FACE OF DESPAIR

Phonogram Records UK 1989
Produced by Randy Burns at
EMI Studios & Paradise Studios, Sydney

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Mortal Sin - An Absence of Faith



1. I am Immortal
© Eftichiou, Carwana, Burke, Maurer, Campbell
This song was inspired by the Highlander movies
a battle of the ages by a man who won't die.


I fear no foe I have no fear
See me laughing when death comes near
Pain is sweet & Life is cold
There's no repenting when you grow old
I seek revenge my master's hell
Crumbled ruins as his kingdom fell
Must take your life to set me free
Turn your back on immortality

I - I am immortal - got no right to die
I am immortal - no one can deny
I am immortal - 'til the end of time
I am immortal

I have no guilt there is no law
My blackened heart's rotting at the core
Break the rules, a crying shame
Nothing matters 'cos it's just a game
Take your aim, the life you choose
Just one chance if you win or lose
Fight 'til death, the battle's won
Revenge is mine the superior one

Chorus:

Take your chances if you dare
Time will break your evil stare
Legend says it's you or I
Destroy the myth & you will Die!

See the sound of slashing swords piercing through your heart
The screaming of the civil lords
Wash away the weeping wounds tearing you apart
The weaving of the evil hordes
The master will scorn you he'll even forlorn you
He'll give you a price to pay
There's nothing he gave you, no reason to save you,
Have mercy you bastard
Take your soul away

Traumatic tales of torrid tears, Chopping off your head
Trapped into a terror state
Forcing off those fractured fears, Finding out you're dead
Forget about your future fate
The master has cursed you, His spell has dispersed you
He gave you a price to pay
the spell has been won and the new life begun
I am immortal


4. For Richer for Poorer
© Burke, Maurer
Australia is a democracy where only two classes of people exist
the rich and the poor.


No one finds their peace of mind
Manipulation of mankind
An indication of the blind
There's no answer you will find

Freedom of choice, Freedom of mind
Freedom of peace don't waste your time
We know what we want, we'll take it in our stride

Money making, is what it takes
Your decision, no mistakes
Hear the voices crying out,
See the poor go without

Don't ask them the reasons why
They've all the power money can buy
Don't ask them to split their share
Don't waste your time 'cos they don't care

Destitution is not crime
Revolution's a waste of time
Administrations enjoy the ride
The government is on their side

Don't ask the the reasons why
They've all the power money can buy

The rich get richer - the poor stay poor
The rich get richer - always wanting more
The rich get richer - the poor stay in poverty
Why did they decide to call it a democracy?


6. Innocent Torture
© Carwana, Burke, Maurer, Campbell
A true story about a man who finds someone impaled on a fence
& gets convicted of murder insisting innocence.


Another vicious headline the picture's painted clear
The jury found me guilty I was jailed for twenty years
There was one night a murder I was covered in bloodstains
I called the police onto the scene to study the remains
They asked me several questions, I didn't have a chance
I found myself a slaughtered corpse impaled upon a fence
I'm innocent I cried in vain whilst dragged into a van
You're blaming me for murder, I just can't understand

I'll prove my innocence I did not kill
In just one instance they had took my will

Left to die in this rotting cell trying to make me go round the bend
Evil eyes staring through the bars accused of murdering my friend
"I did not kill" I screamed at them they didn't believe my alibi
I'm innocent, I swear the oath I need some help don't want to die

I'll prove my innocence I did not kill
In just one instance they had took my will
I've done my time I've counted the years, the days are scribbled on the wall
Soon the time comes when I wipe the tears & I'll be searching for the score
I'll prove my innocence I did not kill
In just one instance they had took my will

Innocent Torture can't take it no more, no family no friends & no will
Innocent Torture the anger inside, the hate the pain I want to kill
Innocent Torture for 20 odd yrs, I've aged I've grown & I've lost
Innocent Torture free me I'm old the time the waste the fucking loss


8. H
© Carwana, Burke, Maurer, Eftichiou, Campbell
H stands for Hiroshima (and the H-bomb)
and tells the story of survivors of the
Japanese holocaust of WWII.


Trying hard to survive the nuclear devastation
Under shelter for a year or maybe more
Scrounging for food that may have survived the source of radiation
Amidst the darkness lying below the floor
The tragedy of Hiroshima the killing of a nation
A logical way to end a bloodied war
The lone survivors all together in a congregation
praying for mercy behind a leaden door
Sheltered - Sheltered from the storm, Shattered

The Kamikazis and the Nazis suffering condemnation
Wondering if they'll ever stay alive
Looking for ways to pacify the constant aggravation
under pressure to let them all survive
The tragedy of Hiroshima the killing of a nation
Hundreds of thousands of people left to die
Nuclear clouds surround the tombs with little admiration
The children in the shelter start to cry
Sheltered - Sheltered from the storm, Shattered

Taking away the prisoners taking away their lives
taking away their freedom
They won't survive the shelters they won't survive the pain
They won't survive the memories
Crying out in peace crying in disgust
crying out in ignorance
Fighting a losing battle fighting a lost cause
Fighting against hypocrasy of fighting a nuclear war
2. Voyage of the Disturbed
© Carwana, Eftichiou, Burke, Maurer
Written about the Space shuttle disaster where
seven astronauts died at the hands of the government.


