“Isolation” is about the nature of the criminal justice system in the United States of America, specifically the mass incarceration of people for petty offenses that has occurred in the United States since the 1970s.
[Verse 1]
Perpetrated over time
Better walk the narrow line
Never challenge what we say
In the darkness of our mind
Never thought we'd be so blind
Let the nightmare get away
Isolation cannot be
The best, the best that we can do
Build a cage full of rage
Inner demons call your name
Suicide, your only friend
[Pre-Chorus]
Extermination of ourselves
Mass incarceration
Termination of ourselves
Mass incarcerate
[Chorus]
In the cage, in the cage
You will remain
In the cage, in the cage
You will remain
They'll lock you down
Lock you down for life
[Verse 2]
Carry out another fight
You might think you have the right
Maybe live another day
Use your body as a whore
Strip you right down to the core
You're the profit and the prey
Violate our human right
Is what, is what they always do
Out of sight, out of mind
Try to keep you dumb and blind
This is not a part of you
[Pre-Chorus]
Extermination of ourselves
Mass incarceration
Termination of ourselves
Mass incarcerate
[Chorus]
In the cage, in the cage
You will remain
In the cage, in the cage
You will remain
They'll lock you down
Lock you down for life
[Bridge]
When is my trial?
Guilty for life
[Chorus]
In the cage, in the cage
You will remain
In the cage, in the cage
You will remain
They'll lock you down
Lock down for life
Isolation was written by Andreas Kisser & Derrick Green & Eloy Casagrande.
Isolation was produced by Jens Bogren.
Andreas Kisser:
This is the first song that was written for the album. It’s got that thrash element with the energy of today, and then [producer] Jens [Bogren] brought in a lot of the orchestra and choir elements. At first I wanted to keep it a little more raw like the old days, but we experimented...