Enslaved Vertebrae 1. Clouds 2. To The Coast 3. Ground 4. Vertebrae 5. New Dawn 6. Relections 7. Center 8. The Watcher 1. Clouds In the void of chaos life endures In the gap of creation, the ancient wisdom breathes Inheritance of fire Inheritance of frost Yet it lay there weeping Afraid to see the light Inheritance of fire Inheritance of frost No one comes to unveil No one finds the key Inheritance of fire Inheritance of frost Grasp the mighty chaos Grasp the ancient birth Seek deep within, feel the flames Into the void, never to return Seek deep within, fertilize Into the void, rise... Struggling against the fumes Poisoning the hearts Fighting the chains, to penetrate the clouds Pulsating life in the ancient womb Encapsulated in forces of old Waiting to hear the call To witness the cosmic marriage Willing to blow; to blow the mocking clouds away 2. To The Coast To the coast, but not across Static sanctuary Longing for the heart of the changer Chained to the past, a dream of liberation The vultures above, they know, they've seen him linger here Where the barren land meets sea; the mother and the reaper The irony of... Sorrow kept close Hanging head Gaze upon the waters and turn back again Like so many times before Riders on the horizon with darkness in tow Too painful to let go of the fear, too strong the ties He came without a face ...And a promise of belonging So I caved and gave way to this vision Bleak and never-ending the pages I'd like to see what lies beyond Dissolving ink in salt water Wrecked and laughing at the skies and the open sea To the coast but not across Had some strange days then walked back To the coast but not across Longing for the heart of the changer Chained to the past, a dream of liberation The vultures above, they know, they've seen him linger here Where the barren land meets the sea; the mother and the reaper The irony of... Riders on the horizon with darkness in tow Too painful to let go of the fear, too strong the ties He came without a face ...And a promise of belonging So I caved and gave way to this vision Bleak and never-ending the pages I'd like to see what lies beyond Dissolving ink in salt water Wrecked and laughing at the skies and the open sea Black clad back into the all over again 3. Ground The defining sound Fangs into flesh Panic and spit Death unto life Eyes wide It sees itself through the layers of ice Now; seal the cracks ... reject the notions! Everything can not be happening on the inside? An option not to listen A nameless urge takes hold Prey upon the weak An aimless tale told Pray upon the weak Caught in a spiral of need Act without the choice Choose not to act Caught in a spiral of need Desperate and alone in a whole Striving for higher ground Carrying someone else's fears for tomorrow Stay behind the line Or eat from the bowels of reality Grind the thorns to stardust Gliding slowly across the abyss Inside the inside the inside There is a sound made by boiling blood Above and below lay the levels Above and below the ground Ground 4. Vertebrae "Abandoning the powers that gave them sight Summoned to the altars of their loving gods" Storming the walls, once built with pride Swarming like rats away from the lights Howling for justice, death in their eyes Tearing down the pillars with monstrous hate Forging the swords to slay their own kin Screaming in triumph, burning inside When the steps are fulfilled We shall see a new dawn When the dead world is gone We shall rebuild the walls When all the bricks from the morning When they are once again found We will emerge from the ashes And rise from the ground 5. New Dawn In the radiant night Beneath the fertile soil In every heart it lies sleeping Hiding in dreams of strength Older than the mountains So ancient and profound Beyond the grasp of reason Above the laws of man The ancient gods of battle Summoned by the drums of war In circles of fire descended Our eyes and minds frantic At the point of no return I never saw her shine so bright Returning the strength to a weary heart Strife to reclaim and expand A new dawn rises Out from the shadows A new dawn rises I step unto the world In times when truth has lost its valour In times when fate is bought and sold When honour lays slain at vanity's feet It seemed like our last hour had come The enemies' name outspoken They will tremble upon seeing the sign The second coming has no mercy Forged in the flames with iron will A new dawn rises Out from the shadows A new dawn rises I step unto the world 6. Relections Clinging to life in the reflection of the self Breathing the air from the poisoned pit Hovering through flames from the burning core Searching for reason in the ashes of men Obeying the laws of the kings without lands Bowing in awe at the hypocrite's feet Not hearing the cry of the infant Poisoning the seed that was planted within Ignoring the winter that closes in Believing the tales from the forked tongue Frozen to death without being born Looking for reason in the bottomless abyss Clinging to life in the reflection of the self Breathing the air from the poisoned pit Hovering through flames from the burning core Searching for reason in the ashes of men Obeying the laws of the kings without lands Bowing in awe at the hypocrite's feet Clinging to life Frozen to death Clinging to life in the reflection of the self Frozen to death without being born Absorbing the reek of rotting Flesh Marching in convoys to fields unknown Clinging to life in the reflection of the self Embracing the sun without casting shadows Believing the tales from the forked tongue Frozen to death without being born. 7. Center Feel nothing Oxen and primate as one Pushing what already strives (There is) no space (There is) no peace Let go of the whip We've reached the outer limits of this orchestrated vision Some might think it can't be kept apart Forgot to ask: where are we in all of this? Trying to get off track ... Into the wilderness Running from the beast In need of strength, in search of guidance Asked but given nothing - remembering everything It matters not now, it all came to fuel Silent growth Hoarse rust Can not be broken I trust the shapes Heathen vertigo Repaint the curses and bellow Sailing past to old shores In the distant haze The waving motion Is not for you In every direction stretched and torn no more (It) seems we've been here all along 8. The Watcher Darkness... Fear... Life... Cold... Left alone with no will Walking in footsteps of the fallen Blinded by lack of reason Indulging the tales of doom ...Farewell, May the darkness bind them No one will Remember the pain when we are... Desolate... Unconscious... Lost... Where lays the ones I've slain? Did I become any wiser? Will their anger hunt me down? Did I sacrifice in vain? ...Farewell, Hear the sound of solitude No one will Walk the bridge, to darkness overcome Settlement... Trust... Relief... Dawn... Guide me, watcher in the skies Transform the forces of the dead In my dreams I'll hunt them down I now know the truth