LEFT/FOLK VI: The World As It Is

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1.	BloccoNero - 7 Ottobre 04:07	info	buy track
2.	Peace Through Decay - Constant Apocalypse 05:41	info	buy track
3.	Haunter Of The Woods - ٣ 03:20	info	buy track
4.	Autumn Brigade - In Decline 03:08	lyrics	buy track
Above the rubble rises smoke as far as the eye can see Yet you sit there and you preach how things should really be Traditions of times long past strangle your weak mind Wake up now and realize we're living in decline Everything falling to pieces surely we will burn Still you're blinded by symbols and men that had their turn Dead men cannot help us now we're running out of time One day soon you'll realize we're living in decline Abstract thoughts and countries gone occupy your thoughts You cling to them so dearly because they are all you got We need more comrades now than ever in this time Help us now lest the world suffers in decline
5.	Allegory & Emblem - Drink Before The War 05:05	lyrics	buy track
Well, you tell us that we're wrong And you tell us not to sing our song Nothing we can say will make you see You got a heart of stone, you can never feel You say "Oh, I'm not afraid, it can't happen to me I've lived my life as a good man Oh, no you're out of your mind It won't happen to me 'Cause I've carried my weight and I've been a strong man" Listen to the man in the liquor store Yelling "anybody want a drink before the war?" And your parents paid you through You got a nice big car, nothing bothers you Somebody cut out your eyes, you refuse to see Ah, somebody cut out your heart, you refuse to feel And you live in a shell You create your own hell You live in the past and talk about war And you dig your own grave, yeah But it's a life you can save So stop getting fast, it's not gonna happen And you'll cry but you'll never fall, no, no, no You're building a wall Gotta break it down, start again No, no, no, it won't happen to us We've lived our lives, basically we've been good men So stop talking of war 'Cause you know we've heard it all before Why don't you go out there and do something useful? Oh, listen to the man in the liquor store He yelling "anybody want to drink before the war?" "Anybody want to drink before the war?" "Anybody want to drink before the war?"
6.	Prolapsed Catholic - A Golden Silence In The Face Of Genocide 05:21	info	buy track
7.	NORILLAG - Norilstroy's Delirium 04:10	info	buy track
8.	Partum Nihil - Bella Ciao 03:25	info	buy track
9.	Weather Veins - I Digress (Into Whimsy) 07:11	info	buy track
10.	Our Beauty In The Fire - Twist In My Sobriety 06:14	lyrics	buy track
All God's children need travelling shoes Drive your problems from here All good people read good books Now your conscience is clear I hear you talk girl Now your conscience is clear In the morning when I wipe my brow Wipe the miles away I like to think I can be so willed And never do what you say I'll never hear you And never do what you say Look my eyes are just holograms Look your love has drawn red from my hands From my hands you know you'll never be More than twist in my sobriety More than twist in my sobriety More than twist in my sobriety We've just poked a little empty pie For the fun that people had at night Late at night don't need hostility The timid smile and pause to free I don't care about their different thoughts Different thoughts are good for me Up in arms and chaste and whole All God's children took their toll Look my eyes are just holograms Look your love has drawn red from my hands From my hands you know you'll never be More than twist in my sobriety More than twist in my sobriety More than twist in my sobriety Cup of tea, takes time to think, yeah Time to risk a life, a life, a life Sweet and handsome Soft and porky You pig out 'til you've seen the light Pig out 'til you've seen the light Half the people read the papers Read them good and well Pretty people, nervous people People have got to sell News you have to sell Look my eyes are just holograms Look your love has drawn red from my hands From my hands you know you'll never be More than twist in my sobriety More than twist in my sobriety Look my eyes are just holograms Look your love has drawn red from my hands From my hands you know you'll never be More than twist in my sobriety More than twist in my sobriety More than twist in my sobriety
11.	Without History - The Reason Of The Galli 04:09	info	buy track
12.	Lisieux - Adrift 04:20	lyrics	buy track
They Like To Disguise As Knights Foam Swords Are Pulled Out, In The Night A Swarm Of Viril Effigies Insecure And Loud, Dying Old Beast Adrift, Like Moon Gone Rogue I Can See Them Glowing, Pale Baby Faces Europa Never Came Back Your Mother Died Burned At The Stake !! Quand Tout Devient Gris Que Les Visages Se Scellent Que Ta Vie Pue l'Ennui Que Ton Berceau Chancelle Ta Rage Ne Suffira Pas Il Faudra Bien Plus Que Ça Trouve Toi Un Bel Idéal Une Pucelle Dans Sa Côte De Mailles In The Lack Of Aspiration All Means Are Goods, They Act By Night Grotesques Mimics Of The Past Hunting For Goals, Hungry For Might Perfect Picture By Far Of The Need For Man To Dress As A Beast In The Boring Absence Of War Ghost Of A Purpose, Is A Purpose At Least
13.	Exulansis - Empty Intentions 08:01	info	buy track
14.	Ritual Dust - Seeds From The Olive Tree 04:36	info	buy track
15.	Girl Circles - The Ashram Of Regret 03:38	info	buy track
16.	A Ghost, I - Peace Song For All The Children 05:22	info	buy track
17.	Shattered Hand - Dance Of Death 03:38	info	buy track
18.	Ephemeral - Love Will Stay 03:31	lyrics	buy track
Love Will Stay Cry not my love! Try not to fall! For all the shadows on the ground Surely, there is light beyond Hope leads the way There you won't stay Grasses grow in light all day Time will pass and love will stay.

about

Greetings dearest friends and bitterest enemies,

First, we would like to thank everyone who has contributed their wonderful work to this collection. We have truly found a niche of unique and talented artists, and we are forever grateful for it.

We welcome you all back with open arms and weary hearts, for the first Left/Folk compilation of the new year. This collection expands on the sound of what makes up our milieu, bringing in some harsher and more martial elements, while exploring themes that may upset and entice, sometimes falling into depths of horror and sorrow… though not without beauty and hope, the fruits of the living and the dying. Such is the reflection of the world as it currently is.

There are unspeakable things happening, but they must be spoken, for the voiceless scream without being heard. Every day we are exposed to new forms of cruelty, yet so many sit by, idly pretending that this is fine, far too many. We must demand, no, work towards the liberation of all people from State violence, from genocide, from subjugation. So long as this happens, we are complicit.

With that said, we invite you to join us in this aural space, to linger a while, and hopefully find encouragement or inspiration from this collection. We want to cultivate the flame, so we may cast the spirit of The-World-As-It-Is ablaze with our creativity and joy and sorrow and anger. It must. As is the process of regeneration, of improvement, of justice.

All funds raised from this compilation will be donated to ANERA (American Near East Refugee Aid) which has a formidable reputation for being effective in getting aid to refugees and vulnerable communities in Palestine and Lebanon. Though we present you with a suggested price, we are appreciative of anything more that you decide to give. Every dollar counts.

The future is in your hands, stay feral.

- L/F 161

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released January 5, 2024

'LEFT/FOLK VI: The World As It Is' is presented by The Left/Folk Collective
Text Preparation: L. Oak
Audio Preparation: Al D at Thee Be Colony
Visual Preparation: J. Nada & D. Wyrmr

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