1988 Heretic - Breaking Point

Heretic

(Music and lyrics by Korban)

I walk alone
Where others dare not go
Walk hand in hand with death
Dare to speak my mind
Believe my ways are right
Only to be condemned

Oh no
That feelings coming in
Don't turn your back
On the heretic

Victim of defiance
In your world of sin
A stab to the back
Wander not alone
Question the unknown
Before judgement

Oh no
That feelings coming in
Don't turn your back
On the heretic

And Kingdoms Fall

"I wrote this song about a couple of close friends dealing with the
harshness and pain of substance abuse. This song remains very dear
to me this day"
(Brian Korbain)

Each breath a struggle

Your dreams slip away
 Blinded, reality
Gets harder and harder to face
Killing themselves
What can explain
A moment of pleasure for a lifetime of pain
Killing themselves
What a waste

(Pre-chorus)

Dare to realize
It's never too late
You can't brush it off
As just a dream
It's never too late to change

(Chorus)

...And Kingdoms rise

...And Kingdoms fall
Down will come baby cradle and all

Lured in, prisoners

To its domain, crippled
It watches you bleed
What a waste

(Pre-chorus)

Dare to realize
It's never too late
You can't brush it off
As just a dream
It's never too late to change

(Chorus)

...And Kingdoms rise

...And Kingdoms fall
Down will come baby cradle and all

Dependency grows
Need more and more
With nothing to show
 The endless war

Life slips through your hands

(Chorus)

...And Kingdoms rise

...And Kingdoms fall
Down will come baby cradle and all

The Circle

"Our take on censorship and the PMRC. "Unheard of then, accepted

now" is saying think of Elvis and the Beatles with an XXX rating in the
50's and 60's, both are now harmless by today's standards"
(Brian Korbain)

condemn before they understand

Censorship is out of hand
Quick to judge and slow to learn
Afraid to the let the wheels turn

Look to the past

Your superstitions didn't last
and all your words
They seem so foolish now

(Pre-chorus)
The screams never heard
Their dreams are never understood

(Chorus)
The circle will never change
The circle will never change

Unheard of then
Accepted now
and all you hypocrites
Have forgotten youth somehow

Are we really so different from yesterday

The more we know the more that we portray
 (Pre-chorus)
The screams never heard
Their dreams are never understood

(Chorus)
The circle will never change
The circle will never change

Denounced by society
And it's foolish hypocrisy

Why must you be so naive

Shut out things, see what you want to see
Your lawsuits with intent to maim
are useless scapegoats to shift the blame

You close your mind

It's the blind leading the blind
What does freedom mean?

Can you tell me?

(Pre-chorus)
The screams never heard
Their dreams are never understood

(Chorus)
The circle will never change
The circle will never change

Enemy Within

You're fighting far from the space around you

And now you're holding you're ground
You're Enemies keep circling around you
You can't even make a sound

[CHORUS]

You're twisting your body inside out

And now for what
Your conscience
The Question
 Your Position
The Enemy Within

Well you think that it’s all over

And Now you're on your way
Your Politics keep bringing you over
Burning your voice night and Day

[CHORUS]

You're twisting your body inside out

And now for what
Your conscience
The Question
Your Position
The Enemy Within

Time Runs Short

"Inspired by my house being broken into and robed multiple times as a

kid (even on Christmas Eve one year) it's about the feeling of invasion,
helplessness and loss. But on a happier note, it's my favorite solo on
the record"
(Brian Korbain)

Your reason i can't see

No solution no happy ending
In this world we hold so dear
There's to much, too much fear

If we build a new
We build on trust
But we're the fools to believe
The reward we receive
Disappears in the blink of an eye

(Chorus)
Is there no love left in the world?

Oh the tangled web we weave

Conscience is non existing
To be raped of all, only tears to fall
 Only to be scared, no mercy to be spared

(Chorus)
Is there no love left in the world?

