1. |
The Devil's Advocate
05:35
|
|||
|
I am the devil’s advocate
I am the level—I take the measure of your wit
I am the rebel—I am the venom in your spit
I am the devil’s advocate
What would you think if I challenged a cherished belief?
Would you judge me unkind?
For the HEART is deceitful, and desperately wicked
And the SOUL—the SOUL is blind
I am the devil’s advocate
I am the level—I take the measure of your wit
I am the rebel—I am the venom in your spit
I am the devil’s advocate
What do you do when your faith doesn’t fit what
you’ve found to be true?
Stick your head in the sand?
Forsooth! Truth can afford to be fair
Do we not walk hand in hand with the devil (devil’s advocate)?
If I said, in my head, God is dead
Would that make me a fool? A tool? What’s the rule?
Think for yourself—there’s no one else more worth thinking for
Empty MINDS and thoughtless HEARTS don’t know to cry out for more
I am the devil’s advocate
I am the level—I take the measure of your wit
I am the rebel—I am the venom in your spit
I am the devil’s advocate
I am the devil…
|
||||
2. |
Shadow of Tyranny
06:31
|
|||
|
Hear my cry—the end is drawing nigh
Have you seen it? Do you deny?
Hear my cry—the end is drawing nigh
I have seen it with my own eye
I will not bow beneath the shadow of tyranny
I will not betray my HEART, my MIND, my SOUL
To bow the knee, to fear any…
Hear my cry—the end is drawing nigh
I have seen it? Do you deny?
Hear my cry—Gnashing teeth and heavy sigh
I have seen it—I now defy!
I will not bow beneath the shadow of tyranny
I will not betray my HEART, my MIND, my SOUL
To bow the knee, to fear any…
I call the heavens and Urth to bear witness against you
That darkness has taken the Light from your eyes
Your seers see not, they prophesy falsehoods to please you
A curse on your houses, and all of your lies!
Stand, stand for truth! Truth, in whatever guise
Dare, dare to dream…
Dream a new Urth arise from the ashes…
Arise!
I will not bow beneath the shadow of tyranny
I will not betray my HEART, my MIND, my SOUL
To bow the knee, to fear any
I will not betray my HEART, my MIND, my SOUL
To fear any man
|
||||
3. |
To See What Lies Beyond
08:07
|
|||
|
Look into the SOUL mirror
Reflect upon thy youth, thy truth, thy terror
Guilt bearer, do you dare?
Look into the SOUL mirror
Reflect upon thy youth, thy truth, thy terror
Draw near, do not fear to see what lies beyond…
Down, down, descend—pass thru the pit of despair
To the very HEART of Hell… Hell! I…
To tell of the terror of the dethroned emperor
Pray for all the SOULS that fell
Look into the SOUL mirror
Reflect upon thy youth, thy truth, thy terror
Guilt bearer, do you dare?
Look into the SOUL mirror
Reflect upon thy youth, thy truth, thy terror
Draw near, do not fear to see what lies beyond…
To see what lies beyond our sight
To see what lies beyond—beyond all mortal might
To see what lies beyond our deepest fears
To see beyond our years, beyond the bitter tears
Death, death denied, drowning in the sea of torment
Frowning in the face of fear
Fear? But there’s nothing to fear, is there?
Nothing but death, life, and pain—O the pain
Mirror, mirror, tell me no lies
Take a look, look in mine eyes
In vision, the truth—silence my cries
Resist the persistence of doubt and disbelief
Take a look, take a look—look in mine eyes
Witness the dark within—the mirror of my SOUL
To see what lies beyond our sight
To see what lies beyond—beyond all mortal might
To see what lies beyond our darkest dreams
Beyond the silent screams—death is not what it seems…
I see myself, a mournful man with SOULFUL eyes
Rapt, entrapped in SOULLESS lies
Pierce the veil, the dark disguise of sight
I speak the eldritch words and lock my gaze
Trace the path thru maddening maze
Make my way toward glorious rays of light
Into the looking-glass, I shall pass from this plane
There to remain, forever!
I speak the eldritch words and lock my gaze
Trace the path thru maddening maze
Make my way toward glorious rays of light
|
||||
4. |
A Mind Adrift
06:32
|
|||
|
Maybe it’s the rain, the sky so grey
So hard to smile today
Maybe it’s the pain, I feel so blue
But at least I feel, and blue’s a beautiful hue
Adrift…
Maybe it’s the world we’re living in
A world of self-righteous sin
Maybe it’s the age—we’re giving out
We’re sick and tired and have our doubts
I want to believe in me, I know that others do
I know that I can too
I want to believe in me, but it’s so hard to do today
Maybe it’s the war—the killing field
The bloody sword and broken shield
Maybe it’s the shore, so far away
Or so it seems, my dreams are drifting away
Adrift—on a sea of sadness
Is it me, my madness
Adrift—on an ocean of sorrow
To be, or borrow
Adrift, a mind adrift—on a river of reason
Unseen in season
Adrift, a mind adrift—on the waters that wind their way
Find their way into my MIND
I want to believe in me, I know that others do
I know that I can too
I want to believe in me, but it’s so hard to do today
Maybe it’s the rain…
|
||||
5. |
Doomsayer
06:38
|
|||
|
Lo, I gazed into the sky
And there beheld with my own eye
A wonder worthy of the name
A terror wreathed in hellish flame
Doomsayer
I don’t know who I am, but I know that I’m not me
Doomsayer
Well, I am, but it’s…complicated, don’t you see
Doomsayer
So I’m left being someone, just not the one I’d choose to be
O no! They do not believe me!
