Agonist, The - The Escape Lyrics






Memory is fiction, so the past is your invention
Catch yourself, self-dissect, how youth outlives age
How beauty shames skill
Prayer is for dependents and wish is for the will
A struggle for independence, a harmless stage
Art gaining post-mortem fame

Oh Creatice!
Your vibrant portfolio has never shown as brightly
As your latest masterpiece
All efforts' fruition in such a wondrous offspring
How did you manage a piece so perfect?

Entrancing passers-by to lock eyes and gaze, hypnotized
Overcome with a need to outdo the last
A child born so dependent rebels so quickly once he has his footing
Forgets who and where raised him and how he came to be

But a growing pain cannot explain behavior of the like
A perfect child deserves the best
But at the cost of what else did you instill this need
To over-consume without regret?

Broken pencils, charred marble drafts
He leaves destruction in his path
Your one mistake, oh great Creatice
Was giving too large a brain

(This organ, like disease, can disseminate beyond your reach
You didn't predict this, a carnal rebellion in its wake)

Strike back with forces beyond his reach
That even six billion can't defeat
Go lock up the aggressor, quarantine before it's too late
Bred to lose sense of consequence
In his greed he exhausts your milk, your blood, your shelter...
Don't let him escape!

Memory is fiction, so the past is your invention
Catch yourself, self-dissect, how youth outlives age
How beauty shames skill
Prayer is for dependents and wish is for the will
A struggle for independence, a harmless stage
Art gaining post-mortem fame

Throw your blood upon his lands, your skin cracked and depleted
Suck the air out from his lungs, expose him fully, let him burn
Show him to appreciate, discipline the cruel ingrate
You still have theh power to reshape - do not let this escalate

Vapors vanish in the night, statuesque guards seconds too late
What rebellion possessed thee?
A dangerous subterfuge, a lonely rampage, anxious fleet
Like limbs tumbling horizontally

Now it's too late - the child has escaped!
Indignant ties, parental constraints
A child protected sets self free
And the ingrate will lie in the bed he has made
As a self-imposed apocalypse finally sets You free





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  1. C.... ....

    OMG I FOUND IT!! ❤️❤️❤️

  2. D.... ....

    Goddamn I can't stop listening to this song.

  3. t.... 0....

    3:08 insane

  4. W.... 0....

    Alylla makes arch enemy better by herself

  5. F.... ....

    This is the shit

  6. R.... w....

    The day Alissa left was the first day of The Agonist decay, Alissa has a Vocal for any metal song!..\m/

    R.... w....

    Don't be such a pessimist.

    R.... w....

    Vicky is a great replacement

    R.... w....

    And i like Alissa a lot. Miss her clean voice in AE :'(

  7. U.... ....

    If you like this song, try the band "Dark Oath - The tree of Life"! They are freaking awesome too! :)

  8. U.... ....

    My favorite THe Agonist song by far! :D

    U.... ....

    Vicky isn't working good,, This is Awesome with Alissa, they need Alissa back and it's not happening!

    U.... ....

    Richard warren And it will not :(

  9. m.... s....

    eu gostei muito

  10. R.... S....

    This is one of my favourite The Agonist songs! The only thing I think could have been done better is the song structure, because the song has a powerfull intro, a solid middle and an ending that doesn't hold up to the rest of the song. I'm talking about the part after the second chorus. Anyways, this already is fucking epic as it is!

  11. S.... H....

    Why do I feel there's another version studio of this?

    S.... H....

    +Nimetön Henkilo Theres is :) this is the EP version. The "Prisoners" mix is different.

    S.... H....

    I think I like the other one better

  12. s.... ....

    tah ieu clean vocal nu hade

  13. D.... ....

    This is freakin intense! \m/

  14. m.... ....

    I'm glad that alyssa's decision to go to arch enemy is going to get this band a lot more attention.

  15. X.... ....

    This is the best agonist song! :D

  16. P.... P....

    She should do more clean vocals, clean vocals supported by rough vocals would be really good too. 

  17. R.... M....

    it´s a very nice song...

