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Parasite
06:05
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Throw my soul on the wire…
Gray, white, silver, yellow & gold
Orbiting around your soul
Billion-year-old Romeo
Cover my body in gold
Ahh... Ahh...
When you’re slipping
down that hole
That’s when you start to lose
all control
Separating the young
from the old
Consuming now and starve tomorrow
Makes you feel like gold
Find me the cure
Your veins forever fueled
Corrosion from the pain
Chemical reaction made
Elevated slave
This blood burns my body
It burns my body
Sh, shake
like a parasite
Mm, mm, mate
like a serpentine
Sh, shake
like a parasite
Mm, mm, mate
Gold rabbit never begs for love
Bend me
to your will and heart’s desire
Throw my soul
on the wire
Your face harbors
a distorted smile
Crystal twins
Emerging fire
Hey…
Sh, shake
like a parasite
Oh…
Gray, white, silver, yellow & gold
Orbiting around your soul
Billion-year-old Romeo
Cover my body in gold
Gray, white, silver, yellow & gold
Orbiting around your soul
Billion-year-old Romeo
Cover my body in gold
Gray, white, silver, yellow & gold
Orbiting around your soul
Billion-year-old Romeo
Cover my body in gold
Ahh…
Sh, shake
like a parasite
Mm, mm, mate
like a serpentine
Sh, shake
like a parasite
Mm, mm, mate
like a serpentine
Eating my soul tonight
Shake like a parasite
Shake like a parasite
Shake like a parasite
Oh like a parasite
Shake like a parasite
Ahh…
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2. |
Supernova
05:57
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I just want to be one with the stars…
This morning I saw the light
for the first time
in a long while
I feel ashamed to say
that I let it all slip away
Inside of me lies a snake
A dream that just won’t
live and stay
From this place to the next
From the earth to space
If only I could wake the dream
Only I could find the peace I crave…
You, a black ring of dust
Your dark center pulls me right back in
Evolutionary stages
burns my skin
And It burns my skin
I just want to be one with the stars
Supernova
Come and show us the light
Supernova
Transcending gold
Your sun shines so bright
Ignite
In all living things resides
the divine and the vile
that shape the course of life
Holy bright
Remnants of the past
Where we came from we were last
Now we will be first in this brand new wave
Supernova
Come and show us the light
Supernova
Transcending your
sunshine so bright
Sunshine ignites
Supernova
Come and show us the light
Ohm, ohm, ohm, ohm, ohm
So presently I feel the wave
Comes as a shocking revelation
that still we’re steering away
Yeah, we’re steering away
So suddenly I feel your rays
I’m begging you to light my wave
To no more dream it away
Oh no more dream it away
Today I saw the light
for the first time in a long while
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3. |
The Ladder
13:45
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Ian Chains emerges from the other side of THE FOLD only to face the sea within…
I) BIRTH
All I
hear is silence now
Chalice
Sorrow
Growing
Aware
Changing
Into a shapeless heathen
Forgetting the life that I had
Awaken
This is THE VOID
This is the darkness
Heeding the traveler’s warning…
II) THE LADDER
“If you go down there
You know you’ll lose your way
They’ll eat your dreams”.
“Here in this place, there is no peace
They’ll eat your SOUL
and watch you slide the ladderway down…”
Come find us and we’ll be dishonest with you
We’ll tell you we love you when It’s not true
We’re faulty that way
Toy with our prey
Venery
Started Climbing
trying to get to the top
I fell onto my back as I lost my touch
Kept trying to make it back to the ladder
Looked around, lost sight of the prize
Cried for help but no one came for me
They ate my body
Always
the same
Always
searching for conscience
Always
running
Looking
for love in the darkness
Don’t lose your touch, don’t lose your flesh
Don’t lose your compass
III) PURGATORY
Are you so empty
that your heart can’t feel a thing?
They’re lying to you
They’re lying to me
and we waste our time
Oh, It’s such a different realm
than what we dreamt of as kids
Oh, I’m sorry but I can’t fight as they eat my flesh
Just trying to free from pain
Hell isn’t the answer
Fear won’t lead to answers
Have you
lost your way?
Are you
looking for conscience?
Are you
devoid of emotion?
