Haunted by Visions
from Premonitions by Æthereal
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The visions do not stop with our protagonist leaving his wife. The world before his very eyes has been transformed into something Hellish. Literally. Upon awaking in his hotel the next day he looks out his window to realize that the dream may have been less dream and more reality.
While he may have believed that his dream was a premonition, he certainly didn’t see that he was see- ing the world change before his very eyes. The visions come more often, and soon the world is changed entirely. He sees black guardians around and he’s watching everyone walk through their daily lives like zombies, everyone paying for their existence with endless toil. He’s astounded by what he sees. It’s like something out of a bad movie. The sky is red with blood and there are huge fires rising out of the East. He realizes that the hierarchy of the world is really just the hierarchy of a Hellish empire. He just wishes for some kind of escape. Anything to stop these terrifying visions.
While he may have believed that his dream was a premonition, he certainly didn’t see that he was see- ing the world change before his very eyes. The visions come more often, and soon the world is changed entirely. He sees black guardians around and he’s watching everyone walk through their daily lives like zombies, everyone paying for their existence with endless toil. He’s astounded by what he sees. It’s like something out of a bad movie. The sky is red with blood and there are huge fires rising out of the East. He realizes that the hierarchy of the world is really just the hierarchy of a Hellish empire. He just wishes for some kind of escape. Anything to stop these terrifying visions.
lyrics
Peace will not come as the poisons flow through my veins-
A spinning world won’t help me close my eyes-
I wish I knew the secrets of how to approach this Hell- Peace will not come as the poisons flow through my veins-
Tortured by visions – tortured by all that I’ve seen-
The poor and dejected – the fires that rise high in the east-
How can I escape – how will I ever get out of this place?
Tortured by visions – all that I wish for is peace-
Faceless and horrid – the guardians who float among the crowd-
I cannot see their eyes – but I feel them gazing down on me-
The poisons do nothing – I do not feel more centered or whole-
Tortured by visions – peace can’t penetrate my mind-
A line for all I’ve seen, three inside of me- I will look for peace, but will I ever succeed?
The visions, they haunt me, things I never wanted to see- I will look for peace, but will it accept me?
I can’t see it to save me--I can’t feel it
I’m numb and so dizzy-
I can’t touch it it’s missing--Ahh! The poisons are working!
Now, I can wish for sleep- As the world disappears around me-
Now, I feel as though I’m free- The curtains close and I’ll not be-
And I will dream of life before this-
Of the hope and love and life-
And I will dream of peace and blue sky- And pray for peace and death ... eternal
A spinning world won’t help me close my eyes-
I wish I knew the secrets of how to approach this Hell- Peace will not come as the poisons flow through my veins-
Tortured by visions – tortured by all that I’ve seen-
The poor and dejected – the fires that rise high in the east-
How can I escape – how will I ever get out of this place?
Tortured by visions – all that I wish for is peace-
Faceless and horrid – the guardians who float among the crowd-
I cannot see their eyes – but I feel them gazing down on me-
The poisons do nothing – I do not feel more centered or whole-
Tortured by visions – peace can’t penetrate my mind-
A line for all I’ve seen, three inside of me- I will look for peace, but will I ever succeed?
The visions, they haunt me, things I never wanted to see- I will look for peace, but will it accept me?
I can’t see it to save me--I can’t feel it
I’m numb and so dizzy-
I can’t touch it it’s missing--Ahh! The poisons are working!
Now, I can wish for sleep- As the world disappears around me-
Now, I feel as though I’m free- The curtains close and I’ll not be-
And I will dream of life before this-
Of the hope and love and life-
And I will dream of peace and blue sky- And pray for peace and death ... eternal
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Premonitions,
released 15 August 2008
Music and Lyrics by Phil Creswell
Music and Lyrics by Phil Creswell
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Æthereal is a progressive metal project by P. Creswell that deals with the human condition.
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