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Amethyst Skies
02:55
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In a fracture with a second sky
A district consumed with my own dilemmas
Where the pressure on those around me
s so painfully visible
I hear you calling out to me
Even if you deny it
Your hollow shrieks break me
And I regurgitate your love
Here you lie coiled and dying
Your future corpse corrodes
And tears float to the amethyst skies
As your wings crumble away
How desperately I long for your kiss
But you've bitten off my lips
And I bleed a sweet elixir
That revives you to former beauty
I hear you calling out to me
Even if you deny it
your hollow shrieks break me
And I regurutate your love
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Can I destroy the rock pillars?
Where are these sacred monoliths?
What is that writing on the wall, my killer?
Written in blood is this:
You who shall see all that is naught
You who shall kill by your own creed
Here is the grave of which I sought
When I die nothing will matter but your deed
The sands of space repent
The water of time ripples
Here lies infinity’s decent
In life, reality cripples
But in the silence of lost words
I will show you my capability
Fly above all of death’s birds
I will show you your own hostility
But on the wall of thy pharaoh
The blood-words remain
Fallen is your only hero
Trapped in the fissure’s fame
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Lunar Decay
03:42
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It is ill, hollow, decomposing
It is our fault, for it is our reflection
Light-waves too weak to absorb
Barely penetrating our light coating of vapor
For we dig our own pitfalls
And into them we fall
Buildings, psychoses and all
Decay flows through our veins
And that into which we fall
Gives craters to our reflection
Our decayed vital fluid
Makes it sick with rust
Cultural destruction of heavenly bodies
A large decaying moon slowly descends
It is the reflection of our way of life
Decrepit, dying, rotting, yellow with rust
Fraying and dissolving into the toxic sky
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4. |
Wings of Seduction
03:25
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Entranced… walking ever forward
A beautiful landscape of carnage
Draws me into your arms…
Your wings of seduction
With every forward step I take
You glide one step back
Yet we both watch eternally
As the blood rose bleeds
And I’m drowning
Drowning as you’ve drowned
For you have sunken deeper than I
In this ocean of desire
Softly your hand graces mine
The ocean slowly engulfs us
Ever binding, ever crushing
For the blood of the rose fills it
Yet as we sink even closer
You still drown further away
Lost in the ruins of the ancient
This distance is my grave
And this returns me to the landscape
The wonderful landscape of carnage
And there I follow your wings of seduction
Before you jump into the ocean
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Here I sit upon the alter and throne
My only friend, the humble drone
On and on forever
Repeating my life
I sit here surrounded and alone
My only company, the metal tome
The pages’ meaning
Forever ringing in my ears
Sunken…. Below the surface
In my dome, in my race
I must break free
I must see
To open the door…
Would invite death once more
Drowning in desolation
Or breathing in convulsion
Their bodies will scar me forever
What I've seen on my endeavor
The things that took place here
Will never be forgiven
The metal tome has told me
Of what I would see
Had I seen the dome
But a month ago
The bodies have been murdered
Altered, dismembered, devoured
By the flames
By the machines
By the cancer
By the people
By the people
By the people of “god”
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6. |
Lost King Feydam
02:14
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7. |
A Moment of Bliss
02:29
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Arrival
03:08
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You've taken my spirit with you
Will it emerge from the abyss?
The anguish of departure
Welcomes the delight of solitude
In years to come…
In years to come…
Your berth on the shores of hell
I never thought you’d manage
The glee of arrival
Welcomes the distress of unity
In years to come…
In years to come…
My angel has a broken wing
Love will mend your wounds
The misery of affection
Welcomes the ecstasy of damage
In years to come…
In years to come…
Somehow, you are not the same
This is not the you I knew
The joy of change
Welcomes the grief of dissent
In years to come…
In years to come…
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10. |
Systole
04:30
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I’m filled with corrosion
Flowing through my veins
I need to find you
To ease my militant hart
I need you to relieve me, to relieve me
You will be, be my leech be my leech
My heart, never stops pounding, never stops pounding
But soon it will stop….
You are filled with corrosion
You laugh when things aren’t there
Drown yourself in your psychosis
While I’m forced to breathe
I need you to relieve me, to relieve me
You will be, be my leech be my leech
My heart, never stops pounding, never stops pounding
But soon it will stop….
