Set Fire to the Rain (vocal demo)

- the Grand Design- 

I was the One.
I had been chosen. 
(sacrificed for all) 

I believed that all doors had been opened. 
(against my Will)

Beckons decode all that's left to erode to the black. 
It's a shame... 
...the musings along the way. 

Who's to blame? 
Who is to blame? 

Reassemble that which descends from the tyrants above. 
Transcend. 
Amend what has been done. 
(feed on the mistake) 

Take back all of your steps, cut your own path through the trees before it's too late. 

We've gone too far in the wrong direction. 
Change what We are. 
Reclaim what's Ours. 

From the slaughter...
...Lead the sheep out from the slaughter. 

Vacate that which descends from the tyrants above and transcend from the slaughter. 

RUN!!!

Mere passing thoughts commit your Host. 

Work through Me to render your Pain. 

Born of the Blood. 
Survived by the Flood.
Revear the Reign.

Beacons decode all that's left will erode to the black hole devouring all life. An endless death. 

It's a shame, the musings along the way.

Covered in blood, though none of my own
(they lay in rest)
Properties of the unknown.
(spineless) 

Take back all of your steps, cut your own path through the trees before it's too late. 

This systematic meltdown tells no lies. 
This systematic meltdown does not lie. 

We've gone too far in the wrong direction. 
Change what We are. 
Reclaim what's Ours.

Enter the Crown - The Grand Design

- Contrarian - 

Pay me what I'm owed.

Tear down the Youth that grows from Yonder branch. 
Harvest the Fruit that yields forth honest trance. 
Vomit your Fears covered in rotten entrails.

Sift through the filth to separate the remnants of all You have offered. 
(Sift through the filth) 
Eat the refuse... 
...Sour. 
This stench you cannot depart from. 

Pay me what I am owed. 
I will reverse this image on my own. 

I, Contrarian. 

I haven't felt this way since I was Summoned forth into this World. 
I am immune to the Scent. 
No choice to Repent. 
I transcend the Fear. 

Left open. 
Hinges broken. 
Barely holding on. 
At the edge of my wits. 
Where did I go wrong? 

Failed myself. 
Disappointment soaking up the being I could have grown (dead in the ground). 

Dilapidated infrastructure held together by mere will.

You're only as strong as your grasp can withstand. 
Give up. 
Let go, and release what you've asked from this hand. 

I, Contrarian. 

Break through this mold. 

Torn off have been my Horns. 
Lay me to Rest. 
I, Flayed, Bled, Forlorn. 
But yet, I come to. 

Pay. 

Pay me what I'm owed. 
Or I will change this image on my own. 

I. Contrarian.

Enter the Crown - Contrarian

- Mirrors - 

And so I stand face to face with He who shaped me. 

The Morning Star, alas, has swung. 

The lashings on my back bleed slow. 

In these moments I maintain the will to expand and inflict pain unto myself. 
Upon myself. 

Chained against the wall, I woke up. 
'Cause all my heights are climbing. 
Up until now I've not tried to even face Him. Yet unforeseen and unbeknownst to me, 

I too wield that Flail. 

I break through my restraints and take them. 
No life spared once I've been fed Souls. 

I too wield that Flail. 

I'll bring you back Wonders from my journey back home. 

What has been left behind is an offering to...

... What lies As Above yet feeds So Below. 

A lonely walk down a Barren sorrow. 
An effigy I had to consume whole. 
Oh, to give me energy to balance myself. 

The ones not seen today were lost along the way. 
And even though they're gone. 
They're not forgotten.

A lonely walk through a Barren sorrow. An effigy I had to consume whole. 

All to give me energy to balance myself. 

Reflection surround me. 
Abounding, 
before I get what I have come here for. 

What have I come here for?

Shattering this image makes us whole.

Enter the Crown - Mirrors

- Introduzione - 

Deep below the chasm of pain the shivering wonder erupts through your chest.
Clawing through bone. 
The hunger that feeds, leading Sun's final slumber. 
Redeeming the flesh. 

Retrace an image so incomplete. Gestate for hours. 
A price worth paying. 
Taste what is in store. 

Deep below the chasm of pain the Shivering Wanderer erupts through your chest.

Retrace an image so incomplete. Gestate for hours. 
A price worth paying. 
Taste what has been stored within your veins. 
Haunting you're disgraced and wallowing Soul...

...Forged within the rot of the soil. 

Henceforth replicate.

Enter the Crown - Introduzione

I took a passage from the Book of the Dead and read it over some tasty riffs recorded by Paul Thomas.
Here's a pic of the page: http://imgur.com/7paLD6y

Gate One read

A short song I wrote over "Purification" from the Ninja Gaiden 3 soundtrack.  Mixed and produced By Gregory Dirr of Overlord.

