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The Harvest
03:55
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The Harvest
This is the Harvest
The heart of our harvest
This is the purpose
You’ve been planted
Give it some life, yeah…
Livin’ free you thought was easy
Just you wait and see
People all around you
Takin’ what they’re thinking was free, yeah
Takin’ what is free
Take a walk with me
Through the fields of old
We will see the Death of Man
Watch the world unfold, yeah….
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2. |
Shedding My Skin
03:24
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Shedding My Skin
Reaching for twilight, take my last breath
Burned by the shadow, the bringer of death
Lost in the underworld, all visions are gone
Blackened my soul, the doer of wrong….
Blessed my wings, burn on the ground
King of the martyrs, loses his crown
Mortality… for he who is risen
to be enslaved in ones own mind - prison!
Esoteric circles, they’re coming undone
Ritualistic magic, the summons begun
Upon the dead oak our fathers shall die
beckoning to this magical night
Wandering spheres of eternal darkness
Between the evil and all they possess
Invocations of witches and gods
Ascription of malevolence the spirits at odds
Into the night
shedding my skin
Persecution with all of their might
shedding my skin
Wrong or right, all colors shall run
shedding my skin
This is the flight of the chosen one
shedding my skin
bridge
leave behind this misery
my inverted spiral trap
someone please speak out to me
what’s been said is never taken back
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3. |
Circle of Trust
05:48
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Circle of Trust
I ran to the front and I gathered the lost
forsaking the future
forsaking the cost
calling for help
but we’re drawing the line
surrounding ourselves
with a will to survive
a circle of trust
we are setting the stage
keeping an eye on the key to the cage
backs to the wall
we will never give in
nobody gave us a chance to win
here in the dark
deep in our heart
right from the start
we always knew
the circle of trust was no place for you
here in the dark
deep in the heart
be what you must
do what you do
but the circle of trust is/has no place for you
brothers and sisters if only in name
united together
defending the flame
wave after wave of us standing together
protecting our ways
from the storms that we weather
seasons have changed
and the lies have been spun
a line drawn in blood
so which side are you on?
if you're one of them
well you're not one of us
there's no place for you
in this circle of trust
will you catch me when I fall?
will you answer to the call?
will you back up to the wall?
fight or fail
your intent is plain
we see through the farce of your masquerade
spreading your word
bleeding out hate
time to atone
for the fear you create
we’ll never leave, at least not alive
inside the circle our kind can thrive
no one gets in but a chosen few
the circle of trust is no place for you
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4. |
Thousand Faces
03:48
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A Thousand Faces
I must’ve worn a thousand faces
which ones were disguise?
now candles burning in their places
reflect in your eyes
never closer to solving the riddle
have I lost sight of the prize?
looked for gold at the end of a rainbow
I missed the wheres or whys
what can be said of the ghost of a reason
a man hides inside himself?
and bears the mark of emotional treason
a silent call out for help
help me see all the possibilities
I am you
and you, you are always me…
you call me outside to your window
your thoughts rise over me
wash my worries like the weep of a willow
set my old spirit free
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5. |
Lord of the Rats
05:30
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Lord of the Rats
racing along
an army of eyes
piper and song
millions of cries
he will bring you all along
lead you home
there’s a place where you will belong
it’s where we’ve been thriving free
and strong…
thirsting for lives
we don’t need the souls
children of night
the master controls
minions of madness
we're never alone
no fear, age, or sadness
as winds we have flown
he will bring you all along
lead you home
in your faces time is holding on
soon you’ll hear your song
anabolic transformations
shadows underneath the white bird’s wings
join the timeless celebration
we can show you what immortal means
subatomic animation
riding off into the underworld
some forgotten, all forsaken
like a vision in a Renfield dream
all we have seen
and what we have been….
he will bring you all along
lead you home
we’ll await the final denouement
with the curtains drawn
call the Count of Monte Cristo
he can show you behind the walls
like a bullet in a pistol
we lie in waiting for the master’s call
paradise up from a wasteland
he built a castle from a grain of sand
loyal subjects under command
shall we introduce you to:
The Lord of the Rats
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6. |
Four Winds
05:13
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Four Winds
cast upon a sea of changes
look at what we’ve done
all we ask is time to finish
what we have begun
now we wonder how we wind up
so far from where we start
with open minds like empty pages
hope inside our heart
and in the middle of a dream
you see it flash before your eyes
you wonder where the time has been
growing to majestic ages
riding to your star
in your heart a light is shining
brighter than you are
question all, and look for answers
never knowing how
the past is gone, there’s no tomorrow
all we have is now
and in the middle of a dream
you see it flash before your eyes
you wonder where the wind has been
we can never know
where the four winds blow
yeah we’ll never know
where the four winds blow
south to north
west to east
anywhere you go
carries off where the four winds blow
and in the middle of a dream
you see it flash before your eyes
you wonder where the wind has been
we can never know
where the four winds blow
yeah we’ll never know
where the four winds blow
south to north
west to east
anywhere you go
carries off where the four winds blow
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7. |
Bury the Truth
04:00
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Bury the Truth
first you were lost
then you were found
once you were free
now you are bound
time’s been like a hammer
nailed you to the ground
you paid the price to be free
you’re just the same as me
Bury the truth with your soul
will the lies no longer be told?
