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Rue Le Tabel
02:16
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At the market square, a Mountebank catches the attention of passersby and starts telling a very interesting story ...
It all begins at the Rue Le Tabel
Where grass grows so green,
Water flows from The Well
Where the Light burns so blue
And the Love burns as soon
As the Life burns so bright
As the Pigeons fly through.
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2. |
The Lambspring
02:13
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A Peasant falls asleep and dreams of a Priestess, who offers him an invitation...
Hey, you grain of sand,
Stand up
Vegetable life,
Wake up
Now it’s time for you to feel
This red blood that runs so real
Then you will know the man
You think you are
Will be back to the sky
Be back to the sky!
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3. |
The Lost Word
03:12
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The Priestess whispers a secret word into the Peasant's ear. For a short moment, he experiences all the knowledge in the world.
Instrumental
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4. |
The Wishing Man
06:56
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The Peasant says a prayer, inspired by Three Wraiths of his past lives ...
I wish a world where the greatest need is integration
I wish a world where man knows he’s one with the creation
I wish a world where one meets G’d through inner reflection
I wish a world where the truth is shown through all its versions
Oh, how I wish this world, how I wish this day
I dream of all this and fall on my knees and pray
Oh, how I wish this world…
Oh, how I’m sure that now it’s possible
I wish a world where the honest man is not the tomfool
And treacherous ones are not taken for the greatest Joe Cool
I wish a world where a tear is not weakness’s confession
And faithful ones are not beaten by the cheaters’ passion
Oh, how I wish this world, how I wish this day
I pray every single night, every single day
Oh, how I wish this world…
Or how I’d wish it were impossible
I wish a world where there is no more greed or division
A peaceful world with just one government, one religion
I wish a world where the wise men read the Book of Nature
And teach us all the creator is the greatest creature
Oh, how I wish this world, how I wish this day
I dream of all this and fall on my knees and pray
Oh, how I wish this world…
Oh, how I fear it’s now impossible
The Peasant opens his eyes and sees the Priestess talking to a portrait.
One I am no more
How could I forget you, dear
One I am no more?
All was left behind…
One I am no more
How could I forget you, dear
One I am no more?
Were you left behind?
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5. |
Carnation
03:57
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Leaving home, the Peasant meets a mysterious man in black, who warns about the journey and makes an interesting promise...
Bound to you, I breathe again
With one more chance to try
(To find myself and then
Light our hearts and minds)
But when I’m under your skin
I forget who I was
(He talks inside your dreams)
That no where you can go is safe
Nothing you can do is right
But a big reward waits, if you try
Two guardians for your inner light
(Inside a cold blue hall)
Songbirds, mom and priest are there
(Organist’s candles flare)
The pigeons flew, it smelt so sweet
(And then you let me in)
When the three songs begin.
‘Cause no where you can go is safe
Nothing you can do is right
But a big reward waits, if you try
Without you now, I’m free from pain
(And I don’t need to try)
To find myself again
(To light our hearts and minds)
But when I’m outside your skin
(I’m one with who I was)
We talk inside your dreams
That no where you can go is safe
Nothing you can do is right
But a big reward waits, if you try.
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6. |
Romance Hermético
03:49
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Before leaving on his journey, the Peasant lives a moment of love with his Bride...
Aforismo I:
O encontro dos Opostos Complementares
É sempre um evento cósmico
Gerando uma supernova colossal
De Amor Incondicional
Aforismo II:
Quando acontece a conexão essencial entre dois seres
O Um torna-se Verso
Universo
O Nada perde o sentido
Tudo
O Tempo morre
Eterniza-se
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7. |
Ride the Black Goat
04:10
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The Pilgrim has his first fascination and his first deception with the world he is being initiated to...
The siren moans and I rise
And, in slow motion, I walk
Into my regimentals, I don’t need to think
I find myself armed, in line
And authorized to fire at a strike
But in a lightening my conscience’s back to me
“I wanna ride the Black Goat
And use gold pins in black coats
So, I’ll be able to shot
May you believe it or not
I’ll be allowed to be back to the start
Move the left to the right
Heat and smoke bowl in my mind, borderline
On the road, burning miles
I’m gonna ride the Black Goat
Ride the Black Goat”
But I’m still here, in this line
And I have orders to fire
Through a dull second some lives belong to me
But who could have any right
To rule above others’ lives?
