Reprint of Slip Disc featuring the Gathering split from Amiensus and Oak Pantheon. Originally 200 printed with Oak Pantheon logo on back. 200 NEW with original back cover artwork reprinted and now available through this bandcamp and Oak Pantheons.
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Amiensus - Arise;
James Benson: Vocals
Aaron McKinney: Vocals, Acoustic Guitar
Joe Waller: Electric Guitar, Vocals, Drums
Zack Morgenthaler: Keyboards
D. Todd Farnham; Bass
Written by Joe Waller, James Benson, Aaron Mckinney, Zack Morgenthaler, and D. Todd Farnham
Produced by Joe Waller and Zack Morgenthaler
Mixed and Mastered by Javed Arsafes Harshafe
lyrics
Otherworldly
Fight or flight
Instinctually I search for light
A light within or from without
The darkness never conceals my doubt
In infamy I’ll live forever
My spiritual and saintly endeavor
To find the meaning of hidden truth
Do what thou wilt, arise with thy power
Love is the law, love under will.
Destroy all that leads you astray
This is the end, the beginning of the wrath
Where time stands still for those with no time left
Embrace the cold, the bitter unknown
A sacred walk, now is the time to arise.
Transitioning from the earthly to eternal
A voiceless echo resounds
The shallow crater opens
And engulfs them all
Arise, you are alive.
Disguised as relief, eternal anguish
A sacred walk, a rite of passage
For now is the time to Arise
A beckon to a gathering
Find hope in every breath,
Transitioning from the earthly to eternal
A voiceless echo resounds
The shallow crater opens
And engulfs them all
Arise, you are alive
Grasp ahold of life’s every chance
Defend your honor, your life, your love
Grasp ahold of life’s every chance
Defend your honor, your love, your life
Now is the time to arise, a beckon to the gathering.
Embrace the cold, the bitter unknown.
Transform inside, independent from strife.
Persevere, take hold, never step aside.
Brief is our truth, this external light
Eternal is our path into the outer reaches of darkness
A path all who seek must tread.
And hidden amongst its shadows
The understanding and acceptance that fuels the beacon
Wrought from the flame of desire and knowing
The fire of our intrinsic light.
credits
from Gathering,
track released October 31, 2013
Amiensus - Arise;
James Benson: Vocals
Aaron McKinney: Vocals, Acoustic Guitar
Joe Waller: Electric Guitar, Vocals, Drums
Zack Morgenthaler: Keyboards
D. Todd Farnham; Bass
Written by Joe Waller, James Benson, Aaron Mckinney, Zack Morgenthaler, and D. Todd Farnham
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