Edge Of Sanity - Crimson II (2003), Progressive Death Metal Options

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*Artist: Edge Of Sanity

*Album: Crimson II

*Year: 2003
*Genre: Progressive Death Metal
*Country: Sweden (Finspang) (IMG:http://metalarea.org/forum/style_images/flags/Sweden.png)
*Format: mp3@256
*Size: 79 Мб.

Tracklist:
1. The Forbidden Words I 00:21
2. The Forbidden Words II 01:19
3. Incantation I 01:04
4. Incantation II 00:42
5. Incantation III 01:04
6. Incantation IV 01:01
7. Incantation V 00:47
8. Incantation VI 01:21
9. Passage of Time I 01:00
10. Passage of Time II 00:37
11. Passage of Time III 01:06
12. Passage of Time IV 01:32
13. Passage of Time V 01:13
14. Passage of Time VI 00:35
15. Passage of Time VII 00:59
16. Passage of Time VIII 00:43
17. Passage of Time IX 00:55
18. Passage of Time X 01:12
19. The Silent Threat I 01:05
20. The Silent Threat II 01:16
21. The Silent Threat III 00:20
22. The Silent Threat IV 00:37
23. Achilles Heel I 00:49
24. Achilles Heel II 00:26
25. Achilles Heel III 01:13
26. Covenant of Souls I 01:20
27. Covenant of Souls II 01:51
28. Covenant of Souls III 00:33
29. Covenant of Souls IV 01:12
30. Covenant of Souls V 01:42
31. Covenant of Souls VI 00:53
32. Face to Face I 01:12
33. Face to Face II 00:25
34. Face to Face III 00:21
35. Face to Face IV 00:32
36. Face to Face V 00:57
37. Disintegration I 00:44
38. Disintegration II 01:04
39. Disintegration III 01:31
40. Aftermath I 00:42
41. Aftermath II 01:13
42. Aftermath III 00:33
43. Aftermath IV 01:28
44. Aftermath V 01:30
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Total playing time: 43:00

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This post has been edited by Borderline1991: Jan 30 2019, 17:59:27

[Deathmaster]

Прослушав альбом более 30 раз, я все еще не нахожу слов, чтобы выразить свои эйфорические настроения !Отличная штука ! (IMG:http://metalarea.org/forum/style_emoticons/default/roll.gif) :pleased:

[kremator]

только непонятно, а зачем они столько трэков смикшЫровали?
реально-то песен десяток всего

[Deathmaster]

только непонятно, а зачем они столько трэков смикшЫровали?
реально-то песен десяток всего

Да ,меня это тоже удивило ,наверное с Морбидов решили взять пример ,в ихнем Heretic тоже 44 трека !

[WND]

только непонятно, а зачем они столько трэков смикшЫровали?
реально-то песен десяток всего

видимо фишка в том, чтобы кардинально отличаться от первого кримсона.)))))

[swano]

DAN ОДИН ДЛЯ ГРУППЫ ВСЕ ТЕМУ МУТИЛ.....ОНИ ДАЖЕ ОБ ЭТОМ НЕ ЗНАЛИ...А ОН СЕМЬЮ ПОТЕРЯЛ...

[cnacu6oT]

Thanks man! (IMG:http://metalarea.org/forum/style_emoticons/default/roll.gif)
From:
Deathmaster, rotpus, swano, arashi
Total 4 thanks.

[Hellraizer]

DAN ОДИН ДЛЯ ГРУППЫ ВСЕ ТЕМУ МУТИЛ.....ОНИ ДАЖЕ ОБ ЭТОМ НЕ ЗНАЛИ...А ОН СЕМЬЮ ПОТЕРЯЛ...