Right now, I swear that my life won’t serve to this
“And now I ride the Black Goat
Out of the streets, on the roads
With sulfur fire and steel spikes
My hammer conducts these rites”
Bring out your dead, the chart calls
Let them be what you’re not, just for now
Own yourself is not so hard, you should try
Without square or compass
Do we now ride the White Horse?
Hide the Black Goat!
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8. |
Do What You Will
07:13
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The Pilgrim tries to apply the learning in his daily life...
Anything you do, anywhere you are
Anyone you’re with, anytime you like
Do what you will
What you will, do
When you’re out of place, when you wear your masks
When the space is dull and the time can’t fly
Do what you will
What you will, do
On bomb dropping places, on constructing sites
On Thanksgiving days and the payback times
Do what you will
What you will, do
Under laws and rules, under oaths and pacts
Under bridges, with dead obscured facts
Do what you will
What you will, do
When you find out what you are, you’ll be
When you bring down what you want, you will
Do what you will
Over fields and lanes, under feet and paws
On the screens and stages and the Books of Law
Do what you will
What you will, do
From Lost Steps to East, from the East to Gods
From the Gods to Churches and you will no more
Do what you will
What will you do?
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9. |
Liber Librae
03:23
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The former Peasant meets another Pilgrim on the way, who has returned from a similar journey...
Man, I was told to win through the life
And I was told to study and work hard
And I was told to sharpen my smile
Then, man, I was told to wear it around
Make bend the roots
And stand my own ground
Any time or way
The stars wait
But now I feel what reason can’t reach
Unlike their rules, my feeling is awake
Downtown my soul, my heart and my mind
And the more I think I know, there’re more news to find
Wherever I go
A new cliff to climb
There’s no time or space
And the life can’t wait
Beware of what may destroy your Light
The vanity, the envy and the pride
Inconstancy and cant spoil the Life
And the intolerance that build up the war
Shake off the lore
And bring out some Love
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10. |
Ars Regia Therion
05:08
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On the shores of Lake Memory, the Enemy shows up...
You block my way, but soon you find
The more you push, the closer I get
I move your stones and grow strong
I learn from fixing all you mess
Take my love for life, take my will to live
And I will find another…
I always find another
As I climb the hill, the way up hardens
You come and chain balls to my feet
But I’m laughing as I’m dragged down
The best of fun is the downhill
‘Cause if now I won’t clomp the top of this hill
I know I’ll climb another…
I always find another
I Am what you’re not - You’re nothing to me
What I decide will be
My strength comes from the Good I believe
That lies inside of me
Be done my Will, now here
Have you tried to face the world my way?
Don’t you have a good deed to do?
While you are planning to hurt me
I’m giving all my best for you
‘Cause all that you plant will grow around you
This world is just a reflex
And you receive what you give
It’s fun to think of those like you
That’s worthless. I don’t give a care
‘Cause you can’t see nothing but yourself
And I have a world to conquer
My victory is not to leave any loser
And you are just another…
And you are just so pitiful
And I wish you all the best
You and your lack of talent
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11. |
Less than Two
05:33
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The Pilgrim finds himself at a crossroads between Virtual and Real. He wonders about the Evil and the Good, after reading some strange news about a Priest and a murderous Burglar...
When the experience of the world becomes unsafe
If you look so hard at me, breakdown, I freak
But behind this shieldscreen, I’m close, yet far away from you
I curse and I fight, I hate, my love I swear
And then I’m cast astray (to share a meme)
No ground and no root. All links to discard
I exchange a screen for a book… Highcolour gray
As long as the virtual is better, be locked is clever
Fresh air becomes so hard to breathe
I must choose a side now. But I can’t see lines
Dividing good from bad ones, the Truth from lame lies
The Four Living Beings from Me.
How could I choose a way, when there’s less than two?
“An atheist fleer murderer broke into a house
And found there some children a priest had kidnaped to rape.
But this same priest’s been the one who feeds and helps for years
the homeless and the infirm of the vicinage”
Is one of them good? Is one of them bad?
Can you see some difference between these men?
Is one act enough to doom or save one of them?
