Slice The Cake - The Man With No Face

From "The Man With No Face" (2012)
Released 01/03/2012
Gareth Edwards - Vocals
Jonas Johansson - Guitar, Production
Jack Richardson - Bass, Compsotion
Lyrics
www.darklyrics.com/lyrics/slic...

[@Falany]

I just heard the guitarist Jack passed away. What a major loss, my condolences to all of you and the rest of his friends and family. Rest in peace Jack, your music was beautiful.

[@davidoakley5028]

2023 and hearing this for the first time... Masterful display of talent, good job.

[@slicethecake]

The lyrics to this track and overall theme of the album is spiritual enlightenment.

[@krucialconflict4633]

This is why I love it so much 🙌🏻

[@slicethecake]

I dunno specifically how we got to this point so quickly. We don't really self-promote, it's pretty much all down to word of mouth. We work hard and try and make great music and trust that people will listen and spread the word. And how Jonas got so good? Practice!

[@slicethecake]

Cleansed and TMWNF are one story. The Man of Ash and Rust + The Man of Stone and Silver is another story that's tied into the other albums. It'll all become clear in time.. :) And we're glad we could inspire some music in you!

[@PseudoWounds]

These lyrics are so amazing O.O if it was made a few hundred years ago, it would be considered classic literature for sure!

[@pihoch2]

This song is a fucking journey...

[@shadowsmustfall1]

The whole fucking album is a journey

[@derwinchoorozco2628]

Me fascina esta canción pero, me entristece que esta banda tan espectacular no sea muy reconocida en latino América

[@FacundoOblivi0n]

+Daniel Ricardo Orozco Colorado Somos dos bro! pero tenemos que mostrarle esto a la gente hahaha

[@DeimosBricks]

3

[@jessepiccone6908]

Probably the single best song I've ever listened to.

[@hliebhalunko5214]

I wish this track would never end.

[@shadowsmustfall1]

Holy shit. This album is the most impressive and sophisticated metal I've ever heard yet still brutal as fuck and melodic. This really is an absolute masterpiece. Please...please continue to write music like this, STC. It would be an absolute shame to not give the world more amazing music like this.

[@boelliott1]

Glad to see y'all now with Subliminal Groove Records. Great label to be apart of. Congrats guys!

[@daemonramirez8330]

Bruh still to this day I think this the #1 fucking greatest song ever made Y'all deserve all the recognition in the world for the way you mastered your craft fr

[@hereticmaim]

Can we just bathe in the awesomeness of this song? And the six chapters to the story that Gareth is telling us?

[@weallcollapse]

Just amazing work guys. Beautiful.

[@boootttiiee]

What a fucking phenomenal track omg 😳😳😳😳😳

[@donniewoods2853]

You have refueled my faith in music. Great song!!!

[@VoiceOfTreason13]

This song is my favorite EP

[@detestor420]

its not an ep.. it the last song on a long LP .. their ep is called CLEANSED

[@AlfredoVenero]

2020 and this still slaps, miss these guys

[@slicethecake]

We're back! We're playing at UK Tech-Fest this year and are working on new material at the minute.

[@AlfredoVenero]

@@slicethecake I just jizzed my pants!

[@pressf4771]

we will prevail. Metal forever!!!.

[@johnrivera1333]

Best song ever. 😘

[@slicethecake]

This band will always be about ART and self-expression. so don't worry :D And thanks :)

[@MaphistosChosen]

This, is pure music.

[@slicethecake]

Yup, got a kind of b-sides-esque thing on the way (Out Dec 21st, 2012) and the final part of the Cleansed Trilogy is being slowly, slowly worked on...

[@monkeytomyself]

Dunno what to write, but i want to leave a comment. So I'll just write: Respect!

[@misstrKevin]

Wow added to favorites. Now i'm off to explore the other songs!

[@keatonisballin]

Awesome stuff guys i really dig it.

[@Natsocialcommunist]

amazing album

[@IntWarrior]

Please don't ever stop what you do. It is the most beautiful and awakening work that I have ever experienced to date. And this is coming from a lifelong Tool fan FYI for what it's worth. I found you by accident and so glad I did.

[@obamatron100]

Great album.

[@packman666777]

Thanks for the answer and keep making masterpieces like your EP and this Album!

[@amandastump90]

yall ROCK!!!

