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The unwanted and unpredictable
Ominous foreshadowing had been ignored
And the consequence is nigh
The way is treacherous
But must be taken
Substance has taken effect
Senses dull
Balance forgotten
This trek like a babe’s first steps
Stumbling through the breakers,
Jostled by endlessly violent waters.
Thunderous vibrations resound,
The core’s hull shudders and shakes,
Sanctuary lies here
Through the golden gates
Into the great hall
The portal is open without guard
Kneel before the throne
And let the praise surge forth But the seat of power is occupied
Try to stifle and stray
Fail and further sully the honored guest
Soil the love that’s yet to be had
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Burning bridges
It called out under your wishes
This haunts me
And I still feel it beneath the stitches
Flying high
Killing lights i fall into the void
It’s where you left me
Sinking low
Fading time
I have lost my soul
Where are you
It has been ripped away
Where is my soul
Where is my happiness
Killing lights i fall into the void
It’s where you left me
Sinking low
Fading time
I have lost my soul
Sleep
When you see my eyes open wide
I loathe life
Killing lights i fall into the void
It’s where you left me
Sinking low
Fading time
I have lost my soul
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Silura - "A Species Sewn"
[Chorus]
O' heavenly deity,
Have you abandoned us?
For our impiety,
Tried for the sins of man,
So, we are to fall?
O' heavenly deity,
Have you abandoned us?
For our impiety,
Now, for the sins of man,
We pay our toll,
Spectral beings materialize across the vessel of human life,
A race of those beyond the scope of all we've ever known,
Their primary directive to harvest all resources that we hold,
And of the indigenous--collected to be used as fodder,
We are cultivated,
Our existence tendered as feed,
We are but property to the Gods,
O' heavenly deity,
Have you abandoned us?
For our impiety,
Yes, we have sinned and thus,
The world turns now to dust,
Precursors for the advent of the end,
Unequivocal, yet dismissed by society, remiss,
Written in ancient tomes,
Was our fate foretold,
And those meant to govern us fled to safety at once,
Exposing vessels in which to flee,
Risen from the depths of the sea,
Disregarded by the envoys of ruin,
We've been raised to be sold since the dawn of man,
O' heavenly deity,
Have you abandoned us?
Or is this your decree,
That we are raised and sold as cattle?
O' heavenly deity,
You have abandoned us,
What good is piety,
To the treasonous?
The world turns now to dust.
O' heavenly deity,
You have abandoned us,
What good is piety,
To the treasonous?
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1st verse -
Calling out the cowards living behind their masks
Blinded by their own selfish embrace, throwing stones in a house of glass
Fighting for nothing, with hollow intentions
Dig deeper in their closed minded beliefs when they're faced with opposing opinions
There is no refuge, safe spaces do not exist
We'll cling to the shadows or swing from the gallows claiming we know facts when its all just a myth
Chorus-
Overwhelmed by the moment we're caught in
I know we're getting weak but we can't let it show
How many times have we been fed bitter lies
Sugared with promises of better lives
2nd verse-
All hope for the days of old have been abandoned
Too long have the days of shadow controlled every aspect of our lives
Consumed by the will to survive, but still afraid of the world we've created
Constantly under watchful eyes
Selfishness has fallen upon all of us, the trials and tribulations of a dark world
Trained to play the part of mindless pawns
Chorus-
Overwhelmed by the moment we're caught in
I know we're getting weak but we can't let it show
How many times have we been fed bitter lies
Sugared with promises of better lives
Breakdown-
I've heard whispers of battle, plans to storm the gate and overtake the keep
No more wasting our days in shadow prisoner to a heartless king
I've heard whispers of battle, torches burning bright, filling up the sreets
No more wasting our days in shadow prisoner to a heartless king
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This is the tale of a young poor boy who slept in his room (in his room)
He felt so alone at night but he had not seen the signs nor clues
The parasitic excrement on his windowsill started to come alive
It started to entangle him and poor in though his eyes
It was predetermined
The dead king will rise
Inside this human vessel
The risen god shall rule the sky’s
It was predetermined
A sacrifice must be made
Out of need, not of fury
The young boy dies this day
The essence of their king implanted they begin to move
To the alter of visions planted, the depths of the moon
There the young boy is laid down and prepared for the deed
As the sacrificial blade draws closer the entire race begins to bleed
It was predetermined
The race dies today
The king cannot take this vessel
The boys soul has already been claimed
It was predetermined
They start to run away
As the boys eyes begin to blacken
The race meet the devil this day
Who dares take what is mine?
Who dares take what is mine?
