LACRIMAE MUNDI, by Elliott's Keep

LACRIMAE MUNDI

by Elliott's Keep

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1.	Carpe Noctem 06:54	lyrics	buy track
CARPE NOCTEM Exeunt omnes Haud ignota loquor Times more difficult Than seems should be Navigating the space Between joy and despair Calix meus inebrians These sounds that assuage my demons My dark haven Carpe noctem Seize the night Non sum qualis eram Fear and anger burn Moments to years As chill finds the air Another November Calix meus inebrians These sounds that assuage my demons My dark haven Carpe noctem Seize the night That loved grieves deep I am not such as I was The space between joy and despair I speak not of unknown things I am not such as I was
2.	Tempest 06:42	lyrics	buy track
TEMPEST Edax rerum Lashed to the mast In bellicose fury Depths ascending to sky Wrath of the tempest Rain lacerates as nails Nigh drowned, salt blind Beckoning voices of the dead What punishment this? Passenger now into destiny What more can I withstand? Bowsprit pricks behemoth All hope lost Aeturnum vale If this be all Farewell forever Sunt lacrimae rerum Et mentem mortalia tangunt A blinding light Moments in retrospect My despair and lamentation What cruel providence? Rail splintering fragments Vessel founders under weight My defiant malediction Futility lost to roar Eternity now imminent I defy storm’s rebuke Coldly staring down the vortex Aeturnum vale If this be all Farewell forever
3.	The Doom of Men 05:28	lyrics	buy track
THE DOOM OF MEN Centuries pass In mirrored existence Condemnant quod non intellegunt Ivory tower devoid of wisdom Lambs bleating below Foes massed at the gates And assembled deep within The price that must be paid Is sorrow unending Whelps intoxicated by sophism Gullible and clothed motley Septic chorus of absurdity Inviting their own ruin All will be lost It is the doom of men That they do not know It is the doom of men That they cannot see It is the doom of men That they remember not Famine, drought and locusts Alms for the indentured Sloth and corruption Swords long since dull The price that must be paid Is sorrow unending Ideology and indifference Unify in fatal consequence The empire crumbles The foundation breaks All will be lost It is the doom of men That they do not know It is the doom of men That they cannot see It is the doom of men That they remember not The blissfully ignorant And those inherently so They remember not Now all will be lost Sorrow unending All will be lost
4.	Banished to Shadow 06:15	lyrics	buy track
BANISHED TO SHADOW Afraid to dream What do I believe? And at what cost? Quickly through crowded streets Glances stolen across my shoulder This my deepest fear What do they know? What will they know? Grande Inquisidor Purveyor of terror Instrument of iniquity Ecclesiastic sacrifice Silence bought with death Thought banished to shadow Credendum My belief Credendum For reward in the beyond Malum in se Am I the heretic? Malum prohibitum I am the heretic Persecution of sorcery Magicians and witches Sons and daughters Scenes of sadism Blessed by the Innocent Absolution for burnt flesh What do they know? What will they know? Mendacity and malevolence Wails of generations Echoes of the lost Punishment above penance Certainty perceived Of the unknown Credendum My belief Credendum For reward in the beyond Malum in se Am I the heretic? Malum prohibitum I am the heretic The angel of death marks the door
5.	Ninestane Rig 09:20	lyrics	buy track
NINESTANE RIG Hermitage Strength of Liddesdale Guardhouse of the bloodiest valley In Elliott lands Here it is said Are things to be feared By all men on this earth A certain lonely spot Home long ago Of a holy man In the great wastes of Tarras Moss Wicked baron, Lord Soulis Practitioner of black magic In league with the devil Master of dark arts Rope could not hold Nor steel pierce Loathed by his vassals In counsel with spirit familiar Villages grieve lost innocents Lusting near maiden Confronted, her father slain Enflamed mob dispersed By Laird of Mangerton At nightfall Those grieving deep Entrenched in Hermitage Emasculated, brooding Soulis murdered Armstrong Blade deep in his back At nightfall Those grieving deep Born away dear Laird’s body To burial at Ettleton Where Milnholm Cross erected To