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Once Upon a Time in Babylon

by Redemption Draweth Nigh

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Once Upon A Time 04:25
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Once upon a time When the world was young Before the darkness When the spring had sprung There was potential Brought forth in light But now there is only night The worst is yet To come, prepare yourself I wish it were not so Yet it is Up from the bottom Unearthed from the dirt "We thought you were lost But now you've returned" Silence creeps on empty streets The heart unkept in Zion sleeps Upon a time, in rested dreams But turn the page, now where are we? But the best is yet to come I know I've seen it there I have the voice to vocalize Once upon a time When the world was mine Before the sky was black Before the streets were filled with ash Hidden in the treetops The birds flee their nests So must we forsake and forget Flee to the mountains Flee through the trees They scream no quarter But they'll die on their knees
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Upon The Hill 05:36
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As we stood out over the sea and gazed deep The empty abyss of moody blue drifted to sleep Sorrow's night a candle's light a single flame The moon it wept our bitter tears over smeared names Upon a hill we sat and watched the moon fall down The stars wrapped in darkness of night Upon a hill we sat so still We prayed but our tongues had no voice They tore down our walls They tear down us all We pray and we pray but still they fall Empty and weak we scream and we call We thought it would last time eternal But time went its way Our cursed tongues scream their names And nothing could be saved From the weight of our endless sin Upon the hill we built up our city Wrapped in the stars of the night Underneath we have no pity Partook of the curse of our life
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Still 05:39
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Built up the hour Flowers lined the hall Bouquets and champagne As the world did fall "The war: a success!" They cried as they drank Three cheers for the hour As they rolled out the tanks The petals fall but the thorn remains Confused temptation for gain Blood soaked the streets as the heads fell at their feet And the world gasped it last breath of reprieve The world stood still on its axis Time forever changed Oh the screaming cries of the masses The world would never be the same One for the bloodshed Two for the woe Three to surrender And four to go Everything in place As they wave the flag Time to move forward There's no turning back The fruit has soured but the rot remains The wine of damnation sorrow and pain Go, go to the place, if you say that you must go But know that I cannot, cannot follow Break it apart Still my beating heart The time has come to call In the end we all must fall Stand and face the truth Cannot retain our youth The days have slipped us quickly by Our fate hangs under a pale sky
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Shadow 04:08
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There goes the sun, in dark we run Dimly through the trees Not a chance to grieve And I look above and I look below I cast a long shadow Light getting low, harder to breathe As smoke fills the trees as we flee Shake of the earth, What was it worth: this time Don't know why, not a clue Black rain cast down upon me, heavy Bled down to the exposed root Crack of the bell rang out in the city The people gnawed their tongues for pain The time, the time had come For them to fill up the street As the toll, toll of the bell Announced their king Paralyzed in the shadow of their emperor They raised up their glasses high Cheered, cheered and they screamed, "Who can war with our king?" These words they uttered deep, "We can never die." As I thank God for freedom from this shame There's no escape from the darkness of this age The shadows cast over time in the shade The mob it runs, cries for blood and for pain Ring of the bell, what will the pale hour bring For you and for me The world waxed cold, Under the golden head of blasphemy
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Servant 03:47
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Knelt down to the floor The tears could weep no more Run through with their swords Death they did implore "Control your hand," they said, "It's all in your head" Succumbed to vile dread A dream, bound and led "Save us," they screamed, "At least save me!" But the flicker went dark, The beating of their heart The voice of a thousand lies Spoke through the vine The hour to arise Power in its eyes "You should not have made me," The image cracked through steam Howling laughter of the machine A buzz with lightning "Save us from ourselves Our scars will never heal, We have enslaved ourselves Servants to our fear" Onward we go As we're dragged through time In this there is no reason, In this there is no rhyme
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Aroma 04:22
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Less is more, a rose born from a thorn Cannot tell the lies from the truth Exited stage right and vanished out of sight The audience they cheered for you What is this that stands blocking all my plans A wall of solid rock or an obelisk was cast Hewn down like a tree: you will move for me I will not be obstructed from my task Revival of an ancient way Aroma flowing back Crucified as the day fades Columns knelt and cracked Calico, a hand dealt to unknowns A rumble from below, and then a great escape Blood rushed to the head, the grass grew up instead And all our dreams were fed into the mouth of the machine So speak to me no more, your number line has changed Addresses rearranged, a barrel to my brain I do not compute, obsolescence turning mute For me no place was found, pulled up by the root Catastrophe, disastrophe Poisoned minds were atrophied Monsters screaming blasphemies We know there is no hope So, take away our daily bread Kill our spirit leave us dead We cannot dwell in the flesh This world is not our home
