1. |
Faded
04:24
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Faded
Lying here beneath the broken sky
I feel you slip away
Wear the cross, this love still bares me down
As I slowly close my eyes
A whispered word upon the wind
Echoes my grief, reveals my pain
A gentle kiss upon the breeze
Memories of my fading dream
Restless I return as shadows fall
and greet the silent stares
Tear the veil, this blame that weighs me down
As I slowly close my eyes
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2. |
Alone
06:06
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Alone
Here I am where I’ve never been
Further than my eyes have seen
But I know what lies ahead
Many words still left unsaid
A tear dissolves the winter years
Alone I stand, released I still remain
As the shadows fade away
I await the amber of dawn
As I lay alone tonight
And I know what lies ahead
Still more words I’ll leave unsaid
Still I stay, four seasons I’ve seen
A step beyond the places I’ve been
Now obscure what lies ahead
No more words to leave unsaid
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3. |
Everafter
04:09
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Everafter
Everafter
Words you whispered to me
Forever
For one moment
I could feel you breathe
As darkness embraced me
But I remain
Memories
Return me to the hour
To our lives
Beyond these broken shores
As I pray
To hold you in this hour
In my life
Walk through these open doors
To our lives
Hollow voices
Echo’s whispered to me
Endeavour
For one moment
I could feel you breathe
As your arms embraced me
My tears remain
As I rise
To reclaim
My one desire
To hold you
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4. |
The Awakening
06:34
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The Awakening
Silent voices call to me again
Hidden faces bear the scars of pain
Still I turn from the pleas that draw me forth
Ignorant of who I am
I have always felt there was a truth
Hidden beneath the veneer we see
Yet when the truth revealed itself to me
I denied its existence
Lives behind the veil
Exist within a dream
as ignorance
Requite with bliss
Tear through the veil
reveal the hollow dream
as innocence
Reward with peace
Once I was afraid
now I see
the truth unfold
my fear is gone
and in its place
a new found faith
the man I love is the One
Break the ties that bind us to this life
Show them a world that transcends the lies
As we turn to the pleas that draw us forth
Confident of who we are
I fought the doubts instilled within me
And found the truth I knew existed
I will show them a world beyond this
Where anything is possible
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5. |
Unforgiven Years
07:40
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Unforgiven years
And again I face my fantasies
Illicit voices sing
Absent mother fails to see
And again I taste the tears
That keep me sound
As words used in defiance inflame
Instilling the fear
Their eyes blinded to the reasons
As their thoughts distil their deepest fears
Their lives reflect their darkest seasons
Behind the walls of unforgiven years
In her hands she hides her desperate tears
Elusive voices sigh
My resentment builds within
In her tears I hide my insecurities
My words spoken in rage inflict
Revealing my deepest fears and shame
Through my fears I face my frailty
as lucid voices speak
her resentment fades away
Through the bitter years I kept my dignity
my words once laced with rage, absolve…
Rebuilding the years
Their eyes opened to the reasons
as their thoughts dispel their deepest fears
their lives reject their darkest seasons
beyond the walls of unforgiven years
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6. |
Once
04:18
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Once
Once is all I ask of you
Come to me now
In my loneliest hour
As the silence surrounds me
You saw through my lies
As I held your gaze
Words failed to find
A voice again
I weep my desperate tears and
Wait for sleep that won’t find me
Still I keep my deepest fears and
Wake to one more day alone
Once is all I’ll ever need
For you to hear
Just a moment to say
The words I’ve rehearsed but…
But I believe that
You’ll see in my eyes
As I hold your gaze
A longing to have
And hold again
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7. |
Elegy
04:38
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Elegy
A step beyond the fading lines
Into your arms I close my eyes
And feel your touch upon my skin
Forbidden love, our time is brief
Steal this hour as we embrace again
Alone this night eternally
Steal this hour as we remain within
Our final scene, a kiss goodbye
A look beyond the fading lines
Stars wake the dawn, night lingers on
Yet in our fate I find my peace
Then I’ll be brief and let me die
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8. |
Reveries
03:44
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Reveries
She lays awake
as the hours escape from her grasp
and feels her world dissolve around her
her eyes reveal the pain
to an empty glass in her hand
A life built on illusions
upon the dreams laid out before us
a life beyond reality
till reveries lay bare their lies
Fading to sleep
she tries to hold the moment
but feels the weight of her own resentment
a moonlit night bathed in gentle radiance
she lies in wait for her last deliverance
The evening news
screens another tale of regret
as her world unfolds before us
an image of her youth
belies the empty glass in her hand
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9. |
The Hour
09:10
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The Hour
Reaching out to your subconscious insecurities
He plays upon your prejudice and fears
Images unseen, ignorance keeps your conscience clean
Words cried out in despair you’ll never hear
Running from the wraiths of sorrow
Searching for the angels of tomorrow
They reside beyond the reaches of
the folded arms of justice that keep us all
Displaced and then disowned
Despised and demonised
the winter of humanity
a cold wind sweeps the nation
as children of the light rise up
as beacons in the night
to show the way
Memories return me to the hour
my longing reveals my heart
this journey into my darkest fears
yet holds me upon this path
Freedom twice denied
Restrained with words that serve to keep
They call upon the spirits of their past
Images remain, innocence fades away to pain
Words spoken in defence they’ll never hear
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10. |
In The Mirror
02:39
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ShadowPlay Perth, Australia
Formed in 2002, Australian band ShadowPlay features the ethereal vocals of Alitia, floating above a brooding romantic meld of metal, goth and electronica
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