The instrumentals were originally recorded in 2007-2009, however the vocals were not recorded until 2015, with this year also being the year of it's first public release.
Album artwork done by Bailee F, of Dirty Lint and The Infidel Netwerk Art Corp fame. Digitally modified by Matt "theProphet" Smith
Released in partnership with The Infidel Netwerk artist, musician, and philosopher collective:
www.theinfidelnetwerk.com
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Transhumanist at: bit.ly/1QpCNhI
M-Fap at: bit.ly/1JxBqAk
Matt & Colin at: bit.ly/1SeC5tk
Black Level Expansion at: bit.ly/1LhciPA
OurTrees at: bit.ly/1ZQLl88
Death Machine at: bit.ly/1OStfuI
LICH vs Jenova Project at: bit.ly/1Ra5B46
Izkrist at: bit.ly/23V6st6
lyrics
Open the gates, open the gates,
Can you see my reflection,
This just a taste of my direction,
A sacred city, covered in sin,
But let me tell, where hasn't been?
We're all sinners inside,
We’re all sinners ready to hide
To sin is to live, to sin is to love
We bring the Serpent below, to the realm above
This is it, the way we feel it
The devil in our souls
As it clings for control
At the stake of our morality
We just sometimes forget how it is,
To truly live in another's shoes,
Open your heart brethren,
And we will welcome you in.
Cherish the moment, and take everything in,
We've set our sights on disaster
The grand implosion
The design built to fail
As if we were ever anything more
There is a place more beautiful than the stars,
It lies only but ahead.
We must find ourselves drawn towards,
The glowing promise beckoning,
And we will find destiny's destination in the Mirror City.
credits
from Dystopia,
released September 24, 2015
Vocals, lyrics, and mixing and mastering by Matt "theProphet" Smith
Music composition and FX by Matt "theProphet" Smith & Tom Musik
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