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Reinventing The Eel

by Vampire Squid

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1.
I am the oppressor of hope The tormentor of dreams I am the bigot in the bubbles And I’m not as confident As I have made myself out to be Roaming through the reef below In the house of unrecognized talent Rage, fury, irritation And humiliation I am only filling with hate The life of a worm you’ll soon know A lack of self-confidence fuels me Push you down to feel better about myself I am a man so small But I look at you like I’m tall These simple truths fill me with hate The life of Squidworm You’ll soon know These simple truths fill me with hate The life of Squidworm You’ll soon know For I shall bring you to salvation I am the omniscient being of the sea Come forth, and bow down to me Come forth, and bow down to me For I shall bring you to salvation I am the omniscient being of the sea Come forth, and bow down to me Come forth, and bow down to me You’re just a worm and a maggot to us Simply nothing more than the antagonist Your crude behavior will be forgotten Lost in the wake, opportunity in the mist You’re just a worm and a maggot to us Simply nothing more than the antagonist Your crude behavior will be forgotten Lost in the wake, opportunity in the mist Parade of empty words, breeding your mindless herd Torrential wave of agony Shower us all with fallacy Nothing you do or say can take the truth away Nothing you do or say can take the truth away Sad being all in all A little dream world to uphold You don’t think anyone else knows That you’re a reeking, sopping, failure For I shall bring you to salvation I am the omniscient being of the sea Come forth, and bow down to me Come forth, and bow down to me
2.
The seas of mystery lie at the gates The swampy waters where gators dwell Lost in time and drift away Spinning faster into oblivion Can't get a reading on your compass Your demise will bring me a smile Forgotten in transparency Drifting away it seems Disoriented cries of distress Unexplainable question of the creatures below Lurking in the shadows To feed and prey on you Hide away In these ship-wrecked graves Ocean Floor— Sanctuary for the dead All is sunken and misguided Filled with lead Between the three points lie The Judas in the mist Death from the abyss All the deafening and helpless cries Stuck in the Barracuda Triangle Broken, beaten, and mangled Help me I’m lost in this sea I can’t find a way home All I see is infinite blue for miles Falling into a pit of denial This can’t be all life has in store for me Hide away In these ship-wrecked graves Ocean Floor— Sanctuary for the dead All is sunken and misguided Filled with lead Peel back your scalp to reveal your head Pulsating brains, you’re already dead The clouds of blood ring like a dinner bell An undeniable fate Swarms of barracuda tear at your blood and veins Barracuda Triangle- Broken, defeated, hope is lost Barracuda Triangle- Broken, defeated, hope is lost Barracuda Triangle- Broken, defeated, hope is lost Barracuda Triangle- Broken, defeated, all hope is lost Between the three points lie The judas in the mist Death to all in the abyss The loud and helpless cries Barracuda Triangle- Broken, defeated, hope is lost Barracuda Triangle- Broken, defeated, all hope is lost
3.
Algae Season 03:49
Pollen pollution spreads And its aquaborne Particles of pain floating in the air Through the nasal passage it will bring carnage Nasal cavities brought to tarnish Squeezing esophagus and choke Choke upon it Gag for life It's in the air, there's no chance to escape The death spreads as the infection grows Smear it around to at least a third of the population Clouds of toxins are hovering above There’s a good chance that you'll go quickly Was an immunity for the parasite Now’s the point in which it strikes Demented minds suffer multiple chemical sensitivities Hopeless sensations overwhelm the minds of the deranged Hermit in your own personal shell Become the pod and carry the clone Common bacteria multiplies by the fucking billions It's in the air, there's no chance to escape The death spreads as the infection grows Smear it around to at least a third of the population It's in the air, there's no chance to escape The death spreads as the infection grows Smear it around to at least a third of the population Eyes forced shut not to see death’s arrival Frantically sweating and feeling faint Mucus fills walls like paint The sea spreads disease Closing throats begin to choke It will make your nose bleed Algae season will bring you to your knees
4.
Slide in the bowl for the mammals You’ve got to survive, You’ve got to survive The enemy is a beta fish So I’ll become the alpha Circle the bowl and expose the masculinity Intimidation is key to victory A fight to the death For the amusement of the spectator Some call it animal cruelty, but I call it a love for the sport Battle of the betas to prove dominance to all Vibrant fins flail of pretty colors and cloud with blood Inferior life form Puff up your chest and spread those fins Become the alpha and destroy the beta The ever seeing eye watches in amusement Ripped, mangled, and torn again maybe for the last time There can only be one alpha Humans have amused themselves with death Since the dawn of time Hunger for their bloodsport Battle Beta Become Alpha Sink or swim Black and blue Bloody Victor Battle Beta Become Alpha Sink or swim Black and blue Battle Beta Become Alpha Sink or swim Black and blue Bloody Victor Battle Beta Become Alpha Sink or swim Black and blue Body, lifeless floating Amphibious bloodbath Crunching, on fins like bratwurst Carved out, and left for dead Battle of the Beta Becoming the Alpha