If you think that you can take this then I think you should die
Don’t you see this is my vessel you can’t run but you can try
The race can’t stop their young from bleeding as they run and hide
Behind them the devil starts shrieking
He’s calling his hell born host
The race cries out in terror now the devil begins to boast
You’ve invoked my treacherous fury
You’ll die but I want your king the most
It was predetermined
The devil shall win this day
The essence of the king lay scrambled
He can only watch as his people are slain
It was predetermined
The fallen king must rise
Without his help or guidance
The race will fall to the king of lies
A Young boy native to the moon leaves his mothers side
He fills himself with the kings presence
With the flick of a knife the king begins to rise
Hey devil
This ends between you and me
You’ve slaughtered my people
You’ve taken so much life
I have come here to end this
Along with your miserable life
What makes you think that you can beat me
I’ve crushed your people too easily
Look around you, you have nothing left, even now your people take their final breaths
There’s no way you can defeat me
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I just awoke from the craziest dream, a sudden feeling of purpose has come over me, there are things that I dont understand but in my dream it seemed I had so many lives in my hands
We've found ourselves in these times of dark despair the end is almost near, prepared for the worst but hope for the best
They punish those who dare betray them, making examples of anyone trying to make a difference.
Those who reach for what they want get their wrists put in chains before they have a chance to touch.
We need to do something but have always done nothing, just submit and we toil in our struggles
The problems we're facing, haunting and chasing us, running away from our troubles. It's time that we fight this evil, clear all the shadows release all the people. We've gotta maintain the mindset in our brains that we have war to make everything peaceful.
Davide Verse:
In a burning, dead cloud
Self-inflicted cancer among the chaos
By the bloodletting and thorns
The burden will solve In its death throes
Be reckless against the broken
After the worst suffering
To eradicate the seeds of your enemies
Verse 2:
Abort the path of greed, rise above it before you get in too deep. It's a lonesome road, theres no light to be found, you'll feel the weight of the world start pulling you down
Every action has a consequence, every decision will fall on someone's shoulders in the end, how much weight can you carry how many lives can be buried, how long can you run before it gets over bearing. Left with shoes too big for 10 men to fill, but like it or not those shoes are mine, there are things in motion that cannot be changed, much that once was is now lost, and few live who still remember it
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How did I live in a kingdom of thieves?
And people who say things they don't really mean, really mean
You're only everything I ever dreamed
Ever dreamed of, ever dreamed of
You must be kidding me, did you really think
I could say no
I want you for a lifetime
So if you're gonna think twice, baby
I don't wanna know, baby, I don't wanna know
Everything is just right
But if you're gonna think twice, baby
I don't wanna know, baby, I don't wanna know
I really don't get what everyone else believes
So why do I say things I don't really mean, really mean
I'm only crying 'cause I never dreamed
It'd take this long, it'd take this long
I want you for a lifetime
So if you're gonna think twice, baby
I don't wanna know, baby, I don't wanna know
Everything is just right
But if you're gonna think twice, baby
I don't wanna know, baby, I don't wanna know
Don't think twice, don't think twice
Don't think twice, don't think twice
How did I live in a kingdom of thieves?
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released December 25, 2019
Jared Wesley - Lyrics/Vocals
Cutter Taylor - Lyrics/Vocals
John Galloway - Lyrics/Vocals Additional Engineering
Todd Sieving Jr - Lyrics/Vocals
Mac Guarnieri - Lyrics/Vocals
Davide Aroldi - Lyrics/Vocals
Wade Joseph Sparks - Lyrics
Richard Perdomo - Rhythm Guitar, Mixing, Mastering, Composition
Joshua Williams - Lead Guitar, Composition, Writing, Drum Programming
Andrew Bosko - Bass Guitar, additional engineering
Ramih Eltaher - Original Drums
Angelo Montoya - Writing Credit
Bryn Schurman - Synth, Additional Engineering
John Ucol - Reamping
Phil Pluskota - Reamping
Joe Cox - Reamping
Feats and Gabriel's Thorn Artwork - Daniel "Ricky" Williams
Don't Think Twice Artwork - Amber Springer
Special Thanks To: Chugcore, Scream, Clean, Repeat!, MRK Guitars, RIP Guitars, Blackharbor Strings, The Guitarmory Pickups, Jared Wesley, Shedrat Industries, Joshua Wojtaszek, Caitlin Lombardo Perdomo, The Williams Family, Daniel "Ricky" Williams, Shapeshifter Audio, HVZE Recordings, Bravery Sound Studios, Jack Helliwell, Patrick Music, and everyone else who has helped Silura get to where we are now, and where we will be in the future.
