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We are the Ancient Ones
06:18
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We are the Ancient Ones
Like predator to prey we hear the clarion call
Seekers of the untamed deed
Rituals and rites to appease the furious mind
Animate the bloodless life
Brothers in spirit, in mind, in arms
Our curse is our blessing
Privation over the flood of fakes
We are the Ancient Ones
Singular primal instinct
This is the turn of the wheel
For these are the ties that bind
Stronger than a smiths forged steel
Ripping flesh from bone
Frenzied euphoria grips the conscience
Nothing exists in this moment of lunacy
Devouring the tame, the meek, the gutless
Brothers in spirit, in mind, in arms
We are the Ancient Ones
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Father
03:33
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Father
Father, what’s bestowed on me?
Father, are you just like me?
Father, am I strong enough?
Yes son, stronger than me.
Father, the Norns they did speak.
Father, what’s this fate they weave?
Father, am I strong enough?
Yes son, stronger than he.
Why can’t I rest?
Eir make sense of this.
My fate hinges on this beating in my chest.
Father, will she come back?
Father, where did she go?
Father, will she come back?
Oh son, I don’t know.
Why can’t I rest?
Eir make sense of this.
My fate hinges on this beating in my chest
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The Child and the Serpent
Open to the world and its mysteries
Cannot see yourself in the dreams of others
In pursuit of something greater than what’s come before
Their vision as shallow as the ocean is deep
It comes to you like the Serpent came to Eve
“Your eyes will be opened, and you will be like God”
To expand the horizon, you’ll step through any
forbidden door
Embrace me, the parasite, and adjust your chemistry
Weakness of will resigns independence to the beast
Like Legion, the masks you wear will be many
Great strength within; twice the desire
Vacuum of self-doubt; inward deceit
Unrealized potential
The din suffocates
This must end!
Open to the world and its mysteries
Can now see yourself; detached from the parasite
In pursuit of something greater than what you’ve become
Its vision as shallow as the ocean is deep
It comes to you like the Serpent came to Eve
“Your eyes will be opened, and you will be like...God”
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To Cast the Runes
04:38
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To Cast the Runes
Looking out over the tree lined ridge
Croaks ring out from swamps afar
Seasons change, as do the winds
Ash and birch reach for the stars
To cast the runes
To cast the runes
Awake this night
He feels the pull of the moon....
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Extreme Might of Resolve
08:18
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Extreme Might of Resolve
Inherent unease
Broken lines of loyalty
Shadows cloud the mind
A light full of lies
Blinding the vision
Preservation is solitude
Believe in what’s seen
Reject their disease
Knowledge is redemption
The outcome is mine
I alone will decide
Discarding all connection
Contemplate the past
Mistakes not repeated
Aligned to myself
Extreme might of resolve
Crushing false visions
No compromise at any cost
What is gained
Gaze inside
Know yourself
And those you left behind
Discarded casts
Mutilation
Support wasn’t real
Veiled deception
Embracing
The strength within
Unified, we start again
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Unyielding
15:46
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Unyielding
Monstrosities of stone and steel
Abhorrent temples of greed and policy
Machines sweat poison, skies turn black
A progressive specter of death
Reflecting its end, humanitas
All that is created, at once, can be lost
Headlong into scorched earth realms
Our mother will reclaim that which she birthed
Unyielding force, tears fall, acidic
Waves of destruction as foundations tremble
Cleansing fire, fueled by winds of ash
Spurn the advancement of man
The irrationality of a thing is no argument against its existence,
rather a condition of it. -Frederich Nietzsche
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Canis Dirus Minnesota
Canis Dirus is an expression of the life, death and rebirth cycle of our own existence. It is the dichotomy of loss and gain, birth and death, sorrow and triumph as well as prey and predator. Taking the name from the dire wolf, a prehistoric apex predator which existed in our own area of the world over 100,000 years ago, our music is an exploration of the brutal nature that surrounds us. ... more
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