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Autumn Requiem

by Mortual

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[instrumental]
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Anhedonia 06:42
Rip my intestines out Boil and spread my brain Crush my bones and will And I will show no pain Carve your curses onto my skin I’m a sculpture of yours I’m a statue, a fucking shell Paint a smile on my face Then throw me to hell In silence I beg for death In scream – for a purpose But the eyes forever grey will tell you Nothing No more laugh From sewn-up mouth No more song In shade of white Soul torn apart from flesh All the painted masks are false Tears born to become icicles Someone nailed me to my bed to dream my lucid dream Helpless monsters in my head Beyond this veil of reality there’s her portrait I painted With a blindfold on my eyes My loss within me, hidden deep I cannot find the way to leave Snow once melted became an ocean Snow once melted became an ocean Winter forests sink into loneliness Dead man lying over the parchment Waiting for the breath of life to take …to take him away
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Once upon a time he sat down in the rain and let his soul drown He took a pen and drawn on his stave The rain falling slowly Day becoming night under his feet Gentle wind caressing her dress carefully Memory of her he discovers from the withered tones Snow covering ashes (Remains after awakening from a dream) Passion dying down in the old man's frozen heart (Beating last time) Fallen poet writes a song Once upon a time he sat down in the sunlight and let his soul dry Tears, they faded in largo As he cried Fallen poet writes a song all the world begins once again
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Scene I: Temptation "Thou shalt not suffer a witch to live." (Exodus 22:18) Lisa Venom pours out of my lips Drink it, weary boy, and quench your thirst Touch my fatal wounds Praise me In this mortal form I present to your eyes in me The Goddess of Love (Touch me praise me feel me) Devil I'll be always near To release the Evil in Thee To turn wine into water Love into lust Lover Comfort me in the burning temple of your shoulders Let me touch your nature even older than God Lisa You'll be my servant and I'll give you eternal life ...to taste Devil I'll be always near To release the Evil in Thee To turn wine into water Love into lust Scene II: Confession Priest He prayed to the Lord his entire life but one night she sowed darkness into his heart Lust in his root pulled him down to drown For from this cup you cannot stop drinking until sweet venom melt your mind until it flows out through your empty eye-sockets Lover Oh Lord! I can’t take it anymore Addiction Fills my mind Swallows my soul The flame in her dark eyes Is my only salvation I confess to you – I love her more than I love You Devil (laughter) Scene III: Sabbath Lover Witch From now… Without red lips guarding from the day I die… Without her face lit by the moon Without breath of life taking you away Without the hands closing your eyes Left with my wings torn apart (laughter) Scene IV: Sin That Dwelleth In Me "For we know that the law is spiritual: but I am carnal, sold under sin. For that which I do I allow not: for what I would, that do I not; but what I hate, that do I." (Romans 7:14-15) "For I know that in me (that is, in my flesh,) dwelleth no good thing: for to will is present with me; but how to perform that which is good I find not. For the good that I would I do not: but the evil which I would not, that I do." (Romans 7:18-19)
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Rainy Ballad 07:36
Walking alone on the sinking ground She catches heavenly tears without a sound Black dress - pure background for a rose in her hand She'll throw it to the sea for there's no land Pity her hands which in a lifetime haven't known other hands; only the rose's thorns Pity her sky with only dark heavy clouds Heart able to forgive, unable to live Take my hand, I’ll guide you through the sea I’ll be your lighthouse, I’ll face your fear Oh, how I wish to reach this eternal light Dimmed by the world, so long ago Still, I miss you, my eternal dream I, little scorned rock under your bare feet Trying to build a road to paradise Heart able to forgive, unable to live You were waiting, prince has not arrived Beggars mourned under your feet, but you let them die Haven't you heard that a princess has to kiss the frog that will become the prince? Maybe they'll meet each other in the rain Pleasure is so shallow, only deadly pain can tear a soul away from lethargy Only heavy tears can teach how to feel Take my hand, I’ll guide you through the sea I’ll be your lighthouse, I’ll face your fear Oh, how I wish to reach this eternal light Dimmed by the world, hidden in your eyes Still, I miss you, my eternal dream I, little scorned rock under your bare feet Trying to build a road to paradise Heart able to forgive, even lethal lies Through this grey horizon your eyes cannot see More you hate, more you fear You try to fly away but your wings are torn apart And remind you there was a time when you could reach the stars Now all that remains are scars
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[instrumental]
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Lethargy 03:17
Withered words fallen Leaves of despair Sweet autumn requiem Composed of your lies No one wants to see your face Bathed in tears So put your mask on, clown Don’t open your eyes
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I. Voices in my head Living in a maze without exit Where nightmare begins after you wake up Falling into myself has become an addiction To run away from those who persecute me II. Requiem Fearless child walking once on the surface of the sea Was your wisdom untrue or has the lie lived through me? Once burning – why do I feel your hands becoming stiff? Without your laughter and honest heart it’s hard to live Hopeless heart crucified once at the strange wooden cross Sacrifice unseen, in which you never believed in Did it hurt? You were just lying down with your arms spread wide You didn’t scream only begged for vinegar to drink He dies everyday from thirst And waits to be reborn from love But there is no rebel To be with him in heaven Why don’t I want to Wake up from this Fucking nightmare! Live your nightmare Dream your life There’ll be neither one nor the other When your cross the borderline III. Borderline - Why aren’t you sleeping? - I need to find the answer - There’s no straight answer really - I wonder is it fate or God making a fool of myself - Neither of them. Do you see the borderline? You've reached it by yourself - My body's standing still but my spirit's so weak - See the land of crawling darkness behind the line. Open your eyes and turn your spirit back from this suicidal voyage. You are strong. - I can see there’s no answer really IV. Suicide Note (Fear of death Fear of life Of my mind Of fear itself) An empty room Abandoned shell All the books are closed All the parchment’s pure The stories unwritten The greatest curse Poet bleeds But cannot sing He lies dead With her corpse The ink blood Flows on the pages Suicide And a left note A quill killed Sharper than sword V. Catharsis The rain falling slowly Became my waters of baptism VI. Walking through the past Angels played a rainy ballad on the glass Their cold shine welcomed me back to life But I’m still bleeding Thunder’s fading away But your memory still remains A splinter in my heart Angels coloured trees with a rain Their majestic painting comforts me Heavenly tears have saved my soul God saved me Walk through my past and see the ashes See a new dawn growing A rose among the thorns But I’m still bleeding Thunder’s fading away Walk through my past With your red eyes Burning the horizon Red eyes… But I’m still bleeding Thunder faded away Will they bring my corpse to you? With a couple of withered letters Your hair will become grey one day And heart so cold as mine