Is there another way to face it?
You must choose a side now. But you trace dangerous lines
Dividing good from bad ones, the Truth from lame lies
Gaslighted by fake news and creeds
You think you chose a way, when there’s less than two
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12. |
Hanging On
06:09
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Halfway, the Pilgrim questions his steps and his path...
Have you ever felt strange
And lost in space and time
And beyond the help of G’d and reason waves?
Is the reality you know
A long way home from paradise
And you feel it’ll never come to be unveiled?
And you hang on waiting for the time
When everything will come to an end
But there’s no reason
In your blackened vision
Behind your waking eyes
When you are walking through the streets
With people rushing ‘cross their lives
And you’re one of them, despite of what you think
And you must run to win the game
And try to build a wealthy life
And, behind your steps, you leave your love, your days
And you hang on and try to stop the time
You don’t want to come to an end
It’s your season
You see no reason
To close your greedy eyes
Hanging on, a smile lays on your lips
The stars you aimed were pebbles on the dark
You see no one is left to blame
For tied feet and deadbolt locks
‘Cause all this time the Key was on the sand
A long, long time, a long, long way
A lot of feelings left behind
And a certainty of never feel again
Untie my feet and kick the blame
And nevermore hang upside down
To think of why to stay or go away
No more hang on! No more space and time
No difference between start and end
There’s no reason
It’s out of season
Before my weary eyes
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13. |
XIII
02:13
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In every journey, losses are inevitable. And the Pilgrim must make a difficult choice to save a dear friend...
Instrumental
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14. |
Breakthrough Listen
11:07
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The Pilgrim meets a group that leaves for a distant land...
Come left to right
On cold winds, blow
New Day, old Night
I try to leave the False Flag Zone
Unchain dead roses from the past
No will be done
Come, souls to rest
The night is cold
Iconic bless of golden spoil
Oblivion mars, the light-years grow
On the rows of crimson West
Play to the deaf your brand-new song
Pray for Mankind
On their new home
Search for the Light
In virgin world, so woebegone
Throughout the new streets and paths
Of cobblestone
Redeemed past
Under new scrum
Men thrust their sickle into New World
Made bridles bath in their own blood
End peace from earth to skies above
No one can bear these days so dull
Sad news, they have
Another world
Ends on our path
Collapsed when the atoms exploded
Come, dear, to see the landing folk
Contact! It’s done!
Red waves of stress
On each new dream
Messiah’s death for each new sin
A god to blame for each escheat
A jar will keep for a long time
The scent with which it was once filled
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The Mysterious Enemy strikes again…
You have to do what they tell you to do. You got it?
You have to kneel before their Wonder Machine
Don’t mind the men behind the curtains
Don’t waste your time with who they really are
You obey rules that mean nothing to you. And love it
And mock the being who you were meant to be
Defend the men behind the curtains
Don’t ask the whys or who they really are
And when you’re down
To shop will take you high
If you’re alone
You share, comment and like
Don’t worry! Our system can heal
You’re passing through walls of symbols and clues you don’t see
And breed the hate that you’re tamed to feel
You’ve seen the men behind the curtains
Now you can buy their action figures line
You do just what they tell you
Do you know who they really are?
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The P.I.G.
05:08
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Finally, the rules are exposed ...
Find a way to tame the
Easy hate of people!
Create lies! Publish them!
Hide the facts! It’s easy.
Earn their gratitude!
Actuate them!
Vermin minds, they’re with us now
Every lie becomes their law
Jesus becomes Hitler
And His killers, victims
Fear the hand that feeds you!
Our news now thinks for you
Right wing commands
Against people
Got to rent their hateful hearts
Let them kill themselves for us!
Oh, hear the Song For Victory
Be done the P.I.G.’s highest sponsors’ will
Owner of the Swill-bucket
Lord of all the Freedom
East and North will pay for daring thee
I am a good servant
And you have the wisdom
Lo,
I’ve made the poor think like the rich
Void is their toughness
Rotten is their nature
Our news is the lie they now believe in
See the Globe go ‘round!
Now they will be good pals
And build a great wall from West to East
Other raid to conquer
Jackpots and blackmailing
Obviating people.
Rent their indignation!
Never stop the
Alienation!
