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A forked path, no time to decide
Couldn’t bear it, it’s time to hide
Never bothered asking it why
But I couldn’t stay even though you died
No remorse
No recourse
In due course
For the betrayer
Abomination, morphed into flesh
Careless bringer of untimely death
Putrid stench comes from its breath
To his cries it was nothing but death
No remorse
No recourse
In due course
For the betrayer
Can’t imagine the weight of this guilt
Tearing down the life I once built
Drive my dagger up to the hilt
Nothing changed, but its blood is spilt
No remorse
No recourse
In due course
For the betrayer
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The cries of a misanthrope
Who wants to be loved
He screams at the moon
And the welkin above
I'll destroy all around
With fire and flames
I'll reduce you to ashes
But first you'll know pain
I'll summon the djinni,
Ifrit, and Shaytan
Devils and Demons
Will dance by my hand
I'll salt the scorched earth
So nothing can grow
Misery and sorrow
The only seeds that you'll sow
Laughing in torment
As all you bastards burn
I tried to warn you
But you never, ever learn
I'll summon the djinni,
Ifrit, and Shaytan
Devils and Demons
Will dance by my hand
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Crystal Ball
05:20
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The storm is coming, rapidly approaching over the mountaintops. This valley, so rife with disease and decay, shall soon feel the cleansing hand of the torrent. Life will spring anew, again….and so the circle closes.
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To Thee I Give an Orchid
10:56
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I give thee an orchid
And a rose in blood
Thorns piercing my flesh
From pain grows love
I give you my heart
My body, my soul
I smile as you thrive
I wither, grow old
I met you in a valley
Soon ravaged by a flood
While drowning and dying
Came your hand from above
Fragile and broken
For you I stayed strong
I ascended the mountain
to pick this orchid, my love
I descended from the mountain
To see you standing here
In the arms of a stranger
Claiming what I hold dear
Legs start to buckle
As the will leaves my flesh
Facing shame and failure
I succumb and begin to rest
The once flooded valley
Where I now lie
A field full of orchids
And my bones, now dry
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Northern Crown Florida
In the cracks between the Doom, Prog, and Rock n’ Roll genres, Northern Crown find a unique fit. Their first EP, “In the Hands of the Betrayer”, knocked on the door to the halls of classic metal. Their first album, “The Others”, tested its footing on the fringe of prog. Their self-titled second album was a hydra waving the flag of Doom n’ Roll. "In A Pallid Shadow" will be released July 3, 2020. ... more
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