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SHRINE

by MERCURIALS

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Alrihkh Something in Mercurials’ music somewhat reminds me of The Villagers of Iaonnina City. I suspect it’s the intense moodiness of the music and the similar sound and styling of the powerful, dramatic vocals. This is good heavy rock that deserves plenty of support. ‘Fourth Wall Breaker’ is the standout track for me. It rocks hard! Thank you, Mercurials! 7.5/10. Favorite track: Fourth Wall Breaker.
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1.
The hourglass is broken A change of seasons comes Dark days about to dawn here They'll pay for what they've done Five hundred years from now on, They'll see the oceans rise again A curse beyond centuries By my Hand My Sisterhood's been hunted My lover's dead and gone They hung him from a tree branch (Near) the place we used to know I'll dig with my own bare hands They'll hear the mandrake scream again No quarter asked, nor given The way to ease my pain Shine on, You've sown your seeds in there It falls, Where the mandrake grows Shine on, Buried underground It grows Where it falls, then mandrakes grow In the shape of a dead man's hand And when you try to summon your God Beware of what you say He's far more cruel than me Sisters, dance with me tonight, Dance around the Great Bonfire We levitate, we glow like morning stars Thy Kingdom come Silver Arrow through the night, Take thy flight now, seek and find Then pray your Lord my soul to take right now And I'll be wide awake While burning at the stake They'll never be the same, no Never be, never be the same Shine on, You've sown your seeds in there It falls, Where the mandrake grows Shine on, Shine on
2.
Overwhelming senses of fear We're so tired, feeling dead on our feet Innocent cutthroats, they lie in the dirt They've seen what no one should see Pity them for they are unaware Lay me down to sleep I'm feeling sad for those lives on the run Lay me down to sleep « Well, I see it in their eyes And I can hear a lion's roar, I swear Never shy away » Keep me safe until tomorrow morning's light And then you lay me down You've given rise to my calls The heavy winds are about to blow Overthrowing the lives of our own Lay me down Overpowered, covered in blood Vacant gaze wanders 'round the trenches Half-ruined faces, buried in the mud Quick eyes gone under the lid And for twelve dozen of broken busts Lay us down to sleep How many losses of the best among us Lay us down to sleep « Well, I feel it in their hearts And I can hear a lion's roar, I swear » So says our leader Angels, watch me through this starry night of dread And then you lay me down You've given rise to my calls The heavy winds are about to blow Overthrowing the lives of our own Lay me down to sleep... And then you lay me down You've given rise to my calls There died a myriad And of the best, among them The heavy winds are about to blow Overthrowing the lives of our own Lay them down to sleep
3.
You cannot be freed from your jail of paper Show me your best and keep trying Nowhere to run, nowhere to hide There are laws made for you You've been framed So wake up and shine Trying to blur those lines Get up and go Keep on fighting and trying your luck Boundaries are made to be broken twice Leaving, invading your world I'm the end of the line You're an idea becoming alive Breaking the limits like thin, black ice But you keep bumping against This invisible wall, An unbreakable one Overcoming the voice in your head, Try to ignore it and race through this maze I'm the architect of your demise It's a way to escape You'll be wandering the face of the earth Overthinking the laws of this realm, Wonder if you are still locked in my gaze But whatever the price you will pay You'll be wandering the face of the earth Calling me out Cursing the gift that was life Sentence is up Drawn to an end by your will Calling me out, sentence is up Then you're breaking the Fourth Wall to be By the grace of your will Everything seems so vivid and clear Calculating the scales You're a pawn in a game that exceeds Limitations of men You and I, we're trapped in the same field You and I are the same You cannot be freed from your jail of paper Show me your best and keep trying Nowhere to run, nowhere to hide There are laws made for you You've been framed, you've been damned Then you're breaking the Fourth Wall to be By the grace of your will Everything seems so vivid and clear Calculating the scales You're a pawn in a game that exceeds Limitations of men You and I, we're trapped in the same field You and I are the same
4.
Sad little whispers, hanging on to my lips They will try to fade me out Sad little whispers, dying with my last breath Like if angels coming down earth ceased to be ethereal Waving to the Sun Touching sky above Way up high again Feels like coming home Then the clouds are gathered in the sky Covering up the Sun Big White Clouds encapsulating light Taking shape of waves – a sea has formed And I'm dinving alone and you're there, but not in sight I've got an entire world to rearrange Sky is out of reach So are you, my love Failing to abide It will never end Too much beauty for my eyes to cope Feeling like I'm drowned Bury me in there – The Ocean roars My cries will echo out into the cold And my sorrow will pale next to your crown, now shining bright Here's the Gathering Storm Like Watchers in the sky, The clouds are looking after you and I But the shadow they cast is failing to secure me Then you're gone like the beautiful spectre you've always been How can something so pure be the source of such a pain Here I lie alone Sad little whispers, hanging on to my lips Sad little whispers, dying with my last breath Sad little whispers, hanging on to my lips Sad little whispers, dying with my last breath

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All songs written by Mercurials
Mercurials are :
Quentin Aberne : bass / Nicolas Armendariz : keyboards / Peio Cachenaut : vocals / Joël Riffard : guitars / Boris Senon : drums

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released April 2, 2021

Recorded, Mixed and Mastered by : Jérémie Garat
Trumpet on "There Died a Myriad" by Laure Fréjacques
Artwork by : Nicolas Armendariz
Screen-printing : Nicolas Armendariz / Pott Serigrafia

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