Ion Dissonance Lyrics
Play Dead and I'll Play Along

I was sitting alone again, (in a remote corner lit
only by the frail dance of dying candles)
drinking, of course, when Perdition the Elder sat
down. He had that wierd smile upon his face and
that fiery look he has when he's about to initiate
a somewhat unusual conversation: "I am but a
Plauge..." he began to say, "I have
studied Locustism for years now. I am like you,
you know? Human, a useless vermin..." He had
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a point, but still, I felt like I had to reply
something... anything, but he cut me right off:
"...A slight change of posture, a loud muted
noise from Above and then came an Ego that was to
be our own downfall..." he paused and stared
at me for a moment. That's when he suddenly pulled
this huge magnum from his jacket and forced the
wretched thing into my mouth, saying: "I am
giving you a choice: Kill yourself or someone you
love... The cold sensation of your clenched teeth
around a gun barrel and the warm salty taste of
your own tears... that's my give to you."
"Play dead and I'll play along son..."