Bury myself
This is the answer
To a question no one ever dared to ask
Shed off myself
It’s a procession
An operation that requires precision and confession
He drowned in shallow waters
Of his guilt, blunt senses, a living stagnation
He has walked all the paths
Known to men, his forefathers never even dared to chart
It was in this moment
He had nowhere else to go
This is a confession
It was in this moment
He decided to let go
This is a procession
My childhood, my dreams
He gave it all to sink in the sea
Everything that I’ve worked for so hard
All the pain, all these years
All the pain, all these tears
He gave it all to sink in the sea
(Sink in the sea)
Everything that I’ve worked for so hard
(Sink in the sea)
I’ve worked so hard
(Sink in the sea)
All the pain, all these years
Follow myself
It’s a procession
Into unknown sources of one’s very own creation
This is the art of dying
To the world, to origins of one’s self-denying
Cleansing and purifying
From memory, patterns of destruction and dividing
It was in this moment
He had nowhere else to go
This is a confession
It was in this moment
He decided to let go
This is a procession
My childhood, my dreams
He gave it all to sink in the sea
Everything that I’ve worked for so hard
All the pain, all these years
All the pain, all these tears
He gave it all to sink in the sea
(Sink in the sea)
(Sink in the sea)
(Sink in the sea)
(Sink in the sea)
(Sink in the sea)
(Sink in the sea)
(Sink in the sea)
Sink in the sea
Blackbraid quickly followed up their 2022 debut in 2023 with more native folk infused furious black metal. This is by no means a sophomore slump as it is equally excellent, methodical, melodical, and approachable as the first record. 9/10 RJ
The atmosphere of this album is fantastic. Makes you feel like you're knee-deep in the trenches drenched in mud, filth, sweat, and blood. Truly encapsulates the horrors of World War I, and the fact that the lyrics of some of the songs are taken from old war letters really adds to the authenticity.
Favorite Track(s): Die Feuertaufe, Grabenlieder edoerfler