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Arc of Ancients

by Dismemberment

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Fate’s die is cast In its shadow lies dismay Against the odds I face the abstract world of decay Unsure of the future Crawl of time standing still Infinite questions I ponder what this life will reveal Confusion Forsaken sight I cannot believe Fear overcomes those around me They gaze on in disbelief Now, Given a chance A path beyond fate’s course A chance at redemption What I seek lies beyond the door But what shall I see? I’ll learn from the future Time, bending to my will Escape from the past The purpose of life revealed My eyes open wide Illusions Erased from sight The black veil recedes My senses returning The shadow of doubt No longer deceives
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Suppress these deep urges An ensnaring chant, it beckons on The score now remains uneven A trial by chance I cannot resist the call And I bask in the thought of its splendor An eager acceptance Which I have proclaimed What was lost will be given For that I am sure No mistake, this night What was mine Will once again be restored Restored Reborn Its sheer glory is now what consumes me And the title it bears My victory will echo through canyons And through Earth and steel Eternal, my name shall live on A title bestowed to a champion The prize has been won I accept with open arms
4.
Since the dawn of our time Creation calls To the utmost divine This subjugation of life Behold the construct Of which we are confined Beneath bitter frost I look onward through the trees Cold winds blow Whispering sweet symphonies Since the age of mankind These mountains never-ending To the peaks, I must climb The journey has only begun Darkness falls, cosmos ignite Guided by the stars Their hue shining through the night The ascension is nearly done Amidst the mountaintop Before my eyes The treasure I seek Buried beneath the ice A calling to the gods With instant revelation Sacred stone unleashes its light Darkness falls, cosmos ignite Gazing at the stars Their glowing fire burns bright Premonition unwinds Revealing prophecies An impending demise The journey has just begun
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Awaiting the sun And the light of the moon These beacons that guide me To my ancestors, entombed Marching by land To a voyage by sea With a manic poise We search for solidity Days pass at sea And the daylight grows short Fueled by ambition we sail further North Driven by obsession And desire to achieve The opulence that awaits us Cannot be perceived Cannot be perceived Consumed by an atrocious storm But the winds of tribulation Shall guide us forevermore Now the sea grows calm Vessel sways in agitation Dawn on the horizon I gaze upon the island’s shore
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Fear of things unknown Pretentious faction restrains you It’s lecherous, seduction sting Containing escape and true virtue Serenity, you cast away Mendacious, it’s you they betray Dishonored existence Humanity lost Constrict the mind A shell remains A shell remains Subconscious enslavement Yourself you abhor Ask yourself who’s left to blame Conflicting conviction Swallowed by guilt This risk you took Left nothing to gain Bring forth the shrine Your soul, your mind Perdition’s flame Trapped, false idols have won Lost spirits lie shackled beneath you This sinful bliss has led you astray The path you have chosen Now defeats you Your soul, your mind Bring forth the shrine Behold, the black chasm awaits A life now left in ashes You’ve been sentenced now Welcome to perdition’s flame
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Now As One 06:10
And so I glanced upon sacred books of old And the story it laid there before me Begin in rapture, on world’s unknown Beneath sunlight, so bright and majestic Awaits the gathering storm Unaware of the doom that precedes them Society looks on toward their downfall With warm embrace, they walk the path to extinction Noble lives, encased in walls of stone Now as one, great pillars rise In homage to those once known I look further now, page after page A once perfect beginning, Led to untimely decay Corrupt moral devastation Turning, blind eyes to the truth I hear their faint whispers calling out “Heed our words or next will be you!” A chill lurches up my spine And erases my visions of grandeur I ask them, “What now can I do?” They reply, “The choice is left up to you!” Lost, can’t find my way back home I’ve traveled, though space and time Gaining knowledge from those unknown But I’ve learned with time comes dust Immortality must be earned It must be earned
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Enter the hall, of a place Unlike anything you’ve seen Look around in fascination Elegance described as obscene Walls surround, there’s no escaping Dim lit halls now appear Choose your path, embrace temptation The end of your search draws near Choose your path, embrace temptation What awaits you shall see The final outcome, what could it be Is this the end or is it a dream Freedom Or so it seems A prison, infernal realm Trapped in a warped reality Choose your path, embrace temptation What awaits you shall see The final outcome, what could it be Is this the end or is it a dream Is it a dream?

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released November 8, 2019

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