honor and justice, in the name of freedom for ALL and as a salute to the valiant efforts, courage and heroism of resistance fighters everywhere engaged in gladiatorial combat against oppressive dictatorial regimes. It reveals the unshakable will which, through “suspension of disbelief,” comes with true absolute and total belief in the unbelievable: in the existence of all the super sensible dimensions encompassing the one multi-verse. Visualization is POWER and the THIRD KEY that opens the triple locks to the hallway leading into the Chamber of the Holiest of Holies. In this Year of the Great Frequency resulting from the prophecies foretold and the present Solar/Galactic alignment, this album is especially an invocation and a dedication to the Divine Light of Krishna/Christ consciousness and to all the deities merged into the Divine Cosmic Triad, reflecting in unison the Divine Cosmic Energy of the G.A.of the U.- (Energy Frequency 13 AHAU) throughout the four corners of the multi-verse. So it shall be, as it was then, NOW and forevermore. Album Lyrics AVENGER Fate, you ROTATING WHEEL, striking down both Beggar and Thief Step away for the time being, and let the punishment begin No fear of DEATH when you hit GROUND And all alone in the DARKNESS of a new Life(Lie) Where the 4 HORSEMEN AwAiT This is the last Ride, from now on you must crawl Don't mess around at the last STOP, and give what you've got to show Pack your bags and go, I'm coming after YOU And I'll destroy your beliefs like you did to me Well here he comes, A RESILIENT motherf%$^/^ Always wanted to test your faith in this three-ringed CIRCUS of PAIN Somebody said: "You've hit the ground" Another said:"...And you're ALWAYS a step behind" NOW they're GONNA HEAR THIS: This is the Last War The RAPIST now must GO They've HEAPED up GOLD in the End of DAYS To make a name of their OWN Practiced the ART of War, avenged 10,000 fold On through the EYE of the STORM and across the GLOBE (SOLO) Vengeance from above, listen to these words, Death ad Doom Pull out Falling through the toils of Foreign Sands And cast forward, into the circles of HELL No return, expected FRAGMENTATION No return, expected Confrontation(CONDEMNATION)of SELF No return, expected CONFRONTATION, NO return Enacting the CULT OF WAR Avenged 10,000-fold, on through the EYE Of the Storm Captured The Flag of War, FOREVERMORE Forevermore, Forevermore. DELUGE OF FIRE Felt the Deluge of Fire rise Their descending ARROWS would strike a Martyr’s hide Better to MARCH IN straight through their LINES While the flight of the Valkyries closes the NIGHT (Chorus) The Fools didn’t fall from the Sky Take notice we’re NONE of their kind False Prophets who took their ADVICE At the turn of the UNENDING TIDE The TIDE Arise in the Great Aeon of TWILIGHT I have emerged EVANGELICAL from Darkened TIMES Their descending armies would NEVER find Their way through an ARMOR unweathered by FIRE Since BIBLICAL TIMES (Chorus 2) The Fools didn’t know where to STRIKE Be careful we’re NOT of their KIND Like TITANS who stood on the HEIGHTS For the clash of the COALESCING TIMES And the journey goes on and on With NO signs left to see them coming And no WARNING that shall be given Raise a SANDSTORM And aim LOW Hovering low behind enemy lines On CRIMSON WINGS comes the MERCURIAL BRIDE With GRYPHON’S EYES and TALONS that tear through the NIGHT Shooting LIGHTNING and blazing from SIDE to SIDE (Chorus 3) Arise in the Great AEON of TWILIGHT I have emerged EVANGELICAL