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All Gone Wrong
03:48
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You know I’ve gotta be the right one
I know you love to dance on my stones
Let’s take a step, let’s go together
Let’s let the bygones be gone
It’s all gone wrong
The winds may seem like an accomplice
To a man without a compass
When they subside, without direction
He’ll stare into the sky all night
It’s all gone wrong
It’s all gone wrong
There always is an escalation
In our war of “call it even”
The way to just avoid the outcome
Is let the bygones be gone
It’s all gone wrong
It’s all gone wrong
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Poor And Devoid
04:04
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Come face to face with wasted time
We’re all born anew
Hold tight, it’s best to fall in line
No dream to pursue
Is this our way now?
Is this the dream we are all chasing down?
I feel persuaded to call it a hoax
Is this our way now?
I see the walls crashing down and I know
I feel persuaded to call it a hoax
Just take a photo of your pride
You’d better snap to
Still tongue creates a happy life
Avoid the taboo
Is this our way now?
Is this the dream we are all chasing down?
I feel persuaded to call it a hoax
Day by day, stone by stone
Build a wall, then adorn
Know your place, make it yours
Nod and smile
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They see the flame, and walk on towards
Such fervor, bound as one
Drawn to the name, drawn by the words
The smoke blots out the sun
Come children, walk through fire
Feast yourselves on blood
Gaze out upon the world
Consider what’s been done
They’re born unclaimed, they’re born of toil
Poor martyrs, wandering souls
Past burned away, shaped in the forge
A weapon keenly honed
Reject all deniers, death to all the liars
We will walk the fire
And will bind our oath
Reborn in flame, reborn from spoils
Awakened, comes the horde
Bow at the name, kneel for the words
The blade meant for the son
Come children, walk through fire
Feast yourselves on blood
Gaze out upon the world
It could all be yours
Reject all deniers, death to all the liars
We will walk the fire
And will bind our oath
The time at hand, they walk on towards
Such power, bound as one
The past is gone, a future bare
The sun, a sponge of blood
Reject all deniers, death to all the liars
We will walk the fire
And will bind our oath
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Fires light ancient halls and towers
Footsteps, rhythmic tones, echo on
In the whispers, betrayal. There is a name, cold and waiting
Amidst the silence, a game is played by the unwilling
Shadowed sun, day breaks on the mountain
Engulfed in flame, the adversary waits
Fortress in the fiery mountain’s shadow
Steep walls, the castle never broken
At the peak, a prayer. The priest preparing forces
In the citadel, plans are set in motion
Shadowed sun, day breaks on the mountain
Engulfed in flame, the adversary waits
Riders carry tidings from the mountain
Shadowed sun
The guild struck in secret, seizing the lord’s son
Shadowed sun
The sacrifice is made before the idol
Scion’s blood spilled fills the priest with power
Shadowed sun
With prophecy fulfilled, so fall the towers
The priest robed all in blood and gold, the sky plays into fate
Rides down from mountain hall, to lay waste to the gates
Staff raised to the sky, invocations of shadowed flame
Rain down upon the walls, while traitors lie in wait
Knights form as the vanguard rolls into the gates betrayed
Blood fills the air; the shadowed light obscures the day
Helm crowned, the lord is mounted and unsheathes his blade
A battle cry erupts. He charges to the fray.
