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Epigraph (Part I)
06:05
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All I carried with me into death
was the hope that I’d see tomorrow through kinder eyes
that grace would provide me the strength
to forgive
Our Murderers
All I knew
as I stumbled back to life
were the last words of a madman
shouted through fever unto deaf ears
You and I were made to carry this knowledge
to fall through a hole in black space
to wonder at the nothing we made God
in every moment falling
reaching for one another, our murderers
our souls inert
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Epigraph (Part II)
03:22
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All I carried with me into death
was the hope that I’d see tomorrow through kinder eyes
that grace would provide me the strength
to forgive
Our Murderers
All I knew
as I stumbled back to life
were the last words of a madman
shouted through fever unto deaf ears
You and I were made to carry this knowledge
to fall through a hole in black space
to wonder at the nothing we made God
in every moment falling
reaching for one another, our murderers
our souls inert
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An Essay on Fire
08:42
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Consider the failure
of the witness at his desk-
to punish the conqueror
through the reckoning of hindsight
to revive the missing in history
they remain defaced
to acknowledge a science of misery
an account settled in death
What would you do with his name?
The truth of his lineage,
the dead who carried him here?
You’d strike them from river and rock
to stand over him again this hour.
Flesh denied origin
Souls made currency
Unnamed at birth
Unmade in bondage
The end of dignity is the mandate of Hell.
How does one labor to buy back his name?
He takes up the yoke, to deliver foul masters.
What is his name, divided from his dead?
An anthem of torture, the hymn of the slaver.
Brother, may fire reclaim you
to speak prophecy from behind charred teeth
to gather remains in smoldering hands.
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Travel by Night
11:19
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Your are not my first lost cause
no leader among ghosts
no author of new blasphemy
You wish to drown
beneath gravel and broken glass
the fragments of other lives
drown out the sound of daylight.
When you emerge from this canyon
and cast off the filth of our travels
you may discover the source of your affliction
and recognize the name of your captor.
When you discover my mark
and the lash in my hand
remember
that I lead you from nothing
out of collapse into ecstasy.
I will draw the sound out of you
to deafen all travelers behind us
This is the price of living-
my name
the song of freedom
a word of warning
inscribed in breath
carried a lifetime
devoid of meaning
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Benefactor Fargo, North Dakota
Benefactor is a dynamic progressive sludge metal band hailing from Fargo, ND. With their compelling blend of thought provoking lyrics, masterfully crafted, beautiful, yet horrifying sounds, and legendarily sweaty performances, the band has cemented their place in the Midwest metal scene. Now back from early retirement, Benefactor continues to push the boundaries of the genre with each release.. ... more
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