а че с семьей случилось ? (IMG:http://metalarea.org/forum/style_emoticons/default/17.gif)

[siyah]

[I can't download it
Can u upload it to RapidShare? Plzzz

[z2n]

С уходом Свано всё похерилось (IMG:style_emoticons/default/21.gif)

[cropduster]

Чумовой альбом, великолепно (IMG:style_emoticons/default/pray.gif)

[Язва]

Мне Crimson II очень понравился после первого прослушивания, но вот после второго и третьего энтузиазму поубавилось почему-то.
Dan Swano решил записать этот альбом без бывших соратников по Edge Of Sanity, дескать, почему им без меня можно выпускать альбом, а мне без них нельзя? В результате вторая часть дэт-эпопеи Crimson II выдержана в духе первого Crimson, встречаются много рифов и музыкальных ходов из первой части. С другой стороны, налицо крен музыки в сторону более мягких сольных проектов Дэна ("Moontower"). Короче, как подметил один неизвестный мне меломан из интернета "..II в названии отражает положение вещей..".
Переслушал на досуге первый Crimson. Альбом, конечно же, выдающийся, но на мой вкус не лучший у Edge Of Sanity.. И по большему счету, если забыть какой Crimson первый, а какой второй, и забыть где повтор, а где оригинал, то окажется, что альбомы равнозначные. Короче, первому Crimson та же оценка, что и второму: 8-9/10

[-Northward-]

Хых, купил как то СиДи думал это наёпка такая с треками, оказывается нет хммм.. =))

[Rodriga]

[I can't download it
Can u upload it to RapidShare? Plzzz

Yeah, almighty Rodriga makes your dreams come through! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/25.gif)
Retail cd rip mp3@320Kbps, 107Mb:

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[arinth]

Crimson II @ 320 kbps in one mp3-file: axifile
password: corpsereiver

I think password should be "corpsereviver".. anyway thanks (IMG:style_emoticons/default/20.gif)

[corpsereviver]

один mp3-файл + cue на 44 трека

Edge Of Sanity - Crimson II (2003) mp3@320 kbps (lame 3.93.1) + cue + log, 100 Mb
1. Crimson II (43:00)

