Riot Shield

A leadup track for Let Them Fight, reflecting its successor's property of all the violence contained within being allegorical. The lyrics of this song are from the perspective of the people criticized in Let Them Fight. Loosely inspired by HYPERPOWER!, Empty Spaces and Dust Code by Nine Inch Nails, Linkin Park and Mike Shinoda respectively.

My hatred is immense
My hatred is pointless
My hatred is pointed and sharp
My hatred is without target

The targets of Let Them Fight are constantly fighting about everything, so their hatred grows to an enormous size. It becomes painful, pointless, and it loses its target after being exercised for so long.

Grease stains
Bleach stains
Dirt stains
Food stains
Oil stains
Ink stains
Tear stains
Bloodstains

Hatred can be acted upon in many ways, leading to a wide variety of stains on one's character.

Grease stains
Bleach stains
Dirt stains
Food stains
Oil stains
Ink stains
Tear stains
Bloodstains

I am programmed to resist
I am programmed to resist
I am programmed to resist
I am programmed to resist
I am programmed to resist
I am programmed to resist
I am programmed to resist
I am programmed to resist

After hating and fighting for so long, people will start to programmatically scuffle and quarrel ("resist").

A leadup track for Let Them Fight, reflecting its successor's property of all the violence contained within being allegorical. The lyrics of this song are from the perspective of the people criticized in Let Them Fight.