5.
Contaminate and decimate the ocean of the life that dwells in the deep kill and suffocate the fish beneath the deep blue sea The black cloud of death is stalking its prey Oil intoxicates all Flooding the ocean gates Like soldiers of death I harbor a grudge for this And I thirst for your blood I Hold a grudge Float in a desolate sea Of oil and blood Harbor your hatred for this Creeping monstrosity Never forgive, never forget Just eradicate the culprit Marching upon the innocent Pollution of a population And dismantling all we've known to settle a score Drag you down to the ocean floor You chose your fate and we shall never forget Scarlet-filled waters Mixes with all the black A dark, creeping cloak You’ll never come back Engulf and consume all the people Actions brought upon by yourselves Hide in the harbor and meet your fate It won't take long till you take up the bait Come meet me along the rock jetty I'll smash your face into brain jelly You killed for profit You killed for profit Engulf and consume all the people actions brought upon by yourselves Hide in the harbor and meet your fate It won't take long till you take up the bait Pain you could not anticipate We are your truest enemy Enter a place of fear you’ve never felt Polar opposites lead to disarray What’s left now is to hope and pray That you won’t be alive for long Now it's time to take it all in A final a taste of this terror Taken by the black apparition Ribboning through the water and into your veins Bodies barricade the port Stacking more, and more, and more Death and destruction floating in the gore Human corpse island Sets afloat to sea Masses of bodies This was meant to be I harbor a grudge for this And I thirst for your blood I Hold a grudge Float in a desolate sea Of oil and blood Harbor your hatred for this Creeping monstrosity Never forgive, never forget Just eradicate the culprit
6.
This story starts at the beginning Of Cannibalistic nature Humboldt Lector, feast upon your own neuter A brawl 'til death And dinner's done With intelligence beyond the usual creature You are so fundamentally fucked in head But somehow always a few steps ahead Feast upon the calamari of your comrades With a grin on your beak, You bring your own personal experience of hell With a sense of being bound and gagged In a room covered in soft pads This is where you will stay Infiltrate the minds of those at work (With a fishing hook) Desecrate their minds with one big bite Infiltrate the minds of those at work (With a fishing hook) Desecrate their minds with one big bite Clams as they are herded to slaughter The salty screams of bloody gore Hope that you rise from your slumber As a faint distant memory That lives no more The sounds that echo for eternity It would be s(h)e(l)lfish to deny the agony Scream in silence Bred through violence Scream in Silence Released from iron chains Scream in silence Bred through violence Scream in Silence Released from iron chains Roam the oceans ready to attack Watch the fuck out you tasty snack For Humboldt Lector is on the run Watch your back, stalking is half the fun Buffalo Gill--if you will A confused Batfish with a twist of lipstick Once a friend of Humboldt, lost sight of gender orientation A disturbance in the natural flow of the ocean Psychopathic notion Carve your new flesh to fit Fill the shoes of your multiple personalities Tuck it back and switch up the roles Your filet knife is sharpened and awaiting instruction An altered mind so easy to manipulate Scream in silence Bred through violence Scream in silence Released from iron chains Hide away before I smash open your shell Be ready to meet me at the gates of Hell Hide away
7.
Led to a place that has never before been found Terror and fear surge within me Nothing around me just sand and endless ocean How will I ever escape? Washed up upon the shore that seems foreign to me Glimpse into the hopeless end I seem to undergo Battered and bruised, I can’t seem to lift my body Finally stand onto my feet, only to see wilderness Limping to a place where I can try to collect my thoughts and devise a plan Trees seem endless to me There’s no telling what they might be bearing Limbs are beckoning me Trunks are fleshy and seemingly glaring Trees grown upon rotting skin and limbs Divulging arms, and legs, and eyes A terrible nightmare A horrible, wearable, leather mask upon the bushes and trees The stench intoxicating Is this what’s left for me? Disgusting Disguising Creatures appear from the fleshwork Teeth gnashing Claws scratching Wanting to add more decorations They’re going to make me lifeless and empty Tear me apart And my chest will reappear wide open They’re going to take me A certain ending Use me for mulch in the dirt Grind my body away Heart racing as I stand Crippled with fear, I turn away Running as fast as I can Into the ocean Swallowing water and foam Out to the depths again Body gyrating about Fighting the waves The Seven Seas are here to save Just please take my body away The Seven Seas are here to save Just please take my body away The Seven Seas are here to save Just please take my body away The Seven Seas are here to save Just please take my body away The Seven Seas are here to save Just please take my body away
8.
Wharf Heir 04:13
