Silence, and the Firmament Withdrew Lyrics
| Band | |
|---|---|
| Album | The Gallery(1995) |
| Type | Album (Studio full-length) |
| Genres | Melodic Death Metal |
| Labels | Osmose Productions |
| Ranked | #14 for 1995 , #535 all-time |
Album rating : 86.9 / 100
Votes : 62
Votes : 62
2. Silence, And The Firmament Withdrew (2:36)
Make all the cold trees mourn
Their branches frozen in sightless motion
Waving, reaching for the whipping rain
There was silence
And the firmament withdrew
Revealing all, shapelessly and swiftly
In carmine and crimson stood flaming the sky
The relics of myths that exploded and died
Dismantle the sun and stars in their rise
And rend from the skyline
The black in our eyes
The skyline so empty
All but one, nonexistent
Words were not, nor gesture, thought or life
The skydancers laid slain and old
The firmament in perpetual withdrawal
Lux Aeterna - Sing unto the world
Their branches frozen in sightless motion
Waving, reaching for the whipping rain
There was silence
And the firmament withdrew
Revealing all, shapelessly and swiftly
In carmine and crimson stood flaming the sky
The relics of myths that exploded and died
Dismantle the sun and stars in their rise
And rend from the skyline
The black in our eyes
The skyline so empty
All but one, nonexistent
Words were not, nor gesture, thought or life
The skydancers laid slain and old
The firmament in perpetual withdrawal
Lux Aeterna - Sing unto the world
The Gallery - Lyrics
| 1. Punish My Heaven Lyrics | ▶ 2. Silence, and the Firmament Withdrew Lyrics |
| 3. Edenspring Lyrics | 4. The Dividing Line Lyrics |
| 5. The Gallery Lyrics | 6. The One Brooding Warning Lyrics |
| 7. Midway Through Infinity Lyrics | 8. Lethe Lyrics |
| 9. The Emptiness from Which I Fed Lyrics | 10. Mine Is the Grandeur... Lyrics |
| 11. ...of Melancholy Burning Lyrics |
The Gallery - Album Credits
Members
- Mikael Stanne : Vocals, Lyrics (1-7, 9, 11)
- Fredrik Johansson : Guitars, Acoustic Guitar on "Punish My Heaven", Songwriting (1, 3-4, 6-7, 9)
- Niklas Sundin : Guitars, Songwriting (1-4, 6-7, 9-10), Lyrics (1-2, 5, 8)
- Martin Henriksson : Bass, Acoustic Guitar, Songwriting (2, 5-11)
- Anders Jivarp : Drums, Songwriting (1, 4, 7)
Additional musicians
- Frasse Franzen : Timpani on "Mine Is the Grandeur..."
- Eva-Marie Larsson : Vocals on "The Gallery", "Lethe" & "...of Melancholy Burning", Narration
- Fredrik Nordström : Keyboards, Additional Overdubs
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