LYRICS
WHAT UNITES ALL (FEAT. MAX PHELPS)
Fear no more, now you are at the door, it’s time to
Close your eyes, trust in what lies behind, that curtain
Open now, just for thou, make a vow to allow yourself to accept change
Life is impermanence
No more hearts aching, all things breathtaking, it’s what unites us all
Your time has come, you will not run from what unites us all
A life loved lost, mourning
Morning comes tomorrow
Procession, you will be carried out, relieved of
Possessions, your will now unencumbered, soul now
Free to ascend to the end, while body returns to the earth
Decomposition hidden from loved ones
No more hearts aching, all things breathtaking, it’s what unites us all
Your time has come, you will not run from what unites us all
A life loved lost, mourning
Morning comes tomorrow
Between the lines of death and life
There lies what binds all cultures
Not terrified of the other side
We all will find our purpose
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[Solo: Max]
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No more hearts aching, all things breathtaking, it’s what unites us all
Your time has come, you will not run from what unites us all
Life loved, lost mourning
Morning comes eternal
THE FINAL BEAT
Initiation into ancestry, dance with me to final beat
The goal of life, become me, celebrate, let me die right, lest spirits torment thee
Ikwa ozu, honor me, prepare splendid banquet, feast
Lavish livestock, provide drink, celebrate, let me die right, lest spirits torment thee
Misfortune falls on those who celebrate small and I won’t be allowed my afterlife
So dance the final beat, make celebration sweet, dance to the final beat
When your time has come to join us we’ll be watching up above
Waiting for kin to show love, celebrate, let us die right, or you won’t transition
Misfortune falls on those who celebrate small and you won’t be allowed your afterlife
So dance the final beat, make celebration sweet, dance to the final beat
A race against all time, save up, prepare to die
Expense immense and dire consequence
Nothing left to chance, I won't be condemned
Do this final dance, celebrate, let us die right, no matter the expense
Nothing left to chance, my clan won't be condemned
Die to this final dance, celebrate, let us die right, no matter the expense we must cross the expanse
And dance the final beat, make celebration sweet, dance to the final beat
So dance the final beat, make celebration so sweet, dance to the final beat
Dance to the final fucking beat
MEMENTO MORI (FEAT. ENRICO H. DI LORENZO)
Grotesque effigy, for all to see
Memento mori, a transi, behold our glory
True honesty, sculptured signori
Death’s stare laid bare to prepare you
What will become of us
All things must end
Forever monument to lament represent
And never shy away from our own brutal truth
Here I remain thru the passage of time
Funerary transcendent putrefaction sublime
Germane to the past, age of I
Spill your guts to the whole world
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[Enrico]
Tutti, che tutti vedano
Memento mori, l’orrore, la nostra gloria
Il macabro, il vero, l’eterno furore
Laida attende la morte il tuo dolore.
Here I remain thru the passage of time
(Ancora qui, mentre muoiono le ere)
Funerary transcendent putrefaction sublime
(Putrida, oscena purezza avvelena il tuo cuore)
Germane to the past, age of I
(Un cappio già teso legato al passato)
Spill your guts to the whole world
(Il ventre aperto a nutrire il mondo)
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Forever and never, and nether forever
Forever monument to lament represent
And never shy away from our own brutal truth
DUR KHROD
Apotheosis
This body now an empty vessel
For to give generous gift of me for thee
And I give all I’ve left to give
Upon the peaks of generosity
Be done with me. Excarnation. Leave me to rot away.
A kindness
Perhaps this feast will sate your hunger
Keep you from bleeding someone else myself
There won't be use for me much longer
This mind’s escaped to someplace else
I’m ripped apart by wind and water
By now I’ve gone to start anew without you
Began again cycle restarts
Until there’s balance in our hearts
Restart
Rebirth
I will become an empty vessel
For to give generous gift again
I've given all I’ve left to give
I’ll gladly do it to the end
Until it ends
JADE, GOLD, OBSIDIAN
Plunge, swim deep down, never found
Dead or alive, just a state of mind
Pilgrimage I’ve made to peregrinate that fine-silt membrane
No difference it makes, asleep or awake
From nothing I make those still waters wave til from sight I fade
Consecrate to the other plane
Let it rain on this cenote
Jade, gold, obsidian
Human remains lost to oblivion
A watery grave, or so they say
Never seen again but I simply must
Plunge, swim deep down, never cease this
Plunge, swim deep down, never found
Jade, gold, obsidian
Submerged, sinkholes filled to the brim
A gateway, limestone gave way to they
Plunge, swim deep down, never found never seen again
Penetrate this chthonic gate
Fear no pain brave the aqueous cave
Jade, gold, obsidian
Submerged, sinkholes filled to the brim
A gateway, limestone gave way to they
Plunge, swim deep down, never found never seen again
Milky way, the black road, make my way to them
Rituals arcane open the gate to Xibalba
Plunge, swim deep down, never seen again
Jade, gold, obsidian
Submerged, sinkholes filled to the brim
A gateway, limestone gave way to they
Plunge, swim deep down, never found never seen again
Milky way, the black road, make my way to them
Jade, gold, obsidian
YŪREI
Violent death
So much regret, they do not let me pass away peacefully
Left unresolved, love unreturned, I will return in hatred, you will be haunted
A vengeful soul has taken control, revenge on a world that has failed me
