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'Here begins the age of men'
A nameless watcher cried
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2. |
Self-Crucifixion
03:56
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I awaken in a tank, breathing through a plastic tube
In a warm and viscous liquid, in the centre of the room
They've made me something else
Something strange, something strong
Something
(Chorus)
Naked, harrowing and cruel
Tear my bloody corpse in two
I'm nothing like the boy I used to be
Make it harrowing and cruel
And there's nothing they can do
I'll make them pay for breaking me this way
One by one
I make my way through all the men who stand before me
Using all my newfound power,
I find it easy to destroy them
I'm just a freak of science
It aches to even breathe
Now I'm just a number
I don't recall my name
(Still I'm changing)
(Chorus)
Harrowing and cruel
Tear my bloody corpse in two
I'm nothing like the boy I used to be
Make it harrowing and cruel
And there's nothing I can do
So crucify the thing I have become
I can't go on this way
I'm ashamed
(Chorus)
Harrowing and cruel
Tear my bloody corpse in two
I'm nothing like the boy I used to be
Make it harrowing and cruel
And there's nothing I can do
So crucify the thing I have become
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3. |
Ameotoko I - The Curse
09:03
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Dripping in the silent river
Married to a cloud
He's cradling sadness, as he withers
Hopelessly devout
And wherever he goes, he always brings the rain
He's hardly self-aware these days
A ghost of his mistakes sitting on his grave
Vicious Mistress, take my curse away
I'm searching for my spirit, wherever did it go?
My own reflection starts to dwindle, my nails are overgrown
And wherever I go, I always bring my rain
I hardly take care of myself, so damp
My home the everglade
Vicious mistress, take my curse away
Will I ever see the sun again?
It's time to break the mould and find the day!
Ameotoko, lost my soul
Ameotoko, has no home
Then one night, the mistress comes
Barters the price of my curse
Would you kill the River Sprite?
To save your soul, I need her life...
Precipitation alleviation
Heaven knows I'd never kill that creature
Precipitation alleviation
It can't be worth it can it?
It can't be worth it... can it?
I despair and she departs
The sacrifice must take its course
So in cold blood, I disappear
The hunt, it begins, and the elf is near...
'River Sprite, forgive these hands', your executioner cries
'River Sprite, in your demise she sets my spirit free'
River Sprite, forgive this man, amongst his wicked grasp
Her body breaks, the cloud remains!
Vicious mistress, take this curse away!
I kept your vow, and yet still the cloud remains!
Oh, it rains and rains and rains and rains
And rains...
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As I lay in the arms of the reaper
I shed a tear for the life I had left
And I took my last breath
But then, in a flash
I woke up in the grass
Near the scene of the crime
Here I am, still alive
I was a monkey
A bit of a junkie
I wasted my life, yet for all my crimes
I am alive again
So I danced with a joy to the citadel
'Hey everyone, I've come back from the edge!
I've come back from the dead!'
And though they despised me
And left me to die
There I stood, in the flesh
As they all scratched their heads
Although you killed me,
I hope you missed me
Cus I'm not afraid of you anymore
For I am alive again
The fool is back
And oh, can't you tell
By the chime of my bells
I am alive again
The tables have turned
Now that I have returned
Once the fool of the town
The immortal clown
I was a monkey
A bit of a junkie
I wasted my life, yet for all my crimes
I am alive again
The fool is back
And oh, can't you tell
By the chime of my bells
I am alive again
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5. |
Lustre: Siphon Of Umbra
06:15
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Watch as the gosling devours the duckling
See, shedding cygnets as their necks turn to serpents
These are the poisons of Umbra
Malignance spreads,
All through the water
Lustre, bestowed unto me by my mother
Crafted by the Acolytes, so to weed out the darkness
I come to thee, at your request
A lunar pond no longer blessed
I have the steel that, by the moon,
Shall suck the shadows from the pool
These are the poisons of Umbra
Malignance spreads,
All through the water
We remain the perfect slaves
And we must betray the shadow world
That we are from
(Chorus)
Running your blade through the water
Running your blade through the water
Running your blade through the water
I'm not afraid, I'm not afraid
We remain the perfect slaves
And we must betray the shadow world
Another one, and
(Chorus)
Running your blade through the water
Running your blade through the water
Running your blade through the water
I'm not afraid, I'm not afraid
Here in the pool, Lustre must stay
She will return, Queen of the blade
(Refrain)
And the Queen will return to the sword
And the sword will return to the throne
And the Queen will return to the sword
And the sword will return to the throne
And the Queen will return to the sword
And the sword will return to the throne
(Chorus)
(Running your blade through the water)
I don't know where this road goes
(Running your blade through the water)
But with my sword on my back
(Running your blade through the water)
I know one thing, I know that
I'm not afraid, I'm not afraid
(Refrain)
And the Queen will return to the sword
And the sword will return to the throne
And the Queen will return to the sword
And the sword will return to the throne
And the Queen will return to the sword
And the sword will return to the throne
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6. |
Outrun God
03:04
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Although I run alone,
I feel him in my midst
It must be gaining on me
Nothing can slow me down
The fasted kid around
But still he's gaining on me
Holding onto friends, just to meet your end
But inside your head, you have no-one left
Is it the enemy?
