A Parting Current, by Caecus (2024)

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Servant of pure hate Spills himself into lifeblood The twisted bleak visage Standing before me An empty shell Gripping forgotten lifeTainting our essence Poison the wellWe blindly drink Sleep, the breathing curseRepetition of an echoing verse There is no calm I'd give my name Forlorn in silence I'd put out this flame That has singed All that I touch Cracks in my skin My eyes weaken Crawling forth Spreading the disease within Cracks in my skin My eyes weaken Spirits sinkPoison the wellWe blindly drink Sleep, the breathing curseRepetition of an echoing verse There is no calm Before my stormEntrance of dark Sick malformation of the soul I can't let go This feeds the needTo disconnect Cycle evolved Earth I've moved Bones I've broken Rend my flesh So that I can Help you heal Earth I've moved Bones I've broken Still it seeps This bleeds from me So I must sleep So I must sleepSo we must sleep So we must sleep

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Exorcising my right to liveSteadily I search for meaningIn a reflection That I do not recognizeThis face I can't rememberIs the fractured piece of me Withholding tranquility Cut drain and pourThis river of red overture When the water recedes Waves stretch in fearFinality Wash away Faults I madeBring me prosperity Gaze into the black under waterWounds never heal Even as we grow stronger Predetermined effigy Of who I am Predetermined effigy Who will I be Predetermined effigy Of who I am Predetermined effigy Symptom of humanity Consequential ultimatumChallenging my inner sanctum There is a line Once we choose to cross That will define The meaning of loss Turning of the tideI choose to move forward A feeling that had died Hanged drawn and quartered

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Memories haunt my dreamsDeafening CripplingEach step I take Another lossTaken with timeMerciless Without a rhyme Without a reason It's here we lie Can you suffer Through the absence Can you move The mountain Extension of regret Promises never kept Sounds of dyingAs you laugh Looking backThere's nothing left Can you suffer Through the absence Can you move The mountain

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Deny to survive Away from the light I await your return I will not survive The cold of the night I await your return I held infinity in my handI drug humility through the sandYou, your presence still lingers Your lividity scarsWhat we thought was forever Could never be oursDeny to survive Away from the light I await your return I will not survive The cold of the night I await your return Pain of a lifetimeWeighed down by the power of thoughtTake in this moment Or be broken by what you did notLife is fleetingPeace will be exchanged as the costTime, now or never Those who wander may not be lost Deny to survive Away from the light I await your return I will not survive The cold of the night There will be no return Pain of a lifetimeTake in this moment Life is fleetingTime, now or never There will be no return

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Will you draw the lineEven if its in bloodTruth cuts like a knifeBringing forth the flood Reborn to the silence Of a life no one remembersScars of years left to fateAnd I will suffer underThe sound of feet shuffling The beat of the pretender Broken hands, sunken eyesThe mark of repressed angerWill you draw the lineEven if its in bloodTruth cuts like a knifeBringing forth the flood Play the hand They have dealtNo resolution To feelings I've felt Break apartRetread thisUnending circleOf ignorant bliss I have leftSo much ofMyself behindBent to your will ReprogramMy sensesIgnite the spark For your own thrillReborn to the silence Of a life no one remembersScars of years left to fateAnd I will suffer underThe sound of feet shuffling The beat of the pretender Broken hands, sunken eyesI am repressed angerWill you draw the lineEven if its in bloodTruth cuts like a knifeBringing forth the flood With this intent in mindInto the day I goI'll soon forget all this and I won't even knowAfter it's all overI'll know I failed againI'm still the same personAs when the day beganThe battles and trialsThat I lived through today Will be the strength tomorrow To peel the mask awayI will draw the lineEven if its in bloodTruth cuts like a knifeNow I face the flood I have lived this lifeIn pursuit of an endShackled by the curseTo my wounds I will tendRedefine reality Bleeding out for destiny

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Paralyzed by the sight Conjuring the wantOf a final flight Take the plunge Suspend belief Decimate timeYour undying grief Paralyzed by the sight Conjuring the want Of a final flight Take the plunge Suspend belief Trace the current backTo your relief Looming eyes that pierce Never knowing sorrowThe wisest man's wordsWill not stop tomorrowI'll tie a hanging rope To a rafter in the stable I'll get this out my system Just as soon as I am able The colors that they paint me When all is said and doneYour art holds their levyWe'll watch the river runI'll take these muddy boots And leave them on the table I'll have this out my system Just as soon as I am able Drag this corpse To the edge of the shoreTell myself It won't hurt anymoreThis is our parting The vision that we seek A lifetime drowning Your crest of the peak I split the screamDive through a dream With each mistakeThe mind I awake A mortal giftTo the heart adriftIn time decay Will we die this way DreamDriftDrown DrownDream Drift Drown Drown

