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Loner
09:50
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I've been drawn to the darkness much more than the light
Sometimes I feel at peace, but I'm anxious at night
Overthinking my problems, with no resolution
Sometimes disappearing seems the only solution
But I'm stopped by the image of what's left behind
And more guilt just builds up in my mind
So I channel this pain and bury it deep
To surface again when I'm losing sleep
In my dreams I am falling, but there's no sign of ground
The silence is deafening, and I yearn for the sound
Of those who are close, now distant to touch
But I keep them away, 'cause I need them too much
It's not easy existing with no one to share
All my troubles and anguish, though I know they may care
I treasure this pain, 'cause it guides and makes whole
Just a shadow in darkness, no light in this soul
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2. |
Her Spirit in the Past
12:08
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The flame burned steady, then flickered before death
The smoke, in pallid moonshine, enveloped all
With breathless words, she guided my hand
To spirits in the mist, that cursed my name
Such heart was given freely, yet is now one with dust
A pale song from the tongueless bird
Cast in vain, she will die, heart-wrenched in her hell
This wretched wight in all its fabled glory
A pale king stands among his slaughtered gifts
Such a warm embrace from the hand of death
Her spirit moved among the wheat stalks
As she bid farewell to me
Consigned to a memory, I will not forget
Though time may take me
Our time starved of meaning
A figure of beauty cast me aside
Awaken the devil inside of me
A split in my very being
No birds sing for me
The silence is a comfort
No more chaos, just solitude
And now I seek her forgiveness
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3. |
Ghosts of What Cannot Be
09:40
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I bathe in the cold of her loveless fire
A dead ember long since frozen
She needs me only when she cries
And I am caught by her gaze
The time of Winter has passed
And in weakness, I long for her
She became the Spring that lusts
Forever onward to the Golden Shore
Where the sea of sunlight casts its will
To the edge of Winter's night
Do not rejoice in the death of love
There is no beauty there
She is cold within my spirit
On her deathbed
Dark arrows guide her
Toward the midnight of life
While the sun passes through Heaven
The angels in her heart have sung their last
The Golden Shore is fading
With the Spirit that guides the sun
She shall sleep
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4. |
The Mirror's Own Truth
08:51
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I can see the same eyes staring back at me
But the face is not familiar
Disconncected from my own reality
Only the pain belongs to me
Each moment a convulsion
The fire is sometimes too much to bear
Hidden from others by a mask
The true face of my pain buried deep
I have succumbed to temptation
Despite my best effort
A scourge on love, devouring disease
Intoxicating and poisonous
I have lost my moral self
Yet I chase the high of immorality
It feeds my desire
A once proud man destroyed by fever
A sickness that cannot be cured
In mirrors I see my reflection
It is not the man that I am
The outward projection of happiness
Belies the multitude of demons within
I am tormented by my memories
The high is now fading
Another sting of your touch
Is all I need to sustain me
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5. |
Night Owl
07:32
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I am buried in my thoughts
I am leaving the past behind
I am lost within your dreams
I am eternally out of reach
Screaming at the night sky
Are you with me?
Would you allow me to die?
Or try to save me?
I live in the night where I can hide
Where spirits have always died
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6. |
The End of Our Time
12:46
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Destined to our grave, the great unknown
For there lays our fearful mystery
Full of shadows on her tomb
I despair at the thought of these small deaths
Our ties were severed once more
To break this bleeding heart
Among this canopy of dust
Only death broke us apart
His shadow will never see
The light of life to come
Where pure of heart exist
Those bound to their god
Angels whisper to the loved
Weep not, our tears are all
Enshrined in all your suffering
They will cease to flow
Destined to our grave, the great unknown
Where flowers wither and die
My spirit had loved you once
And now is faded doom
A fragrance yet undying
Eternal in its bloom
We are cursed to decay
And leave our mark in earth
Such a resting place for souls
Who shelter immortal birth
Linger no more among thy grave
But lift an eye to Heaven
Hues of faith will break the sky
Cast upon the Golden Shore
Among thy loved ancestral plane
And gathered home to God
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Galleiria Lincoln, UK
Galleiria was formed by Steve Cowan in 2009. The music is rooted in metal, on the heavier end of the spectrum, but weaves in as much melody as possible.
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