Abyss
by Vultures Ahead
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Echoes
04:11
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in the beginning was the word
and it echoed in empty halls
and over the face of the deep
you could hear the sound of
a million unfamiliar calls
there was darkness and strain
and a heartrending cry
when the light hit the eyes
and all of a sudden
you see the shadows passing by
in the beginning there was a war
on a horrific battlefield
you see darkness and light
in rancorous fight
but be aware
the truth’s still concealed
when the torch of knowledge
lit up the mind
and i could no longer pretend
to be nothing but blind
i was bereaved of my state
of convenience near death
and i could no longer pretend
to be nothing but deaf
please pass on / the echoes of om
and they’re vibrating
ever since as the creations’
reminiscence
i’ll be going to where they come from
to hear the echoes of om
void and plenty
a spark in the dark
the silence was heavy
and cold was my heart
was i’m not enough or
was i too much
i drank of the waters of truth
and got touched
by the word
by the sound
by the echoes of om
by the light
by the signs
by the echoes of om
please pass on / the echoes of om
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Collapse
04:16
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we run with bricks in our hands
we build up that grand big symbol of our strength
excelling ourselves and pushing our nature
there’s just one way, and just one aim,
and that is to reach up high,
and that is to meet the gods
but then i stop and drop my guard in front of your feet
and then i stumble and fall right into your arms
and i collapse into your arms
consume, like tomorrow never comes
we fill our hands and empty our hearts
cause we just can’t get enough driving by a vision
we wanna see the promised land
in which the fall of man
had never taken place
but then you look at me with such desperate eyes
and then you stumble and fall right into my arms
and you collapse into my arms…
break down
let go
i fall
into your arms
me and you
and the eyes of truth
and then you collapse into my arms
oh yes you can
embrace the void as it’s your friend
whatever you took hold of, in the end
you leave this place with empty hands
and disarmed
so let’s collapse into ours arms
collapse into our arms...
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Black Curtain
03:40
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fire fire fire
hide my face
they will not see me burn
but my telltale eyes
shine through the black curtain
fire, fire, fire,
lost in the middle of a blaze
black black curtain
of smoke and haze
oh and it burns
my heart is sinking down
to black, burned off ground
black hair, black veil
the curtain came undone
fire fire fire
all i see is fire fire fire
blood on the ground
burning bones
one last sigh
echoes in my brain
come and see
come and fight
everything‘s surreal
just one last time
hide my eyes
cause they couldn‘t tell you lies
but you, in sooth
you‘d never liked like to see the truth
so tonight, i fight,
behind that black curtain
life a shadow live
instead of being burned for certain
fire, fire, fire,
lost in the middle of a blaze
black black curtain
of smoke and haze
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4. |
Abyss
04:23
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it used to be cool
when you knew how to handle it
when it didn’t make you sick
anymore
it used to be fun
you were on top of it
you could be so much more with it
it just couldn’t be wrong
cooler than ice
whatever would come your way
you could face it anyway and finally
life could be so nice
no worries - anymore
as long as your reservoir
would never run dry
of these promises of honey pie
but nothing comes for free
everything has its price
and slowly you realized
the catastrophe
and at night
when you lie in your bed you wish
you had never said yes to this
you are on the edge of the abyss, now
every night
you’re repeating your lullaby
from tomorrow on, you’re free to fly
over the edge of the abyss
two hearts
are beating in your chest
competing for the rest
of what is left of you
see them morph into
a single hearted soul
heading for the fall
on the edge of the abyss
every night
when you lie in your bed you wish
you had never started this
you are on the edge of the abyss, now
and every night
you’re repeating your lullaby
that one day you’re gonna to fly
over the edge of the abyss
in the golden ray of the morning sun
you know, you’ve lost, your spirit’s gone
in that night
when you lie in your bed you wish
you had never been part of this
you are on the edge of the abyss
every night
you’re repeating your lullaby
tomorrow you’re gonna fly
over the edge of the abyss
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5. |
Choice and Consequence
04:41
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life is like a house with plenty of floors,
a zillion different rooms behind a zillion doors
you’re in front of them when you’re on your course
overpowered and stunned, the choice is yours
take your choice and pass the gate
karma hasn’t got any expiry date
will it be nice or not, well, how can you know
and then you face the music or will you have to leave the show?
isn’t it crazy that variety is more of a trouble than a necessity
peace of mind is not a fruit you can plug from a tree
it’s not for sale, and not for rent, the choice is yours but in the end
the consequence cannot be bent to be a win in a lottery
take your choice and pass the gate
karma hasn’t got any expiry date
good or bad, one day you’ll now
and then you face the music or you leave the show
(spoken word section)
take your choice and pass the gate
karma hasn’t got any expiry date
good or bad, one day you’ll know
and then you face the music or you leave the show
or you leave the show
or you leave the show
karma hasn’t got any expiry date
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about
Recorded at Abornmal Audio Assault by Nino Markgraf and in Jena by Phil Klose in 2020, Written by Vultures Ahead.
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released May 14, 2021
Mixing and Mastering:
Nino Markgraf (Abormal Audio Assault)
Lyrics:
Nicole Kämpfe
Music & Artwork:
Marcus Schmidt
Mixing and Mastering:
Nino Markgraf (Abormal Audio Assault)
Lyrics:
Nicole Kämpfe
Music & Artwork:
Marcus Schmidt
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Vultures Ahead Jena, Germany
we are vultures ahead, a five-piece band emerged from the jena jam scene.
somewhere between
catchy melodies, oppressive guitar walls and atmospheric breaks, we deliver our unique mixture of alternative rock, shoegaze and various other ingredients.
in the last weeks we created our very first demo "withered", recorded on our own.
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