1. |
No dignity, No Grace
12:00
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No meaning to it, no lesson
No dignity, no grace
A slow, ugly stumble
The violence of momentum
The horizon gives out
Skull stops dead, cracks open
Thoughts spill out, write a story on the street
One of many that night, a Tuesday
If only I'd written a misunderstood song
But this one is just straight
There is no one to break the fall
Because they can't
They don't want to
Or they're dead
Drawing breath with liquid lungs
In a goulash of brain and sewage
In a matter of a mind shattered
The stuff of dreams a chunky stew
Shadows in the mist
Hunched forms take shape
Lost, feeling about
Fumbling in the dark of the street
They pick up your bones
Drink up your haemorrhage
Place your eyes in their skulls
Oblivious to danger
There, there
Your voice betrays no fear
You're there to break their fall
Because you can
And you'll want to
Until you're dead
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2. |
Fledgeling
07:05
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Words of a sickening man. Be quiet!
Like a fledgling with a broken wing
I watch my trembling hands
And I writhe as I see the beasts of prey
Begin to draw near
Their talons sharp as knives
It spreads within my blood, the disease
Building crumbles as the walls decay
And crush the inhabitants
One by one, block by block
I see the bleak minions
Advance in mindless rage
I rub the balm on my limbs. In vain
Whispers and hopes of a vile
Of a mortal in the mire
No longer can I uphold
My presence
Smiles paralyzed, turned to grins
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3. |
Still Linger On
09:05
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Vultures sense the blood
Sharks around the wreck
Weakness feeds their hunger
Lust gleams in their eyes
Aimless scorn, blind wrath
Float upon the desolate ocean
Touch the surface
See the waves begin to rise
Blood red dawn
Delivers quelled screams
Layer upon layer
Nameless days, desperate manoeuvres
Stories of fabled wars
Of endless storms on distant hills
I pour upon you
Vomit on your feet
Eyes of your guardian bleed
Fear the unfathomable loss
Scouts have been out for years
Minions keep drawing nearer
Horns have been blown
Flags tear the sky
But at the dawn of the battle
I withdrew from the field
Last steps towards the throne
Under the midday sun
Eyes burnt
Limbs chained
I linger on
Still linger on
Stumble, crawl
Towards the light
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4. |
Empire Of Cold Light
09:41
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Just a brief failing darkness
Shelters us from tomorrow
Empire of cold light
Scarlet cloak on its shoulders
Rises through the black waters
Climbs upon the forlorn cliffs
With blood red chains it hauls the night
Like a dead limbless slave
Into the grey, lightless day
As a crown, like a trophy
I dwell at the rim of life
Next to undrawn, nameless voids
Steps are getting closer
Eyes begin to burn my skin
Voice caresses my ears
As I crawl over the edge
Cotton clouds above
Drift away like thoughts
Eyes drop blood
Wounds rot, flesh reeks
All shelters begin to fail
Hands can’t keep up
Doors are closed outside
Ropes bound with love
Delusions lead me here
Deep behind the lines
Inside the enemy soil
Between the thighs
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5. |
Final Paces
02:37
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Emptiness beyond the glass
Chill escorts the disease
Shame circles around
The pedestal of ice
Gaze follows the dying
The dance of our failing hope
Last steps, final paces
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6. |
Thresholds
13:11
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Thresholds give in
Malformed light draws the path
Distances diminish, the hourglass quickens
Hand reaches for the unknown
Fingers afraid of touch
Fears afraid of becoming known
Back against the door
I listen for hollow words, for a wind
Quelled whispers, rustle of leaves
Sobbing I plead myself
To step inside
Windows nailed, doors barred
With broken voice
I repeat myself
Like a plea, like an oath
Back against the door
Slowly I inhale
And listen to my screams
As I am silently drawn
Over the threshold
Along the path, into the black maw
Back against the door
I mumble silently
Keep on repeating myself
Words slither
Insects crawl
Out of my mouth, with the drivel
Upon their return
I don’t recognise them
As mine, my thoughts
Upon my return
I don’t recognise you
As mine, my hopes
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7. |
Asetan käteni
04:02
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Asetan käteni, mieleni
Aamun hiusrajalle
Tunnen tuulen
Sormieni läpi, ohitseni
Minkä arvon
Aamulle annan,
Minkä huomiselle
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Intrusions beyond the horizon
Never to show, never to be
This doom, it's nothing to me
"Make my peace" —
I was born but yesterday
They don't call my name
A perfunctory eonian act
Resulting in us
Fail to see what it means to me
They should —
Call off the angels, send in the sadists
To show the true meaning of love
They should —
Call off the pacifists, send in the militia
To show the true meaning of peace
They should —
Call off the mothers, send in the inquisition
To show the true meaning of life
I like to read about it
Feel bad about it
Pour it into the guilt engine
Watch entertainment emerge
March along savouring the sound bites
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towards Helsinki, Finland
waters stream towards the same mire, nameless roads to the same wasteland
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