A lamb becomes a lion 
as iron sharpens iron
go and draw the blood of your master
his shackles hang on your skin still
that hammer in your hand wont made for you
better turn it on him
turn it on him

become the work of your arms
be the stone you broke apart for many years
build a new foundation high up in the hills
far above the quarry where you toiled so many years

go and draw the blood of your master
his shackles hang on your skin still
that hammer in your hand wont made for you
gotta  turn it on him, gotta turn it on him
go and draw the blood of your master.


As Iron Sharpens Iron

Monssoonnss

rough cut of new project, thank you for listening

I Am The Leaf

six thousand years of wandering searching for the perfect vale
with the precipice upon them
the breath of man was drawing to thin

pure ambition betrayed them
their arch had reached its end
the masters of ascension descend to earth again

so we wrap ourselves around these old things

bonded by love and spun by alchemists

deceive forgotten children 
breath truth in myth and then
dismantle them with metaphors again
 interfere with lesser men

the cloak and dagger is maintained
the cosmic rhythm is unchanged
lay waste to those that live down below
forged from steel and spun by them
sent down from above 
no longer bonded by love
bonded by love
by love

make catalyst for war
betray the primogenitor.


Sharp Angled Ascension

IOU's...On the run
all the men i've burned 
lined up and begging to take me down
made it all the way to the last light pole in town
that's where a preacher man caught up with me
"you learned to swim in muddy water"
"time to wash your sins clean."
Learned to swim in muddy water?
that's where my preacher baptized me.
he had the good book in his hand
had his sleeves rolled up to his elbows
glasses down at the end of his nose
he said "we should hang this man"
"God said hang this man"
cigarettes crackle in the dark
winding down of conversations
the orange glows all burn out
the whole world is dark
we hover over remains of cans and bottles we drank
above all things i wish for wings
but the gift of flight is always balanced by the taste of worms.

Forwardtodaybreak

Fra Mauro is a formation on the near side of Earth's Moon that served as the landing site for the American Apollo 14 mission in 1971..


Fra Mauro

godless ages

For Janet Koehne, a beautiful soul who left this world too soon.
I wrote this song for my friend Janet Koehne who passed away on February 20th, 2016. Janet was a truly beautiful soul, loved by so many, and in the brief time we had together we began to develop a deep friendship. It was a privilege to know her. We were supposed to meet and play our guitars together, but her disease took her from us too soon. As I played the descending slide guitar line on this track I could distinctly hear a second guitar doubling my lines in a graceful and touching way. I do not question who was playing that guitar - when something resonates in your soul you don't question it. Farewell in this life sweet Janet, this is a cry from my heart and it is for you - until we meet again.

Ascent

The mastery of flight just become a novelty to me?
A novelty.
This wasn't just some dream
there was a whole other world
just like the one that you see
only i had wings
me and the ones that I loved we had wings
me and the ones that i loved
me and the ones that i loved
me and the ones that i loved we had wings

And I was King......
and they worshiped me
maybe that's what i need
they worshiped me
they worship me
that's what i need

they worship me because i am King
yea....they worship
me in my dreams
yea that's what i need.

So i decide to seed my own dynasty
in my likeness they will be
but they won't have wings
that's just for me and the ones that i love
me and the ones that i love
only

it wasn't meant to be
this old thing came up close to me, as it washed over me
it unearthed ancient history
buried deep down inside
buried deep down inside

The One's That I Love

Resist the Scarlet Cloak
"Why is your writing so sad?"   -my friends

I think about what i see
reflect on how it makes me feel
write outward through reflection 

All tracks are written, performed, and produced by Joshua Miller.  alleys, abandoned houses, stairwells, living rooms, kitchens, even by the dumpster behind a pretty decent Chinese Restaurant.

"Fear for our Future" -https://soundcloud.com/cesiumswimsuit

"it never snows when i need it the most..." -https://soundcloud.com/cigarettesandmilk

"the gift of flight is always balanced by the taste of worms" -RCB

As Iron Sharpens Iron

Rook Checks Bishop