Or will it set you free?
Am I fast enough to avoid the eyes
Or the loving hand reaching out to mine?
I'm breaking through the gates
And it is chasing me
Is it an enemy?
Or will it set me free?
(Chorus)
Though I'm far ahead, I know that I can never stop
You can run away but you can never outrun God
Though I'm far ahead, I know that I can never stop
You can run away but you can never outrun God
I'm running out of breath
I think I'm slowing down
I best pick up the pace
You'll never catch me now!
(Chorus)
Though I'm far ahead, I know that I can never stop
You can run away but you can never outrun God
Though I'm far ahead, I know that I can never stop
You can run away but you can never outrun God
You can run away
You can run away
You can run away
You can run away
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7. |
Mercy
06:33
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She has eyes full of crimson glow
Though I hide it, I love her
I love her
Vacant, shallow, and pretend at best
Just like myself, but with her right my left
(Chorus)
Will she have mercy?
Mercy...
She can't kiss with her open mouth
Though I love it, I hate her
I hate her
Vacant, shallow, and pretend at best
Quite the pair, I thought, as we undressed
And I don't care what people say
About our love
A million years of gazing through a mirror
I want to touch
I want to choke hold you in my hand
And bring you pain
But now I'm scared
For now I know that you would want to do the same
(Chorus)
So will you have mercy?
When we fall apart
And rejoin as one
Will you have mercy?
Can I trust myself?
I wanna fuck myself
I want to
With your lips pressing down on me
She can kiss, and it feels like a dream
In your eyes, I am just a twin
In my eyes, this is not a sin
(Chorus)
Will you have mercy?
When we fall apart
And rejoin as one
Will you have mercy?
Can I trust myself?
I wanna fuck myself
Mercy
When we fall apart
And rejoin as one
Will you have mercy?
Can I trust myself?
I wanna fuck myself
I want to
I want to
I want to
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8. |
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Sleep, my child adrift at sea
Goodbye my hatchling, my only progeny
I was there at the birth of this world, my body old
It seems unfair that we can't share this role
(Chorus)
We are watched by another
We are gods and prisoners
You find them lost, amidst this bleak abyss,
Spat out with the Brine, all those who Drown are lifted by our kiss
We are fluorescent in the grey, the stairs to Pjerakisch
On your way, you'll meet a bat
Face of a boy, tail of a rat
He does not know, he is a God like you
Please tell him that
(Chorus)
You are faced with a change like no other
You will pass one day, like your mother
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9. |
A Sailor Will Learn
07:44
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Mother send your daughters and re-carve them in the sea
To pull the foolish mortals back into your chasmic womb
And under waning moonlight, all the seamen take their oars
They will scout their sirens, unaware of how they'll die
but
(Chorus)
A sailor will learn
A sailor will learn
A sailor will learn
A sailor will learn
The sea has opened up my eyes
So with no heart, I will survive
I know she's watching
I learned from last time
She's swimming, waiting
But she'll go hungry!
(Chorus)
A sailor will learn
A sailor will learn
A sailor will learn
A sailor will learn
When she first ensnared me, I was willing and in love
But slowly, she betrayed me
Just a fish and nothing more
If I find her lurking in the shallows of the cove
I'll take my dagger
And hide behind her
My heart is broken
But hers be bleeding!
(Chorus)
A sailor will learn
A sailor will learn
A sailor will learn
A sailor will learn
You're in love with your greed
You can't have what you seek
And your vessel will burn
And a sailor will learn
Will we ever get along?
Choking on the rock salt, as the water breaks us down
I'll take my dagger
And hide behind her
My heart is broken
But hers be bleeding!
