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For the longest time this song was about a book called "Agent To The Stars" by John Skalzi, where an alien who looks like a blobby pile of goop hires a press agent in order to make a good first contact impression. Then I watched an episode of Lewis (detective show) about a group of ex church kids getting murdered due to a dark secret and it kind of morphed into a "hidden hand" type story... Basically the lyrics are nonsense but I recommend both the book and Lewis.
This is a bit of an old mix, the orchestral intro was written WAY in the past and I lost half the instruments so couldn't remaster, so it's a recovery job. Also wrote this when I was listening to a lot of Kalmah and Catamania... Can you tell?
There is a long amazing intro too.. but you're just gonna have to wait till the EP release!
lyrics
Here are the harbingers of future
Where stars aligned I shine
Where eagles sore I'm standing in the wings
I am the dealer in your destiny, I fix your every role
And all I want is anonymity, and total control
Far across the earth
Beyond the eastern sunrise
A secret life that's born of fire
And angle of haven on earth
A demon that dwells in the dirt
The great decider of mankind
Between animals and man there is honor
Twixt the heavens and the earth there is time
There's no destiny no predetermination
Ancient mysteries enshrined indoctrination
turn and stand, face the sunrise
What horrors lie within the heart of man
What sins we've wrought across these Barron lands
Now behold, in glowing complexities
All our lifetimes intertwined
As we dance the glowing of the embers
Reflects all the intricacies we hide
The pattern is black with insanity
Mans improprieties, sorrows and fear
Darkness lies within every man
Original sin, damnation demands
Keepers open eyes
Where stars and dreams combine
A life that's born of fire
Erase the stakes, raise the knife
Here are the harbingers of future
Where stars aligned I shine
Where eagles sore I'm standing in the wings
I am the dealer in your destiny, I fix your every role
And all I want is anonymity, and all I want is control
Take this cup of sorrow, don't turn away
Born in fire, in the embers, break the day
Keepers open eyes
Where stars and dreams combine
Ancient messiahs and prophets of suffering
A worthy messiah is worthy to stand
Is worthy to die
There's no destiny no predetermination
Ancient mysteries enshrined indoctrination
Now behold, in glowing complexities
All our lifetimes intertwined
As we dance the glowing of the embers
Reflects all the intricacies we hide
Keepers open eyes
Where stars and dreams combine
A life that's born of fire
Erase the stakes, raise the knife
Far across the earth
Beyond the eastern sunrise
A secret life that's born of fire
And angle of haven on earth
A demon that dwells in the dirt
The great decider of mankind
With complexities in our minds open your eyes
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released March 22, 2019
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