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Mechina - Cenotaph lyrics



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01. Petrichor

Alithea, they know you are here. This will not change the past.
You won't be able to run from this. Do you know how many live are at risk if you...
See me
Hear me

02. For All To See

This age will cease, once titan blood stains this soil
Oh, sister star. Hear my blade begin to sing your song

Guided by vengeance. Clouded by fog. Hear the horns soaring. Feel the ground breathing.

I'm forged from scars and cold steel in between. Look what you've taken from me. Look what you've taken from me.

Honor the sword song. Dancing with blood. Tell me, how does it feel knowing your war came back home?

I'm forged from scars and cold steel in between. Look what you've taken from me. Look what you've taken from me.

03. Cenotaph

Fools wonder blindly through raging tides
Their names are etched in broken stone
Devoured by their hubris
Cold hearts are clawing
I stand in ashes of our fallen empire
Watch me cast my soul to the fire
With close eyes, we let it fall
Poisoned soil, is this what they died for?
No love. No heart. Bound to save a world, that's fallen apart
Honor. For what? Why defend a world that hates who you are?
Cold water cleansing conquered soil
We bred a world of warriors
Then question why the monsters
Slowly crawl inward
Watch me cast my soul to the fire
We deserve such worlds to be lost
Cold water cleansing conquered soil
Fools wonder blindly through raging tides
Their names are etched in broken stone
Devoured by their hubris
Cold hearts are clawing
Beneath this soil the ancient soul is broken
Dreams of peace are lost memories
Blood will fall. Let it pour
All new worlds must slowly be drowned
No love. No heart. Bound to save a world, that's fallen apart
Honor. For what? Why defend a world that hates who you are?
Watch me cast my soul to the fire
We deserve such worlds to be lost
Cold water cleansing conquered soil
We bred a world of warriors
Then question why the monsters
Slowly crawl inward

04. Starlifter

These clouds, they roll like waterfalls
I can feel them. Their eyes fixed from a far. His banshees, they wish to hunt
Their howls ring against the mountain side
This great hunt has begun. One by one, I'll face them all
Ancient engines, they power our starvation
Strike until there's nothing left. Washed away with human blood
Can you remember who you were?
Long before such starvation. Searching for a better world
Hydrus, foretold war, high above the sea
Freedom foregone. Mother, Andara, shield your eyes
This flesh has failed me. Yet, my blood is bound to the ancient age
I am the star lifter
Ancient engines, they power our starvation
Churn until there's no air left. Burn until there's nothing left
I am the star lifter. Invictus Deadalus. The queen of Erebus. I'm here to claim the name Alithea
I still remember the art of being human.
Ancient engines, they power our starvation
Watch this human ritual. I feel the banshees closing in

05. The Grand Hunt

Honor this day, ancient one
Praise this humane ritual
This grand hunt has devolved into an orgy of Blood
Blades flashing
Shields breaking
Weak points found
Watch as the rain transcends into blood
Let it pour
Honor this day, ancient one
Praise this humane ritual
One by one. Piece by piece
My own sword song breaks their line
And in their final breath, they claw at the dirt
One by one

Honor this day, ancient heart
Praise this humane ritual
This grand hunt has devolved into an orgy of Blood
Blades cracking.
Flesh rending
Weak points found
Watch as the rain transcends into blood
Let it pour

Honor this day. Future sons
Titan of war. Show yourself

The winds have changed
The air begins to freeze
I feel her voice
Hydrus, she crosses Erebus

06. Spasms Of Human Tragedy

In time, we shed our skin to honor every scar
Seeking to preserve this lost art
My eyes
My heart
My mind
Are at war
Our vengeance bound in stone
Scorched into ashes

The rain has come
This world is falling dark
This great storm will end the throne
Bound in its silence
This monster descends from high above the sea
Two worlds about to collide

Cold clouds burn
As my titan rips through the clouds
Deadalus
I've never known such deep tremors
Who guides your path?
Amyntas?
Clouds of fire
Rolling upward
Blinding light
Blurs my eyes
As they both collide

I sense his hatred
The air poisoned by the fall
Watch as revenge consumes us
My eyes
My heart
My mind
Are at war
Our vengeance bound in stone
Scorched into ashes

Daedalus, show them what it means to fear the sky
Our vengeance bound in stone
Scorched into ashes
This monster descends from high above the sea
Two worlds about to collide

Air pulls upward
Feel her voice sending frozen waves against fire in her arms

Hydrus

As the waves crash
Virton leads the raging fire
We both stand
Behind frozen glass
Now we both know
Once this storm falls
Blood will pour

08. The Haruspex Sunrise

As my blood runs cold
Devoured by time
Was any of this worth it in the end?
These eyes are blind
In the end I face the dying light
Open your eyes to what lies behind
Liquid fire burns the morning sky
Now I see how easy
Cities burn
lives are wasted
Build your walls strong or be taken by the sword
Such dishonor
A law unto yourself
As my blood runs cold
Devoured by time
Was any of this worth it in the end?
These eyes are blind
In the end I face the dying light
Open your eyes to what lies behind
Liquid fire burns the morning sky
Sensing the sunlight
Cold rain subsides
Nature only knows forward
Tyrants are always taken by the sword
Such dishonor
A law unto yourself
As my blood runs cold
Devoured by time
Was any of this worth it in the end?
These eyes are blind
In the end I face the dying light
Open your eyes to what lies behind
Liquid fire burns the morning sky
As we all wage war against monsters, we forget to take a closer look inside
Take a good look around you
This world, worth dying for?
This life, worth fighting for?
Carving a path through darkness
Casting every ember to the void
This world, worth dying for?
This life, worth fighting for?
If you turn back you will see no light
These eyes are blind
In the end I face the dying light
Open your eyes to what lies behind
Liquid fire burns the morning sky
Such dishonor
A law unto yourself
As my blood runs cold
Devoured by time
Was any of this worth it in the end?

09. Andara's Will

I have claimed my name
Bloodstained, I fade into this new age
Carve a path through darkness
Just like roots in search of light
Take heart, the tides still rise
This new world
The green and blue will return
From tainted soil
Hydrus has blessed this victory
To start again
Whirlwind, watch her dance and bring life
Mother always said life came from the sky
I have claimed my name
Bloodstained, I fade into this new age
Live a life in the shadows, or find what burns behind every light
Now watch a titan die
Broken bones dissolved
This armor hangs from my flesh
One by one, I feel every moment slowly pass away
Whirlwind, watch her dance and bring life
Mother always said life came from the sky
A moment of calm
Fallen within the eye
Walls of water climb so high
Honor the sky
Bring us life
Whirlwind, watch her dance and bring life
I have claimed my name
Bloodstained, I fade into this new age
A moment of calm
A shadow against blue skies
Only followed by trails of fire
Take me away
Nefeli