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Intro (The First Step)
00:40
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Hordes of Abyssus
05:48
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Into the abyss I gaze
This debt you cannot pay
Disappear without a trace
The dead you cannot raise
Stare at the abyss again
These days seem to have no end
Couldn't do it if I tried
Something deep within has died
I've been down here before
Chills me to my core
Wonder when it'll end this time
I know the choice is mine
This sprawling void before me
Can't see the bottom from here
It's a long way down
Coming around, without a sound, the hordes from days of old
Drowning again, sinking within, my bones are growing cold
Vain attempts to claw my way from here
Once again I'm drowning in my fears
This sprawling void before me
So familiar now
This vast expanse before me
Can't see the bottom from here
It's a long way down
Gazing into the abyss
Unable to look away
Gazing into the abyss
I'm powerless again
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Sisyphus
05:04
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Bearer of the curse, sacred toil, endless work
Every muscle strains against the weight
Push it to the top, reaping everything I sought
But then it comes back down
Keep faith in the unknown one
Gritting of the teeth
Push against the endless
Ward off the sleep
This burden seems to grow with every
Upward step I take
My voice, it waxes hoarse
With every horrid scream I make
Screaming into the void
Screaming out to no one
Straining against the weight
Of a thousand suns
It's an uphill battle
Trying to climb out
My nerves are screaming
My head is down
This burden seems to grow with every
Upward step I take
My voice, it waxes hoarse
With every horrid scream I make
Straining against the weight
Of a thousand suns,
It's starting to feel like I'm pushing
A boulder up a hill
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4. |
The Crushing
04:14
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Crush it all
Sinking in quicksand again
Catching glimpses of the end
Gravity crushing me again
Trying and failing to pretend
I've been here before
Let me out
I can't take it anymore
Crush me again
And again, and again, and again
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5. |
Resolve
02:17
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6. |
Tendrils
02:56
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Tentacles of ash and blackened grime
Nothing underneath for you to find
Back inside the womb, hiding now
Never quite sure how
Alive, dead
I attain
Keep me in your heart as you proceed
To fall off of the Earth
Tendrils all come back in time
Sweating, trembling
Dead of night
Writhe
Can't deny, they're mine
Tendrils surrounding you again
Enveloping you in your dead despair
Despair
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7. |
Chrysalis
05:36
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Retreat within again
Build the outer shell
My own circle
Of hell
Enter the womb once more
What am I fighting for?
Turnover
I can't see the end of the tunnel
But it must be coming soon
I can feel it all changing
By the light of the moon
You're getting close now
You've almost got it
Losing myself
Building it back
Changing for good in this Chrysalis
Trying to fly
Failing to try
Hope I die in this Chrysalis
Changing again
Nearing the end
Shedding my skin in this Chrysalis
I know I'll never be the same
When I come out of this Chrysalis
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Last One On Earth Rochester, New York
One-man black/doom metal from Rochester, NY. Gazing into the abyss…
Last One On Earth recommends:
Beneath a Stelliferous Empyrean
by Kortirion
Kortirion is one of my favorite modern black metal acts. The riffs in this one are downright beautiful at times and the drums are very groovy and heavy in all the right ways.
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Undying Blackened Glory
by Hellmoon *Official*
Raw dark black metal from Canada. Riffs and screams drenched in evil atmosphere. The monster behind the band (PLAAG) happens to be an amazing visual artist too. He did the cover for my self-titled LP!
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