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Erase broken bordersLift the imagined veil Distracted by difference A delusion Our species suffersFrom this dark depravity Unified by flesh and boneThis truth like gravity A conceited migration of the self A need that I need to fill Need to feelConsume what consumes us Directionless stardust Addicted to Predicted you An empty room Enjoy the view Bodies follow mass orderNo progression of manWe walk in the footstepsOf duplicity Still breathingNot achievingIncrease the quantity Still breathingNot believingVenomous mentality Erase broken bordersLift the imagined veil Distracted by difference A delusion Our species suffersFrom this dark depravity Unified by flesh and boneThis truth like- Conviction Poison from which the ego dripsRecollectionOwnership where memory slipsSuspensionRelief from what subsistsDirectionLine of fault dismissed Erase broken bordersLift the imagined veil Distracted by difference A delusion Our species suffersFrom this dark depravity Unified by flesh and boneThis truth Your reality

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The doors are locked The windows closedNo light shinesNobody knowsThis is death In disguise Hide awayAnd close my eyesBeginning of lifeLucent and pureNo regret of the weight The pain or constraint Now we kneel Hoping to feel Keeper of hateAs we destroyWe too create Gasping for airPushing the limit Rinse and repeat Death is imminent The feeling comes in wavesLike the beat of a riverStill drowning forever Swim with nothing leftA precognition so vividDim Lights outline my path to ascension A realization we live inDim Lights outline my path to ascension Synchronization the balance completeExhaust these lungs or live in defeat The lesson is learned, we'll carry the fireBridges are burned, dark days retireA precognition so vividDim Lights outline my path to ascension A realization we live inDim Lights outline my path to ascension Just one taste of your malefic darknessAnd I'm lost deeper to the madnessJust one taste of your malefic darknessAnd I'm lost deeper to the madness

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Hear the devil in your cornerThe blackened tongue he speaks Whispering dreams into your ear Bargaining thoughts The mind unwoundLiving in fear Your conscious drownedConversation in my headConsolation dreaming deadConsummation of my fearCold elation brought you hereThe bringer of death The taker of lifeYour crutch is the lightIt's lead you blindI see your face when I sleep Avert my eyes, in too deep Conversation in my headConsolation dreaming deadConsummation of my fearCold elation brought you hereContortion of painMy loss is your gainI'll give this my all to walk not crawlThis Phantom OfferFrom the ephemeral gatesI'll trade my soul For what the future awaits Conversation in my headConsolation, dreaming deadDivinity pass erodeConsummation of my fearCold elation brought you hereThe testament of my provisionConversation in my headConsolation, dreaming deadThe parasite lost controlConsummation of my fearCold elation brought you hereI stare into the twilightDeath will come for those who beckon the end But even he who strays from the void cannot outrun time For death and time move togetherEternal forces in the race of nature We are dying from the start Time holds us still

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Born to shadows of favored sonsEclipsing tormentPain brings wisdomBut we live on our kneesBuilt to sufferAs you pleaseScared FleshBastardClaim what was taken from youOwn what you know to be trueAll lifeQuestionedHollowed heart awaiting All this time you've learned nothingBut to escape To false sanctuaryBlind eye Forced to see There was a change Turning me Project RejectDeflectCorrectBlind eye Forced to see There was a change Turning me Blind eye Forced to see There is a change Inside of meLoosen my grip On what's at stakeThe will to give More than to take

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Choking Remembrance of the past New day Reflection of the lastWrithingMercy of the tideYour wayLetting go of prideThis is the power that you held insideNow is the time to come aliveBroken bits of ire Truth behind your desireClutching embersLet it wither and dieTempting my wrathMalediction Riddles align a twisted narrativeCome close Are you near WhisperThis is the power that you held insideNow is the time to come aliveBroken bits of ire Truth behind your desireClutching embersLet it wither and dieChokingNew dayWrithingYour wayChokingDespite my faith Or lack there of I'll find a home And something to love Despite my faith Or lack there of I'll find a homeGive Up the GhostDespite my faith Or lack there of I'll find a home And something to love Despite my faith Or lack there of I'll find a homeGive Up the GhostThis is the power that you held insideNow is the time to come alive

released April 5, 2019

Evan Dale - Guitar & Vocals
Kenny Johnson - Guitar
Dakota Harrison Roberts - Bass
Kaleb Luebchow - Drums

Recording, Mixing and Mastering by Roberts
Artwork by Dixon Jong of Intuitive Designs
Produced by Caecus