1. |
Mariner (Setting Sun)
07:36
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Awoke from a dream
And called to the sea
For fortune and fame
I’ll Find my way
The endless expanse
It beckons, I cast
Bask in splendour at
Last light of the day
With the wind at my back
Gods carry my far away
The horizon I see
My eyes say I’m finally free
So hoist up the sails
We set off for shores anew
By guess and by God
I’ll make new all that I’ve lost
A storm meets my eye
Sweet tears from the sky
I'll fear not the signs
Be they omens or lies
In the distance, a spark
A boom in the dark
Shivering spine
Racing heart, soothing mind
Chasing the sun
Now long past the dawn
Into waters unknown
Into dangers unshown
So long to my land
No more can I stand
By the sun and the sky
I'll take back what was mine
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2. |
By Starlight
04:23
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Fading glow
Night, it falls again
Leaving home
Heavens shining dim
Peacefully
Drifting on a breeze
Patiently
Forever lost at sea
Looking up with hopeful eyes
Lights in the sky
Guiding me past rocky shores
Through the open doors
Into the night the candle burns
Ever to return
Sail on into the day
By the stars that show the way
Flying blind
They’ve called it suicide
From out of time
A new world replaces mine
Though it’s dark
And voices call from the deep
The light of the stars
Fight away the dreams
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3. |
Land
06:46
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Into the fold
The biting cold
The bitter loss
To walk alone
An outstretched hand
He’s on his knees
His failing faith
His will to breathe
Suffer this no more
Old ones please return
Ghosts have barred the doors
In this Land, the fires burn
Upon the rise
Where faeries dance
His longing heart
His mind entranced
Please guide my way
Light up the night
These darkened skies
This endless plight
In circles, stones protect
Altars of the Deep
On the dias, eyes reflect
Hopeless to repeat
And I felt my heart quake
Before I turned away
Was it all a waste
To avert my gaze
And I felt my heart quake
Before I walked away
Left to wander the wastes
Of waiting hours
Spirits of the night
Speak the ancient rhyme
Softly blinds my eyes
Where men go to die
No truth left to hide
Bury him away
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4. |
A Shadow Over Innsmouth
04:26
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I walk the empty streets in silence
The weight of mal-intent suffocates
Before the storm, this calm foreboding
Dead eyes hide and watch my every move
A darkness that’s unmoving
A debt from time unknown
Will they ever see the sun again
Will they ever light this shadow
Over Innsmouth
Never dare they say a word
Never speak what’s left unspoken
Promises of wealth and glory
A promise kept, and bound by blood
Beneath the waves, a sacred pact
Cleanse the filth of humanity
Old ones rise up from the deep
All must return to the sea
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[Instrumental]
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6. |
Here Be Dragons
04:33
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Here be dragons say
Cartographers and kings
How we bow before
And kiss your mighty rings - oh the sting
How it hurts
As you bury us with words
But the knocking at the door
Can never be ignored
Here be dragons
I’ve heard it all along
Write it on the walls
Sing it in your songs
Here be dragons
All is not as it would seem
Here be dragons
If only in a dream
Here be dragons
We’re taking it on faith
Mock the renegade
Still they make us wait - and abate
Growing fears
Ends are drawing near
But the martyr doesn’t know
Yet he’s climbing up the throne
Here be dragons
She whispered in her sleep
Seen it on our charts
But don’t know what it means
Here be dragons
She’s calling out my name
They chase us in our dreams
And shun us in the day
Here be dragons, oh
Here be dragons
I know I’m not alone
Disbelieve when they say
Don’t go out alone - stay at home
Live in fear
Forever sheltered, stay right here
There be dragons past the gates
Don’t look, it isn’t safe
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7. |
Ship Of Fools
03:25
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I look to the western sky
The sun is burning red
And I just can’t bear to think
That my sweet love is dead
The sea is calm for now
But I see clouds rolling in
And if we are to leave this place
Our time is running thin
I wonder where you are
As I lie awake in bed
I think of all the love you gave
The kind words you said
But here I am across the sea
Aboard a ship of fools
In search of fortune, fame and things
That don’t compare to you
An eye for an eye
And a drink for a dime
A pirate’s life indeed
Enough for a lifetime
I came aboard for I had never
Seen the world before
Though if I had your heart
I would have so much more
I long for the things
That I did so adore
Each night my mind is haunted
By these dreams of the shore
I look to the western sky
The sun is burning red
And I just can’t bear to think
That my sweet love is dead
But here I am across the sea
Aboard a ship of fools
In search of fortune, fame and things
That don’t compare to you
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8. |
Madness From The Sea
06:40
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[Instrumental]
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9. |
Dreams Of The Shore
08:04
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They spoke of distant lands
Across the shining glass
Untouched by mortal hands
But danger lurks beyond
A madness from the sea
A haunting requiem
Whispers in the mind
Lulling back to sleep
Alive inside a dream
Running far from home
Pounding bloody feet
Pawing for escape
Rising high on winds
A breath from up above
Distant guardians
Spirits of the old
Waking in the night
Lighting up the sky
In time
Hopes fly
Sail on
Sail on
Sweeping forth a gale to cast asunder
Maelstrom drowning cries
Old ones mock the lonesome wanderer
With malice in their eyes
But what is hope and what is madness
The gods never say
Nor where to go when the path
Is buried away
When the stars hide their guiding light
Left to walk the land under wicked sky
Hopeless to wander forever
Lured away by dreams of the shore
When the dawn returns
And the monsters fly away
When the spirits awake
And the doubters come to pray
No one knows truth from lies
Forever blackened skies
Watch, the days are passing by
Waiting for a sign
Beset by horror and strife
As one lives a life
Spent, wanting something more
Dreaming of the shore
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