Standfast EP

WAR ELEPHANT
Be it through intimidation or colonization, a bully or nation, over confident in their strength will try to impose their will, by show of force, on a "weaker" person or nation. However, no matter how powerful or technologically advanced a bully or nation can be, ingenuity and perseverance from the oppressed can often result in a David versus Goliath victory.

Your flagrant display of strength
so obviously exposes your weakness
you believe that only the strong survive
but the patient and clever see through your disguise
you underestimate the stature of your enemy
but size doesn't matter in the war of the flea
domestication impossible we will not accept defeat
because hearts proud and true will always be free
it's too late to transform arrowheads into lotus petals
like an enlightened
Grimilkhala
we're gonna charge forth together
like a war elephant
coil our trunks inward
with battering skulls and stabbing tusk
leaving all who intimidate and antagonize
trampled and flattened like the ruins of Ayutthaya
pushing a path through the impassable
like Hannibal crossing the Alps
even when wounded and all seems lost
a berzerker fighting spirit will possess us to go mast

WHEN IT STOPS GETTING WORSE, IT'S BOUND TO GET BETTER
In order to stay sane in an insane world it seems one must manifest the bad into creating good.

To feel pain is a reminder
that one is still alive
to feel anger
means that you still care about something
when it seems like the downward spiral
of life can get you down
plunging deeper and deeper
pushing you into the ground
your anger and pain
can be a catalyst for change
which without
might result in stagnancy

YOU'RE NOT DEAD UNTIL YOU'RE FORGOTTEN
Life is short. Express yourself. Inspire others. Make a lasting impression.

You're not dead until your forgotten
if you play your cards right
you might live forever
it's not about being famous or infamous
it's about living your life
in the pursuit of excellence
be it art, music, or a recipe
theater, architecture, or philosophy
style, technique, cinematography
or unselfish service to humanity
and those that you've inspired
will carry on your torch