[@Brandyn271]

Great band. Going to start listening more. :)

[@SparsGaming00]

Sweet mother of God! this is pure genius!! love it the whole song, and the album is just amazing. and I FINALLY a acoustic solo, a small one, but still it was beautiful! This is truly a colossal album. I was really impressed with the first songs, and then I arrived to this one which deserved as much attention as the other songs. Very atmospheric, powerful, just a mind blowing album. No words can describe it really. Plus independent? even more impressed. great work!! :) Keep it up!

[@xVictimOfADownx1]

Yes it is deathcore, it's just deathcore at it's finest and most progressive.

[@snapapples817]

i fucking love you guys you guys arent about getting famous or making the new pop goes punk cover song and (not to sound all high and mighty) im personally sick of that skinny-jean straightened-hair genre of music being called "metal" or "screamo" you guys are a really big inspiration to me, thank you for kicking ass please continue

[@xXxCourtneySzuhajxXx]

I FAWKING LOVE YOU GUYS!! n.n

[@xOvercome777]

this is actually very very good

[@alejandrodarko6202]

la canción mas hermosa que he escuchado 0w0

[@40att2]

Amg! FINALLY!!!! Epic, bro.

[@dr_zyzz]

i. The Shimmering Tides of Revelation] (Instrumental) [ii. Into The Void] Today I seek to procreate, exonerate the sickly skins My former selves, they drift away into the ether As I'm reborn without a face, without a name I find my true vocation Too many times have I seen squander in myself and in others While not manifesting the purity I sought With such a fatal flaw, I joined the masquerade; A grand charade in which we all participate With no excision A transient glimmer of in-corporeality from beyond the veil Into the eyes of light I gaze, transfixed as my soul is purged of all its bile; I bathe in the source of magnanimity I feel I've known you before Re-united as one I feel your presence here We have met before And to this day I have held your hand Your guidance never leading me astray But into light and hope, you give me purpose beyond all that is earthly I see the masks with which we play our games, indulgences for cosmic gains; Fulfilling archetypes, the dreamer dreams Into the void I leap, convinced of destiny Protected by my faith in that I cannot see; For I have read your lips and I have felt your shame Have no fear, my Brother, for this pain is shared We ache in unison for reconciliation Let us take this step as above so below As above so below Veils upon veils Veils upon veils I renounce myself [iii: Traversal of the Immaterial] I've had too many sleepless nights Too lost in restless thoughts Fragmented dreamscapes assault my reality As the shards of my excursions flutter in and out of sight Oh God, what have I done to bring this on myself? Is this my punishment for past transgressions Or is this simply a test of my will to continue against all logic For a taste of the fool's gold or some unearthly reward? Is this a dream or is this real? Is there more beyond the veil? Is there an answer that can ease my burden? My tortured heart it sinks into the depths of misery I feel frustration mount, the pieces just won't fit Is this just all a game The rules of which are not revealed Until it takes its dying breath? I want so badly for it all to just make sense Too late, it's all too late... For me? Tell me that I can trust, tell me that I can love Tell me I have a face, tell me I have a name My ears they hear no music, my eyes they see no shapes; Just an amorphous mass of subjectivity If all is relative, how can there ever be a truth? The bitter tasting certainty eludes both me and you For in the name of God they sing their praise But still I cannot feel his presence You leave me cornered against my will I'll not forgive, I'll not forget I'll shame your name, I'll make your life a living hell Until you find your strength, I'll drain your life I'll eat your soul against your will Can't you see? We're testing you And so I crawl, 'til I can walk once more And so I sleep, 'til I can dream again We dance amongst the flames, their heat a comforting aid to resolution Or so we feel, or so we dream, as we partake of a collective hallucination A thousand realms of thought with nothing left but time To fully realise our visions, immortalised with pen and paper Our resonances trapped in ink, to linger for eternity A monument of journeys passed, with new ones in the wings... [iv: Ouroboros] And so I sink once more into the ever-present plain of dreams I feel so tired, I feel so weak My vessel longs for rest, it longs for sleep A thousand incarnations stretching through both time and space; Where does this spiral end? Does it ever cease to exist? Melting away into a fleeting sea of faces; Who have I been? Who have I known? And were you there, my long lost brother? Your face is so familiar, like deja-vu We once again tread carelessly into the waters at world's end Baptised in fire A rite of passage We come of age together Conjoined at the soul, irrevocably Bound to the Ouroboros, I will eat my own tail Eternally [v. Dance of the Worker Ants] But still you poison yourselves Wearing masks and trading faces Like the ticking clock of time, so set in your insipid little ways Like worker ants serving your queen Slaves in your devotion to obscenity So lost in the illusion, you fail to see your own pathetic confusion Led astray so easily and all it takes is one taste of the poison To keep you coming back for more, incapable of the inevitable cease-fire So you sling shit like monkeys in cages Self-made prisons for the ages Captive like petty animals, so unevolved from the primordial ooze You hold your forked tongue Your poisoned words will be heard no more [vi. The Man With No Face] Let us be free, of this cage that we have helped construct To grow in unison, to leave behind the grand illusion The tides hear everything and they see everyone Have no fear my brother, for they do not judge It's not too late to change, to leave behind your sin To shed old skins and re-evaluate your purpose I leave my mask behind to quench the sands of time I cleanse myself and become the man with no face Nameless and faceless Nameless and faceless Nameless and faceless for we are all one and the same