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Kaleidoscope 04:11
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Reflected light projected My nerves disconnected Light shone through Cast forth pale blue What have you done to my heart? I feel for a pulse but it's cold, torn apart I cry out in fear, no sign of life This pain I feel is hard to describe Someone, someone come save me Oh god, what have you made me? I touch but I can't feel So numb only a chill Kaleidoscope there is no hope What have we done, where will we go Refracted light through our sight Bitter, bound, eternal night This waking fear in our shell Nothing here, we drained the well We spoke our lines, we played the part Into the dark our hearts depart The smoking gun, the dead eyed stare The bees and bugs in death's despair Hissing abyss, clicking wings Valley of the lost playthings Bright eyes shine in the night Apostasy by candle light The smile so bright the whole world sighed Broken left empty and white "But what have you done for me lately?" The bleeding mouths were gaping Crying out to the sky, "Rain down from upon high"
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Mirror 04:20
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First, a light, a shadow Entranced, dance on the wall Flicker of a strange inclination Then nothing at all A light goes out in the distance At first it seems so small A pinhole through the fabric A shape cast on the wall Disembodied voices Speak from deep of a dream A bright flash of light Then darkness and a scream There is a mirror in the mind But what is reflected in the eye Shift shapes stereo waves Come in red green blue Mirror mass entrancing glass A shadow shaded view Time takes no prisoners This war will reach us all People standing backward Waiting for the sky to fall
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Wrong 05:31
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Speechless, peaceless walking through sleepless Tired of trying when living feels like dying, Caught between where I've been, where I'll be Tomorrow is a dream I'll sleep away the darkness But peace escapes me What are the words to this song Everytime I try I sing it wrong Pieces won't fit into place I'm can't stand the sight of my own face Pull me through I need you I'm wrong and unglued And I don't know what to do Nothing feels real anymore Feel like I'm acting on a stage With no audience or applause Nothing but the empty spotlight's gaze Where am I Have I lost my mind I try I really try But time slips by Have you forsaken me? I know that cannot be But why can't I see... I don't want to fall anymore My face is nailed to the floor Jesus hear me please I've spent all this time on my knees I call to you through the dark I hope that you've heard my pleas My song I have sang for your honor All that I ask is that you let me see
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Heart Ripped From My Chest 03:56
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Give unto me divine words of rhyme The vision unbridled, the scheme defined Unbeholden, aware The breath, the fear and the fair Oh let these walls come down Burn them to the ground The hour must soon come We cannot change the course Prevailing force Our time is divorced from choice And though I'm afraid I know I can't wait No time to debate, we must escape, cannot hesitate As the moon fell from the heaven Stars above I count them seven Lake of fire torment higher Fire in the mind With these pills to numb and drain Flickering light, static pain Smoke ascending in the ashes The writing's on the wall Jesus come down to me I want to see My heart's been ripped from my chest I cannot breath, I cannot even start to think about the end Come, set me free I want to be, I want to be Come set me free from my misery, my misery
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March 04:06
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I try to see through the lies The tangled web of tangent minds Spread around swarming hive Thoughts blow away like dandelions Look around but I can't find the meaning Spirits play in the well Darkness at the edge of being Can't perceive beyond the veil Evil has taken root There is nothing I can do We must flee this tragic tree Before we become of its fruit Feel an ill will chill my spine The darkness blows deep through the pines I check my watch but it is broken Mystery surrounds the time Mounting wind a sinful grin The shower towered over men Iniquity cloaked raptured in A broken glass night Chandeliers campaign trails Fever dreams of broken bells A dark desire filled the well The final gutless strike Little time to prepare now So few days to weep or pray Only a short time before The great Omega comes to stay Jesus come our lasting father Come and reap what you hath sewn We are tired we are broken By an abdicated throne We try to survive the bloody march Turn the screw through our hearts Dark is the day we pray we pray The hour is not yet through
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Tear Open The Sky 04:19
