Diminished from Collective Brutality by Collective Brutality

This was one of the first songs we wrote once we really started buckling down on this project. We loved the track so much once we wrote it that we knew we wanted to build our sound around it. It's probably the most representative song we have of our general sound, and one we hold at a very high regard.
The lyrics are based off of the Cambodian Genocide in the 1970s, and the idea of writing in a very dissonant style and even tuning (tuning the low E string down a half step) felt to fit perfect with a very sad, unfortunate, and brutal theme.

Tuning: Eb,A,D,G,B,E

Tracklist

1.	Diminished	8:05

Lyrics

Future set
The end of a war
New policies applied
Hell to pay
Khmer Rouge gains control
Enslaving kids to bring you to your death
Blood and gore
The victims stand no chance
As Khmer gets a grip on your life
Rape and murder
To the Mango Grove you go
To meet your end
Decapitation

To feel your last breaths
As you suffer
At the hands of slaves

S-21
All suffer
Fear lives here
This eternal hell

S-21
All suffer
Kill those dear
All does not end well

Feel the pain
Diminished lives at their feet
They watch you as you starve
Broken down
Chained up and locked away
Gone for good while you are destroyed
Bodies decayed
People rotting on the ground
Take a good look, because you're next
Say goodbye
To your family and friends
You'll never see them again

Mothers are watching as babies are flattened
Seeing their own kids come to an end
Body parts severed and teeth battered in
Laying lifelessly as they wait to die

Credits

from Collective Brutality, released July 17, 2020
Music by Sean Malin and Logan Satalino
Lyrics by Sean Malin and Logan Satalino

Lead Vocals by Sean Malin
Second Vocals by Logan Satalino
Lead Guitar by Logan Satalino
Lead Harmonies by Sean Malin
Rhythm Guitars by Logan Satalino
Bass by Logan Satalino
Drums by Sean Malin and Logan Satalino
Mixed and Mastered by Sean Malin with input from Logan Satalino

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