In "Retributioner" by Currents, endless devotion to a smiling betrayer curdles into a vow of vengeance. The fire of rage consumes from within while the target stands untouched, counting bodies and guarding a reputation. Real love is called dishonest, and the pursuit feels fated, with nowhere left to run. The question of what it will take to take a life away becomes both threat and exhausted plea, leaving only the grim title as the answer.
Retributioner Lyrics by Currents
Woven to the name
Endless dedication
When’s it gonna break?
Any second, any day
What’s it gonna take to take it all away?
You just stand there smiling (Smiling)
While this fire I hold consumes me (Consumes me)
When’s it gonna break?
Any second, any day
What’s it gonna take to take your life away?
Retributioner
So light the match, cut the rope and let the venom fall down
While you’re famous, leave the lights off
Lack of substant entertainment
You count the bodies while you’re so full
Don’t let it stain your reputation
Nowhere left to run
I’m always meant to find you
You just stand there smiling (Smiling)
While this fire I hold consumes me (Consumes me)
When’s it gonna break?
Any second, any day
What’s it gonna take to take your life away?
Retributioner
Real love’s dishonest
Journeys out of context
When we finally get through, there’s nowhere to guide you
For the Devil commands me now
Was it worth it?
Every culture fights the burning while we crumble
When the lions deal the death blow, will you wonder?
Nowhere left to run
I’m always meant to find you
You just stand there smiling (You just fucking stand there smiling)
While this fire I hold consumes me (Consumes me)
When’s it gonna break?
Any second, any day
What’s it gonna take to take your life away?
Retributioner