[@jjthemasterofrealmsandothe9730]

oh, and uh, i don't know a lot about how the music industry works, but i will say this: as long as you WRITE for YOUR SELVES 80% of the time and PLAY for YOUR FANS 100% of the time (think hard) you'll make it big. that's just my philosophy. later.

[@xOvercome777]

solid band

[@Roran109]

If one of you guys start a side project, you should call it Eat the Cookie.

[@jjthemasterofrealmsandothe9730]

thank you. and i find it incredible that 3 guys (or is it 4 now?) put out 2 full-length albums in the same year (more or less) you have the best work ethic i've ever seen. i wish you guys all the success you deserve. btw did you guys play in (or near) Walkersville, MD within the last 3 months or so, cuz my dad said you did. if u guys play in Walkersville, Frederick or Baltimore again, could u plz let me know so that i at least might have a chance of seeing u guys live? thx. btw is OS out yet?

[@leann123]

been a while

[@packman666777]

I love the vocals and lyrics for part five titled Dance Of The Worker Ants. And i have a question where was your inspiration for this whole song? I love this song and can listen to it over and over because it is now one of my all time favorite songs and i also love your song Of Gallows too.

[@cadankewn7159]

gr8 m8

[@SAMURXAI]

Referring to the man in miami whos face was eaten? I joke. Everyone in the world needs to hear this. Fuck.

[@JB-xy9vo]

