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Eight Minutes of Light
06:58
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churning fire, arching flame
fulcrum of Earth's flight
foundry of man and stone
destroyer of the night
celestial furnace runs out of fuel
self-consuming, it dies
into the cold, black sky
light and heat no longer pour
eight minutes of light
eight minutes of life
darkness evermore
the morning sun bathes land and sea
sleepers start to rise
a final dawn, a final day
then eternal night
celestial furnace runs out of fuel
self-consuming, we die
into the cold, black sky
light and heat no longer pour
eight minutes of light
eight minutes of life
darkness evermore
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2. |
Headless Monarch
04:04
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hero of foreign war
defender of our ways and lands
the pacifist king is no more
in his place a war king stands
protector
patriot
he rules by divine right
resist him not
hail king, lord of us all
save for his hand we will fall
slave king, master of all
by fear he holds us in thrall
wielder of martial law
destroyer of our peace and wealth
he honors his fathers no more
his arrogance will be his death
dictator
foul despot
oppressor and tyrant
obey him not
hate king, bane of us all
by our hands he will fall
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3. |
Psychosis
05:50
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dark have been my dreams of late
they cloud my waking eyes
with visions of death and of decay
of sabotage and spies
I can't distinguish friend from foe
can't tell the truth from lies
I grind against the world that is
but chase the fading light
my sight grows dark
my mind is breaking
fell voices are calling me home
please don't let me go
strangers stare and whisper
pointing fingers I despise
I flee their hate and hide myself
retreating from their sight
my friends have left me to the wolves
cast me into the night
embrace the comfort shadows bring
and shun the blinding light
my sight has failed
my mind is broken
my fathers are calling me home
please just let me go
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4. |
Wake From Your Sleep
07:37
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I was to see that sight again
but once would have been enough
flames came from a human being
human beings burn surprisingly quickly
his body was slowly withering and shriveling
his head blackening and charring
in the air was the smell of burning flesh
as he burned he never moved at all
he burns
he burns himself to death
he becomes a martyr
he burns himself for our requests
he burns
he burns himself to death
he becomes a martyr
he burns himself without regret
behind me I could hear the sobbing
of those who were now gathering
I was too shocked to cry
too confused to ask questions
he never uttered a sound,
his composure stood in sharp contrast
to the wailing people around him
as he burned he never moved at all
he burns
he burns himself to death
he becomes a martyr
he burns himself for our requests
he burns
he burns himself to death
he becomes a martyr
he burns himself without regret
he burns
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