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Metamorphosis

by Cwn Annwn

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Metamorphosis A rhythm flat and silent I close my eyes and dissipate Deprived of all my senses true consciousness I have attained Logic, reason, truth, language, faith, release, divination No name, no face, all I've known let go Metamorphosis watch the crow fly I gaze upon a city of telepathic construct Shadows of forms familiar anchor this world and the next Cacophony to chaos transcribe a cosmic harmony Pulled back into my body grasping at fragments of a dream Anger, regret, love, sadness, fear, cast off, resurrection No name, no face, All I've known let go Metamorphosis watch the crow fly I've shed my skin I have no fear
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Stay Forever 04:16
Stay Forever I dream in white, I dream in red I dream in halftones through the eyes of the dead (Wake up my body screaming) Consciousness a nightmare so unreal (Focus two worlds blurring) Caught inside the gears that turn the wheel (I run through fields sinking) It starts again I dream of weight I dream opaque A sense of dissonance that lingers when awake I dream of chains made out of sound a winged horse with an affection for the ground (Wake up my body screaming) Consciousness a nightmare so unreal (Focus two worlds blurring) Caught inside the gears that turn the wheel (I run through fields sinking) It starts again Stay forever, stay forever let yourself slip away Stay forever, stay forever let yourself slip away I want to know what lies in store for me A journey through a hall of mirrors devoid of memory Dissolution of corporeality a chariot across the sky is my identity Stay forever, stay forever let yourself slip away Stay forever, stay forever let yourself slip away Stay forever, stay forever more
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Seasons 04:46
Seasons We float adrift like castaways clinging onto hope the rapids ebb and flow toward a fate unknown the times of grace, the cold embrace, the curse of age upon our face a heart tattooed, a sense of things renewed Ancestral echoes chime, a chord frozen in time-war with the sea to burn the sky- I fight the seasons change yet all the faces fade away-I lose it all and wonder why- fingerprints trapped in a photograph never to return We bend like willows in the wind dancing on the edge a broken bough suggests a cold and nameless end the colors fade, a coat of chains a silver frost consumes the plains a grip released, a sense of new found peace A moment out of phase a dark and spectral haze-war with the sea to burn the sky- I fight the seasons change yet all the faces fade away-I lose it all and wonder why- fingerprints trapped in a photograph never to return Whoa-oh I can't believe this time it's coming after me and I say Whoa-oh hold back the tide it pulls me to the other side and I say oh Ancestral echoes chime a chord frozen in time-war with the sea to burn the sky- I fight the seasons change yet all the faces fade away-I lose it all and wonder why- fingerprints trapped in a photograph never return Whoa-oh I can't believe this time it's coming after me and I say Whoa-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh Hold back the tide it pulls me to the other side and I say oh...
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Beyond Repose Will you give back the day? A whispered plea in the night, in a world we cannot tame If only, I never So desperately we beg but never to return On and on it goes, what are you waiting for? The time in between you waste accounts for most of our days Of that you cannot learn But what if, and why that? So desperately we search, but the answers never show On and on it goes, what are you waiting for? Hold on to now Don’t you reach for dawn When someday comes, will you frown? No one knows when you’ll go No regrets, someday is now On and on it goes, what are you waiting for? Hold on to now Don’t you reach for dawn When someday comes, will you frown? No one knows when you’ll go
5.
Embodied Chaos Wired to impress and please, consuming identities Looking up and taking mental notes Passionately agreeable, extreme ends of high and low Overwhelmingly unpredictable I can’t take myself any longer there’s nowhere to go In too deep no reason to bother the fault is my own Opinions are reversible, distrait, disturbed, emotional Sheltered and unfit for solitude Welcoming deep and wakeless sleep, obligations never keep Only time will heal what’s been pursued I can’t take myself any longer there’s nowhere to go In too deep no reason to bother the fault is my own
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The Accuser 04:43
The Accuser Come with me he said with a smile, leave your trivial life for a while It’s all too familiar, temptation takes its hold All these painful moments alone Your time has run out, don’t come crying to me I helped you see your life exist with no pain Your time has run out, don’t come crying to me I thought you’d be willing to live life this way I’ll go with you, she said with a smile, it’s been so long let’s walk for a while She can hear the voices calling, wretched evil taunting It’s all too familiar, temptation takes its hold Just a few more painful moments alone Your time has run out, don’t come crying to me I helped you see your life exist with no pain Your time has run out, don’t come crying to me I thought you’d be willing to live life Eternally, I’ll fall asleep and fade away exist no more You won the battle, showed us all you were a fighter You took the devil by the neck spat in his fire So tell me now, what could make you Tighten the rope around your neck and swing the noose It’s all too familiar, the accuser takes his hold No more painful moments alone Your time has run out, don’t come crying to me I helped you see your life exist with no pain Your time has run out, don’t come crying to me I thought you’d be willing to live life Eternally, I’ll fall asleep and fade away exist no more
