Heartwork

hanging babies

A nostalgic thrash metal song about the rise of the surveillance society. 


July 11, 2025

In the shadows, peering through the void,  
The All-seeing eye, gazing cold as ice.  
It watches the world with eternal sight,  
Understanding all truths, unraveling your life.  

Secrets exposed in its silent stare,  
Every act and whisper laid bare.  
It knows your fears, your dreams untold,  
The stories of life in its vision unfold.  



Eye of Terror!
(Watching all you do!)
Eye of Terror!
(Staring right through you!)
Eye of Terror!
(Isolation and control!)
Eye of Terror!
(Question your own soul!)



Paranoia creeping in, can't escape the glare,  
Every step you take, it's lurking everywhere.  
A hundred eyes in every shadow, tracing every word,  
Never blinking, no expression to discern.

You can run but you can't hide from the unblinking gaze,  
Left to question every move you make,
Nothing secret, Nothing safe, 
Under watching eye, and invisible face.  



Eye of Terror!
(Watching all you do!)
Eye of Terror!
(Staring right through you!)
Eye of Terror!
(Isolation and control!)
Eye of Terror!
(Question your own soul!)



Freedom just a memory, a distant fading dream,  
Surveillance binds the soul, unraveling each scheme.  
Under scrutiny, no refuge, the walls they close in tight,  
Privacy the only sin, exposed in blinding light.  

Voices hush in fear, rebellion crushed by dread,  
Every thought recorded, every word is read.  
An iron grip on freedom, chains behind closed doors,  
In the eye of terror, where innocence is scorned.  



Eye of Terror!
(Watching all you do!)
Eye of Terror!
(Staring right through you!)
Eye of Terror!
(Isolation and control!)
Eye of Terror!
(Question your own soul!)


When you fight the order, you're wrestling with your mind,  
The lines they’ve drawn outside keep running deep inside.  
Battles rage within, a tortured self in sight,  
Revolution’s shadow blends with inner plight  

Conflicting with the system, tearing your own seams,  
It's hard to know which path leads to your dreams.  
Resistance in the bloodstream, betrays your inner pain,  
To rebel against the structure is now to fight in vain.


Eye of Terror!
(Watching all you do!)
Eye of Terror!
(Staring right through you!)
Eye of Terror!
(Isolation and control!)
Eye of Terror!
(Question your own soul!)



The Fragile Art of Existence

Control Denied