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Defiance [Album]

by Miel Noir & Changes

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1.
The downfall, ‘twas long in the making The rot spreading far, spreading wide The spoils are now theirs for the taking Nowhere left…to flee or to hide Twilight of the gods Götterdämmerung Twilight of the gods Götterdämmerung Twilight of the gods Götterdämmerung Twilight of the gods The wolf and the wind just fell silent Ax, sword and shield will be banned Our words and our songs are now violent Lost our voice and lost our command Twilight of the gods Götterdämmerung Twilight of the gods Götterdämmerung Twilight of the gods Götterdämmerung Twilight of the gods Triumphant, the thieves and the liars They throw out the virtues of old They cast our rights into the fires “Bend the knee and do as you’re told!” Twilight of the gods Götterdämmerung Twilight of the gods Götterdämmerung Twilight of the gods Götterdämmerung Twilight of the gods The serpents, deceivers rejoicing Perverted and broken our laws The few who objected, were voicing Resistance, for us, for our cause Twilight of the gods Götterdämmerung Twilight of the gods Götterdämmerung Twilight of the gods Götterdämmerung Twilight of the gods Now that the last hope seems lost Brotherhood and kinship betrayed All of us will be bear the cost Some of us will feel their blade Twilight of the gods Götterdämmerung Twilight of the gods Götterdämmerung Twilight of the gods Götterdämmerung Twilight of the gods They brought the dark time, the dark winter And some of our own let us down Our people, oh how did they splinter Lost our faith, lost our way, lost our crown Twilight of the gods Götterdämmerung Twilight of the gods Götterdämmerung Twilight of the gods Götterdämmerung Twilight of the gods
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Automatons 03:42
A dismal, dread, debacle dispersed from the far east, Caused global pandemonium, to unleash a wicked beast. The politics and mayhem the “experts” had in store, Exaggerated the number of victims by the score. Our country stood for freedom and was once home of the brave, That has now fallen to tyrants who treat us all as slaves. Abolishing our basic rights when forcing us to mask, To hide our personalities and take our character to task. Automatons, Automatons, they’ve made of us Automatons! Automatons, Automatons, we’ve lost our sense of self! Are you smiling? Did you frown? Are you angry? Are you down? Have you passion, Or compassion? I guess I’ll never know, Since this masquerade is endless And we’re all now just lost souls! That dismal year has mercifully found its way to end! But the despots of the ruling class never seem to want to bend. We need to take back power, no matter what the cost, For if this evil trend continues, our future will be lost. Automatons, Automatons, they’ve made of us Automatons! Automatons, Automatons, we’ve lost our sense of self!
3.
“For freedom” to decide for you What to hear and what to say The arbiters of what is true Have led the world astray “For the climate”; frequent flyers strike What a latte-commie fail None of your beachfront properties Have been put up for sale They’re not against war, not against hate Just against competition to decide your fate And they’re going on with the same old song Cause they were the liars all along And they’re going on with the same old song Cause they were the liars all along “For peace” but not for everyone They’re in love with all their wars Take yours away and keep their gun Bring the fight to our own shores “For the future” they destroy history Take down what brought us here It’s critical – not theory! See the red, lift the veneer They’re not against war, not against hate Just against competition to decide your fate And they’re going on with the same old song Cause they were the liars all along The eternal defenders of democracy Go beyond double-standards and hypocrisy They’ll try to crush the weak and undermine the strong Cause they were the liars all along And they’re going on with the same old song Cause they were the liars all along “For the vote” but they won’t let you see The counting that’s so flawed And don’t you dare to question them Not allowed to mention fraud “For justice” – but not equally It’s second class for you They’re all about the “equity” To hold the scales askew They’re not against war, not against hate Just against competition to decide your fate And they’re going on with the same old song Cause they were the liars all along “For the children” – this is what you should Let them teach to those still pure Might as well leave them to Hollywood No pedos there - for sure “For science” you’ll stay in your homes Wear a mask within your walls But forget those pesky chromosomes And wax that “lady’s“ balls They’re not against war, not against hate Just against competition to decide your fate And they’re going on with the same old song Cause they were the liars all along The eternal defenders of democracy Go beyond double-standards and hypocrisy They will never admit that their claims are wrong Cause they were the liars all along They’re not against war, not against hate Just against competition to decide your fate And they’re going on with the same old song Cause they were the liars all along The eternal defenders of democracy Go beyond double-standards and hypocrisy They’ll try to crush the weak and undermine the strong Cause they were the liars all along And they’re going on with the same old song Cause they were the liars all along And they’re going on with the same old song Cause they were the liars - all along
4.
Defiance 02:41
I never bent And I never broke I stood my ground Like a mighty oak Never surrender Never back down Never let this world Push you around Defiance Defiance Defiance Defiance Defiance Defiance I thought my thoughts And spoke my mind My head held high And straight my spine Never surrender Never back down Never let this world Push you around Defiance Defiance Defiance Defiance Defiance Defiance
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Icarus 02:37
