Track By Tracks: Epidemic Scorn - Demolished Globe (2026)
This song is about the evil side that exists within us. Most people have probably had thoughts like, “I’d love to kill that person,” at some point. We briefly give in to the thought, but because of the way we have been socialized, we immediately reject it again. We know that such thoughts are unacceptable, and our moral boundaries normally keep them under control.
But what happens if that inner darkness actually breaks free and we give in to our morbid side? What happens when the thought is no longer just a thought, but becomes an action? The central question is: once you have experienced such absolute power, will you do it again? Will you fall into a deeper and deeper abyss? Will you become addicted to having the ultimate power over life and death?
The lyrics explore this descent into the mind of someone who has crossed that boundary. The violence and destruction around them gradually become almost intoxicating. Fear, screams, blood, and death are no longer things they want to escape from — they become triggers that feed their darker impulses.
At the same time, the “world in my mind” becomes a refuge where the protagonist feels completely free and can finally be their true self. It is both a haven and a prison: a “gilded cage” that protects them from the outside world while trapping them inside their own darkness.
The song therefore deals with the conflict between our civilized, socially conditioned self and the darker impulses that we normally keep buried. The real horror lies in what happens when those impulses are no longer suppressed — and when the feeling of absolute power over another person's life becomes something you no longer want to give up.
2. A Call For Freedom:
“A Call for Freedom” is about D-Day and, more broadly, about the wars and conflicts we still have to face today. The song describes the experience of an American paratrooper during the Allied invasion of Normandy and the liberation of occupied territory.
The lyrics are inspired by the experiences of the soldiers of the 101st Airborne Division and the events depicted in the series “Band of Brothers.” In particular, the song draws inspiration from Richard Winters’ memoir “Beyond Band of Brothers: The War Memoirs of Major Dick Winters” and Don Malarkey’s “Easy Company Soldier.”
The opening of the song throws the listener directly into the chaos of war. The soldier moves from the skytrain onto the battlefield and immediately finds himself surrounded by gunfire, destruction, burning houses, and civilians crying. There is no time to rest or retreat. Every bush could conceal an enemy, and the soldiers are moving toward a destiny they have no control over.
At the same time, the song is not only about fighting and military action. It focuses heavily on the psychological burden carried by the individual soldier. In the darkness, he does not know where to go or what will happen next. He watches comrades die, suffers through freezing temperatures and constant rain, and begins to question why he is still enduring it all.
The lines “No leaders, no followers / No faith, no trust” represent a moment in which the structures that normally give people security begin to disappear. What remains is grief, fear, confusion, traumatic memories, and the constant question of whether he will survive until the next day.
The verses about great men leaving “footprints on the sands of time” introduce a contrasting idea: that a person's actions can have meaning beyond their own lifetime. In the context of the song, this can be interpreted as the soldiers fighting and sacrificing themselves for something greater than themselves — freedom.
But the song also questions that ideal. The soldier is not portrayed as an unquestioning hero. He is exhausted, afraid, grieving, and uncertain. He fights because he believes in the mission, but he also asks: “Does anybody even care?” This creates a tension between the heroic image of war and the brutal reality experienced by the people actually fighting it.
Although the historical setting is World War II and the D-Day landings, the song can also be understood in a contemporary context. War continues to leave behind the same things: destroyed homes, grieving families, dead soldiers, psychological trauma, fear, and uncertainty. The historical story therefore becomes a broader reflection on what it means to fight for freedom — and what the human cost of that freedom can be.
3. Demolished Globe:
This song is written from the perspective of an emperor. In modern history, we are essentially taught that all human beings are equal and that we should treat one another in a civilized manner. BUT if you truly want to win and achieve greatness, you have to abandon that mindset. You have to behave like an asshole and give a fuck about humanity.
What matters is your own gain, your own power, and the strength that comes from discarding moral and interpersonal rules in order to achieve maximum success. In this mindset, enemies are everywhere, failure means death, and there is no room for morality, compassion, or weakness. You have to be harder, better, stronger, faster. You have to win — or you are finished.
The song deliberately takes this ruthless mentality to an extreme: a world torn apart by war over resources, ethnic and religious violence, hunger, poverty, and destruction. The planet is being reduced to ruins, thousands are dying, entire regions are devastated — and the response is essentially: “Who cares?”
