No one comes around anymore
He is the furthest thing from their mind
Henry thinks that he’s going home
But he was abandoned here, and here he’ll stay
As kind as a man can be
Discarded with hardly a word
He doesn’t yet know
His whole world is gone
A warm smile and hopeful eyes
Greeting everyone as a friend
Inoculated against woe
Of doom and gloom he’s unaware
Patient is he, waiting in vain
For the door to open
They’re analyzing (agonizing), penalizing (neutralizing), criticizing (minimizing), fantasizing (ostracizing), paralyzing, supervising (and surmising)
all will be lost soon
At times the hazy static in his
mind would give way
to momentary lucidity.
Recollections as
real and focused as sunlight
Separations vanish as his senses would thoughtlessly betray
[Reality or merely] the memory (of a memory) here?
Only to forget, only to vanish
Awake and in the
moment yet pitifully unaware
He knows with resolute conviction here he does not belong.
The dull ache of an absence he's yet to realize
This parting yet to be understood
"Let me go," he begs.
With tearful eyes,
he smiles
to hide he’s desperate
Get away.
He wants to scream yet still he
Just smiles
Hoping for Mary.
This ceaseless dream confounds, bears no understanding
“Am I a prisoner?” His fears swirl and swarm like flies
Parades of unfamiliar faces passing by
Stolen from his home or his home stolen from him?
Parades of
unfamiliar faces
passing by
credits
from The Oubliette,
released September 25, 2020
Music and Lyrics by Chris Hathcock
Instruments and Vocals Performed by Chris Hathcock
except:
Lead Guitar Solo by James Nelson
Engineered, Mixed, and Mastered by Jamie King
Additional Engineering by Chris Hathcock
supported by 107 fans who also own “Stage 1: His Name is Henry”
The songs are masterfully composed and flow together beautifully, and the orchestration is exactly how I want metal orchestration to sound: full, playable by a real orchestra, and just as important to the music as the vocals, drums, guitar, and bass are. tonycordeshimself
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Abstract Illusion achieve to create an imaginary landscape that magnets to our metallic soul. An extraordinary rounded album that will continue spinning for a long period. josich
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I never cared about symphonic metal at all. I do very much care about folk as well as progressive metal, and so I couldn't resist after reading the third exceptional AMG review for Wilderun in a row. 'Sleep...' has been on my radar for quite some time, being graced by one of the most beckoning cover arts I have ever seen. The band more than lives up to its reputation, composing great musical pieces from start to finish. I absolutely love the multitude of influences being put together here. David Fischer
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I dig this album so much, definitely a keeper. Subtly and masterfully mixing death metal subgenres, backed with an over the top production. They're true professionals. Can't wait for their next release! doive