Namlar

Winter

In collection

Namlar - Winter
Released: 2016-09-25
Type: Studio
1.
The Labyrinth
05:03
2.
Temptation
02:45
3.
Doublespeak
08:24
4.
Uninvited
02:21
5.
Winter
06:04
6.
The Woods of Bastogne
04:42
7.
Stardust
03:49
8.
Miller's Court
05:12
9.
Persistent Emotion
03:08
10.
Finale
10:06
 
Album length:
51:34

Lyrics

1.
The Labyrinth
(Lyrics by Niklas Andreasson)

Through the desert time is passing
By eternal count of moments
Dust and wind down from the ages
Whisper long forgotten names

Day and night are dancing blindly
As fear and terror watch in silence
The wounds from ancient anger healing
While the labyrinth remains

The sky turns red as dawn approaches
Another day in rimy stillness
A fainter sun to watch the mountains
A wisp of light to pass the seasons

In the purple sunset dimming
The distant mother and her scion
The trails of vanished water fading
Still the labyrinth remains
2.
Temptation
(Lyrics by Niklas Andreasson)

Temptation
The curse runs through my veins
Solution
A means to kill the pain
Why should I deny myself
What keeps me sane?
Why should I refuse
The thing that takes the blame?

Perfection
When poison takes control
Consumption
Like magic for my soul
To tread the darker path
Epiphany appears
To sense the deeper truth
Revealing all so clear

Revelation
The answer has arrived
Manifestation
A strength that grows inside
I soar above the world
Amazing sights to see
I gaze at all but it's
A long way down for me

Illusion
A journey all in vain
Conclusion
The agony remains
3.
Doublespeak
(Lyrics by Mikael Linusson)

Do you know if this is heaven
Do you know if this is hell
Do you know where we are going
I couldn't tell

Sometimes i wonder what's behind these walls
Sometimes i wonder where we are
Sometimes i wonder how we got this far and stalled

Building walls
For our protection
To keep us in
To keep us out

Can't you see the shadows growing
Are the walls there to protect
Us from you or you from us
I couldn't tell

Don't you ever wonder why they built these walls
Don't you ever wonder who they are
Don't you ever wonder what they keep from us on the other side

Building walls
For our freedom
To keep us in
To keep us out

The only way to win is giving up
the only way to move to stay behind
the only way to speak is keeping quiet
the only way to live is dying
4.
Uninvited
(Lyrics by Mikael Linusson)

All there is to do
Is look up at the sky
And gaze at the stars
Closer as they are

And dream that one day
You'll follow the wind
To the other side

And all we ever do
Is look up at the sky
And gaze at the stars
Closer as they are

And dream that one day
We'll follow the wind
To the other side
5.
Winter
(Lyrics by Mikael Linusson)

Follow me down
I heard you say
And i will show you
The promised land

And snow fell down
Hid all that were
Your promised land
A frozen world

It's all for you and me
This promised land
Only for you and me

Their whispers became shouts
As winter came
And snow fell

Your promised land
A frozen land
Where all for one
Is all for you

It's us or them
I heard you say
Your truth is lies
Your love is hate

It's all for you and me
This promised land
Only for you and me

Their whispers became shouts
As winter came
And snow fell down
6.
The Woods of Bastogne
(Lyrics by Niklas Andreasson)

Faces grey
Snow white
Lingering wind through frightened leaves

Metal black
Blood red
The silence holds, the valley grieves

Pillars brown
Hearts orange
Twisted, desperate voices cry

Raiment green
Eyes blue
Empty, staring at winter sky
7.
Stardust
(Lyrics by Mikael Linusson)

The light goes out so quickly
And life turns away
Blackstar leaves forever
And the world seems so frail

As the countdown reaches zero
The starman turns away
The hero has fallen
And life is not the same

The world seems out of joint
And life has gone astray
Losing touch with the ground
When heroes fall
8.
Miller's Court
(Lyrics by Niklas Andreasson)

Under a grey sky
Reigns fear and darkness
Vice and deceit
On shadowy streets

Out on the cobblestones
Hatred is boiling
Awaiting the spark
Light the fires of violence

In warrens and alleys
A spectre in the mist
The rumour of suffering
Chalk on the wall

Down from a dark court
Rings a cry of murder
Habitual noises
Of a sleepless night

In an empty room
A candle is smothered
A door left ajar
As the courtyard sleeps

In the darkened room
The embers are smoldering
Footfalls receding
In the narrow archway
9.
Persistent Emotion
(Lyrics by Andreas Redebratt)

I can't deny my illness
Confusion reigns within
Will the madness ever end?
My soul bleeds once more

Coolness embraces my mind
Love does not linger anymore
A constant blackened soul
With a cynical mind

Deep slumber awaits me
Will I ever find my ease?
10.
Finale
(Lyrics by Mikael Linusson)

Streams of faces flow by
Melting eyes through the sky
Sleeping in, lights gone out
Fleeting eyes gone milky white

See the moments of it all
Watch it bleed, watch them fall
There is nothing we can do
There is nothing we can do

There's no ray of sunlight
There's no change in life
There's no way to halt it
There's no way to fight

Look at the moon passing by
Wiping the waters away
Locked up hands, folded eyes
Leading lights that slowly die

See the moments in it all
It's a cold world as we fall
There is nothing we can do
There is nothing we can do

There's no turning the tide
There's no hope in sight
There's no way to sail away
There's no way to fight