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we walk the walls in this freak of flesh
along the twists of our visceral mesh
against the powerflow of motionless flood
it's an experience of the flesh and blood
i face the weight of this gravity
i face the beauty in the things i can't see
i face the Weakness that has rendered me strong
i face the fate of my existence head on
ready to Bleed
ready to Feel
ready to Love
without fear
i, i'm alive, am Alive, i'm alive and Awake!
i pray for wisdom in the days of my Youth
i pray for courage in the presence of Truth
i pray for Grace at each approach of the sun
i pray for peace and for the Kingdom to come
i walk the walls in this vessel of flesh
inside the twists of this visceral mesh
caught in the powerflow of motionless flood
it's an experience of the flesh and the blood
for all that lives and dies
entails a sacrifice of love
though the earth, the surf, the skies
are gilded with good-byes
be sure --- God is in control
and when the dead leaves fall
for time will fail us all
never fail to remember
the One in whom we move and breath
and have our being
is the God who's in Control!
how do we die?
how do we sleep?
when we're ready to be human --- without fear
Note from inside cover of 'Godspeed':
"This lucid track introduced Mortal's second full length release Fathom.
Sample-heavy and invigorating, Alive and Awake kicked off alomost every live
performance Mortal would ever play. Hey, folks! Rise and Shine!"
Other notes:
Jeff Bellew (of such bands as Stavesacre, CHATTERbOX, and various other projects)
plays additional guitar on this track.
Fathom's liner notes read:
Jeff Bellew dissapears courtesy
of bRAINSAW Productions
Jeff reappears and is duly peer-pressured
into playing additional guitar on
"Alive and Awake", "Nepulsultra"
and "Promulgate".
ABOVE THE FALLING SKY
BEYOND THE MYSTIC HAZE
ACROSS THE WORLD SO WILD
IN BLUISH FEVER
I WAIT FOR THE SKY TO FALL
I WAIT FOR THE HAZE TO CLEAR
I WAIT FOR THE WILD TO CALL
MY WAIT IS HERE
FEAR - THE KILLER
HATE - THE ENEMY
LOVE - THE POWER
THE LIMIT
NEPLUSULTRA
OUTSIDE THE EDGE OF SIGHT
BENEATH THE SHIFTING EARTH
BEHIND A TRICK OF LIGHT
I GLIMPSE FOREVER
I PRAY FOR THE SIGHT TO SEE
I PRAY FOR THE EARTH TO SHIFT
I PRAY FOR THE LIGHT TO BE
I PRAY MY SAVIOUR
UNDER THE AEGIS OF THE LIVING GOD
(WE) I TRUST AND LOVE WITH CERTAINTY
UNDER THE AEGIS OF A LOVING GOD
(WE) I LIVE AND BREATHE ETERNITY
LOVE THE KILLER
LOVE THE ENEMY
GOD THE POWER
THE LIMIT
NEPLUSULTRA
Notes:
Mark Salomon (of such fame as Stavesacre, Outer Circle, the Crucified, and various
guest appearances) performs lead vocals on this track.
Jeff Bellew (of such bands as Stavesacre, CHATTERbOX, and various other projects)
plays additional guitar on this track.
you say you'll lift me up
you say you'll cover me
you say you'll fill my cup
before it empties
you say you're never far
you say not far from me
you say that where you are i'll always be
and i believe you
you say that when you love
you love with all your might
you say you trust by faith and not by sight
and i believe ... you
i believe you, i believed you
you said you'd lift me up
you said you'd cover me
you said you'd nurse my cuts
you stare and watch me bleed
your eyes have seen The Glory
but your body's on hold
your lips have kissed The Story
but your story's leaving me cold
sometimes our lives depend
on that which we place faith in
and sometimes faith relies
in Whom we are depending
sometimes our broken hearts
are healed the moment we
Believe Again
Note from inside cover of 'Godspeed':
"Rift was the last song to be recorded for the album Fathom not because
of its adept complexty. Neaither was it because of the endless hours it took
to cross-fade 50 milliseconds of a single loop to try to get rid of an obvious
digital 'glitch'. No, it was a lot more basic than that. Jyro had not finished
the lyrics to the song up until 5 minutes before he had to track vocals! Yet,
it would become the most popular song in Mortal's repertoire, if not the most
remembered."
