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"Shadow Zone, I come to realize that I'm not home now, but you can't see inside me"
This is how the chorus of the fourth track of the eponymous album by Static-X opens, in my opinion one of the best albums of 2003.
This album is criticized by some and praised by others, why? Let's find out together by analyzing this album as meticulously as possible.
The album opens with the bombastic song "Destroy All" which in my opinion is the only flaw of the aforementioned CD, being too "powerful" compared to the rest of the album, and changing the theme compared to the tracks of the previous albums.
After this initial musical "explosion," Static-X returns to their usual fare, with the songs "Control it,"New Pain" and the immortal "Shadow Zone".
These songs, although two of them do not exceed 3 minutes, are in my opinion the best of the album, for the excellent use of electronics that Wayne and his mates make in combination with the heavy rhythms of the songs.
Subsequently, two other tracks open that approach the heaviness of "Destroy All" in terms of lyrics, but remain distant in terms of instrumentation, I'm talking about "Dead World" and "Monster", which even though brief, strike for the lyrics that in my opinion are among the best on the CD.
The seventh song on the album is the famous "The only", made famous by the appearance of this song in "Need for Speed Underground 2"; I think this song will be remembered only for this appearance, as it is fairly banal in my opinion, although the lyrics are striking right from the start.
Without dwelling on the individual tracks, the following six are:
Kill your IdolsAll in wait
Otsegoletric
So
Transmission
Invincibible
These songs are quite similar to each other in terms of rhythm or lyrics, but turn out to be extremely diverse, despite everything, and manage to communicate emotions to anyone. For this reason, I believe this album is recommended for the older fans of the true Static-X as well as the new fans.
Another downside of the album is its length, as this is indeed the band's shortest album, with a duration of approximately 39 minutes, considering that 7 songs do not exceed 3 minutes.
In conclusion, without going on too much (which might seem boring to some), it is enough to say that this album has only two flaws, namely the length of the album and the first song; otherwise, this album can easily be considered the band's masterpiece, on par with "Wisconsin Death Trip" and the immortal "Machine".
Tracklist and Lyrics
01 Destroy All (02:18)
You got something to say
Better off stay away
My head's a loaded gun
Waiting to go off
You keep your eyes on yourself
You slit you throat with your guilt
My hands are ringing necks
In my waking thoughts
Destroy, destroy all
02 Control It (03:05)
Everybody, soul and body cold
All this sickness, you lost control
You can't get it
You just don't get it, no
You can't get it
You got zero
Look within me, am I evil though
Memories bring tears of years old
You can't get it
You just don't get it, no
You can't get it
You got zero
Life, you take it
Lies, you fake it
Suffer, within me
Torn, you break it
Life, control it
Lies, withhold it
Suffer, you're skinny
Torn, you're wasted
Kids with defects
We're all rejects, so
Don't forget it, cold inside
You can't get it
You just don't get it, no
You can't get it
You got zero
Life, you take it
Lies, you fake it
Suffer, within me
Torn, you break it
Life, control it
Lies, withhold it
Suffer, you're skinny
Torn, you're wasted
Life, you take it
Lies, you fake it
Suffer, within me
Torn, you break it
Life, control it
Lies, withhold it
Suffer, you're skinny
Torn, you're wasted
Control it,
Control it!
Break this, take control
Take this, I control it
Break this, take control
Take this, I control it
Life, you take it
Lies, you fake it
Suffer, within me
Torn, you break it
Life, control it
Lies, withhold it
Suffer, you're skinny
Torn, you're wasted
Life, you take it
Lies, you fake it
Suffer, within me
Torn, you break it
Life, control it
Lies, withhold it
Suffer, you're skinny
Torn, you're wasted
Break this, take control
Take this, I control it
Break this, take control
Take this, I control it!
