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Dark Rivers, White Thunder

by Skyliner

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1.
Become.
2.
I am a child of the sea I wear my scars like a belt made of bullets There are no shackles on me I am a vessel for heaven's endurance, dissent in the fullest Last to comply The first to collide Dark rivers, white thunder Cast your magic, pull me under I saw our future tonight It's locked away in some ancestral memory Scrying to seek out the light Possessed by the spirits of wild and the free, bring it to me Shatter our pride Here comes the tide Dark rivers, white thunder Cast your magic, pull us under Earth - Air - Fire - Water Thought - Life - Strive - Akasha What drives our hearts? What keeps us living on? What breaks our bones? What's left when we are gone? Dark rivers, white thunder Cast your magic, pull me under Dark rivers, white thunder Cast your magic, pull us under
3.
By the light of the moon I gaze into the other side Dreams ashroud in feathered runes A path across the great divide And the skies Still guide me For thousands of years they have not denied me My solace My spells Wings of the night protect and foretell Only the spirit of love can heal your world
4.
You're the dead womb of liars A stronghold of thieves You've stolen from generations past, and you've stolen from me Has God told you how to kill? To slaughter the weak? Is a gun or a triple-edged tongue the tool of the meek? I'll burn down this keep I'll light a fire and walk away The waves shall ream your house of hate Your towers crumbling into the bay Speak to my bloodline Speak to the slaves Preach about how much they've taken, and how much you gave And your strength is in numbers Your thoughts unified And you revel in fame and in votes as you watch others die You say "Lord, Lord, I've obeyed thee" Crying "Lord, Lord, come and save me" Pray for the dead Our lives torn to shreds Pray for the dead Our lives torn to... But your God doesn't have a heaven No cosmic domain Your greedy master rules the land, with statutes and chains So go and die for your flag Worship your creed The reason you wake and breathe, the reason you breed I'll burn down this keep I'll light a fire and walk away The waves shall ream your house of hate Your towers crumbling into the bay
5.
Behind the wall I'm screaming out But none can hear my cries Behind my eyes I've come to find The terror of my nights Soul thorns, I'm torn Go, catch a dream Slash the seams I'm waiting here for you So, catch a dream Show me all that gleams The end is coming soon, oh Down in the dark where shadows rule My mind is ripped away Horrid faces, whispered lies And debts that I repay Dire cost, I'm lost Go, catch a dream Slash the seams I'm waiting here for you So, catch a dream Show me all that gleams The end is coming soon, oh Move quick as you can Through this twilight land Feathers, web, and welk Save me from myself Go, catch a dream Slash the seams I'm waiting here for you So, catch a dream Show me all that gleams The end is coming soon, oh
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In solitary cells In fields of living hell From the birth of this land, we've been dying We deny your flag With courage we still have A symbol of all we're defying You're my oppressor You're the disease You're the denier Of sanctity We of the shadows summon the storm We are the prisoners of holy war Screams in the air Words and knuckles bare No time for safe absolution Integration, separation We won't sleep til' revolution There is no justice Die to be free The law is violence The killing tree We of the shadows summon the storm We are the prisoners of holy war I am the slave Kin to the slain And nobody cries for me My heart is brave True to the grave And nobody fights for me We will rise so high From the ashes of the price we've paid We will fly so high Martyrs, captives, serfs, and renegades Fight the power! We of the shadows summon the storm We are the prisoners of holy war
9.
Bleed 05:35
The world is louder looking in My mind is open wide To know the skin beneath the sin The tension of the tide I see you I join you I'm only here so I can leave Your talons in until I bleed You are the beast inside of me Make me taste the way you bleed
 My thirst is howling to the sky My loins burn like the sun I am your slave, master on high You are the great beyond
 I serve you I own you You are the other side of me I'll rake your flesh until you bleed An ancient savage alchemy Make me yours and make me bleed When the night falls... So shall your heart I worship you! You are the chains that make me free Love is the wound from where I bleed The arcane rain is drowning me I bathe in blood because you bleed
10.
We are lost We are damned We are free Under the lunar glow there's something wicked in the mist Black wings, raw hex below, the paragon of life persists A ring on every finger, then one more around my heart A sweet seduction lingers, enlighten me deep in the dark Alive Step outside Firebirds and thunder beasts Ferocious souls that need release We're night gypsies Walking in our sleep I never fell in love the way they always promised me I was never swept away and saved by vows and meant to be's Everything that you've seen is somewhere else you don't belong Hold tight your breast to me, your lips to mine and we'll be gone Condemned To live in sin Firebirds and thunder beasts Ferocious souls that need release We're night gypsies Walking in our sleep In Hades we'll ride again Elysium will find us there In Hades we'll ride again Elysium will find us there Night gypsies fly high Fire in the night sky We are free
11.
I Walk Alone 08:13
I'm going to the mountain I'm finding myself there Oh, oh I'm leaving these foundations So bitter, I don't care Oh, oh I need peace Serenity I need strength I am my fate At the edge of a waterfall My sins piled as high as the oceans are wide I ran away, no regret at all My scars are aligned and they know what I'll find And I'm crying, crying, crying But I'm far away from dying, dying If I rise or fall I'll walk alone When I heed the call I'll howl alone I'll ride along the crossroads I'll take the sinner's way home Refugee in a firefight They can't catch me in flames when I live in the rain Out at sea and no land in sight Forever in pain but a lifetime to gain We all love those who betray us Strangers in a life that's made up, made up If I rise or fall I'll walk alone When I heed the call I'll howl alone Maybe I took the wrong road Maybe I don't have a home I need peace Serenity I need strength I am my fate I was forged in a dark place Stronger than steel with a will that won't yield Born bad with a hated face By starlight I'm healed of the wounds I conceal If I rise or fall I'll walk alone When I heed the call I'll howl alone If I rise or fall I'll walk alone When I heed the call I'll howl alone No fear, I'll walk my own road The only way - I'll walk alone And in the light of God I'll sail so far beyond Beyond every moon And beyond every sun I am one with the tide Wash the tears from my eyes This desire of mine It's the call of the wild And I see a world at war And I'll sing a prayer And I live forevermore And I'll see you there

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From the start, SKYLINER has always infused their unique blend of melodic, metallic heavy metal with a certain spiritual longing, esoteric insight, and raw sense of personal catharsis. On “Dark Rivers, White Thunder”, the band dives deep, exploring some more earthy, tribal themes and underpinnings, both lyrically and musically, helping to define the feel and atmosphere of the record. From speed-demon workouts like the title track, the crushing grooves of “Bleed”, or the dynamic atmospheres of “Winter Witch Moon”, “Dark Rivers, White Thunder” is the ultimate culmination of every kilometer yet claimed among those currents less-traveled.

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released January 30, 2021

Jake Starseeker - vocals, guitars, banjo
Benjamin Brenner - drums, percussion (cajon, djembe, triangle, tambourine, shakers, rain stick)
Stuart Brinkman - bass

All lyrics & music by Starseeker
Recorded at Stay Tuned Studios and Alchemic Visions HQ
Mixed and mastered for high dynamics by Jamie King at Jamie King Audio
Video graphics by Starscoldnight - www.bookcoversrealm.com
©2021 Alchemic Visions

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Skyliner Jacksonville, Florida

SKYLINER is a wave of discontent and a voyage to freedom, with a progressive mind's eye at the center of the storm. Lyrically esoteric, insightful, or emotionally shipwrecked, a tide of vocal wails and roars collides with pure toned, high-volume guitars, bass, and drums, an alchemical marriage recalling the classic era of heavy and power metal while adding new stones onto that eternal foundation. ... more

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