Hatebreed - A.D. Lyrics






This dream can't be, what it used to be, ever again

I don't want this dream or the grievance it brings
Can't justify greed at the cost of equality
Tangled in endless archaic chains of power, profit, gain
What about the poor bearing poverty's marks
What about the sick whose lives are torn apart
What about those whose rights aren't respected
A nation of youth dejected

It's time to rethink this dream you call American
Corrupt beliefs, that some will call their heritage

A burdened soul once searching for liberty
Crowned in debt as the new face of slavery
Died by design with a senseless hope and a never ending rope
What about the leaders abusing authority
Corrupt moral compass guarded bureaucracy
What about those who died so we can live our complacency
Must end

It's time to rethink this dream you call American
Corrupt beliefs, that some will call their heritage
This dream can't be, what it used to be, ever again

Spirits of the slain hiding in the corners of my mind
Screaming when I kneel to look inside
Stomach fucking turning and now it's disconcerting
Fight fire with fire you'll see everyone's burning

Turn on the TV for the murder spree
Get distracted while they take your civil liberty
Thoughts and prayers again, is that what it'll take?
Which industries profit while lives are at stake

Now hear the media fools discuss the killer's mind
Starring at the screen to tell us what they find
Manifesto, dollar, worship get on your knees
So they can sell us a cure for the American disease

It's time to rethink this dream that they call American
Corrupt system of beliefs, some will call their heritage
It's time to rethink this dream that they call American
So one day it can mean something real again





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  1. D.... ....

    This is modern Thrash metal

  2. r.... ....

    Slayer-like riffage, pure anger, straight-in-da-face lyrics...who need coffee?

  3. j.... b....

    Great message. The Dems are attempting to control us all. Always have...always will. Strengthen your will. Control your destiny and achieve greatness. They can't give you anything without ribbing your future.

  4. L.... H....

    QUE BICUDA NA CARA AAAAAAAAAAAA

  5. E.... P....

    Da truth of the American government

  6. L.... B....

    2:19 makes me want to do the most fucking epic war of all universe with 1000M casualties

  7. C.... H....

    1:49 Distraction in full effect.

  8. D.... T....

    In my thoughts Donald Trump I think actually is.

  9. m.... k....

    Quality!!!

  10. j.... D....

    The song the breakdown.Spirits of the slain.....Its time.........

  11. d.... g....

    this song is the second best song on this album. (first being looking down the barrel of today.)

  12. M.... R....

    "Can't justify greed at the cost of equality."

    Best lyrics I've heard in a while. Kudos.

  13. K.... D....

    Yeah yeah yeah yeah!!! Slayer!!!!

    Oh wait.....

  14. C.... M....

    Can't wait for the show tonight in New Haven!

  15. J.... G....

    If I ran for president this would be my campaign song

  16. D.... C....

    You can ignore reality but you cannot ignore the consequences of reality.

  17. D.... M....

    This is the musical equivalent of a punch in the nose.

  18. B.... D....

    Turn on your TV for the murder spree!

  19. D.... C....

    LOVED IT THEN LOVE IT NOW! TRUMP2020

  20. L.... G....

    Fuck that rant had me getting goosebumps on my goosebumps

  21. m.... b....

    Let's make America great again

  22. J.... S....

    Just some leftist shilling

  23. A.... S....

    Is this left wing politics?

    A.... S....

    Anirudh Sen of course it is. They wouldn’t have record deals, sponsors or tours if it was anything but that

  24. l.... h....

    i don't care lyrics I just want to hit somebody in the face!

  25. W.... B....

    If you think this is thrash, you don't listen to thrash

  26. L.... ....

    1:33 Mosh caraaaáaaaaaaaaaai!!!!

  27. j.... d....

    Doesn't get much better than this

  28. �.... �....

    Its a New Slayer!!!!!!!

  29. g.... ....

    LOVE THIS SHIT!!!!!!! Fuck them Liberals!!!

  30. T.... ....

    When a breakdown breaks down again ... Fucking brutal !!

  31. M.... S....

    \m/what i have in my heart i willl take to the grave!\m/

  32. S.... ....

    Sounds like Slayer

  33. M.... S....

    Alex Jones would love this XD.

  34. T.... T....

    That grooving endpart is absolutely one of the strongest Hatebreed parts ever!!

