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Shade & Soil

by Ethos

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1.
Shade & Soil 02:48
Like a vapor, you elude me Shadow, whisper You sink softly Fading into shade and soil
2.
Spectre 04:16
I can’t drown it Or smoke it out I can’t starve it Or cut it out Like a splinter in my skin My body’s a prison My mind is a cage These images haunt me Always Now I can see what surrender brings All that’s left of me slowly withering I used to be a child of summer My heart would beat for something pure But autumn’s lips, they taste so sweet And poisoned me with winter’s sleep So I lie helpless, just praying for a cure Oh, now I’m sure I’ve felt this way before Oh, now I know I’ll reap just what I sow Now I can see what surrender brings All that’s left of me slowly withering Like the winter turns to spring So then it is with everything Now I can see what surrender brings All that’s left of me slowly withering Fading away
3.
Empty eyes Endless lies Drowning our minds In endless realities Head held high Crooked spine Acting as if we’re proud Of this cruel disease We were born into equations We could never reconcile Naive and confined I was once blind Now I can see that Both sides of the fence Are occupied by herds of sheep But I won’t be more wood for the fire Empty eyes Endless lies Ask and indeed you surely Will be deceived Head held high Crooked spine You can still tear the walls down If you believe We will watch them burn And come tumbling down Naive and confined I was once blind Now I can see that Both sides of the fence Are occupied by herds of sheep But I won’t be more wood for the fire Open your eyes Watch the smoke rise. Don’t tell me you can’t see The ashes falling from the sky rise We will watch them burn And come tumbling down
4.
Tragedy 03:54
If tragedy Were my gift to the world So every boy and girl Would not be left out I’d make it seem As if it were a dream To love like you and me Then plague them with doubt Our love would be envied By Kings and Queens If they could see Our love would be envied By Kings and Queens If only they knew how I felt When I was with you If eyes could see Fair beauty on the breeze Joy lighted in the trees Or grace that enthralled Still, I would find All these to be resigned Your elegance outshine The crown of them all Our love would be envied By Kings and Queens If they could see Our love would be envied By Kings and Queens If only they knew how I felt When I was with you If love could be placed on a scale My heart would be heavier still Than all the world’s gold I would be the richest soul Our love would be envied By Kings and Queens If they could see Our love would be envied By Kings and Queens If only they knew how I felt When I was with you
5.
My heart’s a broken vessel Cold wreckage I cannot ignore Can’t recognize the devil Only in this pain I revel How could you break the oath you swore I broke the censor in the back of my mind So I could tell you how it feels to be left behind Abandoned ambition This poisonous condition Replacing all our dreams With frozen memories Forsaken, left stranded You take it all for granted How did you come to be Another frozen memory Take all the passion in you And hide it high up on a shelf You left me alone and crippled Like a stone you caused a ripple Only ever thinking of yourself I broke the censor in the back of my mind So I could tell you how it feels to be left behind Abandoned ambition This poisonous condition Replacing all our dreams With frozen memories Forsaken, left stranded You take it all for granted How did you come to be Another frozen memory All of these memories in the back of my mind Send shivers crawling from my heels to the top of my spine Tell me why our empty hearts Contented to be torn apart Extract the joy from other’s lives And feast upon dead dreams to thrive Abandoned ambition This poisonous condition Replacing all our dreams With frozen memories Forsaken, left stranded You take it all for granted How did you come to be Another frozen memory
6.
Light Breaking through Pouring over waking eyes This foreign sky Weeps at my sight A sad wind blowing At my back tonight As tears leave me blinded No matter the weight I’ll bear it I’ll wear this crown If it’s the price I pay For love
7.
My eyes are on the hopeless And no one seems to notice Just like a shadow in the dark Unweary beasts of burden Allured by cunning sermons Indifference makes an easy mark I’ve come to give you heaven’s fire To gain your inner most desire Devoid, Resist A shadow, a kiss Wake up and see The dawn is breaking On a new regime I’ll set you free When I return As the Lonely King I bear the fruit you’ve been denied Come eat Be free Your thirst will soon be satisfied Lay trust in me I hold the key I’ve come to give you heaven’s fire To gain your inner most desire I serve no king I will not bend the knee I’ll watch you bleed Devoid, resist A shadow, a kiss A kiss on the cheek The mark of deceit As the conspiracies unwind All the patterns intertwine Have you no eyes to see Or will you ignore my plea Have you no eyes to see Have you no memory of me? No matter the weight I’ll bear it I’ll wear this crown I’ll lay me down Wake up and see The dawn is breaking On a new regime I’ll set you free When I return As the Lonely King I’ll set you free When I am king This is not The end of me
8.
