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To Sin Against Our Mercies

from To Sin Against Our Mercies by Project Nightscape

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lyrics

Verses:

Are these ghosts a music
Complex enough for matter?
Limbs the stab of violins
Bodies pitch and pattern?

Or, might they be a dream
As transient as breath?
An imprint on my sleep
Sly counterfeits of death?

So help me apprehend
What was and might have been
Where the laws of Nature stop
And miracles begin

You failed to heed our warnings
Never asking why
Too late you see we have no need
Of science from on high

Our laws preceded Nature’s
A wisdom that will last
As long as we bear witness
To our ancestral past

Though we blaspheme to believe
We have no need to grieve

Chorus:

Our song of ghosted silence
Music of rebirth
Ushers us from death to life
Like seasons of the earth

What was and what shall be

Bridge:

For your sin against our mercies
We will cast you on the sea
To drown or break upon the shore
(repeat)

To sea, to sea and believe

Verses:

It was a simple charity
To aid your deaf and blind
Nothing I did warrants
A judgment of this kind

I can keep your secret
On this you can depend
If naught else, but out of fear
Your dead would take revenge

Knowing something of the world
It would be naive
To trust you with our secret
And let you take your leave

The sea is vast and open
It cannot be denied
Its currents are uncertain
No matter time or tide

Resign yourself to this
Fate as second chance
Better than a sentence
Decided in advance

Chorus:

The beauty of the sunset
Heaven all aflame
I fear to see it close
Upon my mortal frame

This light it is a lie
Do not be deceived
The black of mourning comes
For more than the bereaved

When the stars align

Verses:

I did my best by you
By the light of reason
Following Aquinas
With no idea of treason

The boy led to the silence
Silence to the seas
The seas to dire phantoms
And hurtful memories

I can keep your secret
On this you can depend
If naught else, but out of fear
Your dead would take revenge

Knowing something of the world
It would be naive
To trust you with our secret
And let you take your leave

We will chain you in a boat
Bereft of rowing oars
And push you past the tide
Where the middle ocean roars

Chorus:

The very earth turns dark
Beneath my trembling feet
At the thought of going down
And drowning in defeat

What lies beneath the surface
Waits until the wave
That makes a stone of us
All within one grave

God parted night from day
In the middle of the sea
He bade the darkness rise
I pray the same for me

Our song of ghosted silence
Music of rebirth
Will call the heavens down
Return the night to earth

Outro:

May the son of God receive me
Raise me up above the wind
Though bound, I am no captive
Though condemned, I have not sinned

Things above and here below
All black uncertainty
Blind past blindness ‘til the end
What was and what shall be

credits

from To Sin Against Our Mercies, released November 9, 2016
Music: Tony Gaglio
Lyrics: David W. Edwards

Lead vocals: Holland Andrews & Rich Ray
Bass, harmony & lead guitars: Tony Gaglio
Guitar duets: Pete Trewavas & Tony Gaglio
Drums: David Coniglio
Piano, Hammond organ & synths: Craig Bidondo
Violin & viola: Mirabai Peart
Cello: Anna Fritz
Harmony vocals: Chelsea Barnes

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Project Nightscape is the brainchild of writer-film director, David W. Edwards and guitarist extraordinaire, Tony Gaglio. Childhood friends, they've paired their talents to create a uniquely compelling progressive hard rock album inspired by some of their favorite artists, notably, Black Sabbath, Deep Purple and Rush. It's classic rock with a fresh, modern twist. ... more

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