04 Shadow Zone (03:05)
I get we gotta run
Make me take it
Take out the big one
I can't forget I cannot
See infect me
Enter the shadow zone
I like it, slice it
This is your own world
Naked, resurfacing
I get we gotta run
Make me take it
Take out the big one
I can't forget I cannot
See infect me
Enter the shadow zone
I like it, slice it
This is your own world
Naked, resurfacing
Shadow Zone
I come to realize
That I'm home now
But you can't see inside me
Shadow Zone
If I can't forget just
Leave me alone now
It's time to go out, shut down
I'm sick of this mutation
All of this masturbation
It becomes my salvation
Taking it, taking it
I'm sick of this mutation
All of this masturbation
It becomes my salvation
Taking it, taking it
Shadow Zone
I come to realize
That I'm home now
But you can't see inside me
Shadow Zone
If I can't forget just
Leave me alone now
It's time to go out, shut down
I'm dead inside, my head my mind
Right way wrong way, this cage is my rage
My cord ripped out, cry out for help
Call this my own
Shadow Zone
I come to realize
That I'm home now
But you can't see inside me
Shadow Zone
If I can't forget just
Leave me alone now
It's time to go out, shut down
Shadow Zone
I come to realize
That I'm home now
But you can't see inside me
Shadow Zone
If I can't forget just
Leave me alone now
It's time to go out, shut down
I get we gotta run
Make me take it
Take out the big one
I can't forget I cannot
See infect me
Enter the shadow zone
I like it, slice it
This is your own world
Naked, resurfacing, resurfacing
06 Monster (02:14)
Breathing, killing, seething, willing
Fighting, biting, hating, waiting for you
Don't you, won't you, don't lie
Give it, get it, live it, let it
Dedicated, nothing sacred for you
Don't you, won't you, I die
Wreak havok, I'm crippled
Your polluted soul, is so corrupted
In your eyes, see all the lies
The alibis, That I despise
In your eyes, see all the lies
The alibis, That I despise
In your eyes, all the lies
Alibis, I despise
See the lies, spirit dies
Your disguise, Monster size
Breathing, killing, seething, willing
Fighting, biting, hating, waiting for you
I don't know why I try
Give it, get it, live it, let it
Dedicated, nothing sacred for you
I can't see you I'm blind
Wreak havok, I'm crippled
Your polluted soul, is so corrupted
In your eyes, see all the lies
The alibis, That I despise
In your eyes, see all the lies
The alibis, That I despise
In your eyes, all the lies
Alibis, I despise
See the lies, spirit dies
Your disguise, Monster size
Wreak havok, I'm crippled
Erasing, Refacing
So worthless, no mercy
Your polluted soul, is so corrupted
In your eyes, see all the lies
The alibis, That I despise
In your eyes, see all the lies
The alibis, That I despise
In your eyes, all the lies
Alibis, I despise
See the lies, spirit dies
Your disguise, Monster size
Breathing, killing, seething, willing
Fighting, biting, hating, waiting for you
Don't you, won't you, don't lie
08 Kill Your Idols (04:00)
Cosmetic photogenic
This pain is fleeting, ring out
Mechanical the passion
Your head is bleeding, slow down
Can't keep doing this
What you want me to
Marching sheep herd said
See my broken head
Live your own life
I got myself
Out of my sight
Kill your idols
It's ugly, you see
I don't care what you think now
Forgive, forget
Don't take the easy way out
Can't keep doing this
What you want me to
Marching sheep herd said
See my broken head
Live your own life
I got myself
Out of my sight
Kill your idols
09 All in Wait (04:01)
Drowning myself, over and over
Desolate, trying it's over
Why so cynical in life
You think you're living to die
All in wait, all in wait
Burning inside, long for answers
Makes no sense, trying it's over
Why so cynical in life
You think you're living to die
All in wait
Step down and smile at this fool
That believes his own word
All in wait
Now I'm drowning myself over and over
Makes no sense we're trying but you say it's over
Burning inside as we long for these answers
Desolate we're trying but you say it's over
10 Otsegolectric (02:39)
You sold yourself
You sold yourself
You sold your soul
You make your hell
Cross this line, you waste away
Steal and cheat, all day
Otsegolectric
What is mine, I'm electric
Face staring, back at me
Cross this line, you are sick
You are sick, I know it
Otsegolectric
screaming, scratching
pounding
giving, getting
through me
crawling, balling
falling
giving into
sinning
Take all day, suck all day
Worn away, turn away
You are sick, I know it
You are sick, you are sick
13 Invincible (04:04)
This moment in time
This moment defined
How is it I feel nothing?
Just don't say goodbye
You say to me
I'm trying to do the right thing
This moment in time
This moment defined
How is it I feel nothing?
It's alright
And we sneak a call
And we're like thieves
I love the times like these
Just don't say goodbye
Just won't you please
I'm trying to do the right thing
It's alright
All my life I was in the cold
Now I find I feel nothing more
Leave me to learn
Leave me to hurt
Now I'm not so invincible
It's just come to this you know
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