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A Prelude to Grief
01:48
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Illusion or Reality?
16:54
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ILLUSION OR REALITY?
(Music and words by Håvard Lunde)
I) RESURGENCE
(Lead: Andreas)
Shadowself:
There is a time to mourn when seasons fall
A time for remembrance at the end of it all
I embraced my fears, a life forsaken
And never strayed from any path I have taken
I fall into my mind's crescendo when everything is coming to a halt
But my desperation is calling and I fail to see the light appear before my eyes
Demon:
I deny this fading disguise
Euphoria, melancholy, secrets enlightened
You stumble through endeavoursjust to face another fall
In this sanctuary of illusions I will set the course; the balance of it all
Shadowself:
I stand again for all to see
The question remains for all eternity
I stayed within these silent walls where emptiness reigns and shadows fall
I live to see another day
But this feeling inside me just won't go away
I breathe to live
I live to see
But no one can see what is happening inside of me
Demon:
Echoes are sounding as time passes by
But the voices will wither for those left to die
The Dreamer:
I'd hide in the shades of illusion
My life has gone by, a soul born to die
Hallow this life on the outside where dark turns to light
I found a way
I found a way, away...
II) THIS WITHERING SOUL
Shadowself:
I feel myself deteriorate
My will has been broken
Am I at my fate?
Will I leave this dreadful place or suffer in silence the rest of my days?
Demon:
A downfall supreme!
Breaking down this tragic scene of emptiness unbound
When the mind is shattered heaven turns you down
The Erratic:
I left the world behind to hide inside my own
In the dark, an undiscovered passageway to the unknown
Unveiled a portal where the light is breaking through
My eyes...
Demon:
I'll find you...
The Erratic:
Here I am!
Demon:
...and blind you!
Shadowself:
Am I this stranger inside?
(Lead: Cezar)
Demon:
Facing the strains of his last sacrifice
Amazed by the disgrace of a love at last denied
The fate of this mortal is bound by his lies
No last glimpse of hope...
Father:
No hope, no light, no life...no life...
III) THE INSIDIOUS PLAGUE
(Lead: Håvard/Bret/Linus/Aaron)
IV) ...AT THE FATHER'S LEFT HAND
The Dreamer:
There is no place I’d rather be
The Erratic:
Time will tell where our lives have gone
Father:
I am always here with you
The Dreamer:
Take my hand and I won’t ever let you go
The Erratic:
Close your eyes, tell me what you see
Father:
I am always here with you
The Dreamer:
Hear these words that I am now whispering to you, for you
The Erratic:
There is no doubt I would give my life for you
Father:
I’ll always be right here for you
(Lead: Eirik/Håvard)
V) A WARRIOR'S FAREWELL
Angel:
Son of mine, now is the time
Take my hand and say goodbye
Hear my voice as I sing to you
I was never far, far away from you
You have been strong all through your life
But now it is time to find your light
(Lead: Alexandra)
Father:
Now you are here and I will take my leave
I have waited all this time to have you all near
Hear these words, now my life is through
Let everything I am be just for you
(Lead: Linus)
VI) GUARDIAN (THE LIGHT FAR YONDER)
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3. |
The Ails to Withstand
08:30
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THE AILS TO WITHSTAND
(Music and words by Håvard Lunde)
I) BEREAVEMENT, THY SCAVENGER
(Lead: Håvard/Leviathan)
Demon:
Awake in the presence of loss and demise
A scavenger ready to strike
Distanced and hostile and burning with pain
With a spirit that is waiting to die
Helplessly blind to all that surrounds you
Hating the fact that you are breathing
Safe in the pleasant caress of the noose
A spiritual suicide when death just won’t do
The Erratic:
Forever lingering through days of sorrow and pain
My secret memory comes to life when I am alone
(Lead: Andreas)
Demon:
I’ll never let go of this soul in my grasp
Obtained by delusional corruption
Withholding the answers that you will always seek
My grand design is near completion
The Dreamer:
Forever holding on without a hope for relief
The rain keeps pouring down on me
Take me home and give me shelter
The Erratic:
Forever lingering through days of sorrow and pain
My secret memories come at night when I am alone
II) THE THROES OF DESPERATION
The Erratic:
I can’t feel you anymore...
My eyes are blind but I see
Every day I am drawn near
One less day ‘til we meet
Father:
I never thought I would feel this way...
Broken and shattered into a million pieces
These tears that I cry have never felt so real
I know every word that you would say
That I should never let go
But you know these feelings inside we have both already known...
(Lead: Rafael/John/Mark)
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In the Mourning Hours
10:14
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IN THE MOURNING HOURS
(Music and words by Håvard Lunde)
I) DELUSIONS IN RED
The Erratic:
A silent formation befalling their eyes
What never took place now must hide
This lie deep down inside
Hiding away in the depths of your soul
Where no one can see where you have found your light
Deep in your soul
Darkness takes over the ones who are blind
To all of the secrets they keep inside
Just one more lie...
Demon:
Hallow the deed, the blood that you bleed will help you relieve all your pain
But the darkness that dwells deep inside you, my friend, is where all of your secrets have been made
(Lead: Cezar)
Father:
I can’t believe that all this time...
The one you have been searching for is still inside
Demon:
I will emerge from the shadows
Misplaced and distanced away from this life
I will show you the truth
The things that you’ll see are no more concealed by obscurity
II) THE GHOST OF DEPRIVATION
(Lead: Diego)
The Erratic:
I never could see my own sacrifice
A slave to the cruelty of the mind
It all happened here behind my own eyes, but I realize I have always been blind
Everything seemed like a knife in my back
My spirit was bound for demise
No life in my soul
No tears in my eyes
I just waited for the day that I’d die
Demon:
They have seen it coming
No sign of empathy
The ever striving soldier is finally falling on his knees
But when he falls like a feather to the earth
His name will be long forgotten like the echoes of the voice he once searched
The Erratic:
I have tried to release this thing deep inside of me
But no one can see the burden that my life has turned out to be
Demon:
There is light within the dark
This light within the dark
III) OUT FROM THE SHADOWS
The Erratic:
I found my way beneath a moonlit sky
In search for truth and the reasons for my being
And here we are under falling stars
It is time to carry on and find who I really am
Demon:
It is time for a change
I need to breathe
This rope around my neck is all that I need
(Lead: Cezar)
IV) TO LIVE, YET AGAIN
(Lead: Rafael)
The Erratic, The Dreamer and Father:
Here we are under falling stars
Under clear moonlit skies
For all to see, our new reality
In our new way of life
Father:
I feel I am drifting away
Like darkness in the morning hours
Just remember, if you are standing in the rain
Your life is all within your mind
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Moonscape Gjøvik, Norway
MOONSCAPE is a project founded by Håvard Lunde in February 2015, and is based in Gjøvik in the Innlandet region in
Norway
MOONSCAPE creates melodic, heavy and progressive music, where the progressive elements are mainly focused around atmosphere.
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