1. |
The Charm of Making
00:41
|
|||
2. |
Reflective Soul
07:48
|
|||
|
Reflective Soul
Music: Arkaina
Lyrics: S. Duffen, M. Shanklin
As strong as I am
I still feel something that pains me
As strong as I am
there is still something that scares me
There is true strength in silence
I fear staring out the window
looking at you through my eyes
I only fear words
for I have nothing left to say
Yet when I do
I’m always alone
And when I speak
do you even listen?
When I look deep inside of you
I see nothing
As do you
when you look at me
It would have been great
to know you in a private life
It’s too late now...too far gone
Depth…
as I fall deeper within myself
my strength grows
With the blood that drips
from my fingertips I write
And yet the blood
does not stain the page
When I am done
this shall all be just a memory
for memory is all I have
What am I doing?
Why am I bleeding?
How did this happen?
Why are you here?
Do not try and help
there’s nothing to gain...only loss
Insecurities that plague the mind
leave only lonely eyes
Belief in something that has not helped
only I can heal myself
Strength is put to the test
when anger takes control
Nothing shall stand in my way
There is no one strong as I
Our thoughtless words
can cut like knives
All that is ever heard
is a silent cry
Is it so hard to understand
One mind, one world, one man?
Just how far am I twisted?
|
||||
3. |
The Pit (of the Mind)
05:55
|
|||
|
The Pit (Of the mind)
Music: Arkaina
Lyrics: S. Duffen, M. Shanklin
I’ve come to the point
where my world can’t take any more
I’m living in fear
and I’m too quick to close the door
Welcome to the pit!
Another broken life
another shattered dream
It makes no difference
the pit’s not always what it seems
Welcome to the pit!
All for none
and one just for himself
Raw energy
an excuse for our insanity
Welcome to the pit!
Cower in fear
and run for cover
Look at me
(I see your pain)
You see me
(Insane)
Look at me
(The giver of life)
Twisting, turning
power overload
Your sweet screams
are the sounds of agony
My heart’s pounding
from the sight of your blood
There’s no way to stop
this game until I’ve won
Welcome to the pit!
Welcome!
Welcome to the pit!
|
||||
4. |
Façade of Panes
05:31
|
|||
|
Façade of Panes
Music: Arkaina
Lyrics: S. Duffen
There’s a steady rain
I hear it on my window
I feel the rain
as it clouds my mind
Drift away, so far away
into this endless time
Step into a world of magic
and look behind my eyes
There’s a child
he’s lost in here
and he’s running out of time
Are you listening?
Can’t you hear him screaming?
It’s all an illusion...just a lie
Lead me through the door
that’ll lead us to better days
There’s no secret in the shadows
or keys to this never-ending maze
Now I see what we’ve become
What we’ve become!
Why must we live in this house
our parents built? Why?
I’m in hell......
I can’t believe the world
has changed so much
We’re dying from the air we breath
I pray every time the sun does rise
it will burn away this haze
Why must we live in this house
our parents built?
The worlds in pain
Stop this madness
(this endless madness)
Light a candle of hope
Hope....no hope...Hope
Now I close my mind
Our children’s hopes are in the sky
Now we sleep............
|
||||
5. |
I of Mind Aggression
05:45
|
|||
|
I of mind Aggression
Music: Arkaina
Lyrics: S. Duffen
If you push me out
I’ll rip your fucking world apart
Your hate builds my fire
Your ignorance an art
Pain from you can’t hurt me
You think I’m blind
Doesn’t matter what you think
Or who you are
I’ll show you no mercy
Got too much pride
Killed for your lies
(Question)...Why?
Pain, lies, life, why?
Your one-track mind
Won’t keep me inline
It’s time for a lesson in aggression
You think you're perfect
But, your nothing much to see
I could care less what you try
You’ll never overpower me
I’ll set you free tonight
I want to open your mind
Betrayed by your mind’s worthless lies
Pain, lies, life, why?
In your mind’s dark world
The doors will close
I’ve seen it a thousand times before
Never have I been blessed
with an open door
If you push me out
I’ll rip your fucking world apart
Killed for your lies
(Question)...Why?
Pain, lies, life, why?
|
||||
6. |
Between the Lines
04:12
|
|||
|
Between The Lines
Music: Arkaina
Lyric: S. Duffen
Scan my memories
for a trace of yesterday
Try to find a way out of this place
where do I begin?
