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Carry The Load
05:25
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A cold autumn wind
Is weighing me down
I look for protection
There’s none to be found
And I’m trying so hard
To build this shrine to the stars
It’s never been easy
Some help may come from afar
One chance for a life
One chance to begin
All over again
Right now
To the very of top of the mountain I came sliding down
Sliding down
One chance to fulfil
One chance for a win
All over again
Right now
To the very of top of the mountain I came sliding down
Some day
My hand strikes off the chains of time
And some day
My hand swings back the door that binds
One heart
One ascent
One chance
Heaven sent
And I’m building it now
On the peaceful side of the road
It’s a feat of construction
Will you help me carry the load
It’s rising up above
A temple to the sky
Can you help me carry the load
It stands against the wind
It’s strength is from within
Are you helping me to carry the load
Carry the load
It’s rising up above
A temple to the sky
Can you help me carry the load
Carry the load
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Endless void
Pale Horizon
Expiring light
I dreamed
Of a sea horizon pale and white
And I saw
Underneath the sun’s expiring light
A glow
From the ashen plains outflung below
And I know
Seasons come and go
There comes a time
When night falls slowly
The endless void is absolute
And now we see
The pale horizon
Beckoning to ride the wings of doom
I dreamed
Of a sea horizon pale and white
And I saw
Underneath the sun’s expiring light
A glow
From the ashen plains outflung below
And I know
Seasons come and go
In the outer plain
Something of this world remains
All that lies below
Shrouded in a deathly glow
It steals your breath away
Drawing you into the murky fray
And I know
Seasons come and go
The endless void is absolute
The darkness always captures someone
The endless void is absolute
The pale horizon fades forever
I know
As the dreaded seasons come and go
I know
The endless void is absolute
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A vision from within
Darkness closing in
Bow down we’ll begin
Fearless
To the harshest trail
Confidence prevails
Our effort cannot fail
The everlasting
This river lined with gold
The water ebbs and flows
To a place that no one knows
It’s dreamlike
Lively, swiftly on the wind
Sentinels begin
Moving once again
Ravens circle overhead
Ravenous for death
Let them all be fed
With tears of sorrow
This river lined with gold
The water ebbs and flows
To a place that no one knows
It’s dreamlike
Night time brings a cold embrace
Occupy the space
Within a higher place
Meanwhile
As the throne awaits
Step beyond the gates
Destiny awaits
This darkest journey's end
This darkest journey's end
This darkest journey's end
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4. |
The New Life
04:13
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Why don’t you rescue me
From this uncharted sea
Since from the dawn of time
I’ve been without a line
I hope to recognise
Through unacquainted eyes
A form of paradise
No need to ask me twice
Come on, come on
The time has come
The stars are on my side
There’s nowhere on this planet you can hide
When the spirit of the dawning
Meets the spirit of the age
All your fears will drain away
And the hurt will leave you
The spirit of the dawning
Clears the ruins of the age
There’s a turning of the page
And you just can’t wait for
The new life
For the new life
I’m in the darkest place
I’ve sunk without a trace
Exploring inner space
To find a hiding place
If you could throw a line
Transcending space and time
The heavens will align
And open by design
Come on, come on
The time has come
The stars are on my side
There’s nowhere on this planet you can hide
When the spirit of the dawning
Meets the spirit of the age
All your fears will drain away
And the hurt will leave you
The spirit of the dawning
Clears the ruins of the age
There’s a turning of the page
And you just can’t wait for
The new life
For the new life
All the dead
Laid to rest
Shadows left behind
Bring all of the pleasures you can find
Come on, come on
The time has come
The stars are on my side
There’s nowhere on this planet you can hide
When the spirit of the dawning
Meets the spirit of the age
All your fears will drain away
And the hurt will leave you
The spirit of the dawning
Clears the ruins of the age
There’s a turning of the page
And you just can’t wait for
The new life
For the new life
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5. |
So Near So Far
04:00
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It always starts to rain
When it’s time again
For my walk about
So lock me up inside
I will always hide
From prying eyes
I can feel the core of time is slipping away
Don’t believe a word of what they say
There is a tragedy
Playing in front of me
Always in the dead of the night
Borrowing from the stars
Light a hundred yards
Escape the plight
Waves of anxiety
Crashing over me
In the dead of the night
I can’t disregard
The calling card
