ANOINTMENT! THE DEATHLESS ONE The first of all came to be Gaia bore both sky and sea Light and dark bore night and day The sum of which now gone away The Scent, the touch, a taste unknown, Sound of that voice through a shattered dome The scent, the touch, a shape unknown, Sight of the world through a shattered globe Dream on and Breathe on Dream your tears away Like the way it was before (Like the way it was before) Dream on and Breathe on Breathe your fears away Like the way it was before (Like the way it was before)

GUSTANCE! THE MANDIBLE Laid beside a cesspool, a sluggish stream, the vultures circling, but he is yet to cease breathing Starvation, appetence and famine made flesh, filled with insatiable hunger Starvation, appetence and famine made flesh, filled with a craving of emptiness Breathes upon him, filling herself in his mouth Starvation, appetence and famine made flesh, filled with insatiable hunger Starvation, appetence and famine made flesh, filled with a craving of emptiness Breathes upon him, filling herself in his mouth Channeled through those hollowed veins, the craving of nothingness Filled with the unquenchable thirst, and a hunger that drives him to devour himself Parchment skin reveals the bowels within him, channeled through those hollowed veins The craving of nothingness, filled with the unquenchable thirst, he must devour himself Starvation, appetence and famine made flesh, filled with insatiable hunger Starvation, appetence and famine made flesh, filled with a craving of emptiness Breathes upon him, filling herself in his mouth Starvation, appetence and famine made flesh, filled with insatiable hunger Starvation, appetence and famine made flesh, filled with a craving of emptiness Breathes upon him, filling herself in his mouth Channeled through those hollowed veins, the craving of nothingness Filled with the unquenchable thirst, and a hunger that drives him to devour himself Parchment skin reveals the bowels within him, the overhanging hew where hunger lies within Wasted jaws and a shame too late, Hiding guilt on a burdened face “To explore an unpeopled night, through vacuous realms and regions void One’s path in the woodland winds, beneath the moons receiving light When Jove has mantled his heaven in shade, and night seals up the beauty in the world At entrance to the abyss, vengeful cares on couches lie, Old age abides, pale diseases, hunger, a temptress to all of the crime Want, base and vile, two dreaded shapes to see, then Sleep…deaths next of kin” The dole-bringing owl utters its cry, the sad omen of the screech-owl sounds, dread stalks there with looming fear, and crushing pain

SENTIENCE! THE AMYGDALA What is penance for your solitude? Introspective to your servitude Chemically imbalanced joy and grief make comforts obsolete and you will be consumed When you get up from your knees, you’ll see the forest for its trees As you rise up from your knees, you’ll see the forest for its trees You’ll see the flame that singed their leaves Barren, chasm, a crevice in the mind, seral, encircle, make fruitful, exposed, the human tragedy What is penance for your solitude? Introspective to your servitude Monitored, imbalanced, self-abuse, shift inertia from its state of rest When you get up from your knees, you’ll see the forest for its trees As you rise up from your knees, you’ll see the forest for its trees You’ll see the flame that singed their leaves Barren, chasm, a crevice in the mind, seral, encircle, make fertile, exposed, the human tragedy Carve my body in two, and I shall consume with you Place my guise in the fire, and throw me unto the wolves To look outside and dream, or look inside awakening? The paradox of life, the paradigm of space and time, unique form and being Stripped limb by limb and the breath inside your lungs, are you still proof? Of thought, emotion, sense of truth The paradox of life, the paradigm of space and time, unique form and being Stripped limb by limb, are you still proof? Of thought, emotion, sense of truth

COGNIZANCE! THE EPIPHANY It fed upon the meek, then spread it amongst the weak Sadness to make them slaves, the Captor of our souls Persuasions of burden, in body maintain their grip Beloved castration, resentment of our Earth Gift us a heart of oak, its roots still flow through the earth Grant us a true belief, our branches scale the abyss Gift us a heart of oak, its roots still flow through the earth Grant us a true belief, our branches scale the abyss Filthy contagion, transmitter of neurosis Filthy contagion, the false belief Soul gardener, the bringer of our tears Misery and sadness, mourning and lamentations Filthy contagion, misery and sadness Filthy contagion, transmitter of neurosis Filthy contagion, the false belief