I’ve backed myself into a wall
and now I must succumb
to the weight of guilt
that plagues my mind
Where have my dreams gone?
Will I find them in time?
Can’t see, can’t feel
The warmth and love he needs
Between the lines, he stands
Can’t see, can’t feel
The warmth and love he needs
Outside the lines, he stands
Wake up in cold sweats
Can’t even get dressed
I fear, stepping a foot out the door
Addiction controls me
The junky is torn
Between his life
between the lines
between indifference and fear
Can’t see, can’t feel
The warmth and love he needs
Between the lines, he stands
The warmth and love he needs
Outside the lines, he stands
Lost is alone
no one wants me
want becomes the need
Desperately befriend myself
Lost is alone
(Shattered dreams)
Behind the glass
I feel a world of violence and rage
(You are nothing...Broken promises...Hopelessness...Disgust)
Can I not ease my eternal suffering?
I now feel that I have lost my mind
I now feel that I have lost my sight
I am blind
|
||||
7. |
Shadows
07:36
|
|||
|
Shadows
Music: Arkaina, M. Shanklin
Lyrics: S. Duffen
Within darkness
watching and waiting
Eyes of fire burn
Mind of distortion
Blades of steel
they scream with life
The soul of the dammed
forever lost
Shadows!
You are walking through
the darkened streets of night
You are trying to make your way
home and to the light
(Come and join us...Come and join us)
There is no one
there is nothing that you can see
But still, there is someone
whispering your name
I can see him standing there
I can hear him calling out to me
Calling out!!!
The church bells toll
Paralyzed and gripped with fear
Nowhere to run
Evil lives and breathes there
Shadows!
Is it your time to die and join them?
Now your running
your heart is pounding
Can’t seem to keep your breath
He is watching, he is following
Paranoia, dreams filled with death
(Come and join us...Come and join us)
Could there be no one?
Could there be nothing?
My freighted mind plays games with me
But still, there is someone
whispering your name
I can see him standing there
I can hear him calling out to me
Calling out!!!
The church bells toll
Paralyzed and gripped with fear
Nowhere to run
Evil lives and breathes there
Shadows!
Is it your time to die and join them?
I’m in terror
his eyes reveal my fate
I have fallen
I have lost all my strength
He will possess me
show me unending pain
He wants to take me
straight to the gates of Hell!
Running faster
don’t you see the light?
If he gets you
he’ll tear your soul in two
No! No! No! No!
|
||||
8. |
Awaken
04:30
|
|||
|
Awaken
Music: Arkaina
Lyrics: S. Duffen
From the start I have known
where this kiss would lead
From my lips, unto my neck
evil plants its seed
With every drop of blood
I feel my life begin to fade
No turning back
I am damned for all eternity
Night...days go by
Life...
I hope I’ll find her in time
Slowly she crosses the room
Open my eyes to view
every motion and movement she makes
I feel this need to feed inside
this nightmare once again is real
The nightmare’s becoming real
The nightmare is real
release your mind to me
Release your mind
I’ll show you paradise
Lifeless she lays upon the bed
but soon she will awaken
Life!!!!
What is this monster I’ve become?
Forlorn, throughout the centuries
What’s become of me?
What is this monster Lord?
I’ve become forlorn
Awaken.......
|
||||
9. |
Arkaina
06:18
|
|||
|
Arkaina
Beyond this world through Exodus
there is a land
Where the souls of the dammed shall rise
Enter our sanctuary
begin your repentance!
Forget your mortal wounds
they have been healed
Come now child, you are safe
Behind the walls of Arkaina
Bastard son, you’ve been cast out
Leper child you're condemned to die
Forever you shall walk alone
You’re helpless as the blind
Lost is the child you won’t heal
Forgotten is the man
that must beg, lie, and steal
Deep within you burns a longing
to transcend beyond
Fly far above
You are no longer a man
Fly far above
On your wings to Arkaina
You’re flying past the sun
Your soul now leaves this world
Death becomes the doorway
to unknow ecstasies
Travel through the web of time
Baptized in spiritual light
What have you come to find?
Why are you holding on?
We have come to help you
forget the past
Confront yourself, your GOD
You will repent!