8. Wharf Heir A new era of strategized destruction Where the sand meets the sea Beginning of pandemonium What will come forward for a tasty bite to eat Knowing so little about what lies beneath This wharf will be claimed mine This is the rightful home bestowed upon me Those in the line of fire will be soaked in their own blood I am Duke of the Docks, king of the ocean rocks Tentacle turrets ripping through the mortal enemies stronger than ocean currents Throw you off the edge and let the ocean do the rest Slam your helpless bodies in the pillars beneath A ragdoll of you flail between the posts Bouncing off like pin balls, see who can score the most Salt enters the wounds, infects the survivors Hoping the tide swallows you whole A new era of strategized destruction All of this fear you bear, a means to warfare All of this fear you bear, a means to warfare Once mortal enemies set their differences aside If we lose the wharf, we lose the war No real separation of good and evil Just one ruler that will not leave his place Throw you off the edge and let the ocean do the rest Slam your helpless bodies in the pillars beneath A ragdoll of you flail between the posts Bouncing off like pin balls, see who can score the most Face us— our final solution Blame us— for every ounce of blood that you’ve lost Face us— our final solution Blame us— for every ounce of blood that you’ve lost Face us— our final solution Blame us— for every ounce of blood that you’ve lost Face us— our final solution Blame us— for every ounce of blood that you’ve lost
9.
Regurgitation of a pile of crap Recycled ideas pulled from the trash Spinning in cycles of repetition Swimming in schools with no direction Life your life by my agenda Fill my pockets with sand dollars You monsters come crawling Out from this vast group, all I see Are the same faces staring all at me I stand apart for my fucking beliefs Nobody brave enough to take a stand Except for me And I’m the right one to lead I feel like I’ve done this before Deja Vu in the deep blue I swear it’s a similar feeling to a familiar state of mind It’s nothing new to you Out-dated technological advancements Pure failure Monotonous, Writhing, Vain Pure Failure Mindless, empty waste of space Pure failure Monotonous, Writhing, Vain Pure Failure Mindless, empty waste of space Individuality will set you apart Swim free from the school and find your way Where all mans’ trash is becomes my treasure Floating in the sea, lies the pile of debris What’s current on television? All the people are just empty shells Made to go along with the flow Life waves way too fast to be stagnant Rebranding an image you’ve seen through a screen We even reused your spleen Recycling what you have heard before We are reinventing the eel once more I feel like I’ve done this before Deja Vu in the deep blue I swear it’s a similar feeling to a familiar state of mind It’s nothing new to you Out-dated technological advancements We are reinventing the eel We bring something new to you We are reinventing the eel We bring something new to you
10.
Into The Goo 05:58
Traveling and I find a gem that ive never seen before so now it's mine Through the darkest water A gold mine separates A place of mystery A place for all to be Few have ever been here Bubbles and slime arise A way of welcome To this massive goo-filled sphere There seems to be a way in School of fish now carry My body to the opening The dripping cavern Inside--the massive globe's alive Uncertain of my next move Inside--possible suicide What if this is a plan devised? Inside--the massive globe's alive Uncertain of my next move Inside--possible germicide Creation of demonic goo The anomalous temptation inside of me To this crystalline cathedral An innate affinity Something draws me forth Can't put my fin on it Should I fight tooth and claw for this? The blood boils inside of me Heart pulsating uncontrollably An innate affinity Something draws me forth I have to go for it I am the serpent that controls and alleviates you I slither around the peace you think you live in I am the one you should fear I am the one Soon it will become clear Once you become chum Millions of others that resemble me Appear from all directions A race to reach and dominate This beauty of a blob o' goo But first I must destroy all the others (one by one) Sisters and the brothers (All the same) Snap in half the bodies (Razor blade) Teeth that are strong enough to slice through all in my path I am the serpent that controls and alleviates you I slither around the peace you think you live in I am the one you should fear I am the one Soon it will become clear Once you become chum Procreation of organisms squirming for a shot to fertilize the seed Squishy slimy skeet spreads across your sheets Bloody mixture thats never been thicker Should I fight tooth and claw for this? The blood boils inside of me Heart pulsating uncontrollably An innate affinity Something draws me forth I have to go for it I have conquered all, and now it's time for the prize Oh, sweet gelatinous goo How I’ve always wanted you Time to slither in I am the seed I am your greatest nightmare I am the one to make you all plead Inside--the massive globe's alive Now certain of my next move Inside--the beast will come alive The seed that will reign supreme Inside--the massive globe's alive Now certain of my next move Inside--the beast will come alive The seed that will reign supreme

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released April 15, 2020

Artwork by Tony Koehl

Music written by Andrew VIrrueta
Lyrics written by Jake Sprinkle and Andrew VIrrueta
Recorded by Andrew VIrrueta and Jake Sprinkle
Mix and master by Andrew Virrueta and Joey Virrueta

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