The third release from progressive rockers, Atma Weapon. On this EP, they take a more streamlined approach, with each song being a relentless expression of their own unique take on the rock/ metal genre.
lyrics
She's the light within the glow,
So beautifully unseen.
A face compared to rain, a color-less serene.
My house of cards has blown away,
I fought the winds and cursed the days.
Love was fallen and enslaved.
Here I lie.
Fair-weather friend
Where were you then
When I walked the fence?
Life bowed and bent,
Waves came and went...
But I'm made for it.
Where the fiends go to die,
Where the faithless find the light.
Follow me into the night
And watch me dance along the edge
Dance along the edge
Full of faith,
full of life,
yet, here I am
And still I dance along the edge.
How long has it been?
It seems the storms are blowing in.
Shaking hands can't hold a heart
and keep it beating.
Promises meant promises
and arrogance held innocence
We held a place for merit then
but this is now?
Fair-weather friend...
where were you then
When I folded in?
Where the fiends go to die,
Where the faithless find the light.
Follow me into the night
And watch me dance along the edge
Dance along the edge
Full of faith,
full of life,
yet, here I am
And still I dance along the edge.
To walk the plank,
To drown but never sink
The fall that breaks
The grounds that crumble under-neath.
From up here oh the world it seems much brighter
Over pain over fault that pulled me under.
Oh the fate of the fall it doesn't matter.
Let the gray wash away and show the color...
The faint heart that whispers, knowing..
the hardest part indeed is to stumble.
Down, way down...
Below the hurricane.
The fog is thickening.
The sounds are deafening!
The long road that leads to the gallows...
Walk slowly, breath and keep holding on.
Retrace your steps and I'll follow
You back home.
credits
from Through Seas of Gray,
released June 1, 2018
'Through Seas of Gray'
Recorded in Nashville, TN and Eden, NC
Spring, 2018
Engineered by Brian Sorenson
Additional Engineering by Cameron Johnson, Mick Armstrong, and Silas Boyle
Mixed and Mastered by Jamie King at the Basement Studios
Winston Salem, NC
Produced by Cameron Johnson
Music by Cameron Johnson and Mick Armstrong
Lyrics by Mick Armstrong
Personnel:
Mick Armstrong- Vocals, Rhythm Guitar on 'Fair Weather'
Cameron Johnson- Rhythm Guitar, Lead Guitar, Bass, Drums on 'Walls in Bloom'
Jerry Roe- Drums
Silas Boyle- Additional Vocals on 'Low Chariot', 'Walls in Bloom', and 'Through Seas of Gray', Keys on 'Last Days of Hope' and 'Walls in Bloom'
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