Cycle (Special Edition), by Endark the Brightness

Cycle (Special Edition)

by Endark the Brightness

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1.	Introduction 02:45	info	buy track
2.	Destitution 05:14	lyrics	buy track
Destitution Echoing in the eternal slumber’s void Who is going to tear us from its reign? What is it going to take to stop this everlasting pain? One decision, one bomb resulting in whole cities destroyed Still hearing the shatter of the bombs Sirens, screams nothing left but catacombs Still hearing the shatter of the bombs Sirens, screams nothing left but catacombs The flash of her beautiful smile left me back with denial This was paradise until we realized it was all just a disguise Waking up with tears and sweat covering my body Still hearing the shatter of the bombs Sirens, screams nothing left but catacombs Opening the cracked window, seeing somebody One of the few survivors broken by this meaningless war Evolution, destitution, resolution, devolution How long is it going to take us to restore? Still hearing the shatter of the bombs Sirens, screams nothing left but catacombs Still hearing the shatter of the bombs Sirens, screams nothing left but catacombs To start anew we swore until we fall once more
3.	Civilisation - Rise Again 04:16	lyrics	buy track
Civilisation – Rise again Civilisation – rise again! Thirty-nine years old Keeps a secret still untold By society folded to a mould The aching whispers enfold Her empty shell distraught Beautiful yet fractured Merging to such an enraptured capture A tiny image in a big picture Another chapter in this sad scripture To bear a child in this post-war era An inevitable onus carved into her brain like a chimera Gratitude to the test-tube fertilisation Another invention by the superior civilisation Now pregnant in her thirty-forth week Her whole world turns gradually bleak The contraction suddenly kicks in Leading to a paroxysm in her chin The contractions getting stronger and stronger 1 - the feeling ineffably catharchic 2 - another child born Another maternal death
4.	Socialisation 03:41	info	buy track
5.	Architect of Life 07:15	lyrics	buy track
Architect of Life Lost in mind-bending thoughts Everything there was I brought to naught A prisoner of my own fantasy Driven away from my own reality I am the architect of my own dreams Nothing is quite exactly as it seems Complete absence yet still an essence Offering this strange presence Will this be my final sentence? Infusing the life with a new meaning Nothing is quite exactly as it seems A prisoner of my own fantasy Driven away from my own reality I am the architect of my own dreams Am I still dreaming? It feels like being a victim of the treachery of treacheries A prisoner of my own fantasy Driven away from my own reality I am the architect of my own dreams A shrine of immortal memories I am in the mind of my own child
6.	Mourning 01:45	info	buy track
7.	Gratitude 04:21	lyrics	buy track
Gratitude Gratitude Solitude ousted by commonality – Gratitude! The feeling of your empathy – Gratitude! Made no room for immorality – Gratitude! The terrible inner emptiness – Gratitude! Filled by your presence’s prettiness – Gratitude! Emotional generosity surpassed the ruthlessness – Gratitude! Ruthlessness… Ruthlessness… Gratitude! Hope overcame despair – to let me enjoy and pass along my inner sanctum - Gratitude! Without you it would have been the other way around I just hope it is not too late to express my deepest gratitude Gratitude Gratitude Gratitude
8.	Solitude 04:19	info	buy track
9.	Absence (Intro Forsaking) 01:01	info	buy track
10.	Forsaking 05:30	lyrics	buy track
Forsaking Forsaking Forsaking Constant fear fills the air Death comes closer with every breath I take No one around that takes care One decision, everything I loved is at stake Forsaking Forsaking Creeping void in the room I rest Sound of the machine that keeps me alive Not a single plant that can thrive My own silent companion, the heartbeat from my chest A blurry memory of my family Tears dropping on the wet bedsheet Shivers crawling up from his feet Ravens hitting the window that lead to the balcony I pull the plug as I realize that I am no one to the ones I loved That I am no one to the ones I loved! Forsaken! Forsaken! Forsaken…
11.	Absolution 05:38	lyrics	buy track
Absolution A feeling starts to spread relentlessly Dark clouds appear on the horizon majestically The moment I’ve received the message of his sudden death I felt only consternation Could not move, as if I’ve stared too long into the eyes of a gorgon A rush through the body - Sudden failure of the respiratory organ A paralysis with the intensity of the earth’s creation A splinter of my heart dissolved like bones in an acid solution As I read his handwritten suicide letter with a trembling voice at his funeral If I had known, oh, if I only had known Tears blend in with the rain and drop on the engraved tombstone Knowing to have spent too little time with my last relative – too ephemeral Please free me from this perpetual penance and grant me absolution If I had known, oh, if I only had known… absolution!
12.	The Parting (Outro) 06:00	info	buy track
13.	Introduction (Instrumental) 02:45	info	buy track
14.	Destitution (Instrumental) 05:14	info	buy track
15.	Civilisation - Rise Again (Instrumental) 04:16	info	buy track
16.	Socialisation (Instrumental) 03:41	info	buy track
17.	Architect of Life (Instrumental) 07:15	info	buy track
18.	Mourning (Instrumental) 01:45	info	buy track
19.	Gratitude (Instrumental) 04:21	info	buy track
20.	Solitude (Instrumental) 04:19	info	buy track
21.	Absence (Intro Forsaking Instrumental)) 01:01	info	buy track
22.	Forsaking (Instrumental) 05:30	info	buy track
23.	Absolution (Instrumental) 05:38	info	buy track
24.	The Parting (Outro Instrumental) 06:00	info	buy track

about

Cycle is a concept album that depicts the different stages in life and the impacts of the decisions that have been made.
The Special Edition is limited to 300 pcs and contains the album 'Cycle' and the 'Symphony of the Cycle' (Instrumental version of 'Cycle').

Cycle ist ein Konzeptalbum und behandelt die verschiedenen Lebensphasen und welche Auswirkungen getroffene Entscheidungen haben können. Die Special Edition ist auf 300 Stück limitiert und beinhalt 'Cycle' und 'Symphony of the Cycle (Instrumental Version von 'Cycle')

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released February 16, 2019

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Endark the Brightness Basel, Switzerland

Endark the Brightness is an Atmospheric Black/Death Metal band with Doom influences and was founded by Stephan Weber and André Sümeghy in 2009 in Basel, Switzerland