Hoping
for love in the darkness
I got myself caught up in this situation
I got myself locked up in this reality I’m in
This prison they’ve made won’t let us find answers
They destroy everything that grows
Destroy everything that breathes
Always
a trace of bane
Always
running in circles
Always
tearing skin
Always
decipher the meaning now
The answer now
Keep searching for answers
This is their touch
This is their way
This is THE VOID
This is the silence
This is my fate
They need my conscience
Lost, they’re eating me
Savoring my conscience
My soul is torn to pieces
Empty void of darkness
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4. |
Cosmic Rage
07:04
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It’s the Unity that we all crave…
Has it all gone to waste?
We could heal so easily
Was it always meant to end here?
There’s always something left to kill
We didn’t start off the right way
Take the time to remedy
We didn’t start off the right way
Cover me
We never walk in a straight line
Fear always gets us every time
We never walk in a straight line
Guide me
The mirror right in front of me
Showing me more than I can see
The mirror right in front of me
Blinding me
A stranger staring back at me
Reflecting partial empathy
A stranger staring back at me
Hypocrisy
We are cosmic rage
Black hole devouring all
We are cosmic rage
Reflecting what we’ve become
It’s insane how we keep swallowing each other whole
Our remaining synergy could help us remember
Living sadly, out of necessity
It’s the unity that we all crave
Living sadly, out of necessity
It’s the unity that we all crave
We are cosmic rage
Black hole devouring all
We are cosmic rage
Reflecting what we’ve become
We are cosmic rage
Black hole devouring all
We are cosmic rage
Reflecting what we’ve become
Is this the way it was meant to be?
Our selfishness turned into mindless prey
We are cosmic rage
Black hole devouring all
We are cosmic rage
Reflecting what we’ve become
We are cosmic rage
Black hole devouring all
We are cosmic rage
Reflecting what we’ve become
It’s insane how we keep swallowing each other whole
Our remaining synergy could help us remember
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5. |
Distance Kills
08:03
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I’m standing right where you need me...
Measure me
measuring you
How far apart
have we grown?
Everyday our distance grows
The way we measure love
falters more
It falters more
oh, hey…
Keep your distance
I’ll keep my distance
Keep your distance
All we exchange
are looks of fear
Looks of fear
Distance kills
Distance kills
Growing old
My bones are weak
I feel the toll
of a million years
Distance kills
all we’ve known
See the way it all flows
Standing right here and I’ve got your back
Standing right where you need me
As I try
to remember
the way to heal
Can’t describe
the way I feel
The way I feel
This dimension we’re in
Is it real?
Is it real for me?
For all that are living
today?
Today, today, hey!
Distance kills
all we’ve known
See the way it all flows
Distance kills
all we’ve known
See the way it all flows
Standing right here and I got your back
Standing right where you need me
Oh…
Growing old
My bones are weak
I feel the toll
of a million years
Today, today, today, today
I break
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6. |
A Needle Tree
15:22
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Bring me back to the sea...
A lighthouse in the distance
Reflecting on the sea
Ripples hypnotizing
I can almost see your face
Your stare
Your light guiding my life
I hope you wait for me
Your warm breath over my shoulder
I feel your presence near
The hopelessness wins me over
I wake
you disappear
I grab the fire
I grab the needle and I pierce my skin, I bleed
I bleed
Bring me back to the water
Bring me back to the sea
Hell
when all you care about is gone
Why linger around here?
Damned
Just like floating on forever into this realm of fear
Locked up on display
Having a date with death
Beyond your tortured days
Beyond the years
Eating away at your soul
Ah, eating it over & over
I’m lost
All that can bring me back are the memories
But they’re fading away
They say
the needle tree is a doorway
that leads to this sacred place
Beyond our days
Beyond this loathsome plane
A maze
It carries the will of us all
Ah, it carries it over & over
Bring me back to the water
Bring me back to the sea
Carry all of my sorrow
Carry me where I can heal
My heart racing
My life fleeting
All that remains
let the reaper intervene
A pool
stands in front of me
A tree lies over the horizon
Creatures
hiding away in the shadows, whispering
The traveller
uttering words I cannot hear or comprehend
I am floating away…
Bring me back to the water
Bring me back to the sea
Carry all of my sorrow
Carry me where I can heal
Bring me back to the water
Bring me back to the sea
Carry all of my sorrow
Carry me where I can heal
Bring me back to the water
Bring me back to the sea
Carry all of my sorrow
Carry me where I can heal
A lighthouse in the distance
A family home by the sea
Scattered into the ocean
Now reunited with thee
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Karcius Montreal, Québec
Karcius is a band from Montreal, Canada with a twist. Their adventurous musical vision sets them apart from the rest. Together they create a unique blend of rock, pop, African, classical, jazz, and ambient music.
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