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1.
Rituals to thrive Rituals to die Rituals we need Rituals deceive Patterns of the modern age Patterns upon the wheel Behavior of the masses Behavior to the kneel Who holds the grain to eat for the mother and her child Who holds the grain to eat when no grains left to field? Construct in accordance Construct the master plan Devouring every coin Devour and obey Rituals to thrive Rituals to die Rituals we need Rituals deceive Circling destruction in chaotic array Dancing for nothing locked up in a cage
2.
I can see past the boundaries from this cold quiet room Rooftops full glow in grayish of the moon Lanterns now dim five hours until the sun When saws are cutting wood making haste I shall run Lost in the gravel so sick and so subtle We can't stay here This world is not right to me friend or an enemy Who even cares? Beyond the fence is anyone out there? (is there survival?) Let's pretend our lives are stable (we have control here) Sleeping so peacefully in the watchtower they've built Keeping so warm stitched up in your quilt
3.
Decadence, the shedding of skin We ponder while we lay in our molt Having much hope, while crossing the toes We ponder while we lay in our molt This is the garden, Earth up in flames We ponder while we lay in our molt Painted faces stare at me and I know why I don't have a mask on to cover my eyes We keep our mouths shut just to swallow our tongues We only need our jaws to dine on crumbs Apathy, a little wooden box Losing time as the kettle burns Shower with salt, your body's a wound Losing time as the kettle burns Here in the daylight, the growing of mold Losing time as the kettle burns In the chair, now we rot In the chair, now we rot
4.
Smoke from bombs, soldiers as pawns They plunder a village in dim light of dawn Songbirds will sing to deaths coming ring A father's blood spilled in the name of a king No hope, no peace, citizens who flee Executions for all who try No hope, no peace, citizens deceased Executions for all who defy Come my neighbors and friends, please take my hand Escape to the highest peak, abandon tyranny Our small town covered in ash, relieve us from our past Don't fret, a new day shall come, we'll need no longer to run Sleet and wind, a cattleman's kin Her guidance brings strength to those who are meek A perilous time through rocks and vine A burden that burns like fire to pine Her lead, her voice, patrons rejoice Fair lady for whom they pride Her lead, her voice, patrons anoint Fair lady for whom they confide In the dead of winter, bones burned from conquers Courageous child, a desolate migration
5.
This drunk man crossed the hill to the peasant land This drunk man traveled far to the merchant land He lost his hand he stole a ruby from a clergyman He lost his hand he drinks left handed in his shack

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All songs are recorded on a cellphone for now, please excuse the quality.
UPDATE: CATW now has 3 new members, recordings involving them won't be up for a little while, we're working on it!

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released December 17, 2013

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Caliban and the Witch Nevada

Anarcho Doom Folk from Las Vegas

Rebecca:
squeezebox, vocals

Samuel:
banjo, vocals

Alyssa:
cello, vocals

Patrick:
washboard, badassery

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