Watch the man of science working See him twist and torture life Just dissecting, never caring Wields his scalpel like a knife See the social planners planning How to bend us to their mold For our own good they'll direct us All they're asking is control Icarus your wings are melting Never will you reach the sun Though you feel your spirit soaring Your proud wings shall come undone Your proud wings shall come undone See the test-tube babies forming All alike in even rows Mutant robots in the making Numbered tags upon their toes For the dictocrats convenience See them catalogue our lives Hear computer giants ticking Thought police control our lives Icarus your wings are melting Never will you reach the sun Though you feel your spirit soaring Your proud wings shall come undone Your proud wings shall come undone Never will you reach the sun...
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Verse1: Edgy rebel army Cosplay on the streets Your victories from ambush And you downplay your defeats Socialist utopia With everything for free But knives and bats and guns for those Who just will not agree Chorus1: Shock troops of the system, Rage for the machine, Masked thugs’ fake resistance A sponsored lamestream scene Shock troops of the system, Rage for the machine, Stars and Che with your all-black Repeat what’s on the screen Verse2: Permanently changing The language that you scrawl Eat the rich or eat your own No one is safe at all Play with definitions Just fodder for a meme Your made-up pseudo-science Is a money-making scheme Chorus2: Shock troops of the system, Rage for the machine, With corporate indulgence For their deeds, oh so obscene Shock troops of the system, Rage for the machine, Paid for with the funds From the people you demean Verse3: Sloganeering brainlets Marching in a line Don’t even know what sex you are Or when to stop to whine Regurgitating media The scandal of the hour You’re not against the state you’re just In it for the power Chorus3: Shock troops of the system, Rage for the machine, “Peaceful protests” – what a joke We all know what you mean Shock troops of the system, Rage for the machine, None of us are buying That Marxist magic bean Shock troops of the system, Rage for the machine, With corporate indulgence For their deeds, oh so obscene Shock troops of the system, Rage for the machine, Paid for with the funds From the people you demean Shock troops of the system, Rage for the machine, Masked thugs’ fake resistance A sponsored lamestream scene Shock troops of the system, Rage for the machine, Stars and Che with your all-black Repeat what’s on the screen
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The New World Order is the construct of an arrogant and parasitic minority intent on ruling the globe in accordance with their needs, desires, and aggrandizement. It is the world plantation, in which mankind at large, is reduced to the lowest common denominator. A world where all, except for the dominators', are interchangeable and replaceable work-units. It is a world in which differences in men are not tolerated. Where each man is reduced to an isolated atom left to careen in a void of uncertainty. It is a world with neither past nor future. A world in which only the here and now have substance or meaning. It is a world in which mankind has been reduced to the ultimate ant-hill activity of laboring for the masters. It is a world of pragmatic materialism and consumption. A profane and nihilistic world which denies the soul and crushes the spirit in man. It is a world whose population is hypnotized and made dumb by unrelenting media propaganda, distortions and lies. It is a world of hate crimes, speech crimes and thought crimes and crimes of self-interest and pride. Of purges and pogroms, of Gulags and prisons, of confessions, penances and rehabilitations, all conducted with show-case respectability and decorum. It is a world devoid of privacy and common decency. It is life lived beneath a magnifying glass. A world of bar-codes and plastic money, in which every purchase, every conversation, every communication, every move you make is watched and recorded – analyzed and accessed, scrutinized and investigated. It’s the New World Order, and it's lurking just around the corner – waiting to swallow you up body and soul.
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Verse1: One law for them - one law for you Have them practice what you preach not what you do “Repeat after me – don’t stray from the track Follow the lead or you’ll be hunted by the pack” Chorus: This is your tolerance Intolerance from you Your renowned tolerance And you still claim it’s true Verse2: The puppet used to sing – it’s not easy being green These days it’s the norm and the singer’s deemed obscene In front a friendly face – in the back the cabal If not for double standards you would have none at all Just a couple towers - so much ivory in mind Turning up the nose - looking down on our kind You don’t own your failures – you don’t own your flaws Always for the greater good, for the people, for the cause Chorus: This is your tolerance Intolerance from you That famed tolerance And you still claim it’s true I have seen your tolerance Intolerance from you That noted tolerance All twisted and askew Solo (Verse) Chorus: This is your tolerance Intolerance from you That high-flown tolerance And you still claim it’s true I’ve come to know your tolerance Intolerance from you That pompous puffed up tolerance From a lyin’ cheatin’ crew Verse3: Redefine the words and the past from which we came Silence opposition with the one and only claim You don’t own these words - you don’t own this space Sticks and stones and censorship you are but a disgrace Just a couple slogans - you’re stuck in a loop It’s not an RPG - you are still a dupe Which saviors you may bring - which heroes in their tow Even if you had the facts my answer would stay no Chorus: We’ve seen your tolerance Intolerance from you That fake and phony tolerance And you still claim it’s true Who believes your tolerance? Who still says it’s true? Who believes your tolerance? That garbage that you spew