dreams, soundlessly rise then turn and fall
like hope
longing for time to end it all
these broken hands - trembling towards a Shape
of promise
broken light passing before my eyes
now, motionless in its every move
my Faith dies with every living proof
my trembling hands - fighting to grasp the shape
of promise
holding on with Everything i am
against the slate-green cross Jil sent me
above the beating of my heart
beneath the Weight i cannot carry
unspeakable grace has whispered love
if, Fearlessly i should face it all
and if, shamelessly i should turn and fall
upon these Hands - weathered and stained with
Hope and promise
i will stand Healed before your eyes
..beneath the weight i Cannot carry
ineffable grace has spoken Life
how fierce the fear
how thick the blood
how dim the glass
i look into and through
how sweet the fall
how swift the blow
how slow the rush
i catch perpetual limbo
how deep the cut
how dark the rift
how wide the wake
i weave i sink i drown in
how black the day
how red the moon
how pale the stars
that burn in pallid splendor
vision so strange
a welcome change
how true the Word
how tried the soul
how tired the wait
poised to kill the will the sacrifice
how dim the sky
how thick the blood
how fierce the love
that embraced the Death
to free the life
those Words tore at my soul
i feigned surrender now i've lost
control
moved by the Spirit of the mighty
God
He spoke - i'm shaken
my Pride, fallen away
steep was the Cross and the
price to pay
struck down in the presence of
the living God
made Alive from nothing
blessed, i'm Blessed
possessed by the One the Spirit
that moved me
healed without Scars
Made alive from nothing
Saved, i'm saved
by grace i'm Shaped
formed into being from the Earth
of my life
by the Hand of God
i'm made alive
i Searched for wisdom in the stars
to Kill decisions from afar
i looked for truth in desperate Skies
a twilight screaming empty lies
i asked for Life from mother earth
but she refused to give me birth
i Breathed the powers of the air
and dared to taste my own despair
my hope is above and beyond the Temporal
my hope is above and beyond the trees
i Believe in this reality
but it doesn't answer what it Means to me
my Hope is Above and beyond
we revel and bathe in eerie light
to Face the chill of darkest night
traversing life should make one wise
when staring Death in the eyes
(i despise!)
our hope is above and beyond the ephemeral
our hope is above and beyond the Trees
true Meaning lies in ultimacy
'...Our souls are restless 'til we're found in Thee'
our hope is
our faith is
our Love is...
above and Beyond
rainlight
by which i write these words
rain
and my heart leaps awkwardly
at the sound of it
at the thought of it
at the approach of it
rain
smells of childhood
and tastes of walking home
and sounds of squeaky shoes
anyway
here's that photograph of us
it's funny, but i see...
two old friends life will make of us someday
how that stirs my heart absurdly
as i write these words
by rainlight
the world is charged with the
grandeur of God
the world is charged with beauty
it will flame out, like shining from
shook foil;
it gathers to a greatness, like the
ooze of oil
Crushed
Because the Holy Ghost over the bend
World
broods with warm breast and with
ah!
Bright Wings
and for all this, nature is never
spent;
there lives the dearest freshness
deep down things;
and though the last lights
off the black West went
Oh, morning, at the brown brink east-
ward, springs -
Because the Holy Ghost over the bend
World
broods with warm breast and with
ah!
Bright Wings
(adapted from "God's Grandeur" by Gerard Manley Hopkins)
Blood red tape disaster
slow swimming black disease
seasons strangled stifled strained
Belief sold for diplomacy
who will heal the wounded skies
politics terrify
tear down the Compromise
and live for love
who will hear the silent cry
our passions Crucify
there has to come a
time when life will prove enough
painted warning signs of life
media sinister selling spite
deep runs the lies
breaking Us down
belief Sells security
Noble ends dubious means
elude the Sleeper
swift the gap closing between
the fool and the Believer!
Notes:
Mark Salomon (of such fame as Stavesacre, Outer Circle, the Crucified, and
various other gues appearances) performs backup vocals on this track.
Jeff Bellew (of such bands as Stavesacre, CHATTERbOX, and various other projects)
plays additional guitar on this track.
all things dark and beautiful
steal my Heart away
but every day and every night
i wrestle
my Decay
all things stark and bountiful
sunlight and the Rain
but every hate and every love
Staggers from the strain
why do we fight
for Meaning, for truth
for questions to answers
in our Bones ?
the Ocean stirring
the thunder
ready to Roll
God on high
Electrify
all things bright and wonderful
Wisdom for the wise
but every death and every life
battles our Demise
why do we Fear
the meaning, the truth
the Questions, the answers
in our bones ?
the Waves are rising
let lightning
flash through my Soul
if Life impending is living
everyone gets out Alive
mortal life
set on Fire
my faith my grief my fear my blood
my trust my flesh my hate my love
these bones my skill this skin my pity
my time - it shells the fate upon me
your turn your twist foresight and acumen
your will your wish your primacy
my valor my virtue my perils my regrets
remain inviolate - perforce
through Your power
i fathom grace at fathom speed
my prayer my plea request replete
receive reply reveal! Reveal!
Godspeed in motion and force
Godspeed the power and source
Godspeed God's grace God's love
no more no less no fear no need
no height no depth too great
Godspeed
Note from inside cover of 'Godspeed':
"The final track on Fathom blisters with heavy implications. One being,
that the God whose face we seek chooses to move mysteriously. "I fathom
grace at fathom speed." Mysteries are not meant to be solved. And God
remains sovereign."
Other Notes:
Mark Salomon (of such fame as Stavesacre, Outer Circle, the Crucified, and
various other guest appearances) performs backup vocals on this track.