Skywards, by Volucrine

Skywards

by Volucrine

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1.	Utopia 01:50		buy track
2.	Done Dealing 04:03	lyrics	buy track
You are a human Hate lives strong in your soul You dread the unknown Scorn what you can not comprehend With mouthful of hostile words you speak your steadfast mind The line grows thin in between trash talk and declarations of war We are akin to kings and gods building empires in a heartbeat They'll fall forever in battles for equality Floodgates open for the royal blood I've done dealing with this constant hating Should we work together, start contemplating how we're tearing each other up to pieces how to build us a union that lasts Are you a human or beast with bloodshot eyes? You'd rather choke on your leash than settle in with peace Threat of war refuses to die We can't put the fear aside Hate fuels the flame inside until it eats us alive Your face shows no remorse You've been trained like a mistreated dog to bite the hand that was never raised to take you down ..but to wish you welcome Abandon grudge today Value each and every day Respect all life That flows through us and eventually returns back to earth
3.	Matterless Measures 03:54	lyrics	buy track
I open the TV and there they are flashing off their artificial smiles Androids programmed to wet their eyes when the fat cat pulls the string Oh tell us once more how you poured your soul into a song that some one else wrote for you Labeled and productized by shallow shells, sold to slaves Force fed media is compressing reality into a daily fix the masses need So when the end comes crashing only lights are flashing in our electric dreams It's all about the surface so count the inside out Flesh on the billboard, commercial flow We enthrone the fools over rightful kings To escape the fear and deny the void in our time The mass hypnosis, the great escape Genuine or fake you all end up the same Captured in tube, drowned in the stream, hooked on the wall We choose a populist to lead us the spokesman of beautiful words We don't give a fuck about our common future we stay tolerant behind our screens We bury our heads to the sand when the greater conflicts are at hand It's all about the surface so count the inside out Flesh on the billboard, commercial flow We enthrone the fools over rightful kings to escape the fear How can we leave behind such place where even children lose their innocence Lost in the ocean of devices sunk inside Not knowing how vibrant life was gone to waste
4.	Guardians 04:45	lyrics	buy track
My star eyed sky child, my brittle bird No single thing can separate myself from you How can I tell you how it has been? The world is on fire I have seen while you sleep quietly Away from struggles, raging wars Reapers knocking on the doors You cry much smaller cries I'm your air raid shelter I'm your blast proof door Lantern in the dark Arms open beneath the fall My star eyed sky child, my brittle bird Throughout the storms of life your all cries shall be heard Despite the path you'll choose or faith you'll serve No single thing can separate myself from you The oceans dry, sand in desert runs to the sea before our mission becomes complete Mark our words all the world can burn to cinder (but still) our immortal love for you would still remain Lantern in the dark, arms open beneath the fall Some fall into god's guidance, others into devil's charm I hope you'll find your own way Through hardships, shallow grounds when we're no longer around guarding the spark in your eye
5.	Terra Frigidum 03:38	lyrics	buy track
Sheep! You are afraid of your own shade yet expected to herd, to take the lead surely off the cliff of your frequently capsized world Fear! It is the disease in the root of the nation that is run by the ignorant fools by those who feed the crumbs of denial to the pigeons too fat to fly Genocide is nearly upon us make sure to post pictures on your wall So everyone can dread the propaganda feeding on hysteria Terra Frigidum We're smothering the sun Terra Frigidum Ignorance overcome As long as the leaders live in pipe dreams the people will follow mob rules Armed to the teeth with pitchforks and torches crushing the pillars of civilization Hate is a disease of the men who use any false word to monger war All sides opposing each other black and white world painted red Those caught in the middle wait for the first stone to be cast.. I wan't to break free from this but I can't look away Cold ground binds us together in times better or worse
6.	The Picture 04:14	lyrics	buy track
The same air we breathe is really all it takes By a touch a frightened heart breaks and I find myself Locking doors Drawing steep lines Shedding water Watching a doubt die Playing fair games Awaking from the daydream Coming clean of sin and after all this time I thought you couldn't affect me Let's practice what we have learned Look back how we got burned Put value on the trust we have earned Lie fallow after stones we have turned and never speak of how we felt back then Common sense has been followed, dream and truth we separate but there is still something in this distance that won't just fade away all the same I'm still Walking straight routes Burying the hatchets Building bridges Placing only sure bets Playing fair games Awaking from the daydream Coming clean of sin Get out of my head You won't fit in the picture that I so carefully put together from nothing I choose it to last This is so frail I need something to rely, to build on Haunt me all you can and vanish once again into the shades of night
7.	EgoClash 03:05	lyrics	buy track
