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I'm overwhelmed by the past
In my head, it bleeds
I will never forget
My father’s deeds
The past was quiet and peaceful
Until they arrived
An unbearable slaughter
Left my soul deprived
Broken villages, shattered hearts
Wouldn't let them tear us apart
We fought for our life
But soon some exposed
Twisted minds with a knife
Beneath the darkness we’re all alone!
Where broken faith has never been known!
A judas kiss occurred
As blood was drawn
I couldn't believe
My mother was gone
Three stabs shifted judgement
Two souls left devastated
One heart bleeding for a moment
A whole lot soon to be decimated
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A transmutation of character and belief
An affiliation of sorrow and grief
We were refugees of conflicts
with so much to be sorry for
Now we're all but convicts
with an empty soul to restore
Betrayed and wronged
All of us roamed alone
In search of a place
That we soon could call home
Memories turn to stone
As the horizon starts to frame
A sustainable set of communities (the great city)
We wiped out and defamed
Hope I don't have for my own people
Cure I won't seek for my own ease
Shame I will keep for my delusion
Guilt will be destroyed with my own leap
The triumph of a lunatic
The description at hand
It took a turn so quick
Was this his masterplan?
The light is out
And I revive all my past
With such greediness all around
How much longer can I last?
Hope I don't have for my own people
Cure I won't seek for my own ease
Shame I will keep for my delusion
Guilt will be destroyed with my own leap
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Like a mole we forced ourselves
We settled in foreign land
Forcing our way into
We're the devil we once reprehend
It can't be undone
It can't be erased
All the damage we have caused
Has an atonement to be chased
We were all sharpened swords
And we're defined by actions not words
Survivors look through me, into my soul
I'm sure they can't see a glimmer of light, only cold
Several fingers pointed at me
Screaming "just leave us be"
It can't be undone
It can't be erased
All the damage we have caused
Has an atonement to be chased
We were all sharpened swords
And we're defined by actions not words
There's a way to change
I hope it's not too late
(There's an atonement to be made)
There's a way to change
This city will not fade
Atonement
It can't be undone
It can't be erased
All the damage we have caused
Has an atonement to be chased
We were all sharpened swords
And we're defined by actions not words
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All alone and empty
Looking for guidance
Distraught by the evidence
Of war and violence
Trembling through my life
I asked myself
How am I to deal
And how should I feel?
When this absence of parenthood
Is intertwined in my blood
I miss my mother
And now my father
It seems they slowly dissipate
While my soul evaporates
Strength I must find
To rise from this mess
Like a statue being lift
For people to profess
I energized my spirit
With courage and determination
Got help from someone
Later revealed to be
the root of this whole situation
Father's old "friend" (so I thought)
Found me at my place
Asked "Do you remember me?"
With a grin on his face
Strength I must find
To rise from this mess
Like a statue being lift
For people to profess
I miss my mother
And now my father
It seems they slowly dissipate
Like hot water evaporates
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Is this what I'm supposed to do?
Remain locked with my own mind?
In the distance I have found you
What have you left behind?
With prying eyes, set on you...
I searched for a way out
Words I began to spout
When I met you!
There's no point in waiting for the veil to drop...
You are the answer
That I have sought...
Follow my steps
And find your place!
We're slowly going under!
Follow my steps
Keep up your pace!
Gaze upon this wonder!
That silent sense of content
You enjoy what you get...
Earn thrice more than you've spent
Above the turning seasons set!
Your face fills me with dreams
Like a simple thought...
Memories flow like streams
Is it all for naught?
There's no point in waiting for the veil to drop...
You are the answer
That I have sought...
Follow my steps
And find your place!
We're slowly going under!
Follow my steps
Keep up your pace!
Gaze upon this wonder!
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An eager man
With an eager mind
On an empty hall
Learning through papers
what we left behind...
Too much to handle
I shut and listen
His lecture about life
A lecture about existence!
Unearthing the past
Too much to confess
You've put the pieces together
Revealed forever...
Don't leave, don't go away
Either way
Unlearned became the wise
Not allowing blatant lies...
A statement pierced through my core,
Has he turned his back and closed the door!
Once more, everything is falling apart
He left me bare and empty with just my own wounded heart
I’m convinced that I'm not the owner of my life
And now, what is left for me in this place?
After him I must go
Alone with my guilt and shame
Will I find a way to make my peace?
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I concealed realities I expected to disclose...
Just wanted more time and now I'm not so sure...
Running through a maze
Behind this bright shadow
This man who I hold dear
Whose soul I can't borrow
He's fading away
In the distance I see
He's breaking away
We were meant to be
Should I keep this pursuit when I'm drained, I'm beat
The trail is far gone, I feel like I'm just wandering
I've run through a maze
All for a dark shadow
This man who didn't appear
Whose soul I can't borrow
He's fading away
In the distance I see
He's breaking away
We were meant to be
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Can you see me, trembling away?
