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Who am I, the moon with no light of its own
Prominence in black velvet skies
It wounds me deeply as you speak to my soul
The realization of existence unfolds
A whore with no warmth and no place to call home
The moon reflects the glory of the sun
As willed, some are brought to life
You can only share a gift if you have been given it
Radiance of white and pearls of lights are nothing in comparison
When they behead me I wish only for light
To spew forth from my neck
Destruction will come swiftly
Even the stubborn will fall
The tree that won't give up it's leaves
Moon boasting glory not of their own
Their ruin will be smitten throughout the universe
Wraith will strike them down
Many bodies and souls, the mountains will fall
You are being foretold
When they behead me I wish only for light
To spew forth from my neck
So in the vast darkness on earth
Maybe another shall see
The truth that has been revelead
Like the heat of a tear-drying sun
The complete eternal sacrifice of the son cannot be undone
The sun, moon, and stars, entwined with a heavenly glow
Such a foul and sacred creature is not worthy
A heart of flesh, ears that may hear, and eyes that truly see
Lord willing you shall receive
What do I have to give? Take everything
Leave nothing I do not need
In essence there is death until your heart is replaced
Freed from your frozen chains
A fleshly transplant your coin may not buy
And your actions cannot sway
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Brick by brick you build your walls
You would like to think you have achieved
Your structure grows only to fall
What is this goal you speak of to gain?
You follow the path of illusion
When you perish, is this what you plan to take?
Dead bird never felt so alive
Until resting in my hands
All other paths are fraud
Will what you live for last?
Remind yourself, as do I need to be
What do your goals intend to achieve?
Your life is only a fraction
Ask for cognition, apprehension
The sowing of your own enlightenment
Will not allow reaping of salvation
Your reason, man-made solarium
What do your goals intend to achieve?
Our time is only a fraction, only a dimension
So pray, destroy, and rebuild if necessary
Whispering past your ear... eternity
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Hallelujah...
Father, God in Heaven, please
Hear, grant my prayers
Save me from myself, my sin,
Ignorance, this hell on earth
You are reality, my world is but a dream
As I walk, death walks towards me
One more day closer to the coming
My pulse grows as the scale leaves me
Alone I am weak, easy to devour, prone to deceit
I lust, I hate, I lie to myself
Alive to the world is dead to the grave
Beautiful creations
Wasting my days away
Hear me, change me, break me
I have traded roaches for mice
Lies for white lies
I know it is time
I must move on
There is so much tragedy
But impossible to weep
No time to cry, tears of beauty,
a luxury I barely receive
War, is this blood drenching my soul?
Too many a time I have lost control
I hate this sin but indulge in it
Long for, but dread a walking sunset
Here comes Leviathan,
his time to strike again
I wish to walk in the light
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Temporary fulfillment, unsatisfying
Between winter and summer, lukewarm
This is where I fall
The flower teaches a lesson of life
A garden left unattended
Is not far from the heart and mind
The wind is needed to make the tree grow stronger
Higher and farther to its potential
Distraction are what these demons call on
The idols of the earth, they make their whores
I beg for you
Is this the state of my heart?
Revive the forest, the woods
that they may stand strong
Purge all that is dead,
so that new life may grow
I beg for freedom,
A heathen asking for everything
Lay me across the anvil
Cool the fires of my vengeance
Purge the heart and mold its shape
Cover me in the blood
The one cure for all our sickness
The cure for all sin and shame
Malady of the spirit, a malady of my soul
Even my lack of explanation is unsatisfying
Bridge this void
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Instrumental
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As you quench your lust opening your thighs to mutilation
Minds so twisted they are satisfied by their own rape
A drugged soul
Bodies lying naked and paralyzed
Thoughtless walking corpse
Chained and guided by the blind
So curious, so deadly, so temporary
For the fashion of this world passeth away
Venomous are the pleasures of this world
A vast festival, a constant vanity fair
Immoral people, of a disgraced nation
Such perversion of God’s greatest creation
Not one pure motive, most corrupt, all are tainted
There is no hope without a savior
All are hopeless to sin without a savior
Aroused by perversion, entertained only with destruction
Entranced by the axe of a woman
Entwined with temptation
Following in the steps of dead men
Living a Godless lie, the truest deceit
It does not take long for the simple man to become consumed
A little sleep, a little slumber
Wrath and judgment knock at the door of the sluggard
The glutton feasting on the flesh of his brother
Two faced serpent
All are friend, and all are enemy
So emotional, so emotionless
Burned up you shall be, as are diseased swine
Carnival mirror, you have killed my child!
All are hopeless to sin without a savior
The love of my life was nothing more than death seducing
The lust of your life is a lie...
The lust of my life is a lie!
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The debut EP from USA symphonic metal band, Shield of Wings. A musical and lyrical exploration of philosophy, psychology and the Self.
released January 11, 2011