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REM GENRE "Death Metal"
REM DATE 2003
REM DISCID 4B0A142C
REM COMMENT "ExactAudioCopy v0.95b4"
PERFORMER "Edge Of Sanity"
TITLE "Crimson II"
FILE "Edge_Of_Sanity_-_Crimson_II.mp3" MP3
TRACK 01 AUDIO
TITLE "The Forbidden Words I"
PERFORMER "Edge Of Sanity"
INDEX 01 00:00:00
TRACK 02 AUDIO
TITLE "The Forbidden Words II"
PERFORMER "Edge Of Sanity"
INDEX 01 00:21:66
TRACK 03 AUDIO
TITLE "Incantation I"
PERFORMER "Edge Of Sanity"
INDEX 01 01:40:06
TRACK 04 AUDIO
TITLE "Incantation II"
PERFORMER "Edge Of Sanity"
INDEX 01 02:44:09
TRACK 05 AUDIO
TITLE "Incantation III"
PERFORMER "Edge Of Sanity"
INDEX 01 03:26:60
TRACK 06 AUDIO
TITLE "Incantation IV"
PERFORMER "Edge Of Sanity"
INDEX 01 04:30:56
TRACK 07 AUDIO
TITLE "Incantation V"
PERFORMER "Edge Of Sanity"
INDEX 01 05:31:58
TRACK 08 AUDIO
TITLE "Incantation VI"
PERFORMER "Edge Of Sanity"
INDEX 01 06:18:48
TRACK 09 AUDIO
TITLE "Passage Of Time I"
PERFORMER "Edge Of Sanity"
INDEX 01 07:39:62
TRACK 10 AUDIO
TITLE "Passage Of Time II"
PERFORMER "Edge Of Sanity"
INDEX 01 08:39:68
TRACK 11 AUDIO
TITLE "Passage Of Time III"
PERFORMER "Edge Of Sanity"
INDEX 01 09:16:10
TRACK 12 AUDIO
TITLE "Passage Of Time IV"
PERFORMER "Edge Of Sanity"
INDEX 01 10:22:50
TRACK 13 AUDIO
TITLE "Passage Of Time V"
PERFORMER "Edge Of Sanity"
INDEX 01 11:54:40
TRACK 14 AUDIO
TITLE "Passage Of Time VI"
PERFORMER "Edge Of Sanity"
INDEX 01 13:07:10
TRACK 15 AUDIO
TITLE "Passage Of Time VII"
PERFORMER "Edge Of Sanity"
INDEX 01 13:42:49
TRACK 16 AUDIO
TITLE "Passage Of Time VIII"
PERFORMER "Edge Of Sanity"
INDEX 01 14:41:63
TRACK 17 AUDIO
TITLE "Passage Of Time IX"
PERFORMER "Edge Of Sanity"
INDEX 01 15:24:43
TRACK 18 AUDIO
TITLE "Passage Of Time X"
PERFORMER "Edge Of Sanity"
INDEX 01 16:19:39
TRACK 19 AUDIO
TITLE "The Silent Threat I"
PERFORMER "Edge Of Sanity"
INDEX 01 17:31:30
TRACK 20 AUDIO
TITLE "The Silent Threat II"
PERFORMER "Edge Of Sanity"
INDEX 01 18:36:11
TRACK 21 AUDIO
TITLE "The Silent Threat III"
PERFORMER "Edge Of Sanity"
INDEX 01 19:52:72
TRACK 22 AUDIO
TITLE "The Silent Threat IV"
PERFORMER "Edge Of Sanity"
INDEX 01 20:12:35
TRACK 23 AUDIO
TITLE "Achilles Heel I"
PERFORMER "Edge Of Sanity"
INDEX 01 20:49:25
TRACK 24 AUDIO
TITLE "Achilles Heel II"
PERFORMER "Edge Of Sanity"
INDEX 01 21:38:31
TRACK 25 AUDIO
TITLE "Achilles Heel III"
PERFORMER "Edge Of Sanity"
INDEX 01 22:04:19
TRACK 26 AUDIO
TITLE "Covenant Of Souls I"
PERFORMER "Edge Of Sanity"
INDEX 01 23:17:15
TRACK 27 AUDIO
TITLE "Covenant Of Souls II"
PERFORMER "Edge Of Sanity"
INDEX 01 24:37:13
TRACK 28 AUDIO
TITLE "Covenant Of Souls III"
PERFORMER "Edge Of Sanity"
INDEX 01 26:28:40
TRACK 29 AUDIO
TITLE "Covenant Of Souls IV"
PERFORMER "Edge Of Sanity"
INDEX 01 27:01:69
TRACK 30 AUDIO
TITLE "Covenant Of Souls V"
PERFORMER "Edge Of Sanity"
INDEX 01 28:13:50
TRACK 31 AUDIO
TITLE "Covenant Of Souls VI"
PERFORMER "Edge Of Sanity"
INDEX 01 29:55:49
TRACK 32 AUDIO
TITLE "Face to Face I"
PERFORMER "Edge Of Sanity"
INDEX 01 30:48:53
TRACK 33 AUDIO
TITLE "Face to Face II"
PERFORMER "Edge Of Sanity"
INDEX 01 32:00:70
TRACK 34 AUDIO
TITLE "Face to Face III"
PERFORMER "Edge Of Sanity"
INDEX 01 32:25:00
TRACK 35 AUDIO
TITLE "Face to Face IV"
PERFORMER "Edge Of Sanity"
INDEX 01 32:46:47
TRACK 36 AUDIO
TITLE "Face to Face V"
PERFORMER "Edge Of Sanity"
INDEX 01 33:18:51
TRACK 37 AUDIO
TITLE "Disintegration I"
PERFORMER "Edge Of Sanity"
INDEX 01 34:15:60
TRACK 38 AUDIO
TITLE "Disintegration II"
PERFORMER "Edge Of Sanity"
INDEX 01 34:59:20
TRACK 39 AUDIO
TITLE "Disintegration III"
PERFORMER "Edge Of Sanity"
INDEX 01 36:03:20
TRACK 40 AUDIO
TITLE "Aftermath I"
PERFORMER "Edge Of Sanity"
INDEX 01 37:34:45
TRACK 41 AUDIO
TITLE "Aftermath II"
PERFORMER "Edge Of Sanity"
INDEX 01 38:16:16
TRACK 42 AUDIO
TITLE "Aftermath III"
PERFORMER "Edge Of Sanity"
INDEX 01 39:29:37
TRACK 43 AUDIO
TITLE "Aftermath IV"
PERFORMER "Edge Of Sanity"
INDEX 01 40:02:19
TRACK 44 AUDIO
TITLE "Aftermath V"
PERFORMER "Edge Of Sanity"
INDEX 01 41:30:57

[Rein-Zealot]

где н-ть есть 320kbs c разбивкой на 9 треков? спасибо

[corpsereviver]

где н-ть есть 320kbs c разбивкой на 9 треков? спасибо

я когда-то делал путем кромсания wav-файла в soundforge, но результат утерян... да и вообще, лучше просто исправить cue к выложенному выше рипу ^^

[beto666]

thnak you!!

