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"Bleak"
11th track of Dark Ages
Sung by Max Cavalera
Duration 4:56
Genre(s) Groove metal
Written by Max Cavalera
Produced by Max Cavalera
Released in 2005
Previous track
"Riotstarter"
Next track
"(The) March"

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"Bleak" is a song included on the fifth album Dark Ages, released in 2005. Tinny metal echoes in the outro was recorded in Hagia Sophia, an ancient temple in Istanbul. This song talks about a disease gotten by maggots.

Lyrics[]

Maggots crawling, posers falling
Suffocating in garbage
So much trash in excess
Feed your ego up your ass

On your knees, blood sucking pigs
Die of your own disease
Worms and ashes, feed the masses
Up your ass, blood cloth dead!

Maggots crawling, two-face falling
Suffocate on your vomit
Just like sheeps to the slaughter
Follow suit, follow orders

On your knees, blood sucking pigs
Drowning on your own shit
Parasites, full of lies
You got nothing left inside

Bleak
Bleak, like crass
Bleak
Bleak, like crass

Maggots crawling, posers falling
Suffocating in garbage
Final warning, no return
It's the end, you fucking scum

On your knees, blood sucking pigs
Die of your own disease
Parasites, full of lies
You've got nothing left inside

Bleak
Bleak, like crass
Bleak
Bleak, like crass

Bleak, fucking sick
Bleak, fucking sick

Personnel[]

Band performers

Songwriter

Engineers and producers

  • John Gray – engineering, recording, digital editing
  • Milan "Bare" Barković – additional recording engineering
  • Alexkid – additional recording engineering
  • Darya Jubenko – additional recording engineering
  • John Bilberry – assistant engineering
  • Matt Marksbary – assistant engineering
  • Justin Salter – assistant engineering
  • Terry Datemixing
  • June Murakawa – assistant mixing
  • Ted Jensenmastering
  • Max Cavaleraproduction

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