Bear Fight #2

Hoisting The Vanguard

LYRICS:

PAIN FROM RUPTURES
SUMMONS RECOVERY
I HEAL
I'M HERE
HOW COULD THIS HAPPEN?
I WAS MANGLED AND LEFT FOR DEAD
BUT DESPITE THE RIPS, BITE MARKS, AND THIS LIMP
I STAND ON MY FEET AGAIN
SMOKE SLID UP FROM THE VILLAGE
AS I HOBBLED MY WAY BACK HOME
THREE NEW ENTRIES APPEARED FROM THE WAR
FROM WHICH NOT ONE SENTRY ROAMED
I DECIDED ON RESTITUTION
A SORT OF CONSTITUTED REWIND
MY INTENT WAS TO NOT RETURN
BUT REVIVAL TAKES TIME
ARE THERE LIMITS TO THE SPIRITS
THAT MAY NEVER BE FORGOTTEN?
HOW CAN I LINGER ON
AFTER I'M GONE?
ARE THERE LIMITS TO THE SPIRITS
THAT MAY NEVER BE FORGOTTEN?
HOW WILL I LINGER ON
AFTER I'M GONE?
I CHANNEL THESE WORDS AGAIN:
DEATH IS JUST ONE MOTIVATION
WITH MY WEAPON AS DEDICATION
I FIGHT ALONE FOR A REMEDY
UNTIL MY END
FOR THE VARIABLES TO COME
AND THE MASSES WHO FACE THEIR OWN TORTURE
I BOUND FOR MY SECOND DEPARTURE
BECAUSE WE ALL DESERVE AN ABUNDANCE IN LIFE

Recovery #1 (The Reassembly)

A Battered Retreat And Reflection

Bear Fight #1

LYRICS:

LIGHT OF THE MOON
SHINES ITS WAY THROUGH
OVER MY EYES
OVER MY SKIN
OVER MY PATH
THAT LIES HERE
FREEDOM IS NEAR
I FEEL IT

Some Distant Sense Of Freedom

LYRICS:

ONE'S DEATH SHOULD BE ENOUGH MOTIVATION
BUT I ALSO AIM FOR AN END TO THE SUFFERING
THESE MEMOS ARE FOR A SACRIFICE I'M WILLING TO TAKE
FOR MYSELF AND GENERATIONS TO COME
ON MY TOES
ON MY TOES
CLOSER
SHHHH
ONE, TWO, STEP
CLOSER
CLOSER
ANOTHER STEP CLOSER
AND I BOLT PAST THE LIGHTS
I'M PAST THE MAIN SQUARE
ALMOST OUT OF SIGHT
TONIGHT IS THE NIGHT
THAT I INITIATE MY PLAN
THE COUNCIL HAS A DANCE
SO I'M TAKING A CHANCE
TO SNEAK PAST THE TROOPS
AS THEY WALTZ IN THE HALLS
AND MAKE MY WAY TOWARDS
SAINT BARTHOLOMEW'S WALLS
HERE'S MY STRATEGY:
IN THE EAST WING CONFESSIONAL
THERE'S A BATTERED CORRIDOR
CRUMBLING INTO A CISTERN
BELOW THE CATHEDRAL FLOOR
IT WILL LEAD ME UNDER RAMPARTS
THAT ENCAPSULATE AROUND
WHERE I’LL MAKE MY ESCAPE
BUT CAN ALSO RETURN TO THE TOWN
THOUGH I WON’T NEED TO COME BACK
TO THIS PLACE ANYMORE
ONLY TIDINGS OF PRIME HEALTH
ARE WHAT I'VE STRIVED FOR
AND THE WORD I HAVE HEARD
FROM LONG OVERDUE NEWS
HAS PUT MY VISION FORWARD
AND A FIRE IN MY SHOES
I LOOK FORWARD NOW
LOOK YONDER!
THERE’S THE GATHERING!
DRUNKEN SOLDIERS SWAY AND LURCH!
MAY THE DARKNESS VEIL MY PRESENCE
AS I SPRINT TO THE CHURCH

Saint Bartholomew's Cathedral (The Exit Plan)

LYRICS:

