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Effigy

by Arbor Atlantic

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1.
Eidolon 03:01
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Pray for us all; pray for us all Pray for us all; pray for us all Pray for us all; pray for us all Pray for us all; Prey on the small   Pray for us all; Prey on the small Pray for us all; Prey on the small Pray for us all; Prey on the small Pray for us all; Prey on the small   I guess I'll stay; I'm just a fossil The time for penance met its end The hour for rending foe and friend I guess I'll stay; I'm just a fossil The time for penance met its end The hour for rending foe and friend   They're only blood and bone It's all they'll ever know The time for penance met its end The hour for rending foe and friend   Dead man run; take him to the owls Begging for his chance to fly Dead man run Begging for a savior that will never come   Pray for us all; pray for us all Pray for us all; pray for us all
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Apocrypha 04:33
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I'm just bones; put me in the ground Frozen soil insulating all around The depths of my retreat The depths of your deceit Six feet isn't deep enough Six feet can't come soon enough I guess I'll stay; I'm just a fossil Left behind to dry in the wake Of your better side's annihilation Create your fucking gospel Carved from the darkest shades of clay I am the blade on which you flayed your broken psyche I guess I'll stay; I'm just a fossil Left behind to dry in the wake Of your better side's annihilation Create your fucking gospel Carved from the darkest shades of clay I am the blade on which you flayed your broken psyche Wait Wait Wait Don't shed a shred of decency Lest you lower your guard, admit defeat Look them in the eye and see Your lot of deeds diminished You want to taste my torment? I hope that it was worth it I hope that it was worth it You want to taste my torment? I hope that it was worth it I hope that it was worth it You want to taste my torment? I hope that it was worth it I hope that it was worth it I guess I'll stay; I'm just a fossil Left behind to dry in the wake Of your better side's annihilation Create your fucking gospel Carved from the darkest shades of clay I am the blade on which you flayed your broken psyche I guess I'll stay; I'm just a fossil Left behind to dry in the wake Of your better side's annihilation Create your fucking gospel Carved from the darkest shades of clay I am the blade on which you flayed your broken psyche
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Stoic Sunset 04:54
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My mind is pure loss Waiting for its chance to claim its place Deep inside A constant whisper, familiar aches Still beating, but barely keeping pace I need your poison, so keen your blade Penetrate this weak substrate Far from the light, fragile and desperate Shooting blanks in a constant roulette Cold and red, watching sunlight softly drift away watching sunlight softly drift away Cold and red, watching sunlight softly drift away Wavering patience and waning grace Standing stoic as my body starts to shake Trapped in a prison, the key misplaced Help me forget my only escape Far from the light, fragile and desperate Shooting blanks in a constant roulette Cold and red, watching sunlight softly drift away watching sunlight softly drift away Cold and red, watching sunlight softly drift away Shooting blanks, cold and red watching sunlight softly drift away My mind is pure loss waiting for its chance to claim its place deep inside Trapped in a prison, the key misplaced Help me forget my only escape Far from the light, fragile and desperate Shooting blanks in a constant roulette Cold and red, watching sunlight softly drift away Cold and red, watching sunlight softly drift away Cold and red, watching sunlight softly drift away
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Merchant 04:04
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I am vagrant, making vacant vessels trade their sand for payment Ageless agent, waiting patiently for every grain to fall But if you don't like it, you can call my name I'll let you carry on believing these are better odds Pointing jaded fingers to an absent sky Just see the same old hands on different clocks There's no use praying Know your words can't spur the musings of a lesser god I am bravely waiting for these vessels to repent for dissent Caustic agent waiting gracious payment in pursuit of demigods But if you don't like it, you can call my name I'll let you carry on believing these are better odds Pointing jaded fingers to an absent sky Just see the same old hands on different clocks There's no use praying Know your words can't spur the musings of a lesser god I'll be the cause, a gracious facade, bring to me your flaws Your remnant thoughts, a frantic pause, and all you wish it was I'll be the flaw, a gracious facade, bring to me your cause Your remnant thoughts, a frantic pause, and all you wish it was All you wish it was All you wish it was But if you don't like it, you can call my name I'll let you carry on believing these are better odds Pointing jaded fingers to an absent sky Just see the same old hands on different clocks There's no use praying Know your words can't spur the musings of a lesser god
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Scenes from a Harvest 04:52