[kombinator]

Cтолько песен в отместку критике на одну 96-м (IMG:style_emoticons/default/15.gif)

[DenisKov]

Мой любимый альбом у EoS, ето смесь старого EoS и Nightingale
Мрачный, медленный и мелодичный,погружение в атмосферу альбома моментальное
Не слушал етот альбом уже год и тут решил переслушать, так я уже по 3 кругу альбом погнал
10 из 10
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[In Death'...]

Edge of Sanity - Crimson II - 9 трэков, порезан мною сплошной мп3 файл который залил corpsereviver

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переходов между песнями не слышно, звучит как одна песня (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile3.gif)

[death1977]

Edge Of Sanity - Crimson II (2003)
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[resurgam]

вы видели когда нибудь таких фанатов, которые прослушали альбом любимой группы через 6 тире 7 лет после его выпуска. нет? я тоже не видел, пока в зеркало не посмотрел. И это при всем при том, что этот музон у меня лежит уже давно. а я его все не слушал, не до сук было. очень хороший альбом, я в нем не обманулся. прилично и прогрессивно. а что мне еще надо?. я его когда нибудь, может быть, еще раз послушаю, если захочет.

переходов между песнями не слышно, звучит как одна песня (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile3.gif)

у меня как одна и есть.

[Dimhold]

Понятия не имею почему так предвзято относился ко второй части пунцового. Все это было до вчера.
Как же второй Кримсон великолепен!!! Будоражащие переходы между мелодиями, куски из первой главы, переигранные на новый лад, влетающие в уши и разносящие голову в клочья, великолепная мелодика, сочные гитары, каждый риф которых хочется смаковать. Однозначно шедевр наравне с первым.

[satanath]

надо же, только собрался просить треки одним файлом, а архив corpsereviver ещё жив! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/banana.gif)

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[Emm Human]

Одним столбцом - ибо продолжить традицию предшественника:

Тексты песен/Lyrics

1. Crimson II

Let no man breach the gate to this most blasphemous of halls
Lest bitterness and chaos be the harvest they wouldst reap
He must ne'er become a slave to this Child's beck and call
For she must never waken from her Crimson Sleep..
The monastery stood towering above the ruined city
It shadowed all the new emerging settlements and homes
To look down on the ruins was to sympathize and pity
All the suffering and heartache, all the graves and broken bones
For buried there a testament to the evil of a queen
A misery that spread across a weak and stricken land
The crimson birth that swamped the earth in dark and deadly dreams
And all mankind did bow beneath the power of her hand

And in the monastery garden sat a woman with a book
A manuscript that lay within her frail and trembling arms
She looked around her nervously as guilt rose in her heart
But the sway of curiosity had drawn her out too far

She wavered on the threshold of a dangerous decision
For this dark tome was no for human eyes to ever read
The pages dripped with legions of persuasive words and visions
So the volume had been hidden well, but now it had been freed

For no apparent reason had the woman been drawn in
Perhaps it was a twist of fate, an absence of real thought
She wandered to a room that before she'd never been
And all at once the interest of her senses had been caught
For no apparent reason had the women been drawn in
Where rows of dusty books lay in an ominous display

But one ancient leather binding had the grain of human skin
And seized with curiosity she stole this book away

And now she sat alone in the concealment of the night
She was hungry now to liberate the writings from their cage
The glimmer of a feeble moon provided her with light
As she opened up the cover and began to read the page
Fly, soul, the body's guest,
Upon your impish arrant
Let none be guiled by false confession
Truth shall be your warrant
Fly soul for your body must die

But for those who seek eternity
For those who yearn prosperity
From this single act of sanity
Will raise you far above humanity

Oh willing host who doth not know
The full desire of this prisoner
You walk where angels fear to go
Thou shalt soon embrace the reckoner
Thy halo of glory, hope's true gage
May prove to be an evil pilgrimage

Something had happened beyond her control
A moment of madness unfettered a soul
That would relish a freedom denied once before
By a desperate nation with it's back to the wall
Within a split second of reading this text
The spirit was free and had fled from its nest
It was eager to grow from this sudden reprieve
And thus in the woman a life was conceived
From the beginning the world was misled
As a baby was born in a monastery bed
The miracle happening here on this Earth
Was perceived as a glorious new Virgin Birth

