CATTLE DECAPITATION – Scourge of the Offspring

Cattle Decapitation is an American deathgrind band from San Diego, California, formed in 1996. The band’s current lineup includes vocalist Travis Ryan, guitarists Josh Elmore and Belisario Dimuzio, bassist Olivier Pinard, and drummer David McGraw. Cattle Decapitation have released seven albums, the most recent being Death Atlas, which was released on November 29, 2019. “Scourge of the offspring” is the second single from their upcoming album, Terrasite – out May 12th, 2023.

[Verse 1] Hell hath wrought upon this earth From the desires of the patriarch To carry thine name unto the dawn A hapless spawn to go on and on and on A swift and deadly virus has once again emerged Blessed upon humankind to control the surge We are the scourge One more host to transmit death One more ghost shaped from my breath Human beings, they never learn Even as their houses burn [Bridge] We are infections We are pathogens We are assassins The gluttonous factions Curve never flattens When the population fattens

[Chorus] What a wondrous life this would have been But I’m outnumbered, like the stars at night There’s so many of us that need to die Like a swarm of flies, there’s too many of us

[Verse 2] We came to destroy We’re alive to cause abject suffering The troops are deployed Ultimately, unanimously outnumbering Live to feast upon everything Feed to dilapidate our surroundings Enveloped by kindred societies Evil, corrupt heterogeneities From the pupa to a nymph Molting each stage of our lives ’til cold and stiff Now thriving terrasites, dramatic shift Now as a parasite humanity persists

[Chorus] What a wondrous life this would have been But I’m outnumbered, like the stars at night There’s so many of us that need to die Like a swarm of flies, there’s too many of us We need to die; can this vengeance please be mine?

[Outro] A virus emerged To control the surge A virus emerged We become the scourge