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CHAPTER 1: THE CURSE
04:03
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The barbarian king decrees a tax on the land
The mage in his tower will not stand for this demand
He hates the hubris of this mere mortal man
He’s got his potions and poisons and he’s plotting out his plan
He summons demons, slaves to his bidding
To keep his own hands clean, proxies for his sinning
Demon waits in shadows ready to attack
The king unaware his throat left slashed
My country falls into a state of distrust
Any one of our neighbors could be a demon among us
The mage wants us in a fog of chaos
Weak and blind in the grief of our kings loss
The king and I were like brothers born on the battlefield
There is no number to the enemies we killed
Brothers born in blood we shed our share
A little more in revenge only seems fair
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CHAPTER 2: THE SUFFERING
03:10
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I ride across the plain separating heads from necks
Every battle a roll of the dice and I win every bet
War, my reality
I take pity on no enemy
My armor streaked in blood
Sword drips red
In a pool of gore, I see my reflection
What is this man I’ve become
I kill and maim with no discretion
If I lose myself is my battle truly won
My rage will take no direction
I continue my slaying into the sun
Suddenly I see a shimmer
Like a film over the air
My hate and grief compel me forward
I refuse to listen to instinct
I struggle through the veil
My muscles pushed to the brink
I feel tendons rip and bone scrape bone
I look at my fingers and see they’ve grown
I feel sharp teeth with my tongue my body no longer my own
I see houses, huts and the tower I’ve come so far from my home
In a window I see my image
What is this beast I’ve become
I see the people of the village
Father mother daughter and son
All pitiful rats with no privilege
And I am now one
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CHAPTER 3: THE PLAN
04:02
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He sees us as pests, like we carry disease
Us unwashed masses cannot do as we please
He keeps us down in poverty
He offered us life but it’s not what it seemed
Believe if you want, you’ll make it out alive
We know the truth, you’re born where you die
He cast the curse, trapped us in this state, now he’s sealed
He waits outside our holes, uses comfort as bate, ready to snap our necks
We live inside his walls, we get what we can take, we live off his scraps
He laid the trap, set it in hate, now he’s sealed….
The Vermin’s Fate
The Vermin’s Fate
This is the Vermin’s Fate
Inching ever closer
To the Vermin’s Fate
My heart bleeds for the people after hearing their plight
They’ve lost all will to stand and fight
I gather them in the towns square
I begin to talk the way they’ve never dared
If we stand together, we’ll take down their walls
Some of us will surely die, but they can’t kill us all
We move to the tower
We smash down their gates
If they see us as rats
then we'll bring them plague
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CHAPTER 4: THE JOURNEY
03:06
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I ascend the tower; I pause at the top of the stairs
I stay on my toes; I must stay prepared
I know somewhere the demon lurks
My eyes strain as I fear the worst
How can I fight something from another realm
Something that mere strength may not overwhelm
Suddenly the beast is on me
Digging its claws into me
I’m lifted off the ground; my sword falls to the floor
I’ve come face to face with a creature from ancient lore
I fight back with talons of my own
Claws and teeth meet flesh and find a home
Its head falls from its body, rolls across the floor
At the end of the hallway I see a vile door
I run to my revenge
I kick the door to the mage’s room
I stand tall, bloody, bruised
There my foe waits within
My final battle now begins
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CHAPTER 5: THE BATTLE
03:34
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The mages eyes meet mine from under his hood
My presence and purpose understood
We rush each other, intent to kill
He has his magic, I have skill
I push him to the wall
I punch my fist through his chest
I try to pull back, but I can’t
He smashes vials on my face
As I burn, he begins to chant
As you are now so you shall remain
Though you break the curse you’ll remain the same
As I struggle toward a window, I see a dagger on the wall
I cut through my arm; I see shock as he falls
I watch him tumble and splatter across the ground
To destroy his legacy, I smash every potion found
Chemicals mix with chemical, smoke and fire ignite
I flee to the stairwell, to escape with my life
Flames at my heels, heart in my throat
Explosions above, the tower fills with smoke
Down in the courtyard I see my people change
But I remain a monster as hot wind hits my face
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CHAPTER 6: THE DEATH
02:33
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Pushed from the tower I first feel air
For a blissful second, I am unaware
That I’ll never know a moment’s peace
I never had a prayer
Left in the streets to fester, Unable to defend myself
My body grows weaker; my hope fades with my health
Nothing but endless waiting, for my heart to stop as I choke
Society did not make me; I am god’s joke
I am god’s joke
You avert your eyes, you cannot meet my gaze
Slowly you realize, that I am the preview to your end of days
Pestilence incarnate, famine at my stomachs door
My war ended too late, you see death in my sores
Begging for life, down on my knees
Call out for mercy, the cry of a freak
Gave my all, my last breath, left for death
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Vermin Fate Memphis, Tennessee
Vermin Fate is a Thrash metal band from Memphis, TN formed in 2022. Elements of Thrash, Metal-core, Hard-core, and
RockN'Roll all come together to create the groundwork for the epic storytelling in their debut concept album "CURSEBREAKER."
Aaron Brown-Vocals
Glen Hooper-Drums
Johnathan Morris-Bass
Matthew Engle-Guitar
Peter Miller-Guitar
FFO: Power Trip/Warbringer/Unearth/Metallica/ Revocation
... more
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