from Darkened Times Their Descending ARMIES could NEVER find Their way through an ARMOR unweathered by TIME And protected by HEAVENLY FIRE Forever protected by HEAVENLY FIRE RESOLUTION # 9 Well there’s many a SLIP between a tongue and a LIP An unhinged promise that borders on the EDGE of your LIFE Forever surrounded by the IGNORANT BASTARDS Who make NEW WARS out of the PAST (Chorus) Revolution I’ve heard that WORD before Resolution Let it burn on and on Let other MEN live their SCATTERED LIVES Set sail for the UNDERGROUND, the Caves of the MIND Where the SERPENT Writhes and SHINES in the SUN And the Battle RAGES ON, and ON (Chorus) Revolution I’ve heard that word before Resolution Let it burn FOREVERMORE (Solo) (Chorus -Repeat) Some were Burned at the STAKE for less but I won’t give IN Never been SCARRED by the CLAWS of INFAMY And you can write this on your EPITATH when you go NO battle’s EVER fought for a LOST CAUSE They just keep SPITTING out BULLETS and LIES aimed to DECEIVE They’re ALL far out of REACH from me And you can take this down with you to your GRAVE when you DIE No battle’s EVER fought for the LAST TIME (Chorus – Repeat) Dragged the LAST SNAKE right out of its CAGE An unsuspecting WORLD has met a new FOE It won’t be the VIRUS that will kill us all But the LIES that we tell to those who are CLOSE Those who are CLOSE RISE OF THE OPPRESSOR It CAN’T end, can’t end, can’t end like this I’ve proved myself more than once Before the CRUEL Dictator began To Spread the VIOLENT SERMON Gotta beat the dEVIL at his own GAME Because the time is right There’ll be no end until they’re DEAD Down in the grave or where THEY STAND Sometimes they call me devil’s SON Case of MISTAKEN identity Grim day in store for ALL the DAMNED In SPITE of ALL the Warnings The rise of the OPPRESSOR In the RESURRECTION Temple (H. to J. & B) I’ve proved myself more than ONCE Before the UNBELIEVER Drove SPIKES into my EYES Right IN BETWEEN my EYESIGHT Before they’re DEAD Before they’re DEAD (Chorus) BURNED, all, that remained I’ve burned, ALL, that STOOD in the WAY Burned, ALL, that REMAINED Burned, ALL, BURIED what remained Let’s GO Gotta BEAT the devil at his OWN GAME Because the TIME is RIGHT I’ve proved myself before THIS Statute of LADY LUCK No SIGHT needed to SEE the TRUTH I FEEL it GROW INSIDE FALSE prophet CUTS the GORDIAN NET Society’s Decider DESPITE the VIOLENT Sermon of HATE Despite the VENOM’S PRESSURE WE have become the DRAGON WE have become THE REBEL AIRLIFT/BLOOD-DRENCHED SANDS OF BABYLON Better AIRLIFT everybody out, NOW From a CULTURE tainted with the ACTS of TYRANTS Send in the BLACK unmarked HELICOPTERS This was NEVER the EAGLE but a Vulture With a CARCASS hanging DOWN No use waiting for the RAPTURE Must PERPETUATE the BATTLE for ASYLUM POINTLESS sending in the TROOPS, you KNOW the COUNT Every ENDLESS DAY repeated TWICE, on empty ROUNDS And the CHAMBER spun the SHELLS of memories PULVERIZED by the sound of the DEAD from UNHALLOWED GROUND SOMEONE is coming to tie up LOOSE ENDS When the HEAD will finally conjoin with the TAIL The grip TIGHTENS and the EARTH Shakes With the passing of the DAYS every BULLET Has a TARGET and a FINGER pointing DOWN To an UNNAMED GRAVE (Chorus) Airlift everybody OUT From the Blood-Drenched Sands of Babylon There are NO MORE ROUNDS No use waiting to BE RAPTURED AIRLIFT everyone NOW When DEATH is the ONLY SOUND Coming UP from UNHALLOWED GROUND This was NEVER the EAGLE but a VULTURE PLUNGING down into the MOUTH of