1. Mystica 4:18
2. As rapture fades 3:24
3. Visions in blue 4:32
4. The passion reigns 2:54
5. Leaving me helpless 3:06
6. Visions pt. II: event horizon 2:04
7. I believe 2:43
8. Enhanced by your touch 1:55
9. Sensual excstacy 4:04
10. Fear of a lonely world 6:31
11. Prayer 4:24
total time 39:55


Mystica

I've been embraced
I'm so blessed
That I have eyes to see such a treasure
As is you

Mystica, I believe you

I cannot imagine
To not see you one more time
I'd miss your smile
I'd miss your eyes
So I thank the fates that I'm not blind

Mystica, I believe you
Will you believe me ?

Even when empowered
By the graceful light of a Nubian dawn
When I turn to meet your gaze
I know that you are the one

That you are the one
Who can comfort me and ease me
From idle misery help to...

Take me away to your world
of blissful dreams...
Release me, release me from pain

I've been embraced
I'm so blessed
That I have eyes to see such a treasure
As is you

Mystica, I believe you
Will you believe me ?


As Rapture Fades

Destiny, once more
Cruelly tears my life apart
Don't bring that pain
To my aching heart

As fate descends
Impassive discontent
Rains down on me

If this is coma
Let me see the other side

Mis is shrouding my aura
As I sense reality fading
Trance is my only escape

Is it fate ?
My rapture fades
Yeah? Then I must find a meaning
Why I exist

Tell me, tell me more, reveal to me
Do we live again ?
Show me, show me truth, is there hope ?
Hope to ever break free

On the other side
I'll know what to do
I won't be missed
Let me go and I'll co-exist

Please reveal the truth to me
Without that harmony
Will my rapture really fade ?
Is it fate ?


Visions in Blue

Cruelty has a human heart
Jealousy a human face
Terror the human form divine
Secrcecy the human dress

I won't rest, I just can't
Unless you caress
Those visions in blue

I see blue...
Blue is how I feel
It's all that's real

I see blue...
Blue visions reveal
All that's real

Now listen to me...

When hurts so much
Is the greed of the human race
They won't believe me
See the war within me

I can't rest
Unless you caress
Those visions in blue

I know it's so hard
What I'm asking of you
Though you know it's so true
See my visions in blue
My visions in blue


The Passion Reigns

Now you are feeling
The torture you gave
Took to the grave

Devoid of Body, just a soul
Now you can feel grace
True joy for real

The remembrance of a trueness within
The love that you gave
Took to the grave
In this love lies a strength
Now you can feel
Unless you caress
True joy for real

My body at rest
Yet I soar through the air
I never, ever felt so aware

On and on
The feeling goes
So let the passion reign

My body at rest
Yet I soar through the air, with you
I never, ever felt so aware


Leaving Me Helpless

Feeling beneath the umbra's cold stare
I'm enchanted as fate brings me your warmth
The leaves me helpless

You leave me helpless
Helplessly entranced

When our eyes meet
I feel you draining me of fear
Then as in one final heartfel kiss
Under a fading light
Enchanted, you leave me

You leave me helpless
Helplessly entranced

I'm helplessly entranced
And filled with hopes of joy
The joy of union and harmony forever
Harmony forever...

All hopes and dreams vanish away
Fears of tomorrow, they vanish away


I Believe

I believe in my conscience
I obey that inner feeling
I get scarred emotions
When I try to find your inner heart

The rulers are no real kings

I believe in my instincts
Yeah, I do... and I know it's true
That inner feeling
Don't ask me how I know the way
To your inner heart
Can't you hear me ?
I said rulers are no real kings

I search inside...

I though the true thoughts in my kingdom
were my own
I thought the throne was all mine

We share the light
When the sun beats down
On a Winter's day
(It blows me away)
I like the way that the sun shines down on us, yeah

The rulers are no real kings

I believe!!!


Enhanced by Your Touch

Your presence froze me the first time
It's filling me with feelings
I'm high on your scent
Your heaven scent

Your poisoned thorns
Still tug at my flesh
I admire your splendour
I yearn for your healing touch
I'm enhanced by your touch

The ecstatic seas of fulfilment
Rush through me
My heart pounds one last time
For one last time...

Your poisoned thorns
Still tug at my flesh
I admire your splendour
I yearn for your soothing touch
Now I'm enhanced by your touch


Sensual Ecstacy

Surrendering my laments
I remember the deep inner strength in you
I'm in sensual ecstacy

So deep are the feelings born
That they last forever

As we made love in mist shrouded nights
I vow I was in heaven with you
I'm in sensual ecstacy

So deep are these absolute feelings for you
I'm deep into you, and we'll last forever

Inside, my heart beats at one with yours
In bless recalled and so soon returned
Are love's proud memories of you
I'm in sensual ecstacy

So deep are these deep rooted feelings of love
Love for you
That they last forever

So far now, my conscience has flown
With you love I'm never alone
Far away from you, but I remember you
Far away from you, but I still feel you


Fear of a Lonely World

Confined to this infinite haze
of disturbing dreams
Starlit happiness remaining dormant
Whilst I'm turning my thoughts to the crying...
Innocence is dying

I'm free from the heavy burden
Of destroying guilt
Losing clarity of consciousness
Whilst I'm turning my thoughts to the crying..

My guiding inner conscience transcends
External reality trends
The whispering voice of reason screams
Over lonely dreams

Now you're dead...
Did you never think how it would be ?
Or did you only ever think of your own pain ?

Selfishly...
You never thought of anyone else's feelings
Only your own

Sealed in your lonely world
The Fear...
Fear of a lonely world
Fear of a lonely world
In your own lonely world

...in sleep


Prayer

The nails are dug in hard
Like the walls around my head

For the fear in my reflection
A wry grin I bear
Prayer

See the man of solitude
With weary eyes, with head in hands

To the fear in his reflection
A wry grin he bears
And to the fear in his religion
A wry grin he bears
While he speaks prayers


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Line up





Darren White - vocals
Paul Ryan - guitars
Steve Maloney - bass guitar
W.A.Sarginson - drums and percussion
Benjamin Ryan - Keyboards, organ & backing vocals





Artwork










Info



Recorded at lartington hall studios, County Durham May and June 1997
Engineered and produced by Pete "Peewee" Coleman and The Blood Divine
All music written and arranged by The Blood Divine
All lyrics by Darren White
All tracks published by Vile Music
Cover concept and photography by Darren White. Digital work by Mez
Additional guitars by P.J.

For Divine merchandise and fan club info send two I.R.C.s to:
THE DIVINE EYE P.O. Box 666 Colchester CO1 2GA England
E-mail:
divine-eye@blood-divine.demon.co.uk
Web site under construction: http://www.blood-divine.demon.co.uk
The Blood Divine thank all who have helped them along the way





Review



Heh quite a change from the previous The Blood Divine cd. The band stepped away from their Anathema / Cradle sound, and also quite a bit from metal in general. Darren only sings in his clear voice here, the guitars sound less heavy and an added organ gives it a bit of a sixties rock feeling. It's still good music I think, nice to listen to, but for a lot of metalheads I think this will be too soft.

Rating: 7 out of 10


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