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Endless War
05:15
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Endless War
This endless war in the belly of the east
Rifles through my mind
No hope, no sign of peace
Centuries divide
Brother kills in brother’s war
Play the human game
The snake spits his broken lies
thou shall not be reclaimed
A thousand years with no compromise
Blood runs in the street
Glory death by your suicide
Feed the fire to the feast
Mourn the innocent casualties
From the war machine
Lay down your broken bones
For a god unseen …… yeah
This endless war - never peace
This endless war - never cease
Wake up the imperial glory
Where sleeping dogs lie
Pledges of independence
Or the last battle cry?
This endless war….
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2. |
Against the Wall
04:29
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Holding out your hands and needing more
Count the times I tried
Though I failed to even the score
Will this be your one and only truth?
Can you take a cold hard look
Who you’ve been and what you tried to prove?
Time slows down to a crawl
Is your back against the wall?
Cover up the reason you know
Ride it out of town
and you find there’s no where left to go
Standing on the here and the now
When it goes to seed
Do you pull or push on the plow?
Do I know you at all?
Is your back against the wall?
Are you ground into meal?
Been broken down by a Catherine wheel
Is your back against the wall?
Will you take the fall and scream out loud “I don’t know you at all”?
solo
Can you see me at all?
Is my back against the wall?
Your promises have fallen through
When the time has come
What in the world are we to do?
Time slows down to a crawl
When your back’s against the wall
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3. |
Eye to Eye
05:16
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Brothers I have lost
Others I have found
Always paid, whatever the cost
My ear down to the ground
Eye to eye but not face to face
And while we defy Father Time
We’re running our own race
Count up the years and see we belong
of a time but not of a place
Here we are and we look at ourselves
Eye to eye but not face to face
Crying through the laughter
and lying through the pain
Gotta get a hold of myself
Climb in all the way ….. yeah
Eye to eye but not face to face
And while we defy Father Time
We’re running our own race
Count up the years and see we belong
of a time but not of a place
Here we are and we look at ourselves
Eye to eye but not face to face
Oh, and the road we know
Be it strange and different to ride
There’s no reason to let go
As long as we see eye to eye
Westward passing through The Gate
Chased a storm that can’t be caught
Wait for me, but I might be late
It’s different than I thought … yeahhhhh
Eye to eye but not face to face
And while we defy Father Time
We’re running our own race
Count up the years and see we belong
of a time but not of a place
Here we are and we look at ourselves
Eye to eye but not face to face
Solo
Off in the desert wandering
Searching for a sound
Life is not worth squandering
Better lost and found
Eye to eye but not face to face
And while we defy Father Time
We’re running our own race
Count up the years and see we belong
of a time but not of a place
Here we are and we look at ourselves
Eye to eye but not face to face
Oh, and the road we’re on is long
And we pass the time in song
There is nothing to do but try
As long as we see eye to eye
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4. |
Inescapable
06:24
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My mind crashing on the borderline today
Voices whisper through these walls
Hey! Can you hear them? … calling out my name
Hey! Can you see them? … never be the same
Sounds of laughter carry with the turning wind
So a night of madness - how it all begins
What you want - what you get
What you need - do you regret?
Can you love - what you hate?
When you die … it’s all too late
Can I break free from myself?
solo fill
Hey! Call off the demons…running through my veins
Hey! Fighting for freedom…all I am remains
Passing through these bleeding hands, my only hope
Boundless tides have seen my soul
What you want - what you get
What you need - do you forget?
Can you love - will you hate?
Will you die … when it’s too late
Can I break free from myself?
Will you let it break you?
Do you stand to fight?
Who will be the master?
Make it stop tonight
solo
What you are is what you need
What you are is what you need
My reality at war - I’m trapped within
Inescapable - my future is my end
What you want - what you get
What you need - do you regret
Can you love - will you hate
Will you die … when it’s too late
What you are is what you need
Can I break free from myself?
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5. |
Tir de Masse
02:39
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Instrumental
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6. |
Out of the Light
03:06
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Surreal as it seems, I die in my dreams
Riding on waves in oceans I’ve seen
Back to my mind
I hope I will find the broken pieces
Left alone
Falling all the way back
Pointing to the signs we left behind
Falling into the night
Out of the shadows and out of the light
Crawling into my dream
Not at all as it seems
Keep me alive
Feed my machine
Broken by silence can you feel my screams?
Memories have ceased
The nature of the feast
A dream fades to black at last
Here we are!
Lost, buried under the sand
Was I ever even in command?
Falling into the night
Out of the shadows and out of the light
Crawling into my dream
Not at all as it seems
solo
I’ll guide the light
I’ll kill off the dream
Freed the demon’s hold on me
Falling, crawling
Out of the shadows and out of the light
Dying, flying
Out of the shadows and out of the light
Bleeding, needing
All of the shadows and all of the light
Screaming, dreaming
Out of the shadows and out of the light
Out of the light!
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7. |
Promised Land
04:35
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Find me an arrow
Put a target in its way
Right into the marrow
One more fallen in the fray
Then on the other hand
When you turn your cheek
It proves the strength of a man
Not show that you are weak
Can you take me to the promised land?
Will you heal the great divide?
Can we beat the falling grains of sand?
Will we see the other side?
Barely a soldier
And hardly a king
Theres no remembrance
Our pain or suffering
Whats in the other hand?
The one behind your back…
It’s just a sign that reads “raving megalomaniac”
Can you take me to the promised land?
Will you heal the great divide?
Can we beat the falling grains of sand?
Do you take the other side?
I am never to be found
Ever fighting for my crown
Seven stars shall align
Fire seals my crime
solo
Can you take me to the promised land?
Will you heal the great divide?
Can we beat the falling grains of sand?
Are you on the other side
I am never to be found
Ever fighting for my crown
Seven stars shall align
Fire seals my crime
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8. |
Without a Stone
05:24
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Spitting dirt out of my mouth
Swallowing my empty space
Once I held countless treasures
Now I am left to inherit my fate
Changing the sound of our echoes
Rip up the page we have drawn
Riding a wave on drastic measures
Cut from our burden, we carry on
Abandon all that you know
And we will find a better way today
Before it’s too late
Will you lose sight and start to fray?
Without out a stone - I can fly
Reaching the stars, my broken eyes
Without a stone I am free
Floating away upon the Azure Sea
Tied down to our back
Our burden to own
We all carry the stone
What is your only true desire?
Free of what you’ve always been
Taking the chance on forever
Raise a bridge up from within
Abandon all that you know
And we will find a better way today
Now before it’s too late
Will you lose sight and start to fray?
Without out a stone - I can fly
Reaching the stars, my cold and lonely eyes
Without a stone we are free
Floating away like we were meant to be
Without a stone…
Tied down to our back
Our burden to own
We all carry the stone
solo
When you’re feeling the weight
Don’t carry the burden alone
The only way to be free is without a stone
Without a stone….
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Emerald Tucson, Arizona
Emerald is the long running metal project of Jeff Melin (gtr/vox) and Duane Hollis (bass). Founded in Tucson, AZ in 1984 &
re-emerging in 2014 after a long hiatus to produce 4 full length albums.
Now breaking out from Covid times and joined by drummer Bob Davidson, "AD 2021" is another 5 song blast of Emerald-style old-school metal that connects past to present.
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