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Together our lives began so well, With many magical wondrous years. Sharing our glorious moments of bliss, Could it ever possibly end up in tears? For years we felt invincible, We held our fate within our hearts. Striking envy in all others eyes. While no one could ever drive us apart! Our passion for life was our guiding star, Seeing the future take root from our past. Holding the torch as we boldly rode on, With all of our expectations surpassed. They told us it would never last, Our foundation being too weak at best, We scoffed and knew we'd beat those odds, Determined to survive this quest! We’d climbed to the top of the highest peak, And rode the crest of the tallest wave! But when it vanished in a flash, We knew it was gone and could never be saved! How did we let it slip away? How could we ever let it go? We truly missed the tell-tale signs, Which could have been quelled when they began to show. Dreading that something might take it away, Hoping that day would never come to pass. Our trailblazing went on for years, Until the darkness crept in at last. Nothing truly lasts forever, Like civilizations that rise and fall. But never a thought it could happen here, Leaving nothing but a gloomy pall. We’d climbed to the top of the highest peak, And rode the crest of the tallest wave! But when it vanished in a flash, We knew it was gone and could never be saved! How did we let it slip away? How could we ever let it go? We truly missed the tell-tale signs, Which could have been quelled when they began to show. Now our children will have to pay, For us letting it slip away!
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"The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants. It is its natural manure." Thomas Jefferson to W. S. Smith, 13 November 1787 Verse 1: So thirsty for many years But the calls fell on deaf ears Thus always (1) – to water the tree (2) But you thought you’d keep it all for free "Nothing can now be believed which is seen in a newspaper. truth itself becomes suspicious by being put into that polluted vehicle." Thomas Jefferson to John Norvell, June 11, 1807 Chorus 1: Squandered away What they left you to hold and to guard An oath to betray Squandered away The ruins all ashen and charred Just wasted the day "Whenever the people are well informed, they can be trusted with their own government; that whenever things get so far wrong as to attract their notice, they may be relied on to set them to rights." Thomas Jefferson to Richard Price, January 8, 1789 Verse 2: Never thought it would fall Never thought you’d lose it all Didn’t heed the gun – advise (3) Didn’t want to pay the price "If a nation expects to be ignorant and free, in a state of civilization, it expects what never was and never will be." Thomas Jefferson to Colonel Charles Yancey, 6 January 1816 Chorus 2: Squandered away What they left you to hold and to guard An oath to betray Squandered away The ruins all ashen and charred Just wasted the day " . . . there is no act, however virtuous, for which ingenuity may not find some bad motive." Thomas Jefferson to Edward Dowse, April 19, 1803 Verse 3: Dissolution (4) – but just for you And all your power they took that too No rights to claim (5) – just bend the knee You broke the axiom of liberty (6) "To attain all this, however, rivers of blood must yet flow, and years of desolation pass over; yet the object is worth rivers of blood, and years of desolation." Thomas Jefferson to John Adams, 4 September 1823 Chorus 3: Squandered away What they left you to hold and to guard An oath to betray Squandered away The ruins all ashen and charred Just wasted the day What’s left to say But a curse to the end of the earth To see their decay What’s left to say If there are any left of some worth Somehow make them pay “I like the dreams of the future better than the history of the past.” Thomas Jefferson to John Adams, August 1, 1816 Footnotes: *********** (1) Sic semper tyrannis -> thus always to tyrants (2) The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants. (Thomas Jefferson) (3) As to the species of exercise, I advise the gun. (Thomas Jefferson) (4) When the representative body have lost the confidence of their constituents, when they have notoriously made sale of their most valuable rights, when they have assumed to themselves powers which the people never put into their hands, then indeed their continuing in office becomes dangerous to the state, and calls for an exercise of the power of dissolution. (Thomas Jefferson) (5) A free people [claim] their rights, as derived from the laws of nature, and not as the gift of their chief magistrate. (Thomas Jefferson) (6) It is an axiom in my mind, that our liberty can never be safe but in the hands of the people themselves, and that too of the people with a certain degree of instruction. This it is the business of the State to effect, and on a general plan. (Thomas Jefferson)
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Verse1: Your story it was taken They took it from you Fed you lies and slander Instead of what was true Chorus: It’s time to take a stand It’s time to take command It’s now or never to Reclaim your story When you shed doubt and fear Ignore the lies you hear Rise up, heed the call and You’ll be bound for glory Verse2: Falsehood, fake and fiction Wool over your eyes Stand up and choose the option To reject their lies Chorus: It’s time to take a stand It’s time to take command It’s now or never to Reclaim your story When you shed doubt and fear Ignore the lies you hear Rise up, heed the call and You’ll be bound for glory (Solo) Verse3: Breaking through suppression Conditioning and lies Free yourself from shackles And open up your eyes Chorus: It’s time to take a stand It’s time to take command It’s now or never to Reclaim your story When you shed doubt and fear Ignore the lies you hear Rise up, heed the call and You’ll be bound for glory Verse4: Go on claim that story Only you can write Reclaim that which will lead you From the dark into the light Chorus: Keep what they took from you And you will make it through It’s now or never to Reclaim your story Wipe out deceit and smear Show past and future clear Rise up, heed the call and You’ll be bound for glory Heed the call and You’ll be bound for glory Heed the call and You’ll be bound for glory
12.
Reject 02:56
