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lyrics
An era has ended, a new one proceeds
Because of the actions, paying for deeds:
Stretching my fingers, touching your skin
A feeling that lingers, cold, scared within
A dilemma that strikes me whenever I breathe
Think about the boundaries
Searching in the mental pieces of the mind that you couldn’t take
Every time I try, I try to achieve
Nothing has meaning, except my belief
Cleansing my hands, the water turns red
Faith understands, futures ahead
A dilemma that strikes me whenever I seethe
Let out all emotions
Nothing can be certain if you never respect anything
The moment it won
The thing I have done
Explainable to no one else
I simply can’t believe it
His crushing death has triggered cycles way beyond belief
You should not discriminate
You cannot exclude all the things that you hate
Help me, Father, I am rather torn inside my head
Help me take the right decision
Please respond, I desperately need help
All the knowledge and wisdom don’t help at choosing
My own blood to decide for – I don’t want to lose him
To confide in me
To rely on me
To have trust in me
To believe in me
Stop ignoring me
Try and question me
In this scenery
I am family
I’ve witnessed all of this before…
What is happening to me? Parody of life…
Is there no one who hears me?
The era has ended, faithful to me
Volitional necessity
A dilemma confronts me with choices to make
Honourable discharge
Regrets are too large
Facing the questions of life
Is there no one who hears me?
credits
from Once Allegoric,
released December 21, 2021
Music by Yann De Ceukelaire & Steve Vanderperren, 2004 - 2020
Lyrics by Steve Vanderperren 2004 - 2011
Mixed and mastered by Sven Janssens, Autumn 2021
Bass, keyboards and vocals home-recorded 2021
Mehdi's vocals recorded by Tobias Vanderhenst in Herent (Belgium), 2010 - 2011
Drums recorded by Bob Briessinck at Breeze Inc. Studio, Eppegem (Belgium) on the 13th of May 2021
Line-up for this song:
Armin Bakker - vocals
Dani Hart - vocals
Joeri Herregat - bass
Toon Noppen - keyboards & orchestration
Mehdi Vandecappelle - harsh vocals
Steve Vanderperren - drums & samples
Alex Vanheasendonck - guitars
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