The Master of Debate

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If you made it this far into the album, you were likely not expecting a straight ahead rock song. Surprise!

Lyrically, this is the soundtrack to getting into bad faith arguments with internet trolls. You can't reason with someone who blindly believes conspiracy theories, and in fact wearing you down is part of their strategy. This is me venting about that, but I had a lot of fun doing it.

This is the easiest song to play instrumentally, so I of course counteracted that by writing vocal parts which are barely within my range. Whoops!

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The truth is what you hear
A sculpture of majestic fiction
(There's no need to question)

Endless unique visions
Truncated into single digits
(Look how neatly they fit into categories)

I'll see what I want to see
Believe in anything just as long as it is comforting to me

An idea alone,
Incapable of causing harm
(At least not to me, no)

It's up to every person
Individuals will decide
(Whether lies are valid)

The things that you have seen,
The voices from those unlike you, they don't matter
(The only valid views are the ones I hold)

I'll see what I want to see
Believe in anything just as long as it is comforting to me (comforting to me)

Resolute beliefs
I will never be persuaded differently
Evidence never really mattered much to me

It's checkmate for you
In my clear, unbiased, candid view,
I've determined that you have a faulty attitude

Just admit defeat
In this battle of attrition and ideals
I have triumphed fully with my strawman infantry

Yeah this is the end
Sayonara

(various absurd conspiracy theories, which people somehow believe)

I'll see what I want to see
Believe in anything just as long as it is comforting to me (comforting to me)

Resolute beliefs
I will never be persuaded differently
Evidence never really mattered much to me

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from Decayed | Remade, released November 23, 2021

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The Welcoming Asheville, North Carolina

Exploring the gray area between rock and metal, with big riffs and melodic vocals. You won't be bored!

Formerly the solo project of James Ferrell

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