Agonist, The - The Gift Of Silence Lyrics






I've had all I can take
To hate for hate's sake
Tearing down what you cannot create

The time has come to be put to sleep
A gift of silence for a herd of sheep

Nature is red in tooth and claw
Did they tell you you must be
The first without a flaw?

Nature is red in tooth and in claw

Let it rain, rain all over me
Till the water will no longer bleed
Oh, let it rain so you will see
What it's like, what it's like to be free

I stand before dangerous territory
Staring the enemy right in the eye

If only I could cross the line
Seize control, don't let the currents divide

The pattern is equal
For those who play the game
The pattern is flawless
Don't you dare deny the blame

Let it rain, rain all over me
Till the water will no longer bleed
Oh, let it rain so you will see
What it's like, what it's like to be free

Let it rain, pour it all over me
I will shed my scales into the sea
Let it rain, pour it all over me
I will sit there and let you repeat
Till your words will no longer bleed

Let it rain, rain all over me
Till the water will no longer bleed
Oh, let it rain so you will see
What it's like, what it's like to be free





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  1. E.... B....

    This one, In Vertigo and Orphans are the best of the album IMO.

  2. S.... ....

    I actually don't see this "sudden huge improvement" everyone is talking about. The Agonist has been amazing from their very first album, and for a long time I only listened to their first two albums never really dipping into any after, but once I did I realized they never really hit a low point where they were like "meh". Now, this new singer doesn't seem to have those really harsh fast choppy false-cord highs that were very satisfying in their early stuff, and she doesn't capture that "singing out of pain" like Alissa does like in songs like "Thank You Pain" for example, but she does sound a lot like Alissa other than that and the new music is amazing stuff. She managed to come in and make awesome music without changing the bands sound too much where they sound like a totally different band (which is usually what happens when a band changes vocalist). She's very good! You will never catch me bashing Alissa, and I think it's a shame a lot of her vocal talent that is her singing voice goes to waste in Arch Enemy, but I am very glad to see The Agonist is back at it. The Agonist has managed to hold onto my number 1 spot for favorite female lead metal band since 2007 which is very impressive.
    I like Alissa more (still my favorite female vocalist) and feel like she has more range and diversity in sounds she uses, and has more intensity when she's really putting it on, but as I said her talent I feel is going to waste with Arch Enemy since they only take advantage of half of what she brings to the table. Don't think I'm trying to take anything away from this new vocalist they have though, because she is a total badass also, and very talented!

  3. T.... ....

    The Gift of Silence : Lyrics

    I've had all I can take
    To hate for hate's sake
    Tearing down what you cannot create

    The time has come to be put to sleep
    A gift of silence for a herd of sheep

    Nature is red in tooth and claw
    Did they tell you you must be
    The first without a flaw?

    Nature is red in tooth and in claw

    LET IT RAIN, rain all over me
    Till the water will no longer bleed
    Oh, let it rain so you will see
    What it's like, what it's like to be FREE

    I stand before dangerous territory
    Staring the enemy right in the eye

    If only I could cross the line
    Seize control, don't let the currents divide

    The pattern is equal
    For those who play the game
    The pattern is flawless
    Don't you dare deny the blame

    LET IT RAIN, rain all over me
    Till the water will no longer bleed
    Oh, let it rain so you will see
    What it's like, what it's like to be FREE

    Let it rain, pour it all over me
    I WILL SHED MY SCALES INTO THE SEA
    Let it rain, pour it all over me
    I will sit there and let you repeat
    Till your words WILL NO LONGER BLEED

    LET IT RAIN, rain all over me
    Till the water will no longer bleed
    Oh, let it rain so you will see
    What it's like, what it's like to be FREE

  4. �.... �....

    What an excellent song

  5. D.... R....

    The Agonist is clearly in their best form ever with this beast of an album! Thanks so much for making it to Europe, will see you live in just a few days \m/

  6. S.... P....

    How tall is she? asking for a friend

  7. F.... G....

    The stars have aligned for The Agonist. Vicky was the absolute best thing to ever happen to this band in my opinion. The guys have all stepped up their game which was already freaking great and Vicky has delivered vocally like never before. She is phenomenal, the album is phenomenal!!!!!

  8. h.... v....