The final lines, “Looking for morality / Is nothing for reality / Our game, our rules / We win, you lose,” sum up this perspective perfectly. Morality is treated as irrelevant in a world governed by power, competition, and survival. The emperor’s logic is simple: there are no rules except the ones we make, and there is no concern for the consequences as long as we win.
4. Emptiness:
This song is about depression, about losing an inner battle against yourself and against dark thoughts. I think the video does a good job of conveying how the protagonist feels. She becomes lost in the labyrinth of her own thoughts, tries to escape from herself, and wants to get rid of her own doubting self, her dark inner side, but ultimately cannot escape from her own mind.
Writing the lyrics was a highly emotional experience for me because I have two people in my family who are, or were, very close to me and who suffer, or suffered, from this illness. A disease like this does not only affect the person who is suffering from it. It also changes you as a family member and has an impact on the way you think, feel, and act.
The song explores the feeling of being trapped inside your own mind, where your thoughts become your worst enemy. The protagonist is desperately searching for a way out, but every path seems to lead back to the same place. Hope gradually disappears, while guilt, doubt, despair, and loneliness take over.
The recurring image of being trapped in a labyrinth or cage connects the protagonist's inner world with the idea of being unable to escape yourself. There is nowhere to run because the source of the suffering is inside your own mind. Even when she desperately calls for help, there is only silence.
The song is ultimately about the devastating experience of losing control over your own thoughts — and about what it feels like when the world inside your head becomes a place you can no longer escape from.
5. Inner Demons:
This one is primarily about our inner demons — the darker parts of ourselves that we all carry to some extent, even though we may not want to acknowledge them. It deals with the constant inner struggle between these dark impulses and the part of our personality that tries to resist them.
In that sense, the song connects thematically to the song "The World in My Mind". The protagonist gives in to his dark and morbid side. The inner demon breaks free and turns violent, raising the question of what happens when someone discovers that they have the power to take a life — and whether they might eventually become addicted to that power.
“Inner Demons” takes a step back and focuses on the struggle that happens before and around that moment. The demons are constantly present: countless inner conflicts, relentless voices, doubts, fear, anger, pain, and destructive thoughts. The protagonist is caught in a psychological and almost spiritual battle against these forces.
The recurring image of a war is important here. The protagonist sees his own mind as a battlefield and tries to fight back using “spiritual weapons,” imagining a holy army or a mighty corps fighting against the darkness. But it is never clear whether he is actually winning the battle or simply sinking deeper into it.
The chorus introduces an important contradiction: the inner world is described as “the best place to be” and as a place where the protagonist finally feels free. At the same time, it is a “gilded cage.” The mind becomes both a refuge and a prison — a place where the protagonist can escape from reality, but also a place from which he cannot escape himself.
The song therefore explores the ambiguity of our inner demons. They are something we fear and want to overcome, but they can also become strangely familiar and even comforting because they are a part of who we are. The real question is whether we can control these darker impulses, or whether they will eventually control us.
6. Power of Lies:
"Power Of Lies" is a dark and confrontational reflection on the power of lies, misinformation, and manipulation in modern society.
It explores how repeated falsehoods can become accepted as truth, especially when people stop questioning what they hear and allow fear, conformity, and social pressure to shape their perception of reality. The lyrics portray a society caught in a “mesh of lies,” where truth is deliberately ignored, trust is declining, and distorted narratives spread faster than facts.
Social media, fake news, polarization, and the systematic repetition of false information form the backdrop of the song. The different forms of deception — from misinformation and disinformation to manipulation, intimidation, glorification, and legitimation — illustrate how truth can be gradually weakened and replaced by constructed realities.
At its core, the song is a warning about the consequences of surrendering critical thought. It questions whether humanity is witnessing a distortion of reality, a decline of social cohesion, and ultimately a “fall of humanity” accompanied by the “rise of insanity.”
The recurring line “It is the power of lies” becomes a bleak refrain, emphasizing how easily people can become trapped in beliefs that have been repeated often enough. The bridge intensifies this sense of helplessness: truth is dying, while a new reality — shaped by manipulation and collective conformity — threatens to become the dominion of us all.
Dark, dystopian, and provocative, the song challenges the listener to look beyond comfortable narratives, question what they are told, and keep their eyes open.
