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Arborvitae
03:52
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Watch them
Watch them come from the valley
And up the hills
Where we lay
Resting
In peaceful harmony
Soon too close
Too close to see
Our futures unfolding
Soon too close
Too close to see
We've watched for years
Our neighbors massacred
Stripped and carted away
Nothing remains but
The barren ground
The ground where they once lay
Where they once lay
And
As they draw near
Ponder why
Why we who
Gave so much
Must no longer be
And when we're gone
Remember we are the
Roots to your existence
There is
There is nothing left for us
But when we're gone
*We're gone*
Remember we are the roots
The roots
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2. |
Oceans
05:16
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When I rose up
From the ocean
I surrounded myself
With unbelievers
I closed minds quickly
And became light
There have been none before me
None who could have survived
The fear and the poisonous tongues
How could they have?
How could they have?
*HOW COULD THEY HAVE?*
All descend as light
And are extinguished as
They are driven to the ocean
I tried to hold them
But I was crushing weight
And had not the sight to rise
Had not the sight to rise
Even some came in the aftermath
To champion despair
And as they grew and rose
From the depths
Magnificent beasts!
Magnificent beasts!
Who defy the currents
Become light and rise
For the light that blinds
Can only be now born from the depths
Though none can see
And it weakens their hearts
And they rise
And it weakens their hearts
And they rise
And it weakens them against the tide
Who can possess now
The power to rise against such odds
All descend as light
And are extinguished as
They are driven to the ocean
This cold crushing blue
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3. |
Plague
04:12
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Why speak of love
While your hate prevails
My eyes must've clouded
The point is so unclear
Spread the word?
All you spread are lies
There are enough
To upend the Earth
And here the horror rests
Your sheer numbers
Overpower armies, nations...
All for who?
A protagonist?
A metaphor?
All for who?
Your unwarranted incessancy
Your judgements
No one asked you
No one asked you
These beliefs, they are stories
They are stories
Your doctrine of hate mongering
Avert thy gaze
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4. |
Endless
03:25
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With
Doors closed behind
Approaching the world anew
Their faces will turn
Retching and sputtering
A mass exodus
As they overturn chairs
Flecks on the skin from ashes
Dropped softly, in piles
Their origin, the flaming pits of endless hate
Endless hate
A confusion
A monster
A judge
Their compassion, no longer present
Or it never was
Burn it with your endless hate
Endless hate
Or it never was
A victim of the ache for truth
Found not within the eyes
Maybe this is just how
Love is earned
For the weight of a swollen heart would sway most
Had most not lost their own
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5. |
Deceiver
04:29
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The rift is now dug
At least we agree on something
But I never asked for your respect
You fucking scum
I refuse to refer to your name
*I refuse you*
Betrayal runs rampant
And the love is gone
Stepped-on
What happens if you
Repeat yourself?
Will your head explode?
What do you care?
You never did
Your ignorance is shit
The time for formality has long passed
As the last drop spills
To your shirt
The animosity you create
Manifests in the stain
We reel from the stench
And I smelled it first
But your disguise worked
No torches at night
Silence, don't wake the deaf
Baffling subliminal authority
Lesson learned
No more chances
No mercy
At least that's what you'd prefer
Let's honor it
*NO MERCY*
No more last times
*NO MERCY*
This time
I hate
This that you perpetuate
End this tyrannical rule
Leave us
Not me (x2)
Even if they grew above it
And managed to find some peace
Im really unsure
If I could ever agree
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6. |
Clouds
05:01
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Defying judgements of time
Spanning the earth boundary
Receiving bitter cleansation
From the smoke apparatus
And now
The leviathan wakes
Enveloping every sense
Until the muffled voices call out
They call out
The presence is not thrown
By dusk or dawn
Alone
It is wise
And unwavering
Unfurling its cloak of shadows
Until the muffled voices call out
"Bring us home"
*BRING US HOME
CALM AND STRONG*
Bring us home
Calm and strong...
- -
And now
The leviathan wakes
Enveloping every sense
Condensing all false
Behaviors
And now
And now the leviathan wakes
It closes us from the sun
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7. |
Decrowned
05:08
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I used to be
A king
A force unmatched
And now
Dethroned and decrowned
I near the murky black
The vast expanse
Of time towards death
Dotted with pain and
Quickened by breath
Taught to consume
I've become the consumed
Taught to consume
I've become the consumed
Remove the limbs
And control this vessel
My shadow loomed
Across the field of battle
Each tooth lost
A dropped sword
Each regrown
Medals of bravery
My shadow loomed
(I hope the meat
Tastes bitter on the tongue)
My name is known
Across these plains
Littered with munitions
Spent and battered
Eyes rolled back
A shielded helmet
Protecting the only things
I have to survive
And each now regrown
My virtue, not yours
My shadow has loomed
Head on a pike
Among colleagues of yore
Lining the ramparts
This humiliation
Marks the end of an age
The vast expanse
Of time towards death
Dotted with pain and
Quickened by breath
Taught to consume
I've become the consumed
Taught to consume
I've become the consumed
Remove the limbs
Dispose of this
Remove the limbs
Dispose of this
Worthless body
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8. |
Horoscope
03:14
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The clouds will collapse
On the brightest of days
When serenity finds its place
Miraculous devastation
The human race will plead for their saviors to protect
Earth knows all and will have her sacrifice
Our mangled torsos spread the seeds to sprout the development of new eras
With joy and rapture
Await our demise
Prepare in whatever way you will
Marrow mixed with soil
And thick blood soaks to the core
Fed and full "our" planet sleeps
*Unnoticed*
We all sleep
Our Earthly cleanse
*Regurgitate*
The universe proceeding
*Rejuvenate*
Unnoticed
*Regurgitate*
With healthy development
*Rejuvenate*
Breathe her air deep
Absorb the essence
Its grasp tightens
Comfort
Encompassed incubation
The guinea pigs of
Planetary gullibility
*Why are we here?*
The guinea pigs of
Planetary gullibility
*What does it all mean?*
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Achilles Boston, Massachusetts
Started in Feb. 2013 by Spencer Murdock (vocals), Adrian Eberth (guitars) and Patrick Murphy (drums), Achilles’ members
solidified in the summer of 2014 with Matt Duff (bass) and Rich Orsini (rhythm guitar).
The group dissolved not long after releasing ‘Dirge for the Earth’ due to personal reasons, severe egomania, and musical differences.
Thank you for the support, it meant the world to us! \m/
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