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Boreal Ascent
10:00
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"...Take note, and even as I speak these words
A seal that binds, by all my chthonic might instilled
Perennial winter, endless submission
In boreal flames embraced"
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Realms of a Vagrant King
09:40
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As I fall from the haunt of the hidden, from sepulchered, still repose
I revive my hellion soul, on the flowering shores of the mortal
A reflection in clouded waters, spectres of ages past
Recollections of triumph and sorrow, the pains of my final departure
Now I see her again like a stranger, my pain written on her face
In a mirror of storms and illusions, dying hopes and withering hunger
As I follow the turns of the river, with my gaze in the morning sun
I lament my forfeit atonement, and the mark of my harrowing trade
I was given a chance to repent, and to purge my baneful core
Locked away in a glacial spire, at the heart of a cruel phantom world
I would fall into radiant slumber, for eternity I would dream
Of the blood and shameful betrayal, of the one who could kindle me
I - don’t want to feel my pain
I’m - a soul so far astray
I - shunned from the blinding light
But I - awakened
Will I ever find the peace I seek?
End this hunt across the Realms of a Vagrant King
And I will seek that holy shrine
beneath the astral sky
And I will find that dwindling flame
Relearn my human name
Will I ever find the peace I seek?
End this hunt across the Realms of a Vagrant
Will I ever find the peace I seek?
At the gates across the Realms of a Vagrant King
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The Flame Transcendent
09:08
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Blazing auroras, illumine my desperate hunt
I’m chasing a distant horizon, swift as the wind I ascend
Guardians of light, will you answer my call?
Oh glacial thunder, uncover the secrets of old
By the astral seer I will finally be told
Spirits of faith, guide my writhing soul beyond
Drifting through the night while secluded stars faintly shine
lifting shadows from the vault I devised
ever slumbering, framed by the mightiest ridges
Voices told, through veils of sleep
“Restore the flame, and you’ll be free!”
Stars align
Through the power of mind
By their light I find my way
Free my eyes
From the curse of the blind
And reveal the flame transcendent in carnal fire
Cursed be the demon within
At the altars of light I renounce your name
Cursed be the augurs of sin
By the sun and the wind and the stars
Nighttime has fallen, on lands that I once called my own
I followed their calling, so why are my scars burning so cold?
Voices told, through veils of sleep
“Restore the flame, and you’ll be free!”
Stars align
Through the power of mind
By their light I find my way
Free my eyes
From the curse of the blind
And reveal the flame transcendent in carnal fire
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Chthonic Elegy
05:57
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Pale winds rend my quivering soul apart
Rage clouds the starlit canopy from afar
I scaled the summit, just to see it’s not the end
Oh - righteous flame that I’ve kindled, it gave me hope but holds no sway
This ghoulish edifice, of ancient blackened stone
Its wordless riddles haunt my blighted mind - “You will never climb the throne”
Amorphous shadows pierce and exalt my livid shell
Awakening beast within, it's granting me strength, too powerful to quell
Far from the ocean, at the temples of the old
A forgotten Chthonic Elegy illuminates my soul
Shards of my homeland slowly burning in the dark
As the whirling cinders dance and glow, to the Chthonic song, my Elegy
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5. |
The Aerial
01:49
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6. |
From Southern Shores
07:14
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“…for nearing its desired end,
our intellect sinks into an abyss
so deep that memory fails to follow it”
I believe the hour comes to part
Standing at the edge of the world – beautiful, dark
When this night is over I will heed my inner call
The vows that sealed my sorrow would haunt me ever on
And the wind doesn't sing no more with echoes from other shores
And the end will begin with a journey within, it's the only one I'll ever know
I still dread how cold the iron burns
it marks my false dominion - this silent, orphaned earth
When this night is over I will heed my inner call (at the light of dawn)
For promises of sorrow my vagrant crown will fall
And the wind doesn't sing no more with echoes from other shores
And the end will begin with a journey within, it's the only one I'll ever know
And the sun doesn't tell no more of memories from southern shores
Now I'm turning within, as the journey begins, to a place I have never known
Rising forever, riding the waves of a silvery dawn
Aethers of heaven, piercing the face of the world
Truth - Dissolve my mind
Memories - Resign
Will - Step aside
Warming darkness - Blinding light
And the end will begin with a journey within; it's the only one I'll ever know
The sun doesn't tell no more of memories from southern shores
Now I'm turning within, as the journey begins, to a place I have never known
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Star and Crescent
10:24
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From skies so pale, spirits are calling my name
At journeys end, the circle is whole once again
So long, this hunger was not of my own
In dreams I hold, the glorious fires unknown
The flame transcendent that would purge our doom
See - You are a broken one, you stretched your will too far
The coldest star, lightens by brow once again
Cries from afar, my moon is -
Waning through clouds of future and past enemies
Where can I hide, in deathless infinity
The Sun is powerless against the dark
Moon - You are the riddle and the answer, you are
Far from the ocean, far from the blooded heath
Power and motion, bringer of pain unseen
Wake of the hours, face of insanity
Safe from the fires that deride your name
Huntress of ire, tempting my vanity
Hail to the mark - the Star and Crescent stain
Far from the ocean, far from the blooded heath
The Star and Crescent stain
Oh you will see, how the sins will stain the mire when they come for me
Of fruits so sweet, let me sink into the marrow of their misery
Oh finally, I am true to my creation inescapably
Old enemy, I became the only witness to your misery
Dark in the night, ravaging eye, guided by demons and visions inside
Nowhere to run, nowhere to hide; Hear me cry
And I know the meaning of lies, hiding among us yet shining so bright
Nowhere to run, nowhere to hide; Hear me cry
I’ll let the iron burn ever on, inside a heart so torn
And I will wear her mark forever on, and let the ocean drink my soul, my blood
Far from the ocean, far from the blooded heath
Power and motion, bringer of pain unseen
Face of insanity
Safe from the fires that deride your name
Huntress of ire, tempting my vanity
Hail to the mark - the Star and Crescent
I’ll let the iron burn ever on
Inside a heart so torn
And I will wear her mark forever on
The Star and the Crescent seal my fate
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Dimhav Stockholm, Sweden
Based in Stockholm, Sweden, Dimhav consists of brothers Staffan Lindroth (Guitars, Bass, Keyboard leads) and Olle Lindroth (Drums, Keyboard arrangements), joined on The Boreal Flame by Daniel Heiman (Vocals).
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