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Abandoned
05:25
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Unbearable weight of mine
Slowly crushing inside
Time takes its toll
Nothing left, my life disposed
Living serves to rot what memories remain
No peace to be found
Nothing left to numb this pain
What waking nightmare
Has come to be
I have no love of self or love for thee
This life that I know - so dismal, so low
Is surely ending for me
Now in the silence of our suffering
We listen to the lies we tell ourselves
Seeking empathy, seeking solace
Finding nothing
Lies we tell ourselves
Breaking the cycle comes to no avail
Reaching out for help, yet sinking still
Why carry on, everything has failed
I’m all alone, no comfort to feel
The spiral goes full tilt
No turning back, my choice fulfilled
Now in the silence of our suffering
We listen to the lies we tell ourselves
Seeking empathy, seeking solace
Finding nothing
Lies we tell ourselves
Despair not the choice that I’ve made
The pain too terrible to tolerate
Now I rest my weary mind
Finally sweet silence I find
Now in the silence of our suffering
We listen to the lies we tell ourselves
Seeking empathy, seeking solace
Finding nothing
Lies we tell ourselves
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Waves
05:23
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The wood casket whispers as we say goodbye
Have you found your peace, and have you reached the other side?
Everyone is here beside you
If you only realized
That you weren’t all alone, those were only lies
Now the waves pull us under
We’re drowning in our minds
We should have felt this coming, like the moon pulling the tides
But our hearts have been emptied, no hope to provide
The only thing to cling to are memories in time
So give us back that day and we could better recognize
All that pain that was inside you that was blind to our eyes
We could be so much better if we only saw the signs
All we have left knowing is your spirit’s on the other side
The tears of your mother flooded through the wake
A final torrent of a storm that had to break
But they couldn’t wash away the wreckage left behind
There’s nothing in this world that can take back time
Now the waves pull us under
We’re drowning in our minds
We should have felt this coming, like the moon pulling the tides
But our hearts have been emptied, no hope to provide
The only thing to cling to are memories in time
I would give it all away
Just for one more day
I would give up all I have
Just to get you back
So give us back that day and we could better recognize
All that pain that was inside you that was blind to our eyes
We could be so much better if we only saw the signs
All we have left knowing is your spirit’s on the other side
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The Gathering
05:30
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The first death has come and now it follows us
Everything has changed, in ceremony we trust
The people have gathered, now we must begin
A time of mourning
Has been ushered in
The materials are gathered, each village arrives
To work together
And carry out the rites
The people worried how Coyote would receive
The death of his father, in all uncertainty
So they kept him out, but he would not stay
He leapt into the pyre, taking his father’s heart away
The first to die, promised to return
As the full moon, after the pyre burns
So we raise the pole, painted with funeral signs
Then burnt it down under pale moonlight
Now we cut our hair
As we hold on
To what left we have
Our old world is gone
But resolve is there
Our will is strong
We continue these traditions
As our mourning goes on
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Grave Pole Ceremony
02:31
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Joining The Ancestors
08:22
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‘Eyoohiinken che’eenaxre (Our relative we sing)
‘Eyoohiinken ‘ekweenaxre (Our relative we take care of)
‘Eyoohiinken tehoovet’a xaa (Our relative you are well)
‘Eyooshuune mochoova xaa (Our heart is with you)
The ashes of cremation, carried by the smoke
Return you to creation, where your spirit is never alone
The essence of who you are returns to the stars
That great night sky, where our people lie
Your final journey seen through
Though it wasn’t my time to go, we’ll meet again I know
The ancestors are calling me home
From our birth to death, even to the very last breath
The ancestors are guiding me home
From which we came, to where we go
Guiding the spirit home
To stand beside the ancient ones
To witness generations to come
The essence of who you are returns to the stars
That great night sky, where our people lie
Your final journey seen through
Though it wasn’t my time to go, we’ll meet again I know
The ancestors are calling me home
From our birth to death, even to the very last breath
The ancestors are guiding me home
‘Eyoochoochon ‘eyoohiinken (Welcome our relative [our eyes see your eyes])
Hamiiro’a mii? (Where are you going?)
‘Eyoo hevuuchok ‘ekwaa, ‘eyoo’ooken (We wait for you here, our resting place)
Kimaa’aa ‘eyooking’aro (Come into our house)
‘Ahaavkomen kiva (The last old house at the edge)
Xaroochot (The gathering place)
Xaxaayve tokuunga’ro (Where the mountains meet the heavens)
Horuura’
Yaraarkomokreme’ (We remember)
‘Eyoohiinkmo honuukvetmo (Our ancestors)
‘Achuumechmo (The departed ones)
Though it wasn’t my time to go, we’ll meet again I know
The ancestors are calling me home
From our birth to death, even to the very last breath
The ancestors are guiding me home
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Remembrance
04:11
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We won’t forget those who’ve left this side
Those who meant more than any words describe
We’ll build our alters, we’ll build our shrines
We’ll hold you close to us
Forever in time
Your name
Sanctified
Calling
Breath of Life
As I look to the sky, I sing your name
We won’t leave you behind
You’ll never fade away
We’ll carve out a place, a home you can stay
In our hearts forever, you will always remain
We’ll tell the children
We’ll tell the tribe
All about your life
And how bright you shined
More than moon
More than the stars
You were larger than life
We will never forget who you are
Your name
Sanctified
Calling
Breath of Life
As I look to the sky, I sing your name
We won’t leave you behind
You’ll never fade away
We’ll carve out a place, a home you can stay
In our hearts forever, you will always remain
I sing your name
I sing your name
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Melodic Black Metal Solo Project previously based in Aotearoa, New Zealand. Now residing in The Pacific Northwest.
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