    Rick's niece from Rick n Morty

  9. C.... Z....

    Come to Grand Rapids MI

  10. I.... B....

    I loved her long hair, but now she's cut it. That's so sad :c

  11. c.... d....

    Carn't wait till sunday to see them live in Newcastle

  12. B.... S....

    This song deserves waaaay more views

    B.... S....

    I know ¡ I don't know what the hell happen to people

  13. g.... ....

    The Agonist and Jinjer at Heaven this Friday. OMFG , what.a.gig!

    g.... ....

    I saw them yesterday in Amsterdam! It was sick, big circle pits 😋

  14. J.... C....

    So summary...stop me if I misspeak....

    - Band puts out a possible career-defining album.
    - Singer hits vocal growls lower than this band has ever even tried to do before.
    - Each member tears up every track on the album.
    - Singer going for laundry detergent endorsement by playing in dirt, being bruised & battered by random hands, and a blood shower in all three videos from said album.


    Did I miss anything?! THIS is why Orphans is in my top three albums of 2019, and climbing!

  15. j.... s....

    Live it's even more impressive😍😍😍

  16. �.... �....

    Верните Алису

  17. A.... o....

    This is really bad ass!!! \m/

  18. A.... A....

    house wifes metal hhhh

  19. N.... O....

    The Agonist is progressively getting better and better. Loved this album.

  20. U.... M....

    HOLY CRAP THEY'RE GOOD JUST BOUGHT THE ALBUM HALF-WAY THROUGH THIS SONG COOL THEY COME TO AZ NEXT APRIL JUST BOUGHT TICKETS TOO

  21. N.... T....

    Damn good! This song reminds me a lot of Jinjer.

  22. J.... J....

    To all Vicky haters please stop, she is a phenomenal vocalist and steadily improving. She hit a deep gutteral towards the end of this track that I've never heard Alissa be able to do. Both she and Alissa are awesome and deserve their success.

  23. P.... I....

    Im listening The Agonist after a long time and holy shit, theyre even better now!!!!!! All their new songs are fireeeeeeee

  24. R.... R....

    Very good. I would like if they made remake albums. Now all is incredible and perfect.

  25. D.... D....

    Vicky is drop dead gorgeous

  26. D.... R....

    Amazing lows .

  27. B.... ....

    Got some hard battle beast vibes from this. Holy shit!!! 😍

  28. P.... ....

    I dunno man, I think this is pretty awesome. I don't understand the hidden messages, but I've liked Vicky ever since I first heard her. This is a woman with a passion and that stuff is dangerous as most ppl know.
    What I can say about Arch Enemy as they are still being mentioned even after 4-5 years now is that I don't like the band one bit. I just don't think they can offer me anything interesting to listen to. Didn't like them before Alissa, don't like them still. I can also say that I think Alissa is being handed a lot less than she deserves with Arch Enemy. That is my opinion and I am not throwing it onto anyone, you are welcome to disagree ofc.
    On the other hand, I feel like every time I've clicked a The Agonist song, I've had something interesting to listen to. Some volatile mix of emotions and that is hard to find these days.
    Vicky just has a way of doing things, can't quite put it into words, but if you haven't checked out her channel yet I strongly suggest you do that. There's some interesting stuff there.
    The Agonist have this approach and Vicky has one too and they are busting buildings and selling the rubble for garden ornaments.

    P.... ....

    PowermadNavigator I agree! The agonist > Arch Enemy any day

  29. H.... K....

    I love it

  30. w.... w....

    Vicky is so Beauty 😍😍😍

  31. V.... L....

    Epic boys !

  32. �.... �....

    Спасибо, вы ахуенны)

  33. V.... N....

    Alissa's quit is probably the best thing that happened to this band, lol. They are so fckng good right now!!

    V.... N....

    :OOOOO nopee.. I like the new vocalist so much in this new songs but Alissa was so amazing with these cleans and the amazing uncleans.. Vicky is from Greece like I am but I liked Alissa so much!!! They both are good don't need to compare

    V.... N....

    Vicky is cool and talented and this new album is good, but Alissa did this band justice and Vicky will find great difficulty in fully filling those shoes as long as she is with The Agonist.

  34. S.... A....

    Yeah, what a superb new song. \m/ This goes to our group HEAVY METAL LOVERS at Facebook.

