Midnight Odyssey
Shards of Silver Fade
1. From A Frozen Wasteland
In darkness I stand
A world extinct
An ocean of nothingness
And slowly I sink
No air to embrace me
No warmth to feel
And feeling is absent
A numbness concealed
Beneath an ocean
Of ice and dust
A plain of frozen
Earthen crust
I come to this world
From a land so far
Where daylight is fading
From a frozen star
And mountains shall move
And the earth subside
From a frozen wasteland
To another inside
I hear of ancient people
Whose whispers have grown
But no one shall listen
They remain unknown
Their words speak of anger
And the end of our time
No one will heed them
They rashly decline
I come to this world
From a land so far
Where daylight is fading
From a frozen starAnd mountains shall move
And the earth subside
From a frozen wasteland
To another inside
I heard these voices
But saw no mouths
The words like fountains
Came pouring out:
“You can’t escape the mighty
True lord of death
He’ll come for you no matter
He’ll come at my behest
He’ll come and rip your heart out
Beating from your chest
This is his frozen wasteland
And you are now his guest”
He’ll come for you
At my behest
This is his frozen wasteland
And you are now his guest
In darkness I stand
A world extinct
An ocean of nothingness
And slowly I sink
No air to embrace me
No warmth to feel
And feeling is absent
A numbness concealed
Beneath an ocean
Of ice and dust
A plain of frozen
Earthen crust
I heard these voices
But saw no mouths
The words like thunder
Came roaring out:
"You can’t escape
The true lord of death
He’ll come for you
At my behest
He’ll rip your heart out
Beating from your chest
This is his frozen wasteland
And you are now his guest”
I come to this world
From a land so far
Where daylight’s fading
From a frozen star
And mountains shall move
And the earth subside
From a frozen wasteland
To another inside
I hear ancient
Whispers have grown
But none shall listenThey remain unknown
I come to this world
From a land so far
Where daylight is fading
From a frozen star
And mountains shall move
And the earth subside
From a frozen wasteland
To another inside
2. Hunter Of The Celestial Sea
Forever poised
He rides the darkened skies
An eternal cycle
A chase of endless dawns
Oh how the hunter rides
The celestial waves
He draws his peerless sword
And hunts his prey
But hidden far beyond
A foe in shadows
To hunt the hunted
To lurk and not be seen...
To turn a blind eye
And never see
The claws of doom
Forever coming for you
Oh how the hunter rides
The celestial waves
He draws his peerless sword
And hunts his prey
But hidden far beyond
A foe in shadows
To hunt the hunted
To lurk never to be seen...
And his father is the ocean
He can skim across the seas
His blade is always at the ready
He strikes swift and clean
But the shadow grows stronger
In the eyes of those scorned
His threats unabated
The death of all wild born
And from the earthen depths
A creature is released
Of pincers and poison
A creeping death is unleashed
Blade is sharpened, belt fastened, eyes hardened
Mind is weakened, and blind to the darkCreature crawling with a burning tail sting
Hunter roaming, not knowing what lurks
Creature rising, tail biting, claws tightening
Hunter falling, with a last painful scream
Blade is sharpened, belt fastened, eyes hardened
Mind is weakened, and blind to the dark
Creature crawling with a burning tail sting
Hunter roaming, not knowing what’s lurking
Creature rising, tail biting, claws tightening
Hunter falling, with a last painful scream
3. Son Of Phoebus
Come and see him ascend
Come and see his end
Watch the flames ahead
Slowly fall to the lands
Below...
Come and see him descend
Come and see the end
Come and see, come and join the dead
Below...
Sors tua mortalis, non est mortale, quod optas
"Thy lot is mortal, not for mortals is that thou askest"
Magna petis, Phaethon, et quae nec viribus istis munera conveniant nee tam puerilibus annis
"Thou askest too great a boon, Phaethon, and one which does not befit thy strength and those so boyish
years"
Sors tua mortalis, non est mortale, quod optas
"Thy lot is mortal, not for mortals is that thou askest"
Ne dubita! Dabitur (Stygias iuravimus undas), quodcumque optaris; sed tu sapientius opta!
