I refused to open my eyes – I did not want to see And I kept ignoring their cries – what I don’t belief doesn’t happen, no it can’t be! I never wanted to cause anyone any harm Never thought that my personal choices would affect the lives on the animal farm All I ever wanted was to be free and live self-determined Never thought that my daily choices would make the lifes of others predetermined But why do I feel such guilt – I am not responsible Only did what I was told is right – like all the others I followed blind How can this be, why couldn’t I see? How can this be right, why was I so blind? I never wanted to poison, destroy or partake in pollution Never thought that my impassive life was equivalent to contribution All I ever wanted was to ease my conscience with a feigned excuse Never thought about an actual solution never brought myself to refuse Now all I can think of is to cause anyone any harm To the ones responsible for the way of suffering on the animal farm All I still yet want for them is to be free and self-determined Never again want an animals life to be through my actions predetermined But then why do I still feel such guilt – For I am not responsible Only ever did what I was told is right – like all the others as well, I followed blind

To augur destruction – Integrity of creation A human artefact… Life is no longer a sacred good And blind are the ones who still believe in what has fallen apart long since For life is to eat or to be eaten But I still refuse to bow down to their false Ideals For I have sealed these flames deep within my heart I will never give in, will become a blazing torch Spreading fire like healing – Vegan Straight Edge A human artefact – Creation Obsolete Nature superseded – Mankind self-proclaimed god But I still refuse to bow down to their false Ideals For I have sealed these flames deep within my heart I will never give in, will become a blazing torch myself Spreading fire like healing in the name of the… Vegan Straight Edge

Pain and solitude defined the first moments of her life The bleakness surrounds, no ray of hope in sight Sustainment satisfied, all expedient denied Thoroughly exposed to horrific sounds, feeling punished just for being alive Everything she ever knew was solitude and pain and suffering Mistreated just for being different to them, no sunbeam ever touched her skin But in her dreams she is unburdened and free, free, like she will probably never be She runs and dances in spree just until she wakes up and realizes that she can never flee How is this fair!? A life in confinement – not granted basic rights Are you not aware of their pain and suffering? How is this fair!? Can you look them in the eye and condemn them to death? Are you not aware of their desires, wishes and thoughts? How is this fair!? How can this be!?

I can still remember, as if it was just yesterday When life felt so uncomplicated and light And I still remember how I thought that this is it, That this is the way it is supposed to be and that it would never change… Like waking up out of a dream Waking up from what I thought was real and sincere Life, taken, by the hands of death, so cold, ripped my chest in half These hands, which I evoked myself are now assaulting me, while fear is suffocating me there is no light that I could see, only harsh reality Then suddenly, like out of a dream An angel appeared and showed me my way out from the dark It burns, inside, burns right through the night, got struck by burning arrows of light This life, which I threw away will never be the same, once lost cannot be regained, learned that I have to refrain, new strength is gained through abstention Abstain from the demons that are trying to persuade Reborn to fight the eternal struggle of this life With the heart and the mind, with the hand and the tongue The eternal struggle of this life With the heart and the mind, with the hand and the tongue For the first is to purify, to be prepared, to internalize, to seek the evil within yourself, to hunt it down, bring it to an end The second is to speak it out, to bring the truth to those in doubt, to partake and to proclaim, to cut away and to reclaim The third is to go outside, take action and don’t step aside to live the change every single day, to walk the path and pave the way The fourth is to make it clear the utmost extreme, to inflict fear A force only to be used when ascended, to answer violence, felonies and offense Jihad Now you believe in violence, well I do too, But yours is against nature, while mine is against you… Now you believe in violence, well I do too, Yours is against nature, mine is against you Direct Action is the only weapon, that holds true, A sacred striving for liberation, burning out the root

There was a time when it ended at race, There was a time when it ended at gender, There was a time when it ended at thought, And now it is the time when it ends at species How can you speak of empathy, while your compassion is a heteronomous construct, arbitrarily specified by people you don’t even know How can you speak of tolerance, when your acceptance is based on an understanding shaped from an antiquated society that still holds on to their false-proven views In the quest for equality, we must proclaim veganocracy Comprehension must not end at diversity How dare you speak of empathy, while your compassion is a heteronomous construct, arbitrarily specified by people you don’t even give a fuck about How can you even think of tolerance, when your acceptance is based on an understanding shaped from an antiquated society that still holds on to their false-proven views Embrace the change and fight for it – defeat this carnistic society Overcome indoctrination and challenge morality How can you continue to look away until it hurts to forcefully close your eyes And how can you still pretend to not hear their screams, while you desperately try to cover your ears Is it more pleasant to fail to see? Is it just easier to ignore? How can you speak of transition and change, while you’re wrapped up in ignorance and fear, from a life you never lead yourself and words that you never dared to speak How can you even think of revolution, while all you actually care about is yourself; a polite approach alone won’t do shit, in the end you’ll have to accept reality In the quest for equality, we must proclaim veganocracy Comprehension must not end at diversity There was a time, when someone finally stood up and said no, this is not the way that it should be There followed the time, when the majority of people accepted it and integrated this mindset into their own set of moral principles and rules So there could be a time, when all people can think of a certain discrimination, may it be due to race, gender or religion, as wrong and reprehensible And there will be a time, when we look back at our ancestors and say: “how could we be so barbaric and dumb to hate, oppress and kill.” Just for a certain order… just for a certain thought… Just for a certain feel… or just for a certain taste…

Too blind, self-absorbed. Half a life, been the worst. To see undisturbed, for me, it had to hurt. Ruthless left you alone, standing in the dark When all I had to do was to be with you Lived a selfish life and ddidn’t know wrong from right So many opportunities, but I just couldn’t see Done all these things that I despise But it’s alright, cause as long as I am fine I don’t have to give a fuck about your feelings or anyone around And so I made connections with persons I don’t care (for) But I wasn’t able to feel the despair Just numb my feelings whereas I’m losing the ones that I love so I can keep on moving down Did all these things deliberately that I despised for my whole life But also telling me, that it’s alright, because yeah, you know, as long as I am fine I don’t have to give a fuck about your feelings or of those of anyone around Unable to admit, the life I lead, it had to end… The life I lead, it had to end, to make space for my rebirth Reborn from death, to seize this life and to proclaim vegan straight edge Not to atone, but to defend all those who can’t on our mother earth Never again, I’ll let my body be the place for the ever trying evil – vegan straight edge This is my rebirth!