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lyrics
No forks on my path
Ever winding
Led by mine shadow
Only instinct guiding
But am I moving
Inward or outward I can not tell
In this accursed spiral
Time and space are distorting
What was once outside
Has made its way in
What laid dormant so long
Has been released
The void within is now as vast
As the one without
That which is above
Is as that which is below
I am not the hero
But the beast in this labyrinth
I forge ahead to free myself
From this prison made to hold me
I follow the path narrowing
Arrive at the center
Step through the door
And into the inner sanctum
Where on an altar a prophet stands
Anthroparion, a brazen man
Who makes sacrifice and is sacrificed
Subjected to unendurable torment
Delivering his cryptic sermon
Anointing me to the mystery
His words from my lips echo
All things are mingled, all things combine
All things separate and unite
All things are woven and undone
All things flourish, all things fade
All things are given and received
In accordance to the method
He spews forth all of his flesh
Turns into his opposite, tears his own flesh
With his teeth and sinks into himself
He is the leaden man who discards
His body and frees himself
His words from my lips echo
Anthroparion, a brazen man
Who makes sacrifice and is sacrificed
His words from my lips echo
I am the leaden man and I submit
Myself to unendurable torment
His words from my lips echo
Be like the earth
Rigid and firm
Be like the water
Flowing
Be like the air
Formless and fair
Be like the fire
Transforming
Be like the earth
Fertile when turned
Be like the water
Eroding
Be like the air
Lay yourself bare
Be like the fire
Ushering rebirth
The album description mentions an “emotional apex.” That’s really the difference between Stare and the band’s previous albums. Ulcerate was always supremely technically proficient. I just didn’t care all that much. Their growth has come from making music you will feel. Metallurgical Fire
Channeling philosophical quandaries into cavernous death metal, the Australian trio turn modern power struggles into an aural advantage. Bandcamp New & Notable Jul 13, 2022