    S.... A....

    https://www.facebook.com/groups/Metal.LoversHML/?comment_id=3003568686323155&multi_permalinks=3002940483052642¬if_id=1573905053373116¬if_t=feedback_reaction_generic&ref=notif

    S.... A....

    Feel free to join in our metal family Metalheads! \m/

    S.... A....

    Vicky have such a powerful voice.....Love her.

  35. M.... R....

    😳😱🙄😧😲😵😬😫😫😣😖😫😩🥴🤢🤮🥶

  36. T.... c....

    Damn Vicky!!! Those vocals!!!!! Love it

  37. N.... c....

    That Song is AMAZING! I love Vicky! <3

    N.... c....

    https://youtu.be/T9iD1-iOW3M

  38. C.... P....

    Just stumbled in this videoclip and already played it three times in a row, so I think that's a good sign, I liked!

  39. n.... ....

    Maybe the best song who i heard in 2019.

    n.... ....

    Really, this album is so fucking good!

    n.... ....

    @Ramiro Raphael Yes i have deluxe box set :)

  40. n.... e....

    This song is really awesome! Orphans is one of the Agonist's best albums. Keep the pace, guys! 🤘

  41. M.... ....

    Omg H8 the band.
    Aliza from arch enemy is the voice of agonist 🤯

    M.... ....

    MAXKEVIN11 no good riddance. Vicky > Alissa

  42. K.... G....

    Damn, She's hot!!

  43. B.... -....

    I Miss Alyssa with The Agonist :C

  44. u.... ....

    Oh no you've become cliche :(

  45. z.... ....

    Is that really her voice....?

    z.... ....

    zoomom yes. Saw her live few days ago and she killed it!

  46. 4.... S....

    A colheita desse ano foi excelente, beirando um Death Melódico... mais death gostei :)

  47. S.... ....

    The Next Once Human And Jinjer...

  48. M.... n....

    Anyone gonna say anything about the bass tapping

    M.... n....

    Reminds me of David Ellefson break on "Take no Prisoners"

  49. R.... ....

    Those screams are awful should have stuck to the cleans throughout the entire song ;/

  50. S.... ....

    Lo bueno que alissa ase música más brutal que vicki

  51. S.... ....

    Esa vocalista su gutural es sólo grita era mejor alissa

  52. D.... A....

    Вот это у девки менструация. И орет как демон и кровякой все заляпала. )))
    Вот что бывает когда забываешь тампоны. ; )
    Шутка.

  53. �.... �....

    Зачем морду кровью мазать, лучше жопу.

  54. T.... C....

    uhhhhh she sucks

  55. k.... g....

    Great song it would be nice if you guys played at download or bloodstock in the uk

  56. A.... K....

    I saw some nipples cameo over there

  57. A.... ....

    Those first 25 seconds were so bad I actually lol. Got bit better but wow

  58. A.... I....

    Awesome new video guys 🤘

  59. b.... v....

    Толстеет Викуня)) Ггг..

  60. M.... M....

    Pascal, t'es hot à la guitare!!!!! Good job the agonist!

  61. S.... N....

    good song, but you don't need the tomato sauce on the face. Just play.

  62. 1.... ....

    WTF, it looks like an amateur record on pro stuff (out of chorus)

  63. M.... M....

    Süße du hast Nasenbluten.
    Mach mal Pause.

  64. M.... T....

    A loirinha arrasa viu

  65. A.... A....

    The bigger the hoops the bigger the ho.

  66. G.... ....

    terrible as fuck.!!

  67. I.... ....

    Если это вторая песня с будущего альбома, то слабовато как-то уже...

  68. M.... S....

    Amazing how the new Agonist is much better than the last 2 Arch Enemy albums.

    M.... S....

    @jeanarousi yea it has Jinjer vibes now! they even tour together now and its turbo combo for concerts ♥

    M.... S....

    That's because Jeff Loomis and Alyssa don't get creative freedom to make music in Arch Enemy, otherwise Arch would be epic AF.

    M.... S....

    Arch Enemy is the Nickelback of MDM. Just turned into a fucking joke

    M.... S....

    That's not that hard to accomplish considering how bad the previous AE albums are. In all fairness tho Agonist's last two records were terrible too.

    M.... S....

    Well definitely better than the last AE album. War Eternal had some catchy songs at least.

