We've been here before

[Verse 1]
For ages I stayed frozen,
Locked inside this sleepless stone.
A fading spark, drifting alone —
I swore I’d never drown your flame.
But now I feel you call my name,
This endless gray begins to fall,
Your quiet fire melts it all.

[Pre-Chorus 1]
I feel your ember under my skin,
A hidden fire pulling me in.

[Chorus]
Just like a spark,
You turn my shadows to ashes,
You warm the cold in my veins.
So hold me once more,
I feel my darkness unravel,
Won’t you set me alight in your flame?

[Verse 2]
It’s that fever I can’t outrun,
High like the stars, wild like the sun.
A reckless pull that spins me thin,
It hums so soft, it draws me in.
I’m caught inside this restless ember,
Bound in your spell — I surrender.
Your fire hides deep in my core.
I see it burn in every sign,
We reap the light we choose to find.
I taste your glow across the night.
I know this truth, it carves me clean,
A beast’s wild heart in a dreamer’s scene —
So darling, will you set me free?

[Pre-Chorus 2]
I feel this ember waking inside,
Your heat a promise I can’t hide.

[Chorus]
Just like a spark,
You turn my shadows to ashes,
You warm the cold in my veins.
So hold me once more,
I feel my darkness unravel,
Won’t you set me alight in your flame?

[Bridge]
No one can swear what’s written ahead,
Maybe we’re dust in a fleeting dance.
But when I reach for tomorrow’s thread,
I hear your whisper, feel my chance.

[Extended Chorus]
Just like a spark,
You turn my shadows to ashes,
You warm the cold in my veins.
So hold me once more,
I feel my darkness unravel,
Won’t you set me alight in your flame?
Burn me bright beneath this moon,
Carve my name where night is strewn.

[Outro]
So blaze over me — oh, oh-oh,
Blaze over me — oh-oh-oh,
Blaze over me — oh, oh-oh,
Blaze over me — let it roar.
Blaze over me — oh, oh-oh,
Blaze over me — take me whole,
Blaze over me — let it soar,
Blaze over me — forevermore.

Ember of You

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Soft Veil Of Particles

FULL ALBUM

Faint Dust

essence reaver 
we’re gettin low 

stuck in a dream
like i’m seventeen 
i can feel myself getting closer
in a part of me 
i can start to see 
that world is giving me closure 

we’re gettin low
we’re gettin low

my soul is everything 
but my heart is the key
if i can’t find myself 
before i start falling 
i’ll drown myself in sorrow 
a burden waiting for tomorrow 
maybe then and only then 
this chapter will finally end 
and i can be reborn 

essence reaver 
we’re gettin low 

now i’m feelin like
spending all my time
showing everyone what it takes
in the mirror i
start to visualize 
someone who’s about to get their break 

stuck in a dream
like i’m seventeen 
i can feel myself getting closer
in a part of me 
i can start to see 
that world is giving me closure 
giving me closure
giving me closure

my soul is everything 
but my heart is the key
if i can’t find myself 
before i start falling 
i’ll drown myself in sorrow 
a burden waiting for tomorrow 
maybe then and only then 
this chapter will finally end 
and i can be reborn 
i can be reborn

i’m finally satisfied 
with the path i’m on 

i feel safer knowing that
my guardian angels
can talk to me now 
tell me how i can 
make it all turn around
so i can be found 
so i can be found

all my life i knew i was on a mission
a mission to awaken my soul 
i always thought it would never be me
but fate had a different goal 
and i’m finally where i need to be 
i’m finally where i need to be 
i’m finally where i need to be 
i’m finally where i need to be 

stuck in a dream
like i’m seventeen 
i can feel myself getting closer
in a part of me 
i can start to see 
that world is giving me closure 
stuck in a dream
like i’m seventeen 
i can feel myself getting closer
in a part of me 
i can start to see 
that world is giving me closure 

SYKE!! 

essence reaver

essence reaver

After Ankeny

Autumn's Creepin' In

Not A Love Song

It’s 5/4 somewhere.

Full album here: soundcloud.com/benjamin-charity/sets/sympathy-for-the-exit-wound

Threshold of Reverie

The crown may glitter, but it’s nothing but rust beneath. Drama Queen is gothic metal sharpened into a blade; riffs that slash, drums that thunder, and vocals dripping with venom.