lyrics from link above: "Today I seek to procreate, exonerate the sickly skins. My former selves, they drift away into the ether. As I'm reborn without a face, without a name, I find my true vocation. Too many times have I seen squander in myself and in others While not manifesting the purity I sought With such a fatal flaw, I joined the masquerade; A grand charade in which we all participate With no excision. A transient glimmer of in-corporeality from beyond the veil. Into the eyes of light I gaze, transfixed as my soul is purged of all its bile; I bathe in the source of magnanimity. I feel I've known you before. Re-united as one. I feel your presence here. We have met before. And to this day I have held your hand, Your guidance never leading me astray, But into light and hope, you give me purpose beyond all that is earthly. I see the masks with which we play our games, indulgences for cosmic gains; Fulfilling archetypes, the dreamer dreams. Into the void I leap, convinced of destiny, Protected by my faith in that I cannot see; For I have read your lips and I have felt your shame, Have no fear, my Brother, for this pain is shared. We ache in unison for reconciliation. Let us take this step as above so below. As above so below, Veils upon veils, Veils upon veils, I renounce myself. [III: Traversal of the Immaterial] I've had too many sleepless nights, Too lost in restless thoughts, Fragmented dreamscapes assault my reality As the shards of my excursions flutter in and out of sight. Oh God, what have I done to bring this on myself? Is this my punishment for past transgressions Or is this simply a test of my will to continue against all logic For a taste of the fool's gold or some unearthly reward? Is this a dream or is this real? Is there more beyond the veil? Is there an answer that can ease my burden? My tortured heart it sinks into the depths of misery, I feel frustration mount, the pieces just won't fit. Is this just all a game, The rules of which are not revealed Until it takes its dying breath? I want so badly for it all to just make sense. Too late, it's all too late... For me? Tell me that I can trust, tell me that I can love. Tell me I have a face, tell me I have a name. My ears they hear no music, my eyes they see no shapes; Just an amorphous mass of subjectivity. If all is relative, how can there ever be a truth? The bitter tasting certainty eludes both me and you. For in the name of God they sing their praise, But still I cannot feel his presence. You leave me cornered against my will. I'll not forgive, I'll not forget. I'll shame your name, I'll make your life a living hell. Until you find your strength, I'll drain your life. I'll eat your soul against your will. Can't you see? We're testing you. And so I crawl, 'til I can walk once more. And so I sleep, 'til I can dream again. We dance amongst the flames, their heat a comforting aid to resolution. Or so we feel, or so we dream, as we partake of a collective hallucination. A thousand realms of thought with nothing left but time To fully realise our visions, immortalised with pen and paper. Our resonances trapped in ink, to linger for eternity A monument of journeys passed, with new ones in the wings... [IV: Ouroboros] And so I sink once more into the ever-present plain of dreams I feel so tired, I feel so weak. My vessel longs for rest, it longs for sleep. A thousand incarnations stretching through both time and space; Where does this spiral end? Does it ever cease to exist? Melting away into a fleeting sea of faces; Who have I been? Who have I known? And were you there, my long lost brother? Your face is so familiar, like deja-vu. We once again tread carelessly into the waters at world's end. Baptised in fire, A rite of passage. We come of age together, Conjoined at the soul, irrevocably. Bound to the Ouroboros, I will eat my own tail Eternally. [V. Dance of the Worker Ants] But still you poison yourselves, Wearing masks and trading faces Like the ticking clock of time, so set in your insipid little ways. Like worker ants serving your queen, Slaves in your devotion to obscenity. So lost in the illusion, you fail to see your own pathetic confusion. Led astray so easily and all it takes is one taste of the poison To keep you coming back for more, incapable of the inevitable cease-fire. So you sling shit like monkeys in cages, Self-made prisons for the ages. Captive like petty animals, so unevolved from the primordial ooze. You hold your forked tongue. Your poisoned words will be heard no more. [VI. The Man With No Face] Let us be free, of this cage that we have helped construct, To grow in unison, to leave behind the grand illusion. The tides hear everything and they see everyone. Have no fear my brother, for they do not judge. It's not too late to change, to leave behind your sin, To shed old skins and re-evaluate your purpose. I leave my mask behind to quench the sands of time. I cleanse myself and become the man with no face. Nameless and faceless, Nameless and faceless, Nameless and faceless for we are all one and the same."

[@twilightgarrison3671]

3:22 😳💪🏾

[@jjthemasterofrealmsandothe9730]

oh,mkay.btw is the Cleansed EP part of the trilogy or are u planning on releasing one more fulllength for it?also,i've been wondering what your musical influences are.btw,i just wanna let u know(mainly Jonas)that i had stopped playing drums for about 7 years,and i thought i would never regain the will to start playing again.but after i discovered u guys last year,and after listening to your musicALOT(and Aaron from Infant Annihilator) i decided to start playing again.so i just wanted to say thx.

[@Xaki4]

Swim to the moon

[@slicethecake]

In a sense, yeah. I would like to think the themes explored here are a bit more universal and all-encompassing than the typical judeo-christian narrative.

[@Screamsofthenileband]

Slice The Cake love the content! Hope you guys make a comeback it would be amazing! 🖤🤘☠️🖤

[@alreadyfuktup672]

Thank God for that. Pun intended.

[@paulvanes6809]

brutal.

[@austindaniel1845]

Good, Mr. Pendleton. How are you lately?

[@atomictoaster8013]

Would you guys ever consider making a guitar chart of this track for use in clone hero or GH3? I can see it going viral!

[@40att2]

It's Jonas, if I'm right. I recommend though that you ask them on Facebook or so. I'm not so sure. :P Never understood all that shit with the drums and so. Kinda confusing if you ask me!

[@tonywardd]

Is this song about derealization/depersonalization/anxiety? Because the lyrics in part III of the song at around 6:12 perfectly describe it..

[@leann123]

Do someone know where I can find a guitar tab of this song???

[@MemphisVampir]

what's this song about? (sorryformy english im italian)

[@slicethecake]

Added a link to a page where you can read the lyrics for this song, they're far too long to fit in the video description.

[@LFSPharaoh]

dat intro

[@ImFriendsWithTheBand]

oh man fuck that art and self expression, every band should be mur like attila

[@Linkzdrum]

In the description u mention vocal , bass, guitar but where is the drum ?

