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Aria (Album)

by Vitne

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1.
(Instrumental)
2.
Escape 03:49
Every moment moving forth following a ray of light Blurry eyes come into focus onto never-ending white Why is it that I'm here? Yet I know it deep inside There are answers buried here, I know This hope why I'm alive Hear me, guide me I know you can't be real But there is something here That I can feel If we are only what we are Why do I feel half myself like I'm from another star I can feel it, the truth is barely out of sight I have to make this right tonight Freezing here in isolation, yet never am I alone Connected to this forgotten place that somehow I have known I hear a whisper inside my soul, something happened here If only I can find an answer, my past may become clear Hear me, guide me Through the satellites Something lies here Buried deep inside If we are trying to escape time What is it that we think we'll find if we come out alive I can feel it, the truth is barely out of sight I must continue on Light illuminates, breath taken away The answer lies in front of me hidden underground A row of strange machines standing along the wall Before I see, I feel a blow Black out, begin my fall Hear me, guide me Hear me, guide me If we are only what we are Why do I feel half myself like I'm from another star I can feel her every time I dream, it seems I must continue on tonight I have to make this right tonight
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Bright light flashes through my head A silhouette slowly appears Realization strikes my consciousness The unknown slightly begins to clear I cannot move an inch or less Strapped down within restraint I wonder have we ever had a chance Or are we really just victims of fate If I could just turn back time Then I could save this world around me And I could stop what happened here And finally be free Guilt I hear clearly in this voice There’s nowhere left for you to go Understand there is a choice Will you bury what the world should know? My questions suddenly cut off short A certain nerve a chord they struck Bid farewell and initiate It seems I am finally out of luck If I could just turn back time Then I could save this world around me And I could stop what happened here And finally be free As I lie in wait Each breath I take my last If only there was a way To go back and change the past If I could just turn back time I could save this world around me
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Encephalon 03:05
Have I found the greater beyond Have I found Babylon I can hear the Creator’s song Inside encephalon Can’t tell if I’m alive or dead Like I’m stuck between existence I notice these thoughts in my head Yet all is void, no resistance Stuck inside Have I found the greater beyond Have I found Babylon I can hear the Creator’s song Inside encephalon Am I in an altered state As I feel myself torn apart This blank field of emptiness Rains down tears of the heart Stuck inside Have I found the greater beyond Have I found Babylon I can hear the Creator’s song Inside encephalon
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Fever Dream 06:00
Fleeting dreams wash over me, fill my heart Thin air, it would seem, keeps us apart But this time feels a little strange I understand I am not awake She runs playfully as thoughts descend Laughs drift carelessly in the wind But this time feels slightly strange I understand I am not awake Sun shifts to moon, the unnatural occurs Gone once again, as my consciousness blurs Inside, is this life or death I feel Is it all an illusion? It all seems so real Memories washed upon the shore, I analyze my state Have I forgotten who I am? I’m hopeless at this rate As I’m looking around for some sort of help, stumbling through this maze A figure comes into view in my line of sight to help me navigate this haze Now, we ride, and we must fight As we reach out for life It’s time, for we are one As we reach out for light The train departs as we drift away, a solace found in sleep I don’t feel quite myself right now, only my name memory keeps Abruptly jolted to my senses to a feeling of impending doom Shouts from afar signal the time to escape this condemned room Now, we ride, and we must fight As we reach out for life It’s time, for we are one As we reach out for light Reach out for life Can you hear me scream? This fever dream I have it in my grasp The future lives here and not my past Can we really only go so far Together we define who we are Push existence over the line We’ll prove our own as we dance through time This fever dream I have it in my grasp The future lives here and not my past
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Ascension 04:13
Destination, a foreign place It’s here I heard that I’ll find my way And you know you can’t always believe in just what is said But in front of me this whole place is going to my head Surround me, elevate me Guide my hand Take me higher and higher I know now, we somehow Will soon recreate As we climb higher and higher Sink our drinks, search for substance Intuition speaks despite resistance Discover some other has been here before without a name Locate and question then maybe we find the meaning of this game Surround me, elevate me Guide my hand Take me higher and higher I know now, we somehow Will soon recreate As we climb higher and higher With a little pill, memory is clear Yes, I’m alive, but will I disappear? Just take me higher and higher
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Horizon 04:34
