DEATH BY A THOUSAND CUTS

by Darryl Rhoades

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DEATH BY A THOUSAND CUTS

It was the murder of all reason a slow poisoning of the roots
With a slight of hand and misdirection
A casualness toward the truth
It was voices full of thunder
Like a stampede of the herd
It was those who saw it happen while refusing to say a word

It was fear that comes with growing doubt
Like a hard punch to the gut
That caused anger with suspicion
And death by a thousand cuts

This darkness was no accident
Or a streak of bad luck
It was the careless design of a twisted mind
That caused the death by a thousand cuts

This fear that comes with growing doubt
Feels like a punch to the gut
It was the careless design of a twisted mind
That caused the death by a thousand cuts

It's the growing flames that are spreading
With no way to make it stop
The unsettling anticipation
Waiting for the other shoe to drop

In the abscence of compassion
And disappearing empathy
Like a knee to the back of those who fell through the crack
Of the white side of history

It was those who were claiming to see the light
Speaking loudly with eyes shut
That spoke the lies heard around the world
That caused the death by a thousand cuts
© Darryl Rhoades 2021

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released October 9, 2023
Guitars: Tommy Strain
Bass: Bob Click
Sax: Jonny Hibbert
Drums & Vocals: Darryl Rhoades
Music & Lyrics by Darryl Rhoades
Production: Martin Kearns

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