Strange New Shores, by Ex Cathedra

Strange New Shores

by Ex Cathedra

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1.	Revolt (To the Guillotine) 02:49	lyrics	buy track
The guillotine The national razor Biting and slicing through flesh The machine to silence all dissent Craves more souls to thresh Fear is official government policy Terror is the order of the day The masses crave more public killing The bodies left to decay To the guillotine Evil Rotten and spoiled Feasting while we barely draw breath Rise up Blood for the people Equality in death A garish display of violence Mobs come to watch the gore The blade comes down upon your neck Come watch the death of the wicked whore To the guillotine Off with their heads Crowds begin to manifest Many watch, yet none contest Plummet from atop the crest To the guillotine
2.	Chenogne 04:43	lyrics	buy track
Line 'em up Gun 'em down Better hope word doesn't get around They'll never know Underneath the snow Bodies on the frozen ground They say its murder We say it’s wrath A vengeful grisly aftermath A cloudy sky The bullets fly Victory becomes bloodbath Caught up in the fog of war Maggots born within the gore We march far past our morals Our orders say to kill The trenches that we’ve left behind Moving forward, still we’re blind We’ll rest upon our laurels While they rot below that hill Lead bees buzzing Round my head “Take no prisoners!” What they said Seen a child Eyes all wild Bloody, hungry, and nearly dead One man branded The other raw The fires burn and the bodies thaw Out of sight Which is right? One of them’s within the law Caught up in the fog of war Maggots born within the gore We march far past our morals Our orders say to kill The trenches that we’ve left behind Moving forward, still we’re blind We’ll rest upon our laurels While they rot below that hill
3.	P.S.O.M. 04:38	lyrics	buy track
Roaring fire, burning fast Skies ablaze, after the blast I can't ever reach the top But it feels too goddamn good to stop Heat that no one can restrain Buildings going up in flame To all you people sleeping well You'll be waking up in hell Incineration to the bone For your sins you must atone Lit up with unbounded pain All that's left are scorched remains Skin is roasting, mouth agape Eyes are melting, no escape Buried under a cinder rain Can you feel your boiling brain? Now the mindless and the blind Made of ashes, heat, and time Come hither what shalt thou find But my hatred... and my pyromaniacal state of mind Roaring fire, burning fast Skies ablaze, after the blast Heat that no one can restrain Buildings going up in flame Skin is roasting, mouth agape Eyes are melting, no escape Buried under a cinder rain Can you feel your boiling brain? Now the mindless and the blind Made of ashes, heat, and time Come hither what shalt thou find But my hatred... and my pyromaniacal state of mind Now I stand atop the ash The conflagration long since passed Blackened skulls, punishments just As you finally turn into dust I've been sowing death since birth Torching all the ground before me Setting fire to the earth I don't care if you abhor me I feel at home in the combustion Cannot live without the destruction Feel its powerful seduction Witness the incendiary deconstruction Eagerly, I set the blaze Fantastical the end of days Going up in red displays Now, to hell, you're on your way Now the mindless and the blind Made of ashes, heat, and time Come hither what shalt thou find But my hatred Now the mindless and the blind Made of ashes, heat, and time Come hither what shalt thou find But my hatred... and my pyromaniacal state of mind Don't get burned
4.	Lux in Tenebris 02:24		buy track
5.	Descent 04:33	lyrics	buy track
Forsaken now the world is Hordes of the deceased They fall into the pits of hell Their souls will be a feast Ill-fated are the elders But the time will come for all Reckoning upon this plane The angels start to fall Sins of the living Regretful when they're dead Hades unforgiving They bide their time in dread Purging the life they thought was the cure None could have a heart so pure To dine within the halls of silver And sup upon those souls impure Taken with the pleasures Overcoming all man’s will Watched by those in power They took far past their fill The realm of man a horror They sought out foreign lands But they only spread the gluttony More blood upon their hands One cannot rise Without obligation to fall Regardless of our heights Now we heed gravity's call Sins of the living Regretful when they're dead Hades unforgiving They bide their time in dread Purging the life they thought was the cure None could have a heart so pure To dine within the halls of gold And sup upon those souls impure What have you done? That life we cannot recall We used to live a soulless life Now we don't live at all
6.	I, Usurper 07:59	lyrics	buy track
Through blackened waves of light and dust We sail a ship of reverie Moving forth, because we must Seeking illusive memories Carrying out this task Distant lands to explore Ancient shimmering masks Cast upon strange new shores Searing your eyes and scorching your mind Fracturing sentience The arrays are now aligned Usurper Brutal in nature our requiem Facilitating science Scanning machines show what I am Usurper I am your Salvation Ending all The minds mutation Unto I A right bestowed To sit upon The crystal throne The silver seas divide And answer but in whispers Eternity denied Obscured beyond the mind's fissures Crimson stains the silver trees Bloodied celestial forests Inside where no one could be A new existence built for us I command the fire at will Antimatter weapons Aimed to take as I see fit Usurper Answered by a hostile barrage Deflector shields are failing Spiral dive for the surface Usurper I am your Salvation Ending all The minds mutation Unto I A right bestowed To sit upon The crystal throne Fire engulfs the fleet’s great flagship Life support is failing Doomed to collide with the planet Usurper The dead ask of me, “What have you done?” Emerging from the wreckage Countless lives for vain attempts Usurper What have I done? My eyes absorbed A human sea I sought to warp What now warps me

about

Ex Cathedra's debut demo EP.

credits

released May 30, 2023

Luke Berzack: Drums
Fionn McAuliffe: Bass/Vocals
James Talbert: Guitars
Reese Tiller: Guitars

Recorded and produced by Bob Berzack
Mastered by Steven Feldman Productions
Cover illustration by Hanif Alfarizi
Logo by Fionn McAuliffe
All music written by Ex Cathedra