AURORA! THE FIRST LIGHT I’ve crawled along my belly, made way through the forest rough, Face buried in the earth, lost and alone Gazed upon the heavens, longing to see, bright glowing eyes, in a moment the world ceased to be Crawled on my belly, made way through the forest rough, Face buried in the earth, lost and alone Tired body, the restless reborn, an amorphous beginning, from which life can take form Like strokes of caribou fur, and spirits dancing in the night sky, Like spirits dancing in the night sky, like spirits dancing in the night Rosy fingered dawn, the falling flames, Bring daylight in the night, in flowing streams Oceans surrounded, by vast flames, flares of the sun, circle to the night side Rosy fingered dawn, the falling flames, Bring daylight in the night, in flowing streams Tired body, the restless reborn, an amorphous beginning, from which life can take form Like strokes of caribou fur, and spirits dancing in the night sky, Like spirits dancing in the night sky, like spirits dancing in the night At the start only chaos, then out of the void, Erebus The unknowable place where death dwells, all else was empty, silent, endless, darkness From nothing we’re born, and to nothing we’ll return, Night alone brought death, and all that came to man from darkness From nothing we’re born, and to nothing we’ll return, Night alone brought death, and all that came to man from darkness A great red dragon shining, in the night light, like heavens open eyes, and stars like rain fell from the sky Great red dragon shining, in the night light, like heavens open eyes, and stars like rain fell From nothing we’re born, and to nothing we’ll return, Night alone brought death, and all that came to man from darkness From nothing we’re born, and to nothing we’ll return, Night alone brought death, and all that came to man from darkness A great red dragon shining, in the night light, like heavens open eyes, and stars like rain fell from the sky Great red dragon shining, in the night light, like heavens open eyes, and stars like rain fell from the sky In the beginning we thrive on chaos, in the end only death can save us In the beginning we thrive on chaos, in the end only light will save us

AUDIENCE! THE HOLLOW I’ve got none; I’ve got no answers, convoluted by what was witnessed Perplexed by the turn of events, cities crumble as serpents are fed Blood red, blood red are the beaches, humanity falls Blood red, blood red are the features, the landscape devours their souls Carnivorous consumption, autonomous compulsion Blood red, blood red are the beaches, the panic unfolds Blood red, blood red are the creatures, as shepherds devour the world Disarm your intellect, disregard and react, mechanize to defend, voluntary extinction Bare testament, as your world unfolds, resound in the hollow echo of your faults I will oppose all who impose, I will never surrender, I will retaliate, retaliate in resistance Bare testament, as your world unfolds, resound in the hollow, resound in the hollow echo Disarm your intellect, disregard and react, mechanize to defend, voluntary extinction You built your empire tall, watched it slip away, watched it slowly fall, you built your empire tall Turned soil into clay, then washed it all away Build your empires, burn your empires down, watch it burn I will oppose all who impose, I will never surrender, I will retaliate, retaliate in resistance Bare testament, as your world unfolds, resound in the hollow echo Bare witness, (As your village burns); rejoice in, (The shallow memories of your home) You build your empires tall, watch it slip away, (Watch it fade away), you build your empires tall Turn soil to clay, (Watch it slip away) Bare testament, as your world unfolds, resound in the hollow echo The demons you feed, now occupy the earth Exchange the gift of life, for the chemical birth

TANGENCY! THE DEFILEMENT Hoarding gold on the quest for life, removed us from the light of day The end of nature’s work was known, judgment is absolved alone No pain lays hold on the dead, dread, divinities, never does the sun cast its light upon them No pain lays hold on the dead, dread, divinities, never does the sun cast its light upon them Darkness falls under palest moonlight, sorrow we’d bled for the empty spaces Words once voiced fell on deafest ears now; pray as you may that we find our way out No pain lays hold on the dead, dread, divinities, never does the sun shine its light upon them No pain lays hold on the dead, dread, divinities, never does the sun shine its light upon them With fire in our eyes, we’ll leave this world behind Set the sky alight, as we sever coil from mind With fire in our eyes, we’ll leave this world behind Set the sky alight, as we sever coil from mind