"Nay, doubt it not, it shall be given, we have sworn it by the styx, whatever thou dost choose. But, oh make
wiser choice"
Medio est altissima caelo, unde mare et terras ipsi mihi saepe videre fit timor et pavida trepidat formidine
pectus
"In mid-heaven it is exceeding high, whence to look down on sea and land oft-times causes even me to
tremble"
Phoebe, pater...
O lux inmensi publica mundi, Phoebe pater
"O common light of this vast universe, Phoebus my father"
Your fearful words I will heed
This flaming chariot shall ride
But not too high to burn the skies
Nor too low to scorch the earth
Between the Serpent and the Altar
Passing the Bull and the ArcherEscaping the maws of Leo
And the Claws of Cancer
The dawn now summons
Mounted, reins in hand, I must ride...
But my mortal weight feels like freedom
To the horses, they pull and steer
As if no one was riding, and so they veer
From the course, to the earth, and burn the land below
And so I descend...
Diffugiant stellae, quarum agmina cogit Lucifer et caeli statione novissimus exit
"The stars all flee away and the Morning Star closes their ranks as, last of all, he departs from his watch-
tower in the sky"
4. A Ghost In Gleaming Stars
Alone, I hear a voice so young
Who comes from a time so old
Whose words have haunted me
For so long
Hidden in night’s dark shade
Covered from gazing eyes
Heard only by the wind
A ghost that wanders the night
In the night, it calls out aloud to me
And it cries
To face the anguish of the dead
Of a child so torn
Taken from a mother’s hands
The flesh, long lifeless, decays
The soul, that rises, aware
A ghost now deadens the air
Neque avelli possunt, nox umida donec invertit caelum stellis ardentibus aptum
"And they cannot tear themselves away till the dewy night rolls round the heaven, inset with gleaming stars"
[Virgil, Aeneid, Book XI, 201]
5. Asleep Is The Fire
In colder dreams
An eon away
Darker be the night
And never be the day
The ever fainting moonlight
Brightens up the skies
But every passing hour
The fire slowly dies
I am waiting in a colder dream
I’m frozen in time
Feel the fire that will never be
I’m fading away
To the dark and hidden voidI will not return
To the warm and glowing rays
Of a star who once shined
An air of silence falls
As I take a final breath
A last gasp of steam
I lay my eyes to rest
I feel the sudden footsteps
Of people gathering
A darkened sheet, a veil
Covers as they sing
I am waiting in a colder dream
I’m frozen in time
Feel the fire that will never be
I’m fading away
To the dark and hidden void
I will not return
To the warm and glowing rays
Of a star who once shined
Asleep is the fire
Pavidum leti genus humanum cogis longam discere noctem
"Force all humans, fearful of death to gain knowledge of the long night"
Asleep is the fire
In colder dreams
I would still be alive
Though the world has froze
Shadows would survive
And there I’d wander free
Without a single care
I’d lurk along the walls
None would be aware
I am waiting in a colder dream
I’m frozen in time
Feel the fire that will never be
I’m fading away
Tonight the shadows will swallow the fire
Tonight the frozen souls of anguish will conquer the flames
The last entire trace of light escapes and fades
Tonight the clutches of death have grasped my feeble breath
Asleep is the fire
I am trapped inside a dream
I’m frozen inside
The flames will never be
I’m fading away
To the dark and hidden void
And here I will stay
With the cold and icy rays
Of a star that’s now died
Asleep is the fire
Awake death eternalAt play is the dark
Absorb flaming starlight
Pavidum leti genus humanum cogis longam discere noctem
"Force all humans, fearful of death to gain knowledge of the long night"
Asleep is the fire
Awake death eternal
I am trapped inside a dream
I’m frozen inside
The flames will never be
I’m fading away
To the dark and hidden void
And here I will stay
With the cold and icy rays
Of a star that’s now died
Pavidum leti genus humanum cogis longam discere noctem
"Force all humans, fearful of death to gain knowledge of the long night"
[Seneca, Hercules]
6. Starlight Oblivion
A celestial path that worlds cling to
Over the blackened horizon they go
To leave the light
To leave the light
To leave this blinding light
To leave the light
Looking to the dark infinity
Where chaos swirls endlessly
And worlds clinging to what they know
Blinded by the ever slightest of change, they go
To leave the light
To leave the light
Through the weaving paths of time
The stars have found their way
But like the oceans, creeping closer up the shore
Their paths grow closer, and soon their fires will cross
Their forms will pull the other’s fabric and tear at its dying
