Aerie
Comecon Lyrics

Call ages of extortion
We are living in an era where everything is about taking from others by force or trickery.

Hail champions of conversion
We acknowledge those who successfully convince others to adopt their ways or beliefs.

Sail mountain ridge and ocean
No matter the terrain, we will traverse anywhere to achieve our goals.

Fall pounce on every portion
We are aggressive and eager to seize every opportunity that presents itself.

Rule demon over supplier
Our thirst for power will always allow us to be in control of those we depend on.

More ravenous extraction
We will always take more than we need or deserve, no matter the consequences.

Your indigence our surfeit
Our excess comes at the expense of the poor and needy.

Tool scoffing democration Claws
We use every tool at our disposal to undermine democracy and hold onto our power.

All over the world the carcasses of
Everywhere we look, we see the remains of cultures that we've destroyed in the name of civilization.

Cultures drowned in civilization
Our so-called 'civilization' has suffocated and obliterated the unique and beautiful aspects of countless societies.

Crawl over the world our cheap seductive
We spread our harmful and alluring ways across the globe like a creeping, crawling disease.

Virulent commodification
Our unquenchable desire for wealth and possession transforms everything into soulless products to be bought and sold.

Lords secular commandments
Those who hold power dictate the values and beliefs of society in a secular, non-religious way.

Their tyrants our contractors
We are more than happy to use and control others to achieve our own ends.

Heir mortgage all improvement
We put everything up for collateral, even the possibility of genuine progress and growth.

Force assets turned to outlet Claws
We will use force to turn anything and anyone into a means of making a profit.

All over the world our godly politics
We pretend that our political interventions are blessed by God or some other higher power.

Of friendly intervention
We present our invasions and subjugations as acts of kindness and generosity.

Crawl over the world our avid kindness
Our 'kindness' is actually a form of manipulation, slowly and insidiously seizing control.

And exorbitant pretentious
We inflate our own importance and grandeur far beyond what is warranted or deserved.

All our self-development and
We put in all the effort we can muster to further our own interests.

Counterpolar under-education
We actively prevent others from receiving proper education if it threatens our hold on power.

All our cardio-vascular expenditure
We go to great lengths and expense to maintain our own well-being and comfort.

For their infectious deprivation
However, all of our benefits come at the cost of others' suffering and deprivation.