mark his passing Desperate, villagers begged aid From wise wizard Thomas of Ercildoune Hearing their pleas He devised belt of lead Into which he poured sand Wicked baron, Lord Soulis Practitioner of black magic In league with the devil Storming Hermitage The dark lord was Imprisoned in his sleep Thus restrained, Soulis borne To ancient druid circle High in the hills Cauldron magnificent From megaliths suspended Above raging flames Nine stone ridge Where evil comes Lord Soulis In sheet of lead Boiled to his death Nine stone ridge Where evil comes to die Witness now The black wizard In boiling cauldron Supping his own broth A certain lonely spot Grave of a wicked fiend In the great wastes of Tarras Moss Here it is known Things to be feared By all men on this earth
6.	Moments of Respite 06:06	lyrics	buy track
MOMENTS OF RESPITE On occasion of stars aligned Gathered upon cemetery hills At invitation of the gods Open fires bellow sparks Spits turn charred succulence Potent spirits cascade waterfalls Beneath canopy of willows In blue moonlight mist An extraordinary carousal The living and dead Cobblers, smiths, fairies in boots Plebeians feast with warlords And everywhere writhing Exquisite enchantresses What lot brought me thus? All cares lost In these moments All cares lost In these Moments of respite This historic affair Balor and stone angels Barmaid dances with centaur Revelry raging Mars grapples Thor Baldur leads fervent anthems Mandolin and bodhran Mirth and debauchery In fragrant breeze Sorcerers and philosophers Morpheus holding court As Dionysus tends bar Legends storm the stage Heavy and electric Pour mine another double All cares lost In these moments All cares lost In these Moments of respite Anubis howls atop cenotaph Lust chases coy skirts This blur my paradise Aphrodite casts her scent Passion screams from pavilions Satisfied, to wine-stained slumber Hours effervescent Conversation turns debate Then to brawling Guests beyond drunken Coiled as snakes upon ground As apparitions fade The gentle fingers of dawn Grasp the sky Forever I will dream to return All cares lost In these moments All cares lost In these Moments of respite Forever I will dream Of these Moments of respite Dream to return To these Moments of respite
7.	Reflection 01:48		buy track
8.	Remembrance 07:13	lyrics	buy track
REMEMBRANCE Another anniversary In conversation with memory How I wish I believed I would see you again Lacrimae mundi This loneliness Lacrimae mundi My loneliness Nihil dicit And if the pain is lost Will I remember? The taste of blood in my mouth Embers burning in my soul And this music that summons your ghost Lacrimae mundi This loneliness Lacrimae mundi My loneliness Nihil dicit And if the pain is lost Will I remember? Wounds that will never heal Tears I will not wipe away Pain I cherish in remembrance Lacrimae mundi This loneliness Lacrimae mundi My loneliness Withstanding the passage of time Enduring the pain of time I will remember Until my own death

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Lacrimae Mundi - Tears of the World

Progressive metal doom

"For nearly a decade now, Elliott's Keep has been making solid doom with a side of death metal and carrying the torch for fallen bandmate, Glenn Riley Elliott, for whom the band is named. One of the things I most appreciate about Elliott's Keep is that the band understands that doom is supposed to be heavy metal, not an exercise in down-tuned tedium." LAST RITES

"Bands of this caliber, who understand what traditional doom and metal mean, are few and far between these days. There is zero filler on this album." RIFF RELEVANT

"The mix of elements varies from song to song, but the recipe together is still fully original and organic....(T)hey skillfully combine doom and thrash tunes, and changes in time signature play a big part in their compositions. Every song is strong on its own merits, and then it all blends together to make a complete album. Without a doubt, Lacrimae Mundi is the best album in the discography of Elliott's Keep." NOCLEANSINGING.COM

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released October 6, 2017

Joel Bates - Drums
Kenneth Greene - Vocals and Bass Guitar
Jonathan Bates - Guitar

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