Tonight
So near so far
So near so far
There is a point of view
If ignorance is shining through
Try and talk it out
Refuse to let me in
I don’t know where to begin
Just another day
I can feel the core of time is slipping away
Don’t believe a word of what they say
There is a tragedy
Playing in front of me
Always in the dead of the night
Borrowing from the stars
Light a hundred yards
Escape the plight
Waves of anxiety
Crashing over me
In the dead of the night
I can’t disregard
The calling card
Tonight
So near so far
So near so far
So near so far
So near so far
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6. |
Long Lost Land
05:00
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Summertime
Brings the hopefulness of new horizons
Wintertime
Steals them all away
I can’t see
Anything that looks familiar to me
Now I know
What really matters
So follow me
To the promise of a new beginning
History
Shines a light that’s clear and bright
Spending time
In a state of quiet meditation
Makes you see
What really matters
Plough the fields in anger
When the shoots are coming through
Could it be the end
For me and you
Nothing’s built to last forever
No one ever stays
SOS I’m looking for the world
We lived in yesterday
Call me if you find it
I’ll be packed and on my way
I am searching for the long lost land of yesterday
Ancient days
Long forgotten
In a haze of blissful happiness
Running free
Through a dream like sun lit golden aspect
Now I know what really matters
Plough the fields in anger
When the shoots are coming through
Could it be the end
For me and you
Nothing’s built to last forever
No one ever stays
SOS I’m looking for the world
We lived in yesterday
Call me if you find it
I’ll be packed and on my way
I am searching for the long lost land of yesterday
I am searching for the long lost land of yesterday
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Stay inside
Stay inside
Hide away from the promises
I can tell now that your heart is breaking
You and I
Laugh and cry
Well away from the emptiness
I can tell you things I am forsaking
All I tried to do was protect you
It’s all been a waste of time
Say goodbye
Bid farewell
The outward signs are starting to tell me now
I’ve got this island to myself
And I like it
I don’t know
What it means
All these things are not as they seem and now
I’ve got this island to myself
And I like it
Go outside
Go outside
Get away from the loneliness
There are places with a welcome for you
When you side
And abide
With the code of the infamous
There are lessons that this life will teach you
All I tried to do was protect you
It’s all been a waste of time
Say goodbye
Bid farewell
The outward signs are starting to tell me now
I’ve got this island to myself
And I like it
I don’t know
What it means
All these things are not as they seem and now
I’ve got this island to myself
And I like it
Say goodbye
Bid farewell
The outward signs are starting to tell me now
I’ve got this island to myself
And I like it
I don’t know
What it means
All these things are not as they seem and now
I’ve got this island to myself
And I like it
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8. |
The Old Water Wheel
05:21
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We’re in a never ceasing round
By noon, by night, by dawn
Ancient water wheel that turns alone
With a sad recurring sound
A slight complaining note
Tumbles down into the valley below
Homebound path through fields of sorghum
Wilding grasses grow
Rows of trees and scented flowers
Blossoming in the glow
A search for the silver key
To open the realm of sleep
In the half light of the dawn
Rising from the valley below
Peaceful sounds that sleepers follow
Wind a path to tomorrow
Eerily it springs to life
Syncing with the new rising sun
This ancient wheel that’s slowly turning
In enterprise that is never done
In enterprise that is never done
I stir and whisper through the woods
To a corner that dreamers keep
Deep in mourning, torch fired footsteps leap
On tranquil trails up hill down dale
Rambling alone
Like the wheel that turns the old millstone
Homebound path through fields of sorghum
Wilding grasses grow
Rows of trees and scented flowers
Blossoming in the glow
A search for the silver key
To open the realm of sleep
In the half light of the dawn
Rising from the valley below
Peaceful sounds that sleepers follow
Wind a path to tomorrow
Eerily it springs to life
Syncing with the new rising sun
This ancient wheel that’s slowly turning
In enterprise that is never done
In enterprise that is never done
I have wandered hence
Paid my dues in recompense
Turn this wheel no more
That is all I’m asking for
Eerily it springs to life
Syncing with the new rising sun
This ancient wheel that’s slowly turning
In enterprise that is never done
In enterprise that is never done
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Amanda Kim Sanderson Newcastle Upon Tyne, UK
Amanda, Outstation's lead vocalist, has produced four solo albums in collaboration with the Verulium project.
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