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WITHER LYRICS
"Origin" (2002)
1. Tidal Waves Of Light
2. Avalon
3. Separate Lives
4. Virgin Moments Left Undone
5. For Endless Fields
6. The Leaving
7. Malkuth
8. Well Of Souls
1. Tidal Waves Of Light
Ancient minds were mystified,
by the origins.
The stars that ruled their night,
Remain the same,
Ornaments of light I look upon-
though they are gone.
And the ocean,
and the pool of night,
Whisper of a song sung through the trees.
Of the countless shores our souls have washed upon,
Like starlight through infinity we are- what we are.
Tidal waves of light,
on an endless journey,
through walls of midnight sky.
How we sink,
and we swim,
and we fly...through walls of midnight sky.
2. Avalon
All for the hope,
what was may be again.
I raise the Chalice,
to my lips.
One last look,
into her crystal eyes then turn.
All these years I'd never dreamed she'd kept it safe here with her.
I forgive you noble queen,
but now I must away.
Be the man I was,
to lead my men again.
Son of incest,
Sister of sin,
I go to finish,
what you began.
Where are you now,
my wisest friend?
I am with you in your dreams,
until the end.
A dream to some,
a nightmare to others.
A dawning's mist,
upon the field.
My time is done.
Now go to finish yours.
Take your place as king,
Once more and ride again.
The dogs of war,
and mercenaries,
amidst the mist we use the old ways.
Fallen friend,
and vanquished foe,
until atlas the field is quiet.
All is done.
Take the sword of kings,
Cast it in the lake,
another king shall come.
One last look, into her crystal eyes,
I burn.
Remember I loved you always,
I will be waiting for you- upon a ship of gold-
To Avalon, they've come to take my soul.
I will be waiting.
And so it comes.
3. Separate Lives
Separate lives begin when we are born.
One a god, the other a frightened child.
Behind me lies the beast of misunderstanding.
Ahead, the path of broken glass I travel.
Why must life be this way?
Why must love not last forever?
If only you and I could understand we're together...
Forever.
I still have a dream.
She dances on chaotic pools of heaven.
4. Virgin Moments Left Undone
Half unwoven golden threads in tapestries of memory,
Finished, but undone, does one remain forever haunted?
How do I make sense of senseless treasures- wisps of beauty floating,
Coming up to nothing, but their silent culmination
-manifested-
Gazed upon and scattered, scattered to the winds.
My god, my kingdom for a reason,
as the reasons fade and fall.
Virgin-moment-garden.
Winds, you lay them waste,
and leave the moments bare.
But still the echo of a dream that died reverberates,
through the dark expanses of my sleep and glare of my waking hours.
A stain of hope,
Spilt across the floor where I have come to lie.
She will not die;
She is forever,
so am I.
Mother prepare a place for me,
I am coming home.
Father delivers me.
Once more beautiful,
the saddest thing to say.
They cry behind their eyes,
Years of flood cover them.
It needn't be this way.
Mother prepare a place for me,
I am coming home.
Father delivers me.
5. For Endless Fields
All of this is fake.
Nothing around us is real.
And day-by-day, all that's true within,
Is Buried in the mass grave,
as passion is toiled away.
I don't believe...
But in my mind there is an endless field of flowers,
and when I find this place I pray,
to fall face down and die.
And animals will come,
and eat my flesh,
and part of me will seep into the earth,
And I...
Will have mattered.
Mattered...
I...
6. The Leaving
When all that remains
is the candle light
that strains against the dark
and the fragrance of a memory
Down the winding stairs I go
into cool night air
with the echo of goodbye
Down the moonlit path I strode
to the river
singing to the night
bathed in moonlight
In the cool still pool
my reflection spoke to me
pleading but one question.
When will I be free of this?
I will never be free of this.
From the darkness of the trees
a voice it called to me.
I will take your pain
weave for you a coat of night
and the freedom which you lack
you will become.
Come with me and leave this
shadow world behind
I swear that you and I
will find the strength
to run the paths behind the moon.
Oh feline,
thy coat so dark and velvet kissed
sensuality.
Thy eyes like jewels in darkness gleam
gleam above the icy stream
beckoning me.
Oh to run with you through the trees
oh to rise above on wings
freedoms dream
Through your eyes I now see me
as we rise above to free
and run the paths behind the moon.
Cats with wings
we are cats with wings
we are free tonight.
Goodbye sorrow
I am leaving
you far behind me tonight.
7. Malkuth
After all the days are gone,
Darkness netherworld rules the day.
Equilibrium's a forgotten friend,
come pagan warriors with strength to make a change!
Crawl out of the pit,
of lack of mortal pleasure.
I've found my light again,
come to me my friends!
Unite my brothers;
I have waited here so long to find you.
Sweet sisters,
Bind the ties with your embrace.
Throughout past years there's been times when I felt like fuckin' shit.
Your love, it gives me strength to live again.
Spit in the face of all the gods,
you know they would destroy us.
I would die for those who walk alone with me.
Pack up your wretched souls;
Go back to hell you can't destroy us- not with fire or Ice.
Behind closed doors,
Lie wolfs in human skin.
Did they reach their claws inside your mind?
And take your dreams away?
Sweet memory- Still remain-
though the memory dies,
the dream, it still remains-
A plastic shell of me...
No more fire and Ice.
8. Well Of Souls
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