Scrawlings Of The Architect

cross the barren sculptor
the stars are retreating

I must follow the lines of the architect's
grief stained and suffering vision
the demiurge calls

piercing through the darkness
endless wonders of space and time
i could gaze for a thousand lives
the beauty fills my eyes

Periapsis

raise the earth and pour the sea

I've seen the mountains grow
and the rivers take their toll
I've waited countless hours
to spit in the face of time

like ants they scatter under a flame
heedless prayers, fall on deaf ears
unwelcome sunrise
extravagant in form
I am not your judgement
I only bear witness

ripple the fourth dimension with my mind
reasoning suffocates buried with time
deep inside Pangaea we will be

throne of creation gone

burn the earth and boil the sea

Pangaea

I fear no evil, save what is mine
no gods, no demons
Illusions of the mind

every time that I close my eyes, I only hear a single voice
it calls to blood and earth and phosphor
and I know I had a choice

deadly vapors rise
I feel that Ood Soul
coming back again
with force unfathomed
Ozric's Tentacles

I fear no evil, save what is mine
no gods, no demons
illusions of the mind

at rest a thousand years
behold it's gaping maw
it holds the hand of god
within the devil's jaw

at reign a thousand years
uphold eternal law
forget the face of god
surrender to the fall

The Fall

I watched it all form
dawn of the cosmos
space and time unaltered
I watched it all end
all life picked clean
alone I stand
behind the sun

I've seen the gods crack the sky
I've seen the morningstar rise
all life is fluttering light
in this universal tomb

I've seen visions of a dead universe
pass through the gate of the astral sepulcher

we are stars
we are dust
you are earth
you are rust

eternity come void
silence turned silent
cosmic waves of pain
constant and unfolding

perturbed idols prelude your chaos
hollow bodies turn into dust
i only bear witness to all
of the mouths of your false gods sewn shut

Laniakea

Progressive Metal from the Upstate of South Carolina. Behind The Sun is a 4 man group working to create our own blend of Metal from the music we love.

"This is an incredibly precise and meticulous band, one to whom concept and execution are equally important. Post Solis is an excellent debut album for a band that definitely needs more attention.”"
- Invisible Oranges

"The musicianship is undeniable and overcomes the weaknesses with grace and ease. The drumming throughout the album is precise and diverse and is accompanied by the solid use of bass."
-	Angry Metal Guy

"The less progressive slant works completely to the albums favour to become less familiar and more explorative. All the songs have a generalized ebb and flow like a single track album. There’s still some of the start-and-stop jerkiness of progressive, but again, it’s toned down so the sudden shifts are less jarring. Indeed, it’s progressive that progresses beyond progressive cliches to create a singular, cohesive album."
- CVLT Legion

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