about

"Autumn Requiem" is the debut release of the metal band Mortual.

The concept album uses the language of symbols and music to tell the story of the young Poet, touching on the subjects such as rejection, tragic love, loss of innocence and faith. The music contained in the album is not easy to classify - it contains elements of progressive metal, gothic metal, melodic death metal, and even symphonic unblack metal. The artists themselves describe the majority of genres represented on the CD as "drama metal".

The album contains eight tracks that create a 69 minute long symphony.

The band was supported during the recording by five talented musicians: Marta Wolak, Paula Sidorczuk, Konrad Marecki, Izabella Zawadzka and Jakub Huchrak.
The graphics were created by: Agata Winiarska, Paula Sidorczuk and Patrycja Przychodna.

credits

released March 17, 2014

Wojciech Michałowski - vocals & keys
Piotr Bocian - acoustic, electric & bass guitars
Cezary Michałkiewicz - electric guitars
Michał Żuk - drums & percussion

Directed and produced by Wojciech Michałowski
Additional production: Piotr Bocian

DTP & photos: Agata Winiarska
Artworks: Paula Sidorczuk & Patrycja Przychodna

Lyrics corrected by Natalia Fabiszak

Guests:
Marta Wolak - lead female vocals in "Rainy Ballad" and "The Crucible: Prologue - Scene I: Temptation". Vocalization in "Autumn Requiem".

Paula Sidorczuk - lead female vocals in "The Crucible: Prologue - Scene III: Sabbath". Backing vocals in "Anhedonia", "My Apocalypse", "The Crucible: Prologue - Scene I: Temptation" & "Rainy Ballad".

Konrad Marecki - recitation in "Lethargy". Backing vocals in "Anhedonia" & "Rainy Ballad".

Izabella Zawadzka - backing vocals in "Anhedonia" & "The Crucible: Prologue - Scene I: Temptation".

Jakub Huchrak - bass in "Lisa's Memory" & "Anhedonia".

Additional vocals & instruments:
Piotr Bocian - recitation in "The Crucible: Prologue - Scene II: Confession" & "Autumn Requiem".

Michał Żuk - tambourine, drum, glasses, seashells in "Lullaby of the Damned", "The Crucible: Prologue - Scene III: Sabbath" & "Autumn Requiem".

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