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The Moth and the Lotus

by DaisukE

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1.
Fable 01:29
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The moth feeds from the lotus The moth feeds from us all The moth feeds from the lotus The lotus feeds us all
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The Event Horizon 05:41
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Traveling through this new frontier I must now rid my mind of fear Event horizon drawing near Cannot come close, I must stay clear Debris field In orbit Engage shield (Is it enough) Do not feel Just logic How can I save this mission Don’t panic Solution Main engines more emission I will get through this If you can see me this means I did not make it back alive To my wife and my daughter You are my everything To my son and my brother Look after them for me I’ll see you on the other side My family Warning lights flicker The fuselage is leaking air The fuselage is leaking air Cannot repair Cannot repair Drifting through this infinite sea Why the fuck is it always me I never thought I’d be a martyr A victim to the singularity The shuttle reverses polarity Straight into the event horizon Schadenfreude of watching money burn Just me and this suit remain My tomb, a burial at sea It’s pulling me in, I can feel it Might as well enjoy the view It’s not like the movies or the pictures It’s only black and white Dazzling nonetheless If there is a god, I hope he hears me when I ask him why Nothing I can do Just enjoy the view Fingers and toes begin to break And my whole body starts to shake Internal organs ripped apart Oh, be still my beating heart This is the end This is the end This is the end This is the end This is the end
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The Final Frontier 07:33
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I shouldn’t be alive I should’ve fucking died If there is a god I hope he hears me When I ask him why Millions of light years away A groundbreaking discovery Come in Houston, come in Houston We have a problem Transmission failed No answer, no return No hope, no avail Is this Hell Transmission failed No answer, no return No hope, no avail Is this Hell Is this Hell Is this Hell Is this Hell Is this Hell Oxygen is running low Find the strength to bite my tongue Let the crimson blood flow I can’t let you go I can’t let you go I can’t let you go I can’t let you go Fading away Fading away Fading away Fading away (Fading away) Consciousness is slippery Visions of blinding light Consciousness is slippery Visions of blinding light Pulled into the tractor beam Please speak to me Intuitively Bring me back home Don’t leave me alone Please speak to me Intuitively Bring me back home Don’t leave me alone What do you mean I am not clean Don’t fucking probe My frontal lobe Please don’t do this I have two kids I’ll kill you all I’ll kill you all I’ll kill you all I’ll kill you all I’ll kill you all I’ll kill you all Traveling through this new frontier I must now rid my mind of fear Event horizon drawing near Straight to the center, it’s all clear I’m coming home I’m coming home I’m coming home I’m coming home (Boy have I got a story to tell you)
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Chimera 04:03
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Weaver Of my own reality Dreamer In a web of fallacies Weaver Of my own reality Dreamer In a web of fallacies Negativity Is the enemy Negativity Is the fallacy It’s all a neon farce Every part of it A carnival of dread A carnival of dread Weaver Of my own reality Dreamer In a web of fallacies Weaver Of my own reality Dreamer In a web of fallacies Oh to live inside a dream Inside a dream Inside a dream Inside a dream Oh to live inside a dream Inside a dream Inside a dream Inside a dream I’ll create (I’ll create) A great escape (A great escape) Ultimate (Ultimate) Freedom from (Freedom from) Fear Freedom from fear Freedom from fear (You are like the dreamer who dreams, then lives inside the dream) (But who is the dreamer) (You are like the dreamer who dreams, then lives inside the dream) (But who is the dreamer) (You are like the dreamer who dreams, then lives inside the dream) (But who is the dreamer) (You are like the dreamer who dreams, then lives inside the dream) (But who is the dreamer) Oh to live inside a dream Inside a dream Inside a dream Inside a dream Oh to live inside a dream Inside a dream Inside a dream Inside a dream
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Death-Head Metamorphosis 05:18
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What’s it like to live in your skin Fixated on this question Every day when you walk in I guess we’ll both know soon There’s so many things I’ve been But none of them have ever fit Death-head metamorphosis The price of my rebirth The ache of my being This shameful obelisk I call my home A monument to all that I don’t want to be But I’ll build my god And revel in this holy chrysalis But I have sinned, for I covet what I see Please help me, I can’t carry The burden I’ve been given You look strong enough to be of some assistance It rubs the lotion on its skin Or else it gets the hose again It rubs the lotion on its skin Or else it gets the hose again (It gets the hose) I can almost taste The fruit of freedom Gently incising This chrysalis I need more I still need more I will always Need more I will need more I will get more I will always Need more Be silent, sacrificial lamb It rubs the lotion on its skin It does this whenever it’s told Or it gets the hose The ache of my being This shameful obelisk I call my home A monument to all that I don’t want to be But I’ve built my god The beauty in this holy chrysalis I am now complete Would you fuck me I’d fuck me I covet what I see Would you fuck me I’d fuck me I covet what I see Would you fuck me I’d fuck me I covet what I see Would you fuck me I’d fuck me Why don’t you covet me How does it feel to be so beautiful
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Lich 06:14
