Define yourself, resign yourself - another fruitless day passed into night
All you’re left are questions, arrogance and spite
You lose yourself in moments - falling down a dreamer’s hole
There was nothing there for you to force, no comfort to cajole
You seek your truth in furtive glances
But you don’t believe in second chances
With grace and honor, to fall upon your sword
Always turning your gaze scarward
Repeat yourself, delete yourself - a fool bedamned believing something there
You took your chance, your arrow flew, but no one cared
Now hold your ground, without a sound, and come what may
There comes a time to know when to fight, and when to walk away
You seek the truth in furtive glances
But you don’t believe in second chances
With grace and honor, you fall upon your sword
Turn your gaze scarward
When nothing’s left, your world bereft
Fortune favors them that choose to do
With grace and honor, fall upon your sword
Always turning your gaze scarward
So deceive yourself, believe yourself
What you have won’t be taken from you
Your worldview blown, but not so alone
A leap of faith for the faithless, into the unknown
I know you seek the truth in furtive glances
But you don’t believe in second chances
With grace and honor, to fall upon your sword
Always turning your gaze scarward
So I can't leave a long enough review to say everything I want. But I will say this, I love this EP. It's a great little follow up to times, and has just enough of a dynamic shift in sound to prove that Smoulder isn't a one trick pony with their first album's formula. This one really plays up the 70s prog aspects (DUST and Manilla Road influences definitely shine through even harder here). It's still Smoulder, don't get me wrong. Just a different side in some ways, all of which are good. playfulpooka
Almost entirely off-the-rails, unhinged, reckless USPM-style heavy metal from Finland that is frankly irresponsible and has little (if any) regard for following the rules.
In other words, awesome. Ryan