1. |
Cinderella Pushing Trees
09:06
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Beyond indifference
Howling hope
Trying to conquer her disease
Cinderella’s pushing trees
Don’t we all?
Body’s crescent
Effervescent
Beauteous, tender as a summer breeze
Incandescent I will be
The hourglass must fall
To spill away the grain
Time runs out for all
None can here remain
Between the cryptic lines
Wings clipped so one flees
With death that stalks the vines
Cinderella’s pushing trees
This is where I want to go
This is where I want to be
This is why I cannot breathe
This excruciating pain is me
Cinderella’s pushing trees
Body’s crescent
Effervescent
Frail, unstable as a summer breeze
Incandescent I will be
Utterance can not capture
The enthropy
That chokes me from within
A glaring void consuming
All doubt, regret and grief
Fading in the eye
As an Autumn painting burnt
Futile endeavour
My face will dry
High time to leave it all behind
This is where I want to go
Clear my mind and cleanse my soul of sin
This is why I cannot breathe
And it worsens every single day
Figuring out her mysteries
Cinderella’s pushing trees
Don’t we all?
Body’s crescent
Effervescent
Labelled “Fable, without guarantees”
Incandescent she will be
You gave me that feeling again
One I hadn’t felt for too long a time...
You were everything I could wish for
And I didn’t care about anyone else
I wanted you for me
I wanted you for myself...
But now I can’t say enough how sorry I am...
I never wanted this to happen...
I never meant to hurt you...
You gave me your trust
And I wrecked it all...
I wrecked everything...
The wakened dream is lost
Beyond a hope, forgotten
As dawn thus claims the cost
When love is ill begotten
The hourglass must fall
To spill away the grain
Time runs out for all
None can here remain
Looking sideways
Not feeling less convicted
Nowadays, living more restricted
On a path towards relief
Surrounded by trees of grief
From Jupiter to cypher
Turning quietly insane
A confidence depriver
Alone, we both remain
Ineluctable decline
Always holding off for signs
I am doing this to me
I am doing this to myself
Incandescent
Effervescent
Body’s vescent
Cinderella
Cinderella Pushing Trees
Pushing Trees
Will he succeed?
Will she not bleed?
Failing, as foreseen
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2. |
September Painted Past
04:12
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People gently passing by
Seems they’re going somewhere
Is it worth tracking them down?
Slowly…
Things will fall into their place
Riding on these whispers
Dreams in which I see your face
Fading…
Cherish the “fine” in finite
Find what’s good inside
Take no role outside my mind
When it’s September
Sharing places in the sky
We were fueled by sunbeams
Equal minds were unified
But at what cost?
Cherish the “fine” in finite
Find what’s good inside
Take no role outside my cast
My September painted past
I have just burnt all my fingertips
Tryin’ to touch the sun
Will our dormant bodies become one, finally?
Cherish the “fine” in finite
Find what’s good inside
Take no role outside my mind
My September painting
Cherished the “fine” in finite
Found what’s good inside
I will miss you till the last
September painted past
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3. |
The Dreamer's Sequence
02:39
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I dreamt of all the mistakes that I made
I dreamt of actions that made me afraid
Why break the sequence if all is a dream?
I dreamt of weightlessness taking control
I dreamt of people corrupt by parole
Why break the sequence if all is believed?
Why break the thread… when it’s all in your head?
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4. |
New Moon
04:37
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Don’t hate me for all the things I said
Don’t hate me for all the things you read
Words can’t describe just what you mean to me
Unconditionally
No matter what I try, I fail
Cause things will never be the same
Holding on to a memory
Of something that never existed
Hold on to that memory
Of whatever you want me to be
You so far away
And I want you here to stay
And I know that it’s impossible
In each and every way
And now I close my eyes
And I am here with you
And no matter what the others say
You are not alone
The stagnant dance of aural light
The northern lights blind me
And I’ll be here waiting, waiting for you
Upon the new moon
Never am I giving you up, if you allow me to
Never am I giving you up, if you allow me to
Forgive me
Release me
From this prison I call doubt
Don’t question what you see
But follow what you feel
You so far away
And I want you here to stay
And I know that it’s impossible
In each and every way
And now I close my eyes
And I am here with you
And no matter what the others say
You are not alone
And the pain keeps coming back
And the rain keeps pouring down
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5. |
Broken Sunset
06:26
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<instrumental>
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6. |
The Story of M
04:17
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You picked me up
From the ground on which I laid
And the sadness that surrounded me again
You gave me trust
Ever more than I should rate
With the same familiar feeling of restraint
No one will belong to us
And no one who will care
Through the story
The story of M
Will this stay a part of us?
