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Reflection Of Joy
02:59
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The day has come, I can't forsake
My coffin full of keepsake
Where twisted souls scream again
And echo through unclean domain
I take a walk in retrospect
To memories end, to resurrect
The ghost of this is the death in me
Must smash the chains of our debris
But they won’t break and I can’t leave
The monument for which I grieve
Here's the stench of stale desire
The ash of times that were once fire
How can we ever rest in peace?
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Shadow Over Shade
03:24
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If we weren’t held from strings
I could rise above those things
That pull me down
Where do we go now
We’ve taught each other how
To kiss the ground?
I can’t keep the wolf from your door
You can’t keep me this side of the grave
Everything we do falls short
A failure and a charade
There’s something in the air
That leaves me in despair
When you hear me wrong
Is there any trust
To crush into dust
Now that day is done?
Watching you melt into tears
Sensations that do not belong come rushing in
But, I’m the bones at the feast
When I see you try so hard to repress a smile
What is it that ever is, what is it that ever was?
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This lands breath is stagnant
Trees stand dead in the concrete fields
While the world is raped by traitors
Who turn the destruction wheel
The smell and the blood of their prophet
Pollutes the soil; the old gods sigh
As fear infested sermons
Possess the blind sheep to nullify
In this valley of power
The channels open and fuel the flame
On to the vale of secrets
Then departure from this rotting stage
No rest for the mortal man
As coming events cast their shadows before
Let the final battle commence
With the call of a wolf and the hammer of Thor
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4. |
The Isle Of Glass
03:02
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The world is done
When in the darkness, chaos rolls again
Ways of glory summon me in my dreams
To wade through the past as an end to my means
This wheel I hold, I do not control
My spirit in the hands of Allfathers soul
There are no more maps, no more philosophies
Just a calling that lures, a rattle of keys
Such moments of solitude the Isle of Glass
This wheel keeps on turning my consciousness
Where desire always leaves me one step behind
Spellbound once again I turn to my guide
Assuming a freedom its powers deny
Denying its powers you pass freely by
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5. |
Angel
01:02
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I cannot remember your face now we’re apart
But your soul still flies with mine
I wait for your body and I wait for your love
The past never happened
In this desolate place
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6. |
A Gentle Death
04:15
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I’ve got you under my skin and it never felt so warm
I never thought we’d be here now, the calm before the storm
The strength I have to hold you - you give to me
All the days have found their names you are my parody
Some kind of love grew in me last night
And now we’re alone lets-a-hold-on so tight
It’s so hard to be fair with life this shade of blue
It’s so easy to hurt when love is still new
Breakfast in bed never was so good, honey never tasted so sweet
I’ve got no regrets my love, you make my life complete
And when you turn away to cry I’ll be there to dry each tear
But sometimes when the morning breaks I wish that you weren’t here
I know you want a gentle death
Like the way she left me down by the sea
It’s a feeling I feel when I hold you too tight
No one’s to blame I just hate you tonight
All these memories you are nothing could replace
If only I could find something new in your face
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Kill
03:20
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Where are you?
Sadie, where are you?
I need you
Where are you?
I’m hypnotised at the gate
I’m in a trance
And I wait
I’ve found the strength
To unleash my will
You lived in fear
Tonight you shall live in pain
Will you tell?
Sadie, will you tell?
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Solitary
02:30
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So alone upon your stage
So far from home
No one hears you cry
No one ever heard your cry
Fame isn’t quite what you thought it would be
Alone
Still
Solitary
And as the fog comes down
You realise
You’ve gone to far to turn
No Paradise
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The Little Death
01:04
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Show me I’m alive
Discover me again
When I look into the glass
I see another man
With so much death around
And so much dead inside
There is no escape for energy
So we fuck to feel alive
The shallow ocean of tender passion
Leads memories landscapes to obsession
While dreams of mysteries unfolding
Remain sealed in private yearning
Conjured by desires poison
Nurtured by devotions demon
An angel born to fill with love
Becomes the beast, the slayer of life
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The Axle
01:10
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In silence of all deed, or word, or thought,
So that we name It not, or name It Naught.
This is the Truth behind the lie called God;
This blots the heavens, and indwells the clod.
This is the centre of all spheres, the flame
In men and stars, the Soul behind the name,
The spring of Life, the axle of the Wheel,
All-mover, yet the One Thing immobile.
Adore It not, for It adoreth thee,
The shadow-shape of Its eternity.
Lift up thyself! be strong to burst thy bars!
For lo! thy stature shall surpass the stars
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In The Wind
02:57
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Wish you could see me now
I have found the wings
You stole from me
Give me strength again
You can’t touch me now
With your selfish eyes
I am flying high
In the skies, above your lies
Here I am
Watching the sun rise
After years of sleep
It’s time for me to reap
When the portents show
Trouble on the wind
Come and go
We are (r)evolving
In the wind
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In Heavens Arms
04:52
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Another tear falls to the floor
I need her loving touch once more
Sometimes it’s so hard to be strong
In a world where I just don’t belong
And if time truly heals the pain
Tell me why she’s dancing in my brain
Around the tree of life we had sown
A spear of destiny never thrown
I feel like a drowning man, struggling for air
Hear myself call her name as I curl into the chair
Memories falling like snow, so cold in my heart
Try to give up the ghost but I just don’t want to part
There it is her laugh again
She haunts my soul as a burning flame
But, I know there’s no one really here
Just dream-scenes to calm my fear
Then I raise my head, open my eyes
You stand before me like a sunrise
A smile across your glowing face
That brings me back from a lonely place
I feel like a drowning man being dragged towards the light
That shines on another door and my own path through this life
Memories fading like spells, broken by your charms
Falling in love again and she’s in heavens arms
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While Angels Watch UK
Cult forerunners of the so-called Neofolk or Apocalyptic Folk genre; formed in Autumn 1985 by Michael Victor [aka DeV] in London, England. Dark, often epic music, incorporating post punk and post industrial influences; accompanied by uncompromising lyrics that explore the human condition, culture, esoterica and the darkly romantic, with foundations built upon the Northern Mysteries.and Lore. ... more
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