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As the last traces of light Fall asleep with the sun Silence breaks as night falls In darkness we run Oh, the time has come The dream is almost done Time to fly Tear open the sky Power is mine I'm not afraid I cannot be tamed Nothing will stand in my way Hold the line as the mountains break How much more could we take The crowns burned within their walls All was lost and all would fall But we are one Can never be undone Power in our tongue And I am not afraid My back you'll never break The grave will not contain We sing, "Power, Upon this hour, Break our chains Flying free You've no hold on me The end of pain Fall to your knees Nations gnash their teeth But you cannot remain For the blood you have spilt Your world been unbuilt There is a price to pay"
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Our Time Has Come 03:59
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And so the shadow has cast its shape Sorrow of tomorrow Open our mouths It's time to feast On the harvest we've reaped of our shortcomings Time has claim on us We cry We can run but I think our time has come Scream into the neglecting sky "Why?" Does it matter how hard we try? I think our time has come Run as fast as we know how The screaming fills that empty hour I thought it would make sense some how But I think our time has come Go to the top run to the sea Plead to the vengeful sky, "Mercy!" Run while you can sinner man Run while you still can Run to the edge where the shadows end But can you outrun oblivion Burned a bridge you could never mend And I think the time has come I think our time has come I think our time has come
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Vermilion 05:13
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Complacent and vacant Visage to behold Vermilion floods my vision My blood runs cold Take one step forward Fallen off the board There they are where they shouldn't be In the Temple of the King Violence sick had their pick Of the opportunities Smiled at me, like I couldn't see Exactly what they think Over and over, I try just to see We try, how we try just to proceed Here comes the shadow dance Mad romance, bloodstained hands Do you think the gallows are reserved for me? That severed head, crimson red Turning blue, the word is gone from you Do you think you won't be brought down too? Here it comes, here it comes, rain down Vermilion blood, so much we'll drown Raining down, rain it down, oh Rain it down on me, I'm ready, I'm ready, steady now Take a breath as the power Overflows, overflows I'm not afraid Can you say the same?
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Come Down 04:16
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Oh, tower of stone when will you fall? The hour is coming with the wind Oh, can't you smell the blood boiling Oh, can't you hear your end? So, come down Stand tall in the tower The hour is almost at hand Here comes the violence Like a millstone Your bitter end But I am not, I'm not afraid I have my sword by my side The hour may consume me But for now I will ride Come down, oh I say come down Horizontal bound Equalized to the ground Broken beneath our feet Your smoke forever ascending So, come down Stand tall in the dark tower The smoke of the pit calleth nigh This is the hour talked about For all of time So, I call you forth Omega Come down and give us a hand Bring with you the final moment Let's put an end to this cursed land
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Before 04:40
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The firing line, are they blind? The bullets hailed behind Nothing now to stop the wake of this machine "Was this a mistake?" they cry as they wait No one could see through smoke spattered haze "To thee I despise, our love was a lie" The violent voice then spake Time marched on until the break of dawn The light shone on, unclouded free of bond They built their war like before But tides would turn once more They could not see the errors that they had made The endless mistake, they miscalculate A fatal flaw from a brilliant estate The whole world groaned in dark it was thrown In this there would be no escape The world will quake as the last day breaks In his hand, is this the end of man? I run to thee as world crumbles into sea The time's at hand: the last days of this land
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Haste 04:12
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Desperation growing cold Fractured and mute I feel I cannot hold Cut me way down to the quick I am beleaguered, torn apart and sick Let me fall if I must see it all I call to the wind and the cold bitter end If I must go then let's hurry through I am ready to meet you This fire's losing all control Burning destruction, Fill my mouth with coals Bring it down upon our head I will surrender my life to see it said Mad destruction broken hearts I can't feel the sunset Light this candle dark No remorse for tragedy I never partook My hand built not this machine I know I must fall to see it end Back to the earth to return again I don't want to go, but what can I do To face the future with courage and truth
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Wish Upon A Star 04:33
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Falling down from the air Down into the depths of despair Blazing like a burning sun Coal black and undone When you wish upon a star Makes you wonder who you are, Now I lay me down to sleep I pray thee Lord my soul to keep Like a lamp In the sky Falling down The tears you cried Into the earth A child was born Now you'll see This little horn Wish upon a star Remember who you are But does it shine for thee? Dark in the deep blue sea Oh bitter star burning bright Turned the day to night Callous and so cold A fortune to unfold Walk in the night, take flight You said you had the right Crack in the crevice Exposed some light...
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Massacre 04:49
