1. |
Of Trust Forsaken
05:51
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Betrayed again, and stabbed by fate
Treachery through celestial veins
Born of stars, to sink so low
Defaced at last
The astral glow is lost
Resigned descent into the flames
Lust to end, erase the stain
Of knowledge borne and innocence
Laid to rest at last
Ripped apart and torn asunder
Scattered to the winds
I raise my eyes to the judging heavens
And remember passing shades of bliss
The rusted nails of sorrow
Of pain and misery
Treachery where least expected
Stabbed in the back again
Ripped apart and torn asunder
Scattered to the winds
I raise my eyes to the judging heavens
And remember passing shades of bliss
The rusted nails of sorrow
Of pain and misery
Treachery where least expected
Stabbed in the back again
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2. |
Exiled
03:35
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Beneath azure skies
The fallen angels cry
Visions laced with fear
Lost forever in their tears
The hated stars align
A transitory sign
Forever out of reach
To the broken souls beneath
Their frantic fingers claw
At the canopy above
With desperation born
Of isolation's thorns
But nonetheless remain
Below the astral plane
Imprisoned with their hate
Salvation came too late
Exiled in despair
Yet painfully aware
By loneliness consigned
To see with haunted eyes
Their frantic fingers claw
At the canopy above
With desperation born
Of isolation's thorns
But nonetheless remain
Below the astral plane
Imprisoned with their hate
Salvation came too late
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3. |
The Cloud and the Fire
03:56
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O Sinai
Your wastes are nothing to his love
But a mirage of light and dust
But still we doubt and still we turn from
The redeeming hand that would lift us from this state
Of soiled skin and furthest fallen grace
Be as a pillar of cloud before me
To guide me on my way
Be as a fire in the darkness
Let me not go astray
You are the manna that sustains us
The water drawn from stones
Lead us not into the wilderness
But keep us, guide us home
O great desert
Your wastes are nothing to his love
Yet still we doubt and still we turn from
The redeeming one that would lift us from this state
Of soiled hand and furthest fallen grace
Be as a pillar of cloud before me
To guide me on my way
Be as a fire in the darkness
Let me not go astray
You are the manna that sustains us
The water drawn from stones
Lead us not into the wilderness
But keep us, guide us home
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I speak as if with lips sewn shut
When I speak of you
For we have eyes, but do not see
For we have hands but touch nothing
The living walk among the dead
We praise you not, but go down into silence
We will scream our lungs raw
With the depth of our love
If your lips don't taste of blood
Then you're not trying hard enough
I hear as if with ears gone deaf
When I hear your voice
For we have throats, but do not speak
We shun the earth beneath our feet
The living walk among the dead
We praise you not, but go down into silence
We will scream our lungs raw
With the depth of our love
If your lips don't taste of blood
Then you're not trying hard enough
The living walk among the dead
We praise you not, but go down into silence
We will scream our lungs raw
With the depth of our love
If your lips don't taste of blood
Then you're not trying hard enough
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5. |
Echo
04:15
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The distant stars' celestial gaze
The mirror image tells of numbered days
The hollow eyes reflect a soul's echo
For the glass alone
Descending, descending
The weight of hopelessness
Descending, unending
The heavens in distress
With torment-stained and pain-filled glance
Control regained, replace the mask
The loneliness once more is concealed
The void contained within cannot heal
Descending, descending
The weight of hopelessness
Descending, unending
The heavens in distress
In time the stars will fall
Resplendent with decay
So too must sorrow end
Await the dawn in pain
Descending, descending
The weight of hopelessness
Descending, unending
The heavens in distress
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6. |
Your Sacrifice
03:33
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The blades of memory are dull with rust and time
The broken bones are healed
Skin stitched up and cauterized
The flames have flickered out into embers, dust and ash
Forgotten with the hopes
The dreams and wishes of the past
So drive your nails into my hands
They can't hurt me anymore
So paint my face with all your fears
All your mistakes and alibis
And I will be your sacrifice
Is there a reason for this reckoning?
The bane or the betrayal
Could any gain be worth this price?
The sky has fallen on your world
Celestial forms cast down to burn
But I hope you'll wear a smile
As the heavens fall to earth
So drive your nails into my hands
They can't hurt me anymore
So paint my face with all your fears
All your mistakes and alibis
And I will be your sacrifice
So drive your nails into my hands
They can't hurt me anymore
So paint my face with all your fears
All your mistakes and alibis
And I will be your sacrifice
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With fear behold the twilight
A gaze on ruined dreams
Infinity forsaken
The silence holds the key
A whisper cloaked in secret
A lone deathbed command
The winds of storms in passing
Time stays the shadow's hand
Lust... hate... greed
Pride... spite
Thorns of an autumn crown
Entombed in hopeless sorrow
Webs of resistance grow
The quicksand starts to thicken
The timeless fate unfolds
Mired deep in cold resentment
The bitter songs of loss
Enslaved to a painful vision
Of ever-damaged trust
Lust... hate... greed
Pride... spite
Thorns of an autumn crown
Lust... hate... greed
Pride... spite
Thorns of an autumn crown
Thorns of an autumn crown
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8. |
In The Throes of Winter
05:24
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Lost within unholy thoughts
Of silent earth's embrace
Of that which once was sacred
The truth without a name
Stand amid the broken wasteland
The color brings it to life
Raised from the ash of Eden
Raindrops wash away the lie
So stained with summer's fall
And Earth's decay
The shades of bitter torment
Once more shall fall from grace
The weight of future aeons
And hope's despair
Wait for the tides of chaos
To wash the guilt away
The secrecy of silence
The loneliness of pain
The infinity of anguish
The cycle starts again
So stained with summer's fall
And Earth's decay
The shades of bitter torment
Once more shall fall from grace
The weight of future aeons
And hope's despair
Wait for the tides of chaos
To wash the guilt away
Between the first and final act
A serenade of shattered glass
So stained with summer's fall
And Earth's decay
The shades of bitter torment
Once more shall fall from grace
The weight of future aeons
And hope's despair
Wait for the tides of chaos
To wash the guilt away
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9. |
The Ash of Eden
02:06
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(instrumental)
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Into Chaos Phoenix, Arizona
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