I don’t share your views. You won’t force me to. Whatever you do to me it won’t change the number of fingers you are holding up. You may want me to say ‘five’ but there are ‘four’. No amount of repetition and overwhelming propaganda will let me accept falsehoods and distortions as truths. I disagree. I dissent. I oppose. I reject. You told me not to question. But I reserve that right. You told me to respect and adhere to truths protected by laws and shielded by a vigilant establishment. But I disagree. You created the dissident. You made me the denier. Being told that one is not allowed to criticize someone or something is the clearest sign of a weak argument. I contradict. I diverge. I deny. I reject. The persecuted dissident will not see the error of his ways through the oppression and victimization he endures. To the contrary. The reprisals will be seen as confirmation and validation. The suppression of information makes the information more attractive to the yet uninformed and casual reader, listener or viewer. I criticize. I dispute. I diverge. I reject. I disagree. I dissent. I deny. I reject. I disagree. I dissent. I deny. I reject.
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There's talk of revolution. Impending Civil war. The lines are being drawn. The writing’s on the wall. Ancient spirits slumber. The calm before the storm. Hero wakes and stretches. Reaches for his sword. Waiting for the fall my friend. Just waiting for the fall. Waiting for the fall my friend. I am – Waiting for the fall. The first shots have been fired. The battle has begun. The blood-red tide is rising. Swelling like a flood. An age of soot and ashes. Hero takes his stand: "Let’s have this out with fate My brothers, and liberate our land." Waiting for the fall my friend. Just waiting for the fall. Waiting for the fall my friend. I am – Waiting for the fall. Waiting for the fall my friend. I am – Waiting for the fall. Waiting for the fall my friend. I am – Waiting for the fall.
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Verse1: As before it came again Same place, same cause You can’t maintain An order, a system Crooked scheme It popped the bubble of your crazy dream Contagion creeping through our land You won’t repel, you won’t defend One tiny that your eyes can’t see The other wants you on your knee Chorus: Tear down the walls Let in the wave Destroy the fence That made us safe Open the door Come one, come all They brought us down They made us fall Verse2: Filth of decades rots the minds Whole generations wearing blinds Now wearing muzzles, oh wait, masks Doing what big brother asks What’s left of freedom is a thought A dream, a wish to cut the knot Pull down the veil and drain the swamp To see what lies behind the pomp Chorus: Tear down the walls Let in the wave Destroy the fence That made us safe Open the door Come one, come all They brought us down They made us fall Break the locks And lift the gate Your death-wish Has sealed our fate One world for you Nightmare for all You brought us down You made us fall Verse3: Can’t name the terror that stalks around And most of you all just backed down Don’t rock the boat or stir things up And gulp down more out of that poison cup You did this, you are to blame Won’t even hang your heads in shame Traitor-scum and liars all You brought us down, you made us fall Chorus: Tear down the walls Let in the wave Destroy the fence That made us safe Open the door Come one, come all They brought us down They made us fall Break the locks And lift the gate Your death-wish Has sealed our fate One world for you Nightmare for all You brought us down You made us fall
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Verse1: From afar we saw it coming But the rest refused to see Same old curse it seemed upon us: None would hear Cassandra’s plea Though the voice was loud and clear ‘twas the wilderness too vast Steady lies and propaganda brought the fall, the die was cast The low-lives and the rubble Rising up to tip their spear Burn and loot and murder: Same old fist, the reds are here Never gone, never forgotten Veiled and hidden for so long Grew as cancer in the world Swayed the youth in ways so wrong Chorus: They sacrifice the children For their riotous red dawn And crucify the hero That the mob had set upon They’re lusting for the blood Of the innocent and free: “You shouldn’t have your rights - fall in line and just agree” Verse2: Pictures burst the frame Yet their framing will not stop 'til our heads are firmly placed On their bloody chopping block In view of all the world Trotting out their pervert’s views But the ones are vilified Shielding children from abuse Sick and twisted evil From the same old rotten crew They open up the prisons In the end there’s nothing new Miscreants as the shock-troops And the comrades in the back The plan was always known And it seems they are on track Chorus: They sacrifice the children For their riotous red dawn And crucify the hero That the mob had set upon “Let yourself be martyred Or we’ll throw away the key” So blatant were their lies We all saw, he tried to flee No matter what’s uncovered Still, the wretch they idolize Even built a statue And ignore his victims’ cries The toxic coalition And the perfect firestorm Rolled over the world The old beast in a new form Verse Justice, by a thread Held our breath and bit our nails For better men to set it right Where blood had left its trails The avatar of all of us Broke down but never cracked Set free again - was in the right Fought back when they attacked Brought too far - so close this one And the others, they fell down For standing up against the dregs That set ablaze the town Still, they want to come for him Plan death for him and all Who stand against what they believe Who oppose our culture’s fall Chorus: They sacrifice the children For their riotous red dawn And crucify the hero That the mob had set upon The toxic coalition And the perfect firestorm Rolled over the world The old beast in a new form They’re lusting for the blood Of the innocent and free: “You shouldn’t have your rights - fall in line and just agree” No matter how hard they may try To choke, smother and squeeze Enough of us will die upright Than live upon our knees   Enough of us will die upright Than live upon our knees Than live upon our knees
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Courage 01:53
Θαρσείν χρη, τάχ’ αύριον έσσετ’ άμεινον. Eλπίδες εν ζωοίσιν, ανέλπιστοι δε θανόντες. You need to have courage, because tomorrow will be better. While there's life there’s hope, and only the dead have none. — Theocritus, 3rd cent. BC, Ancient Greek poet

