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A Foul Taste of Freedom
09:21
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Life’s a gamble, roll the dice: freedom or insanity
Cheat the Devil, hope it will free my soul eternally
A quest for life eternal
A lust for freedom in tales untold
A contract signed in true blood
A taste of wondrous things to come
I trust in a fickle smile
From a sour mouth full of dripping bile
A swindler, ever-changing sides
Rocking to and fro like the changing tides
A hand stretched with fingers crossed
My fate is etched and my soul is lost
A hand stretched with fingers crossed
My fate is etched and my soul is lost
‘Tis a fine line between truth and lies
A razor’s edge which the Devil rides
A crooked face and a crooked smile
A twisted truth from a twisted mind
A master weaver spinning lies
Like the spider-web of a two-faced lie
It’s a spider’s web, he’s a two-faced liar
It’s a foul taste
A taste of freedom
Foul taste of freedom
Fly high, touch the sky
Let the wind carry me
Above those mountains of white
A taste of freedom fills my lungs
See through dreams, reach beyond
Kiss the stars
Fly high, touch the sky
Let the wind carry me
Above those mountains of white
Tears of treason sting my eyes
See through dreams, reach the skies
Face the lies
A prison without walls, a jail with no guardian
Such a foul twist of fate
The Devil’s promise broken once more
Laughing at my pride
Time stands still beyond the limits of insanity
Unleashed, unbound, but all alone
Such a foul taste of freedom
Time stands still doomed to wander eternally
Unseen, unchecked, and missed by none
A foul taste of freedom
Time stands still, twisting the boundaries of integrity
Defiled and torn and disregarded
A foul taste of freedom
A foul taste of treason
Foul taste of freedom
Disregarded
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Illumination
07:27
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When all was said and done
When all our hopes were gone
There’s still a force that pushes from behind
From beneath the surface to the ground
Illumination
Rebirth, come back, breathe in, relax
Illumination
When we were overwhelmed doubt and despair
When we thought there was nothing left to share
There’s still a force that pushes from below
Crawling maggots soaring to the sky
Illumination
Just when we thought it was forever lost
Just when we thought it was all too late
There’s still a light that drives us forward
A drive to reach the point of focus
Rebirth, breathe in, relax
Illumination
Some would call it religion, some would call it the light of passion
Some will call it perfection, some will claim the need for action
Call it what you will, call it what you may
Just let it seep into you
Just let it grow inside you
Just let it live in you
Just let it seep through and grow deep into your skin
Rebirth, come back, focus, breathe in, relax
Illumination
Some would call it religion, some would call it the light of passion
Some will call it perfection, some will claim the need for action
Call it what you will, call it what you may
Just let it seep into you, just let it grow inside you
Just let it seep through into your skin
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Tinkling Forks
04:40
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Butterflies under my skin, crawling
Centipede in my fingers, whispers
Caterpillars in my head
Tell me: "Soon you’ll wake up dead"
Poor head
Poor Ted
Caterpillars in my head
Tell me: "Soon you’ll wake up dead"
Poor Ted
All come to the feast
Come and eat this beast
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Grand Buffet
03:36
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Insects all over my body
Calling me but there’s nobody (they’re playing in my head)
They’re all crawling on my bed
Telling me that I am dead
Poor Ted
Come in now, come now that’s supper’s ready, ooh come in now
Biting at my flesh
Sucking at my fingertips
Love me tender, eat my lips
I don’t care who phones, ’cause they’re gnawing at my bones
I won’t hear their sound
Once I’m six feet underground
Maggots eating my heart, for starters it’s a good start
These worms licking my feet, such a delight, it’s a treat
I don’t care who phones, ’cause they’re gnawing at my bones
I won’t hear their sound
Once I’m six feet underground
Come in now, come now that’s supper’s ready, ooh come in now
Biting at my flesh
Sucking at my fingertips
Love me tender, eat my lips
I don’t care who phones, ’cause they’re gnawing at my balls
I won’t hear their sound
Now I’m six feet underground
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Autumn
12:13
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Once upon an autumn day
Reddening leaves and golden hay
Nostalgic birdsongs’ majesty
Dazzling colours, uncanny
Once upon an autumn day
A summer’s breeze had gone astray
The warmth of August, all but gone
Withered flowers and cinnamon
Amid the chilly frosty air
The many trees grew steadily bare
Once upon an autumn day
The whispering breeze was here to stay
Wandering through the countless trees
Scattering leaves with the greatest ease
Until at last they came to rest
Finding a haven in which to nest
Once upon an autumn day
The trees were dormant, the leaves there lay
Waiting for the winter snow to fall
Delicate blanket covering them all
Fiery colours of Indian summer
Give way to the frosts of the coming winter
A blanket of silence, a feathery cover
Falling asleep like a peaceful mother
Fiery colours of Indian summer
Give way to the frosts of the coming winter
Fall
As Gaia sets herself to sleep
Pray the Lord her soul to keep
Down deeper dawn grows day by day
Forever nothing gold can stay
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Vallis Lupi est un label indépendant français basé en Auvergne.
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