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Moirae

by soastasphrenas

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Andy Johnston
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Andy Johnston 6 days into 2023 and we already got an album of the year contender. This is a record that could have come out at the turn of the millenium and sat comfortably alongside LPs by Orchid, Saetia, Portraits of Past, pg.99 and City of Caterpillar. This thing is a wrenching, beautiful journey that almost plays like one long composition. It's chaotic and brutal at times, but also lovingly crafted and played with precision and wild abandon in equal measure. This sad, violent noise deserves listeners. Favorite track: Asleep As You Recover.
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1.
Something tells me you sleep, out like a rock You keep failing to be caught the fuck up The world is awake as you rot. Wake yourself up. The future is something you really don't want. You're sleeping and missing the mark. The world will not wait 'til you're up. When will you learn from this?
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The past is not a place that i can call my home But from it, i can never run This chain is tight around my lungs Ow, these breaths keep getting shorter Help, it won't let go of me Its vice grip tells me to 'stay' and 'sit ' Please, just let me have a little more Room to breathe. Now I tug and break free A wild animal without a leash. I roam wherever i could dream, so many possibilities Wait, the future's all i seem to see It even haunts me in my sleep These new leaves, i see more brown than green Every second passing me, i see the end of everything Now, this new freedom knows no bounds I can't let my eyesight leave the ground Tomorrow's not supposed to come Where am i supposed to run?
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The future can't come sooner, In the past I'm trapped inside. Moment after moment, Frequent thoughts of suicide. Warning, this is not a test. Please, hear me. "We gather to bow our heads" Stick to the script. This might not be what you want, But this thing is dead. I made my bed, so i can lie in it. I dug my grave, so let me die in it. End me, I'm begging.
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Reborn Again 03:06
Dig me an early grave, I'll climb out just the same. Make sure its deep so i can sleep, But I'll sure keep awake. In the dirt but pretending to sleep. How could I when you stomp around your feet? Just leave me be, You'll regret this when i wake. The world outside is not the place for me. And when I'm dead, i need my beauty sleep. Let me decease in peace. This cycle needs to be complete. Reborn again, this time a bull or a hen? How much worse can this get? Just let me live. Reborn again, gotta rise up like a flame.
6.
Shed My Skin 01:51
I shed my skin to find another Will it fit? I'll find out It used to feel like a tundra Surrounded by doubt There's no place for an easy exit Every time its like brand new I claw my way through the sh*t I hope this life is not as cruel But this is the world as i see it there's no turning back now And if you don't believe it Get your fu*king head out of the clouds The rebirth after i die That's what keeps me alive The world outside as I know it It's not for me, no But this life, without knowing It's headed down the right road One with holes, its still deadly And when i go My flame will burn brightly It will lead me to water It will keep me warm until I'm reborn Through the ashes, I'll flutter Through this process, I'll never be bored And I know that you don't want to deal with the pain But i felt the pain from the start We'll never stop growing apart It wasn't meant to be You put out my flame Now please just leave It wasn't meant to be My world keeps burning It's not a phase
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Solace 02:11
This life feels long But every time I'm happily reborn Nothing to gain And it never goes away So find solace in the pain
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If my past plays any precedent On how I'll end my ride I'll avoid it like the plague Deftly run away This cycle keeps me alive If my past plays any precedent On how I'll end my ride I'll avoid it like the plague Deftly run away This cycle keeps me alive Wake up My world reborn Each time I find it for the best my final form On top of the world when I think of what's to come But never have I ever thought about what happens when its done A suffering spirit proves that the heart still beats for a purpose But when you're in it its hard to tell yourself that you'll get through this I just hope for a day when it doesn't feel like such a lie This cycle keeps me alive
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This cycle keeps me alive I wake up to die, this cycle keeps me alive through the blight Why won't it ever end? I wake up to die This cycle keeps me alive, and it never ends Life's cold, the wind will not stop when it blows It grows old, when will be my time to go Why won't it ever end Live low, the future won't leave me alone And it never ends
10.
I can't wait to die The future's not what i like You'll never find me outside I can't wait to die The future's not what i like You'll never catch me outside Reborn in the sky Shed my old skin every night This new world I will try Reborn in the sky To stay the same is a crime Even if it's something you like Life moves on, keep up or you're gone You knew this was coming all along Wake up. Wake up Life moves on, keep up or you're gone You knew this was coming all along Wake up

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released January 6, 2023

Drums: Mark
Vocals: Nate
Bass: Chris
Guitar: Alex

Guest Vocals: Bianca S.

Recording & Mixing by Alex at Phrenokomion
Mastering by Will Killingsworth at Dead Air Studios
Artwork by Mary Buynitskaya & Nasta

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