The band has since disbanded due to Troy Tipton's arm injury. Jasun Tipton stated "...he had the surgery and has been working hard to get back into playing shape. He’ll never be perfect but he’s gaining some strength in his arm and pushing forward. Much of the Zero Hour material Troy played with a lot of left hand strength. In Zero Hour there’s a lot of tapping and legato bass line in the material. Troy can’t and will not put his arm through those problems again as he still has issues." Jasun & Troy are now focusing on two new projects: the instrumental act Abnormal Thought Patterns and the vocally-driven Cynthesis.
Studio albums
Zero Hour (1999)
The Towers of Avarice (2001)
Metamorphosis (Zero Hour re-release) (2003)
A Fragile Mind (2005)
Specs of Pictures Burnt Beyond (2006)
Dark Deceiver (2008)
Stratagem
Zero Hour Lyrics
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But Believed His Passive Ways Must End
Knowing His Time Like All Others Will Run Out
He Takes The Role Of The Desperate Man"
Breathing Silence Conscious Stripped And Bare
I Know That What's Inside Them I Also Share
For Within Every Coward Lies A Slave
My Prison Is The Darkness Theirs The Need To Be Led
This Land I Know These People Are My Own
All That Remains Hidden Will Soon Be Shown
For Beneath Every Tower Lies Its Grave
A One Man Army Fights An Imaginary War
Far Within Myself Only I Know What For
Come Now
See How
Drop Drop Down And Liquidfy
I'll Give The World To You
Drop Drop Down And Sanctify
I Promise All The Truth
I'll Give You More Than Eyes
I'll Give You More
I'll Give You More Than Your Two Eyes
The Truth The Truth The Truth
On Their Knees Blessing Light
Come With Me Rule The Night
Take The Chance Ride The Beast
Join The Famine Or The Feast
But They Won't Hear They Just Stare
They Don't Care They Wouldn't Dare
To Live Live Live Beyond Their Walls
Each Tower In My Sight
Broken
Each Tower In My Way
Broken
I'll Turn These Words To Swords
Spoken Tonight
The lyrics to Zero Hour's song Stratagem depict the story of a man who has spent his life in passive ways, but eventually realizes that his time is running out. He takes on the role of a desperate man to break away from his cowardly ways. The passage ways are a metaphor for his life, where he has spent his days without purpose until now. The lyrics suggest that everyone's time is running out, and that we must all strive to make the most of our lives before it's too late. The singer also portrays the idea that we are all slaves of something, whether it’s fear or darkness, and that it's our duty to break away from it and take charge of our lives.
The lyrics then go on to discuss the idea that people are often too afraid to break free from the chains that bind them. And that most people are content with living a life of mediocrity. The singer of the song, on the other hand, is ready to fight an imaginary war, as he knows that true battles are fought within ourselves. He declares that he will turn his words into swords and fight his way through life.
Overall, the lyrics to Stratagem are a call to action for people to break free from their own chains and live a life with purpose before it's too late.
Line by Line Meaning
In Those Passage Ways He Passed His Days
But Believed His Passive Ways Must End
Knowing His Time Like All Others Will Run Out
He Takes The Role Of The Desperate Man
The singer has been living a monotonous life, but now he realizes that he needs to act to bring about a change knowing that time is running out
Breathing Silence Conscious Stripped And Bare
I Know That What's Inside Them I Also Share
For Within Every Coward Lies A Slave
My Prison Is The Darkness Theirs The Need To Be Led
The singer feels the same fear and uncertainty that others feel, but he recognizes that cowardice often leads to becoming a slave, whereas he chooses to embrace the darkness to overcome his fear
For Within Every Hour Lies A Day
This Land I Know These People Are My Own
All That Remains Hidden Will Soon Be Shown
For Beneath Every Tower Lies Its Grave
The singer believes that every hour has potential, that he is at home in his country and among his people, that secrets will be revealed, and that every establishment has an end to it
A One Man Army Fights An Imaginary War
Far Within Myself Only I Know What For
The artist feels like he's fighting a war that exists only in his mind, and he understands that the reason is something he knows deep inside himself
Come Now
See How
Drop Drop Down And Liquidfy
I'll Give The World To You
Drop Drop Down And Sanctify
I Promise All The Truth
I'll Give You More Than Eyes
I'll Give You More
I'll Give You More Than Your Two Eyes
The Truth The Truth The Truth
The artist invites the listener to see how he can make everything pure, to give them the world and sanctify them, to provide more than what they can see, giving them the truth not just once but thrice
On Their Knees Blessing Light
Come With Me Rule The Night
Take The Chance Ride The Beast
Join The Famine Or The Feast
But They Won't Hear They Just Stare
They Don't Care They Wouldn't Dare
To Live Live Live Beyond Their Walls
The singer wants to show the world the way to the light, to rule the night with him, to take the chances and join him, but they are too afraid to do so
Each Tower In My Sight
Broken
Each Tower In My Way
Broken
I'll Turn These Words To Swords
Spoken Tonight
The singer has seen every tower that has come in his path break, and he will now use his words as swords to break even more towers tonight
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