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Eruption underworld
Shadow and ash, herald the end
Resolve and understanding
Torn asunder as war descends
Lightning streaks a darkened sky
Expose the scene, a moment’s sight
Columns meet chaos in conflict
Walls become frame to the fight
They will perish
Die in anguish
My forgotten sons/We will bathe in blood
Eclipsed sun mutes the war
Breaking ranks, defenders fall
Terror dawns in all who remain
As dark fire burns them all
Former conquests take the walls
A field of heirs and bastard sons
As the battle churns around them
Two raise arms and become one
They will perish
Die in anguish
My forgotten sons/We will bathe in blood
They will perish
Die in anguish
My forgotten sons/We will bathe in blood
They will perish
Die in anguish
We will bathe in blood/We’re the chosen ones
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To The Skies
04:51
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No illusions or impatience
Invitation to our Valley Forge
The transition months of winter
Prove to test if we can be reborn
It’s the want that brings us courage
Hunger builds and it has made us strong
For the ones that are the wanted
Are the ones that we will leave back home
Lift your eyes to the skies
There’s confusion in the fading
Simple minds would rather be disowned
In the teeming pool of androids
With their faces lit up by their palms
I believe there is a saying
From a relic of another time
When the meek inherit the Earth
It will be because they're left behind
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Kill Your Ghosts
05:59
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Share a cup of pain and woe
Pass around to all your loves and hopes
These bitter pills still have a taste
Understand that time is short
A fool will waste it on power and gold
We want it all, but don’t want to pay today
Choose the form of all your lust
Just ignore the shame and self-disgust
These greener fields lie out of reach
Selfish thoughts surround us all
So much to take with no remorse or cause
We want it all, but don’t want to pay
For all we know
There is nothing when we go
No lost soul to save, we just fade
For all we know
There’s a light and then we go
On to be unmade
Remember the days when you’re drifting
Remember the nights when you cry
Remember the heat in the dead of summer
Remember the cold winters’ nights
I’d pay any price just to eat food
I’d pay any price to drink wine
Don’t live in fear of the great unveiling
Cuz, baby, we all gotta die sometime
Release your hunger, and the rest will follow, and you all will know
Let go of fear, and the rest will follow, and you all will know
For all we know
There is nothing when we go
No lost soul to save, we just fade
For all we know
There’s a light and then we go
On to be unmade
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Dead Channel
05:01
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Pin the whole world down, and hold it
Package up with a brand, then unfold it
A sexy simulacrum, a twist sublime
It’s fair game, it’s all ripe for the taking now
They ride without a codex, without a code
Way out there exists a place where all our circuits know
Beyond the systems, beyond the nodes
Free from the cage, it’s the place where all our minds go
We’ve such a vast plain, a twisted ride
It’s tough to say who are the players in these violent nights
Amidst the shadows, wisdom hides
There must remain a presence, if only to kill the lights
Belief is fading; claw your way back home
They say we’re crazy but no one really knows
It’s all been framed, paraded, and made On display, it’s shaded: a “made for” fantasy
Protracted illness, horizon line
Build, destroy, create, and kill all at the same time
Amidst the chaos, order hides
It ain’t a present, but at least pretends to cast a light
Come ride without a system, without a node
Way out here exists a place where all the dreams are yours
Beyond the highways, beyond the roads
Free from the cage, it’s the place where all our minds go
Belief is fading; claw your way back home
They say we’re crazy but no one really knows
It’s all been framed, paraded, and made On display, it’s shaded: a “made for” fantasy
We all deny what we need
They all will deny you what you need
We await someone
But we are the ones
Listen to me, please don’t wait too long
We are the ones
Don’t buy the long con, call out the lie
No victims, no chiefs, no rules, no designs
Let’s break the vows of sanctum; let’s cross some lines
Rock and roll. No control. All the fucking time.
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Orison
06:12
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Set my bones aflame, burn away the stains
Through my mind, the past unfolds
Please don’t let me fall to thee
Providence has waned, minds have gone insane
Like the air, my thoughts unbound
Please don’t let it end with me
There’s something kept alive
Hidden in the depths below
It lies in wait, in cold
Everybody knows
So the engineer stares into the years
In the skies, an afterglow
Please don’t let me fall asleep
Set my bones aflame, burn away the stain
Through my eyes, the past beholds
Now I give myself to thee
There is something dark indeed
Concealed by old and conscious forces
There the gate is opened by the guardian and key
The sight of that which lies behind melts minds with promises of coming dawn
There is something dark indeed
Concealed by ancient eldritch horrors
There are some things none should see
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Cortez Boston, Massachusetts
Cortez has solidified their place in the world of underground heavy rock, the new material simultaneously swinging and crushing with hooks for days. These aren’t just songs, they are war cries and proclamations, letting the world know that Cortez means business and will not stop until their quest for the perfect riff or catchiest chorus is attained. ... more
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