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Clandestine Calamities
08:46
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In the cosmic night, spectacle of light
Pristine creation
Primal waves coalesce into new life
Pulsing in grand crescendo
New born child of the galaxy
Ruled by deep blue oceans
Moons and mountains are watching the constant motions
Reaching out to the sky
Soaring up ever high
Verdant groves, blooming evergreen
Endless wonders left unseen
Dry wind burning the land to a crisp, the waters rising
Doomed for vile evolution and death, uprising
Famine spreading contagion and disease
Nothing remains but extinction and flames
Fleeting meager lives
Time after time climbing the Kardashev scale
Creator, preserver, destroyer
Forever the cycle repeats
Clandestine calamities
The dust has settled now
And the sky regained its glow
Serene and gentle rest
Whence marvelous life can grow
The ocean’s soft caress
Its breeze is ever strong
The shade of hulking trees
Where do they all belong?
The hues of eventide
Depart these distant shores
The same old ancient dawn
An innocent, pure fawn
Comets fall through the sky
Molten core spewing high
Conflagration, burning all in its path
Ultimate supernovan wrath
Bursting with the force of a thousand suns
Crumbling to nebular dust
Not unlike a mortal soul
Forgotten once it’s burned to coal
Curtain call, for all life must fall
Clandestine calamities
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Beyond
08:41
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All around me, all I see
The sky above is falling down
I am lost in storming seas
The more I fight, the more I drown
It’s all the same
Nothing changes across the turning pages
It burns my soul aflame
Rapacious shadows claim incandescent embers
Concealed in darkness, kept from light
Consumed by weakness, to the bone
The dawn must shine upon this night
The future’s not yet set in stone
What if I dare to look beyond?
The path ahead could harm me
Leaving all I know behind
I want to fly away
Soar the sky with an angel’s grace
Take a leap of faith and brace
Do not fear the light of day
It favors those who venture far
The valiant don’t pray
The roads seem darker than they are
Don’t be afraid
Walk past the shade
Eyes fixed ahead
Time to ascend
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The Invasion on Paradise
09:42
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Over the horizon, past the mist
Where the sun and water kissed
There's something that I never knew I missed
As their vessel touched the sand
And they set foot on our land
Something changed, by god’s command
Pale against the sun’s warm touch
They have taken oh so much
How could we escape the angels’ clutch?
Oh
Who would hear my cry?
Who will shield my bright blue sky?
Draw your weapons, uproot all vice
The invasion, on paradise
Light your torches, pay the great price
The invasion, on paradise
Drown this serpent, off with his head
Send them to god, and paint the sea red
Summer’s gone, yet the past is still ablaze
And our path is cold, through the haze
Summer’s gone, towards the dawn
We will wander, we will grow
After all these years, the time has come
To turn the tide, and invade your paradise
This ancient grudge, slowly unleashed in silence
How self consuming is the light of alliance
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HALO CRVSHER
08:20
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Awake, bewildered, and lost
I can’t tell whose path I crossed
Gazing into the black hole inside
The voices collide obscured and intertwined
Behind the veil of consciousness
Lies a bottomless pit of violence
Constant fear and pain take their toll
Giving birth to the HALO CRVSHER
Fear the halo crusher, destruction in its wake
Astral visions breaking, they burn me at the stake
Fear the halo bearer, conviction in his eyes
Silently I watch them, surely they are wise
Everything in this life is predestined
Trapped in the sweet illusion of grandeur
Cages of gold, our freedom unquestioned
How can I let it go?
Letting the anger take root inside me
Giving in to the voices beside me
Watching the halo crusher take over
Dousing the flame of hope
Surrender to the abyss, embracing chaos itself
The halo crusher revels in ruin and despair
My mind and body severed devoted to the heir
An empty shell, left to wallow
In grief and remorse
Nothing left for me
I see the sorrow
Inflicted by my hands
Drenched in apathy
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The Undying Flames
10:36
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Long ago, before the fall, we reigned
Days of gold, riches untold, none pained
Harmony, for all the realm, unstained
Such is fate, and all good things, must end
From the shadows they came, in the night
Burned our homes and our men, watched us die, children cry
In the blink of an eye, we were dust, scattered to the wind
Cast away from our land, we became the undying flames
After ages spent in exile
Without a land to call our own
Endless persecution, seeking retribution
For too long it’s all we’ve known
Tonight we say no more
We vow to take this war
The world will hear us roar, again
Pull up from the mire, light the pyre
Dream of the throne
Raise your head, smile
In weal and woe
We stand tall
Fight
Fearless, stand against the fire
The undying flames burn higher
Feast for the crows
Don’t let go, rise
Now, seize the throne
Blood and bone
Strike
Closer than we’ve ever been
Feel the heat, embrace it
See the prize, reclaim it
Glory, righteous, triumph
Vanquish the usurpers
After ages spent in exile
We reclaim the land we own
Undying flames arise
Under the sun we vow, our heads will never bow,
To a beacon we have grown
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I. Far from the Sun
A blessing was given, a gift from the gods
The smile of a newborn is more than we could wish for in this world
It all feels so distant, a medley of dreams
In times like these we need nothing more, or so it seems
Remember this, mortal, the gods can be cruel
Believing they care is the view of a fool, lost in hopeful delusion
The jackal was looming, the fever consuming my fragile son
I watched his spirit, carry on, far from the sun
Death does not become such a youthful soul
An absence so sudden, so painful, rips apart a hole
Broken essence, fractured mind
Failing to grasp the transience of its kind
Delicate, lifeless body, buried in the sand
Falling tears, searching for a tiny hand
II. The Riverbed
You were all I had in this life, all I ever loved
How could I move on to live past you?
If I could, I would pay with my own life to bring you back
If I could, I would burn all the earth just to hear your laughter again
In my pain I could no longer find meaning in my heart
Clear as day, following you is my path
In the depths, my journey begins on the riverbed
May the river Nile take my soul as I bid my final farewell
I’m on my way, to the afterlife
I’m on my way, to my child
III. Paradise of Deceit
With my heart light as feather, the scales judge me true
As I stand before the mighty one, immortal in the field of reeds
I can feel the gentle caress of Ra’s eternal sun
But I can’t seem to find you
If your soul was never here, where could you be?
You can’t be truly gone
Nowhere to go from here
Nothing more that I would fear
Just the dreadful thought of letting you go
Mourning the day you left, I am forever bereft
Ever-aching heart, crestfallen
Burning obsession
Paradise of deceit, broken hope and faith are lit ablaze
If I can’t prevail, no one deserves this heaven
The field of reeds offers nothing
To those who lost it all
And so it shall burn by my hand
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Obsidian Tide Israel
Formed in 2012 in the suburbs of Tel-Aviv, Israel, Obsidian Tide are Oz Avneya, Shachar Bieber and Erez Nadler. In August 2019, the band released their first full length album, Pillars of Creation - a 55 minutes long progressive metal masterpiece, to be followed up by their acclaimed 2023 release The Grand Crescendo. ... more
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