TANGENCY! THE MIDAS TOUCH With fire in the eyes, I’ll leave this wretched world behind, set fire to the sky, as the tunnel split the coil from mind Fortuna’s horn once overflowed, cornucopia of misguided souls A touch that once turned all to gold now tears the very flesh from bone Day to night, and night to day, in slumber the worm has changed When I awoke and took to flight, the sky my only plight, no longer in my sight The worm is gone and won’t return, the ground below a sea of dirt The river that once overflowed, now a barren wasteland to behold, the worm is gone and never will return With fire in the eyes, I’ll leave this wretched world behind, set fire to the sky, as the tunnel splits the coil from mind Fortuna’s horn once overflowed, cornucopia of misguided souls From day to night, and night to day, in slumber the worm has changed When I awoke and took to flight, the sky my only plight, no longer in my sight What is in front of me? This place I have longed to see, a world unlike my own, a world I’ve never known What is in front of me? The space and the time between, dream or reality, this is now home to me What is in front of me? This place I have longed to see, a world unlike my own, this is now my home The scorch of the sun how it blisters the skin, the warmth of the air rots the flesh from within The scorch of the sun how it blisters the skin, the warmth of the air rots the flesh from within On the horizons magnificent show, a lasting oasis where life can still grow Will the soul live, will the soul die, can the soul bleed, can the soul thrive, can it find a way to survive? Will the soul live, will the soul die, can the soul bleed, can the soul thrive, can it find a way to stay alive The worm has gone and won’t return, the ground below a sea of dirt The worm has gone and won’t return, the ground below a sea of dirt The river that once overflowed, now a barren wasteland to behold The worm has gone and won’t return, the ground below a sea of dirt The river that once overflowed, now a barren wasteland to behold, the worm is gone and never will return With fire in the eyes, I’ll leave this wretched world behind, set fire to the sky, as the tunnel splits the coil from mind

VOYANCE! THE SPECTRE Grovel in the earth beneath, beg for extrication, embrace the oath, abandon hope, await the condemnation Turn your eyes to the sky; your selfish arrogance is the route to all your pain The origin of all, inherent, repressed, return to it, what has been owed, absolved into the void Unto the former restored, your substance removed, retract the astray All composition comes to pass, retract your sustenance Grovel in the earth beneath, beg for extrication, embrace the oath, abandon hope, await the condemnation Turn your eyes to the sky; your selfish arrogance is the route to all your pain The origin of all, inherent, repressed, return to it, what has been owed, absolved into the void Unto the former restored, your substance removed, retract the astray All composition comes to pass, retract your sustenance Honor what must come to pass; your composition will come to pass Remove the spectre of death, restoration of the vitreous, revolutions reveal it all, the deprecation of morality, unveil your iridescence A prophecy foretold, before the first light had dawned, decaying radiance A prophecy foretold, before the first light had dawned, decaying radiance Stand at the precipice of the gaping wake, with the eye of providence, perceptive precognition, cursed consciousness At the precipice of the gaping wake, with the eye of providence, perceptive precognition, cursed consciousness Wakefulness, emptiness, render us useless, part the blind and the enlightened, consummate, divine conception The first of all came to be, Gaia bore sky and sea, the first of all came to be, Gaia bore sky and sea Night and dark bore light and day, the sum of which…now gone away Remove the spectre of death, restore the vitreous, revolve to reveal, unveiling iridescence The first of all came to be, Gaia bore the sky and sea, Night and dark bore light and day, the sum of which…now gone away, night and dark bore light and day For life to exist all must cease to be Primordial vision eclipsed all hope of salvation, Methuselah uproots Primordial vision eclipsed all hope of salvation, Methuselah shall fall Remove the spectre of death, Restore the vitreous, revolve to reveal, unveiling iridescence