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Mantle

by Existem

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1.
Endless 02:17
2.
Descent 04:18
As night goes on the world begins to change I find myself alone and afraid I feel I'm falling, feel I'm falling down Into this darkened, to this clouded state I feel I'm falling, feel I'm falling down We can't escape our fate No! I can't control this Can't control this dream I fell into We can't control this Can't control this world we thought we knew Reaching out, calling out Desperate for air to breathe Reaching out, calling out Is this reality?
3.
Graves 03:10
Still running in circles Still hoping to see The vast revelation Waiting beneath my feet And now The earth is broken And soon I shall find A forgotten world, made distant by time Lost lives I don't know Buried in snow, again and again New worlds lay before me Their lives ended softly Their graves all around me Bodies lie under my feet Guided by visions underground To the past I am bound Nations now lost, missing without graves
4.
Contact 04:46
Hey, I know your face I've seen the light in your eyes Come find me Oh, where am I now? What is this place? Is this a dream? I've fallen far from my sleep Dead is this place, buried and cold This looks like earth, but not my home A fleeting light awaits you Far from this broken path If you are lost just follow My voice Oh, I hear your voice I see your glow in the distance My journey through your broken home is led by light I hear your voice I see the end I hear your voice Reaching for the new light
5.
Mantle 04:19
Oh, you found me Who are you? I am life Who am I? You are death Where have I found myself under this earth Deep within this dream Where am I now? What is this place? My sanctuary How can this exist My home, far from all man Why do you hide? I hide from flame, I'll show you now Take me there Take my hand Under this mantle, hidden away Untouched by man It's beautiful Now you see the pain you've caused me With your hate, with your greed You tried to kill me
6.
Remembrance 03:41
History calls to me through this vision I can see what we were what we can be Stand with me now History seems to be my decision I can see we can leave this condition History calls to me through this vision I can see what we were what we can be Stand with me now Remembering Ways we were, gone so fast Sealed our fate, we've arrived Kneeling down, here at last Sanctuary
7.
New Light 05:59
Mankind's extinction She's painted this picture Each thoughtless action Reverberates as tremors Cruelty to bring me And dispel the fiction Lust for destruction Is our last addiction No more We recall All that was And I stand in the new light May it help me see a way Now I fall down on my knees My strength abandons me From death, can we be free? Don't reach for hope Suffering will remain And I stand in the new light May it help me see a way Light is mine, and Light will guide man Away from fate
8.
Revolve 01:34
9.
Her wrath knows no bounds Push back against us Eliminate the humans Who raped her lands for profit Start making changes now Understand her power Before it's too late You can't comprehend her strength Her drive to stay alive She will dominate No, I cannot fix this by myself I need everyone to listen now We all need to make a healthy change for her She has provided us all we could ever need Go, make peace with her now Listen to her words Or the end is nigh She won't save us She will fight back The Wrath of Gaia
10.
We have been sentenced To a final unity As we near the gallows Their fate rests with me To bring hope, what she thought I know now this lesson I've been taught We ignore the warning Save yourself, we'll make it right (Death is not an option) Nothing has changed, soon we will fail (Like our fathers before us) Open my eyes, remember her words (She speaks, we ignore) Nothing has changed, it's in my hands Soon they will see the light Ending the cycle of sickness and pain What history lost, I can reclaim
11.
The Prophet 05:57
Give us what you want Tell me what you need I feel my life has changed since I've been on this journey I've learned so many things, but could it be enough? I've seen beyond this world I've been above the stars (Give us what you want) I've seen beyond this world, I've learned so many things, but could it be enough? (Tell me what you need) I've been above the stars, the light it shines in her, she's dying in our arms She speaks, we ignore "Save me," her cries ring We ignore this message from earth

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released July 20, 2018

Existem is:
Brad Trinkl - Guitars
Chris Gochis - Guitars, Vocals
Ben Chipman - Bass, Vocals
Matthew Chipman - Drums, percussion
Vocals on "Contact" and "Mantle" by Danielle Prestidge

Produced by Joshua Barber
Mastered by Alan Douches
Artwork by Spencer Chapin

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Existem Kansas City, Missouri

Originally forming in May of 2010, Existem have emerged as a progressive force in the Kansas City music scene, combining bursts of technicality, subtle progressions, ambient instrumental passages and jazz phrasing to express their unique sound.

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