The Emerald Divide

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1.	Immersion 01:34	lyrics	buy track
A proud kingdom Glory everlasting Or so it seemed For one day they lost something And ever since that day They wait for it to return For the voice of the deep to return
2.	Voice Of The Deep 04:49	lyrics	buy track
Still, we serve this realm Endless fortune, forgotten wealth So long you've been away We await the day When at last you reclaim yourself And take your rightful place, so Reach for the sword of the moon Break the inhibiting rune Enter the emerald sea Rise as the voice of the deep A thousand years of night Into darkness our prophets fell Silencing our pleas Will we find release When we hear the voice again Your blessing of the deep Reach for the sword of the moon Break the inhibiting rune Enter the emerald sea Rise as the voice of the deep Find the missing part of you in the tide Revel in the treasure of your kingdom Leave the chain of landlocked dreams To be where you belong For power so strong Reach for the sword of the moon Break the inhibiting rune Enter the emerald sea Rise as the voice of the deep Reach for the sword of the moon Break the inhibiting rune Enter the emerald sea Rise as the voice of the deep
3.	Straight At Its Face 04:40	lyrics	buy track
A curious ambition An inkling that you had Forthwith it was your mission And drove you nearly mad Capacity at maximum Your stubbornness raised the stakes There's no more room for mistakes A final attempt Or this is the end Wait until night Put in the distance Don't turn around don't look Straight at its face There's no recourse and no assistance Whatever you do don't look Straight at its face Straight at its face Straight at its face Erroneous assumption There's one more piece to dispel A contraption that will not function This much you can foretell At sunset you are entering This realm of ill repute Your destination: the root It's time to descend And never relent Now that it’s night You're putting in distance Still Don't turn around don't look Straight at its face There's no recourse and no assistance Whatever you do don't look Straight at its face It's morning light You've put in the distance You turn around and look There's no remorse no resistance You close your eyes and look Straight at its face Straight at its face
4.	Flee 07:00	lyrics	buy track
Many centuries have passed Since her powers have been sealed Through your exploration Now that place has been revealed A certain risk is part of every journey, every trade You're quite used to facing danger and no stranger to tempting fate But one thing in this world You were not meant to see Your presence in these chambers Causes instability Reversal of the ritual Unification of domains That were long ago created To inhibit her remains There’s nothing in these halls No chests of gold for you to steal Reflected in the chamber walls A dark duality Flee Run The first link of her chains has been undone You must escape from the sea It has begun Once revived she won't spare anyone You must flee Ride Resist the temptation of her light Calamity Flee The tremors surge As you emerge From the darkness underground By now it is night There's no light in sight Except a shimmer when you turn around You can barely see But you know you must flee From this dark sanctuary Head toward the inland Far away from the sea Please Flee Run The first link of her chains has been undone You must escape from the sea It has begun Once revived she won't spare anyone You must flee Ride Resist the temptation of her light Calamity Flee Alive, alive I'm alive Reborn once more I'm alive Thanks to you I'm alive That much is true But my vengeance on your race Is overdue The sky is clear And for a moment you hear Not a single sound Then a flash of light Suddenly it's bright That's when the fireballs start raining down Oh calamity You have set it free This fiery symphony Flee, flee, flee Flee Run The last link of her chains has been undone Escape from the sea It has begun She's alive and won't spare anyone You must flee Ride Resist the temptation of her light Calamity Flee
5.	The Emerald Divide 04:55	lyrics	buy track
As another ship departs Another fortnight has passed They come they say goodbye and Leave her island This is all she has ever known Her realm, her life, her home And her natural devotion To the ocean She's to keep the flame alive Through the darkness, she's the guide And one summer's night She stood on the shore Gazing at the sea Yearning to explore What there may be On the other side Of the emerald divide With her arms spread wide She took one more step And recalled the song As her feet got wet She's the one The long lost bride Of the emerald divide A motherly embrace Soon the waves caress her face There's a pleasant new sensation Alteration In her new form she descends Meets the dwellers of these lands Visits the palace, and unforeseen She knows their queen So this is where you went This is who you represent And one summer's night She stood on the shore Gazing at the sea Yearning to explore What there may be On the other side Of the emerald divide With her arms spread wide She took one more step And recalled the song As her feet got wet She's the one The long lost bride Of the emerald divide At morning light She lies on the shore As consciousness Returns once more Memories of a magic night In the emerald divide An adventure that might Change her course She gets to her feet Steps into the source Will she seek The cold delight Of the emerald divide
