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An Optimistic Dark

by Dawn of End

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These are the days that count They can't be summed in amounts Our grasp on them shall hold Allow the truth to be told Lie and corruption will fall We must strive to burn them all Overthrow the cowards and thieves They will pay for the souls they deceive Please define with sound mind what it means to die This is our time to seize Destination: Life Conformity is slavery Rebellion calls for bravery Walk not with the flock Choose your own path to walk We all carry the weight of the world and watch society unfurl Refuse acceptance of this imbalance and show them your level of malice Gather, ye wolves of the shadows and bring your sheep who follow For when you arrive in fear we shall destroy all you hold dear Breathe and Resist
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Distorted reality breeds small minds We sought out freedom but what did we find? Land of the free is really home of the slave Silent control with the power we gave Take no orders from their teeth They lie through them as we seethe Show no fear and strike them down Tear away their guns and crowns Battle through the putrid masses Stab the tyrant, maim the fascist In their hollow thrones they'll perish and their demise we shall cherish In an age where the fake rule the Earth the greedy rob us all to accumulate worth They wage these wars for such trivial gain We must awaken to the truth once again Meager attempts for hollow control amounts to nothing as a sight to behold On their deathbeds no kind words will be served Only the phrase, "You'll get what you deserve"
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I spit venom in the guise of blame to the sky When in reality the source of the poison is I Take it from me all my rage Please cut it out of me This is a cancer and it rips deeply into my soul Watch me bleed from the eyes for my greed, fed by lies I am conditioned to desire that which bears no joy Reap from me tears I've shed 'till the rainfall turns to red I am a glutton for pain Watch me die, bleed me dry of all life, deepen the knife My soul cries for foresight Is this all I have to give? Take from me my will to live I am a glutton for pain Watch me die, bleed me dry of all life, deepen the knife I spit venom in the guise of blame to the sky When in reality the source of the poison is I Take it from me, all my rage Please cut it out of me
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This failure that drives my mind conquers all hope to flame, I find Certainty shrouded by fear, pain and stress The end feels near Clouded vision by delusions of my worst fears coming to fruition Overwhelming anxiety Paranoia cripples me In hindsight, I have no answers The blade runs deep to cut this cancer Fulfillment is not found here My aspirations blinded by fear Overwhelming anxiety Paranoia cripples me As dawn approaches me I fixate on what cannot be and with these words, I speak my mind, cursing what I could never find So mark me as I swear to thee, this world will burn at my feet Extinguish the flame The burn amplifies the pain So bring forth the rain and may my failure drown in vain
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With freshly spilled blood staining my blade you'll feel the pain that is my vengeance And with your final breath, you'll voice your sorrow With one last strike I will deliver you unto justice Blood will spill from every orifice scattered throughout your body Rotting flesh will stench the room to which I assign you Festering with such pungeancy will induce you to vomit Bile and decaying meat offending in harmony Putridity of flesh and bone You beg me to return you home I shake my head with a vile smile Seems you'll be staying here a while I'll make you pay for all you've done Nowhere to hide, or to run Your soul will writhe at my decree, "Enter the hands of misery" These hands were made to tear through you, pick you apart as vultures do You'll waste away within yourself Your head will end up on my shelf You'll be my greatest masterpiece The falsities from your mouth ceased Torn apart from head to toe, no one will miss you when you go You'll find no mercy in these walls So begins your downfall Karma's your only company as I deliver death to thee With each slice from your flesh I will take pleasure and wonder You will pay for all your crimes by donating your carcass You spoke of suffering as if you were one of us On this day I will give validity to your words
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As soon as clarity is harnessed in within yourself you will be You will be tested on your own consciousness In this life you must be strong Stop thinking 'bout your only way out Start thinking 'bout your only way in Within yourself you will be tested on what you are, and what you perceive as time Loss is about knowing what you still have Getting knocked down shows you how to get back up and when you rise, you must stand wary of what put you down in the first place In this life, you must be strong In this life, you will be tested on what you are You will not know until you know when clarity becomes insanity Break this shell you call home Make yourself become unknown Pain may lie where hearts hide Blame not life, but your mind As soon as clarity is harnessed in within yourself You will be You will be tested on your own consciousness In this life you must be strong You will not know until you know When clarity is harnessed, you must be strong
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Summon the light within your soul We fill our hearts with fear that no one hears There is no reason for it Rise above it We toss our dreams aside We'd rather hide But in reality we long to be free We can overcome this overwhelming darkness in us Darkness in us all When lost, we're free to seek our own way home yet not alone (We must rise above the fear) Live to fight for what's right Redefine this new life We are meant to live to both take and give to love and forgive Save this world we live in Let us define ourselves and why we're here Let us not live in hate, war or in fear for what we stand for We shall be the victors The choice is ours Feed the soul until the soul feels whole Lift your heart, this is a brand new start Cast to flame all of the guilt and shame We'll prevail as all the shadows fail Shadows fail The warrior is found within When we're lost, we're free to seek our new direction, to find our way home With hope, we're never alone walking down these Autumn roads Existence is a process but a privilege nonetheless Though we all have much to learn, we're awakening from the inside out
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We are doomed In a state of panic all morals are thrown to the wind Trampling our own kind Abandoning loves, friends and kin Casting aside our principles Killing all that we hold sacred We are condemned by our own hearts knowing we're better than this Breathe in the fumes of your demise and your doom Glory in genocide leaves our eyes blind to all the damage we do Banish the demons in you Rest the body, let the bodies lie dormant Rest the body, let the bodies dissolve Rest the body, let the bodies lie silent Rest the body, let the bodies evolve We are doomed Death waits for no man and devours us all Breathe in the fumes of your demise and your doom The product of the human condition Fear spreads like a virus and consumes us There is nothing left here to take for us We have conquered this world and bled it dry She will reclaim it all back as we die Lyrics for the hidden track, "Melodies of Light & the Fading of Serenades" I take a loom around Take it in with a single breath Embracing the stars as they merge into one with this melody of ours This melody of ours With a sigh of relief I gaze upon these realms above me Shining brightly are these serenades of vibrance Won't these melodies keep these serenades from fading? Shining brightly are these serenades of vibrance Won't these melodies keep these serenades from fading out?

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Dawn of End's second full length release!

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released June 19, 2021

Recorded, produced, mixed and mastered by Dawn of End at Get Lifted Studios, Seabrook, NH
All music written and performed by Dawn of End
All lyrics written by Damian Raymond;
except "Destination: Life", "A Victory Triumphant" and "Identity Crisis", written by Damian Raymond and Jason Pvirre;
and "Above the Underneath" and "Melodies of Light & the Fading of Serenades", written by Jason Pvirre
Album artwork and band photography: Sarah Raymond (Still.Quest.Studio)
Band logo: Jason Pvirre

Album member lineup:
Jason Pvirre- guitar, vocals
Damian Raymond- lead vocals
Chris Shields- bass, vocals
Jacob Gingras- guitar, vocals
Rick Cook- drums

This album is dedicated to the loving memory of John "JBouch" Bouchard, Richard Sr. and Donna Cook, Catie Douchette, Richard Fitzgerald, Matthew Fogg, Adam "Frenchy" French, Matthew Harris, Wendy Bomba Hogan, Justine Juarez, Vicki Lucas, Jimmy Pvirre and Gwladys Sabbagh.

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Dawn of End Seabrook, New Hampshire

Pure New England Metal

Current Member Lineup:

Jason Pvirre - Guitar

Damian Raymond - Lead Vocals, Drums

Chris Shields - Bass

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