Suck my blood to cure me
Of my medieval ailments
And when you’re gone, I’ll be nothing
But you’ll be even less
I need you to relieve me, to relieve me
You will be, be my leech be my leech
My heart, never stops pounding, never stops pounding
But soon it will stop…
I need you to relieve me, to relieve me
You will be, be my leech be my leech
My heart, never stops pounding, never stops pounding
GOD DAMNIT, STOP BEATING, STOP BEATING
STOP BEATING, STOP BEATING
STOP BEATING STOP BEATING
STOP BEATING STOP BEATING
STOP BEATING STOP BEATING
STOP!
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11. |
The Sphere
03:25
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The Sphere
On the floor, the world is clear
Stand in the puddle of the bloody sphere
Into the room where the light is pure
And you realize, there is no cure
No way to take back what you’ve done
No remembrance of your loved one
When you walk backwards in the air
You’re reminded of the regional despair
The light of the sky falls down by the sphere
The blood deludes in the shadow of your tear
What has happened stays in the past
How long will this darkness last?
The binding of the book grieves resolution
With your life comes retribution
See now what the sphere hath taken
Those cold and empty have been forsaken
The light of the sky falls down by the sphere
The blood deludes in the shadow of your tear
What has happened stays in the past
How long will this darkness last?
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12. |
Lunar Ascension
04:39
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A soft glow shining from your beautiful heart
Illuminating all that I see, showing me where you are
Your light transforms the disgusting into the delightful
And even violent, bloody things are peaceful
You are your own entity, unassailable
And I look ever forward to the day
When I shall ascend to your domain
And peace shall fill this empty shell
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There is a place where shadows are welcome
Where the dried bones need a ghost
Where the sun pounds ever downward
Through the dust coated in blood
An intricate labyrinth of intricate valleys
Where the mangled corpses of hopes lie
Withered and forsaken by their creators
Who have long since abandoned life
Every story not worth telling
Involves the valley of death
Though in truth it is without shadow
Ne’er have I seen a place darker
Life lies in the remains of hope
Where in one place, there is shadow
The marrow of dreams fuels it
If only for insignificant insects
Glass structures upon a highland of heat
The jagged ends shooting from the ground
Shade is found beneath the bloodstained glass
Along with a swell of deadly vitamins
The stench of lingering decomposition
Proves this the final resting place
Of hope, desire, and all sense of reason
I sleep in a highland of outdoor crypts
Only to awaken to the valley of life
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14. |
City of the Dead
04:17
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The eternal view of the city of the dead
The eternal depths of where they bled
Here, the path that winds around
Here their souls forever bound
Some step with a quickened pace
Some step with an ill disgrace
Do they realize where they tread?
Do they realize they are dead?
Death, it seems, follows my pentameter.
Death, it seems, cheats the meter
Death, it seems, follows my pentameter.
Death, it seems, cheats the meter
Rows upon rows of identical dwellings
Rows upon rows of mindless telling
Mention those who shan’t be named
Mention those who leave you maimed
Day by day you lie there maimed
Oh how the gods would be ashamed
Day by day you lie there maimed
Oh how the gods would be ashamed
The eternal view of the lake of the dead
The eternal depths of where they bled
Here, the boat sunken to the ground
Here their souls forever bound
The lights of the dead shine with residence
The lights of the dead shine with ignorance
Illuminated skies of pain and deception
Illuminated skies await your reception
For in times such as these
Only darkness holds the key
For in times such as these
Only darkness holds the key
Day by day you lie there maimed
Oh how the gods would be ashamed
Day by day you lie there maimed
Oh how the gods would be ashamed
Lost and only a sliver of what you are
Lost and only a sliver of what you are
Death, it seems, follows my pentameter.
Death, it seems, cheats the meter
Death, it seems, follows my pentameter.
Death, it seems, cheats the meter
Look deeply to the astral south
And find your way out of their mouth
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15. |
¿¿π¿¿
02:48
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Why are you?
Why do we need you?
Why do we bother with you?
Why do we hold on to you?
Why can’t we see you only destroy us?
Why can’t we let you go?
Why should I follow you?
Why should I obey?
Why should I conform to you?
Why should I stay here?
Why should I be?
Why should I do as you do?
Why should I have your values?
Why should I hate you?
Why should I love you?
Why are you bleeding?
Why are you doing this to yourself?
Why are you falling into ruin?
Why are you taking others with you?
Why did you let this happen to yourself?
Why didn’t you stop those inside you?
Why didn’t someone notice this?
Why does change require revolution?
