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Burials

by The Annex Blackout

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1.
Suffering 03:53
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Life is suffering, unending suffering, this life is suffering Death, deliverance Freed from this poisoned mortal coil, until then we toil There is no focus in your eyes I am watching you die A little more each day, a little more each night, a little more inside I am watching you die Tired of watching you die Could this abyss swallow the spark of your life? Fear unequalled There is more to life than Chaos All I am asking is you try Go, find a place, all alone, somewhere far, somewhere unknown dig a hole, mark a stone, bury your curse there Write your name in the sand, to be washed away by the tide A breath hangs thin in the air, are you ready to die? I understand the weight of scars, an outstretched hand too far Your virulence infects everyone Too late you realized the spark became a fire I stood beside the flames, you dove into the pyre I can not sit by and watch you die Tired of watching you die A little more each day, a little more each night, a little more inside I am watching you die I am watching you Say a faithless prayer tonight You alone could have changed a life I tried
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Sky Burial 04:37
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Don't fear the great destroyer, life's light annihilator Peace, a lack of wanting, freed from corruption One flame will ignite another Cursed endlessly to wander A soul aflame, destruction My arms Tear Swallow you in My legs Claw Swallow you in My soul Chew Swallow you in Life feeds on life, and life Feeds on death On frozen earth, roof of the world Where nothing grows, there's nothing to burn The sky's a cemetery One less turn around the wheel to go Blackened figures fill the skies Carrion birds sated tonight The world's a charnel ground I can't break this cycle fast enough Tear, Claw, Chew Endless, deathless, bound in the darkness A candle dims tonight, a shell sustains a life A generous disposal, a wing in flight A flame without a fire, awaiting life's command A curse begets a new life Writhing in the throes On frozen earth, roof of the world Where nothing grows, there's nothing to burn The sky's a cemetery One less turn around the wheel to go Blackened figures fill the skies Carrion birds sated tonight The world's a charnel ground I can't break this cycle fast enough
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The Flood 05:54
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Enciphered writings on the wall Words I cannot read That scream “Don't stay” “On your own your will fails” I've waited. I've waited, I've waited here for days Caught in the deluge once again I have nothing to defend A breach in the levee, somewhere inside of me A door once opened can't be closed again Weightless, I do not feel fear nor pain, I will do it again Shoreless, I can feel things start to change, I'm afraid again And so once more, adrift again And so once more, I'm lost again Again and again and again and again You may think you're floating Until you're drowning For what its worth I believed in you For what its worth I trusted you I never thought you'd spend your life In this place of disguise Further, further Hidden from your eyes Further, further You won't recognize Me at all As I depart the light Enciphered writings on the wall Words I cannot read That pleads “Don't stay” “On your own your will fails” I've waited. I've waited, Enciphered writings on the wall That screams “Don't stay” In the flood I've waited I've waited here for you, I've waited here for days In this place of death There is a flood resting in a cup, there'll never be Enough, enough I recognize if you roll the dice a thousand times, you're gonna fall In time
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Sea of Memories 04:50
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There's a hole in the hearth There's confusion and fear There is so little that remains of the path that led you here Is there light in the darkness Will the sun never rise There is now only pain where once the spark of life shone in your eyes Your eyes I'd shine a light in the dark if I thought it could lead you (lead you to me) I held out hope in my heart that a signal could reach you (and lead you to me) I wade into a sea of memories I can see your pain But I can't know what it feels like I can watch and wait, wait, wait, wait But I can't stop a turning tide Tide runs out Tide runs out Tide runs out
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The Arc of Descent 09:23