7.
Divergence of Choice First failed attempt of larceny will be the last you’ll ever see A lesson learned without regret Absurd decree and locked away, yet getting stronger everyday Time made him thirsty for revenge In times like these it’s hard to stay afloat, without letting go In times like these it’s all in who you know Bang, bang he did it again, looks like our boy has hit the top Simple game he treats this life as Cheat, thief, hero to some, hold your breath he’s on the run Somehow helps us to go on Each great escape a brilliant plan, cannot contain this fearless man Admired though a guilty rogue Another hit he gets away, law’s getting stronger everyday A great reward brings certain death In times like these it’s hard to stay afloat, without letting go In times like these it’s all in who you know Bang, bang he did it again, looks like our boy has hit the top Simple game he treats this life as Cheat, thief, hero to some, hold your breath he’s on the run Somehow helps us to go on Shot him down his story’s ended Buried but his legend lives on now Bang, bang he did it again, looks like our boy has hit the top Simple game he treats this life as Cheat, thief, hero to some, hold your breath he’s on the run Somehow helps us to go on
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2 Minutes Hate And I saw the red and the crimson the rockets reverberate through the night And I gaze into your soulless eyes your acquiescence suffocates (Lies lies) A facade built to conceal our (Hate hate) A mercurial poisoning (Lies lies) I cannot let this break me (I’ll swallow your soul to deconstruct these God damn lies, lies) A temple to enshrine our (Hate hate) The blood of our savior (Lies lies) Temptations borne of ecstasy rise, inflame, and we die Two minutes hate And I rise to a shade of gray a consciousness between heaven and hell And they saw the sins of awareness my subjugation lacerates (Lies lies) A facade built to conceal our (Hate hate) A mercurial poisoning (Lies lies) I cannot let this break me (I’ll swallow your soul to deconstruct these God damn lies, lies) A temple to enshrine our (Hate hate) The blood of our savior (Lies lies) Temptations borne of ecstasy rise, inflame, and we die Two minutes hate On my heart this takes its toll the purity of my soul I close my eyes to this world and succumb to release I find myself drawn to you despite the evil you do And all I want from this world is the passage of time These fives and fours are the same the times I cry out your name The scythe that follows the pain is a drifter’s reprieve Frustration, temptation Exist in desolation This bleeding, my breathing I never wanted it to end Two minutes hate...
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Wicked Truth 05:51
The Wicked Truth It’s raining and he walks alone Soldiers walk the streets at night, and this he calls home The music, it helps with the pain Every night he lies awake, praying his faith will not fade No, you will never have control You must fight the temptation to end your quest for the truth Passing through life like a shadow in the dark How can I stand out when I’m so uncertain? Show me the path for which my life is chosen If you choose to speak, will I know it is you? Is it too bold to request more from you? No, you will never have control You must fight the temptation to end your quest for the truth Our blood is thick and in lies the truth, it’s flowing through us all But through the years our blood has been poisoned Poisoned with chosen lies Forcing our ways with bloodshed and fear, victorious we will rise The power we’ve won has tortured the soul and I’m left cold and alone This can’t be the end I’m not satisfied with this trivial life, there’s got to be more But I’m getting tired and I fear the end is near oh God don’t let us fall No, you will never have control You must fight the temptation to end your quest for the truth

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CD version of this album has a cover of "Subdivisions" by Rush. If you would like to purchase this song go to CwnAnnwn.com for further info.

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released July 18, 2014

Jake Stone: Drums
Mike Strohkirch: bass, backing vocals
Neil James: Guitars
Harry Rostovtsev: Guitars
Julie Stelmaszewski: Vocals

Recorded and mixed by Ian Combs at River Rock Studios
Additional engineering by Kevin Israel, Eric Blomquist, and Evan Ogaard

Additional vocals on Two Minutes Hate by Aaron Havlicek

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Cwn Annwn Minnesota

In troubled times, St. Paul-based Cwn Annwn knows what the world needs - songs about anglerfish, Conan The Barbarian and obscure Eric Stanze horror films.

With the release of "Patron Saint", Cwn Annwn muses on these and other important topics throughout eight adrenaline-fueled tracks that draw influence from Iron Maiden, 3 Inches Of Blood, and a world that takes itself too seriously.
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