[@MemphisVampir]

and that was how Fissures born

[@TheBlasian99]

who did the drums for this album because i noticed you guys don't have a drummer...

[@SamuelSirex]

I need the tabs to The Siren's Song, but i don't have guitar pro

[@tristanreeder6671]

Whats a good way to own your guys' work?

[@dosbox907]

Hey guys, I hear a lot of talk of gareth sounding like jfac, or phil from whitchipplez. And to let you know. those two bands (in my opinion) are the best out there, and I have looked up to them for years style. Now it seems that its you and Phil. HURRY UP AND GET YOUR NEW STUFF OUT, I NEED NEW SHIT TO COVER.

[@endangeredoddities]

What tuning is this, btw?

[@colosalblack]

lol i can't get over the fact you guys are called sliced the cake. what the fuck. I don't even like deathcore but this kind of symphonic deathcore works really well :D

[@MemphisVampir]

lol I noticed only now that in this song there are the same sounds as taeser 211

[@jjthemasterofrealmsandothe9730]

hah. well i practice for 6 hours a day, so hopefully it wont take too long to get to his level. unfortunately all i have is a practice pad...for now. oh btw, tell him about Power Wrist Builders. do it, do it NAO!!!:)

[@austindaniel1845]

Slinder Man? Who might that be?

[@InfinityBassCannon]

Does Gareth do all the lyric writing, or do you guys all have input in the lyrics?

[@InfinityBassCannon]

What's your opinion on bands that tend to shrug off conceptual or deeper meanings in metal in favor of more violent or graphics lyrics (like for example, The Black Dahlia Murder)? Do you think that 'deeper' lyrics improve the music they go along with? Pretty much the only reason I don't listen to TBDM is because the majority of their lyrics are about violence and and serial killers and I prefer something more 'deep' in lyrical themes.

[@InfinityBassCannon]

+Musica Masonica I see. Thanks for the reply man, looking forward to your album and seeing some more live footage.

[@snusskalle]

Maek a vidoe where you aet cake celebrating that you're signed. Derp!

[@MemphisVampir]

sorry man it was me ): I thought it was the download button ):

[@JakobShoutsBack]

Does anybody know if the drums are programmed? I'm wondering because they haven't listed any drummer in the description and the drums don't sound like they have been programmed. Anyways this whole album is sick is fuck!

[@HydraSperati]

Very programmed. This is not a band but an international studio project.

[@JakobShoutsBack]

Ok thanks!

[@jjthemasterofrealmsandothe9730]

so, how's it going?

[@D1rtySanchezZ1]

John Pendleton Jr comedy button?

[@Leofer61835]

Is this song/album dedicated to Slender Man? Anyways, these guys rock harder then the hardest rock!

[@jjthemasterofrealmsandothe9730]

btw, this song wouldn't be about Slender Man would it?

[@ImFriendsWithTheBand]

lol, of course i'm kidding.

[@Pyrosumtin]

do you guys sing about god and religion?

[@jjthemasterofrealmsandothe9730]

:) so,i've been wondering,how did an intercontinental band get to the point you're at so quickly,'cuz by dad's"band", which only consists of him and his shitty guitarist now (lolz) have been trying to get"out there"for about 4 years or so.they have enough songs for an album, but they don't have their shit together yet. i was wondering if you wouldn't mind giving him advice? his email is [e-mail] thx. also, i'd appreciate it if Jonas could tell me SPECIFICALLY how he got so good? thx.

[@cesarrangelrojas9381]

bien rifada

[@alejandrodarko6202]

pensé que era el único habla hispano aquí ;u;

[@AyanelDv]

who disliked?.. ;_;

[@slicethecake]

Nah, we haven't played any shows full stop, your Dad's lying. :P And yes, Other Slices is out. :)

[@dosbox907]

remove "style"**

[@AlisterTate]

I hope for the sake of you possibly ever having children, that you are kidding.

[@philliplacomb5417]

Today I seek to procreate, to exterminate the sickly skins. My former self, borrn into the ether. Without a name without a face, I find my true vocationnn

[@SFxTAGG3]

Someone with mental issues, apparently lol.

[@AtheistDD]

cool sound, brutal as it has to be, but i can not stand the clear voice it´s to thin, to skaterpunk-like, or too popish, to mess with the exelent dark crowling. advise: stopp to try singing clear, your not able to do so, it sounds horrible, it ruins everything.