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Antiphony
02:29
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Lyrics:
Messiah, Messiah of the stars.
Go to the desert and live like the king that you are.
Ascension, Ascension to the light.
Go lead the people to peace of mind and the like.
The Prophet, the Prophet from the skies.
Ancient of ancients shedding the pureness of light.
Transmissions, Transmissions in the night.
Open the portals, illuminate human life.
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Clouds
04:01
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Lyrics:
They keep pretending this boat that we’re in is just fine.
But it's sinking alright.
Visions of father just floating away in the sky.
Doesn't matter how high.
Sail on alone. No one around.
There's no end. There is no goodbye.
He says he knows what went wrong.
As if the clouds were there all along.
His ship to the moon floats away.
Things are never gonna feel the same.
Now the ducks go by.
Both parting ways in the sky.
That wind came and took them away.
Now he's up in the clouds to stay.
Losing our way as the mist covers all that we see.
Flying blindly through trees.
Shadows of chances that we never knew go by.
And we turn our eyes.
Sail on alone. No one around.
There's no end. There is no goodbye.
He says he knows what went wrong.
As if the clouds were there all along.
His ship to the moon floats away.
Things are never gonna feel the same.
Now the ducks go by.
Both parting ways in the sky.
That wind came and took them away.
Now he's up in the clouds to stay.
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Lotus Lake
01:58
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Lyrics:
Taste the dirt, drink the wine, put troubled thoughts at ease.
Sing a song of an older time when these trees were only seeds.
Whispers in the dead of night, the shuffle of the leaves.
Hear the spirit’s hollow cries, as they’re coming from the deep.
Go to the Lake of Lotus Blooms beyond the cherry tree.
Underneath a heavy moon that puts them on their knees.
Fumble around in the gloom searching endlessly.
Wind blows and petals move here comes a wicked breeze.
Like a clam losing its shell they leave each other be.
Underneath the ocean swells they find it hard to breathe.
Coming down like a roar of thunder to the sea.
Tremors move the ocean floor, turn the west into the east.
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4. |
Luscinia
03:26
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Lyrics:
Glass will break now and then.
Shadows crawl, blue skies will end.
Who’s to blame when only dust is left?
Feel the ache of those thorns where you slept.
Days will fade, the Nightingale flies,
searching for plum blossom white.
Sunsets decay, the heavens they cry.
The Raven runs away to go free it's mind.
Waterways rage within sight.
Rivers change in the dark of the night.
Call out his name to the dust and the ice.
Luscinias fly in vain as they search in the night
Ooh, something ain’t right.
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5. |
The Narrow Road to Oku
05:11
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Tired and worn from the Midwestern winds.
Seeking refuge at the local inn.
I stopped to gaze at the flowers in bloom.
Making my way down the road to Oku.
I am a traveler, the dirt covers me.
Clouds come and go up above the leaves.
Echoes of voices across the lakes.
I see my reflection, I see my mistakes.
Turbulent seas churn in the bay.
The river of heaven helps light the way.
Of where I came from, I cannot speak.
Just look at the stains from the tears on my sleeve.
Even if flowers bloomed every day.
Seasons still change and take them away.
The western sun still drowns in the sea.
And the narrow road takes its toll on me.
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6. |
Weather Beaten Bones
03:47
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Lyrics:
Leaves that fell upon the floor.
From trips I'd made to western shores.
Clouds of mist from waterfalls.
That time we thought that we knew it all.
For many months I felt alone.
Me and my weather beaten bones.
But then the cherry blossoms bloomed.
Things would change as the flowers grew.
The mind plays its games.
Feelings stay but all the names have changed.
Willows moving through the breeze.
Bodies change like maple leaves.
Mountain streams never stay the same.
Snow will melt then there's spring to blame.
Underneath the moon at night.
Walking through this paradise.
Under the trees in the autumn skies.
Life is the land of everlasting light.
And the mind plays its games.
Feelings stay but all the names have changed.
The mind plays its games.
Feelings stay but all the names have changed.
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Dim
04:00
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Lyrics:
Wave after wave
Let the water crash into me.
Wait till it’s calm
And then maybe I’ll come up to breathe.
Pine trees they fall to the Earth
No longer green.
Wish for the things that we had
But can no longer keep.
Missing those gold summer fields
As they’re staring at me.
I think I’ve seen this one before.
Borrow the moonlight to show me an alternate course.
I’ve seen how this story unfolds.
I’m just the child of some unfortunate souls.
Wake from the deep
Crawl from dimness that put you to sleep.
Words cut in stone
Speak of nightmares beyond belief.
Sparrows get lost in the wind
No longer sing.
Fall ill in this thick summer heat
Hands trembling.
Wither away underneath
So it’s too faint to see.
I think I’ve seen this one before.
Borrow the moonlight to show me an alternate course.
I’ve seen how this story unfolds.
I’m just the child of some unfortunate souls
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Furyu
03:51
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Lyrics:
The wind and the stream.
Surrounded by all things.
The taste of the water, the feeling on our skin.
Days grow warmer, sickness sets in.
The cool of the evening collides as sunlight fades.
Transcend what we know and we see as the ordinary way.
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9. |
The Wild What
03:31
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Lyrics:
You go and tell me you know what's wrong from right.
But in your mind, what is your plan?
And even if I make the same mistakes
at least I know where I stand.
You're like the waves that won't let go
of the shore. Yea, it serves you well.
And even if I try to run away
you pull me back under the swells.
You take your time with me.
Water moves with grace and uncertainty.
Thoughts seem to float for days.
Waves in my mind take them away.
I think if I just take it day by day
maybe you'll grow to understand…
The sweet things that I want to say to you
yea, I’ll say them slow and hope they land.
You take your time with me.
Water moves with grace and uncertainty.
Thoughts seem to float for days.
Waves in my mind take them away.
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10. |
Isle of Eternity
03:00
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Lyrics:
If nature’s my Shepherd then why did the weather bring me this way.
Thrown to the rocks, thought the wind wouldn't lead me astray.
I stumble and fall as I walk on the sands of the beach.
What's worst of all is that there's nobody here but me.
An unlucky thing that my ship ran aground.
Or is this some strange kind of treasure I have found?
Now here I dwell on this rock that is unexplored.
It's just as well, I feel better on these empty shores.
Journey to the west as the years come and go.
Land on what is left of this archipelago.
Island in the sea, spend eternity alone.
Useless sovereignty in this kingdom of my own.
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