(Chorus)
A sailor will learn
A sailor will learn
A sailor will learn
A sailor will learn
And a sailor will learn
That to die is to love
Oh will we ever learn?
Oh will we ever learn?
A sailor will learn
He will learn
A sailor will learn
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10. |
Cup Of Poison
07:32
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God, I feel so rough
I've never done this on my own
And every time I blink, my eyes feel heavier in my skull
I can't imagine a future - it's like an empty picture
And I don't know what to do
If there's still a reason to paint a picture
Then I need to hear it from you
(Chorus)
Oh can't you see, you're the one
It used to be nothing but now I know something's wrong
Got to be strong
I know that you're sinking, you're thinking of drinking the
The cup of poison
My glass is never full
So maybe I should change the drink
So I'll sip the sweetest sadness
The stain is on my lips
Cus I've been swimming
Against the river
I tried til I was all tired out
It's time to sink down
Deeper and deeper
Til you can pull me out
(Chorus)
So can't you see, you're the one
It used to be nothing but now I know something's wrong
And I'm gonna be strong
I know that you're sinking, you're thinking of drinking the
The cup of poison
A cup of poison
I may be a mess of blood
But in the end, I'll always love
The smell of grass, the taste of air
The way your hands feel in my hair
Though I may be a wayward son
I'll always find my way back home
And even when I'm all alone
You're always there to keep me strong
I may be a mess of blood
Wasted in a web of love
You make me see, I'm good enough
Bind my wounds and clean me up
Poison, hey!
God, I'm still so lost
I'm just a seed above the mud
Searching for an easy way to get my roots in the dirt
Despite the weather, I'm feeling warmer
I'm reaching up to kiss the sun
Although I'm wary, the heat won't scare me
I'm not afraid to burn
(Chorus)
No can't you see, you're the one
It used to be nothing but now I know something's wrong
I don't wanna be strong
I know that you're sinking, you're thinking of drinking a
A cup of poison
A cup of poison
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11. |
The Jellyfish
02:50
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I think it's time to intervene
Though I'm watching in a mirror
It feels like a cinema screen
I hate you for telling me you know I could do better
It's harder than it seems
I'll never ever get it all together
I'm sitting on a raft that I built and I hate it
Maybe I could get a real job, but lately
All I wanna do is sing, drink, and spend money
I let you inside of me
And you gnawed on all my bones and made a jellyfish of me
I tried to build a home far away and live in it
But now I've got a toothbrush with mould growing on it
All I wanna do is sing, drink, and spend money
I'm frowning on a raft that I built and it's sinking
Two hundred miles away from where my sister is living
All I wanna do is sing, drink, and spend money
I'm sitting on a raft that I built and I hate it
Maybe I could get a real job, but lately
All I wanna do is sing, drink, and spend money
I tried to build a home far away and live in it
But now I've got a toothbrush with mould growing on it
All I wanna do is sing, drink, and spend money
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12. |
Ameotoko II - Cloudburst
07:22
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How can I have gone so wrong?
In a selfish act of passion, I have found myself deceived, deceived!
There's innocent blood on my face
The rain has stopped
So nothing will wash it away
My Mistress will pay!
(Chorus)
Sever cloud from bone
Still I am never free
The rain is gone, but like a ghost
The cloud still follows me
If the innocent must die
So the evil can live on, her perish song
It makes me weak
So weak
With a cruel and crooked smile
The face of time will linearly twist in such a way I can't undo
And there's still a blood to be paid
I ride on wind and
Tide and I'm tied to my fate
(Chorus)
Sever cloud from bone
Still I am never free
The rain is gone, but like a ghost
The cloud still follows me
We are one with this world and its guardians
The balance must not be disturbed
In a black dream I was cast by the Watchers
To steward the place that I carved from the mud
In my dark slumber, I stumbled on a beach
And in the haze of the sunrise,
To enhance the light, I started a fire by the sea
Over and over and over, I heard a familiar calling
(I am the sea and sky)
I am the sea
Oh, it was her all along
(Wind and tide)
I was damned by her wet sky temptation
I am a reason for her incarnation
When I returned with that cursed condensation
My Mistress, pernicious Azure was not grateful
And I forgot my name in my shame and got rained on
No!
(Sea and sky)
Now that the River Sprite is dead
(Wind and tide)
We all await the storm
(Sea and sky)
Her many Acolytes have shown
(Wind and tide)
The ones she bred for war
Let it rain again...
'Here begins the age of men'
The nameless wanderer cried
The cloudburst breaks
The Gods will fade
In fear of wind and tide
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