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Chains of Misfortune' is the follow-up to Dark Symphonica's highly successful debut single 'Scream and Bleed'. Sam Wolstenholme makes her debut as the band's new frontwoman, with a powerful and stirring vocal performance to complement the dramatic contrast of aggressive distortion and melodic beauty that is characteristic of Dark Symphonica.
lyrics
I feel it coming,
The earth is crumbling,
The clouds are blackened by the night dissolving.
In tempest rain,
The end begins,
A cracking tide as I waste away!
Luminous, breaking light,
Separate the night.
Thunderous crashing din,
I fear this fight,
I cannot win!
Take it away!
Free of the pain.
What sacrifice I have made!
Still, they dance on my grave!
Pained to see my sole regret,
Upon the floor, on my knees begging for forgiveness.
Cast all my hope away,
By the blinding light,
To the deep dark black of insanity!
Reflection tainted,
These waters painted,
Upon a canvas of the desecrated.
So chain me down,
In crimson, bound,
Failing, weak, cast aside my crown.
Welcome to the void,
Panic shall reign,
Your world is destroyed,
Hear the screams and endless pain!
Your path has drifted
Into the rift.
No longer stand tall,
Alone we shall fall!
Take it away.
Free of the pain.
What sacrifice I've made.
Still I dance on my grave!
Pained to see my sole regret,
Upon the floor, on my knees begging for forgiveness.
Cast all my hope away,
By the blinding light,
To the deep dark black of infinity!
Find my end in this black abyss,
Only death can mend what I cannot fix...
So I will descend into the deep end,
An ocean of madness to wash me away.
Drowning in black, my world comes to an end
As I reach for the peace that was lost to me.
credits
released March 9, 2015
Dark Symphonica
Extra writing credits: Swan Davies and Joshua Vivian
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