Although darker and heavier in tone than the 2012 mini-EP Lucent and the 2015 full-length album Reliquary, 2018’s Symmetry explores similar lyrical concepts about the choices we make in the face of our apparent freewill and the consequences of those choices.
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2) Atlas – features Jon Boylan on vocals & Milt Gore on lead guitar. The weight of the world is on his shoulders; he took it upon himself.
lyrics
Riding blindly through the night, Eastward looms the morning light
Ghostly rattle on the wind, soul embattled yet again, fear…
Silent screams from within me; violent dreams come vividly
Faceless demons, grinning masks, lie in wait along my path here…
I will stand my ground, stare them down, strength unbound, righteous
Breathless with recklessness, faith newfound, guileless
Watch the daylight cleanse the sky; wash away your tears…
Weather-beaten, blood-laced eyes, dust I’ve eaten tastes of lies
Sheltered homeless, faced the days ever hopeless, so afraid
I’ve armored every smile I’ve dared, a far more heavy cross to bear
Bartered more than I realize, martyred for my alibis
Once the burden is lifted again, hate, penitent, takes up the weight
Free … shouldering the world laid before me…
Words unspoken as I kneel, absolution beyond reach
Promise broken, glass on steel, evolution incomplete
The albatross hung, dead eyes open, has learned deception
(Bled dry, sleepless, chafing collar)
Heroes unsung, fled and long gone, have earned redemption
(Led like sheep dressed for the altar)
Once the burden is lifted again, each, hesitant, faces his fate
Bears each scar he wears…
(Spurning bridges left far behind)
With bloodied hands, self-reprimand…
(Burning witches swept from his mind)
I jokingly refer to myself as “First Among Equals” at Quicksilver Night and, while I am deeply involved in all aspects of
productions
at each step, I know that cannot do this alone. I am very grateful for the support of my song-specific collaborators and tech-savvy friends.
New to these guys. Bought all the albums. Beautiful music and vocals. Particularly Pete Jones. I’m not at all religious, indeed I have no time for it, but this is very lovely. Stephen Clark
This is neo prog of the most pleasant kind. Prog purists might want to criticize that "AmuZeum" includes noticeable AOR traits in their songs. As far as I'm concerned, I don't consider AOR a condemnable thing. I go for good melodies, nice chord progressions, and structural concepts in prog songs, and this album has plenty of that. By the way, I was pleased to find multi-instrumentalist Mark Wickliffe of "Ten Jinn" in the lineup! Sven B. Schreiber (sbs)