Betray-Ed - Forsaken Fairytale

11th track from Betray-Ed's sixth full lenght : Forsaken Fairytales.

FORSAKEN FAIRYTALES :

1. D(r)ead
2. Optokinetic Nystagmus
3. Night Of Torment
4. The Flight
5. Above The Sea Of Clouds
6. L'Orchestre Sous La Pluie
7. Totentanz, A Shadowplay In Two Acts
8. Begynnelse (Norwegian Legend)
9. Omen Of Victory
10. A Shepherd's Fable
11. Forsaken Fairytale
12. Voices From The Other World

"Forsaken Fairytales" is the sixth full length of the french duet Betray-Ed.

Betray-Ed is :

François : Keyboards, vocals, drum programming, pan flute.
Adelaïde : Electric & acoustic guitars.

Guests (in order of appearance) :

- Béatrice : Guitars on "Night of Torment"
- Fleur : Vocals on "The Flight", "Forsaken Fairytale" &"Voices from the Other World".
- Julien : Vocals on "The Flight" & "Voices from the Other World".
- Rosarius : Guitar on "L'orchestre sous la pluie".
- Christophe : Flute on "L'orchestre sous la pluie".
- Peter John Warner : Nøkkelharpe on "Begynnelse (Norwegian Legend)".
- Delfine : Cithara (zither) on "Omen of Victory".
- Laetitia : Viola on "A Shepherd's Fable" & "Forsaken Fairytale".
- Julie : Vocals on "Forsaken Fairytale" &"Voices from the Other World".

All songs composed & recorded between december 2009 & september 2010 by François,
except "L'orchestre sous la pluie" (François/Rosarius) & "Begynnelse" (trad.).
The lead melody (introduction) of "Omen of Victory" is also based on a traditionnal irish tune.
All lyrics by François.

Cover art : original image from Gustave Doré, illustration for the book "La Belle au bois dormant".
Present artwork by Florent Castellani.

Sample in "D(r)ead" taken from The Twiligth Zone ("The Thirty-Fathom Grave", 1963).
"Begynnelse" & "Omen of Victory" are based on traditional tunes.
"Begynnelse" is re-arranged by Peter John Warner, "Omen of Victory" by François.


Produced & Arranged by François. Release date : September, 12th, 2010
The whole album can be streamed on last.fm


Total Playing Time : 42'28


LYRICS :

Again I cross the gates
Of the sorrowful garden
I shall keep its secrets
Lovestories gone forever...

Frozen figures of marble remind me of once was
Time forever dead and gone
Sleeping princess, I wept before thee and lost my mind
Gazing at your astral beauty...

Here comes the winter
Of my joyless life
My existence is over
In her arms, I dream I drown...

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