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Key to the Watery Gates

by Tond

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1.
Voyage on the Wandering Star 03:49
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I have grown so tired of this life, I have the need to start anew Become a man of the sea, float far into the blue These oceans can be my home, let my eyes see strange lands Forever I may roam, I could be a new man The boredom will be gone, fade in the salted air As I sing a sailor's song with the freedom that I blare This ship, the Wandering Star, will take me oh so far Wherever my heart wants to take me I will go The crew and I are one, now the closest of friends We sail into the sun, no need to pretend
2.
The Wrecking of a Noble Vessel 02:14
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The clouds of storm hang over the sky, the heavens all a blanket of grey An ominous feeling chills my spine, a time of trial is not far away The captain and crew prepare for a lashing from the sea I'm cold and I'm scared but I know this is all a part of my journey The splintered remains float along A ship once carried by the breeze A noble vessel dies today Now she sleeps beneath the sea
3.
Alone and Adrift 04:24
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[Instrumental]
4.
Far Beyond This Mortal Realm 04:19
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I awake with a new world around me Wrapped up in a cold, firm embrace As my eyes adjust to the darkness Into the black stillness I gaze I don't feel as I once did What could be wrong that lead me to this? I feel asleep, though I'm awake Deeper I sink beneath the waves As I move, it feels like I've crossed Into a vast cosmic plain My spirit, detached from my body The only thing kept is my name The Wandering Star is far behind me Now a new voyage with me at the helm As I spy a light in the distance Far beyond this mortal realm
5.
Oceanic Blaze 03:44
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A jewel under the sea, a city-scape of which I've never seen Made of pearls and coral and other deep sea things But why does this beautiful place seem so menacing? As I enter inside, the illusion fades away I begin hearing shrieks of pain as night replaces day Then a dark figure approaches me "Welcome mortal, to the place where I dwell I hope you enjoy my nautical hell Where the dead sink, and the flames are cold And the serpents feast on the shattered soul This city built on the bones of the dead Here, words of hope are never said It's now your turn to join the ranks of the damned Never again will you walk on the land." "Get behind me Satan, I refuse to submit to your control Your throne, your crown, your world of death Will not keep me chained if it takes my last breath So be aware that I will never surrender Release me now or you will have to feel my terror."
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Key to the Watery Gates 05:34
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A cry of fire echoes as I launch the final attack The father of lies bleeds from his wretched heart so cold and black He curses and he spits, as he sinks into the pit Defeated, dying, dead, Satan reaches up his hand and lets go something small, and something silver, something grand A key of black ancient symbols is what comes to me The demons chant "You've proved yourself, you'll be the one to see" "What lays before you is no ordinary key It leads into a distant world that no one else has seen The Great Beyond is what lurks ahead but you must ask yourself Are you prepared to face this, or are you happier in hell?" Key to the watery gates Key to the watery gates I say I've come so far, I'll push ahead whatever I may face And so the demons show me to a set of watery gates As the key twists in the lock, the gates have opened wide Farewell to all, I step into The Great Beyond's lights Key to the watery gates

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"Key to the Watery Gates" revolves around a man who, discontent with his life, joined the crew of a ship, which was destroyed in a tumultuous storm. Drifting in a state of limbo, neither dead nor alive, he eventually encountered a beautiful city in the ocean’s depths. After being lured in by its splendor, he was startled when the gates closed behind him, and the setting around him melted into an underwater hell. Discontent with the watery prison, he sought and ultimately consummated a physical confrontation with Satan himself. The tide of the epic battle ebbed and flowed but ultimately Satan was defeated and the protagonist wrested the key from Satan’s cold grip, opened the Watery Gates, and stepped into the "Great Beyond."

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released September 13, 2013

Nathan English - Guitars
Noah Jones - Vocals, Guitars, Drums, Bass, Keyboards

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Tond Richmond, Virginia

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