  69. A.... ....

    3:46 My wife on her period

  70. A.... F....

    Love the work of this band with Vicki.

  71. d.... g....

    damn fuckin good metal blood bath massacre linda blair play heavy metal swet devil metal daughter think i love ,music you lady satan real metal HEEELLL LLOOOOOOOVVHHEE youu satanic sister Linda DAUGHTER SATAN annd song xoxo

  72. J.... D....

    Wow nice work guys! Bravo! Encore une foi.

  73. S.... ....

    🤘🏿🏃‍♂️💨🔥🐉

  74. E.... F....

    Meh.....Zzz...

  75. E.... F....

    So this is what Katherine Heigl is doing in her spare time when she's not making movies.

  76. I.... A....

    amazing band amazing music the agonist rocks :)

  77. m.... E....

    Blood n' Blood is fantastic, i love it girl is beatiful n' sexy

  78. Z.... C....

    Amazing...

  79. x.... ....

    the Ugh-gonist! Alissa White Gluz was way better singer than this chick and way hotter! lol

    x.... ....

    xSMOKExEMxALLx nah! Alissa sucks

  80. i.... v....

    Totally awesome!!

  81. B.... F....

    Kicks Arch Enemy's ass!!

    B.... F....

    Black Flame big time

  82. B.... F....

    Kicks Arch Enemy's ass!!

  83. M.... A....

    O..0 vaya voz

  84. D.... R....

    This is some horrible tranny music

  85. K.... -....

    Since a few years we are entering a kind of Jinjer/Arch Enemy/The Agonist metal zone and this is really great

  86. E.... J....

    I wanna see The Agonist, Infected Rain, and Jinjer tour together. They are my 3 favorite female fronted bands!!

  87. n.... 3....

    Orphans 2019
    year best metal album!!😃👍

  88. M.... ....

    is she on her period?

  89. J.... F....

    Let's get this out the way just enjoy the damn music vocalist preference will vary haters lol. With that said Alissa will always be my favorite vocalist when it comes to this band period! But I have to give some credit where it's due this song is fucking great it's a slight improvement! However while their were moments on the album Vicky's vocals are still an acquired taste. I'm still not sold on her but she's okay at least. And to wrap this up it's her best album not the band's that still belongs to (Prisoners or Lullabies) whichever you prefer their real classics that most can't top even the band themselves.

  90. �.... �....

    Jinjer is better.....

    �.... �....

    Роман Герасюк they’re both great

  91. J.... S....

    She's getting there

  92. C.... M....

    When lesbians are on their periods but still want sex.

  93. L.... N....

    Vocal TERRIBLE

  94. A.... ....

    oh shit, that's crazy!

  95. P.... K....

    Vermisse Alyssa hier in keinster Weise, seit Vicky in der Band ist steigert sie sich von Scheibe zu Scheibe. Hammersong^^.

  96. D.... M....

    Шикарно выступили в Киеве на разогреве у Jinjer, ударник хорош было классное соло на ударных, ну и гитаристы просто бешенно трясут башкой

  97. P.... M....

    Ella deberia hacer mas guturales en sus canciones, damn, que sexy! XDDDDDDDDDD In vertigo sigue siendo su mejor cancion de las que eh escuchado hasta ahora, para mi.

  98. A.... M....

    Feels like they've finally gotten back to where they were before Alyssa's departure. Finally something I can listen to that doesn't sound like they lost their talent along with the previous vocalist. Finally something on par with Panophobia, which is still one of my favorite songs. I really hope they continue to improve. I think they have the talent to be one of the best metal bands in the world, they just need to stay away from single note songs and keep the arrangements interesting. I wasn't fond of the previous two albums, but this one's a vast improvement. The Agonist sounds like The Agonist again, and that makes me happy.

  99. n.... ....

    Killer video for a killer track on a killer album! Looking back on the almost 20 albums I've picked up this year so far, this is hands-down my favorite. I really liked "Five", but "Orphans" surpasses it in every conceivable way. The music is amazing, the songwriting is fresh and interesting, and Vicky's vocals are the best they've ever been. I hope someone at Napalm Records is reading these comments, and passing them along to the band, because y'all need to know just how much The Agonist is killing it. Hope I get to see them again live soon. And I hope for a video for "Blood as my Guide", which is my favorite track on the new album.