Dreams, looking for a sign of intelligent life
Screams, trying to realise the American plight
With dignity & pride - the government denied
Pushing to the limits 'cos their never satisfied
Please - look at what you've done

Voyage of the Disturbed
Challenging another world - Voyage of the Disturbed
Voyage of the Disturbed
Challenging a future world - Voyage of the Disturbed

Fear, succumbing to the needs of political might
Sheer, astronomical pressure as you hit the speed of light
Another seven faces, another misery
No one seems to realise the fate of history
Please - look at what you've done

Voyage of the Disturbed
Challenging another world - Voyage of the Disturbed
Voyage of the Disturbed
Challenging a future world - Voyage of the Disturbed


3. The Infantry Corps
© Carwana, Burke, Maurer
Inspired by the photographs of Iraqi children
holding machine guns and being taught to kill.


March through the mist when the armies enlist
All the children who fight for their older
They storm through the night in a half state of fright
Their future is strapped to their shoulders
They battle the shadows on the wall
They jump when the major gives the call
They fight for their freedom their country don't need 'em
The war will eventually kill them all

The children of the Infant's Corps
Don't know what they've been fighting for
they're only young they know they'll pay the price.
Their innocence unselfishness and all in all defencelessness
the government has made the sacrifice
Whose responsible - For the Infantry Corps?
Whose responsible - For the Infantry Corps?

Young bodies lying everywhere
Frightened but no one seems to care
Hooray for the children, their country just killed them
the blame's here for everyone to share

The children of the Infant's Corps,
Don't know what they've been fighting for
they're only young they know they'll pay the price.
Their innocence unselfishness and all in all defencelessness
the government has made the sacrifice
Whose responsible - For the Infantry Corps?
Whose responsible - For the Infantry Corps?
The Infantry - The Infantry - You're in the Infantry Corps (4 times)


5. Martyrs of Eternity
© Carwana, Burke, Maurer
What sort of a world are we building for future generations,
we die in vain trying to fix the world.


Have you thought about the future, has it spoiled your desire
To worship your creator & step into the fire
Without a doubt there's no way out, You watch the children mourn
It's serious, delirious, you wonder why you're born!
Martyrs of Eternity - Spirits in the air
Martyrs of Eternity - Face of Despair

Are we closer to disaster, that's been brought upon our own?
Do we answer to our master, whose punishment is known?
You've got to fight within your rights, then live in fear of danger
Never give your will to live away to any stranger!
Martyrs of Eternity - Spirits in the air
Martyrs of Eternity - Face of Despair

Dying, Looking back on our mistakes but no one wants to learn.
Dying, The children of the human race are part of your concern
Dying, Every time you give new life another one will burn.
Dying, Martyrs of Eternity, whose souls will not return...

Is it worth all the frustration, do you think it will all work out?
Did we fail the expectations? Do people scream and shout?
There's no remorse without of course a question for the answer.
They left no clues, their in recluse the world has a terminal cancer


7. Suspended Animation
© Carwana, Burke, Maurer
A man is frozen in time for forty years and comes out,
wishing he was back in the past.


'28, In the grip of depression
Alleviate all the pain of conception
Don't hesitate you've got to raise your ambition
Annihilate all the theories of suspension
40 years of agony waiting to be free
Victim of the gruesome days of the 20th century
The future is a mystery a question of salvation
Frozen in a tomb of ice suspended animation

Meditate just can't help my aggression
Violate on the verge of destitution
Deviate the master plan of my ascension
Mitigate all my lack of contribution

You said it didn't matter - fate can't be changed
You never even told me the world was rearranged
Nothing's getting better, the years are getting worse
I think that I'm a victim of the animated curse

Take me back to my own time when things were not as bad
The end of my suspended dream
A time when there were peaceful nights and wars were not so sad
A promise that I must redeem
And when the years are rolling by I know I won't forget
It's never better than the past
The future wasn't meant for me and that I won't regret
Suspended animation was the curse that had been cast


9. Terminal Reward
© Carwana, Burke, Maurer
When one has a terminal cancer and wishes to die,
there is only one reward. Originally called Euthanasia.


Laughing at the numbness, 100 years of pain
Doubting my existence memories remain
Praying for the hour, I will finally die
Terminate the power, send me to the sky

Blood's evaporating, my heart is pumping air
Mind is left debating torment or despair
Explain me this confusion what's it really worth
Take the last transfusion return me to my birth

Standing at the point where there's no return
There ain't no turning back
Send me down here where the fires burn
running with the pack
Devilish forces by my side, future's looking grim
Angels calling death defied sing the battle hymn

I ended my life just to ease the pain
but now it's hurting more
travel through life on the astral plane
but someone has closed the door
Facing judgements final call nowhere left to go
Left to ponder Satan's fall seeds are here to grow


10. Robbie Soles
© Carwana, Maurer
Whose the man for presidency of the world? Robbie Soles
That's Arseholes (R.Soles) for the uninitiated!


R. Soles for president
R. Soles for mayor
R. Soles for the elect
R. Soles everywhere


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