They will not receive me…
“Doomsayer,” they say, “Begone! You’re a fool”
Who am I, the chosen one?
I have seen the death of the Sun
Who would choose to tell this fate?
Repent ye! Repent ye! Pray! On your knees! it’s not too late!
Why me?! I did not conceive this!
I cannot believe this Council of the Light
Has surely lost its sight
Doomsayer
Take your dire predictions
Your precious predilections
And all your crazed convictions
And leave us to our…Doom
Let fire flow forth, a fount of flame
To cleanse the Urth and clear my name…
Doomsayer
I don’t know who I am, but I know that I’m not me
|
||||
6. |
The Burden of Being
04:18
|
|||
|
Sometimes I wonder if anyone cares
If anyone’s out there, if anyone shares in
The burden of being, in seeing the stares
I am left, feeling tired and alone
Sometimes I wander your world in a daze
Unsure and uncertain, my MIND in a haze
A wee bit befuddled, a muddled malaise
Bereft, I mutter and moan
I am left, feeling tired and alone
Restore my faith in humanity
Envision the Urth as it oughta be…
Sometimes I ponder existence and such
Religion and Reason and rational touch
And often I think that I think overmuch
And I heft up the weight as a stone
Bereft, I mutter and moan
I am left, feeling tired and alone
Restore my faith in humanity
Envision the Urth as it oughta be…
Sometimes I plunder the ones that I love
The ones who expect me to lift them above
The ones that are nearest and dearest thereof
I am cleft by the light I’ve been shown
And I heft up the weight as a stone
Bereft, I stutter and mutter and moan
I am left, feeling tired and alone
Restore my faith in humanity
Envision the Urth as it oughta be…
|
||||
7. |
Giants in the Land
07:08
|
|||
|
From afar, long ago
From a star’s distant glow
To the Urth, seed to sow
A new race, watch them grow
There were giants in the land
There were gods
In the garden hand in hand
Against the odds
Long ago, far away
Friend or foe, who’s to say
Alien DNA
Into Man, made its way
There were giants in the land
These—our gods
In the garden one commands
And one defrauds
Burn!
Look around you
See the SOULS that surround you
Do you truly believe
We all come from the same place
In the vastness of space—a common origin?
Well, think again!
They brought their war to our world
Then left us, to our shame
Someday, they say, they shall return
In chariots of fiery flame (Buurrrnn!)
There were giants in the land
They taught us to question our gods
From the garden we were banned, as planned
And the Serpent nods…
|
||||
8. |
Hel's Wrath
04:17
|
|||
|
Axe and mace, sword and shield
Bow and staff and killing field
Weapons that the warriors wield
To make sense of the day
Hel’s wrath
Bow and staff, axe and mace
Sword and shield to smash some face
A call to arms, a merry chase
And bards a song to play
Hel’s wrath
Find them, and for their freedoms bind them
And in their darkness blind them
And if you’re so inclined
Grind them, these destroyers of mankind
For a mother’s peace of MIND
Leave none left behind
If you’d be so unkind…
Sword and shield, bow and staff
Axe and mace and demon laugh
Separate the wheat from chaff
And all the mothers pray...
Hel’s wrath
|
||||
Of Deities and Dust Dallas, Texas
Est. 2014.
Epically heavy progressive modern technical black-death-and-plagues alien-gods Doom Metal. Of Deities and Dust's music and live shows exude the essence of Doom while retaining Hope for Humanity.
If you like Of Deities and Dust, you may also like:
supported by 4 fans who also own “Look into the Soul Mirror”
Mean, melodic, and heavy doomy deathed-out sludge. Killer.
go to album
From Dissension To Avowal
by Grief Collector
supported by 4 fans who also own “Look into the Soul Mirror”
A little gem in my collection of "classic doom" albums. Can't wait for an LP!
go to album
supported by 4 fans who also own “Look into the Soul Mirror”
What a clear and emotional voice? I was flashed from the first moments and when Adam take more hardness inside, there is no escape!
go to album
The Incubus Of Karma
by Mournful Congregation
Aussie funeral doom merchants return with another pummeling classic.
go to album
featured on Bandcamp Radio Sep 1, 2023
go to album
Clandestine Transcendence
by Lord Dying
Produced by Converge's Kurt Ballou, the metal band's fourth LP channels tragic, transcendental themes into fierce progressive sludge metal.
go to album
supported by 4 fans who also own “Look into the Soul Mirror”
🙂 Doom metal that makes all Candlemass,Solitude Aeturnus fans happy, and for me it has a touch of Triptykon..time from time . Awesome stuff . Support 🤘
go to album
