Mastodon - Emperor Of Sand lyrics
Tracks 01. Sultan's Curse
02. Show Yourself 03. Precious Stones 04. Steambreather 05. Roots Remain 06. Word To The Wise 07. Ancient Kingdom 08. Clandestiny 09. Andromeda 10. Scorpion Breath 11. Jaguar God 01. Sultan's Curse Music & lyrics by Mastodon
Tired and lost
No one to trust Who is there to give the push All I have learned Straighten the curve Like a circle to return The long embrace The smell of dirt and roses Under the sun No sign of breath or water I fall asleep under blankets of stars Ice hit you cold Heat of surprise Bending mind can't realize Faith is in me End I can see Tears are strong as ten thousand tongues My sweet mirage I bathe in sacred waters I kiss the sky Floating in sultan's daughters Memories of loved ones only passing me by Oceans of sand and rust Give way and yield my wake They're waiting inside They're waiting to wash your eyes out Their hands are alive Alive with a fervent anger Your feet have been tied and your tongue in your hand Death of a thousand ravens You're down on your knees Blind as the ancient kingdom Relive the ages of the moon Reeling the water close to you 02. Show Yourself Music & lyrics by Mastodon
Show yourself
Show yourself I want to see everything you're made of Tear it down Rip it out Shed your skin and float it down the river Lose yourself Lose yourself Wild horses ride you through the valley Come alive Come alive Sail into the void without your worries You're not as safe as far as I can tell And I can tell Only you can save yourself Soon this will all be a distant memory Or could this dream Be real at all Stars align Stars align Stars can fall and get you into trouble Be afraid Don't be afraid Speak the ancient wisdom of the desert You're not as safe as far as I can tell And I can tell Only you can save yourself Soon this will all be a distant memory Or could this dream Be real at all Show yourself Show yourself I wanna see everything you're made of Reveal yourself Reveal yourself The truth will send a ripple through your body See your fate You'll see your fate Death will come and steal you from the living Dead and gone Dead and gone I'll see you on the other side of fire 03. Precious Stones Music & lyrics by Mastodon
I hope the sun shows the way
Don't crush my spirit today Reveal your precious stones So I can help myself Don't waste your time Don't let it slip away from you Don't waste your time If it's the last thing that you do I dig through bone and skull Imagine black emerald I'm covered head to toe with diamonds in the rough Don't waste your time Don't let it slip away from you Don't waste your time If it's the last thing that you do These snakes have nothing to say I want their heads right away I sharpen every blade and I give them all to you Yeah I give them all to you You're in my head You're in my head again 04. Steambreather Music & lyrics by Mastodon
Running outside the Nazca lines
You know I see you all in white Hoping you grow the fruitful vines And the rain to give us life Violence born within the mind I know it always takes its time Climbing inside the cosmic eye And forgive the enemy I wonder who I am Reflections offer nothing I wonder where I stand I'm afraid of myself Watching you crumble to the ground Made me want to run away Helping you find the golden crown Made it easier to stay I wonder who I am Reflections offer nothing I wonder where I stand I'm afraid of myself At the bottom of the mountain Unaware of my surroundings Separation from the spirit Let the trees fall where they may I wonder who I am Reflections offer nothing I wonder where I stand I'm afraid of myself 05. Roots Remain Music & lyrics by Mastodon
And the sky opens up and it swallows us whole
All that's left is time and healing underground Underneath us the cosmic dawn of war begins We resolve and watch as It all crumbles down Beauty fades Deaths decay Fires on high Reach the sky Branches break Roots remain Strong in mind beauty Your adventure is dark and hides beyond the cells All I feel alive The hearts will prevail The stolen eye was found and given to the lost soul While the moon sets far and milestones seem low Beauty fades Deaths decay Fires on high Reach the sky Branches break Roots remain Strong in mind beauty And all that I have come to lose Gone so long it doesn't matter anyway And all that I have come to gain Will remain with me until the bitter end And when you sit and picture me Remember sitting in the sun and dancing in the rain The end is not the end you see It's just the recognition of a memory The eyes The face The lips The tongue The end The end 06. Word To The Wise Music & lyrics by Mastodon
Diamond in the wishing well
