The Storm Hits.

from Politeia by The Ludvico Treatment

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lyrics

The storm hits.

A. Here name himself an animal, so now strike me
With the rain; beat my flesh to tendered meat. Always
Higher, always stronger than you clouds. The cold, it
Chills, bones freeze, and matted hair collects your fine buds,
And in every defiance know I am alive!
I am the scars that march, in all better than the
Beast. A worshipful piety borne through the marks
That past trials gave. Make no plans on my dignity
For dignity is mine and here I show it well.
I have dove from cliff’s edge to be pulled back with ease,
I have thrown myself down mountainside, yet I stand
Here before you. I know that for these things and more
Beyond recall I am realized.

C. It feels me, this storm,
It wrecks my thoughts. And yet my skin denies me dead.
Reckless seems the youthful plague I covet when soaked
In older things. Soak my remiss, soak my meekness.
Were I of subtle mind still I would find reproach
In such a shower. There are stains on these hands that
The rain cannot remove, hard as it will, and so
I, small and pallid, must remain to weather all.

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from Politeia, released July 1, 2011
Text & vocal melody by Alexander Mark Kennard / Music by Adam Veenendaal.

Adam Veenendaal - instrumentation, lead & backing vocals.
Alexander Mark Kennard - backing vocals.

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The Ludvico Treatment Toronto, Ontario

Melody & noise from the unbridled Canadian wilderness.

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Ends

Aug 2017
Uncollected

Feb 2013
Boy Gangsters

Jul 2012
Live At Sanctuary, Vancouver

Dec 2011
Politeia

Jul 2011
Romanticism

Jun 2007

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