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by Ash of Ashes

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Towards the jagged northern coasts with perils yet unknown Across the whale road’s stormy path, I set out once more – once more From the mountains of the frozen realm, daring me onwards, Shines a light across the midnight sky, granting safe passage. Frozen wasteland to the east, I did not dare tread On the sea-steed’s back I rode, wonders to behold – to behold From the mountains of the frozen realm, daring me onwards Shines a light across the midnight sky, granting safe passage. As far and wide as the eye can see Plains of white and grey, the sound of frost ringing in my ears, the taste of eternal rest on my tongue.
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I bid you farewell say my last good-bye we shall meet again when my time has come And on a breeze you ascend into eternity As the seasons change seeds come into bloom mem’ries fade away your songs still prevail Far and wide you roamed foreign lands and seas strange things you have seen wonders of the world And on a breeze you ascend into eternity As my time draws near I can hear your voice ringing through the worlds bid me heed your call And on a breeze I ascend into eternity
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I have travelled through the ages, from the stars’ birth following their course I saw heroes rise to glory, win their renown, legends being born And so fall the sands of time their grains, they mark my way And so I will roam the worlds and see their final days Ancient cities, golden temples, mighty castles turning into dust Kings and princes, rich and high-born, long forgotten, resting in their graves And so fall the sands of time their grains, they mark my way And so I will roam the worlds and see their final days As the scribes’ quills fill the pages and the years pass, summers come and go I still wander watch the worlds change, a new aeon, time and time again
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Evermore 04:35
From the water’s edge I gaze into the great unknown ‘cross the ocean’s roaring waves, the fathomless abyss - the fathomless abyss As the winds blow, taking me with them, I will roam evermore To the world’s end, past the horizon I will roam evermore On the mountains’ highest peaks, eternal ice and snow, I must face the elements, feel humbled by their force - feel humbled by their force As the winds blow, taking me with them, I will roam evermore To the world’s end, past the horizon I will roam evermore In the desert’s burning sun, where nothing seems alive, all endeavours seem in vain, yet life will still prevail, - yet life will still prevail As the winds blow, taking me with them, I will roam evermore To the world’s end, past the horizon I will roam evermore
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Here we stand in eastern lands, fighting for the purple-born, guardians, his swords we wield, foreign soil we now call home To the south, the strangest land, foreign tongues that praise the lord, to the throne, we pledge ourselves, vigilant, we shall prevail Hear our raging cries Fast and true we stand Loyal to the end Here the waves shall break Sworn to serve, we stand our ground, songs of war sound from the deep One last stand, a call to arms, one last thought of glory days Here we lie in eastern lands, dying for the purple-born who we were, the books won’t tell, our names a lion guards
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Southbound 05:19
Cold blow the winds, fiercely rage the storms, rain soaks the soil and drowns our crops We shall prevail under southern sunlight Where are the gods? The givers of life, protectors of kin, providers of wealth We shall prevail under southern sunlight Tales I’ve heard of pastures green, of meadows wide, blessed by the sun We shall prevail under southern sunlight Take what you own, the old bid farewell, our future lies south, we march in the spring We shall prevail under southern sunlight And so we leave our homes, set out for lands unknown where we’ll live out our days in peace and harmony As we march out we leave behind what we called home whom we called friends We shall prevail under southern sunlight In years to come we’ll tell our tales of who we lost, of what we gained We shall prevail under southern sunlight And so we leave our homes set out for lands unknown where we’ll live out our days in peace and harmony
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Father: Autumn comes again, and still I wait for his return, day by day I pray, please do come home my son Mother: Off he went to war He felt by honour bound to go For his king and god he waved his home good-bye Refrain: Let all their names ring through the night, Those vanished sons lost to mankind. Tell loud their tales of woe and grief and give their sacrifice meaning at last. Father: Little did he know of pain, of guilt, of suffering Laughing in death’s face The recklessness of youth Mother: Though he might be gone, his time on earth might have run out, still I do believe his days outnumber mine Refrain: Let all their names ring through the night, Those misled sons lost to mankind. Tell loud their tales of woe and grief and give their sacrifice meaning at last.

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released May 13, 2022

Recorded, mixed and mastered by Markus Skroch @ Kalthallen Studios (www.kalthallen.de)

Drums recorded at Schreiraum Studios
(www.schreiraumstudios.de) by Markus Skroch & René Bannasch

Cover artwork by Christopher Rakkestad (www.ramljod.art)

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Ash of Ashes Nachrodt Wiblingwerde, Germany

Ash of Ashes is the follow-up project of the german band HEL.
Get CDs and LPs in the band's store at tontraeger.kalthallen.de

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