I feel the warmth burning my skin Smooth sensation walking in the sand How I’m here, I do not know Yet somehow I feel at home You touch my hand and look to me Sun kissed hair blowing in in the breeze Another place, somewhere unknown Yet somehow, with you here I feel I’m home Another world, filled once with hope Light-stained dreams die here Under the sun A harmony, reality sets in Time’s forgotten children Over the horizon We must consider what we hold dear And who else this could affect If only us maybe we could live this way But not everyone Only time can tell, unless we change The events of the past, or shift what’s ahead It may not be my world, but it feels like home Secluded here, how could I have ever known Another world, filled once with hope Light-stained dreams die here Under the sun A harmony, reality sets in Time’s forgotten children Over the horizon As the waves crash upon the shore Without words, something we cannot ignore If it were gone no one would know Except this entire place Another world, filled once with hope Light-stained dreams die here Under the sun A harmony, reality sets in Time’s forgotten children Over the horizon Another world, we’ll fill again with hope Light-stained dreams will thrive Under the sun A harmony, reality sets in Time’s forgotten children Over the horizon
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Our Way 04:06
Can you see the light blue sky It beckons forth, calling in code It’s neither here, nor is it there Watch the wind as thoughts erode Who are we to defy this? An anomaly to be put to rest The calm around upon us now Only temporary bliss What you want and what you need Are two very different things Our aim to win, we hold the key And set out As we traverse the seas Today We’re going to do this our way And I say We’re never going back If you want to run and hide With nothing left, nothing inside Really one thing to decide There’s only one way We’re going to do this our way There’s much to say of a simple life Could envy the peaceful innocence This pressure strongly pulls us forth A stride to match our new cadence If the end is near, I don’t intend To leave it all without a fight I know you’re with me through thick and thin Who’d have ever thought it all could end In peace and love or despair Do we really have a choice? So head up high, enjoy the scene And smile As we traverse the skies Today We’re going to do this our way And I say We’re never going back If you want to run and hide With nothing left, nothing inside Really one thing to decide There’s only one way We’re going to do this our way And there's no going back The only thing I want in life Is to give you what you need Today As I stare into the sun rays I say There’s no going back We’re going to do this our way And there’s no going back So listen here to what I say We’re never going back Nowhere left to run and hide There’s something left, something inside No more giving up tonight There’s only one way And that's our way
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Nocturne 03:19
I stand in wait, my blood runs cold This moment now, a crimson hue Can’t imagine, truth be told Life without you But what else can we do? You lift me to heights I can’t believe We are one and you know more than I How that came to be This may be our final chance If we can maintain our stance To right the wrongs of history Still I wonder at what cost The dreams of the lost Our final test amidst the stars Wear your scars with dignity We’ll triumph over enmity Time will heal the tears We stand in the face of all our fears One last dance, believe we can make a change for good You give me the strength to face this darkness And spare time Never alone It hurts, I know If I must leave Let your heart grow So cherish the time that we’ve spent Together here and Know that I’ll always be there Even if I don’t make it through
10.
I stand beneath the waves of a crashing sun But if I have found what I’m looking for then what have I done? In my mind I can see just what I’ve made believe In my eyes, it’s clear just what I need to save Fear we can use to push us through We can’t afford just to be the same And all will fail if we don’t do what’s right So we must vanquish the night No, you can’t believe just in love The fuel of hope can’t be left undone If we believe in all of us Then we can vanquish the night I can feel the hope in my soul as it’s falling through How can we, just us four Hope to shift the tides And save this world? But the love in your heart is like fire Gives life anew Persevere, it lies in us Rise above and shine Illuminate the world Fear we can use to push us through We can’t afford just to be the same And all will fail if we don’t do what’s right So we must vanquish the night No you can’t believe just in love The fuel of hope can’t be left undone If we believe in all of us Then we can vanquish the night We will vanquish the night We will vanquish the night
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Requiem 04:57
Frozen here I find myself just where I am And I know that I have fallen further than before So I’m standing here and I question God Is this all I have to give? As I’m staring deeply into the abyss A dead future wills to live No we’ll never be Never be the same Blood running down my hands, the cold setting in There’s no regret within my soul, these decisions I have made As I question God, I stand my ground My life won’t be in vain Forever now, may I be lost But not those who lift my name No we’ll never be Never be the same I’ve finally found the missing piece of it all It was you all along Now the world chants a song of remorse Dimensions are crying in pain Can we overcome this course Or are we doomed to be the same Tears gleam from the corner of her eye I faintly smile as I realize We’ll never be the same

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Aria.

Time’s forgotten children.

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This concept album was written intentionally to sound and feel, beginning to end, like the experience of a Japanese-style epic RPG.

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released August 15, 2019

VITNE: Lead and backing vocals, flute, fife, guitar, bass, piano, orchestration, production
Julian Angel: Lead guitar
Nigel Rios: Drums
Max Saidi: Drums ("Fever Dream" & "Vanquish the Night")

All songs mixed and mastered by Rolf Munkes
All songs edited by VITNE with additional editing by Matthew Sean Reynolds on "Requiem", "Encephalon" and drums on "Vanquish the Night"

All songs written and recorded by Joseph Kimbrell (VITNE)

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Uplifting, flute-infused symphonic "Zen Metal" recorded at a little house in the snowy countryside of Norway.

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