We’ve updated our Terms of Use to reflect our new entity name and address. You can review the changes here.
We’ve updated our Terms of Use. You can review the changes here.

The Colossal Empire

from Fragmental by Ashby

/

lyrics

One eye wide open
Sleep is illusion
Dreams grow slowly colder
Aims forge paths to all heights
For far too long they have stopped me
One eye blind to opening chasms

All that you said
Would not hold for
Long you will build
Up in my name
One eye open
One way to go

From the hopeless he has come
Blindly trusting on his course
To where all his dreams ignite
He won’t hear this dying voice
Sees his bonfire of hope
Blinded by a shining light
Way too brave to leave it out
Way too afraid to change sights
Climbing on ivory stairs
Rushing with feverish haste
Pyrite dust shall fill your lungs
If you’re going back too late

Shattered hopes did
Arch you up into
Devastating states
Of addicting possession
Flying higher
Growing stronger
Won’t all these
Riches satisfy

The walls of your pride
Are ever raising
Borders of your greed
Are ever expanding
Godly heights greet you
As the tower you’re raising
Builds up stone by stone
And the thin air’s charming you

Tunnel view on
Coal and dust we
Forge forever
Keep on breathing
Dirty air, earn
The ultimate
We must, in his
Name we must
Bring what he
Wishes into being
Your rewards
Will pay off all wounds

Your illusions
Will set your fall
Do you think that
They will still stand
Behind you when
They are waking up?

Have you seen
The hate in their bloodshot eyes
Their hearts
Will come to strength when
Open eyes see all the things that
You avoided – they will realize
Step up to you, start the pressure
After all now we’ll be coming back home

From below their
Wrath shall find you
Hail to all those who will rise
Reassembling all their pride
Those who stay and stand their ground
Taking the forsaken’s crown
Those who will end terror‘s reign
Now you harvest what you’ve sown

The walls of your pride
Were ever raising
Borders of your greed
Were ever expanding
The Sun god falls tonight
Their bloody desire
Takes down after all
Your colossal empire

Killing was your sacred sin
Breathing under Rhodos grin
Living this live you’ve caused their
Hands to rise Damocles sword

credits

from Fragmental, released November 13, 2015
Sabina Moser, Rik Schindler, Jan Göpelt, Joel von der Heiden, Christopher Streidt

license

all rights reserved

tags

about

Ashby image

Ashby Germany

Ashby is a Progressive Rock/Metal band from Mülheim, Germany, which takes the audience along on a engrossing and emotional journey through bleak melancholy spheres to wishful hope.

contact / help

Contact Ashby

Streaming and
Download help

Redeem code

Report this track or account

If you like Ashby, you may also like:

Bandcamp Daily  your guide to the world of Bandcamp

On Bandcamp Radio

Saxophonist Isaiah Collier chats about his new LP and the influence of Pharoah Sanders.
listen now