Existence
The flow of fire draws near
And solar flares erupt
The winds of oblivion fear no flame
The final essence of ancient primordial rage
Like chariots riding into battle
Whose horses no longer obey, running wildly
And deeply afraid
The brightest star in the night sky
Slowly moves into the fireAnd loses energy, taken hastily
A darkened body moves so near
It hides its partners glowing sphere
Growing endlessly, killing willingly
Behind, the light begins to show
A gold corona starts to glow
Now it cannot hide, when the worlds collide
Why does this beauty now appear
Since the end is pulling near
Glowing wastefully, dying regrettably
I see the movement of the stars as they grow closer to the end of their long lives
The glowing fires start to pull like reaching hands taking everything that they can
And as the matter starts to break and crumble, as if fleeing from the destined path
The dust and ice now rises up into the sky and flies from gravity’s firm grasp
7. Darker Skies Once Radiant
Take, but a moment to be
In this reverie
In a lifeless state
Of serenity
Falling far from a throne
Perched high within the stars
Your light is seen by all
They dream upon your fall
Your path is destined here
Below where mortals fear
Dark unforgiving skies
Once radiant, now cry
Fade, to a paler shade
Hidden in the bones
Of the buried gods
And turned to stone
Fallen far from your throne
Pushed down beneath the stars
Your light was seen by all
In dreams they see you fall
Your path has led you here
Where even gods will fear
Dark unforgiving skies
Once radiant...
Take a moment to hear
As death draws ever near
His hand will guide your eyes
To a dark world inside
This world will be your home
How the sharp thorns have grown
His words will drown your heart
Flesh and soul will not part
Words are worthy of fear
Meanings are never clearTongues will tell you lies
Truth hides deep in the eyes
When seeds of doubt are sown
Hidden paths stay unknown
When truth finds you in the dark
Death will leave his mark
In darker reveries, you're sitting here swallowing the empty dreams
of thoughts afraid
In all the centuries, you wouldn’t be wallowing in endless streams
of darker shades
In all your memories you're thinking of the darker skies once radiant
In stellar flame
Now at your ending, you're staring at the eyes of death embracing
your fearful face
Fade, to a paler shade
Hidden in the bones
Of the buried gods
And turned to stone
Fallen from your throne
Beneath the stars
Your light was seen by all
Now they see you fall
Your path has led you here
Where even gods will fear
Dark unforgiving skies
Once radiant...
In darker reveries, you're sitting here swallowing the empty dreams
of thoughts afraid
In all the centuries, you wouldn’t be wallowing in endless streams
of darker shades
In all your memories you're thinking of the darker skies once radiant
In stellar flame
8. Shards Of Silver Fade
Time is short, all the eons, paused
Here rides the winter with stellar fall
Hide this soul from the morning’s dawn
A birth of darkness, in shadows crawl
Find this home for a wicked crone
And let her summon the ancient’s form
Dried, like bones, in the soil grown
A lifeless blossom, it glistens no more
And the ice rains
Shards of solar glass
Stabbing the earth raw
It perishes in the storm
This is now the end
The plagues will begin
Come infinity
Die inside of me
View the astral plain
The light has been detained
Come eternityCome and die with me
And you cannot pretend
That you foretold the end
Come infinity
Die inside of me
Your gods will not defend
The lies that you have bled
Come eternity
Come and die with me
So if this is the end
No hero will be sent
Come infinity
Die inside of me
Your god is not your friend
No saviour will descend
Come eternity
Come and die with me
I hear whispers, I hear calls
I see a figure old, and deformed
He guides his hand
And offers a reprieve
From this frozen wasteland
Is seeing to believe?
The firmament fell
And order deceased
But a calming presence
Has offered a release
Death is no stranger
Mounted on his stead
The pitch black of darkness
Again seems in reach
Though one star will die and freeze
Another sphere awaits me
And finally is welcoming
So many die, yet few are willing
To give up their spirit
And finally be free
Awakening to a plain
Of silent waters
And swirling silver streams
Falling stars, like shards of glass
And waves of faint glowing stellar rays
Bewitching me, the astral sea
And her voice, slowly echoing
The solar streams meandering
Like her voice, prancing playfully
Dis Pater — All instruments, Vocals
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