7. Threads of Light:
This song portrays the inner experience of a person living with dementia, focusing on the gradual loss of memory, language, identity, and connection to the world around them.
At the beginning, the speaker notices that their mind is slowly changing. Thoughts appear but disappear before they can be fully understood, and memories feel like faint echoes that are becoming harder to reach. The speaker is aware of these changes and fears the days ahead, knowing that more of their memories and abilities may disappear. The image of a “hollowed shell” reflects the frightening feeling of still being physically present while parts of their former self are slowly fading.
The song then focuses on the speaker’s increasing difficulty with language and recognition. Words that were once familiar suddenly become inaccessible, while names and memories that once carried warmth become distant and unclear. The repetition of these images emphasizes the progression of dementia and the frustration of knowing that something is in the mind but being unable to retrieve it. The speaker is not simply forgetting things; they are gradually losing parts of the identity and world they once knew.
As the condition progresses, the speaker seems to move between fear and acceptance. The lines about no longer being lost or blind suggest a moment in which they stop fighting against what is happening and find some peace within themselves. They recognize that they may eventually lose more of their memories and abilities, but they hope that the people around them will continue to remember who they were, even when they can no longer remember themselves.
The final verses become darker as the speaker confronts the possibility of death. Darkness, despair, and the crumbling thread of memory represent both the progression of dementia and the approaching end of life. Even so, the final image of continuing to weave “threads of light” suggests that something of the person remains. Although their memories may disappear and their world may become increasingly unfamiliar, their existence, relationships, and memories held by others can preserve a part of who they were.
Overall, the song is a deeply personal reflection on dementia from the perspective of the person experiencing it. It describes the fear of losing one's memories and identity, the frustration of losing language and recognition, and the painful awareness of becoming increasingly disconnected from one's own life. At the same time, the song moves toward acceptance, suggesting that even when dementia takes away a person's ability to remember, it cannot completely erase the meaning they have had in the lives of others.
RIP H.F.
8. Broken Dreams:
This powerful and dark text describes the brutal reality of human trafficking, modern slavery, and illegal organ harvesting. It contrasts the perspective of the vulnerable victims with the cold, psychopathic mind of a trafficker.
Verse 1 and Verse 4 are written from the perspective of the trafficker, who views himself as a "genius creator" and "human curator." He uses deceptive tactics, like placing fake newspaper ads for simple jobs (e.g., searching for a waiter), only to trap people and harvest their organs for wealthy buyers ("rich baiter"). He views his victims as "sheep" meant to serve his enterprise.
The Bridge highlights the psychological cruelty used by traffickers. They lure victims in with false promises of a better life ("treacherous light"), only to trap them by taking away their passports. Once trapped, the victims are subjected to domestic servitude, physical abuse, and sexual violence ("forced to get raped"), completely hidden from the public eye.
9. Ashes Of Tomorrow:
This song portrays the beauty of nature and life while warning about the devastating consequences of human greed and environmental destruction.
At the beginning, the song reflects on the beauty and diversity of the natural world. Mountains, rivers, forests, deserts, and oceans are presented as precious parts of life. The speaker emphasizes how every moment is valuable and encourages us to appreciate the beauty of existence, despite its struggles and changes.
The song then shifts toward a darker perspective by focusing on humanity’s destruction of nature. Greed and the pursuit of profit cause people to ignore the suffering of the Earth. As forests are destroyed, oceans rise, and the skies become gray, nature slowly loses its beauty. The falling trees symbolize not only environmental loss but also the loss of a part of humanity itself.
In the later verses, the song expresses growing despair and a sense that hope is disappearing. The images of ashes, shadows, silence, and a dying world create a feeling of loneliness and loss. However, even in the darkest moments, a small spark of hope remains, suggesting that the future has not been completely lost.
The ending becomes a warning and a reflection on human responsibility. The falling forests, rising oceans, and mourning sounds of nature remind humanity of the damage it has caused. As the final song of the album, “Ashes of Tomorrow” deliberately leaves the story open-ended. It is unclear whether the world will ultimately be destroyed or whether the remaining spark of hope will lead to change. The song therefore ends not with a definite conclusion, but with a question about humanity’s future and its ability to change its path.
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