The song is a cry for help and vow to prevail in my personal battle with the bottle.

Sick and Tired

A song i wrote, inspired by the Souls series. (Demons Souls, Dark Souls, Dark Souls 2).  The music is the Sango theme from Inuyasha.  I have been singing to this song for over 10 years and was never able to settle on a theme.  The moment it finally hit me, it took less than a month to write the lyrics.  I truly love and appreciate the Souls series very much, it has been helping me through the most difficult time in my life. These games that are, to most, just a fun way to pass the time, really do mean a lot to me, and I probably would not be here if it was not for them. If i could do anything to show my thanks, it would be this.  I honestly hope that you enjoy it. Because i sure do.

LYRICS
I stare into an Ashen Lake to look at my reflection and I'm surprised by what I see.
The face of desperation, entombed in desolation, staring back, lacking all humanity.
And I'm trying to figure out why I've been wearing these rags since I woke up inside this place, alone
I don't know where I'm going, or where I've even been, or where it was I used to call my home. 
I'm so confused. I'm just trying to comprehend. I just want to know where it went.

Where is my heart.
What's this Dark Soul.

No drop of blood that I could smear, or song that I could chant, or spell that I could weave could ever bring me back.
I've hollowed to the point that I have become a husk.
And I've consumed all these effigies, but it's not enough.
And I slay the demons that come my way. They come back again.
This fight is never over, there really is no end.
Waking up next to a fire with a sword shoved in its core, as I make my way to the Kings door.
It feels like this place was designed to test my will.
I'm growing stronger by the kill, but I fell...

...and I lost all of my souls.

So I came back, and they're all gone.

We can find strength just beyond the beaten path.
Look and you might find some loot in the middle of nowhere. But you won't know unless you go there. 
So ready your weapons, and find all those shinys. Let's kill all these giants and monsters and zombies.
But dont feel bad for them, they've been driven mad by the darkness that permeates all of the land.
Put your best foot forward and don't rely on luck.
And you best not be scared, boy.
You better buck up.
In these dark times, you are the Dark Soul.

I'll inscribe my sigil, you summon me in.
Together, let's go for a whirl.
Side by side, we'll fight and we'll vanquish all who reside in this world.
The Pursuer, the Sinner, the Demon, the Whore.
The Spider, the Scorpion, the Gorgon, and more.
We'll take them all down as we rise in our ranks.
Absorb all their essence, and grow in our strength.
Just remember the only tip you need to win;
Just seek larger souls and go find the King.
In these dark times you are the Dark Soul.

The Dark Soul (demo)

Lyrics, voice, and guitar by Jesse Perez. 

- the Settlers - 

All of these years it has been, I've always waited for you. 
I've tried, so true, to Love, but all of them lost. 

The pattern remained. They all knew the name of the girl I would always pursue. 
I had to confess to them, Love with me came at a cost. 

Love lasts forever, and Love will never change. 
I will always be there when she comes 'round the way. 

These are the things that you say to yourself when you're desperate.

But love is ever changing, and love can truly die. Just hope that you're present while you are both alive. 
I, for one, have made some mistakes I can't hide. 

I've been settling.
I've been settling. 
I have given up. 
But I am still searching for more. 
Settling. 
I've been settling. 
I have given up, but I am still searching for more. 

Oh-Oh! 

I wake up everyday, exhausted from all of this Pain.

Look at you, living your life. 
Look at you, wandering. 
Bye. 
I, at times, wondered if you, too, had waited.

I see the look on your face. 
Your reaction to our taste. 
Please don't let this go to waste. 

Are you Settling? 
Are you Settling? 
Have you given up? 
When you could be searching for more. 
Settling. 
Are you settling? 
Have you given up when you could be searching for more?

Oh-Oh! 

Look me straight in the eyes and tell me I'm not the better prize. 
Look deep into my Soul and tell me that you want to let me go. 

It may be hard for you to understand. 
But this Man can only take so much for so long. 

And I know you'll want to remain friends. 
But I can't promise you anything. 
The only thing I can give is the Truth. 

So, lie to me. 
Lie to me. 
Why don't you lie to me right to my face? 
Lie to me. Lie to me. 
And tell me I can't take his place. 
Just lie to me. Lie to me. 
Spare me and lie to me right to my face. 

Lie to me. 
Lie to me. 
And tell me that I'm just not good enough.

Well, it's that time for me to hit the road. 
Sorry, my love, but I just have to go. 
I can't do this for a lifetime. 
Now I stand on the edge of the roof and Proclaim to the heavens the Truth. 

This deflowering has devoured me. 
I'm a Wasteland. 

Oh, are we settling? 

Are We settling? 
Have we given up when we could be searching for more? 

Settling. 
Are we settling? 
Have we given up when we've already found more? 

Oh-Oh... 

*the wolf howls*

Jester954

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