Dance of violence is directly connected to the norm of Israel’s day to day life.
In our story, at the age of 18, Alex joins the army, but he doesn't do it out of patriotism, but for his selfish need of acting out on his raging emotions. He becomes commander of a vicious fighting team that worships him and follows his every word, and leads them to death and destruction.
The music flows with the chaotic personality that is in constant change, switching through a spectrum of pure unaware anger and total exhaustion. The song doesn't follow a specific structure though it does have its verse and chorus, but the second verse is a softer variation that leads to a vocal solo part, trying to give a sense of being as one with his inner beast during the battle moments, where the body sort of acts on itself.
The song tends to go through some sharp turns as it is a reflection of the roller-coaster of emotions that tends to overflow Alex's mind. As we arrive at the coda section that suddenly switches from a 4/4 time signature to a 5/4. A final twist of events occurs as Alex decides to stop fighting and acts as the opposition while trying to drag the rest along with him.
lyrics
DANCE THE VIOLENCE
LIGHTS OFF, LIGHTS ON, EYES OPEN WIDE,
TURN IT OFF, STAND UP, GO TO THE FRONT.
FIST TIGHT, STRAPPED ON,
GROOVE TO THE MARCH,
STEP IT UP, RESTART, BACK IN THE LINE.
STAND UP, STRAIGHT UP, LUCKY TO GIVE,
LUCKY TO STEP UP,IT’S TIME TO SHINE.
CHIN UP, BOOTS TIGHT, SUCK IT UP,
SPIT OUT YOUR FEARS, FIGHT
FLOAT ABOVE THE RAGE.
YOUR HEADING DOWN THE LION’S DAN,
YOUR HEADING DOWN. X2
IT’S TIME TO DECIDE,
WHETHER YOU STAY IN THE SHADE,
OR SHED YOUR FEARS AND SHINE BRIGHT.
THIS GREAT CAUSE WE’RE FACING
WILL CHANGE LIVES FOREVER,
AS WE’VE BEEN PUT ON THE LINE
BETWEEN FIGHT AND SURRENDER.
BUT WE WILL NOT STAND STILL,
WE WILL NOT KEEP OUR MOUTH BLOCKED,
AS OUR SPIRIT, AND OUR NATION’S SPIRIT
ARE BEING RAPED,
WE WILL SACRIFICE OURSELVES
TO FLOAT IN TIME, STAINLESS.
IT’S TIME TO DECIDE,
IT’S TIME TO DECIDE.
PLANTED SHELLS HAVE NOW BLOOMED
SHARPEN THE TEETH
OF YOUR SHOOTING SHARK,
FIRE THE CANNON,
SPAWN YOUR SEEDS OF HATE,
TAKE IT ALL DOWN, LEAVING NO MARK.
BLIND IN BOTH EYES, DEAF IN BOTH SIDES,
RACING IN A SANDSTORM CLOUD,
I’M FORCIBLY PHALLIC, VIE FOR OUR PRIDE.
WE LOUDLY DANCE THE VIOLENCE,
WHERE WE ONCE PLANTED TREES.
AH WOO YA NAHA HEEYA
LE LE LO LE ME YE O MEO,
PALIO KELA KAMA,
NDABA IYE, POE, POE,
LE ILOMBE, ILOMBE, ILOMBE, HANA HYA,
MAYA E’ LOMBE MEHIYE HILLE.
PALA PALA MAHI MANA, PANDO IYO.
PENE INKE O OH.
PAUSE EVERYTHING,
FOCUS, PULL YOURSELF TOGETHER,
COME ON, JUST SQUEEZE A FEW MORE..
FOUND THE TRIGGER,I WONDER.
HOW LOUD IS THE NOISE
OF THE SUPERIOR CAUSE?
KNEE DEEP IN MUD, VISIONS PENETRATE
AS FRAGMENTS OF YOUR HOME
COLLAPSE IN YOUR HEAD.
TRAPPED UNDERNEATH IT,
DEFEATED AND CRUSHED,
NOTHING LEFT TO BREAK,
THE DAMAGE IS DONE.
BLIND IN BOTH EYES,
DEAF IN BOTH SIDES,
RACING IN A SANDSTORM CLOUD,
I’M FORCIBLY PHALLIC, VIE FOR...
AS THE DAWN CAUGHT UP,
EMITTING MIRRORS POINTED STRAIGHT AT US,
STRIKES THIS BRIGHT GLOW,
WE’RE PLACING AN OPPOSITION
WE FINALLY SUBMITTED TO ONE ANOTHER,
WE’VE JUST HAD ENOUGH.
CAN WE PURGE OUR INNER DEMONS?
CAN WE JUST SIMPLY LET GO?
SIMPLY LET GO, SIMPLY LET GO.
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