  35. D.... A....

    feels like the old sepultura.

  36. U.... P....

    I didn't know metal can spit bars, dang they go HARD!

  37. r.... ....

    News the America bashing. It's one thing to single out specific criticisms, it's another to shot on its entirety. Just find one society as tolerant as this one that lets you spit on it like you do without consequences. Get a grip.

    And you think communist societies are without corruption? Most of them are the definition of corruption. I've lived in them!

  38. r.... ....

    Ok, lyrics, trash America all you want, just try publishing this song bashing the home nation in Iran, Syria, or Vietnam. It's your freedom to bash but keeping things in perspective you live in an actual society where you are free to do so and aren't shackled off to jail for doing so.

  39. r.... ....

    So glad they didn't go poppy or nu , just sticking with good hardcore punk thrash with a smattering of death.

  40. J.... W....

    FUCK YES!!!!!

  41. m.... ....

    2:18 best part

  42. V.... M....

    this song needs to be heard on a very larger range. Instead of the shit fluffy bullshit that's spread on the radio. Play this song to. cleanse the brainwashed. Powerful words from a very power ful group fucking love it man.

  43. K.... K....

    easy guys..fight fire with fire and all of you are burning....

  44. B.... F....

    This is sick!

  45. M.... ....

    Yeaaaahhhhh, dancing traight into tha hell, yes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  46. t.... ....

    crossover

  47. T.... N....

    Have no fear - Daddy Trump is here!!!

  48. J.... N....

    Hatebreed keeping it real about what's going on in America. Especially after today

    J.... N....

    And today, and Yesterday, and the day before..

  49. K.... K....

    fight fire with fire you`ll se everyone's burning

    K.... K....

    Kingbasebow Kingbasebow Best.

  50. W.... ....

    Love it.

  51. P.... O....

    TrashCore!!!

  52. l.... y....

    It's Excellent that Metal bands are trying to wake up people about agenda 21 & the new world order. This is one crazy thrash tune with a Dave Mustang message.. Two thumbs up! wake up.. Question everything

  53. S.... P....

    #OpNewRenaissance

  54. M.... G....

    This should be put in pharmaceutical capsules and distributed to society.

  55. E.... B....

    Smell that friends? Revolution is in the air. I can't wait to mow down some SJW's and blue helmets.

    E.... B....

    You have something against "social justice"? Hatebreed is all about social justice & reform.

  56. N.... ....

    Seriously, .... must ....stop ...
    jerking off to those lyrics !@....

    N.... ....

    Seriously....fuck you.

  57. D.... T....

    old school shit the New panteta!!!

  58. V.... O....

    gives me chills

  59. H.... H....

    starts at 1:30

  60. s.... ....

    Aus Rotten?

  61. s.... ....

    Aus Rotten?

  62. J.... R....

    I hope they are not a bunch of retarded liberals cause they have been one of my favorite metal bands for years now.....

    J.... R....

    2016, when calling out government corruption makes you a liberal. SmFh

    J.... R....

    i doubt it and just puttin it out there Hatebreed reminds me a little of biohazard they speak of real life problems in Society/Government and Tough Times but they take everyone individually and dont assume one group/race for Bad Stuff.

    J.... R....

    +Higgins McPavo thats just what i think dont Kill me if im wrong or if you dont agree

    J.... R....

    not at all liberals.lololololololo
    they are from western , WESTERN mass.LOLolOL
    not liberal at all.....
    none of us are liberals......

    J.... R....

    Jeff Ruffner went to FYE and they had them in the rock section.. picked up the whole of all they had and moved them right on over to the Metal

  63. T.... O....

    fucking killer song...

  64. U.... M....

    Donald Trump Hatebread are coming for you, this song is clearly a callout to him 🤘

    U.... M....

    wondering how someone whos not a politician is politically corrupt?

    all it takes is 3 comments , and 2 will be from people not deserving of the air they breathe.

    U.... M....

    #hilaryforprison

    U.... M....

