At the twilight of living death beyond the final star
Unseen nemesis waits in the deep
With naught but my fire, I enter the unending dark
Marked for ruin, sigil carved on the soul
Condemned to roam in living perdition
The body endures, but the mind erodes
Over the maw of the chasm I am afforded no passage
Shadow eclipses my whole resolve as I fall into madness
I, the reborn, forgotten scorn, vengeance forsworn
Through the beyond still holding strong, I braved the unwavering storm
Here now, before evil’s last form: inborn abyss
I turn within and devour the darkness
Damned! Doomed to bear binding burden unknown
heaviest emptiness, undying void, eternal Sisyphian stone
Under the weight of the atlas I am afforded no solace
Shadow eclipses my whole resolve, as I'm swallowed by madness
I, the unknown, carried this woe before the throne
Laid my burden down at perdition’s crown
and crushed the unbreakable stone
Here now, before evil’s last form: inborn abyss
I turn within and devour the darkness
Arch bane undone in darkest communion
By void transformed, by flame reborn
Raise up the flesh of the void to the mouth of the flame
Feed the fire whence I formed, armed with ire, I will rise again
Armed with ire, I will rise again
Hail, almighty Champion, blinding fury ignite
Wrought me a weapon of iron might from the fire inside
Against the merciless demon I can afford no defeat
Gathering force, I drive my sword straight through the heart of the beast
I, the revived fire inside, unconquered soul
Bided the storm crumbled the stone and felled the unfellable foe
Here now, before evil’s last form: inborn abyss
I turn within and devour the darkness
credits
from Trial By Chaos,
released April 7, 2023
Music & Lyrics - Gabriel Rosa & Angelo Bonaccorso
Guitars - Bennett Smith
Bass - Brandon Sanders
Drums - Angus Pike
Recording - Nomadic Arts & Monolithic Productions
Mixing - Monolithic Productions
Mastering - Jamie King Audio
Artwork - Mitchell Nolte
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