wrong side of a trigger
neck inside a noose
they beat you black and blue
turned your body loose
down in these dark hallows
we all decay
link into this broken chain
sorrows are in vain
Bury the truth with your soul
will the lies no longer be told?
held you under the water
marked you as prey
invited you to the slaughter
lent you a wretched hand
pointing the way
welcome to your home
to the city of the dead
into our sweet necropolis
resting your head
quietly at last
the brotherhood of sleep
those we have amassed
are lying cold and deep
now we drag our souls through this maze
restless but our eyes are ablaze
carrion for all of our days….
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8. |
Midnight Moon
06:22
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Midnight Moon
What are you - gonna do?
When it’s time - to see it through
Save your sins - to crucify
Midnight Moon Electrified
You wear your meek - around your throat
Prophesize - your holy ghost
Save your sins - to crucify
Midnight Moon Electrified!
Your only hope is down to mortify
There is no reason not to hide
And all you sinners are you justified
Destination - burns to ash
The pendulum - is swinging black
Save your sins - to crucify
Midnight Moon Electrified!
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9. |
Harvest Fugue
01:38
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(Instrumental)
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10. |
Return to Zero
04:45
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Return to Zero
drawn in to the center
all will be restored
return us now to zero
crawl back to the drawing board
rewind to the beginning
are we now or is it then?
resetting all the passwords
counting down to nothing from ten
just like a dart thrown back to the start
beginning at the end
fool becomes a hero
truth returns us to zero my friend
taking in the harvest
clearing all the fallow fields
planting seeds for changes
anticipating what it may yield
just like a dart thrown back to the start
beginning at the end
fool becomes a hero
truth returns us to zero my friend
Return to Zero
fortunes never last
Return to Zero
persistence of the past
Return to Zero!
looking backward to the source
reap in what we sow
find out as a matter of course
all that’s new needs time to grow
just like a dart thrown back to the start
beginning at the end
fool becomes a hero
truth returns us to zero my friend
Return to Zero
fortunes never last
Return to Zero
persistence of the past
Return to Zero!
bridge
fitting all the pieces
stars begin to align
our empathy increases
in the face of reversal of time
just like a dart thrown back to the start
beginning at the end
fool becomes a hero
truth returns us to zero my friend
Climb up from the cellar
don't know when it’s safe to stop
the cosmic fortune teller
leads us to the top
return to zero!
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11. |
Silent Sunrise
05:35
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Silent Sunrise
for all the powers we waited
silence reigned again
bells rang out all through the night
sunrise came and went
moving out among the clouds
looking for another day
love reveals what darkness shrouds
memories all fade out to grey
spite and tears can mask our sky
in unison we break light
visions of time are passing me by
morning light fills out my soul
mother earth she’s healing me
wishing that I could control
freedom without hypocrisy
colors form inside my mind
move me away from the blind
visions of time are passing me by
when my eyes are open wide
push away my foolish pride
I see the silent sunrise shine
when our eyes are open wide
push away our foolish pride
we see the silent sunrise shine…
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12. |
Sworn to the Reckless
05:07
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Sworn to the Reckless
why are you screaming?
is there no one to hear?
I’m disbelieving
your inner vision’s quite unclear
moving mountains
pushing for all to control
plant the seedlings
of innocence lost to the old
sworn into undying devotion
faith that’s been built on a lie
set the human machine in motion
what they keep selling, you buy
unsuspecting minds
loss of reality
sworn to the reckless
abandon all to misery
your cup runneth over
now at last your time has come
the lonely soldier
dies to the beating of your drum
sworn into undying devotion
eating from the palm of your hand
set the human machine in motion
no sign of a promised land
unsuspecting minds
loss of reality
sworn to the reckless
abandon all to misery
widowed in the darkness
lying waiting to be fed
close your mind forever
go on living as the dead
sworn to the reckless
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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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