This track is about control, chaos, and the downfall of those who thrive on manipulation. It’s heavy, theatrical, and unapologetically raw; the sound of a false queen exposed and dethroned.


Lyrics:

GET THE FUCK UP!

I can feel the world inside me
Ashes floating pain inviting
I can’t rest, yet I am sleeping
Crying, dying by your teasing
Never silent, always weeping

I can hear you all around me
My heart is bleeding
Scarcely beating
Insane tempting
You’re so revealing

If you only knew
You taught me the truth behind what was real
But if you only knew,
You taught me all too well the fear to tell what I feel

Please sit with me in broken memory, give a point to such wasted misery. This ache has become so suffocating, annihilation can be so frustrating, when it's berating. I found I'm still hating...

The memories never seem to fade, reminding me I fell for the charade, but I'm not dismayed; I was only ever betrayed by the fucking games you played.

I have so many things to say so that the memorial to you can fade away.

If you only knew 
How paralyzed I was by all the things that went wrong.
But if you only knew
How satisfied I am by knowing that you’re gone.

If you only knew
That hanging by that thread, I only wanted to be me
But if you only knew,
The nicest thing you ever did was set my heart and my soul free

If you only knew
You taught me the truth behind what was real
But if you only knew,
You taught me all too well the fear to tell what I feel

This is the last bridge to you I have left to burn,
But take joy, my dear – you helped me live and learn

SO GET THE FUCK OUT!

If you only knew
You taught me the truth behind what was real
But if you only knew,
You taught me all too well the fear of telling what I feel

Drama Queen

Under My Boot

Under My Boot (ft. Stei Camel)

A Higher Path.mp3

Produced by Mark Xenophontos 

Lyrics by Mark Xenophontos 

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I found a word for longing
Tulala, they used to say
Beneath the banyan shadows
Where I learned to pray
White sands below my feet
Salt air upon my face
There's just some places in this world
Time cannot erase

But it all looks pretty
Till the sun turns grey
Till the colors fade to shadows
And you lose your way

Then it's time to wake up
From the dreams we've grown
Maybe sometime pray again
To find what I let go
That's been a long time coming
Too long to keep the count
I broke my heart again
Stuck in the lost and found

Tulala, tulala
Tulala, tulala

I still see that younger me
Wild and running free
Racing down the shoreline
Chasing what could be
Now I'm counting all the seasons
That slipped between my hands
Wondering if the ocean
Still remembers who I am

Cause it all looked easy
When the world was new
Now I'm holding onto anything
That still feels true

So it's time to wake up
From the life I've known
Maybe learn to pray again
Trace my way back home
That's been a long time coming
These roads all look the same
I broke my heart again
But I'm healing all the same

Tulala, tulala
Tulala, tulala

Will life bring me back to the shores?
When innocence was everything
That growing up means losing
The things I swore I'd keep
But I found myself in letting go
I found myself in letting go

Ohhh, ohhh...
TULALA!

Tulala, tulala
Like the days of innocence long gone
I'll keep on believing
Through the night till grey turns gold at dawn
That heaven's not somewhere else
It's where I learn to be
And all this wandering
Was leading back to me

Tulala, tulala
I'm coming home
Tulala, tulala
Where I belong
Tulala, tulala
I'm finally home

These white sands know my name

I'm hoooooome

Tulala

Tulala

UK and Cyprus-based songwriter and producer crafting melodies that bridge worlds. My music springs from life's raw experiences—the highs, the lows, and the moments of clarity in between.

Drawing inspiration from the Mediterranean shores of Cyprus and the rich musical heritage of the UK, I weave stories of faith, resilience, and hope into every track. My songs are conversations—honest reflections on the journey, celebrations of life's beauty, and reminders that even in our darkest moments, light finds a way.

When you listen to my music, you're not just hearing songs—you're experiencing chapters of a shared human story, one that acknowledges our struggles while embracing the possibility of tomorrow.

Join me as we explore what it means to live authentically, to believe in something greater, and to find meaning in both the extraordinary and the everyday.

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/3wJqKpRbynq7zSGnUFKSbC?si=0zRMaDHkQCysUl5ZLx3uRQ

Bandcamp: https://markxenophontos.bandcamp.com/

Tulala

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