Why does change require death?
Why must we unify our beliefs?
Why must we destroy what’s “unacceptable?”
Why government?
Why economy?
Why religion?
Why unification?
Why over-population?
Why cruelty to animals?
Why cruelty to humans?
Why cruelty to planets?
Why capitalism?
Why over-stimulation?
Why this society?
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16. |
Time Machine Dreams
04:03
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As I walk along the shore
I feel the same weight I once bore
I remember the last time I was here
‘Twas not my flesh that those flames did sear
With your body went my life
With my ignorance went my soul
All gone now… nothing left
I wander now, remembrance of death
I loved you more than you could imagine
But your death leaves me frightened
A cold wind blows through the air
It reminds me of your long, soft hair
Oh how my heart yearns to see you
I remember the flames you fell into
Curled on the floor,
a rotted image of you
What we had or thought we had
We were glad, we were sad
There was no description
There was no submission
We cannot be where we are
There is no light, it is too far
Oh feel the sweet nectar
My troubles, gone from here
Worse now, than the trouble free
The short time that I did see
What have I learned?
Only what I yearned
I see a figure on the sea
It is a blade, but also a key
This is hell in its fiery glory
The blade is heaven I’m so sorry.
The knife found it’s way to my hand
The knife found it’s way to my grip
The knife found it’s way to my wrist
The knife found it’s way in my heart
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18. |
An Enticing Promise
03:38
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If our life does indeed have meaning
Then tell me what it is
The grating of ignorance may be seething
But soon, you’ll see this
What this is I cannot tell you
It differs for each soul
The something ahead, you know what to do
Soon you’ll have your goal
Meaning is what it seems
An enticing promise
But as you fall from the dreams
Belief will find us
Walking through the meadow
The lynched souls rise
Hanging from the neck in shadow
The shadow is when belief dies
You must learn to love the shadow
To feel the warmth of light
You must respect your gallows
To rid longing for the enticing sight
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19. |
Vampiric Delusions
02:44
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Look deeply to the aura of my delusions
As I speak directly for the moon
But the moon speaks only in illusions
So beware in this endless room
Uphold the secret vampiric conclusions
For this is our final tomb
If your eyes might pardon my intrusion,
This tomb would like to resume
Are these delusions of joy or grief?
Seven shackles for seven seals
Love speaks as a reliable thief
The shackles love as pain heals
The earth cries with disbelief
While your action appeals
I fear attempts ending without relief
I fear what you've done is real
Revelations of grief flow outbound with force
The shackles consume you with a watchful eye
Confusion deludes you about its source
But its presence, you cannot deny
Love kills itself without remorse
And its parasite shall surely die
Courage is all there is to endorse
Yet all you say is "goodbye."
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And this is for you
My muse, my love
A tribute of few
These words above
Tainted quintessence
Pours out of my soul
Love is our essence
Hate plays a role
Softly, I kiss your hand
And I gaze into your eyes
My mind, a cliche band
In all honesty there is no guise
Standing beneath the moons light
Staring out at the sea
Twisted trees to our left and right
How this feels to be
The soft grass like velvet
As the wind blows off the moon
You are all I covet
As the black roses bloom
As the black roses bloom
As the black roses bloom
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21. |
The Floating Asylum
05:25
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I am perfectly sane
Let me out of this prison
This is all I ask of you
Just hear my tale
Justice will not renew
Let me off of this island
Upon this smoldering lake
A lake of injustice
Burning in the sun’s wake
I acted not of my own free will
Still, they deserve what is theirs
An end of temporary existence
As they fell from heaven’s stairs
And who better to command me
Than the baron of false belief
Heaven is his domain
But on earth a common thief
I am perfectly sane…
So let me off of this island!
If I am sane then let me leave!
I assume you will not understand
You do not know what to believe
How could you walk away?
You don’t realize what this has done!
For this I hate you forever
As the moon hates the sun
I am perfectly sane!
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22. |
Slipstreams of Dilemma
04:13
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Existence stands in the slipstreams of infinity
As I stand in the slipstreams of existence
Looking out over the falls
The falls over which I would love to fall
If it would prove to myself that I love you
Sunlight does not shine on the falls
Instead it falls over with everything else
As a result, I have no idea what I’m getting into
But it is too fascinating to walk away from
Why does everything slip into the slipstreams?
Why do the slipstreams slip into infinity?
Everything returns into the same dilemma,
Would I fall over the falls for you?
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