6.	Ira'Nos - Part 1: The Final Song Of Man 02:58	lyrics	buy track
And thus the world was on the verge of demise Global resignation, no more will to rise Days before the tree of life would be felled A final conclave was held A young, nameless scholar stepped up and spoke His master had failed an attempt to invoke The subject of legends older than man His final desperate plan The rite near completion, but something went wrong A barrier too strong He recounted the tale of a city of yore Home to the last pre-calamity corps Maintainers of balance, crest of the grail Keepers of the scale The place that is bearing humanity's cross Forgotten Ira'Nos Ira'Nos Noble fortress, reappear Open your gates, the aspects are drawing near Stand your ground, persevere You will answer their calls From your everlasting walls For you are Ira'Nos Ira'Nos. The young, nameless scholar led the chosen group Of sword, staff, and collar, crossbow and lute Toward the frozen river mouth A barren land down south Not all would make it but it might suffice They knew the likely price At their destination the seven await The senate had reforged this pact of ill fate The circle was formed, incantations began The final song of man Revelation or failure, victory or loss Arise, o Ira'Nos Ira'Nos Noble fortress, reappear Open your gates, the aspects are drawing near Stand your ground, persevere You will answer their calls From your everlasting walls For you are Ira'Nos Ira'Nos.
7.	Ira'Nos - Part 2: Rise Of The Citadel 02:16	lyrics	buy track
Humanity has called in the favour What say you, walls of Ira'Nos
8.	Ira'Nos - Part 3: The Walls Respond 01:41	lyrics	buy track
Open the gates to Ira'Nos.
9.	Ira'Nos - Part 4: Defend 04:37	lyrics	buy track
Magnificent, majestic, one of a kind Mortal remnants long left behind They took our sins and those sins took control of their mind Banished at an opportune time Calamity The corps surrounds the tree of life as the forces descend Soldiers of Ira'Nos: Defend Proudly raise your shields, show the crest, hold the ground till the end This is the final stand Of Ira'Nos Ira'Nos Noble fortress, you appeared Opened your gates, the aspects are here Stand your ground, persevere You have answered their calls From your everlasting walls For you are Ira'Nos Ira'Nos The seven split in three and four as some come ashore Heading to the poles, fulfilling their roles, like before The citadel guides the walls and the walls guide the corps Forevermore It's the first time in history that man and the spirits unite Praise the young nameless scholar and the ghost of his master at his side Ira'Nos stands tall, hear its cries wall to wall, see its light Witness the last fight Of Ira'Nos Ira'Nos Noble fortress, you appeared Opened your gates, the aspects are here Stood your ground, persevered You have answered their calls From your everlasting walls for you are Ira'Nos Ira'Nos Opened your gates, the aspects are here Stood your ground, persevered You have answered their calls From your everlasting walls For you are Ira’Nos Ira’Nos Ira’Nos Ira’Nos
10.	Where The Railroad Ends 03:54	lyrics	buy track
Well then Here we are Soon your train Will depart May we meet again Where the railroad ends You've been with me For so long To see you leave Feels so wrong But we'll meet again Where the railroad ends Careful With your step A last embrace Don't forget I will hold your hand Where the railroad ends Motion The time has come I wave goodbye And you move on May we meet again Where the railroad ends
11.	What Kind Of Man 04:44	lyrics	buy track
What kind of man will break with his name And leave his rising fate behind Walking off the road at the bend What kind of man will head for the sea When the ground is calling to his mind Say what kind of man will abandon his land He wouldn’t speak the truth of his fathers He wouldn’t wear their sign And in his hands, he held the future A different fate for every man Will he return from the far side of morning Will he become that kind of man What kind of man will break his own heart And leave his glowing bride behind Walking into the waves of the river of chance What kind of man will do as fate wants And befriend the demons of his mind Say, what kind of man will give rise to the end Although he shared his ancestor’s calling Their ways were not aligned And in his hands, he held the future A different fate for every man When he returns from the far side of morning He will be that kind of man And in his hands, he held the future A different fate for every man When he returns from the far side of morning He will be that kind of man He held the future For every man When he returns from the far side of morning He will be that kind of man
