Edge of Sanity - Crimson (2/5)

Part 2 of 5.

HQ (stereo): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kO4y4jxc3WU&fmt=18

Lyrics:

A whole world is mourning
the loss of their king.
In sorrow a new day dawning.
Now the princess is their everything.
A procession to the chambers
where they kiss their fathers ring.
But can you hear the angel of sadness sing
...with broken wings.

And with death came disorder,
who were they now to obey?
No leader, no followers.
No trust, no faith.
The princess is too young to tame a land,
a new king must be chosen.
In search for such a man of trust
there will be contradictions.

Coming forth on desert ground,
the incarnation of a king in sleep profound.

Another self-proclaimed king,
set to rule in the new empire.
On a mission to save the forsaken ones
and to re-light the dying fire.

The crowd was confused and divided in two,
a battle was about to begin.
Another man with a will as strong
declared a war to win.
His army of believers was faithful, mighty and brave.
Set to capture the liar, to forever enslave.

His troops were marching
on to the battlefield
to set this world on fire.
His forces are never giving yield.

WAR!
Messengers of hell... they fought for what would be
a blood-stained crown.
Utter chaos supreme.
The sand absorbs the colour of dawn.
Nevermore shall they dream!
Nevermore!

The years went by under a blood-red sky,
the king still suppress the rebellian lie.
He is the one, the self-chosen son,
master of the throne he rules upon.
The sacred child awakened from her crystal sleep.
And the earth was shaking,
and the people prayed for their souls to keep.
The light of day is flowing
into her virgin eyes.
Oh, the sun is stolen.

A dark formation in the skies.
Unites the powers in her eyes.
Her soul's inhaling all the living light.
Bringing on the dark, eternal night.
Gathering evil in all its might.

Seven years...
Purity...
Innocence...
Dignity...

Hail!
Hail the queen!
Ruling supreme.

Category:

Music

Tags:

• crimson
• edge
• of
• sanity
• progressive
• metal
• melodic
• death
• dan
• swanö
• mikael
• åkerfeldt
• opeth
• katatonia
• bloodbath

[oathofobscurity]

that line "with broken wings"...... just the way he sings it can put a tear in even a metalhead's eye

[Greensmurf]

Do you people really need to be so anal about the sub genres?

Some people call it death metal, prog metal, prog death metal, melodic death metal.

it can be all these things. genres are just a way to describe music. Not categorise them. Just forget the genre and enjoy what you hear

[setop123]

no fucking dislikes, good good

[z3ni7]

If all progressive death-metal bands would sound like that, this genre would go mainstream. Excellent work!

[andrewh817]

Man this is exactly what I'm looking for!! It's been forever since I heard new metal (to me) that is quality and I just found it.

[spartannoob]

...there will be contradictions.. thum thum thum, thurum thum thum, thurum thum thum thummm 2:26

[draganov]

@ovatsug345 Actually, judging by the output of the band after Swano left, and by the work of the bands where he was afterwards, this album is totally his creation....the other guys simply played what he wrote :)

[Gonko100]

what a goddamn masterpiece

[Masontrapp1]

@danielova9000 its all crimson its one 40 minute masterpiece

[danielova9000]

whats this track called?

[900blueberry]

I remember here in north Texas, before you could get EVERYTHING on the internet there was a metal record store. We got little gems like this there.

They were like $50 imports!

[spartank17]

best part 5:38 to 6:29