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Lyrics:

His gilded Sako,
In the studded holster
He's got Paraiso to
Stick it to the wowsers
Nine Diamond bullets
Synthesised in Dakar
To triple body men
Like at Maputo Airport

Ostentacious bloodsports
A body for a body
Cyclical yet sporadic
Satisfying for addicts
Envied by poorer suckers
Craving the gilded Sako
Obliging basal instincts, they bite

With his Sako, he
Burst fired six through the
Windows, striking his
Rivals, watching them
Drop like flies in the
Smoke, he waits for the
Rebound sent to dis-
-patch him

His magazine, full of women
It can hold a hundred
His magazine, full of bullets
It can hold a hundred
His Sako, it turns more heads
Than a pretty model
His single barrel, emptied out
Into a pretty model

There is no glorifica-
-tion of what he's done tonight
Apathy leaves no room for
Penance prior to rebirth
And so he wanders
And lurks and wonders
About the meaning of life

Ostentatious is
He when he's packing
Heat and with pretty
Models, selling their
Bodies, embalmed in
Plastic, to take his
Loaded pistol from
Finland

The end is near for those
In the cross of his sights
They do not know
The bluff he's playing for show

His Sako hints towards his net worth
And it obscures the fact that he's evil
For money speaks here more than one's morals
The more he takes, the more he can flaunt

The end is near for him

Past the corner, a
Marksman takes aim at
His head, misses by
Inches, shot in the
Shoulder, hard ground, it
Meets him, staunching the
Blood flow, he seeks to
Rebound

Unbeknownst to him,
He's now marked as a
Target, right in the
Crosshairs, one shot will
Open his mind to
Share with dogs that are
Rabid, craving what
They lack

Sako

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Lyrics:

A party up on Cloud Nine
Of glass and steel, it sways wild
Got hundreds up on the rooftop
If one sings out for the smoke
Then hundreds want to join in
And then the smoke bomb it explodes

They breathe it like air to fill their weak lungs
It's almost erotic to choke
On this monoxide when it's in their lungs
They're killing themselves with every inhale
And smogging the streets outside
The fog has come and now it's here to stay

It's raining smoke on the streets
More grim and grey than black sleet
They've no idea what's below them
They're blind to what they destroy
The screams and cries from below
Don't reach their ears because they're plugged

They say it's not fatal yet they look dead
It's tragic to see them choke
On this monoxide when it clogs their brains
They can't seem to clearly think, they're far gone
Sobriety can't sink in
They see five of the same scene in their eyes

They have the whole world in their hands
And yet they never have enough
They want the easy way through life
And yet their pride is how they fall from grace at
All heights, fate, they chose they
Can't fight, wings, they melt in
Mid flight, sin, it makes their
Hearts blind, screaming to the black skies

It causes the birds and planes to all stall
And fall from the sky like sand
From far away in places they don't know
Embraers, they fall towards the towers
That loom in the skies beyond
What common men can never hope to reach

A cascade of failures led to this point
It's not a coincidence
That these monoxide addicts pushed their luck
These children of money, power and real land
They all cannot reconcile
That they all recreate the flames of hell

Monoxide

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Lyrics:

Tu vai morrer (x11)

Tu Vai Morrer

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Lyrics:

Silence at the gallows (x4)

Silence at the Gallows

Silence At The Gallows

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Lyrics:

What is betrayal worth?
Thirty silver coins
What's covered by this sum?
A field covered with blood
They couldn't stand his words
And so they rigged his trial
And they sentenced him to death

If you believe his words
He will set you free
If you hear his voice
You'll know whose it is

Blood from his skin, it runs
Soaking scorching ground
Tripped thrice and denied thrice
And yet he pushes on
At Calv'ry they nailed his limbs
Onto the cross he carried there
And they hung him from that cross

If you act on his words
He will cleanse your heart
If you see his sign
You'll realise who it is

Roarings of thunder strike
Curtains tear apart
In hindsight they regret
Forcing him to his death
When boulders, they roll away
He shows up, holes left in his hands
And doubters, they doubt no more
For they know that it's him

If you believe his words
He will set you free
If you hear his voice
You'll know that it's him

If you act on his words
He will cleanse your soul
If you see his sign
You'll realise it is him

Arkforest

Words

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Lyrics:

Álomhajó (x4)

Álomhajó

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Lyrics:

Every single breath
Slowly getting colder
Something stirs within
Tempted by the devil's trap
What could have been love
Lost in time to loveless acts
Sown amongst our ranks
T'set the stage for broken souls

And it begins to play out as planned
They know each others' vice
And in exchange they get sicknesses that they can't erase
To drag others inside is their goal
To fill their rotting voids
They never stop and think of consequences ahead of time

Something worse than fraud
's't'promise something broken
Cover it with jewels
T'hide the malice in their heart
They think they can lie
T'themselves and to others too
Only for themself
Never for another soul

Just mere int'rest alone doesn't cut
't's'got to be more than that
If they cannot relate to who they join, they should stay away
Bodily usury never lasts
It's loveless at its core
They never realise the consequences of what they do

If they loved you
They would never try
To abuse you
You're worth more than what they tell you
They lied to you
They hate your guts and they will never tell you that

Every single breath
Lost in space and time
Mem'ries in the flesh
They cannot erase
Slaves to what they crave
Just another hit
That's all that they want
They'll take what they can

And they will claw their way into you
To suck your innards dry
And when there's nothing left, they will dispose of your plagued remains
Always hungry for more vitality
Can never get enough
In the darkest realm of hell, they'll never know all the joys of love
Every single breath
Every single breath, lost in space and time
Every single breath
Every single breath, lost in space and time

Loveless

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Lyrics:

Envy creeps up on those weak in love
Willing to step up on others' heads
Do you fear the foe that's in your head and nowhere else, but?
Are you willing to betray your friends for green upon green?

