The instrumentals were originally recorded between 2007-2009, however the vocals were not recorded until 2015, with this year also being the year of it's first public release.
Released in partnership with The Infidel Netwerk artist, musician, and philosopher collective:
www.theinfidelnetwerk.com
Album artwork digitally modified by Matt "theProphet" Smith
lyrics
Little thoughtless entities,
Perpetual enemies,
Does it mattter when it's all gone,
You'll never be quite so strong.
Walk out the door, oh so cold,
Into a world covered in ash.
Just remember, we are all souless my friend,
Stealing from the stolen.
Oh does it matter when we're not free,
Is this what we were meant to be?
Not quite sure what we’ve become,
As they find themselves deep within.
Whatever you dream they will become
Whatever you believe they will steal away
Playing the like the shadows from behind,
They follow my from the corner of my eye,
But how can be sure they’re even there.
Oh does it matter when we're not free,
Is this what we were meant to be?
Not quite sure what I've become,
As they find themselves deep within.
I watch them from the corner of my eye,
Always present, from behind
I can see them, I know you can't,
The souls, the shells, the faceless entities.
Fluttering one by one into the sun,
Like hollow little fallen angels,
Never quite all there,
Looking for a shell to call home.
Oh does it matter when we're not free,
Is this what we were meant to be?
Not quite sure what I've become,
As they find themselves deeper within.
I know I was born to die,
So I keep on getting high,
I know I was born to die,
Is this sinking or flying,
Am I one step away from dying,
Am I one step away from dying.
credits
from Shadowalker,
released May 4, 2015
Vocals, lyrics, music composition, FX, mixing and mastering by Matt "theProphet" Smith
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