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Exit Flesh (Decade)

by Maxwell Kozen

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Exit Flesh 01:34
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Bleed me and drain me of the humours So I never feel again Confusion. Removed. Forever. Drain, exit flesh, drain, exit flesh, drain-drain-drain-drain With nothing left to continuously stab me in the brain Endless. Meaningless. Nonsense. Open me so I can see Could I just see it ticking? Sever something! Anything! SLICE IT OUT And implant a machine It seems hearts can't understand what they've seen Something, somewhere, mechanize me I'll admit some parts of this heart need surgery Rip something out and make it stop! Everything is anticlimax!
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Everything Is Anticlimax 02:04
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Lessons aren't ever learned, never worth trying I can't keep trying I'm just lying I'm trying But that might be a lie too Straining eyes for silver lines In clouded judgment black Burning down my landmark monuments of progress Circle-running frantic Child to disbelieve The Spirit that I've grieved Now I've been deceived Message received: GROW UP PLEASE And the big finish? I call thorns what are merely leaves
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I Call Thorns 03:07
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I call thorns! I call thorns, come and lie with me I call thorns comforting, For I dread the pain that comes with healing Stabbed and sliced by the budding of trees Mind-trapped in chambers of hyperbole Shade of the branches a cover for me I call their comfort pure agony Ingratitude is my vice so vile And I'll wander forever a self-orphaned child Thorns for this branch that has fled from the Vine Thankless the roots drunk on grace like cheap wine Thankless heart overdrive Overstate broadcasted woes Sinful thoughts indulgence Captive again I call thorns! I call thorns, come and lie with me I call thorns comforting, For I dread the pain that comes with healing Loneliness rooted in futility Bowing the branches to vanity's plea Stubbornness hungry for misery's feast Love is in vain when it's spent on the least bit of Comfort for thankless heart overdrive Overstate broadcasted woes Sinful thoughts indulgence Captive again Rejoice not over me, O my enemy; when I fall, I shall rise; when I sit in darkness, the Lord will be a light to me. I will bear the indignation of the Lord because I have sinned against him, until he pleads my cause and executes judgment for me. He will bring me out to the light; I shall look upon his vindication. (For our sake he made him to be sin who knew no sin, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God.) (Christ redeemed us from the curse of the law by becoming a curse for us—for it is written, “Cursed is everyone who is hanged on a tree” — so that in Christ Jesus the blessing of Abraham might come to the Gentiles, so that we might receive the promised Spirit through faith.) (And they stripped him and put a scarlet robe on him, and twisting together a crown of thorns, they put it on his head and put a reed in his right hand. And kneeling before him, they mocked him, saying, “Hail, King of the Jews!”) (Then Pilate took Jesus and flogged him. And the soldiers twisted together a crown of thorns and put it on his head and arrayed him in a purple robe. They came up to him, saying, “Hail, King of the Jews!” and struck him with their hands.) (2 Cor. 5:21; Gal. 3:13-14; Matt. 27:28-29; John 19:1-3, Micah 7:8-9) Crown of thorns! You wore thorns when You died for me I call thorns comforting You showed me love is in veins opened up like a stream
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Love Is In Veins 02:31
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Love is in veins opened up like a stream gushing from a broken dam eroding for the streams of anguish flowing into the flesh of God Love is suffering on behalf of those whose wounds are self-inflicted Torment like vomit formed into nails flowing into flesh, I exchange for innocent blood Wars I fought with me Love released Blood for peace Love released blood for peace Love released blood for peace High above this heart still failing Panicked violence of my being End now my misguided flailing I have done enough stabbing
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I Have Done Enough Stabbing 03:44
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I have done enough stabbing in the dark At enemies that do not exist I hate knowing that it took me so long To figure out I could be at peace Rollercoaster super speed crash landing Countless hours spent fighting with myself Up and down This desperate, wretched, heap of a man as king of fools is crowned I let go all hope But the one who's wrong is me While You bleed and are worthy So make me what You know is best Bid my madness exit flesh! Yeah the one who's wrong is me But You died to set me free So make me what You know is best Bid my madness exit flesh! For the one who's wrong is me Oh my God, You are worthy! So make me what You know is best Bid my madness exit flesh!
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Exit Flesh (Decade Unarchived Remix) 05:26
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This is a re-mixed, re-mastered, and partially modified version of the EP I released back in October of 2012. The drums were updated to much more modern sounds, and those updates included some improvements in the actual drums parts and the correction of a few errors.

The guitar and bass tones were also re-amped, and the vocal processing was enhanced with better compression, EQ, and level balancing. Some of the keyboard textures were modified to be more distinctive, and I added a lot more sub bass drops because I felt like being extra and dramatic.

The final master was more intentional on this edition of Exit Flesh. I did still go for a comparatively loud master, but I didn't push things as hard this time around, trying to preserve some dynamics and keeping current streaming audio practices in mind. Lately I have been content with quieter masters, and while this re-release has a more ambitious overall volume than some of my productions for KOZEN, it's still somewhat cautious.

This version of the EP also includes a Drum&Bass/Dubstep crossover remix of the title track. It was created not long after the original release of the EP in 2012, but never released.

Revisiting this project and enhancing the recording quality was a nice way to review how I've grown as an artist in the last ten years. It was interesting to see how some of the lyrics still resonate with me deeply, and some represent a part of myself that I have grown out of. I still respect the message that this album conveys and I recognize how necessary it was for me to make this record for my own mental well-being. But I also recognize today that there are healthier ways to process some of the things I expressed back then. All of that is ok. I wish for everyone to find personalized ways to process their own struggles, and I hope everyone looks back on their previous self and says "Who I am now could handle things better than who I was then."

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released December 26, 2022

All sounds: Maxwell Kozen

Some royalty-free sound effects were taken from the "free sound project" - accessed over 10 years prior to this release.

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