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Back to back not side to side There is nowhere left to hide And there's no turning back Out of the blue into the black Down slow, here we go There's no escape you know Broken bones swarmed by crows Oh how I wish it were not so Here it comes the axe will fall To bring destruction to us all Stage is set the spotlight's on To watch the last of this massacre Save your life endure the fight Dark will come tonight tonight There is no escape from this fate Oh sorrow our fearful plight Downward along this road The path ahead is dark and cold Prepare yourself as you can Holy ghost weapon in hand Bring the black, I'm ready at last I feel the fear on my tongue like ash Beating heart pumps blood so black Fear is the cape we wear on our back But our tears won't stop the day
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Dust In Our Hand 04:15
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There is a time for everything To live and to die, to be bound or free The hour is near for the shadows to grow The hour of fear is almost known Oh, here it comes, come to spill our blood, Oh, what a day to behold, Dark is the day, the hour is late, When will it be done? Enchanting wills and violent thrills At the edge of the break Overflown, this darkness known I wait Hesitate, a bad mistake, The death threats start to take Upside down we're overground As the sky quaked Down in the mud, I run, I run Stop aiming your gun at me Four winds, seasons, tied down with treason, Empty and even, ghosts in the breeze What a surprise, I survived, I am here Darkness has nipped at my heels Run from destruction as the sky grows black Fly like the eagle running so fast Dance to the gate: the garden of our fate Built to decay, the apples of ash Dust in our hand, so much for our plans, This was our promised land, our teeth we gnash
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Overstated 05:33
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Opened my eyes I cried one more time "No more," I said, lifted my weary head The fears kept at bay ate away The tide had turned I heard a whispered word The worm in the dirt, the work Outstayed my welcome They came to my door Torches blazed in the darkness It's the same as before It happens over and over And nothing seems to change The blind rewind the time But who then will they blame? So, let's bring forth Armageddon Let's call this all to an end I crave the day My blood will pave the way I'm not afraid But fear still grips my mind I'd rather live, I'd rather not have my blood spilled But I cannot stop the hands of time Wondered in circles As time drifted by Fate overstated As we questioned why
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Miles (Goodbye) 04:25
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Lift up your feet Follow me How much farther shall we go? How much longer until we are home? Just another mile or so I can feel the air getting cold So many miles have we walked So far and still so long There's nothing left behind So I say goodbye So on we go Until that last curtain is dropped and closed So on we go Into the dark mystery of tomorrow Watching the sun go down It's too late to turn around Nothing left but the night So I say goodbye In the garden hangs a red moon We know our time is coming soon Growing power, our final hour Nothing left to return to
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Babylon 07:18
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Here stand we at the end of days It all amounted to naught The darkness in our coil Unminded and fraught So I say goodbye, farewell forever goodnight Oh tower of blood and stone Built so long ago Filled of the meat of thy portion Pot of rot potion and wine Fattened up and engorged Oh the moon bled red in the sky Babylon The night has come For your life Woe unto those Who took refuge in you Surrender, now's the time Fall Babylon It must be done It's begun! Violence will come for you Let the jackals run through I will not weep for you I will not shed a tear You got what you deserve I'll laugh at your fear I will not weep for you I won't cry any tears You got what you deserve I'll laugh at your fear Babylon How thou art fallen Babylon How thou art fallen Babylon
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War 04:46
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Awake at last alone I was so cold, felt the resistance For control, I tried, though despised Through nightmare's eyes Begone from me I am not a slave I can see your name The time has come to be strong It is not long and my song will never fade Arise unto the day Go thine way Be not afraid I am with thee Power reign down Our time is nigh Their blade is sharp And raised high Jesus come save us there is no escape We are in danger, please hurry Jesus come down We must be found and We must be ready to face the day Rising power The darkest hour Turmoil worse than's ever been Arm the cannons Prepare for war Will not break ranks And our aim is sure An army undefeated Bound by blood Marching forward Whatever comes

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This album is an experimental, synth-and-string, rock album about the collapse of society.

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released December 11, 2020

Music and lyrics by Adam Snyder

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Redemption Draweth Nigh Woodbury, Tennessee

Redemption Draweth Nigh is a solo project focused on the end-times and the nearing return of Jesus Christ.

This music is in the service of Jesus Christ.

From Nashville, Tennessee.

The music is a blend of rock, jazz, blues, and classical that's probably best described as art rock or prog. ... more

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