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The time for penance met its end The hour for rending foe and friend When they come, take heed Their hungry steeds shall feast on vengeance I'll be the call, clawing the walls Waiting for you to water the Earth It's not a loss, you matter not Open up your veins (Masquerading for the taking) (You pressed your lips with brackish intentions) (I pressed my luck without hope of repentance) Take the embers carried in the wind A star awaiting its eclipse Scorch the Earth; rebirth begins Apocalyptic fingertips Take the banner blowing in the wind A sacred burning fellowship Ravage the Earth; famine begins Apocalyptic pestilence (Dead man run, take him to the owls) (Lock me in and scratch to the bone) Scratch to the bone Scratch to the bone Scratch to the bone Sarcophagal screams A kiss with cold lips A monument to frantic shifts A tide that cleanses all that grips They come with bladed sons To cut the tongues from failing fathers Run, dead man, run on the back of your eleventh hour The skies are emptied Hence, it's best ye hasten toward the end I'll be the call, clawing the walls Waiting for you to water the Earth It's not a loss, you matter not Open up your veins (Masquerading for the taking) (You pressed your lips with brackish intentions) (I pressed my luck without hope of repentance) Take the embers carried in the wind A star awaiting its eclipse Scorch the Earth; rebirth begins Apocalyptic fingertips Take the banner blowing in the wind A sacred burning fellowship Ravage the Earth; famine begins Apocalyptic pestilence (Dead man run, take him to the owls) (Lock me in and scratch to the bone) Scratch to the bone Scratch to the bone Scratch to the bone Dead man run, take him to the owls Lock me in and scratch to the bone Dead man run Begging for a savior that will never come Waiting for his chance to fly Take him to the owls Lock me in and scratch to the bone Take the embers carried in the wind A star awaiting its eclipse Scorch the Earth; rebirth begins Apocalyptic fingertips Take the banner blowing in the wind A sacred burning fellowship Ravage the Earth; famine begins Apocalyptic pestilence Dead man run Dead man run
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The Cog and the Fiddle 05:39
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Burn, burn As your tinder spreads their ash across the sky They'll know your name but not the face Of the precarious balancing act of Anywhere but here and anytime but now They're only blood and bone Reaper in wait, calculate the ever-designating Which way the red wheel will turn It's all they'll ever know Keeper of fate, penetrate The eyes are the way to designate Which of the bridges will burn In turn They will use your goals to warm their hands And fatten their ever-growing plates Once more, twice more With the clothes on their back You whisper wrongs as rights So they can follow along Give them a taste of free I know they'll sleep much better With a lesser hill to die on Feel free to persevere; I'll just omit the how They're only blood and bone Reaper in wait, calculate the ever-designating Which way the red wheel will turn It's all they'll ever know Keeper of fate, penetrate The eyes are the way to designate Which of the bridges will burn Burn, burn, burn Burn, burn, burn You etched your pretty psalms in red And made them sing along Without a single slice of bread There standing millions strong You etched your pretty psalms in red And made them sing along Without a single slice of bread There standing millions strong Caught selling warmth without a thread The cloth-less will always be Unwilling victims in an ill-begotten symphony You write your siren song Lure them in and drop your bombs Sing it loud; they don't belong. Unaware, but proud I hear it calling from a distant dream Swinging your arms to make the beat Keep them in bars; Sure defeat Now the time has come to ruin their lives with precision Mince and repeat fill the streets Redden the old balance sheet The melody is complete Drop your bombs and write your songs Sing it loud; they don't belong
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Parasite 04:54
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Brace for impact, welcoming the crash Illuminated, suffocating ash Mask seller, fate bearer Mask seller, fate bearer Wrestling and wandering Trending toward the mother sun A picture perfect puppeteer All our efforts come undone A face to frown upon the crowd that mocks the first and spares remorse A missing hint, a show of force Paralysis, analysis, paralysis Mask seller, fate bearer Mask seller, fate bearer Wrestling and wandering Trending toward the mother sun A picture perfect puppeteer All our efforts come undone Tympanic needle, optic evil Tympanic needle, optic evil Here lies my self See through thy self Here lies my self See through thy self Tell me who I'm to hate Then tell me how long to wait Let them cry and let them beg This dish is meant for other plates Tell me who I'm to hate Then tell them how long to wait Let them cry and let them beg This dish is meant for other plates Tell me who I'm to hate Then tell me how long to wait Let them cry and let them beg This dish is meant for other plates
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Drowning In Plain Sight 04:34
