At the forest's edge we are
You and I, for decades
Gazing into nothing
Withering to the sounds of a dying world
You're screaming, choking
Tearing yourself asunder
And I stand there gazing into nothing
I’m yearning for silence
A bond that whilom bloomed
I’m wistful for sleep
A bond that we shared from womb
I’m longing for stillness
A bond that time has sent to wither
And the emptiness it brings
A bond that we only fathomed
Indifferent
We go along the trails in the forest
Where we played as children
It's quiet, still and peaceful
No pretense
No province
No prospect
Just you and I,
the silence, the wilderness
But I hoped as always to have your hand in mine
Our hands entwined,
our hands through the end of times
Thoughts lingering on promises unkept,
on words we left unsaid
I always knew that everything was a dream
And now I stand here with rope in hand
The noose tight around my neck
Final thoughts of why
Why I won't take the step
The step into silence
The step into stillness
A step into everlasting nothingness
credits
from Still Waters Run Deep,
track released September 17, 2013
Music written & performed by Totem Skin
Lyrics by Glenn Zettersten
Mixed, mastered & engineered by Lewis Johns
Assistant Engineered by Tony James
Recorded at the Ranch Production House
supported by 75 fans who also own “At The Forest's Edge”
Swirling guitars, furious drums, vocals that at the same time howl from infinite distance and are right up in your head; everything put into dissonant form with the help of unconventional songwriting. This album is my personal key to the icelanding black metal madness that I've ignored for way too long! Lukas Kaufmann
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Hearing the songs while reading the narrative behind the lyrics, I felt overwhelmed by this tragic story in which humans and artificial intelligence couldn't coexist side by side. Their reciprocal annihilation was inevitable. Except one "sole survivor, in a ship filled with memories. She had become the proof of Earth, proof that life had existed there, a voice for all the species and beauty we once knew". A dystopian concept dressed up in brilliant musicianship! @Slevin, thanks, I owe it to you! Umbra Cornuta