Dark beams shine Through a crack in the sky Oceans of light Concede to the rapture of night Consuming my mind Upside Down Inside out Drifting through the sound Ringing out Towering Reaching through space A picture of grace Met by Beginning’s embrace Erasing my name Upside Down Inside out Drifting through the sound Ringing out Reverie, I know your plea I’ll be the recourse that you seek Sad Cavalier, let go of fear And let me strengthen what is weak Pay the price A sacrifice Erasing my name Walking through planes I’ll pay the price A sacrifice A name to the planes To claim my domain I am the pail white horse Hot on the heels of death I’ll crush the lion’s head And slither through the darkest den I’ve been through the in-between To bring you only suffering This foreign sky Weeps at my sight I can feel a shadow growing In my mind
9.
Coup D'etat 06:30
Oh, hollow man I won’t put a price on my soul like you Steadfast asleep Inside the wake of planning a coup
Collecting gemstones To place upon your crown You take for granted The treasures all around Your greedy hands won’t save you Staring up at the sun Proud of all that you’ve done You’ll soon be buried Lost in the fallout Staring at the sun When judgement comes You’ve got to admit You’re tied to a sinking ship You’re preaching fiction From upon your stolen throne What will you say to the king You’ve overthrown Your greedy hands won’t save you Staring up at the sun Proud of all that you’ve done You’ll soon be buried Lost in the fallout Staring at the sun When judgement comes You’ve got a master plan Gotta touch everything with your dirty hands Put it all in neat little rows Live it up, fill your cup till it overflows When will you wake and see Nothing is as it seems You’re just a pawn in some Polluted enigmatic scheme When will you wake and see I’m not the enemy I’m not a part of your Diluted systematic dream When will you wake and see When will you wake and see When will you wake and see Nothing is as it seems When will you wake and see I’m not the enemy
10.
Evergreen 05:47
Day by day with no horizon Searching helpless for the answers I could hardly see you fading away Right in front of my eyes I almost lost you Living in a daydream I never saw the truth Living in a daydream And now I see the proof Your love is pure like a spring So I'll dig a well and drink deep My heart is buried between The roots of the evergreen Constant though seasons may change All I wanted was to carry Everything you never told me All while something invisible Lied through your teeth As it whittled your bones I almost lost you Your love is pure like a spring So I'll dig a well and drink deep My heart is buried between The roots of the evergreen If my lips confess The weight of my crimes Would you take the time To rewire my mind? I wish you'd press rewind So I could feel what all those Nights were like with new gravity
11.
Agnosia 04:14
A vein of lies Is hidden behind A mask designed To comfort and cage your mind Phantom Satellite Blur the truth To pacify We’ve been hypnotized By flashing lights And fashioned lies A mind, A void Converging inside Decode, Destroy Unravel the source within you Phantom Satellite Blur the truth To pacify We’ve been hypnotized By flashing lights And fashioned lies Tear out the pages And burn all you think you know A mind erased is a place Where only truth can grow Phantom Satellite Blur the truth To pacify We’ve been hypnotized By flashing lights And fashioned lies Tear out the pages And burn all you think you know A mind erased is a place Where only truth can grow
12.
Blinded 08:43
I followed you into the blue Your pale skin painted in indigo Blind eye to the storm below I followed you into the blue I know it’s you by the way you walk The way you walk away Some things never change Oh but I still want to believe Any day now We’ll find it on the horizon Day in, day out We’re blinded on the horizon As we race toward a sun that never sets I followed you into the blue I always knew there would come a day When you and I would wash it all away Some things have to change Any day now We’ll find it on the horizon Day in, day out We’re blinded on the horizon By a sun that never rests Any day now, We’ll find it on the horizon Day in, day out We’re blinded on the horizon One day I will find another With open eyes and full of wonder For now I’ll turn my gaze away And shed the light of day

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released June 20, 2017

Lead Vocals - Austen Earp
Backing Vocals - Kuyper Cummings & Nick Riggs
Guitars - Matthew Palopoli, Austen Earp, Kuyper Cummings & Nick Riggs
Piano & Synthesizer - Austen Earp
Bass Guitar - Nick Riggs
Drums & Percussion - Tribb Robison
Strings Recorded by Joe & Samantha Lester
Strings Arranged by Austen Earp & Kuyper Cummings

Produced by Austen Earp
Mixed by Austen & Weston Earp at Paper Panda Records
Mastered by Jens Bogren at Fascination Street Studios

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Ethos Atlanta, Georgia

Ethos is an American rock band hailing from Atlanta, GA to Nashville, TN. Known for their fusion of heavy rock riffs, classical piano, syncopated rhythms, and melodic vocals, the group exhibits a technically rich yet accessible rock sound. Ethos explores songwriting through the power of impression and are fascinated with music’s inherent ability to affect emotions. ... more

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