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The Heir to Tragedy
04:57
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Intensity unlike they’ve ever seen
Coping with a fatal dream
The fatigue of the hearts will betray it all
Overcome with terror
Worn on a face I no longer can call mine
What once was easy, where I had strength
Finds me forsaken and leaves me torn in two
Sometimes sparing the suffering is all that you can do
The choice was made for me until the choice was real
The signs were kept a secret
Robbing us of a gentle farewell
They all tried to evade it
Riddled with panic
But if you’re damned, so I shall be, and I’ll savor every hour
In what was mercy, where I had strength
Finds me repentant, alone in the world
Bring down the hammer
Bring it down
Driven into the cold earth is your hammer
Into the ground you’ll curse forever
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Søken
06:26
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Lo, do they call for the blood of the worthy
Spilled for the journey made by so many
Lusting for sweet war, to be embraced by the head of the hall
To finally see the bravest of them all
In perfect likeness – blonde and tall,
Odin
The call to arms of countless kin sparks the memory of battles shared in the past
Dreaming once more to govern the seas and bury old woes with the soon-to-be dead sent below
Set out for gold and fame
Land learned by name
Wooden leviathans skimming the seas
Fighting the rogue winds lashed out on thee
Axe and shield, mast and oar
Homage be payed to the fallen, Valhalla calls
When you’re taken by the grace of the Valkyrie
We’re standing on sands unfamiliar to those still thirsting for gold and fame
Tearing down all on the way, toward the heart the mind sways
A gleaming city beheld by every eye
The last shimmer of origin before they die
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Bastard
04:19
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She’s timid enough to fear the day she stops saying to herself,
“You can ride this out”
Just for the hell of it
Just to keep her in line
Every day wear that bitch down
It’s just good to show her who the man is
To put her in her place
That’s just a slap to the face
Image each new alibi
Her friends surely know what’s up, but who cares?
Just for the sake of it
You keep yourself young
You belittle those smaller than you
It’s just good to show her who the man is
To keep her in her place
That’s a slap to the face
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4. |
Path to Fate
07:22
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Fate – what has it done?
Lie – an eternity’s come undone
I’m beckoned at the call of the night
It’s then the route I recall in fright
Along the lattice path
I reach the winding stair
A bed of aging bouquets marks her final resting place
Forward I stray impassioned by her siren song
Daughter of darkness let it begin
I’m captivated by your sin
I await this devil in my dreams
I awaken to the finer things
Her rhythm frenzies me
Kindling a neglected power
As every muscle contracts
Gasping, my eyes roll back
Conquering fragility until all is emptied
Penetrating my psyche, I’m enslaved to her insanity
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5. |
March to Eternity
05:43
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Screaming the scripture we’ve all memorized
We’re united by the creed we’ve ritualized
Starved for the sacrament of raw force unleashed
We’re releasing the rage and we’re ready to bleed
Fed by the archaic aura beamed by blessed beings
The march to eternity all over the world
Leads the lost to a brotherhood anew in heavy metal
Fed by the archaic aura beamed by blessed beings
The march to eternity devours the weak and delights the strong
Baptized in blood and sweat without a single regret
Pounding metal power’s overwhelming you
Timeless hymns ingrained deep within
It will always remain true; it will devour you
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6. |
Burnt Between
05:32
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Please my son, heed my words:
Danger you won’t believe
Your eyes are blinded by the sun,
and you’ll be swallowed by the Aegean Sea
Chasing the chariot, wandering through the sky
Fixed upon my destiny
Now I go
Look at me now, beyond the maze
Flying I’m free at last
Here in between the mist and the rays
I’ve never seen something so vast
Hubris will overcome
Wrath falls upon my son
The only way to find new earth -
You leave this world
Decadent wonders filling my mind
Luxury, woman and wine
Crown me a king, blood entertains
All shall remember my name
“Please my son heed my words, mind the gods above”
Have you ever done this yourself? You tell me that I’m wrong?
I’m willing and able, I know more than you may want to believe
I fear no curse for I’m brave, conquer sun and sea
Your quest is a challenge, your dreams will become ash
Your line will cease to exist, remembered just for this
Father, I’m sorry, for it is here that I die
You’ll remain forever trapped looking into the sky
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The Nine
06:59
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A warning of The Nine:
They cripple with fear
Await a catatonic horror as The Nine draw near
Black shapes on the horizon
Chilling cries of death
Gasps and screams are their victims’ last breath
One with darkness
Forever one with darkness
All-binding, reaching all kingdoms
There’s just no hiding from those who are ever riding
Catatonia
A will so crushed, your shifting spirit surrendered
Spilling over from a poisoned chalice
One ring to rule them...
One ring to find...
One ring to bring them all into the darkness...
Bind
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Illumination
06:37
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Only time and dedication can guard the mind from the most tender lies
Born in this loss of innocence is the chance to be who I must be
There’s so much I could say and do, but why?
How could I deny the sweetest thing I ever knew?
In the deepest reverence, dear love
The only solution: simply let it go and bury you
Time to reap and sow
Time to be a whole new human being
With open arms, I greet this new illumination
I could never justly serve this union in a song
But through every moment how forgiveness has never felt so wrong
To give its just due, to get through, to live in persistence honoring what grew
It’s in reverence, illumination
Of all I ever knew it was you I loved
Time to reap and sow
Time to be a whole new human being
I need your strength
Lord give me strength
It’s clear I just need wisdom now
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Sycamyre Maryland
Sycamyre was formed in 2012 by three high-school friends who released their self-titled first album in 2015. The current line-up, including Liam Rowley (songwriter, lead guitar, lead vocals, rhythm guitar, bass), Seamus Doolan (lead guitar, growling vocals), and Jason Brooks (drums, backing vocals), released the follow-up, Iluminations, in 2020. ... more
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