  18. M.... R....

    im sorry but i have to argue i think otep is, personally :P
    but hey, were allowed to have opinions ^.^

  19. M.... R....

    fuckin right im proud to say we share this land with a band like band like them
    :D \m/

  20. D.... S....

    die 4 it. soooooo nice!!!

  21. C.... ....

    I'm Canadian and I fucking love these guys. Totally proud

  22. S.... T....

    I dont know, Angela Glasgow is pretty close

  23. M.... R....

    search allkiniah-united if you want good metal band
    PS:love the agonist :)

  24. H.... ....

    0:43
    AS YOUR PENIS MASTURBATES!!!

  25. k.... ....

    I'm from Montreal, and I'm amazed that this town could have a band like The Agonist.

  26. �.... �....

    just nope... u sure u listened to their instrumentation?

  27. c.... ....

    ok we get it she is hot. however, if you take out the girl you will end up having another insignificant metal band.

  28. 6.... ....

    This band is unlike any I have heard before.

  29. U.... ....

    I see where you're coming from, it kind of does XD. But Sylosis is on a whole other level of amazing o.O hahah

  30. a.... a....

    its a wee wee wonderland feelin

  31. E.... ....

    It's hard for me to take the super overly punk look seriously and I'm always very wary of extremely good-looking people being able to make good music. I was pretty surprised, but I'm not sure I'm that into the music. But it seems obvious enough that the vocalist's attractiveness is enough in and of itself to draw in attention. :P

  32. d.... ....

    you mean healthy psycopaths? ^^ ahahah =D she's rather different. so are the lyrics. i like it quite much

  33. E.... ....

    I had very confused expectations looking this up after I saw what this band looked like, considering their album art looks like something you'd see on a death metal record.

    I don't know how I feel about the music, but I will say I didn't think it possible for such feminine beauty to coincide with metal influences. It's too bad women like this aren't more common.

  34. M.... Y....

    her voice is amazing

  35. b.... ....

    At 0:37 she sings "Oh Creatice", does she mean a female?

  36. j.... ....

    1337 likes, fucking sweet <3

  37. M.... B....

    i completely agree

  38. Y.... B....

    Alissa te amo!

  39. M.... S....

    I Love Everything About You "ALISSA"

  40. V.... A....

    ...she says masterpiece

  41. V.... V....

    did she just say "masturbates"? 0:44

    V.... V....

    masterpiece -.-

  42. A.... ....

    I'm so happy I saw her on tv, otherwise I wouldnt have known such an awesome band :3

  43. J.... K....

    I love her

  44. D.... ....

    Thank you Roadkiller Sampler 2012 for you giving me a new band to listen to and enjoy :D

  45. L.... C....

    what dislike bar? i dont see one :)

  46. S.... ....

    me guuusssttaaaaa

  47. W.... ....

    In This Moment's singer is so much better.....HAHA! Good joke, right?

  48. M.... s....

    i swear this is the best band ever!
    me gustaa

  49. I.... a....

    Why is she this amazing? :O :O

  50. P.... k....

    Raped the fuck out of the replay button.

  51. P.... ....

    Man every album so far of them has simply beautiful artwork, which is a great way of grabbing attention! Great band, they know what metal is \m/

  52. V.... K....

    Oh fuck yes we are. :)

  53. I.... D....

    You know what's better than listening to this song? Listening to it live!!!!!!!!!!

  54. H.... ....

    Has a canadian from the province of quebec I'm ultra fucking proud that this amazing band is from where I come from. If only they toured here a bit more it would be awesome!

  55. j.... v....

    The agonist are french canadians, and yes we are proud!

  56. p.... ....

    between metalcore and melodic death metal....my two favorites genres :)

  57. p.... ....

    yes she is

  58. K.... B....

    Just wonderng... are Canadians proud of The Agonist?
    I would be ;)

  59. A.... M....

    Alissa is the hottest chick in metal, hands down \m/

  60. M.... C....

    I'm waiting for a new full album...and this song should be on that! I liked!

  61. P.... J....

    continuer la belle job =)

    Quebec FTW!

  62. B.... ....

    "New Song - Your Coming With Me"

    watch?v=_l9sH-87VfQ

  63. G.... a....

    FUCKING EPIC !!!

