Perilous Nation by Testament

This was one of my favorite albums in the 80s. I was listening to it today. It's truer today than it ever has been in my lifetime.

Bold is the one who dares to say what he feels
Renegation man, to no one he yields
The bleeding hearts and empty minds, hiding words they fear
Blind is the one who censors what we see and hear
Come into my world and take a trip with me
Paint me a portrait now, of the things you see
Men are poor and lost in war of ideology
No solution will prevail unless we can be
Free on anger, free of pain
Free of hatred that we obtain
Tell me what this place was meant to be
Can you see? Can you see what it does to me?
Can you hear? Can you read?
Can you see what it did to me?
Totalitarians in a Perilous Nation
Forcing thought control turns to desolation
Listen to the leader speak, he's your only friend
Take a stand in the motherland, take it to the end
Say now what you will, before they make it illegal
Time to draw the line, between the bad and the evil
Distant times had friendly rules, became its deadliest foe
We have heard it all before, the morals come and go


Eric Peterson, Chuck Billy, Alex Skolnick, Steve Di Giorgio, Dave Lombardo

Saw Testament on Slayers last tour. First time seeing both bands. They were phenomenal.

a reply to: tamusan

Love that album so much. Never got to see them in concert though, sadly.