They tend to me, but life leads me astray...
Can you feel me, searching for you?
Striving to find the narrow truth...
On the pages, miles of you
But there's nothing left, not a single clue
Here I stand fallen from grace
With the fading memory of your face...
Come... And follow me now
Kneel... And I'll show you how!
Amass... Together we'll vow
March... And I will endow!
I have made up my mind
I was blind to the damage he's done
Now my grief lies onward and my joy behind
I guess happiness will never come...
I shall lead you down my path
Holding the reins of this place
Together pushing through his aftermath
As I leave his embrace...
Come... And follow me now,
Kneel... And I'll show you how!
Amass... Together we'll vow,
March... And I will endow!
And in all the madness
Thoughts became numb in vain
I will take my people’s distress
Let’s make amends…
And in all the sadness
Thoughts became numb in vain
I will take my people’s distress
Let’s make amends…
Come... And follow me now
Kneel... And I'll show you how!
Amass... Together we'll vow
March... And I will endow!
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No more stumbling and shaking
The night is slowly fading away
I'll rekindle wonders divine
It's a shame but I'd be yours if you'd be mine!
Shine again, forever...
And find a lover of the light!
Embrace this light, together...
And let him take it all!
Here you are, like a moth to the flame
Is it you? Or Am I going Insane?
Lets us embrace while the stars align
I will be yours if you'll be mine
Shine again, forever...
You've found the lover of the light!
Embrace this light, together...
And let us take it all!
You've locked us away, are you paranoiac?
With your sin you shift, has he grew quiet and cold
I beg of you - "why?"
But your eyes stare away, ever so cold
Does it have to end like this? Now that I have him back?
You dissemble your grin, chaining us with our fate,
And that smile that I learned to hate, shifts into a frown of hate!
You’ll not have your way, you will see faith in your eyes,
We will not fade with your discouraging lies!
Fadeaway...
Seek our true selves,
Fadeaway...
Lets carry on!
Fadeaway...
Let's just forget,
Fadeaway...
Leave it all behind...
Fadeaway...
Never turning around,
Fadeaway...
With our feet of the ground.
Fadeaway...
We've found our true selves
Fadeaway...
We must go,
We soon must go...
Embraced, walking to the brink
Relaxed, with nothing but us on our minds...
Escape, there's nothing left for us
Fading away, never turning back
as we take The Leap.
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What if there's nothing here for me?
Just tell me that there's nothing here, nothing here for me...
What keep's calling out for me? It keeps calling out for me...
But to know, I had no choice!
Had to leave, from our home...
I walked one hundred miles to free you!
But I'd walked another hundred just to see you again...
Who knows where you are right now?
And who knows if you're happy now?
I will know, when I see you...
And I know in my heart...
I'd walked one hundred miles, to be gone of your life!
I walked one hundred miles to free you!
But I'd walked another hundred just to free you and me...
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"Elisabeth" is a concept album which is the conclusion of the story started in our first album "Gerald". It portrays the upbringing of Elisabeth and her life at The Great City.
released June 2, 2020
Concept by:
João Pascoal, Sérgio Ferreira
Artwork by:
Miguel Coelho, Maria Branco
Written by:
João Pascoal, Sérgio Ferreira
Instrumentation by:
João Pascoal, Sérgio Ferreira
Recorded by:
André Roque, João Pascoal, Daniel C. Rodrigues
Mixed / Mastered by:
Tiago Mesquita at Nox Messor Sound Studios
www.facebook.com/nox.messor.ss/
Musicians:
João Pascoal – Bass Guitar, Electric Guitar, Programming and Composing (tracks 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9 and 10)
Sérgio Ferreira – Drums, Percussion, Programming and Composing (tracks 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9)
Maria Branco – Vocals (tracks 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9)
João Rodrigues – Vocals (tracks 2,3,5,8 and 10)
Mariana Moreira - Backing Vocals (track 4)
Matilde Esperança – Violin (tracks 1,3,6,9,10)
Pedro Marques – Violin (track 9)
Luzia Lapo – Violin (tracks 1,3,6,9 and 10)
Isaac Santos – Violoncello (tracks 1,3,6,9 and 10)
Paulo Bernardino – Clarinet (track 3,5 and 6)
Arnaud António – Alto Saxophone (track 6 and 9)
André Loureiro – Flute (tracks 1 and 9)
João Baião – Acoustic Guitar (track 1,2,3,6,8 and 9)
Gonçalo Crespo – Electric Guitar (tracks 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8 and 9)
Bruno Lousada – Electric Guitar (track 1,2,3,5,6,7, and 9)
Pedro Joaninho – Electric Guitar (track 5)
Vikram Shankar – Keyboards (track 2,3,9 and 10)
Mario Yetatore – Keyboards (track 1,3,4,6,8,9)
Bosco Aguilar – Keyboards (track 8)