THE RUMORS ARE TRUE
THERE EXISTS A CURE
MY PRAYERS HAVE BEEN HEARD
AND NOW I'M REASSURED
THAT THE LIFE OF DISEASE
THAT I'VE PLEADED TO LEAVE
CAN NOW BE OUTLIVED
TO LET MY STORY BEGIN
MY NAME IS ANTIOCO
I'VE YEARNED TO BE HEARD
I'VE LONGED FOR A LEGACY
TO LINGER ON IN THE WORLD
BUT I'VE BEEN PLAGUED FOR YEARS
AND IT HAS HEIGHTENED MY FEARS
OF REMAINING UNSEEN
AND LIVING LIFE WITHOUT MEANS
I’VE BEEN AT WAR FOR SO LONG
TO HEAL MYSELF ON MY OWN
THOUGH THEY CLAIM THE STATE’S INCURABLE
I JUST CAN'T ATTONE
BECAUSE THEY ALSO WILL SAY
TO TAKE PILLS EVERYDAY
FOR LIFE
BUT I BELIEVE
THAT THE REMEDY FOR ME
IS YONDER THE WOODS
AND HOLDING NO BOUNDS
TO THE LATITUDES AND THE LONGITUDES
OF MY FORTITUDE
I KNOW IT’S THERE
PAST THE NATION'S BORDERS
AN ISLE
A GLIMMER IN THE DARK
A PHAROS I EMBARK ON
THE RUMORS ARE TRUE
I’M BRACED FOR A CHANGE
I’LL DOCUMENT MY VOYAGE
AND THE CHOICES I’LL MAKE
MY WRITINGS WILL HEAL THE SICK
DAY AFTER DAY AFTER DAY
AND I’LL FINALLY BE NOTICED
FOR THE STEPS I HAD MADE
THOUGH TROOPS HAVE TAKEN MY GUNS
AND NOW THEY SURVEY THIS LAND
I’LL FIND SOME WAY TO PROTECT MYSELF
BY WITS AND FOLDED HANDS
I HAVEN’T WAITED THIS LONG
TO BE REFRAINED BY THE LAW
AND I’LL BE DAMNED IF I GIVE IN
WHETHER IT’S RIGHT OR IT’S WRONG
BECAUSE IT'S YONDER THE WOODS
AND HOLDING NO BOUNDS
TO THE LATITUDES AND THE LONGITUDES
OF MY FORTITUDE
IS IT RAPHAEL?
ANGELIC WORK ON EARTH?
EITHER WAY, IT'S A BLESSING
A BLESSING I EMBARK ON
HOW LONG WILL IT TAKE YOU
TO LOVE YOURSELF
AND FINALLY BE FREE?
SET ASIDE THE OUTSIDE
AND LOVE YOURSELF
TO FINALLY BE FREE

Hope For Antioco

LYRICS:

THE SAFETY OF OUR LAND IS AT STAKE, MEN
OUR OPPOSITION CONTINUES THE HUNT
FOR OUR PEOPLE
FOR OUR POWER
BUT WE'LL NOT CONCEDE OR COWER
WE'LL DRIVE THESE BASTARDS ENDLESS FATHOMS INTO HELL
BUT TODAY I SUMMON YOU WITH DIRE REGARD
BECAUSE EXECUTIVES HAVE ORDERED TWO COMMANDS
THESE TWO ORDERS SHALL EXPEDITE PROTECTION
OF OUR NATION
AND ITS FREEMEN THAT RESIDE
THE FIRST ORDER IS TO BORDER EVERY CORNER
OF EVERY EDGE
OF EVERY TOWN
THIS ASSURES OUR PEOPLE THEIR PROTECTION
BY ALLOWING ONLY OUR TROOPS IN AND OUT
WE SHALL NOT LET ANYONE ELSE IN
AND WE SHALL NOT LET ANYONE ELSE OUT
HEED THIS FIRST COMMAND AND LIGHT YOUR LANTERNS
BECAUSE THE MORNING MARKS THE DAWNING OF THIS PLAN
THE SECOND ORDER IS THE CONFISCATION OF FIREARMS
FROM CIVILIANS THAT AREN'T SERVING IN THE WAR
WE WILL ENTER EVERY HOUSEHOLD AND COLLECT ALL THAT WE FIND
TO LEAVE VIOLENCE FOR OUR FRONTLINES AND DEFENSE
WE SHALL NOT DEAL WITH RESISTANCE
AND WE SHALL NOT DEAL WITH INJUSTICE
HEED THIS SECOND COMMAND AND LIGHT MORE LANTERNS
BECAUSE THE MORNING MARKS THE DAWNING OF THIS PLAN
YES, THE MORNING MARKS THE DAWNING OF THESE PLANS

Commander Warren Gathers Troops For Immediate Orders

LYRICS:

I SWEAR
I SWEAR IT
HE KNOWS WHERE I AM
EACH TIME I FLEE THIS VILLAGE
HE HUNTS ME DOWN AGAIN
BUT I MUST PERSIST
THESE WOUNDS MUST HEAL
THE ISLE AWAITS ME STILL
THIS BEAST AND WAR CAN'T STOP ME
I'LL DIE BEFORE I FAIL

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