    Clearly you paid no attention to the lyrics. How is Trump the problem when at the time you wrote your brainless comment Trump was nothing more than a candidate? This song is so obviously pointing fingers at the termites who have infested the system and eaten holes in its structure. This includes the media for their lies, this includes Hillary Clinton and the Benghazi coverup, this includes the rise of ISIS whom Obama and Clinton funded and Trump had nothing to do with, this includes false flag operations perpetrated by our government to play into their hands, the racial divide inspired by Obama and his subliminal statements in his speeches, cop killing, BLM funded by George Soros, national debt, our threat to national security ... the list goes on for decades and Trump contributed to these issues NONE. Thankfully for us, the feelings described in this song have been felt by Americans for long enough and we voted in the one person who has been on the inside and has seen it first hand. He sees what direction we were taking, and as we speak he is removing every last termite from office and giving us a clean slate. Trump is our God-given infumigator and you should thank your lucky stars Hillary lost because what we'd be facing when she carried the torch would be us GETTING the torch. Please do some research. Democracy has reached it's end, as it should. The New World Order will soon be old news. Hillary is the harlot of the century and like the bible says she will burn for her sins. It's not always best to meet your hereos.

    U.... M....

    answer: they're both fucking assholes
    stop debating about it

    U.... M....

    Yeah, right. This song was written during the corrupt Obama/Hillary regime. Pay attention

  65. D.... R....

    IN U.S.A😎👌

  66. g.... ....

    fuckin killer track!

  67. M.... ....

    #bernieorbust

  68. A.... S....

    Dear Nuclear blast, can you PLEASE stop giving random parts of songs behind the song? It's so fucking annoying. First Napalm Records and now you. I don't even see the purpose.

    A.... S....

    2 main reasons:
    -so you want to listen to it again
    -so you get pissed off if you use YouTube to mp3

  69. N.... F....

    I went to Best Buy 2 weeks ago and they didn't have the new album but they had this single for 1.99 $. How stupid is it that on the day it comes out they don't have it? Best Buy of all places.

    N.... F....

    bought the cd yesterday at best buy, new releases section. best buy blows, i had em look up to see if they had any strapping young lad and they didnt have shit.

    N.... F....

    @Pete Lehner Best buy doesn't even have any good horror movies anymore either. The last 3 times I went there I bought Hatebreed A D single, Lamb Of God Strum and Drang, Lacuna Coil Broken Crown Halo Special Edition, Korn Paradigm Shift Best Buy Exclusive, Korn Greatest Hits Vol. 1 (Echo Friendly edition). Best Buy only rarely has good stuff anymore. I had to go to Amazon to get Hatebreed self titled album best buy exclusive version cause they didn't have it. 

  70. A.... S....

    Real shit

  71. M.... G....

    DU KARIOOOOOO

  72. P.... A....

    Great song!!! Can't wait for the new album!!! Hailing from the Detroit thrash scene here!!!

  73. a.... ....

    not a big fan of hatebreed, this song is pretty good but those lyrics are legendary... as an American I am ashamed of this country and stupid Americans hate me for wanting more from this god forsaken disaster, America was made by mostly deists that most people deny that truth.. America is nothing like it was meant to be, Hillary and trump both are disgraces to this country..

    a.... ....

    you've never been in Ukraine. believe, here's much worse than in your country. and such term as "truth" is not exist in UA.

    a.... ....

    @Plane Dead Tracks & Beatz Hard Trap Tracks & Beatz i am fully aware that other countries have things much harder but America has the ability to be far greater, America and Russia have many things in common both are international hazards, i wish your country the best..

    a.... ....

    alienslovepeanuts I just love how people say that this is a Christian country but what they don't know that a few of the founding fathers were diest, luciferian and whatever a big mix of religions not just Christianity.

    a.... ....

    Matthew Maltese I'm not a satanist or something I just think people should get over this religios shit. I believe in science but if someone likes to believe in some sort of god or something it's ok to me it's just my opinion. :)

    a.... ....

    Matthew Maltese regardless...it was meant to be founded and blessed by a higher being regardless of religion.

  74. s.... ....

    "A burdened soul once searching for liberty" - hardcore vedanta. Love the lyrics from this album. A very awakened point of view.

  75. t.... b....

    shit sucks.

    t.... b....

    What, you wanted a love song?!

    t.... b....

    agreed, compared to their first album.(that was released , not the basement tapes i have of playing shows with them).. that can never be matched cause they play the same riffs on ALL albums....