Fallen underneath its spell Save me from the wicked ways Pulling me with all its weight High above the silver line Flying over burning ground Ringing bells with golden chains Resonating with the sound Siren sounded I didn't hear it Travel deep within the mine Never want to cross the line Found the one I'd never sell One I thought I'd never find Searching thru the layers of filth Feeling where the light is from Always licking off the bone Carve a way to our home Siren sounded I didn't hear it Voices warned I'd not heed it I fell into a pit of lies I tried to dig around the other side And much to my surprise I was to blame for all the rain I fell into a pit of lies I tried to dig around the other side And much to my surprise I was to blame for all the rain I was to blame for all the rain 07. Ancient Kingdom Music & lyrics by Mastodon
When the sultan gives orders to take your head
You must ride the wind to safety or you'll wind up dead Through the evil and darkness you make your stand Only skeletons of war will guide you by the hand Silence growing loud Failure is not allowed The battle that rages before my eyes Is no different than the one that is inside my head Silence growing loud Failure is not allowed Ancient Kingdom still remain Crumble slowly Ride beyond mortality Leaving beauty now Falling rain sensing pain of mind Falling rain sensing pain of mind Pain of mind Falling rain sensing pain of mind Falling rain sensing pain of mind Pain of mind Silence growing loud Failure is not allowed Ancient Kingdom still remain Crumble slowly Ride beyond mortality Leaving beauty now Sparks explode into the air Live forever Ageless sounds They never die And I will remain 08. Clandestiny Music & lyrics by Mastodon
Silent all your life
Running without vision Hollowed out inside Wronging all that's right There's no cause to be alarmed And no reason to escape from us There's no illness and no pain And no thought of any suffering The road is long and bare No clarity no light The moment came and swallowed us Blinding all our sight We will keep you free from harm All you have to do is stand with us I will mend your wounded heart And restore the trust that you have lost Give your life So I can breathe Save our life It's all we need We can lead you underground And devour your humanity Follow heat and follow sound To the edge of your insanity Give your life So I can breathe Save our life It's all we need 09. Andromeda Music & lyrics by Mastodon
It never ends
The game isn't done I feel the crawling and haunting Upon us until you listen In never ends Enough is enough Taking your essence and use it To strengthen their own flesh and blood Time watching as the sand flows through glass Light calls to me from future and from past This kills me to know We cannot learn It never never ends The ink isn't dry The great consolation has written a second lease on your life The great consolation has granted a second lease on your life Light watching as the sand flows through glass Time calls to me from future and from past It kills me to know We cannot learn Time is moving as sands flowing Light is blinding radiating It never ends it never ends it never ends Chronic illusions confusing conclusions Foster the culture predict the deception Chronic delusions with caustic solutions 10. Scorpion Breath Music & lyrics by Mastodon
The elusive mystery
Determined by the stars The stigma is valid truth and fear The fear is real It will set us free It took my Pa I stand in deliverance Waiting for destruction in a wake of blood The awakening moment arrives Returning you at will The midnight hour prepares for truth And truth is real It's so far beyond my reach The crimson mask is rising black The last setting sun Will be seen in my dusted mind Constantly burying our loves in the trench of this mysterious despair It leaves us empty clawing in clawing in The elusive mystery Determined by the stars The stigma is valid truth and fear The fear is real Free us from this feeder Lead me in deeper To fulfill this seed that I grew Into at my birth 11. Jaguar God Music & lyrics by Mastodon
I ain't no good
And I live by the woods They say I ain't bad I'm the best that I've had And I know it ain't right But I'll fight my whole life Just to prove that I was right The day it went down I was out on my pad Not feeling so bad I'm a suspect now I'm a vagabond tramp Living out on a limb I live by the woods They say I ain't bad I'm the best that I've had And I know it ain't right But I'll fight my whole life Just to prove I was right Terrestrial fire ascending from underground Godspeed divine So we control the mound Shape shifter spirits whisper Guide me through this black sorcery Flashing teeth aggressive tendencies Cloaked beneath silver redeems Smoking mirrors black obsidian Tell us where to find the marrow The prophecy will be realized Lord of the near and the nigh Possessor of earth and sky Guard your temples from destruction Make sure no one goes inside The prophecy will be realized Lord of the near and the nigh Possessor of earth and sky It's right in front of me The throne of maladies It's right in front of me Your malignancy |