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The Burning

by Sev'ris

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The Burning 04:22
In the far past before our days, we Men of lands and dragons of Earth Held a pact of honour, a peace to last, forever... We sons of sons tell the tale, our lost past A world of old, paradise, and the end that came to be The fire's light fades this night For thousands of ages Man walked with Ancients Mystic beasts of divinity, revered in all Ageless teachers, spells of magik imparted to us A gift spoken into our minds Such seasons were not meant to last A need for power too strong Contentment became contempt In the blackened, tainted hearts of men Upon a moonless night they gathered In secrecy, elders from clans away Into the sacred flame, each stone was cast The Pact was burned and death would come to all A call to war, conquer those we praised Our tribes of five dominate Possession of all unseen, out time of destiny We hunted them down, relentless, so ruthless were we Man extolled his pride, extinction brought forth As Utopia bled alive And years would pass, our magik would fade Some of knew the future to be Redemption would never be found Regret the day, and those who cursed our fate Forever known... The Burning
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As days grew dark, the shadows of our souls Turned inside out with omnipotence Those who claimed victory, buried under their thrones They betrayed us all, The Burning so long ago Blessed gift now lost from heart Man turned upon his own How we fought, desire forging the will The masses at war, Brethren slain, blood stained unity Flesh broken, wood, stone, iron, their spirits gone All the while we blamed: "Upon our hands," "Their hands it was!" The past would not be forgot, this day or any day to come One winter's frost, it came Snow fell on fields of red "Look up high!" "A northern sun?!" "It cannot be!" So warm the breeze, the horizon ablaze Echoing screams were heard, silenced at time's end See how the forests flee in fear! Run, run from the sky, Flames in the Wind One star, it wept above
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Once was our power over all These lands consumed in flame, her vengeance And in the sky, wings ninety-horses wide Cold mist, it hides terror And those beyond the river, I heard no answer Run for your lives, never look back The hunters now the prey Embers dance in the air, the essence of man and child, blinding our eyes "Bringer of death comes for us, her wrath never complete" Far into the caves we fled Our future burns away, for years the star would fall, a sign of demise "Unspoken, the words, our paths not one But still the same, the path of men, it fades" Into a dream retold again, to all this night Look into the earth and fear the sky for It will be there, devour the world Smoke and ash, dark was the sun Deeper, we sought shelter and all the crops grow not Into despair, two-hundred lifetimes gone Their names, in stone, those who stood to fight The One Those who gave their hope, these walls speak my words Over, our time was now at hand Closer together we wait to die alone... Alone There were whispers, "Give praise to the dragon." Was it madness? A final breath? Hollow, this kingdom, the darkness was true Sorrow, it binds us, each dawn an eternity As would we wander in silence Never witness the light again Had our ending, it come for us? Under Aeons of a Starless Sky
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We gave up our dominion, a throne we did not deserve By the fire's blessing did we receive our due Servants of the scale, shall we ever now be What more can be given to appease our new Queen? From skin to scale, peel away to expose the legacy From skin to scale, humanity our final offering Earn placement by Her side, feel the hardened plates protruding Allegiance transforms us as we move from skin to scale A quest to become more, more than flesh will allow The weakness of skin is a hindrance of our service to Her Form the line! Recite! Bow in praise! Incantations! Raise the blades! Expose the scales! Drink the wine! Mother's blood! We now join her ranks, shed of the disease Molting now complete, by her side we feed Servants of the scale, shall we ever now be What more can be given to appease our new queen? A quest to become more than flesh will allow!
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Ages ago, lost from memory We were spirits of majesty At one with all, harmony Then came one day, it all would change Death came to the world, a burden we carry still The Dragon calling to us, Dark Awakening...
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The moon so bright, looking over us, the old world was reborn! Voices around, so few were heard In awe, the colours unreal A vision for some, magik we feel Could this be ours again? Our hands in the ground, hearts released Free from the prison of stone! Alive, breathe in, breathe out The air, it changed, the sun would rise Yet colder it was, sky still dark Hear the wind... It comes! In worship, they chant, "Mercy!" As the scourge of our kind appears, and speaks unto us... "Only you can save the past. The rest will be dust." "Har-Sek Na'Tan Si-Belat" (Mother of Dragons, words of truth) In their names, the Dragons before And tribes of men, a brood will come forth The Five who live become as One Humbled, we remain We ask her name revealed... "Sev'ris..."

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released June 21, 2019

Vox/Guitars: Aaron J. Meacham, Guitars/Vox: Luke Daven Offield, Bass/Vox: Nick W. Fizer, Drums/Vox: Daniel James Graff
All music by Sev'ris
Recorded, Mixed, Mastered by Daven at Daven Studios
Produced by Daven & Sev'ris
Artwork by Eric Schmidt

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