Prepare to unfold the long journey of the apocalypse

from Upon a Lake of Embers by Ashes of the Armada

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I woke the sun up with my eyes, today is the day the world is going to change.
I saw the misfortune in man, so I'm gonna leave.
Set sail, climb aboard.
The captain's whistle screamed its lungs out. We finally take off to the world of water.
The chariot sun burns across the sky, guiding the way through this sea of tranquility.
For what seems like the first time, everything is at peace, living in harmony.
I can feel it in my heart, in my bones.
Your voice will guide me home, through the storms that try to make me lose my way.
I promise, my love, that I'll be coming back.
Hell couldn't hold me back from you.
Oh today, yes today is when I start missing my home.
The tidal waves are peace, as are these pictures held to my chest, of my children, with their white smiles and envious eyes.
My lips trembled "I know I will see them again."
I hold this promise dear to my heart.
For as long as breath fills these lungs there will be hope left to hold onto.
Sometimes, the presence of hope isn't enough.
Though, even the most sensitive and gentle man among us will have no compassion on his own brother or the wife he loves or his surviving children.
Yet I, and the heart within me, will never falter from those I hold dear.
The ocean swells;
Below the surface, the sharks begin their ascent, encouraging the darkness to follow.

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from Upon a Lake of Embers, released February 16, 2015

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A bunch of guys making crazy tunes. Our live show is a reflection of the insanity in our heads. Our albums are a mirror to the stories escaping our overactive imaginations.

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