Transformed intent, forgot what it meant, and yet I remain in pain, you will be haunted
From beyond the gate
Consummate, end this hate
Death avenged, love embraced
Save me from this fate, end this wraith
Before it’s too late, exorcise me
Cleanse this place, ofuda placed on my face
My remains won't be found underground
This torment too strong, I am more than you know, and so will grow
This specter’s tale will be retold
Folklore and fear engulf for centuries
My soul and spirit won’t leave it without an answer
An exorcism, in effort to undo my violent death
Bloodstains on white, cold colour light, limbs gallow lifelessly
Dark dismal tresses cascade on dresses
There are many of me, you will be haunted
Long after me
Consummate, end this hate
Death avenged, love embraced
Save me from this fate, end this wraith, pull me into escape out from under this weight
Consummate, end this hate
Death avenged, love embraced
Save me from this fate, end this wraith
Before it’s too late, exorcise me
たすけて
にげて
To save me
Or run away
WEEPING
Portending end, wails welcome the dead
Tears spill from eyes of red
Sharing that thing that we cling to so devout
Those last moments, your last breaths slip from your mouth
Mourn in anticipation, fearing the inevitable
end of all things loved
Warning and it’s a reason for fearing the inevitable, one last time, before it comes
The banshees weeping sing to the sleeping
A wake for the grieving, songs for to welcome the newly dead
Spared from that thing, think we can’t live it without
Throes of torment, finally let go, as you transition
The banshees weeping sing to the sleeping
A wake for the grieving, songs for to welcome the newly dead
O mourn in a celebration, no fearing the inevitable anymore, time stands still
Warming hearts, candlelit homes, mirrors, the inevitable, turned around, windows ajar
The banshees weeping sing to the sleeping
A wake for the grieving, songs for to welcome the newly dead
Portending end, welcome the dead
Eyes of red welcome the dead
The banshees weeping sing to the sleeping
A wake for the grieving, songs for to welcome the newly dead
WIND AND WATER (FEAT. SHANTANU VYAS)
Ashes to wind and water
Commemoration, conflagration
Let it be done, body water-run
I’ve taken my time, taking up space, take in forever now
I’m ready now, in white cloth I am bound
Ashes to wind and water
Ashes to wind and water
One last, at last, this rite of passage for me
Ascend and end this cycle finally free
Tilaka on third eye
To there I ride, bamboo on which I lie
I’m drawn three lines, dust ghee on seeds and rice
Today I rise, ashes to wind and water
Reflecting macro in micro
Forefathers receive, five forms of body
Fire, space, air, earth, and water return
Tilaka on third eye
To there I ride, bamboo on which I lie
I’m drawn three lines, dust ghee on seeds and rice
Today I rise, ashes to wind and water
Ashes to wind and water
Commemoration, pyre cremation
Let it be known this spirit is home
Already now, I’m in a realm of my own
Ashes to wind and water, sky my below
My final death, it’s over now
Let it be known this spirit is home
Already now, I’m in a realm of my own
Ashes to wind and water, sky my below
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[Shantanu]
a̠gnimī̍ḻē pu̠rōhi̍taṃ ya̠jñasya̍ dē̠vamṛ̠tvija̍m
a̠gniḥ pūrvē̍bhi̠r-ṛṣi̍bhi̠rīḍyō̠ nūta̍nairu̠ta
a̠gninā̍ ra̠yima̍śnava̠tpōṣa̍mē̠va di̠vēdi̍vē
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THE WAVES SUITE: SIREN/OCEAN/CALEUCHE
Siren-
Omens beckon sea’s embrace
Alone and alluring it calls my name
Restless, wrestle with the waves
Singing guides, beguiles, my way
Ocean-
The waves come rolling again and again and again
May we be at peace and end
Endless seas, return me where it began
Endlessly returning memories
Ancestry welcomes me beneath the waves
And such dreams become reality
Crushed beneath coral reefs
The waves come rolling again
May we be at peace and meet our ancestral protectors
Aumakua
A maelstrom of selachii, torn apart, heartaches wash away
In salt water I am baptized, and live on in the waves
A maelstrom of selachii, torn apart, heartaches wash away
In salt water baptized and live on in the waves
Endless seas, bury me with all I’ve loved
Endlessly carrying a heavy heart
Ancestry will come lead me on my way
And such dreams offer me a work of art
Crushed beneath coral reefs
The waves come rolling again
May we be at peace and meet our ancestral protectors
Aumakua
A maelstrom of selachii, torn apart, heartaches wash away
In salt water baptized and live on in the waves
Caleuche (Instrumental)-
DEATH DRIVE ANTHROPOLOGY
I’ve lived a life consumed by need to understand what surrounds me
All humankind consumed by greed
We’re all just marching to our final day
Death Drive Anthropology, obsessed with the demise
I've tried positivity but I’m tired of all the lies
I’m enamored with the world and what all creeds and cultures share
To be human is to crave death, finding peace with what’s out there
To make art out of pain and trauma our only way of life
Document what unites us all, a compendium of strife
When I die I’ll leave this behind, my life’s work
Anthropocidal fixations immortalized in book
Death Drive Anthropology
What remains of me; anthropology
I've lived a life consumed by fear
But found I hold those nightmares dear
I've lived a life consumed by rage
But it kept me fighting for a better world
Show you all my love, the only way I know, the only way I feel equipped
Worship, write a devotion for beauty horrific
An homage in form of an omnibus to the many shades of death
I dedicate my life to this purpose
When I die I’ll leave this behind, my life’s work
Anthropocidal fixations immortalized in book
Suicidal leaflets belie my soft smirk
I lived a life asphyxiated in mortal lies, no more
Death Drive Anthropology
What remains of me; anthropology