What solace lies in the arms of fate
The ill embrace of uncertainty
When did I leave this in other hands
To be pulled down at chance
Ripped away by destiny-claws
Am I another of fate's possessions
Dwelling the lie of freedom
Just another straw pulled at random
Reclaimed by deceiving time
A silent judgment I can not overrule
Drawn back into the origin-vortex
Uprooted and ground to dust
Retracted into anti-existence
A magnet repelled by life's polarity
Denied the self control of fate
We flow suspended in semi-life
Until the ever imminent day
When oblivion claims our breath
Nowhere indefinitely. Not dead, not alive
Existence-patterns ripped of symmetry. As will and
Fate divide
Have I appeased the gods of fate
Am I allowed another day
Must I die to escape
The scanning eyes of death
Straws Pulled at Random was written by Tomas Haake.
Straws Pulled at Random was produced by Meshuggah.
Meshuggah released Straws Pulled at Random on Tue Aug 06 2002.