Separate your mortal life
awaken the dreamer from his sleep
You are bound by its hold
Do not fear...there is no guilt
Fly far above
You are no longer a man
Fly far above
On your wings to Arkaina
Consciousnesses far beyond this life
You will find strength and peace of mind
Children feed upon the breast
of a mother world so divine
There is no need for your tears
Safe from pain
and consuming fears
Release your mind
beyond the garden gates
You are home
|
||||
10. |
Human Condition
06:34
|
|||
|
Human Condition
Music: Arkaina
Lyrics: S. Duffen
Intro: T D’Agastino
Dreams......
We all receive the gifts of life
and time that make us strong
What about the child
that’s never taught right from wrong?
His innocence will only cause this man to fall
And should we deny
tomorrow may never come?
Now choose your path...
each man must walk alone
The day will come and you will find
Where your dreams will lead
Don’t be afraid, be strong
Nothing will hold you down
If only you had the time
to turn back the pages of life
Would you go back to change
the man you’ve become?
It’s not over yet...
Your story has just begun
The day will come and you will find
Where your dreams will lead
Don’t be afraid, be strong
Nothing will hold you down
Don’t look back,
You’ll walk with me
Take the light from my hands
Now you’ll reach and grow
Your mind will guide you home
The time has come to find your goals
I’ve been trapped inside
this shell for so long
I’m no longer afraid of myself
afraid of what I’ve become
I tear down the walls of this cell
...I overcome!!!
I’m no longer afraid of myself
afraid of what I’ve become
I now see the man I want to be
I can’t be the man you want to see
Dream......
|
||||
11. |
Transit
04:24
|
|||
|
ransient
Music: Arkaina
Lyrics: S. Duffen
Lonely man walks alone again
Winds so could they burn his hands
Sweat consumes and sears the spine
It grows to ice as the miles go on and on
Only then to lose his way home
We don’t see from his eyes
We don’t feel the years inside
The lonely man and his lonely ways
No one knows...
The transient dissipates
Cut out cardboard hides the sky
Protecting from the night now falling
Designed to withstand the weather
A fortress so strong... all of 3 feet high
Inside lives his dreams and his memories
We don’t see from his eyes
We don’t feel the years inside
The lonely man and his lonely ways
No one knows...
The transient dissipates
His metal cage a means of life
it rolls constant and always uneven
We extend our hands to other countries
as our children are lying and dying in the streets
Can’t you see that day by day
Mother America’s slowly tearing herself apart?
This country is walking on broken glass
at this rate, our society never last!
|
||||
Heaven and Hell Records Pennsylvania
WEB: www.heavenandhellrecords.com
ESTORE: www.soundsofpurgatory.com
YOUTUBE: www.youtube.com/user/PitchforkVisuals
If you like Symposium of a Troubled Mind & Beyond, you may also like:
supported by 9 fans who also own “Symposium of a Troubled Mind & Beyond”
An absolutely amazing Epic fantasy Power metal band. It reflects the warrior spirit very well. I'm looking forward to their third album.
go to album
supported by 8 fans who also own “Symposium of a Troubled Mind & Beyond”
Power Metal at it's finest.
go to album
End of the Line
by Against Evil
supported by 7 fans who also own “Symposium of a Troubled Mind & Beyond”
Indian band unleashes "epic" power metal, or trad heavy metal, in their sophomore full-length album, after a live one and an EP. It's not mind-blowing, but it is nevertheless a lot of fun to listen to. Sounding a bit like old-school underrated thrashy outfits, maybe like Jag Panzer and the like, they deliver groovy headbangers, but they tend to be a bit too "mechanical", following the protocol for a successful recipe they used before. Not utterly innovative, but a lot of FUN!!
go to album
Destination Destruction
by Satan's Fall
featured on Bandcamp Radio Nov 24, 2023
go to album
Hexapla - The Remasters
by Darkwave
Galloping thrash riffs take on symphonic scope on this new EP from the Hungarian project Darkwave.
go to album
Dog Slayer(狗屠) - Sacred Eye
by Dog Slayer
The Chinese heavy-metal posse nod to AC/DC and Judas Priest across four sharpened, supremely-catchy tracks.
go to album
supported by 6 fans who also own “Symposium of a Troubled Mind & Beyond”
It's melancholic and defiant and the same time, and I love it.
go to album
