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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8) Child of Spring – features Mike Kershaw on vocals. He never expected to reach this age but somehow did despite the best efforts of his younger self.
lyrics
Those vultures I’d invited, baited, finding feast on my decay
Raised their heads in silence, sated, suddenly to fly away
Abandoned, undecided, aching, blinded, weak, and sore betrayed
My love still unrequited, waiting for that need to dissipate
I laid my soul down upon the altar of self-destruction
I played the role proud, reveled in my indiscretion
I’ve gotten old now and I’m scared to meet the slow decline
I thought that somehow I’d be spared the need to justify
And surprised I find my corpse still breathes with life
What now?
In days gone by I stood here mocking, derisive of those lesser men
Each one trying to beat the clock seemed comical, beneath contempt
Much older now, look to the past I wonder why I couldn’t see
I wipe the steam off of the glass; my father’s face looks back at me
I laid my soul down upon the altar of self-destruction
I played the role proud, reveled in my indiscretion
I’ve gotten old now; unprepared, confront the slow decline
I thought that somehow I had buried all I’d left behind
But instead I find these fears still plague my mind…
Time is playing games with me. So much promise, so many years can now be measured in books and plays. It takes its toll with every sunrise and futility embraces me for all I may achieve. My remaining days are just a whisper, soon scattered on the breeze. How do I mark the time left to me? Will I see my children grow? Will I accept my fate with peace or rage before I go? Only now do I see…
I laid my soul down upon the altar of self-destruction
I played the role proud, reveled in my indiscretion
I’ve gotten old now; just ahead I see the finish line
I thought that somehow, that the game would go to overtime…
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.
supported by 5 fans who also own “Child of Spring”
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
supported by 5 fans who also own “Child of Spring”
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)