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A breath into this world Cursed to walk a path without an end A faded epitaph Fated to follow the arc of descent There is a fire that burns, I feel it, hope There is a will to face the demon, hope There is a place below, I've seen it, hope You can not will a change of seasons You only cling to life Waiting for your turn to face the pyre The bonfires are burning bright Smoke, it hangs so heavy in the night Fire! Purify the soul Water! Water Water, Life like the river's ebb and flow Where is that fire that burns, I need it now You've lost the will to face the demons now There is a place below, I fear it now The Arc of Descent leads you down You barely cling to life Shut your mouth and open up your eyes A flame once burning bright Now only just a glimmer in the night Cursed, live once but die again and again, a steep descent I am alive, life, the briefest moment then we die You failed to realize, a single drop of poison and we die There's still a fire that burns, I feel it, hope There's still a will to face the demon, hope There is a place below, I've seen it, hope There's still a fight, I still believe it, hope When daylight flickers through the gloom its hard to bear From so closet, you can't see the slope Its hard to bear such a terrible thing as hope Such a terrible thing as hope Hope hope hope Falling, Falling further along Falling further along the arc of descent Writhing in the dark The depths are limitless The only path from here is down, down, down You've chosen You've chosen You've chosen down You've chosen down Your will, a myth of freedom, there was only one path to choose it lead you here, to the bottom Cursed, live once but die again and again A steep descent Falling, there is no end Falling, Falling, Falling along the arc of descent
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Holy River 04:52
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There is a current in the air The river brings the life but the dying long to be there I sometimes go there in my mind Ashes dance in the air and aarti bells still chime Life is drawn, but suffering will end With smoke and flame at the river's bend We found a way We found a way We had to leave this place We had to get away today We ran away We lost our way Time stands still along the river Fragrant smoke I still see you as you were by the river A long time ago, a long time ago, a long time ago Freest life I've known Wend like rivers flow Come with me Release, relieve Lost in the labyrinth of sound and dreams We found a way We found a way We had to leave this place We had to get away today We ran away We lost our way home I don't feel, right, I think I need to sit down for a while Oh, I think I'm already sitting aren't I? Ok, in that case maybe I should go for a walk Clear my head a little bit, try to empty my mind Walk the Ghats a while, along the water, along the river Watch them bring the bodies to the Ganges Watching all the bodies, burn, burn Watch them bring the bodies to the Ganges Watching all the bodies, burn burn burn burn burn The sound of the streets has a colour, I think its mostly green, but a little bit blue, and gold too, and its red in the center I don't think I can move, I don't think I want to I think I'll just lay here for a while Watching the airplane propeller in the ceiling Getting closer Incinerate Now's your chance for faith
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The Prisoner 04:14
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I'm filled with violence and rage Shackled in this fucking cage I dream of yesterday It never seemed so far away and I will set this world aflame Hear these words, I'll not be swayed Its running through your mind An image of a better time Why grip the chains that bind? How long until you realize that I can take this pain away? Hear my words, be not afraid Silence Can you hear the ticking of the clock? Silence Can you see the turning of the page? Silence Can you feel the current in the air? Silence Its time to make an escape The more I scream, the less it echoes The more I struggle, the tighter the screws turn Within this narrow cell I'm struggling to focus I wish I could see the sky if only for a moment Feeling these walls, unyielding stone Call me by name and bring me home I can feel changes happening to me Deep inside where the light before could never reach There is a place I know you're waiting for me There is a door that's always open I'm taking back what's mine All mine It's mine My life Time to break these chains that bind Time to embrace this change inside Through it all I'll survive Through it all I'm alive
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Humber 03:33
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I can feel the ashes on my hands I can feel your ashes on my hands The river will wash away All that still remains But it cant wash out the memories or the pain I can feel the ashes on my face I can feel your ashes on my face The river will wash away all earthly remains But it cant wash out the memories or the pain I lie to bring a little comfort to my mind I repeat the same refrain a thousand times I try but every time I close my eyes I remember everything I tried... I tried... I tried... I try to bring a little comfort to my mind I picture you from when I was a child I try but every time I close my eyes I remember everything Even after everything I miss you, I love you I tried... I tried... I tried...

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released June 13, 2021

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The Annex Blackout Toronto, Ontario

Melodic, progressive metal from Toronto, Canada. Drifting between punishing thrash, black metal, punk, and somber acoustic interludes, The Annex Blackout's "Burials" is a blend of influences and inspirations.

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