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Of Wings Unfolding

by Skein

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1.
The Fracture 04:52
Lost Staring right back at me A clear reflection Anomaly Entranced, I lose myself Into the gaze of What once was me Raw, the twirling pulse of The universal flow in me As I come to see This revelation In front of me “See me! Release me! I am inside you I am the truth That shall set you free” A fracture beneath the skin I seek to reveal To no avail Unfold this knot I feel Welling in my gut Relentlessly Cold, the swirling pulse of The universal flow in me As I come to hate this Abomination in front of me In this light Cold and clear I stand in awe Of myself “Coward! Pretender! Face yourself! Take control! See me! Release me! I am inside you! I am the truth That shall set you free The fracture You seek is me I’m here to guide you To help you see To reveal The truth you need To be transformed To be freed”
2.
Larva 06:38
All this time Like sand running through Our open palms We fail to grasp As we haunt for life Beyond our reach And still we Choose not to believe that we are The ones to blame The ones who hold Our fates in our hands With the flowing sand Consuming mindless worms Feeding on fear Crawl This castle we’re building This castle we hope will harbor all that We think we are and what we’ll be Is made of quicksand Is made with the grains we can’t see running Through the hourglass we can’t turn So we keep on Fooling our sense of what is real And what we made up ourselves To have something to measure, to count for In the end And so we give ourselves away With every hour, every blink of an eye This tower I hide in This tower I’ve build with all my pride is Nothing but a pile of straws Now I see how It was made to collapse from the Impact of truth Vain drones We waste ourselves Keep your wealth close to heart Let them tell what is true Save yourself from all the pain Of forming your own version of life
3.
Prey 03:51
They smell my fear Like pack of wolves Relentless predators Waiting for me Trapped in a crowd Out in the open Cornered and stunned I’m waiting for the flash Of the teeth Sinking in They smell my blood Like pack of wolves Relentless predators Waiting for me Alone Surrounded by the cattle Lined for slaughter With empty smiles I won’t go down Without a fight I won’t stay down Anymore
4.
Chrysalis 07:03
Poisoned words we treasure Breeding hate and violence from fear Now we are We are torn by the fear Now we are We are torn by the fear Endless potential We cast away Too scared to breach our Cozy little shells The centuries written in our blood The history of our kin In chronicles we leave we proudly prevail Failing to learn, to evolve So we will repeat the mistakes We have always made Until it’s too late To repent Born to this world With innocence we are Born to complete our fate To see how we fall Poisoned world we treasure Torn This gift we have torn As we suffer A divided swarm No hope of forgiveness We are the locusts We are the plague We are the horrors self-portrayed The kings of salted lands Benighted
5.
Parasitoid 06:27
Feed off the fear and the sorrow Feast on the blood of society Thrive on the troubled Nest in the skins of the meek Fill our mouths with your mire Shove in your malice For this filth is what we crave Give us our daily fix Parasites Will devour the host Insatiable Gluttony We are easy prey We are obedient Numb We numb ourselves with fear So eager to swallow the lies We are the perfect hosts What was the price you traded your Unneeded ethics for? Give us our bread Give us our daily games We are easy prey We are obedient Numb We numb ourselves with fear So eager to swallow the lies We are the perfect hosts Numb again In countless ways we medicate ourselves Blindfolds for the bright lights Ignorance for the pain Amputate our broken limbs And suck us dry For the peace of mind we need Cut me in half See where it’s been hiding in See how it feeds on On our blood, on our lives Now I see Infestation in our veins How it lives Inside us all
6.
Of Wings 01:47
7.
Unfolding 02:58
Like flowers fold Like teardrops fall Like frozen water Cracks the concrete walls These secrets move us Pushing with the weight Of wasted years Muting our hearts To a hopeless sigh
8.
The Mirror 05:43
ShatteredPORTRAITSofmyself ShtrdREFLECTIONS of my s elf Lost hear these words hear the words telling me to HEED this new world_order this newwaytheworldisset FEELthese wordsFEEL the words cutting through my flesh and in this chaos Ihide in darkest caves_i_hide, away from the light away fromtheAnswers... the surface seems so far from here ,and i will not be found Now when(th)e shadows takeCONTROL I can’t keep my senses clear.I CANTHOLDONto myself So take this life.take it all there’s NOTHINGhere for me i’m alone.alone. with the portraits_ofAbroken man feel these words feel the words CUTcutting through my skin in this chaos_in theCHAOS surrounding me Take control Take these words
9.
Imago 06:46
Her words like flames in darkness Dance around my tired heart We are entwined as one We hide ourselves from the world outside She holds me close She tells me how I will I will free myself In the eye of the storm We dream in peace Accepting the weight of sacrifice we’ll make I will free myself Her words of fire and thunder Lift me high above their world We are entwined as one Show me the way ‘Cause I give myself to you We hide ourselves from the world outside She holds me close She tells me how I will I will free myself In the eye of the storm We dream in peace Accepting the weight of sacrifice we’ll make I will free myself I have found my way I have seen my fate I won’t turn away No looking back, I’ll have to take my place
10.
Aligned 05:56
Burning light in darkness We stand fast in this storm Forming structure in chaos Nurtured by our kind Now that it’s over Everything in it’s place All of the pieces Together in perfect design I can feel you here Holding my hand as I go When the madness comes to an end When the darkness sets aside In harmony All align I have freed myself In harmony All align I have freed myself And fear won’t hold me now I’ve saved my soul and cleared my heart And fear won’t hold me now I’ve cleared my head, now I’m alive I’m alive I feel the wings Under my skin Waiting to unfold And fear won’t hold me now I’ve saved my soul and cleared my heart And fear won’t hold me now I’ve cleared my head, now I’m alive I’m alive ‘Cause I have freed myself

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Finnish alternative metal act Skein's debut album consists of hard-hitting heavy guitar riffs, brutal screaming vocals alongside with parts with more atmospheric and etheric approach, clean singing and some electronic soundscapes.

A 36-paged novel was published alongside the album, telling the story behind the theme album.

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released January 4, 2014

Produced by Janne Putkisaari
Music by Skein
Lyrics by Juha Höyssä

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