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Certainty
03:17
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You nearly lost it all
Sane and still voice fading
And was it worth the fall?
Generous but only take
Maintain appearances
Presenting a white-washed tomb
But he can still see you
Transparent and foredoomed
Hear the ancient call
Silent once for all
Steps are taken
Words forsaken
Bearing my own pall
The procession begins
And forgive us our sins
Neverending uncertainty
Of this mortality
The great and shining train
Clothed in full disguises
The mare of Golder’s Green
Blinding till the end
And as I look upon her
Will this wrong road perish?
Make this spell unwind
New clarity of mind
Hear the ancient call
Silent once for all
Steps are taken
Words forsaken
Bearing my own pall
Dancing, the flowers thrown before her
Concentric rings spreading ever farther
Envelop me and take me, washing over
Kill it now and take me ever onward
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Celestial Darkness
04:17
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Beyond the forest
Ascending the blue
Glowing sky breaking through
Celestial darkness
Burning suns, giving life
Nebula casting the seeds
Generations of strife
Crown of the eons, is every new birth
Towering structures, crashing down to the earth
Destruction is waning, the particles fading
Dark clouds are lifting, a new world begins
Forge of the ancients
Suspended in time
Shifting in colors
And testing finite minds
The call of the void
In seeking endless sight
The arrow ever onward
Acceptance of our mortal plight
As galaxies rise
Extinction ordained by their might
The constant holds true
Ripping apart, torn in two
Creation marches on
Casting constellations
The spell of man made visions
A quantum force behind the curtain
Expanse of the ages
The boundary is blurred
The past lost to races
Between atoms undeterred
The chasm is deep
By virtue or design
The mysteries before us
Swallowing eternity and time
Crown of the eons, is every new birth
Towering structures, crashing down to the earth
Destruction is waning, the particles fading
Dark clouds are lifting, a new world begins
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3. |
Abyss
03:03
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Decide, once and for all
The killer in you
Which voice is true
Light dies
Whenever you try
Pass the torch to carry on the fight
But I see
Endless faces, staring through me
Fading slowly
No
This is the unquenchable thirst
For never ending power
Unquenchable
Here lies the unfathomable mistake
And the blood shall run
How can I ever begin to forgive
For my own sake
When all I’ve ever known
An eye for an eye
Buried between the tombs
The childhood dreams before we knew
Political ambitions
Power-fueled addictions
For all that we have strived
Standing on the edge of the knife
These streams flow on
Til the headwater is gone
And descending carrion
Pick the flesh from the weak and the strong
So build the memorial
To utopia euphorial
Gallows filling the streets
Bring the despots to their knees
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4. |
Last Rites
02:53
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Eyes are deserts on this day
Talvisota makes its fall
The right to mourn
The right to follow
Burning ones, blackened sun
Wilting, the flowers
Silenced, the birds
Footsteps freeze
Regions devoured
Stepping forth on darkened moon
White coat in the frosted night
Wooden gloves are greening
Fir trees, burning candles
Children, singing sweetly
Thanking God, be our guest
Accepting gifts of life and death
Hautakiveen kaiverrettu
Kohta jo aikasi odottaa
Kahden metrin syvyydessä
Ikuisuuden hiljaisuus
And now, our redeemer
Snow in mane
Carries the last rites and the scythe
Bringing forth the light
I see the sower sowing
In the trail of falling shells
I hear the women mourning
This man-made glimpse of hell
Bombs burst beneath the rising sun
Burning, our frostbitten lungs
Suomi tries to overcome
Caught between eastern, western guns
Blue and white flows ever stronger
Can we hold out any longer
Lead the reds to their slumber
Defenders becoming the hunters
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Sanctuary
03:33
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Falling from grace
Deceiving left weak from it all
I’m trailing, in this race
Coming, slowly to a crawl
Violent powers
Infecting the minds of men
Malevolent forces
Luring and trapping me once again
Assaulting, the fortress
Sanctuary of inner peace
Heart’s sole desire
Ripping apart, piece by piece
Oh
Once and for all
Comes the final fall
Hope for the hopeless
As distant as foreign shores
Weighed down and encumbered
Fading strength to fight this war
Resist the desire to be misled
Bankrupted compassion, repay the debt
Unravel the veil by pulling the thread
Find purpose in struggle, for the living, and the dead
Barren, but your voice pierces through the din
In a moment, I’m feeling alive again
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6. |
Manufactured Dreams
03:26
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Go!
