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PERFORMING ARTISTS
Avenged Sevenfold
Avenged Sevenfold
Performer
M Shadows
M Shadows
Vocals
Zacky Vengeance
Zacky Vengeance
Guitar
Synyster Gates
Synyster Gates
Guitar
Johnny Christ
Johnny Christ
Background Vocals
Brooks Wackerman
Brooks Wackerman
Drums
Angelo Moore
Angelo Moore
Horn
Walter Kibby
Walter Kibby
Horn
Matthew Baker
Matthew Baker
Performer
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Zachary Baker
Zachary Baker
Composer
Brooks Wackerman
Brooks Wackerman
Composer
Jonathan Seward
Jonathan Seward
Composer
Brian Haner
Brian Haner
Composer
Matthew Sanders
Matthew Sanders
Composer
Matthew Baker
Matthew Baker
Horn Arranger
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Avenged Sevenfold
Avenged Sevenfold
Producer
Joe Barresi
Joe Barresi
Producer
Andy Wallace
Andy Wallace
Mixing Engineer
Wesley Seidman
Wesley Seidman
Assistant Recording Engineer
Micheal Peterson
Micheal Peterson
Assistant Recording Engineer
Alex Pavone
Alex Pavone
Assistant Recording Engineer
Jeff Fitzpatrick
Jeff Fitzpatrick
Assistant Recording Engineer
Morgan Stratton
Morgan Stratton
Assistant Recording Engineer
Paul Suarez
Paul Suarez
Mixing Engineer
Ignacio Lecumberri
Ignacio Lecumberri
Assistant Mixing Engineer
Nick Fainbarg
Nick Fainbarg
Engineer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
We’ve been through hell
Sewn up our eyes
Found fuel in meds
Viewed through the narrow
Encouraged fear when so inclined
Bought peace through wars
That doomed our children to die
Ego is sure to fix the world
Served up to happy boys and girls
I’d make a decision if granted the privilege
But I’m afraid my taste is unrefined
And no one likes cheap wine
[Verse 2]
When the clouds kiss your eye
Shadows stain on the high-rise
Raise your thumb to the sky
Fossilize
[Verse 3]
You own the burg, we sleep in streets
You dine then waste, we forage to eat
Well who pays the tab
When you cross the line?
Who writes the check?
Who’s herding the swine?
Just takes a fence to rule the roost
As long as the scale has been reduced
How can we see outside of the pen
When survival has possession of our minds?
Calmly walk the line
[Verse 4]
When the clouds kiss your eye
Shadows stain on the high-rise
Raise your thumb to the sky
Fossilize
All good things come with time
When you know then you’ll know
Such a marvelous find in an illusion
[Verse 5]
Vlader Lauder sat in sorrow
For all his teeth had gone
He drank sweet rum
While fingering his gun
And eyeballed a feast
Not one bite he could eat
Somebody cut off his head!
[Verse 6]
Dear radiation my sweet friend
Let agents dance upon my nerves
Let sunlight glow under my skin
Let toxins seep into my soul
[Verse 7]
When the clouds kiss your eye
Shadows stain on the high-rise
Raise your thumb to the sky
Fossilize
All good things come with time
When you know then you’ll know
Such a marvelous time I will find in an illusion
It’s an illusion
Written by: Brian Haner, Brooks Wackerman, Jonathan Seward, Matthew Sanders, Zachary Baker
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