for years complacent - a past life filled with lies
i’m only left with shreds of time
one will to decide, with nothing to lose and everything to find
and we said can this be all for nothing
one chance to miss our ride
if you would drown the sight and lead the sea into falling skies
this time, cold and blind
if only to be aware of this turning tide
this new light will burn all your pain
feed those flames until dust
one step from the grave with no replacement for trust
fall back into place, avoid this face at all cost
crawl our separate ways, destroy the weak and the lost
this new light has burned all your pain
and fanned those flames until dust
saved by every process
i put my love aside, caught in the cold
for this fate never even tried
our time is out
the story grows old now
Djent is a tired genre and why this is exactly, I'm unsure of. It does, however, still have its moments -- Astraeus, for example. Perhaps it's an obsession with creating interesting riffs and compelling song structures, whereas other djent bands focus on, 'how heavy can we get'. Mirrors boasts a sort of stream of consciences element, exploring a theme and moving on seamlessly with many songs blending into the next.
I also greatly appreciate the inclusion of an instrumental version.
Be Djentle.
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