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Arcane (USA) - Destination Unknown lyrics



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01. Recurrent Inception

Worlds colliding, rush into the void

All motion is relative it's stagnant
Destroying that which had been saved what could he do
Starting over from nothingness what does it mean
Will our worlds be reborn only to be destroyed again

Revising man's importance a vision of horror
A god the red of the sun before us
Awaits our arrival, to complete the cycle

Within the realm of a dying sun
Exploding into a universe as we fuse into one
Inactive, immobile, caught in time's hold
Why are we unable to solve the evolvement of Stars

Rituals, ceremony of motion
Stand time still, let the earth topple
Over its' axis, plunge toward the Sun

Man's life function becomes nonessential guided by fate
Functional slaves of motion we all become
Two years, ten years elapse as passengers intact
We watch cathedrals crumble and civilizations decay

02. Enshrouded Crypt

Lying on the edge of the arboretum
Endless in depth in space
No one can infiltrate the Sepulcher
Discarded by an ancient race

Secrets unknown to man
Hidden from the conscious mind
Knowledge that could destroy the earth
Ascended through the sky

The crypt of the shrouded king
Protects his terrestrial remains
External soul sent to this world
Transgressed by early mankind

Thought concealed in his tomb
But soon to be released
Understanding beyond our control
Awaiting the day of peace

Mystic sea engender of life
Surrounding mortality within
Shut off from the material world
'Til the hour of attainment begins

03. Infernal Domicile

Towers of a wretched city, spire over a misted sea
The Charon is waiting to escort you
Where demons forever cease to sleep

Temples glow red with the fire
A moat surrounds these walls of iron
Boatmaster reaches the gate of dis
Entrance to the subsurface flames

A Thousand fallen angels hover over the gates and cry
Who without decimation wish to enter the kingdom of the dead

City of eternal flames, house heretics in shame
City of eternal fire, no escape from blackened mire

Fear not for no one can take you from your passage
Upon turbin winds of forceful sound over the Styx the intercessor arrives
The thousand ruined spirits flee from the ancient one
Bow down to the messenger who opens the gates with ease

Fortress encloses on either side
A spacious plain of sorrows, evil, torment and infliction
Sepulchres glowing hot scatter flames amongst the tombs
Moans of grievous saddened souls
Disseminate from the dark

Here lies the arch-heretic with followers from every sect
Their tombs are sealed 'til times end
Without the bodies which they have left above

04. Ancient Internecine

The men are armed and thirst for battle
Swords are sharpened, shields are sparkling
Tension builds and anger strengthens every soldier

As the enemy awaits approach of Roman soldiers
Charging into battle for the conquest of the land

Swords are clashing, spears are rendered useless
Blood is flowing, men are dying in the fields
Tell me god, will this cursed killing end?

Hundreds after thousands raging storm through the valley
So mysteriously glowing from the
Bloodshed of the Greeks

Greek warriors cry out in pain
As Roman swords thrust through their veins
While men retreat towards the land of Thebes

In a time long ago ancient battles were fought
And now there's only one who prevails

05. Life's Illusion

Untold images alter our perception
Of a universe we know nothing about
Dimension of mystery obscure and undefined
Obstructing our movement through space and time

Unseen enclosure holding me in space
Forbidding my departure from this time and place

Disembodied spirit freed from our chains
Show me what lies beyond in your realm of dreams
I perceive your world as mere fantasy
But is it my own mind creativity

Unseen enclosure trapping me in space
Forbidding the departure of the human race

Incarceration of our minds
Isolation of our kind
Manipulation of our anima
Concentration of our entities

The vital principle preceeds our essence
Producing the illusion known as the senses
No one will know why we all exist
The simple solution no one can resist

06. Impasse Of Humanity

Discerning a thin line between the realms of truth
Suspended by a thread over this abyssal pit
Reality unstable wishing not to show
Unable to resolve the truths that I know

Questions with no conceivable answers
Infinite as the duration of humanity
Answers that exist will be questions again
Will this vicious circle ever end

Feeding off the fear within us
Creating confusion at every turn
The deadlock of humankind
To attain the truth in wisdom

Unseen author of nature
Originator of life
Bring me the knowledge of ages old
To lift me from this strife

Our plight the same our struggle never ending
To acquire knowledge and secrets of all worlds
Mortality so feeble can immortality be more
What possible existence lies beyond the hidden door

What is my name, why am I here
Can anyone see. I'm filled with fear

07. Mirror Of Deception

[instrumental]

08. Agamemnon

Fire foretells return of the king from the land of Troy
The sin of his fathers rests upon him, demise is his only choice
He sacrificed his daughter to the gods for wind to push his sails
Ten years of battles lie behind him, the shores of home ahead

Agamemnon the gods hold your fate and they won't let it go
Agamemnon you know you must die, hate the prophecy foretold

A hero's welcome greets Agamemnon no one suspects his doom
Clytemnestra plots to steal his throne and put Aegisthus in his place
The destiny of man is descending upon the earth
Cassandra prophecises his departure from this world of foolish minds

Clytemnestra thrust her knife three times into his back
Aegisthus waits to take command of the city without a king
A mangod made a man once more brought down by the gods
Apollo tightens his reigns on Mycenae as the sin-drenched city repents