“There were rumors among the inmates, back in Salva D’Or. They spoke of a miraculous doorway, hidden beneath the waves, that would grant you any wish! ...and as I walked forth, I became more and more afraid, because my wish had been lost in the giant waiting hall, and I did not care to find it anymore, for down the path I followed was more than just the simple magic door, they thought they’ve heard of, back in Salva D’Or.”
lyrics
Betray the treason imprison. Hurray!
Betray the treason in prison. Hurray!
the treacherous prism, to pray
with the light of day.
Day is getting older,
radiating colder, marrow.
Shifting body-piercing arrow,
shifting body pierce the arrow
through my brain in a line,
through my brain in my spine!
Open the line to find inside a snail who dies,
adding a spiral every twenty-three quarters of time, of time,
on the sulphurous shell,
on the sulphurous shell on his back.
He pays for his crimes.
He pays for my crimes!
Maybe I’ll choose the right way wrong.
“Fool, don’t open the door!”
One day it came to be,
the galaxy would trust in me,
to give up my choice to lead.
December ending, amber blue, now.
December ending, amber blue, now.
The story’s told to the listener, the prisoner, the same:
“Midway beyond the grave, there’s a broken door
made of silver and snow,
with handles of mercury gold...
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The first time I heard the older but nevertheless wonderful album "The Portal of I" and later the 23 minutes lasting epicness of Painters of the Tempest that on it's own makes Citadel the greatest of the three very nice albums of this band, I was in love with the complex and wellwritten songstructures. I am waiting for the follow-up of Urn..... grote_smurf
The Australian prog band channels the chaos of climate change into powerful songs that juxtapose beauty with unpredictable brutality. Bandcamp New & Notable Jul 28, 2021