It beats crowd using the crowd
See the Globe again go ‘round!
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17. |
Fossil Irradiation
05:46
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At the Temple threshold, the Pilgrim finds an answer about his journey...
We’re nothing, but a handful
Of stardust watching stars
Beholding an old projection of the sky
Our weakness and passions
Our greatness and laws
Suddenly it all becomes so small
May the silver star bring Wisdom
From the rays of golden dawn
In this sea of vice and virtue
We see kings becoming pawns
From the night sky open windows
Dead lights come through from the past
We behold an ancient mirror
Beyond lifetime, ever last
I do such a vow of silence
About every time I see the Holy Light
I do such a vow of silence
That even for me the words aren’t enough to say
See ourselves around this planet
We act the Play of Life distrait of the price to pay
We live so proud and play so careless
That we kill the guide star to be cast astray
May the silver star bring Wisdom
From the rays of golden dawn
Under seven brazen symbols
Feet of clay for ruby crown
When we find the last Lost Kingdom
One more pigeon flies the Hall
Comes the Holy Guardian Angel
Marry sacred counterparts
Spell Number One:
We will stalk
The Black Star
I see this light and I can’t believe
That no longer exists that shiny star
Spell Number Two:
The star’s born
The star shines
The star dies
It will shine no more
Spell Number Three:
Beware the Envy, beware the Intolerance
Beware the Inconstancy, beware the Lies
Beware the Vanity and all addiction
That Man has built to destroy the Light
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18. |
Dust of God
04:32
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Urged to return, the Pilgrim remembers how the world used to be...
I have been told the truth is out there
I found my call into an old chest
I wish for sunshine, but now it’s raining
I feel so lonely among these crowds
The price of freedom never was too high
Nowhere is safe and nothing feels right
Each time we feel some taste of delight
We are condemned to become outcasts
We fall from some paradise
I’m no one, I’m nowhere, I’ve nothing but I Am
About to learn what’s left when nothing is mine
Nothing to fear except the fear itself
We don’t have to be the same
(What’s the use of a nose for a god?)
Things don’t have to be this way
(The fear for the flesh is the fear of blood)
We learn now what reason can’t reach…
(Let’s break some chains!)
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The Pilgrim refuses to return, and an unlikely messenger is sent...
Now a bright new sun will shine
Over fields and lakes and lanes
And you can find me there
With a book, by the willows
Drinking from the river
‘til the sun goes down
Now I have no time to cry
And I don’t believe in fate
The dark times brought me here
And I don’t want to come back
Please, don’t talk to me about
The one I am no more
Let me ride, let me run
Take my time, have some fun
My own god, my own fan
Live the Truth the world fears to face
Dead hate the life they think they can’t have
I raise you when you’re down
I catch you when you fall
The kid’s merry-go-round
I love you dusk to dawn
(Sunflowers look at me while I’m passing
Pollen flies, like a golden rain
The Sun will not stop to shine
Even if you’re burning in pain)
When the night falls all is rest
And I say my secret prayer
Although we are so small
Within us lies a universe
Living, pulsing, willing
Everlasting love
So, please, let me live my life
Godlike inner grace of saints
Make sure you close the doors
And lock them with one thousand chains
When you go back weeping
Down from where you came
As I ride, as I run
Take my time, have some fun
My own god, my own fan
And live the Truth your world fears to face
No hate, no war. Just feel the Young Grace
I raise you when you’re down
I catch you when you fall
The kid’s merry-go-round
I love you dusk to dawn
(Sunflowers look at me while I’m passing
Pollen flies, like a golden rain
The Sun will not stop to shine
Even if you’re burning in pain)
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20. |
The Play of Life
07:04
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At the Temple, the Pilgrim is placed before solemn characters who confront him with the ordeals he must overcome to return to the common world as a Master.