  64. b.... ....

    nah , i wanna download not buy

  65. M.... ....

    Wrong! The correct form is: "Where can I buy this?"

  66. M.... ....

    Who gives a flying fuck about the genre? This is just awesome music <3

  67. J.... P....

    epic ;O

  68. -.... T....

    Turning YouTube black makes this song more badass

  69. P.... S....

    I love how these guys have evolved from metalcore to Death Metal!!!! These guys fail to disappoint me.

  70. S.... ....

    @AnthonyyCanFlyy i cant hear the metalcore in this band, but i can hear the deathcore-influences.
    but its too metal to be called something -core (and thank god for that).
    in my opinion its actually more melodic death metal than any other.
    tho with these last 2 songs, its getting close to technical (melo)death, which is a good thing^.^

  71. G.... a....

    holy shit *--*

  72. T.... C....

    Wow. I mean....Come on. This is progressing the genre of metal so much further. What a great example of forward thinking music.

  73. b.... ....

    were can i download this ?

  74. d.... ....

    who cares bout genres...always the same thing "its this genre", "no its that genre"
    just fucking enjoy it, the sound doesnt care about what its called = ]

  75. J.... H....

    @subpopz I'm not sure if you can label this as Metalcore. It sounds more like Melodic. Shoot me if I'm wrong.

  76. J.... H....

    @ironmaiden0112 Melodic Death Metal. Pretty much the same fucking thing..

  77. F.... S....

    @valek89 why are you even here. oh, right, coz youre clearly an idiot.

  78. U.... ....

    Who gives a fuck about the genre just enjoy the fucking music.

  79. M.... L....

    YouTube needs to better than a thumb up or thumb down for this. How about a button simply marked \m/

  80. M.... ....

    I love Alissa's voice :3

  81. S.... O....

    Awesome song, awesome band and Alissa is one of my fave female Metal singers \m/ Hope to see them live someday.

  82. b.... ....

    i love this song i heard it just yesterday once and fell in love and i like it cause i fell in love and will never be with that person and this song makes me feel better about it and comforts me

  83. Y.... W....

    WTF!! amo esta mujer!! su voz es perfecta! *.* aparte de bella tiene la voz pff!! I LOVE ALISSA WHITE GLUZZ! <3

  84. a.... ....

    @xantyleonhart Do not compare Arch enemy to the agonist please... they both rock

  85. b.... ....

    @DaveID86 i also need ur help were can i download this besides itunes ?

  86. s.... ....

    i have a chinchilla, just to let you guys know

  87. A.... G....

    Just shut up!!!! And enjoy!!!!! \m/

  88. F.... ....

    Melodic death metal, with alot of speed

  89. B.... ....

    The Agonist isn't death metal... The Agonist is metalcore

  90. D.... ....

    Someone help me! Could you send me the lyrics? I don't really understand all of it. :(

  91. s.... ....

    @ironmaiden0112 Some brand of metalcore, which I'll admit is an end of the metal spectrum I am not all too familiar with.

  92. s.... ....

    @thebardsong1 This isn't death metal. Hey, I love Alyssa, she has incredible talent for clean and growl vocals. I've been a fan of this band since the first album. All the same tho, this isn't 'death metal".

  93. A.... B....

    hey ihr, die keine ahnig von metal habt.... warum schaut ihr euch das an und motzt dann auch noch drüber... schaut euch kleine pissbacken doch mal an.... keine ahnung von musik, doch die grösste fresse ziehn... geht gar nicht.... zurück in eure kommerz ecke

  94. s.... ....

    @deadtotheworld00 okay :o

  95. L.... W....

    @sckrissmtry danny is still there bro

  96. j.... ....

    Where the HELL can i buy this? i can't find it anyawyhere :(

  97. P.... ....

    @voltas12
    Can't be more fucking true bro!
    There awesome live!

  98. M.... ....

    It would be better to wrote first the artist and then the name of the song.I was looking out for songs of the famous german Gothband The Escape.

  99. J.... L....

    Was it just me who checked my Skype at 0:06?