Founded in 1992 by former Vio-lence guitarist Robert Flynn and Adam Duce. The first song on their debut album, "Davidian", features the lyrics "Let freedom ring / with a shotgun blast". Subsequently the video was banned from MTV due to its release date being very soon after the Waco Siege which it was apparently describing. Robb Flynn has since said that the song "Davidian" was not written about the Waco Siege but added that line to get people thinking. After their debut album Burn My Eyes (1994) Chris Kontos left to work with Testament and a stand in drummer was used for Machine Head's Donington slot in 1995.
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A Thousand Lies Lyrics

Machine Head

What is a man that stays true to the game
But has to cheat a little to get by
Well that is a person that I know to well
Dont want to know, but I dont have to ask why
Everyone like a loaded gun
You want some shit, Ill fuckin pound you, son
Dont need a reason, pain Im feelin
I gotta vent or else I blow inside
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Introspection, termination
Cant tell right from wrong
Fed up with this whole system
Its gone on far too long
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You tell a thousand lies, been told a thousand times
Your words we hear, but we cannot sympathize
Thousand lies been told a thousand times
Hard as nails, the power to survive
What is a man that stays true to the game
But cant believe some of the things he sees
Angers a gift and I wont be kept down
In poverty there is no democracy
Used needle and a crack vile
A broken bottle and a bullet shell
This urban life is so volatile
An inner city or a concrete hell
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What is a man dont stay true to the game
Dont care for no one, only cares for his greed
Hes playin God killin thousands of people
cause the power is the fix that he needs
Racist goal of the white devil
I watched our souls burnin over oil
A politician got no feelin
It makes my motherfuckin cold blood boil
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