WHEN I WAKE UP FROM MY DREAMS,
WHEN I WAKE FROM AN ABSENT REALITY,
I DESIRE NOTHING MORE THAN TO BREAK THE HANDS OF TIME.
TO BRING ME BACK, WHEN MY LIFE WAS COLD,
WHEN PAIN WOULD CEASE TO TEAR ME APART.
MADE THE MISTAKE OF WANTING TO FEEL,
SOMETHING THAT WAS LONG FORGOTTEN.
ONLY TO LEARN THAT IT WOULD BRING
UNDERLYING FEARS OF SUFFERING.
CALLOUSED PAST, WHAT HAS BECOME OF ME,
MY THOUGHTS AND DREAMS HAUNT MY MEMORY.
LIAR.
SOMETHING THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN,
BUT WAS TORN OUT RIGHT FROM UNDER ME.
HUMAN RIGHTS, HOW CAN I LIVE,
WHY MUST I FACE THIS PAIN AND AGONY?
AS THE SANDS OF TIME RUN DOWN,
CAN I PICK MYSELF UP OFF-THE-GROUND,
CAN I KEEP MY HEAD ABOVE THE TIDE,
WILL I DIE IF I’M LEFT DROWNING?
This wild 35-track all-metal benefit album features Mare Cognitum, Panopticon, and more reinventing songs by Tori Amos & others. Bandcamp New & Notable Oct 3, 2020
A new compilation series featuring cat-loving metal bands from every state donating their tracks for local animal welfare organizations. Bandcamp New & Notable Jun 12, 2018