I hear a tongue hissing poisonous words Is it you or is it just another insecurity in disguise? Your friends grow short in number one by one So harsh words from a mouth that runs with fear of losing control over all the lies you've spread along the way to maintain the cover in which you hide and observe Watch out where you're falling to Do you want to be lonely? There will be no one for you when you're old and weary It is never too late to change perspectives to renew your motives You do good only when it presents you in a better light Your twisted ego is out for a fight that favors all your cheap verbal tricks Knit another web of lies to catch em' good and to suck them dry Do you want to die lonely?
8.	The Glacier Plains 06:09	lyrics	buy track
You made me out of liquid with venom infused my head Cursed with thirst driving into self-destruction You bought me with your potions promised powers beyond belief But every time I'd reached the heights you'd summon a storm to strike me down I knew you were a parasite still I wanted you to remain Lips on chalice I let you soak my ever hollowing inside More I told lies to myself more I bowed down like a slave I kissed the ground then took my chain and turn it to a weapon of choice You roar like a volcano send lava to burn me out Like a reptile you try to crawl inside my temple Many great men have fallen into the clutches of your seduction but the god in me dams out your infiltrating poison Lead heavens send me a snowfall to cover the toxic earth to glaze the path before me to radiant rebirth On those glacier plains where (my) sight has never been so clear I rip out the cancer by it's roots, dare not to show no fear You were part of me but I never missed you a day I stood tall and I walked away from traps you put me through from the bottom I sunk into I rise into the light now
9.	Uplifted 02:44	lyrics	buy track
Through broken dreams, dead ends, misfortunate events we're moving on holding heads up high Can't really see myself doing this another way than keeping up the good fight till' the day I die I swear to blood I will break down any wall or chain that holds me down I lose myself, bang my head against the wall when I recall why I'm fighting for It burns like fire, it heals like water then lifts me up to heights Uplifted, elevated, dead serious and motivated This is a heartfelt call that makes me whole Day by day aiming higher than before Challenge accepted let's settle the score This is a heartfelt call that makes me who I am
10.	Skywards 03:29	lyrics	buy track
Lie, lie Don't let anyone tell you such a lie that you can't fly Deny, defy Just raise your wings skywards and take a dive and you'll be fine, son of sky No matter what they say we will find a way You've seen them you've heard them so many mouths to laugh at your mistakes My heart just breaks to witness such weakness a fear that made us bow our heads in shame Put yourself out there or take the blame.. No fear! The world is ours despite how cold and hard it is today Good riddance To all spooks and preconceptions With open wings we embrace the day No matter what they say we will seize the day Opinions, objections Non-existent walls line up their place Their choice to make Through hardships, misfortune we circle far above such hollow land of burning sand No matter what they say we will seize the day In the end we're all the same Skywards is the way
11.	Petrified Angels 03:30	lyrics	buy track
We stand still, we stand still and mute like cold tomb stones Each others name carved on us Here comes the rain, the rain that should wash us clean from the filth that stained the shame on us That rain turns into a storm and storm creates a flood See how the stream slowly grinds us away Tick tock we fight the clock but we can't reverse the flow of time a block of stone back into a heart of gold (chorus) On the edge of our graves we swear to our selves we'll find the bliss that we were looking for We're alive but so alone the angels of stone Key to remain is to hold on.. Years they pass and dreams they fade Who are you at the end of the day? It's ideal to choose pleasure over pain But when circles close you find your leap of faith was done in vain Because people need to change new love turns out just the same Into a great cold distance where only hollow hopes remain But united we still stand, statues hand in hand Still facing brighter future after storms of troubled past We love the seed we've sown we love how the story is told With thicker skin we're not afraid of growing old Nights gone we'll see the sun cut through the bleakest winter dawn, melting chunk of ice back into a heart of gold
12.	SunLight 04:12	lyrics	buy track
From a void we're born to fall into another one Into the night we stare with troubled minds We all need some innocence to lift our chin and carry such burden The day has come when.. Sky is clearing up I can truly see the sun first time in a very long time time now Clouds are moving out there's no single shroud at sight only purifying light I built a cathedral out of enigmas and got trapped inside The quest was on but none I held holy brought me any closer to my release Today I ask no questions I bathe in the doubtless light Inhaling dust of this wonderful road that may someday bring us home Abandon gods and self constructed borders Get some scars, be brave, be strong, be bolder From afar the unknown calls Someday you'll pass the torch without a regretting heart The path out is clear before your feet Or are your eyes too sore to see that light of day will set you free

credits

released January 11, 2019

Line-up:

Jupe Velin - Vocals
Jarmo Hienonen - Lead Guitar
Antti Heikkilä - Rhythm Guitar
Joni Kyynäräinen - Bass
Atte Marttinen - Drums

The Screaming Bird Choir on tracks 3,5,8,10 & 12:

Toni Kukkola (Scumrise, Rage my Bitch)
Samuel Lindroos (Sarvas, Vacancy)
Joni Koskinen (Kivimetsän Druidi)

All music and lyrics by Jupe Velin
Instruments arranged and recorded by Volucrine
Vocal recording, album mixing and mastering by Teemu Velin
Cover art and Volucrine logo by Jupe Velin