  76. H.... T....

    Fukn awesome

  77. D.... S....

    THE MIGHTY FUCKING HATEBREEEED!!!! FUCK! I;m stoned.............love it!\mm/

  78. a.... ....

    makeamericagreatagain

  79. J.... F....

    If you can jam and groove like Crowbar, Throwdown, Biohazard, and integrate some hints of Machine Head And Slayer. You get my vote. Well, they just got it!!! Great stuff.

  80. O.... M....

    типо Олд-Скул и в сязи с этим мы будем играть туже Хуйню как и впрошлых альбомах !!! даже Пантера с каждым альбомом использовала что-то новое в свих композициях !!! 2016 самое большое разочерование это HATEBRED и Gojira !!! - ПОПСА два притопа три прихлопа идите НАХУЙ !!!

    O.... M....

    слэер-это основоположники трэша пантера одна из первых бэндов того времени каторая является основоположником такого стиля как хард-кор вот поэтому их ставят на одну ступень хотя я предпочитаю слушать Бегимота Мишугу Лэмб оф ГОд а то что в 2016 году хэйтбрид играет ту же однообразную хуйню такую как и твой скучный слэер -Сизоны в пропасти им не когда уже не повторить )))

    O.... M....

    причем здесь вообще бегемот, мешуггах и лэмб оф гад? лэмб это грув, мешуггах это вообще математик/трэш. и на будущее скажу тебе, что саму манеру игры, первые хардкор-банды брали именно от слэйера.

    O.... M....

    Ты ГЛУХОЙ ? я тебе про то что слэер и хэйтбрид в 2016 играет туже хуйню что и в прошлых албомах !!! и в пример привёла Пантеру каторвая с первого альбома по последний постоянно использовала что то новое в звучании в гитарных партиях !!! а бегемот мишуга и лэб оф год это мои предпочтения !!! АААА УУУ

    O.... M....

    ну и пусть играют, что в этом плохого, если группа не скатывается либо в попсу, либо в говно? уровень исполнения у них стал на голову выше, а это уже показатель прогресса.

    O.... M....

    прогресс это когда с каждым новым альбомом мы слышим что то новое а не то однообразие которое они не стесняясь исполняют !!! ну ладно это дело вкуса !!!

  81. t.... ....

    The tradition of Napalm Death in cool continuation and interpretation. \m/

  82. b.... b....

    cant listen to this without thinking of M.O.D

  83. K.... R....

    yup hatebreed still sucks

  84. D.... M....

    i was in a hatebreed moshpit once. ONCE.

    D.... M....

    there's wifi in hell?

    D.... M....

    Me too EPIC got a high five from jasta

    D.... M....

    same!! ill see them again in june cant fucking wait

  85. R.... ....

    Slayer feat. Jamey Jasta. lol

    R.... ....

    My immediate thought. That's definitely a Kerry King and Jeff Hanneman riff.

  86. a.... ....

    Sound like Slayer

  87. R.... D....

    Love that breakdown. Those thrashy riffs with those lyrics....amazing! ITS TIME TO RETHINK THIS DREAM THAT YOU CALL AMERICAN!

  88. a.... o....

    too fast. dont like it, but i like rest of their songs

  89. v.... ....

    its a great song to listen to while drinking a cup of tea and enjoying a scone.

  90. v.... ....

    very nice!.......I like.

  91. M.... ....

    ALL HAIL THE HYPNOSLAYER

  92. D.... F....

    I can hear the influence of Slayaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaarrr!!!

  93. P.... W....

    The Slayer feeling is amazing. Can't wait for their tour.

  94. A.... 1....

    RON PAUL MOTHERFUCKERS!!!!!!

    A.... 1....

    +Nathan Holstrom yeah!

  95. D.... T....

    i fricking LOVE every Hatebreed album!!! they never disappoint me!

    D.... T....

    Same for me! Awesome band

    D.... T....

    seen them last year in May in Cedar Rapids with Slipknot!!! just the best concert i've ever experienced! and i was 42 years old at the time too! no joke!

    D.... T....

    David Theisen bought this digital and got the vynl digital pack got V.I.P meet and greet Here in Jacksonville and got the Flag. Need that CD Format now

    D.... T....

    they are not hard to find!!! LOL so many people saying cds are out of style! if they are then why are they still on the shelves at stores??

  96. D.... B....

    totally just stagedived off my couch just now. the dogs didn't catch me. don't even care. this rules.

  97. M.... W....

    I just love this!!!! They are even better live too!