the LION Better AIRLIFT everybody out Cultures STAINED by a BLURRED PAST And DICTATORS who will ALWAYS RIDE The Solution to an UNSOLVED Crime Airlift everybody NOW There are NO MORE ROUNDS No SIGN of the RAPTURE PLUNGE DOWN and pierce the Mighty DRAGON like a VULTURE With a Carcass Hanging DOWN Seven ROOT RACES who could NEVER live in PEACE Eternally SEPARATED by an Endless SEA of GREED Without the compromising DEALS we’re bound to REST in PIECES THEIR Political Speeches coming from a MILLION FACES Have ALL become BLURRY to ME They have ALL become BLURRY to ME Can’t eliminate their WEAPONRY Under the SHADOW of a HANGING TREE Looms, Hovers a CLOUD of GRIM OMENS Signalling the Coming of the Prince of DARKNESS Who will ANSWER the Call of the SEVENTH TRUMPET? So you KNOW we never learned how to be FREE NEVER together, may we REST in PEACE Without the COMPROMISES and the DEALS? THERE is NO WAY to Punish WAR CRIMINALS Must SUPPORT every act on the path of RESISTANCE Ain’t NO use waiting for the RAPTURE To PULL you OUT The human SPIRIT is TOO Fallible That’s ALL It’s had ENOUGH of more WARS, and WOES NO use waiting to be LAID to REST Just a WHISPER, from DEATH and her COLD Embrace Come INSIDE, In COLD embrace STATE OF REPOSSESSION A STATE of Repossession I’ve felt this WAY before Ran through the “Contributions” Of POWERFUL men I FEEL completely POSSESSED, too many DOTS to connect Have things ALWAYS been the SAME since the WORLD BEGAN? Just completely POSSESSED, NO Paradise to INVENT On the DAY that REPOSSESSION Began Not asking for the WORLD Never asked for a LOT in RETURN Or a MIRACLE to happen at all Ain’t asking for a LAW Just to make it through the GODDAMN dawn Complete that final MISSION And head back through the Curse of the UNBORN, before THEY BLOT the SUN The ONLY CONTRIBUTION, to a world we’ve left to BURN A State of ABSOLUTION, noone being more DESERVING Complete the final MISSION, before they take CONTROL Not asking for the WORLD Or a MIRACLE to happen at ALL To complete that final MISSION And to make it through the GODDAMN WAR Not asking for the WORLD Just to head BACK to the FRONT Get this of this POSSESSION, Salvage my OWN CREATION Ran through THEIR “Contributions,” and NONE of them will DO A State of RECOGNITION that EVERYTHING will CHANGE HAIL to the new FOUNDATIONS Of a SELF-GOVERNING State A Self-Governing STATE Not asking for the WORLD Or a miracle to happen at ALL Give back what you STOLE To complete the final MISSION Never asked for as lot in RETURN Or a MIRACLE to happen at ALL To COMPLETE the final MISSION And to make IT THROUGH THE goddamn war No Kingship, DICTATORSHIP, Tyranny, FALSE democracy achieved this AIM YOUR elite of “Intellectuals” FAILED FAILED, they have FAILED THEY have ALL Failed FAILED They have FAILED ALL of them FAILED THEY have ALL FAILED THEY HAVE FAILED Failed. KUKULCAN Enwrapped in the PUREST Catharsis Where NO man will tread the DARKNESS Became the SOUL of the AFTERMATH To reach the ULTIMATE apex No Conquistador will PLUNDER this OATH Watch the CLOCK turn, the COUNTER reads a FOUR- DIGIT CODE Split INTERLOCKING worlds, MOVE threads into the WORMHOLE And watch the CLOCK TURN, moving STONES into a STRONGHOLD The STELE reveals the SIGNAL code, setting GRIDS and turning TIME-ZONES Climbing THIRTEEN steps like the god KUKULCAN To reach the TOP of the Ziggurat, WILL the FEATHERED SERPENT land? To RESURRECT the bones from these SANDS And ALTER the course of human EVENTS? Read the digit CODE, moving