Burial Within – Obsessed With Suffering lyrics

Spill the blood and watch the fear of death in their eyes
Systematic butchery, nothing survives
Obsessed with suffering and the taking of lives
Legitimized brutality, the innocent die

Compassion has been compromised as we become desensitized
To exploitation of the powerless
Sadistically enabling a culture of violence

Violence breeds violence in a neverending cycle of despair
Acceptable cruelty fostered by the purposely unaware
If it can't be seen, that means it isn't there
The bloodshed continues unabated
And tolerated in the name of tradition – murder as an institution is still murder

We justify the slaughter as a necessary evil, but it’s just evil
Objectified as soulless and not deserving of our mercy
But could it be that we’re the soulless beasts?

Contempt for the defenseless and a lack of empathy
Subconsciously devalues our perception of life

Violence breeds violence in a neverending cycle of despair
Acceptable cruelty fostered by the purposely unaware
If it can't be seen, that means it isn't there
The bloodshed continues unabated
And their blood is on our hands