Upheaval in stone
Enshrined secrets of earth
Thrust into view
Resplendent structures
The road looms ever steeper
Crawling on hands and knees
We scale the fractured plain
Eyes on the burning horizon
Voices in the gale
Breathe curses on mortals
Movements in the haze
Awaken congenital fears
Crystal veins pooling in the glass
Fragmented light dispels the grey
Numbness creeps through every limb
Vision eclipsed, color fades
Holding pattern
Slow, circular and true
Hemming in the stragglers
Wearing them out
Revulsion infecting rapture
Peeling back the veneer
Oh beauty, so thin
Paradise demeaned
Eyes widen
Lungs constrict
The waters run free
Outpouring
Confusion and warmth
Slow sinking into liquid
Darkened and infinite
Pain in the distance
The waters fall still
Aimlessly directed
Emptiness pervades
Time evaporates
credits
from DEMO 2014,
released April 30, 2014
Music: Rowland, Sebourn, Tovares, Cruz; Lyrics: Sebourn