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The Eighth Sea

by Eternity Opens

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1.
Chester: Another voyage has now come to its end Mountains of gold and treasure rest in the cargo Whipping sea wind inspires pride in what I am Joy on our faces from new victory Drinking on the deck and cheers from my brethren I stand alone and strong on the bow of our vessel Chester: This is the sea where I long to be Endless mystery below a visage of majesty Adventure and exploration Not bound to the ties of the nations Brotherhood and solitude To my own journey, tis but a prelude Tim: Learn its ways and you will conquer Other mortals that you plunder Chester: My friend Tim, he’s the only one I trust But he’s made his own mistakes His share of treasure turns into crack and dust But he’ll team up with me someday Because I’m sick of living in my father’s shadow It’s time to forge my own way I don’t want him to be all I’m ever known for It’s time to make my own name Chester: This is the sea where I long to be Endless mystery below a visage of majesty Adventure and exploration Not bound to the ties of the nations Brotherhood and solitude To my own journey, tis but a prelude Tim: Learn its ways and you will conquer Other mortals that you plunder
2.
The Tavern 06:01
Tim: I wait in here, the backwaters Of this port, the tavern Grim corners void of light Homeless drunks waste away This is where secrets exchange This is where whole lives change Chester draws near, unused to this fear To learn of the lost eighth sea Grim corners void of light Homeless drunks waste away This is where secrets exchange This is where whole lives change Chester: Tim here waits for me, from my father free Make my own name, never be the same I don’t want to feel, but only dread is real This dark place beckons death, I take my final breath Tim: Your proof lies to the north, hidden under ancient skies Forgotten waters harbor treasure: the lost jewel of the eighth sea Chester: I don’t want to lie, but there’s every reason why I’ll prove I am my own, do all of this alone Shown him I’m a man, in a way he’ll understand Bring him back the jewel, escape from his rule
3.
Iron Bay 08:17
Chester: Dark water below reveals nothing Stars reflect on the black sea The docks are empty at the midnight hour Tim at my side, last glance behind Onto deserted ship, Father’s boat now mine In the morning he’ll know we’ve left here Tim: Distant shouts and I whip around Dock lights up with burning fury We can’t give in, it’s just too early Chester: We have been seen, hopes deflating I’ve failed so soon, ready for my doom Why did I think there was a way to prove myself Tim: We’ve hardly just begun Chester, get ahold of yourself, unfurl the sails, we must outpace them And if we can’t we’ll turn and face them. We’ve set our mind and we cannot change them This is right, this is for you For the world must belong to you Pursuers fading fast We are too far ahead We will be back soon enough, With glory in our hearts Chester: All peaceful seas ahead, but turn around we’re dead But it’s looking just fine Now that my fear is gone, I know we’ll carry on And I’m feeling all right Tim: Discard your worry, discard your fear We will see success coming our way The sea is open and the sky is clear This is the life we wish to lead, finally be freed
4.
Ithaca 03:05
Ithaca: I know what you seek, all come to these waters for it Pledge me part of our find, and I shall let you pass Tim: This mermaid seems to want what we do She’s our only lead beyond these incomplete maps We have no choice, will she let us pass I want the jewel all for myself but I will accept Ithaca: I am pleased to hear that I have your cooperation Fail me once and you will suffer the consequences of you lies Head northward and you will find a mountain of immense size Your treasure lies at the top, you will bring it back to me Tim: This is not your conquest, this is for us and for us alone We are the ones who have traveled and fought The jewel is not for you Chester: Ithaca attacks, sending waves with her wrath Our ship starts to tip, to the lifeboat ‘fore it flips One last fire of the cannons, hit the mermaid ‘fore she sank us Just like that, she is gone, on our journey we go on
5.
The Mountain 05:16
Tim: Ithaca can't be far behind Luckily she’s got no way to climb She could summon a wave to end us all But this mountain is simply too tall Seems no hope of reaching Our destiny at the top Sea monsters and storms galore But here is something we’ve never done before Sheer cliffs and rock falls A long climb and a long fall A stunning sight, one to be conquered One last test before the jewel is ours Seems no hope of reaching Our destiny at the top Sea monsters and storms galore But here is something we’ve never done before Chester: Might as well do it might as well start Better to die now Than turn back Tim: We steel ourselves For this grueling last leg Ditch the rowboat Bring our meager supplies A faded trail Used but once Will take us to The end of our journey Chester: It’s not going bad but our trail is so steep I don’t mind anyway, for the jewel we will reap Yeah it’s so high, a long climb ahead Take one wrong step, slip, you might be dead Seems easy enough, just stay on your toes Look up, don’t think of your worries and woes And it seems too damn hard but we’ll persevere Let go of these worries woes and fears Tim: A faded trail Used but once Won’t take us to The end of our journey The path ends here All vertical ahead No choice but to drop our gear No hesitation
6.
Confession 02:04
Chester: I have to stop now, before I go on and collapse Legs are shaking and there’s no way up Tim feels me slow, pause on the ledge A calming hand, the only comfort that I know Last words before I fade, fade to exhaustion, fade away Now say I don’t want to ever return to Iron Bay I want my own life, on the sea here with you You’re the only one by my side Say won't you stay with me, Be my partner in crime, my partner in life You’re the only one I can trust, be with me beyond the journey’s end
7.
Tim: Onwards we trudge up this mountainside Our legs are weary but our hopes renewed Bound now by our shared confession Bound now as we breathe as one Our original goal lies directly above I see its glow, cresting the cliffs On the last staircase I channel my will And stop dead at the beauty in front of me Chester: This is all I’ve dreamed of and this is more than imagined Oh, its beauty, look how it glows Radiates pure light, sat on the top of its pedestal Seems so right Tim: We’ve come all this way We can’t turn back now Chester: What if it’s guarded by some divine force? We’d better return and replot our course Tim: We have face plenty, what’s one more fight? Take the jewel, and what is lost? Both: This is our chance to free ourselves from the captain This is our chance, for our own new lives Is there a point to return without it? Chester: Is there?
8.
Chester: The jewel rides securely in our bag No trouble on the way back As if the fates knew it was meant to be Another voyage has come to its end Tim: I can’t believe what I am holding This is the key to the beginning of our lives All I could want, all I could ask for All of this within our reach Chester: I’m sick of living in my father’s shadow I’ve gone and forged my own way I did none of it so he would spite me All I wanted was for him to be proud Into the tavern I crash with this dread in my mind His still body, eyes shut, sold the jewel for some drugs Sit there beside him, take his hand Cold and dead, hope is lost We could’ve had our own life But your greed drags me into pain Tim I’ll miss you Captain: Come along now son I invite you back to my crew as my equal You have proved yourself Your pain will heal Soothed by what lies ahead Wonder and conquest Still young, your time will come This journey never ends More treasure on to be found and more people on the high seas This is just the beginning

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Cover photo taken at Fletcher's Cove in San Diego

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released April 14, 2017

Insin - all instruments, production, lyrics

Andrew Mauro of Transpirations - guest solo on Track 8
Rebecca - concept and storyline

Special thanks to Darren, Kevin, Doug and Naomi

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Experimental, eclectic metal from San Diego, California. Est. 2016.

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