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(There is a darkness) (That lives within us) (There is a sickness) (That will corrupt us) (There is a darkness) (That lives within us) (There is a sickness) (That will corrupt us) (There is a darkness) (That lives within us) (There is a sickness) (That will corrupt us) (There is a darkness) (That lives within us) (There is a sickness) (That will corrupt us) Visions of the end Haunting me like a vengeful specter Feeding me misery In the corners of my thoughts Everywhere, everything Everyone’s something to fear I’m afraid, I’m afraid To meet my maker Am I worthy to Stand in His presence Will He cast me down To the flames of Hell I have done wrong I am unworthy Victim to sloth Greed and envy Pride and gluttony I have done wrong I am unworthy Victim to sloth Greed and envy Pride and gluttony I have done wrong I am unworthy Victim to sloth Greed and envy Pride and gluttony I have done wrong I am unworthy Victim to sloth Greed and envy Pride and gluttony I am unworthy The answer: Eternal life The answer: Eternal life The answer: Eternal life The answer: Eternal life Hungering endlessly For forbidden knowledge Suffering endlessly Transfigure clandestine Hungering endlessly For forbidden knowledge Suffering endlessly Transfigure clandestine Transfigure clandestine (Transfigure clandestine) Like an antelope Caught in a net Filled with the Lord’s wrath The rebuke of your God Like an antelope Caught in a net Filled with the Lord’s wrath The rebuke of your God Transfigure clandestine Transfigure clandestine (The process commences) (Deafening senses) Transfigure clandestine (Blind and defenseless) (Transfigure clandestine) Gangrenous skin Monstrous sin Bloated, distended My life has ended But I still walk But I still talk I hunger I hunger endlessly I suffer I suffer endlessly I hunger I hunger endlessly I suffer I suffer endlessly
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Hypermania 04:48
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I sense this feeling deep within wanting to rise Itching myself raw in an attempt to dig it out I sense this feeling deep within wanting to rise Removing skin from flesh, the culling now begins Begin the culling Begin the culling Begin the culling Begin the culling Begin the culling Begin the culling Begin the culling Begin the culling Tear it all away Tear it all away Hunger sets in The itch and the bloat The familiar ache of desire Happiness is a bitter fruit A pill to be swallowed Twice a day with fluids Twice a day With fluids Twice a day With fluids Twice a day With fluids Twice a day With fluids Keys into the ignition Try to clear my mind Though it seems that peace is never Something I can find (Restlessness increases with each passing second) I sense this feeling deep within wanting to rise I must keep digging I must keep digging (Digging, digging, digging, digging) Dig I must keep digging I must keep culling I must keep digging I must keep culling I must keep digging I must keep culling I must keep digging I must keep culling Mania takes hold Total dissolution Mania takes hold Total dissolution Disintegrate
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Determinism 05:28
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Indecision, carry me (Carry me) Intuition, set me free (Set me free) Primal vision, carry me (Carry me) From division, mind and body separated I’ll erase this learned behavior Reconnect to all the life around Cleanse my ego of its failures Keep my body on the ground Instinct guide me through the rift Through the rift Through the rift Indecision, carry me (Carry me) Intuition, set me free (Set me free) Primal vision, carry me (Carry me) Feel the love surrounding me Banish all disunity I’ll accept the warmth of being Instinct guide me through the rift Can't keep up, I’m sinking Full division imminent Can't keep up, I’m sinking Full division imminent The lie of free will The lie of free will The lie of free will The lie of free will Take a breath Reconnect Reach out, find My body and my mind Take a breath Reconnect Reach out, find My body and my mind Take a breath Reconnect Reach out, find My body and my mind Take a breath Reconnect Reach out, find My body and my mind Through the rift Through the rift Through the rift Through the rift Accept the warmth of being Accept the warmth of being Accept the warmth of being Accept the warmth of being Accept the warmth of being Accept the warmth of being Accept the warmth of being Accept the warmth of being
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The Moth and the Lotus 11:54
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The moth feeds from the lotus The moth feeds from us all The moth feeds from the lotus The lotus feeds us all I am one Creation bends to me You are one Destruction bends to you I am you Destruction bends to me You are me Creation bends to you I am all Creation bends to me You are all Destruction bends to you We are one Eternal intention We are all Energy flows through Flows through intention The power of the will From moth to lotus, (From lotus to moth) It’s only change It’s only change (Energy flows through intent) (Energy flows through intention) (Energy flows through intent) It’s only change Only change Only change Only change Only change There is always something greater Than all we’ve ever known Breathe one breath with all that lives Rising, falling like our pulse Follow threads of hate Where do they lead Are they sheathed in fear Or love Which one do you feed Which one feeds on you Which one Do you Feed Which one Do you Feed One and the same The lotus and the moth Existence, expiration Creation and destruction Only change One and the same The lotus and the moth Existence, expiration Creation and destruction Only change Energy flows through intention Synergy flows through the flame Nourished, extinguished by one source A single breath of change Energy flows through intention Synergy flows through the flame Nourished, extinguished by one source A single breath of change The moth feeds from the lotus The moth feeds from us all The moth feeds from the lotus The lotus feeds us all The moth feeds from the lotus The moth feeds from us all The moth feeds from the lotus The lotus feeds us all The moth feeds from the lotus The moth feeds from us all The moth feeds from the lotus The lotus feeds us all

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Hey! This is my debut album called The Moth and the Lotus. It deals with themes such as religion, the power of intention, and ego. Though there is no overarching story, it is considered a concept album and should be listened to from start to finish.

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released October 29, 2021

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