Or will it go away?
An Angelus
As imperative as light
Standing by my side no matter where I hide
A Quietus
Laid upon our guiltless speech
As the public tried to get us out of reach
No one will belong to us
And no one who will care
Through the story
The story of M
Will this stay a part of us?
Or will it go away? Fade away
I don’t want to live like this
I don’t want to think of this
Can’t go on to live like this
Falling in the past abyss
No one will belong to us
And no one who would care
If the story of M were to end
Will this stay a part of us?
Or will it go away?
It’s the story
The story of M
When you look back
Do you still feel the same way?
Or has your reason thrown those memories away…?
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I dreamt that there was no way to avoid this
One step forward, two steps back
If I were to fall today
At least it would be by your side
Nothing more I could wish for
What if this weren’t a dream?
Missing you is like realizing
A star is missing from the sky at night
A star that looks down, down on me
Making me wish you were here
Heal my wounded heart
And my infected memory
Break the dreamer’s sequence
Embrace me
Heal my wounded heart
And my infected memory
Break the dreamer’s sequence
Save me
Heal my wounded heart
And my affected memory
Break the dreamer’s sequence
And save me
I will keep on missing you
Forever and a day till I am through
Your eyes, your smile
Your humour, your grin
My all, my life
My reason, my twin
You languish, you crave
You wonder, you lose
My all, my life
My soulmate, my muse
What has become of us?
Heal my wounded heart
And my infected memory
Break the dreamer’s sequence
Embrace me
Heal my wounded heart
And my affected memory
Break the dreamer’s sequence
And save me
Focus only on those who
Truly love and care ‘bout you
Follow your heart, no matter what
No matter what
How do I handle this?
How should I handle this?
Why did this faithful bliss
Turn into reminisce?
How do I handle this?
How should I handle this?
Is there at all a way
For me to handle this?
Never have I left you
Not a single count
Do you feel bereft too?
Or am I just too profound?
On the brink of pure despair
On the brink of desperation
Think about what matters
Don’t look behind
Love evokes disasters
That’s why they call it blind
On the brink of pure despair
On the brink of desperation
Never would I hurt you
And you know that’s true
If patience is a virtue
I’ll forever wait for you
On the brink of pure despair
On the brink of desperation
All these vague descriptions
Of things so clear
Don’t need an encryption
If only you were here
On the brink of pure despair
On the brink of desperation
Tasting the bitterness of doubt
Tasting the sourness of insecurity
Tasting the saltiness of shed tears
The pain of your unmended heart
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8. |
Sinking
03:34
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You are my muse
And all of this is meant for you
But times have changed
And we’ve become estranged
You were my star
The one that shined so brightly
And told me who you are
You gave me such bliss
And so much more than this
A better way of living
So please accept this gift I’m giving
Sinking deeper in your eyes
Is there a limit?
You’re an angel is disguise
But I know you
Without you it always feels
Like I have nothing at all
But I’ll always remain by your side
When you stumble or fall
Sinking deeper in your eyes
Is there a limit?
You’re an angel in disguise
But I know you
Sinking deeper in my thoughts
I’m close to drowning
If only you knew how I fought for this love
The story of M
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9. |
The End of Everything
04:20
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I felt like I knew you – I knew you all too well
All these useless little details
Touched me more than I can tell
Even when it feels wrong, follow your own voice
Open up and stay strong, celebrate, rejoice
Unique, what you reflect
No one should neglect
A divinity such as yours
Music speaks when I am mute
So here’s the plain and simple truth
When the days seem darkest, when you feel alone
When your biggest secrets are shown
Then I will hold you close for the rest of my life
Till the end of everything
The end of everything
Smiling when our words meet, troubles swept away
Till the moment fate decided that we couldn’t stay
But nothing can erase you, even if I tried
What I want is to embrace you, to be unified
Holding on – to a memory
Of things that were never meant to be
Music speaks when I am mute
So here’s the plain and simple truth
When the days seem darkest, when you feel alone
When your biggest secrets are shown
Then I will hold you close for the rest of my life
Till the end of everything
The end of everything
When your hopes are lowest, when you’re feeling down
When it seems like no one’s around
Then I will hold you close for the rest of my life
Till the end of everything
The end of everything
You are still my everything
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Shrine of August Herent, Belgium
Shrine of August is the solo project of Belgian drummer / songwriter Steve Vanderperren. After many years playing various genres, the time was right to bring together all ideas and influences from his musical beginning till today. To sum it all up, the term "Prog Noir" came up. Progressive elements will definitely remain, but the emphasis is on the music itself, not necessarily its technicality. ... more
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