Between the bright horizon
And darkest depths
No rest for souls
Left weak and bleeding
With special pleading
Between the heart and the mind
This indecision, procrastinate the time
Each is pulling stronger, feel the tearing rope
Cast aside this yoke
See these manufactured dreams, torn at the seams
Decades of uncertainty, fall of the old regime
Resisting the form of the mold
Following the script like a clone
Better days, not like the ones before
Taking chances, knocking at death’s door
Withering outrage, casting aside
The inner debate, truth in the lies
Silence the voices
Conviction soon replaces the fear
Escaping the wasteland, of my design
Scorch the earth, change the mind
Burying habits, the poisonous seed
Entombed, unable to mislead
Between the dark horizon
And endless depths
A growing hope
Once weak and bleeding
Now never ceding
Between the versions of you
Through self destruction, end this disfunction
And this impending doom, once ever-present
Now failing to torment
See these manufactured dreams, torn at the seams
Decades of uncertainty, fall of the old regime
Escaping the wasteland, of my design
Scorch the earth, change the mind
Burying habits, the poisonous seed
Entombed, entombed, unable to mislead
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Blinding
03:17
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No
Searching for moments
Moments of joy
But none to be found
My hope turns to despair
These are the darkest of times
What shall befall us?
Or shall we see the light of dawn?
Such trifles as these
I treasure so dear
Worthless and fleeting
Scattered by the wind they fall
In this darkness
I give you my sight
Take these eyes and see through me
You’ve held me
Throughout misery, fear
Throughout years and tears
Lying in wait
Hope for the moments
Hope for the day
These are the darkest of times my love
Cling to me now
Lest we part
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Retrograde
03:16
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Taking flight
Choosing violence, to despise
Through these eyes
Ever seeking genocide
One nation’s soaring hatred
Ambivalence in truth
Kinetic conscience tearing flesh
What’s left for me and you?
Two brothers
In struggle
Love lost generations past
At the hands of the madman
Apocalypse is cast
The reaper’s song
Waits for no one
Blood fills the soil
Indifferent for whom
All for one and one for all
Dear leader’s living room
Two brothers
In struggle
Each holding to the last
At the hands of the madman
Apocalypse is cast
The reaper’s song
Waits for no one
Striving for future days of peace
When charred fields turn black to green
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9. |
Light in the Darkness
04:25
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You, you are the light in the darkness
Hope of the hopeless
And flame on
Everlasting
Never fading
And on and on and on
Though the gates of hell
And death do us part
No curse of man
Nor depth of hate shall prevail
You are the light in the darkness
Hope of the hopeless
And flame on
Everlasting
Never fading
And on and on and on
Hear now my child
What hast thou done
Cursed is the earth
By the blood of my hand you are spared
Yet banished to death
For I have numbered your days
When all that you hoped for
And all that you thought was good is gone
Now blood has been spilled,
Shed for me this night
Will I take the cup?
Before me
Drifting deeper into dreams the madness of night
Blinding light descending am I just insane?
Ever have I longingly sought you
Ever have I called out your name
Ever have I patiently waited
Stone heart prevailing, why will you not hear?
Forces of the darkness transpire to control
Feeling you near me, I start to unfold
Temple of your heart now awakens
Drawing, mending, calling, calling you home
Longing of your heart now
The cup lies before me
Moment of moments
Hope of the hopeless
The light in the dark
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Veriteras Seattle, Washington
Veriteras is a Seattle/USA-based old-school melodic death metal band created in 2018. We strive to write heavy songs with powerful and memorable melodies, and are inspired by the Scandinavian melodic death scene. We hope you enjoy!
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