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The Immortal Legacy

from Exordium by HEMLOCK

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John Brown (electric and acoustic guitars, recorders, flute and backing vocals)

Todd Nesbitt (drums and percussion)

Dean Roberts (fretless bass)

Jim Ross (electric, acoustic and classical guitars, bass pedal synthesizer, percussion and vocals)

Produced by Lloyd Hanson and Hemlock

lyrics

THE IMMORTAL LEGACY

l) From Infinity To Nihility

Once the waters of tranquility I sailed
Where harmony prevailed
Racing forth to seek out destiny

But now the winds of sorrow
Fill my sails with lost tomorrows
And chart a course I dare not follow
For fear I shame my legacy

Where have we gone astray
(In despair we watch our virtues fall in vain)

ll) The Garden

In the moments prior to my waking consciousness
I breathe to taste your sweet essence
And fell the shining warmth of your caress

As I stretch to rub the dust that settled in my eyes
I stare into your endless skies
With splendored grace you mesmerize me

From ample harvest grants
Offerings plucked from purest branch
Enraptured as its nectars quench

Contented in your midst
Indebted to your precious gift
I ne’er shall long for any more than this

lll) Beneath The Ageless Eclipse

So began the dawn of wisdom
Uniting mind and spirit as one
But lost became the quest for truth
Abandoned in its blinded use

Fainter grew integral sight
And led us ever near our plight
Unto our long descent towards the night

Beyond horizon’s grey
The shadows hold the storm at bay
In broken fetters rising fast
Chaos stalks a rampant path

But lest we breach our ancient pledge
To find henceforth our world is left
Teetering upon a narrow edge

Lower sank the will of man
To reap the labours of his hand
The sea and sky forlorn unchaste
Once verdant lands now laid to waste

Temptation burns the bridges crossed
Through bestial plagues of morals lost
With hearts grown cold of bitter scorn
Hatred cites the cry of war

Sound the trumpets blast
Instilling fear of mortal wrath
As thunderheads begin to burst
The tempest yields a mighty curse

Falling from the heavens high
Fragments of a shattered sky
Pouring our the stench of death
The burning ashes stifle breath

Beneath the skies of raining fire
The fading glimpse of life expires
As anguished pleas are let unheard
The dying sing their silent dirge

Blessed are the dead, freed at last
Grace my wretched soul, with your task
I beg to let my spirit pass

lV) Celestial Vistas

As awareness opens into view
(Lost within the magnitude)
Adrift in astral bliss
Cascading shafts of brilliant stellar light
(Sparkles endless in the night)
Shine to guide me home
To a distant garden paradise
(Forming in the wake of man)
Where life begins anew

V) From NihilityTo Infinity

Once the waters of hostility I sailed
Cacophony prevailed
Hiding from the scourge of destiny

But now the winds of fortune
Fill my sails with bright horizons
And chart a course I can rely on
To proudly leave my legacy

Let our people live thankful and appreciative
Conscious and intuitive
Standing strong and positive

Let our race be free full of pride and dignity
Poised with truth and honesty
Logic and philosophy

And so with this we strive
To keep the faith of man alive
And sing a joyous praise on high

Although we failed our first
The lesson’s learned with our rebirth
To pledge love to our new home mother earth

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from Exordium, released December 1, 1994
Music by John Brown and Jim Ross
Lyrics by Jim Ross
SOCAN (C) 1994

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