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Tide draws in on me; evacuating plea A serenading sea creeping fearlessly Can't hold my breath with mouth wide open Taking in water, losing hope in drier clothing I'm still floating Treading, sinking, shallow breathing Can't hold my breath with mouth wide open Taking in water, losing hope in drier clothing I'm still floating Treading, sinking, shallow breathing Losing my faith in higher meaning Screaming my name was all I needed Praying, pleading, desperate reaching Silent screaming, water chilling Feeling justified sounds easy when it's not your lungs filling Face down in thought, feeling forgotten Lines that I've crossed, pleading for penance Face down in thought, feeling forgotten Lines that I've crossed, pleading for patience Can't hold my breath with mouth wide open Taking in water, losing hope in drier clothing I'm still floating Treading, sinking, shallow breathing Losing my faith in higher meaning Screaming my name was all I needed Praying, pleading, desperate reaching Silent screaming, water chilling Feeling justified sounds easy when it's not your lungs filling Can't hold my breath with mouth wide open Taking in water, losing hope in drier clothing I'm still floating Treading, sinking, shallow breathing Treading, sinking, shallow breathing Can't hold my breath with mouth wide open Taking in water, losing hope in drier clothing I'm still floating Treading, sinking, shallow breathing Losing my faith in higher meaning Screaming my name was all I needed Praying, pleading, desperate reaching Silent screaming, water chilling Let the water take me away to a better place where my soul meets the ground and gives up holding on to air filled lungs
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Ground to Cloud 05:23
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Breathe deep Running out purposefully Carry me when I've spent all of that's left We sing to the night sky Just as far from the dark and light Such a vicious spark has leapt And rendered its mark Now I'm left here in need of a Strong wind to set me free I've lost the will, the lock, and key A triplicity of duplicity Superficial affinity is all that I have left tonight I never close my eyes when it flashes Burn the flesh off me as a blessing Take my hand and leave me guessing My brightest light, gratefully mine I'll let you shine Losing sleep Take the line long past empty Carrying a weight that's unseen All that's left of me We've danced with falling stars Now just fingers outstretched in the dark Just a stem; the bark was stripped Now I'm left here in need of One last flash to set me free The bill is due, the fee is me The simplicity of electricity Light me up I'll give you all that's left of me All that's left of me lost in the fray All that's left of me, me, me All that is left of me lost in the fray All that's left of me is rot and decay Is all that I have left tonight I never close my eyes when it flashes Burn the flesh off me as a blessing Take my hand and leave me guessing My brightest light, gratefully mine I'll let you shine We sing to the night sky Just as far from the dark and light Such a vicious spark has leapt And rendered its mark Now I'm left here waiting We sing to the night sky Just as far from the dark and light Such a vicious spark has leapt And rendered its mark Now I'm left here waiting We sing to the night sky Just as far from the dark and light Such a vicious spark has leapt And rendered its mark Now I'm left here waiting We sing to the night sky Just as far from the dark and light Such a vicious spark has leapt And rendered its mark Now I'm left here waiting
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Witness 07:01
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You've seen miracles and visions from on high But have you ever watched a body burn from the inside Ashes overflow, but the channel runneth dry Waiting for a sign from a dead end sky A change of heart, about-face Altering for your benefit As those you shame take on the blame Of all your insecurities Watch me as I bathe in flame Reborn as all you've come to hate Witnessing the reckoning Light a votive flame Blessed be those silenced screams Martyrs caught in suffering Pray for us all Prey on the small Shunning those your saints welcome with open hands Make them understand, make them fly a foreign flag Pray for us all, those who wear the brand Begging for their right to be undamned A crooked heart, a pretty face Smiling while they desecrate Those in flames, their social chains Reminding them to know their place Watch me as I bathe in flame Reborn as all you've come to hate Witnessing the reckoning Light a votive flame Blessed be those silenced screams Martyrs caught in suffering Pray for us all; Prey on the small Pray for us all; Prey on the small Pray for us all; Prey on the small Pray for us all; Prey on the small Just fucking bury me, blood on your own hands Crucify this pagan saint according to your plan Fucking look at me, stare me in the eye As I stain the ground around you, your god weeps and cries Why can't you understand? If he had a plan I'd not be left here drowning in the tides of man This body has a voice, a soul that longs for land Let me feel the dirt before you bury me in the sand Watch me as I bathe in flame Just fucking bury me, bury me, bury all your hate Pain, dancing in the flame Blessed be those silenced screams Martyrs caught in suffering Pray for us all; Prey on the small Pray for us all; Prey on the small

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released January 16, 2023

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Arbor Atlantic Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania

Arbor Atlantic is a musical project intended to capture the "us" in music. Coming from two different backgrounds in songwriting, this collaboration is about a shared love for music. Our songs will not be of one specific sound or genre, but capture the experiences from a variety of sources. This is uncharted territory for us. This is our collective musical consciousness. This is Arbor Atlantic. ... more

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