Building A Toll Plaza Between Your Heart And Mind

from The Red Album by Khantra

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Why can't we understand this,
without drawing a line around it,
without defining ourselves or our stance,
without seeming like we wouldn't want to take that chance?
Thoughts based in binary are one step closer to boundaries.

Insecurity becomes mythology,
becomes ideology,
becomes necessary,
to prop up our fears,
to hold up our fear.

But when the rule of law is used as ammunition,
we bleed dry before we fall,
because any law that governs love,
is a wound that we may never heal.

We can't be carried away,
by emotions that are handcuffed.
If it makes you feel uncomfortable,
forget what you were unable to feel on your own.
Posing the question to what is so obvious.
So much is damaged by not understanding,
the negative difference that we have made.

We can't be both innocent and a silent witness.
We can't be silent now.

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from The Red Album, released June 27, 2004

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Khantra New Jersey

Khantra is a four-person augmented hardcore band hailing from northern New Jersey. Originally formed in 1998, Khantra was well-known for a unique experimental sound not limited by typical genres and constraints. Along with this dynamic nature, the band maintained a consistent emphasis on intense live performance, layered vocal arrangements, and detailed yet powerful song structures. ... more

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