1. |
Absolution
08:25
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Standing tall at the monolith
Intertwined with the earth
Your absence sends shivers through my bones
An absence that shatters the ground
No, I won’t watch you die again
We were in the woods
You extended your hand
And I declared
I will be your guardian
Set fire to the past
Everything that once was
And be reborn
Set fire to the past
Everything that once was
And I will be reborn
Every sacrifice
Was not in vein
Your memory
Is burned into my spirit
In absolution, we exist benevolently
“You carried the weight of the world
On your shoulders
...And you triumphed”
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2. |
Wilderness Walk
08:27
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I can feel a gentle breeze
In the presence of ten thousand trees
Where life is ever flowing
In all of it's grandeur
Something within me awakens
As I stand in contemplation
There’s a spirit in the light
That engulfs the landscape
Call her name
And the earth will tremble
This landscape before me is endless and vast
I watch in awe of it's majesty
Fixated on the tallest tree
As it begins to contort
It was sudden
I stood still
I thought I was alone
But then I felt it
It was in the air
A breath of life
Fire that engulfed the forest
Besieges the life within it
I stand before you now
Trembling in fear yet invigorated
Where once I lost my way
I have found a new beginning
Where life is ever flowing
In all of it's grandeur
Follow me into the light
I am lost in you
I am lost in you
You’re my escape from a world so violent
A world bent on self destruction
May you stand tall
And transcend eternity with me
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3. |
Dreamscape
10:20
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Envision
A reconstructed world
Without borders
Without nations
Leading a life bound only by imagination
And free will
Liberated from all oppressors
Unburdened by injustice
No longer bound to mediocrity
Standing together in solidarity...
We rise
And declare...
No borders
No nations
No deity’s
No masters
Dream of a world without scarcity
Dream of a world without suffering
Dream of a world in solidarity
Dream of a world united as one
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4. |
Shrine of Loss
07:09
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There's a spirit in the dark
And it will always haunt me
It lurks in the shadows
Manifesting as my reflection
It consumes the light inside me
It reveals the strife within
It tears down all securities
And begets visions of death
“Welcome to the shrine
Where happiness comes to die
Welcome to the shrine...
Join me for eternity…”
I am not strong enough
I've been here too many times before
Sullen minds, forsaken hearts
Surround me at my grave
This life, it only ends one way
And it will end by self infliction
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5. |
Eternal Separation PT 1.
08:43
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We played with death as a concept
The ice gave way and drowned us both
Here we are, in the place we will always return to
Staring death in the face with a mocking expression
Did we ever feel alive?
Did we find what we sought?
Did we know what we were looking for?
We exist in stasis
You are my reflection
You’re everything I hate about myself
And you are always with me
We never felt alive
We found nothing
But an endless abyss of discontentment
I followed you onto a frozen lake
Where the ice is thinnest
And we fell through
I long for separation
For freedom from myself
I want to be healed
But these wounds are sentimental
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6. |
Eternal Separation PT 2.
08:07
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Dreaming of a life unladen with such strife
Of a life without anxiety, fear, burden
No suffering, for me or my fellow man
Is it so naive to expect better?
Separated from my body
I can see the world from a new perspective
I carried the weight of the world
On my shoulders
Did it make me stronger?
Did it make me believe in myself?
Now, the gate is open
I no longer feel bound
To expectations
It was always meant to be this way
It’s been an eternity
I still feel it’s presence
It’s been an eternity
And I am still here
I am the architect
Of my own spirit
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7. |
Spiritual Architecture
09:22
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(instrumental)
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8. |
Threshold of Existence
07:49
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Every moment that we shared together
Left its mark on me
Like clay it shaped me
Into everything I have become
I now feel the flood of emotion
I realize you are always with me
You sit on a throne at the base of my
Spiritual architecture
Intertwined eternally
By every sentiment
Bound forever
By every promise
I feel you there like the presence of sunlight
Your light field scorches the surface
Of the earth
All darkness concealed
By your glowing embers
We exist here
Defined by our imperfections
No longer… Trapped in stasis...
No… I am not afraid… Here we stand…
Here we stand… At the threshold...
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