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The Lure of the Sea

from Once Allegoric by Shrine of August

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lyrics

Oceanic screams, the waves have come to life
Allegoric figures that inform us of the strife
“Hear me, steer me and my others”
It sounded so severe, a bitter sphere
Then I looked into a creature’s sickened eye
Tides rise very sufficiently
Pride’s light because we all know what will hit

Never of value, never grand
Never a helping hand
Never useful
But in a way highly <precious>
Clean us from pictures unseen
Due to misdemeanor
Flee from the lure of the sea
It is calling you

The beast, it spoke to me, it had a transcendental voice
Fed up with our abuse, it gave the one and only choice
“Save me, lave thee from thy other”
Intense severity, human vulgarity
The waves came up again and all the creatures uncontrolled
Fusing with the world’s oceans
A booming voice spoke and all aquatic life stood strong

Never of value, never grand
Never a helping hand
Never useful
But in a way highly <precious>
Clean us from pictures unseen
Due to misdemeanor
Flee from the lure of the sea
It is calling you

It’s true, we have taken innocent lives
But what can be said of man?
Search another way, your journey stops here
Land afar awaits you, so leave before you disappear

Never of value, never grand
Never a helping hand
Never useful
But in a way highly <precious>
Clean us from pictures unseen
Due to misdemeanor
Flee from the lure of the sea
It is calling to
Clean us from pictures unseen
Due to misdemeanor
Flee from the lure of the sea
Make the voice go away… away… away…

credits

from Once Allegoric, released December 21, 2021
Music and lyrics by Steve Vanderperren, 2006

Mixed and mastered by Sven Janssens, Autumn 2021

Bass, guitars, keyboards and Jurgen's vocals home-recorded 2021
Wouter's vocals recorded by Santy Van der Mieren in Tremelo (Belgium), May 2021
Drums recorded by Bob Briessinck at Breeze Inc. Studio, Eppegem (Belgium) on the 13th of May 2021

Line-up for this song:
Wouter Dergez - harsh vocals
Joeri Herregat - bass
Romain Jeuniaux - lead guitar
Toon Noppen - keyboards & orchestration
Jurgen Stein - clean vocals
Steve Vanderperren - drums & samples
Alex Vanhaesendonck - guitars

Sample acknowledgement: "Moby Dick"

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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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