1. |
Synthesis
03:00
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I dream a lifetime,
Of paths paved before me,
Time unravels in its’ structure and bindings
The sky, she beckons for my embrace,
Rebirthed in the image of nothing.
Sentience evolves to a breathing hive,
No longer bound by the need to survive,
Combined into a singular form of life,
We will continue to thrive.
Helpless, endless, broken, defences,
Destructured, ruptured,
Contorted by celestial craftsmen
Banishment,
From the collectivist mindset,
Banishment,
Cast adrift like spores, in the cosmic winds
Blooming, beyond the reach of convention,
The loom weaves us all as threads in the tapestry
Helpless, endless, broken, defences,
Destructured, ruptured,
Contorted by celestial craftsmen
Since the start of our lives,
We have always been told,
We need to reach for something more
Break away, from these binds
Before you’re blind
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2. |
Proclamation
03:49
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Scars, painted in desperation,
The cracks have never shown like this before.
And though you never knew,
my eyes could see what you thought I was blind to.
As I thrived,
I had to watch you die,
As I thrived,
I watched the world pass you by
As I thrived,
I had to watch you die,
And as I thrived,
I watched the world pass you by.
But my friend, this is not the end,
This is the start of something beautiful,
This is something more.
I retrace our steps with, my hand in yours,
The guidance you’ve shown, the seeds we’ve sown,
Your heart is stronger than you’ll ever know.
Stand tall, and reclaim your pride,
Stand tall, this is what it means to survive.
You built an hourglass of strength,
And I watched each piece flake and erode,
Each grain descended to the floor,
Your burdens grew, and yet you bore them alone.
So many nights I have dreamed of saving you from yourself,
Taking hold, taking control, and standing by you in the bitter cold.
I see the vultures soaring, let their hunger remain still,
You’re everything I stand for, you’re everything that I adore.
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3. |
Dog in the Manger
02:44
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I have bled, for far too long,
Consumed in the thoughts of things I’ve lost,
I wither away in the pits of despair,
I’m fracturing, for the sake of nothing.
So how the fuck, did I ever,
See the grace in you, that was never there
I couldn’t care for the sudden change of heart
In a sense, I’m already dead.
So you said,
There was never something more to all of this,
You’re futility in human form
I have seen the most powerful of angels take flight
I have witnessed scores of heroes topple from the greatest of heights
(I have burned) countless thrones, pulled flesh from my bones
And I no longer recognise what I once called my own
My integrity is set in the hardest of stone
I will take every step whether with you or alone
You can’t break these chains,
Until you’re free of all the turbulence you’ve caused,
And all the years of pain you’ve brought
I’m burying, every memory of you,
I’ll lay the blackest rose to your corpse, this is nothing more than a, farewell.
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4. |
Valar Morghulis
04:27
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Digging ever deeper, into the foundations of power,
Severing the strength of these bloodied banners,
Crawling, clawing my way, further into the storm
Sinking ever faster in the rising tide of fallen foes
Let these pawns stand and fall as nothing more,
Than relics of the battles, fought behind closed doors,
Villain’s tales are penned with ink from crimson blades,
As clandestine forces conduct sinister affairs within the walls.
We watch,
Vigilant,
The gatekeepers of this frozen bastion,
We march as one,
To feed our blades upon the wastes.
These realms possess the lines of man,
I am one with the tides and the burning sun,
These eyes have extinguished time,
And right before their sight, we’ll see these blades collide.
Let them stand and fall,
As nothing more,
Let them stand and fall.
Climbing ever higher, atop the shoulders of giants,
Relegating fear from the shine of my eyes,
Crawling, clawing my way further into the storm,
Sinking ever faster in the rising tide of fallen foes.
Let these pawns stand and fall as nothing more,
Than relics of the battles, fought behind closed doors,
Every trace of innocence is washed away,
As tapestries of treachery are woven and bedeck the royal halls.
I won’t forget the times we knew,
Before the tides of death washed through,
I won’t stop for a moment,
Won’t be halted by an omen,
I will stand,
I will rise again.
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5. |
The Restless Reflection
03:03
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I have fallen through the cracks of a mirror,
Which reflected the pain I have caused,
Each shard a constant reminder,
Of my infinite clusters of flaws.
All my screams echo outwards as whispers,
So futile, I’ve fallen to my knees,
Regret overflows through my fingers,
And disperses like fog in the breeze.
Cleansed from thousands of pieces,
I am erased.
The die has been cast,
and being erupts into ash,
The vessel cracked open,
Existence unwoven at last.
Recollect the fragments of the infinite,
Deep inside, the wake of my departure,
This, is eternity, caught in the sinking night, while in pursuit of light.
Extinguish who I was,
For am I now one with all.
I’m bound to the stars, and I’m now closer to that which seemed too far
To ever be reached or clasped, that which I could not see, is now mine to grasp
I am one, with all which seemed to be so far,
Detached from anything, that I could ever hope to be.
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6. |
Talons
03:45
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This is the catalyst for cataclysmic failure,
But my sights are set higher than the reach of your eyes,
Our hearts still beat in sync with the rhythm of the tides,
My chest is anchored with the burdens it hoists.
The span of her gaze, will be never be level with mine,
We envision separate worlds, not a single thought is intertwined,
Her soul holds together my pride and my mind,
We’ll stay this way forever, choking in, the tightest fucking binds
Liberate me,
Remind me,
What it’s like to breathe.
This is the catalyst for cataclysmic failure,
But my sights are set higher than the reach of your eyes,
Our hearts still beat in sync with the rhythm of the tides,
My chest is anchored with the burdens it hoists.
I’ve always believed in something greater than the fate we’re offered,
Buried in the shadows of self doubt, that, we must conquer.
Smiles become forced,
Laughs now hollow,
Each breath bites like fucking death
These broken dreams are cradled in sorrow,
This is the catalyst for cataclysmic failure,
But my sights are set higher than the reach of your eyes,
Our hearts still beat in sync with the rhythm of the tides,
My chest is anchored with the burdens it hoists.
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Progressive Hardcore from Townsville, Australia.
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