12.	Revolution 04:54	lyrics	buy track
Life is hard as mama used to say No justice for the man And only dues to pay You toil and toil For precious little For a handful and a bite There’s never joy Enough. See, it will Barely last the night Life is hard They’ve told you this There’s nothing you can do You may as well get used to it And keep on getting through But secretly You started building The resistance underground Procured supplies Secured assistance Of too many to count For whom Life is hard Who consider you An important part On their road to true Deliverance A circumstance In which they’ll take this chance Change the fate of the people Raise the everyday man Ride the wave of revolution Rise up while you still can The time is right Rise and unite For the people’s revolution Raise your flag up high Rise and unite You’re the vanguard of this fight Rise and unite The day has come We are assembled Awaiting your command We’ll make them run We’ll make them tremble They will understand that Life is hard For the forgotten class When you’re not born into the blessed Try as they might Their birthright delight Will expire tonight Change the fate of the people Raise the everyday man Ride the wave of revolution Rise up while you still can The time is right Rise and unite For the people’s revolution Raise your flag up high Rise and unite You’re the vanguard of this fight Rise and unite Change the fate of the people Raise the everyday man Ignite the revolution And rise while you can The time is right Rise and unite For the people’s revolution Raise your flag up high Rise and unite You’re the vanguard of this fight Rise and unite
13.	Rise To The Occasion 03:36	lyrics	buy track
They await the reunion Yes, the age of decadence is nigh An emerging downward trend We need you to stand up to it and defy Lend us your service, past events reoccur Rise to the occasion Fate is calling you again They return to where it all began You've seen this before and kept the prophecy alive Rise to the occasion one more time Some have tried to prevent it But in the end, only brief attempts were made It's a struggle for the struggle's sake And the one who could truly help was delayed Forgive us and assist us If you lead they might rise, rise Rise to the occasion Fate is calling you again They return to where it all began You've seen this before and kept the prophecy alive Rise to the occasion one more time Rise to the occasion Fate is calling you again They return to where it all began You've seen this before and kept the prophecy alive Rise to the occasion one more time
14.	Our Time 05:26	lyrics	buy track
I am here again It has been a while, I'm glad to see you well I have long since run out of stories to tell Everyone's doing fine They hope you return in style They look back with a smile At that time Our time, our time Please remember our time Our time, our time Remember our time Our time, our time Remember our time Our time, our time Let’s remember our time Life has been alright My endeavours were a success You would be very proud, I guess Not much else to say Everything changed in a blink But I won't tire to think Back to that time Our time, our time Please remember our time Our time, our time Remember our time Our time, our time Remember our time Our time, our time Let’s remember our time Our time, our time Remember our time Our time, our time Let’s remember our time Our time, our time Remember our time Our time, our time Let’s remember our time Our time, our time Remember our time Our time, our time Let’s remember our time

about

This is our debut album. Enjoy.

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credits

released December 16, 2021

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Main credits:

Fiene:
Lead and backing vocals on tracks 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14

Simon Krajewski:
Backing vocals on tracks 4, 9, 12

Lyrics on track 11 by Fiene
Lyrics on tracks 2, 4, 12, 13 by Fiene & Simon Krajewski
Lyrics on tracks 1, 3, 5, 6, 9, 10, 14 by Simon Krajewski

All tracks composed, arranged, produced and mixed by Simon Krajewski
All tracks mastered by Miro of GateStudio

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Additional credits:

Jean-Michel Kellermann:
Lead Guitars on tracks 1, 2, 4, 8, 9, 10, 12
Rhythm Guitars on tracks 4, 10
Acoustic Guitars on track 10
Bass on track 10

Benedikt Grosser:
Narration on tracks 1, 7, 8
Piano on track 5

Hannah Marie Bullock:
Additional Lead Vocals on track 4

Julia Radosz:
Backing Vocals on track 4

Sarah Krajewski:
Backing Vocals on tracks 11, 12

Ryan Jones:
Lead Guitars on track 14

Logo concept by Fiene
Logo design by Muhammad Putra
All other art and supporting art and visuals by Jonny Kennington