Shameless world, at a loss for words

Show pity for the thief
What possesses torment
Who allows it to be
Who could have a heart, and tear apart
Something sacred to the soul
It's all bittersweet, the sincere are in the cold

With time we all can change

But what do we when time runs short

Pale Shelter (instrumental)

"My tribute to the lost art of the Michael Schenker instrumental. I'm a
huge UFO and MSG guy"
(Brian Korbain)

Instrumental

Shifting Fire

Sacred no warning
Thinking no more, cause you won't last
Falseness is around me
Taking no more all men must clash
Hey you, in the darkness
Don't see the light, don't come too near
Dazed and lifeless
Don't mess around don't laugh with fear

Shredding your victim, you rip like a knife

Ripping no further, you take someone's life

(Chorus)
 Your life's
Shifting fire
Plans, buried underground
Shifting fire
Drowned without a sound

So you've slowed down

Sat you can't last, it's all in the brain
Morning, your head pounds
Tells you to stop, you've gone insane
Order after order
You're to the edge, explosions near
Built up, deep inside me
Can't get the message clear

Shredding your victim, you rip like a knife

Ripping no further, you take someone's life

(Chorus)
Your life's
Shifting fire
Plans, buried underground
Shifting fire
Drowned without a sound

Final destination
You see the end, but death is here
Soaring, revolution
A bit fed up of fallen tears

Hey you, in the darkness

Don't see the light, don't come too near
Dazed and lifeless
Don't mess around don't laugh with fear

Shredding your victim, you rip like a knife

Ripping no further, you take someone's life

(Chorus)
Your life's
Shifting fire
Plans, buried underground
Shifting fire
 Drowned without a sound

Let 'em Bleed

"My personal favorite. This song live was responsible for many a
destroyed nite club. Railing, tables, & chairs we're no match for the
swirling mass of bodies the song created.
It was absolutely intense live!!!"
(Brian Korbain)

Scream, let it build into a rage

Like fanatics set loose from their cage
Uncontrolled mayhem, on the floor
And oh, you're dying for more

(Chorus)
Feel the power rushing down your spine
It's a sign, for madness to strike
Let 'em bleed

Scream, you withstand pain

Electricity is flowing through my veins
Like animals, you answer with a roar
And oh, you're dying for more

(Chorus)
Feel the power rushing down your spine
It's a sign, for madness to strike
Let 'em bleed

Hysteria is ruling your mind

Pumping adrenaline increasing inside
After all, isn't that what we are here for?

Lunacy set in, have you gone overboard?

Answer to the question is your scream for more
Fists in the air
As the energy explodes in your head

Let 'em bleed (Repeat)

 Evil For Evil

"Rewritten and rearranged by producer Kurdt Vanderhoof (why? Just

to change it he'd say) the new version was not a band favorite, and
not well received by many at Metal Blade"
(Brian Korbain)

Always on her back

Tearing her apart
Ready to attack
The one who broke her heart

When she begins to trust

Always seems to let loose
Now the tables turned
And you will pay your dues

(Chorus)
Evil for evil

Caught up in her spell

There is nowhere to run
She's after your soul
Your fate has begun

You were always on her mind

She was willing to please
And you left her behind
Now you're on your knees

(Chorus)
Evil for evil

You stabbed her in the back

Now she's stabbing you
Feel the blade cut right through your heart

(Chorus)

Evil for evil

The Search
 "My anti-war song back in the day, it's kind of funny how the lyrics
really hit home with all the current problems in the world today" (Brian
Korbain)

We see the time slip through our hands

Hatred builds between foreign lands
So much is spoken, still nothing is said
Will the words rhyme, will we live to see the end?

Wasted minds forge the battle plan

Instead of taking the time to help unite man

(Chorus)
What will it take
To learn from our mistakes
Destruction of the world
Stand up, rise to your feet
March through the street
Crusaders on a never ending search

Why must we die to prove our faith

Why must we cry it seems like such a waste
Oh, but man must have his rival
To prove the strongest is fit for survival
And why? Cause in battle he'd gladly die

(Chorus)
What will it take
To learn from our mistakes
Destruction of the world
Stand up, rise to your feet
March through the street
Crusaders on a never ending search

We close our eyes

And try to hide
From the truth we see
And what it means, the end of mankind

Sometimes it seems like no one cares

That the fate of the world is in evil hands
The voice of the people is silent
What will be the outcome, only time will tell
 Hear our cries, realize, there must be another way

(Chorus)
What will it take
To learn from our mistakes
Destruction of the world
Stand up, rise to your feet
March through the street
Crusaders on a never ending search

Heretic (USA) - Breaking Point

Full-length, Metal Blade [add/edit review]

Records [Average rating for 2 reviews is 87%]
August 1988

Line-up:
Mike Howe - vocals
Bobby Marquez - guitars
Brian Korban - guitars
Dennis O'Hara - bass
Rick Merrick - drums

Produced by Bill Metoyer & Kurdt Vanderhoof.

After the album had been released, Mike Howe joined Metal Church, and Heretic
fell apart. Some of the members later appeared in David Wayne's (ex-Metal Church
vocalist) project Reverend.
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