The Conductor:
Before you’re allowed to find our Circle
I must warn you about the perils
You may hurt yourself and be lost
So, I’ll be your guide and lead you
I’ll join my light to yours
Then you may find your way for Eastern Path
The Chaplain:
You’re not welcome in here
But I salute the endeavor
I’m your soul’s counsellor
But I can’t help you here, now
So, I’ll join my light to yours
And pray for it to help you along the Path
Reach for the protection
You can find within your faith and go ahead
The Matre:
When the end of life is near
You shall not be in fear
You’ve found a Mother in me
Who prays for your wellbeing
Let me join my light to yours
And give you all the bliss of Golden West
I’ll be waiting here for you
When it comes the time for your soul to rest
The Pilgrim:
I have to find what lies beneath my scars
Catching their lights along the Path
One I’m no more
Oh, crowd from my past
Keep me forwards and lead my steps
The Conductor:
Oh, Master! This neophyte is travelling the four winds of the visible world under my protection and with the blessing of the Chaplain and the Great Matre. Now, he faces the Northern Portal to meet the Umbral Guardian. When he, at last, gets to you, please allow him to join our Inner Circle.
Great is his value, I do declare, because he has given his own life to risk under the proofs of the Four Principles. With the Light of each of us, he must proceed to trials laid ahead.
The Guardian:
Dark North is where you stand now
My Lair at Deathly Meadows
I am the Sword Bearer
The Ritual’s Blind Protector
I can’t now grant my protection
But you can find some within yourself
Then I’ll join my light to yours
And hope your weakness may become your strength
The Master:
I’m glad you’ve found the East
Where you can join our Circle
Your journey ends in here
But you shall not be in fear
Let me join my Light to yours
And send you to the Crypts of Eastern Sands
Listen to the Spells of Black
And take heed of the words of the White Maid
The Pilgrim:
I have to find what lies beneath my scars
Catching their lights along the Path
One I’m no more
Oh, crowd from my past
Dark Night of Soul is growing fast
The snow-white Dove
The words of Death
Keep me forwards and lead my steps
The snow-white Dove
The words of Death
Keep me forwards and lead my steps
The Vestal Colombes:
Beware the Envy, beware the Intolerance
Beware the Inconstancy, beware the Lies
Beware the Vanity and all addiction
That Man has built to destroy the Light
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21. |
Slave to Freedom
11:11
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Back in the ordinary world, the Pilgrim realizes he is no longer the one who left, so long ago ...
Part I: The Passwords
As mist rides a musty air
A red cloud orbits kindly hard-eyed inmates’ rooms
And my arms throw random assaults
Across sore thin red old threads of knees
A thought rises each grievance underground
Light-unearthing Sightlessness
Elder myths, immortalized, now end, obliterated
(Meet Us) In Pax et Lux
If you don’t change this world, it will change you
Part II: Yesterworld
Instrumental
Part III: Devekut
Instrumental
Part IV: Lord of Two Worlds
We’re not here to win or lose
We’re not here to live in competition
The challenge lies inside
Become a little more than yesterday
Become more tolerant
Become more constant
Be your own leader
A new life begins
A new chance to learn about this prison
Silver chains and locks
Even golden bars can keep you jailed
The dullness calms you
The calmness weakens
The comfort kills you
A slave to comfort
A slave to yourself
A slave to freedom
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22. |
The Illusion
05:43
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What has been learned shall be shared ...
Is just to keep talking enough?
Knowledge is a point of view
So, what is a lie?
So, what is The Real?
There is no true way to know
All through your life you are told
To know many things and believe
That all that you touch
You hear, see and feel
Belongs to your knowledge bill
But if senses fail to realize
Most manifestations we are bound to
Some things we think we know
Others we can’t even think of
But, in despite of us, do exist
Try to think of a world of newborn facts
Forms, beings, perceptions we can’t feel
Lateral borderline
The ocean of Light renewed
To which we are far from, being in
We live an illusion, you know
The one we call reality
Sometimes we are sad
Sometimes we can cheer
And return to our status quo
Then we are bought and we’re sold
We amuse ourselves not to think
There’s no real lore
There’s no real thing
Maybe even yourself don’t exist
Maybe even yourself don’t exist
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SUB ROSA is a Brazilian progressive rock band. Their new single, "Let's Try Again" is
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BárbaraLaranjeira: Voice, drums, additional live keyboards
Reinaldo José: Bass and voice
Rudolf Pinto: Guitars and voice
Antônio ToSan Ribeiro: Organ, synthesizers, piano, accoustic guitars and voice
Rômulo César: Drums, accoustic guitars, keyboards and voice
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