From the moment in time that baby was born
The sun did now rise on a new Crimson dawn
And the creature just bided its time undiscovered
So safe in the cradling arms of the mother

But for those who seek eternity
For those who yearn prosperity
From this single act of sanity
Will raise you far above humanity

Secure from the world, the child remained hidden
A serpent disguised in the Garden of Eden
And all who looked down on this newly born babe
Were ignorant now of the path this would take
The people were blind to the subtle control
That was exercised daily upon every soul
With no room to question this delicate life
All fears would be drowned and all doubts would be stifled

But one single mind did stand out from the crowd
Though quiet at first – with hardly a sound
The Mother Superior harbored suspicion
Brought to her heart by three simple vision

The Visions

The first was a planet engulfed by the sea
No dry land in sight, not a mountain or tree
No rock jutted out from the endless horizon
Or flowers to mark out the changing of seasons

No animals dwelt in the forests or fields
All life was extinct; its fate had been sealed

By the curse of a violent unstoppable flood
Mankind had been drowned in an ocean of blood

The next revelation was vivid and cruel
It depicted two swordsmen engrossed in a duel
The one held a sword that was silver and pure
The other a sword that was red to the core

They fought as the sun rose high in the sky
Their fight would not end until one of them died
No room did they have for an error to make
For the future of life was the trophy at stake

But one of the warriors flouted the rules
And with cunning and guile had the other one fooled
As he held up his hands in a gesture of peace
The silver opponent allowed this retreat

Then the man with the red sword attacked from behind
Left the silver sword fighter defeated and blind
Then carnage ensued that no man could condone
As the bloody red blade sliced through sinew and bone

All day did the swordsman attack without halt
Though the other lay dead from the frenzied assault
Until by the twilight and all that remained
Were the echoes of death and a fresh crimson stain

And so came the third of these unyielding visions
A picture of war and ferocious divisions
An army of saviors marching as one
Aware that the end had already begun

They arrived in a field, which was wide and expansive
They waited in silence both ready and pensive
The grassland was strewn with small crimson petals
Their fragrance was sweet with the stench of the devil

And slowly but surely they fell into sleep
Their consciousness gone as they slumped in defeat
And there they still lie bereft of their willpower
Brought to their knees by the strength of a flower

The three visions, the Mother Superior bore
A bitter forewarning of what was in store
This infant so frail must not grow to be strong
The world was at risk if she waited too long
So veiled by the blackness of night she did creep
And enter where mother and child were both asleep
And onwards she moved to where the crib lay
She leant over the baby and started to pray
She prayed for forgiveness for what she would do
She prayed that the knife in her hand would aim true
But all of a sudden she was now paralyzed
The baby daughter had opened her eyes

And into those eyes, the woman gazed
The look in her face was both haunted and crazed
She was smothered and swamped in confusion and sadness
The first to be gripped by this foul crimson madness
This brutal psychosis could not be explained
No one single cause was suggested or blamed
But no one could think that a child was involved
And the mystery illness remained unresolved

So all seemed as normal for seven short years
A veil of deception dissolved any fears
But there was one lapse in the child's disguise
And that could be seen in the depths of her eyes

The message could clearly be discovered there
In the glimpse of the universe found in her stare
Her gaze hypnotic, unbearably strong
Suspicions were growing, it wouldn't be long
Oh willing host who doth not know
The full desire of this prisoner
You walk where angels fear to go
Thou shalt soon embrace the reckoner

Now and then a question would be raised
Strong misgivings threatened to be voiced
But these were judgments wiser not to say
To doubt the child could prove to be a rash and deadly choice
By now the Crimson reign had proved too much
The monastery was shadowed under dread
But fear decreed that hostile thoughts be crushed
For the creature had the power to crawl inside your head
The mother in her darkest moment knew
The time had come for action to be taken

A journey must be made to hidden truths
She must return and read again the book she had forsaken

This tome presented many further views
Essential rules of power were revealed
And thus the pages offered up one clue
The child bore one significant Achilles Heel
Should the Crimson Queen be blinded, then powerless she'll be
Bereft of piercing vision, her victims will be free