Lest you falter in the face of your shame

Do you see your friends like pawns in chess?
Do you think about their usefulness?
Would you change one for another based on how they serve you?
If you see the world as zerosum, your mis'ry will stay

One more temporary friend left behind

Why do you never stay, would you rather leave for more?
Stress, it will cause you, love it will leave you, will you see?
He's always loved you, why do you always turn from him?
Now can you see why all of your friends aren't loyal?

Look within

Are you ostentatious in your heart?
Do you place material over life?
If the glamour sways your heart, your worth is cheap and rootless
And you can be bought and sold like slaves in lands far from home

When the good times end, you'll have nothing left

Why do you never stay, would you rather leave for more?
Stress, it will cause you, love it will leave you, will you see?
He's always loved you, why do you always turn from him?
Now can you see why all of your friends aren't loyal?

Look within

Everything returns
What you sow, you reap with time
If you sowed discord
None will have your back
In these trying times
You'll lose it all
If you don't tie these loosened ends

Why do you never stay, would you rather leave for more?
Stress, it will cause you, love it will leave you, will you see?
He's always loved you, why do you always turn from him?
Now can you see why all of your friends aren't loyal to you?

Why do you never stay, would you rather leave for more?
Stress, it will cause you, love it will leave you, will you see?
He's always loved you, why do you always turn from him?
Now can you see why all of your friends aren't loyal?

Look within (x4)

Loyal

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Lyrics:

This game of life is full of highs and lows
They're overvalued as a way to change fate
They only seek to bolster up themselves
To raise their cage above everyone else's
When losses happen they are quick to blame
They're never looking for the lessons present
If they get out of their own heads, they'll see
A clearer path, but they still walk through quicksand

When the noises in their heads grow loud
They cannot hear him for their minds aren't silent
They're always agitated, never calm
They're seeking chaos, never seeking order
They're always looking to avoid his voice
And occupy themselves with pointless interests
The distance grows for every moment passed
Until their hearts are silent, they can't hear him cry

They seek a way to undermine fake foes
And if these foes exist they pose a great threat
That's what they tell themselves to justify
Their own concupiscence and dispositions
A lack of discipline will rot their minds
As maggots worm their way inside their bodies
They spread infections and their hearts necrose
Until there's nothing left to salvage from them

When the noises in their heads grow loud
They cannot hear him for their minds aren't silent
They're always agitated, never calm
They're seeking chaos, never seeking order
They're always looking to avoid his voice
And occupy themselves with pointless interests
The distance grows for every moment passed
Until their hearts are silent, they can't hear him cry

Almost beyond the line
Silence arrives like wind
Soon they can hear a voice
Shining a light on them
Great remorse sweeps over them and they weep
Seeing their transgressions in a new light
Every thing in life is clear to them now
Turn from what has caused their fall to ruin

When the noises in their heads grow loud
They cannot hear him for their minds aren't silent
They're always agitated, never calm
They're seeking chaos, never seeking order
They're always looking to avoid his voice
And occupy themselves with pointless interests
The distance grows for every moment passed
Until their hearts are silent, they can't hear him

When the noises in their heads grow loud
They cannot hear him for their minds aren't silent
They're always agitated, never calm
They're seeking chaos, never seeking order
They're always looking to avoid his voice
And occupy themselves with pointless interests
The distance grows for every moment passed
Until their hearts are silent, they can't hear him cry

Noises

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Lyrics:

Nine to five, it flies
Paperwork, it’s easy to do
Just one more report
Pass around like drinks at the pub
Really easy cash
Simply do nothing, she’ll be right
When the clock hits five
Gotta crack a cold one

Shut the MacBook, turn the lights off, then run out the door as sunset falls

Pint of Irish stout
Down she goes in one swift motion
One more hour to go
Got the ticket ready on hand
Central Station’s packed
Down on platform 4, Shorncliffe-bound
See the open doors
Gotta make the most of this one

Rush the platform, beat the melody of the train as the doors close behind

Pulling up to Boondall Station, very close to the BEC where the concert’s at
As the train stops, better hop off now or else the first song surely will be missed

Boondall wetlands near,
Full moon shining in the night sky
Really heavy breaths
Irish stout will do that to ya
Legs are really tired
Yet there’s still more distance to walk
Single admission
Got the wristband, time to send it

Sweaty bodies, in the blender, skitzing out, despite the night being young this hour
When the voice sings, you can hear it from the stage as it drones on and on and on

Boondall

Brisbane-based musician Arkforest writes, sings and produces his own portfolio of works that venture deep into a wide selection of melancholic and bittersweet subject matters.

His Techno Rock sound is a finely crafted combination of aggressive, driving rhythms, frenetic basslines and finely orchestrated soundscapes, infused with hints of foreign exoticism.

He can paint surreal and wondrous universes with his sonorous voice and lyrics that immerse you in realities only limited by your imagination.

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