stones into a STRONGHOLD Split INTERWEAVING worlds, move THREADS into the WORMHOLE And watch the CLOCK turn, setting GRIDS and turning TIME-ZONES Align with the WORM-HOLE The SECRET of the MAYAN CODE, the SPLIT between the WORLDS Shine LIGHT into the BLACK HOLE Felt the PULSE and heard the DRUM of the thirteenth BAKTUN And the FOOTSTEPS of KUKULCAN climbing to the top of the ZIGGURAT Expiring in DREAMTIME, NONE worthy of the RAPTURE The end of THIRTEEN cycles, and the coming BLACK HOLE Exempt from human CHAOS, to take you BACK HOME Kicked out of what REMAINS of this PARADISIAC prison-cell Departed this UNGRATEFUL EDEN roaming the Cosmos With CHRONOS setting GRIDS and TIME-ZONES and turning CLOCKS The STAIRWAY had been BURNING for too damn LONG Forever dwelling in the HOUSES of the HOLIEST of ALL Suffice, this ERA of DEMISE Had taken too much TIME, expiring in DREAMTIME Still waiting to ALIGN with the center of the RAM And the DEAF will lead the BLIND down ALLEYS lit by FUNERAL pyres (and Body Bag SMILES) No CONQUISTADOR could PLUNDER This OATH Reveal the signal CODE, and watch the counter TURN Align with the WORMHOLE, the SECRET of the Mayan code Split interweaving worlds Shine LIGHT into the BLACK HOLE The SECRET of the MAYAN Code Split INTERLOCKING worlds SHINE light into the BLACK HOLE Now SLAUGHTERING THE WHORE OF BABYLON (PT. I: The Siege/ Laying Down the Ramparts) 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9 10 Slaughtering the BEAST before it feeds On the MADNESS of the WORLD Forever standing on your GRAVE The HEAD of the SNAKE And everyone is getting KILLED Noone wins on this BATTLEFIELD Slaughtering the BEAST (PT II.: Destroying the Dragon with Magickal Runes of War) Unfertile GROUND, no final VOW An ancient GRAVE where man once BOWED Nothing LEARNED, let the PEACE or the Cavalry IN Slaughtering the Beast Nothing learned A worthless EFFORT Keep searching the SOUL Open WIDE We’re STILL standing TALL Above the SERPENT HOWL Let it DIE, Let it DIE. WHERE YOUR BODY LIES You’d have thought it was OVER for that wretched ORDER Tampered with the EVIDENCE of an elite DOUBLECROSS Superior in MAGNITUDE, a web full of SOULS We’d slip through their HANDS, and walked that road of SKULLS Prepare to DIE, you F*à%d up this TIME A Waste of TIME, where your body DIED Prepared to DIE, no prayers in SIGHT Ain’t no REPRISE at the hour of DEMISE Shape-shifters and MASTERS of subtle DISGUISE (We) can SEE through your WALL and FORTRESS of LIES That bound us in VAIN, to society’s CHAIN Defenders of the FAITH until the F****%g END Until the F****%g END Prepared to DIE, you F****d up this time Ain’t no reprise, the hour of DEMISE Crusader of TIME in the LINE of SIGHT No question of MIND, prepared to DIE Fifth-columnist in their MIDST, to propagate new IDEAS A Respirator for SOCIETY, on the BRINK of passing OUT OUT Tormented by the devil’s SEED, a last attempt to make things RIGHT Look through the BARREL of GUNPOWDER where your future LIES Taste the BLOOD and DIE Always tempted by the devil’s HAND a last ATTEMPT to make things FAIR Look through the BARREL at your BROTHER where YOUR future STANDS Cut your HEART and DIE Anticipating the IMMINENT RAPTURE, Usurper in the DEVIL’S CAVERN Who LIT that BARREL of GUNPOWDER Don’t WASTE your F****%g TIME Cut your HEART and DIE F****%g DIE Repent in time, a SYSTEM that DIED Ain’t NO reprise, at the hour of DEMISE Crusader of TIME, in the LINE of SIGHT No QUESTION of MIND PREPARED to DIE (The end of the LINE).