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Empires
04:05
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Oceans will rise
Empires will fall
What’s left unwritten
Will be lost
History changes
With the passing of time
Rewritten with
New interests in mind
A web to be woven
A tale to be spun
Darkness transcended
The end has begun
A web to be woven
A tale to be spun
Stories told by the lips of the dead
Blood for ink; dictate what’s said
Relive the same mistakes
Again and again
Some tied with rope
Ankles to stone
Others crippled
With broken bones
Their souls lost in time
No memory to keep in mind
Merciless story-tellers
Unforgivable crimes
Countless slaughtered
In the name of the crown
Cultures vanquished
In the name of God
The clap of thunder rattles their bones
Too scared to care who cast the first stone
Fists clench tightly as they watch in fear
As Death slowly appears – They disappear
They reach the end of their light
Forgotten; no more reason to fight
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Dying Star
03:47
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You tried to tell me
That you forgive me
I’m not your possession
I’m breaking free of these chains
I was not created by design
Born from the fire inside
Strength dwells within my mind
Reinforcing my pride
Don’t mistake the past
This forgiveness won’t last
I remember when you were crass
Moving on; a master of the craft
I won’t fight for you the way I once did
I can’t forget the things you said
Even the silence rings loud to this day
You cast me out because you were afraid
You forgot who I am like I forgot who you are
This allegiance implodes just like a dying star
No more will I allow the past to dictate my future
You burned me once, a reckless abuser
I’ve found solace in my life without you
You should find a way to find it, too
I’ll accept you into my life but it won’t be the same
You’re just the embers of a once burning flame
This calloused heart is who I have become
I’ve been hurt so many times I’ve simply had enough
You forgot who I am like I forgot who you are
This allegiance implodes just like a dying star
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3. |
Reach For Understanding
03:06
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The wind and the rain
Creating a terrible sound
The kind that rips
Trees from the ground
Destroying the home in which I lived
I now sleep amongst the ruins
Fighting for my soul!
I’ll reach for the stars for understanding
But the spirits are so demanding
Of my life and my eternal being
Blinded by light; I’m no longer seeing
Trying to break free to begin healing
Threats on my soul have become revealing
I once surrendered to the fear
I was deaf to the sound, unable to hear
I grew tired of divine fabrication
I no longer fear eternal damnation
I fight for the freedom of my soul
I finally feel in control
Committing to a virtuous life
Until the day I die
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Stuck in this war, I’m forced to compete
Almost broken, nearly complete
I walk at night, traveling the streets
Though free in my mind, my heart welcomes defeat
In my darkest times I’ll light another’s way
Distance from myself as I begin to stray
I’ll just walk this night until it births day
Now I’m afraid, learning to be brave
Sometimes I catch myself imagining my death
Brings up my heart-rate, increases my stress
It puts me down, I must confess
Thinking low helps me appreciate my next breath
My next breath trebling in my chest
Considering doing something I’ll regret
Trying to find something to love about this place
No longer will hate set the pace
Accept the pain but deny defeat
Fall from the ledge but stand on your feet
Remember the love, deny the deceit
Almost broken, nearly complete
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5. |
Always Conflicted
03:49
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You walk away
From mistakes
Ignoring tension you create
Like the sky shows the falling sun
I want to fight but you're on the run
You're always conflicted
Unsure of how to act
But you continue to burn me
With anger, I'll react
I've forgiven you plenty of times
No longer sorry; no more lies
This has built up; bottled up inside
My fury won't allow any more shots to my pride
I walk away
From this pain
Accepting my trials were in vain
Like the sun scorches the sky
The flames of my anger
Will never subside
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Never-Ending Cold
03:51
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All winters before
Pale in comparison
And I hope I will say
The same of
Those yet to come
It creeps into your bones
A numbness like you've never known
Darkness all around
The days are grey and the nights are long
It creeps into your bones
The feeling that you're all alone
The fire burns but never warms
Demoralizing, never ending cold
No relief from
Crisp air howling
Past towering pines
Right through the walls
The wind keeps blowing
The snow keeps falling
Unprepared and unforgiving
The wind keeps blowing
The snow keeps falling
Relentless, no repentance
I hope I emerge in the spring
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Beast
03:59
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Just headbang for 4 minutes.
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8. |
Death Becomes Divine
03:37
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When I was young
I observed the world
Trying to free what I was meant to be
Rise!
Rise above your given oppression
Give in no more!
You’ll win this war!
You have found someone in question
Your life’s transgression
You’ll take no more!
When you were young
You thought about death
Worried about what people might think of you
After you’re gone
Never understanding
You’ve done this yourself
Always compelled
You’re always negative somehow
Always within
Never without
Mortality has begun to form
Inside our hearts
With only so much time
This love is the calm before the storm
We’ve known from the start
Even death becomes
Even death becomes Divine
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The Persistence Of Time
04:19
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The unknown carves questions in my mind
Makes me question the perception of time
Perhaps I should just live my life
Let the idea of the immortal perish and die
The persistence of time
A perception of mind
Traps our souls in our looming demise
Why do we even try?
Torn between reality and fiction
I’ve come to learn the distinction
Between my own mind’s eye
And the spirit’s need to fly
My body constantly aches
Praying for change
Praying for change
Beyond to free my soul
Hoping there’s something beyond
To free my soul
From this physical cage
Searching my mind
I’ve come to appreciate my limited time
Those internal questions that cease my moving mind
Have only pushed me to look inside
Living by the laws of morals
I need not define the unknown!
It’s impossible to question
We all face extinction
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Fallen Towards The Dawn
04:06
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I am leaving out this door
I won’t come here anymore
I am heading for the dawn
And I don’t know for how long
You invited me here for years
For a moment, you were all I could hear
But then the sun began to set
An ill feeling of deep regret
I kept my ear to the ground
But I couldn’t hear a sound
I kept my eyes open
Hoping to see something
Like the sun parts the sky
Destroying the night
I feel the death of one life
And the birth of a new light
Scattered skies, devilish lies
Broken hearts and angry good-byes
Broken apart, one person cries
Fallen apart, but only to rise
My past will always follow me
I’ll always be remembering
What was will always be
But my past is not my destiny
I am leaving out this door
I won’t come here anymore
I am heading for the dawn
And I don’t know for how long
I will crack the stone I once called home
I’ll be happy to be alone
I am heading for the dawn
and I don’t know for how long, I don’t know for how long, I don’t know…
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11. |
Vita
03:59
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I don’t remember the place I was born
From every new place I was torn
Many homes in which I would never return
My only constant is change
Like the ocean of ever-changing waves
Endless new beginnings
Begin endless possible endings
Finding solace in the rain
It washes away to create another change
I’ve never remembered an age, only a year
Remaining stationary has become a fear
Trying hard to remember the past
But my world continues to change much too fast
This path is all I’ve ever known
To protect myself; my wrath has grown
Safe with anger until I turn to stone
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12. |
Entity
04:20
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Shadows moving in the woods
Whispers among the trees
Creatures born from decay
Soulless broken things
The river flows beneath our feet
Ever hopelessly obsolete
The forest grows with every forgotten prayer
The forest grows
The forest — it grows
From the heavens above
To the depths of the sea
There were whispers of my name
Malice on their lips
And on every shaken fist
Without their faith
They’ll never rest
Founders of existence
Losing the strength of persistence
Devoured by a lack of faith
They’ll soon be forgotten
Now worthless and broken
Just a creature among the trees
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13. |
Dissolution
04:52
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