Lyrics – In Sublime Presence Album 2024
Point Nemo
All alone with myself
Climbing, sliding down those waves
Between gray skies and a grey ocean
Through freezing wind and soalty foam
For months I lead this humble ship
So far I found my way
Stormy clouds right ahead
Dislocation and whirlpools
Are now back on my way
I've never felt this small
No land
The voyage of a lifetime
In the middle of
Nowhere
I met the inner child
Asking for redress
Did I imprison myself ?
Troubles and bitterness are always near
My thoughts as the vault of heaven
are getting now so clear
Stormy clouds right behind
Each piece take its place
With this new state of mind
I might order my past
Under the rain
Survival and progress
Are now the only thing
I will cross sthis immensity
Day after day
I foresee a way out of this
frightening liquid desert
That I came to find
No land
The voyage of a lifetime
In the middle of
Nowhere
I met the inner child
Finally smiling at me
Refuse Tomorrow
The world is changing
faster than me
so many things learned are useless today
each time I try
I run into
a thick brick wall
the past
is still strong
like a rebellious convict
with its legion
of superstitions
and ignorance as its flag
as rivers never flow backward,
old times will never come back
By saying no to progress
it's not the future that we condemn, it is ourselves
Relearn everything
evolving into
a new self everyday
Pride is not
necessary
for anyone to move forward
The past
is reassuring
like advices from the dead
Let's chase him
away from us
it's time to rebuild
As rivers never flow backward,
old times will never come back
By saying no to progress
it's not the future that we condemn, it is ourselves
There's only one way to refuse tomorrow
It's to perish
The Wooden Idol
Let me introduce the only protector
for centuries the whole city's been worshiped him
with his limitless powers
he always warded off threats
This is his great wooden statue
numerous legends create his aura
not a being ever dare to tickle it
causes the former sayings forsaw a
Colapse
the ground would break
apart
and would have dissolved into chaos
One day, newcommers decide it had to change
with pickaxes they mob the old i-
dol, all the inhabitants were in panic fear
when the first man lifted his tool
Rushing with all his might
he hit the old man's cheek
a shout rose from both parts
of the crowd being affraid of a
Colapse
the ground would break
apart
and should have dissolved into chaos
The sky has not crumbled
the soldier smashed it again and again
head detached from the bust, hairstyle thrown aside
with ropes were dragged out
Then the rest of this sinister idol,
chopped off, scattered, carried from place to place
thrown into the fire
it burns with the same ease as dry wood burns
Fiery Dawn
Everything turned upside down
since the troops passed through here
we are forced to live underground
and feel the dangers near
A life in fear
a life without rest
a devouring hunger
a permanent coldness
what do we have now ?
a certainty in death
Man passes by
friendly or hostile ?
Don't
show
you're
here
Don't
let
him
in
A life of work
completely
gone in smoke
Creeping disease
al-ways
threatening
devastating fires
bloodless land
charred earth
ordeal is so tough
Merciless spectacle
ruthless reality
predatory surrounding
always hunting
The world before
is gone forever
Our brothers and our friends
who will never return again
beautiful speeches and a war
that feeds on our lives
This madness never stops
even the old and the young must go to the front
We are nothing more than survivors
Destruction waves
crime waves
desolation waves
nothing will be left of this
Nothing keeps me here anymore
time to flee these burning cities
Further I look one last time at what was my home
and I will never forget this fiery dawn
The Lord And The Crow
Daylight enters my cell
behind the bars, it's there, observing me
before it flies away, I want to wring its neck
forget it and stay calm, I'm leaving this place tonight
The prison is infiltrated by my men to deliver me
this evening the guards' sleep will be heavy
Now quick, we just have to climb down this wall
to rush towards the city port
across the sea
no one will come and take me
I don't know why
you left me alive,
this
will be
your downfall
Working out of sight
I develop my projects
with powerful allies
My influence is growing
soon, it will be time
to overthrow the hated king
Back to my homeland
I join the men willing to die for me
one after another
countries come back under my aegis
The opposing camp is getting weaker and weaker
nothing seems to resist me anymore
You must
bitterly regret
your mistakes now
Take now the place
that you once
assigned to me
As high as a man can rise
I have everything of a king,
the power, the queen's love
only the crown is missing
Everything ended up falling apart
betrayed by an ambitious son
under chains
they send me back to this prison
I find my old enemy there
watching me from the scaffold
in a few moments, I know
I will feed that crow
Chiaroscuro Italiano
Lands of war and wonders
wealth in abundance for some
not always well acquired
Art and science
are rubbing shoulders
with the ancient principles
Mighty princes
dedicated geniuses
bring out wonders from the earth
Yet these worlds are evolving
under the permanent threat
of an war upcoming
Deals with envious neighbors
mercenaries roam the country
it ends in imbroglio
chiaroscuro italiano
Crime scenes among marble and gold
real or fantasized
dynasties come and go
Dreams of unification
daggers and poisons
always ready to settle a question
Astonishing virtuosos
bonfire of vanities
such is the scenario
and the construction of eternal cities
Such is the scenario
chiaroscuro italiano
Tropical Survival
I've been surviving here alone for days
in the wreckage of my plane I wait patiently
but no one will come I must prepare to cross this jungle
a makeshift machete, a flask and other tools, I rush in
Deep swamps
giant trees
fantastic flowers
Quicksands
plant walls
liana barriers
Swirls in the mud
mosquitoes by the thousands
Every step makes me understand that I am not at home
I strive to fish and hunt to eat
but here the rules are slightly changed
the hunter can be hunted
Through this rain forest
I walk forward the best I can
but under the eye of the caimans
I fall into a torrent
Struggling in rough water
thrown from one rock to another
Struggling in rough water
thrown from one rock to another
I manage to catch my breath
and climb up onto the bank
The night is falling down
if I survive in this situation
I might return to civilization
A Change Of Heaven's Mandate
Rebel factions
scattered across the country
peoples from the north
were called to make them leave
They will be easy to control
that's what they thought
Seditions among us
they seize the opportunity
starting to gain the upper hand
on everything
Already far
from the other side of the Great Wall
they're recognized leaders
on the Grand Canal
New disciples are devoted to them body and soul
Families are torn between
the old order and the order to come
misfortune is coming
I have to choose now
open my door to them
or fight till the end
Too many worlds sacrificed
how could we trust these unknown people
I cannot stand these endless struggles anymore
or this never-ending mess
could it be possible...
would that be possible...
The Mandate of Heaven
has changed hands
Untouched Boundaries
An unreal place
at the world edges
unlike anything else
chases away all vainness
Here we don't have much control
only the elements decide
frozen wind imposes its law to all
and the icy tides
Why did we come here?
nothing forces us to stay here, and yet
Mountains like sleeping giants
crevices like chasms
cathedrals and castles of ice
glass mazes
A blinding blizzard
on a dark rough sea
this world seems to observe us
with curiosity
Diamond dust
is falling
admiration and fright
are blending
immaculate beauty
dazzling
the white cliffs
are shifting
Why did we come here?
this awe might be our last one
Biting cold
numb limbs
painful efforts
Vitality erodes
like our faith
don't fall down now
I have visions of a perfect home
the presence of loved ones
and the soothing warmth
Someone is calling me from the outside
it's myself calling for help
as if there was no longer time
Frightening beauty
is this the last sleep
we came to embrace in your kingdom?
We've never been part of this world
why do you want to keep us forever?
Frightening beauty
is this the last sleep
we came to embrace in your kingdom ?
A sound of hope
a glimpse of something coming
may it set us free