She lies asleep, deceived by all the worldly things, she loves, and feels. Against her chest she holds them tight.
To lose, to lose it all would be the end. It would be the end.

A lonely heart, twists and turns, another soul that has been lost, you must now return
take my hand, walk with me, return

Taken so far from the world, alone at last, her naked image in torment. Contorts, revolts,  against the only chance, to find her way. To find her way, to find her way...

A lonely heart, twists and turns, another soul that has been lost, you must now return
take my hand, walk with me, return

She looks away, her precious treasures hook and snare, against her flesh, longing to not be tossed aside. 
Her wounded form, tears off and casts them all away . 

There's so much more, that she could live for
There's so much more, that she could die for
There's so much more, there's so much more

(A silhouette, reaches out), and she takes hold	

A blinding light, a new ascension has begun, into the dark her burden fades, away. 
Into the dark her burden fades, away. 

She awakens to her heartbeat as it pounds against her chest, able at last to breathe. Her eyes unveiled, her soul retrieved.

Twist & Turn

We've waited, for answers
For so many long years
We've trusted, believed and pursued it.
Now they must taste our tears

Strength in numbers! Strength in numbers!

We've all been led to believe in
A god made of cash and blood
What a simple scapegoat to offer
While we all sink into the mud.

You cannot see the sun from down in the dirt
You cannot feel the warmth from down in the dirt

Strength in numbers! Strength in numbers!

Chorus:
Lift your eyes, hands up towards the sky
They will hear our cry, 

Oh Steadfast, be strengthened
We're stronger than you would perceive
One nation, in union
Heart of the pack, in this we believe

Strength in numbers! Strength in numbers!

Now raise your fists for the fallen
Stand with me in our desire
United, not broken 
And witness the end of an empire

Lift your eyes, hands up towards the sky
They will hear our cry.
Lift your eyes, hands up towards the sky
They will hear our cry.

Fell The Empire

I am never gonna see what you saw in-between. 
The fabled life without, you're falling to your knees. 
Is this what you left for, to fight a long lost war? 
A dark and hollow grave, is where this path will end,
Unless you turn away, in the cold ground you'll stay.

This is a warning! - Turn and walk away - Behold - Harbinger! 
Calls you home.

The cities will fall into the sea that day
The Land will break and the oceans take their place
Swallow the Earth, shatter the sky - Harbinger take flight 
The cities will fall into the sea that day.

Torn apart from the outside in.
No blood spills forth, only blackened sin.
Wasted your life with no sacrifice - Treason in its truest form.
Vacancy that can rival hell - In the latter bound to dwell.
Forever, beckons forth - So silent, no remorse!

No remorse!

This is a warning, the hour is turning!
Renewal is coming, to cleanse us all!
Hide behind all you've died to find.
The darkness will take all that fall in the wake of the Harbinger!


Harbinger

You told me I should do what was right (for me and you) - So I took a stand on shattered legs and broke my fist in two.

Hold me steady - My final moment - I will give my life for you - If I'm returned to the place I was born - Bury me where I will Die; in your arms.

I know I am too lost - The one way too far gone - But hopefully, I might just be at peace in another life - When I die, lay me down - Outside these walls to rest my head - Far from here!

I never thought I'd leave without a single trace to show - The malevolence; the travesty - Of a life lived without cause!

On forgiven feet I tread - Towards a bright light at the end - What I leave behind, just out of sight - Will cease to intertwine.


Senseless

"Harbinger" is the debut extended play record (EP) from South African metal act Animus Fall. Recorded over the first half of 2015, this EP is the culmination of 3 years of writing.

Animus Fall is:
- Joel Dickson (Vocals)
- Nico Bamberger (Lead Guitar)
- Tyron Cerqueira (Drums)
- Burger Botha (Bass)
- Andrew Lambert (Rhythm Guitar)

I found you broken and bleeding,
Without a trace of hope.
You slit your wrists just to see if he’d even give a damn.

No, you are so loved!

Stand up on your own two feet,
Do away with truth untold.
You’re meant for more than you can know,
Your life will remain.

Remain in the light till the call,
Don’t let darkness descend on your soul.