Salvation lies in banishing this creature to the dark
Let not your hand be hesitant or death will be your mark
Lest regained sight should speed her flight away from burning hell
A steady heart must seal her back within her crimson cell

And thou who didst release this most vindictive enemy
Must serve to be her warder there for all eternity

One quiet night the lady traveled out beyond the monastery
Her quest was one of urgency and human preservation
She traveled with companions to reach the ruined city
Where lay the means to save her kind, a path to their salvation
When there they searched for evidence of where the Queen once slept
And came upon a gateway, which was tightly closed and barred
A stark inscription warned them of the risk of their next step
But choices were no more; they had already come too far

Let no man breach the gate to this most blasphemous of halls
Lest bitterness and chaos be the harvest they wouldst reap
He must ne'er become a slave to this Child's beck and call
For she must never waken from her Crimson Sleep:

With fresh resolve the women carried on towards their goal
And found themselves a cell where crimson shade were scattered
A sight so dreadful it chilled their very souls
The cell had long been drained and all around the glass lay shattered

A movement in the shadows
A flash of blazing light
The child stood before them
With murder in her eyes
The women ran towards her
To try to stem the tide
Of purse and crimson anger
There was nowhere left to hide
Too slow was their reaction
They were thrown back off their feet
Their throats were filled with panic
As they stared as harsh defeat
Too weak was their protection
They couldn't staunch the trail
Of vitriol and vengeance
Meted out for this betrayal
So the mother's brave compatriots
Consumed with damning pain
Died writhing in the dirt
They were bleeding and insane
They'd looked into the child's eyes
And crumbled in despair
From images too hideous
For human minds to bear
Salvation lies in banishing
This creature to the dark
Let not your hand be hesitant
Or death will be your mark"
But there was still one single hope
No room for fear or doubt
The mother knew there was no choice
She had to end this now

She crawled across the bloodstained ground
Her eyes averted from the steely glare
But secretly she knew she'd found
A way beyond this nightmare

A few more seconds spanned the path
Between success or damnation
Mankind would face the aftermath speed
Of this deadly confrontation
Got to strike for the eyes
Leave the monster running blind
Go to cross the line
Got to strike for those unforgiving eyes

She veiled herself with trivial thought
A mask of insignificance
Her daughter failed to see beyond
The fabric of irrelevance

For a moment they were face to face
No sign of what was soon to be
But still her mind refused to break
Those thoughts must not be seen
Got to strike for the eyes
Leave the monster running blind
Go to cross the line
Got to strike for those unforgiving eyes

Striking hard, striking fast in desperation
The world around is filled with shades of red
Forced to stand in weak anticipation
As rivulets of blood run down the Child's head
The chamber fills with screams of violent rage
Of petulance and impotent frustration
Consumed with frenzied tidal waves of hate
The princess falls to earth in dark sedation

Her blindness stunts the growth of nascent power
That grows within her like some poisonous flower
The blade of darkness strikes her to the hilt
And so the flower inside begins to wilt
But time is short for action to be taken
No chance to dwell on pity or mistakes
No chance for dark excuses to be found
The moment of Salvation must be now!

Cast me to the crimson flames
Thou hast the power should I be blind
To overthrow my wicked reign
And throw me to the pit of time
Cast me to the crimson flames
Thou shalt bar the doors of hell
Incant these words of sacred rule
Seal me in my crimson cell

And thus was read the incantation
Voices echoed round and round
The woman smiled in weak elation
Mesmerized inside the sounds

And with these chants of higher lore
So mortal flesh began to fade
Soon child and mother were no more
Their earthly bodies now decayed

Cast me to the crimson flames
Thou shalt bar the doors of hell
Incant these words of sacred rule
Seal me in my crimson cell

And still inside the chamber stands
A single cell with crimson hue
Resealed by spoken word of Man
Imbued with power from spiritual Truth
Two souls imprisoned for eternity
Light and dark forever bound
Two souls that never can be freed
A pathway back will not be found
For trapped beyond some foolish reach
And far away from prying eyes

No channel now to lead or preach
No chance to influence or guide
The final sacrifice she took
Ensured the hope of the human race
And thus she holds the sacred book
A captive in her crimson space

Lest bitterness and chaos be the harvest they wouldst reap
For she must never waken from this Crimson Sleep

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Мне этот альбом понравился намного меньше первого Crimson.
Тем не менее альбом очень хорош