about

We started with a couple of collaboration tracks and just kept going. This album developed organically and it is a statement for the current times. Writing and recording with Changes was a pleasure and an honor.

Marcel P. for Miel Noir

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In my life the thought of our society of brave patriotic, free-thinkers turning into trembling, mewling, mask-wearing, sheltered-in-place whiners would have been unthinkable! In the past, though many have tried to destroy our freedom, liberty and country, it took the fear campaign from the Wuhan Virus to make it actually happen!
Shuttering people, closing small businesses and making everyone think that the virus was an all-encompassing demonic ghost that would attack them through windows, walls, floorboards or outdoors while walking alone was their evil plan! This, of course, eventually led to an excuse to create a rigged Banana Republic election!

However, with the extremists pushing so far, so fast, it has had an amazingly positive affect! By the grace of the Gods they have made a large part of the population WAKE UP, grab our proverbial muskets and fight these bastards to regain our Constitutional freedom! You can push patriots only so far before they rebel, and among the many
blatant violations they perpetrated, indoctrinating our children was the final straw! For Freedom and Defiance!

Nicholas Tesluk for Changes

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released December 23, 2022

Miel Noir: Marcel P. & Dimo Dimov. With Estella Plunkett

Changes: Robert N. Taylor & Nicholas Tesluk

Guest: Widar, Orion K. & Bobby Swit (a bongo player for many decades, celebrating his first studio recording at the age of 91)

Recorded, mixed, produced and mastered at Dungeon Studio (Rhenania) by Marcel P.

Field recording by Randolph Taylor

This album is dedicated to the memory and musical legacy of Jerome Deppe. Rest in peace!

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Painting "Defiance" by Nicholas Tesluk
Photography (members) by Estella Plunkett
Photography (flames) by redhead-fotografie.de
Layout, Set, DTP by zerbe-medien.com

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Miel Noir started out as the solo-project of Dimo Dimov. Later Marcel P. joined the project.

Ever since, Miel Noir has undergone a radical expansion, turning it from an experimental 1-man-project into a full-blown band, covering a wide variety of styles.

The first album of Miel Noir as a band, HONEY & ASH, was released by Steinklang Industries in 2011
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