Self-afflicted are scars of the past.
Left behind in the shadow of death.
Another sting of meaningless division,
From the place we are meant to call home.

Division

"Harbinger" is the debut extended play record (EP) from South African metal act Animus Fall. Recorded over the first half of 2015, this EP is the culmination of 3 years of writing.

Animus Fall is:
- Joel Dickson (Vocals)
- Nico Bamberger (Lead Guitar)
- Tyron Cerqueira (Drums)
- Burger Botha (Bass)
- Andrew Lambert (Rhythm Guitar)

Intro

I feel the burn of the flame within me - I've come to know and accept this feeling - Pushed to the edge, I'll claw a way straight through - To find a broken heart- a soul I will renew.
I will escape my fate, I want to live again.

There's no such thing as a heart too heavy - Even the burden of life and memory - A purpose-driven existence to find - The past is gone, the future redefined.

I am the side effect
I am a by-product 
I am the consequence
I am a side effect.

With these hands, I'll start anew - Another way to make it through - Not to be just another side effect.


Side Effect

I found you broken and bleeding - Without a trace of hope - You slit your wrists just to see if he'd even give a damn.

No, you are so loved!
Oh can you hear it now? The lonely static sound.
An open wound that I cannot cauterize.
It’s taken everything,
Except the strength within.
For now I bleed, one too many times.

I was so blind I could not see,
All of the things it did to me.
I was so blind I could not see,
I want to be free.

Oh, I want to be free.

I’m staring at the broken ground,
A sign it’s gone from me.
And all that’s left is the sound,
My heartbreak symphony.

Within a lonely place I stand,
Nothing to stop my fears and thoughts.
So, here is my exclamation,
Of all my past mistakes and
What I’ve become, to burn down to the ground.

Oh will we ever see,
The end of misery.
A wicked world, brought to its knees.
The end of dystrophy.

For now I resonate,
Within a solid state.
It beckons me from a place so far away.
It has been overcome,
To see what has been done.
Look at me now; upon a brand new day!
Stand up on your own two feet - Do away with truth untold - You're meant for more than you can know - Your life will remain.

Remain in the light till the call - don't let darkness descend on your soul.

Self afflicted are scars of the past - Left behind in the shadow of death - Another sting of meaningless division - From the place we are meant to call home. 


Overcome

The seeds we have sown in our days,
Will eat us alive.
Suffocation under all we’ve made,
They will become our demise, they will eat us alive.

Where can we turn to save ourselves?
Will we burn for what we’ve done?
I know that I can find redemption,
Sheltered in the Shadow of the Mountain!

Pulled under and apart.
Blood will flow,
Under the waves and pulling tides.
The agony I feel, is not the sin I bear.
A torturous design, brought up by passing time.

Broken bone, the end is near, near!
Twisted flesh, the end is here, here!

All the wealth of all the world,
Feeble comfort for a soul.
All the wealth of all the world,
What good is it to…DEAD MEN!

In the Shadow of the Mountain

One of the unreleased tracks recorded before the band split.

Vultures

Vultures (Instrumental Bonus Track)

Check out our 2 singles as well as our EP "Harbinger" on SoundCloud or BandCamp! Harbinger is available in digital download and hard-copy orders on BandCamp!  

Animus, meaning "spirit of animosity". Animus Fall brings the image of the season of hostility.

Starting as a nameless project between friends Nico Bamberger, Andrew Lambert & Tyron Cerqueira in 2009, the lineup came to completion with the addition of vocalist Joel Dickson and bassist Theo Burger Botha in September 2013.

Combining harsh and clean vocals, Animus Fall blends fast paced rhythms with catchy melodic undertones.

In October 2013 Animus Fall released their first single "Twist & Turn". In June 2014 they released their second single "Fell the Empire". In August 2014 Animus Fall played at Metal4Africa's Winterfest'2014 show. In July 2015 Animus Fall released their debut EP "Harbinger" featuring 7 tracks, including an intro. 

Website:
http://www.animusfall.com/

Bandcamp:
http://animusfall.bandcamp.com/

YouTube: 
http://www.youtube.com/animusfallza

Twitter: @AnimusFallZA 
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