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Despairing Fates

by SOULMASS

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"Are you the next monarch? Or… merely a pawn of fate? Bearer of the curse… I will remain by your side. Till this frail hope shatters…" ----------- Born of the dragons Contrived of men By those who cozen fate By those who failed in her Icon of desperate dreams Dead men imaginings Herald to the chosen dead Her manifestation beckons thee Destroy the shackles of fate A lonely girl burdened with life Plagued with want and desire Creator's failure or just Inescapable fate Seek misery In misery greatness waits Seek misery Lest the land swallow you Seek death In death life waits Seek death In death we may be free Like the failure before me The ancient one sways me not In my failures you can succeed Chosen undead, reap this land for me I am plagued with want and flesh Never to break our curse Slave to repetition What will become of me when this ends If she fells the throne, links the flame Will we break the cycle Or just repeat again
2.
Cold and lonely is her castle Spellcrafted by Ariamis Torn from our plane of existence Exiled by fear of the gods Her world is painted in sorrow Left here to fade into time Banished within lands of shadow The dragon goddess divine Crossbred with blood of the ancients Her gift, the hunter of life Fated an abomination Her beauty lives, trapped in the night Have you come here to seek her? Then you must cast it from thought Have you come here to seek her? Your desires shall be requited not Cast out, forever imprisoned She watches over her land Her world is painted in sorrow Left here to fade into time Banished within lands of shadow The dragon goddess divine
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Awakening not in hell Flesh still rotting from my bones Surrounded I am, by my loved ones Fear of me, I see in them Gray sky, unholy dragon flies Desolate and lonely, this dying land Look down at my hands, shaking – trembling Do not look at me, as if I'm not... Human Memories drift afar What am I to become? The curse eats away Fire dimming in the dark I fall from the path No way to survive I have grown so hollow I thirst for a soul Hunger without satisfaction Their fear it feeds, the lust in me Primal instinct, to kill and rape Darkness spreading, innards flowing I watch and still I can not stop Ripping what is left of their flesh Consuming what little they have Part of me is dying, disfigured and weak Transforming into a hollow man
4.
Four knights assembled by the Lord of Light To serve the will of the flame Gather together to protect the land against the foes of life His quest to seal the hungry Dark below A source of fathomless taint Primal energies of the cosmic night erupt from twisted souls Into New Londo, he goes to face the darkness alone... Trust the mad serpent Take the covenant Wear the ring to traverse the Abyssal world Feel the Dark's control Madness taking hold Trap the power of the curse within his sword Our glorious city is lost This hero prolongs the inevitable The Dark consumes him even now Sealers must make the final choice Close the gates and doom this place May it rest forever beneath the waves Return into the company of friends Victory with such great cost Given an amulet to purge the Dark, but his battle never ends Her warmth puts his burdened soul at ease A love born during peace She gifts a loyal companion, a wolf, the symbol of his strength Into Oolacile, he goes to face a new threat to all... Sickness in this town All has crumbled now Nothing left here, but to reach the chasm's end Face primeval man Feel the Dark again Dusk will fall unless our hero can withstand Our champion the Abysswalker takes a grave injury His arm hangs limp, unable to raise his shield No defense against the advancing hollows He leaves the shield with his faithful companion To guard Sif from harm The proud knight accepts his fate With a final effort, the hero charges forth Against the forces of Manus and his wrath The pendant falls from its chain, it is lost An accursed fate, to succumb to the Dark Sir knight, my dear one I can not bear to see you now Should you ever be avenged? I could not bear to strike you down Farewell my friend Dear knight, Artorias Rest soon your soul My friend forevermore Until we meet again My love, Artorias Your tale will be legend Let none forget our loss Three hundred years shall pass As the curse reveals its Darksign A chosen undead rises to ring the bells at last Along their quest they open a strange new door The mighty warrior crashes through into the past Summoned to face our friend and rest his weary soul Sleep now, my love This burden you're free of... The battle is done Avenged now by the chosen one Into the Dark they go to face primeval man And with the help of Sif they bring him to an end Back on their quest The chosen shall face the Dark again To walk the Abyss They must now seek the covenant Find the lonely wolf Deep within the woods Standing guard over his master's hidden grave Fight you to the death With his final breath Rest in peace now loyal friend, accept your fate
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I awakened from the horror In a realm apart from mine The maiden's kindness brought some comfort Filled by her presence so sublime The fog descended without warning Cloaking the kingdom in its woe Demons feasted on our people Waking the Old One deep below My wife and daughter were left behind That day so very long ago I ran in madness driven by fear Their torment haunts me still A filthy coward, that is my crime I dare not face the truth I know My family suffered, this much is clear And here I stockpile the guilt ----------- "Th-Th-That hairpin! That belongs to my daughter! Then, she didn't make it after all… My dearest little baby… may she rest in peace…" ----------- Locked up and tortured Dark magic dictating fate Ravaged by their evil captors Left to rot within a cage Such vicious mutilation Unspeakable vices satiated Stripped of their humanity Condemned as witches set ablaze I can not, I will not go I will never leave this place It grips me, the pain it grows Nightmares of my daughter's face I can hear her crying loud Inhuman creatures tear her flesh And I run until I pass out Awake again here without rest No solace here, regret alone I will never know true peace This limbo is my home And I can never find release Maiden in black, her eyes occluded by wax My daughter would have been her age Though I can never forget my past Her power somehow keeps me sane
6.
By the throat I grab thee Crushing gauntlet, asphyxiate Noble guardian slain I slit thy throat One by one, your followers die Cleansing Boletaria Desecrating thy writhing body In the name of God you must die Unholy, or divine it matters not Corruption and greed Dragging her kin To a filthy void Depraved idealism Saint Astraea Truth seeker The false saint Deserving of death By demon's souls Submit to heresy None shall be forgiven No act gone unpunished One by one, your followers die Cleansing Boletaria Against the bile And putrid remains I crush your flailing corpse Bramd dripping blood Defiling your sanctum By your guardian's force You are slain ----------- "Dear God, have mercy. Is not your abandonment of us punishment enough? How long must we weather this cruel fate?"
7.
Years lived in peace Until the master took us both Warped into beasts The magic corrupted our souls You must defeat my love Settle the score Her toxic lust for blood Scorpion horror Born of the madness I beg you, please, set her free Though once my better half Now only hate and fury seethe Long we endured Before the violence took its hold Memories dear are lost Replaced by endless war You must defeat my love Settle the score Her toxic lust for blood Scorpion horror Born of the madness All she knows are enemies Love once so beautiful Fate unleashed monstrosity Whispers my friend This is all that this form can ask In tongues of men A favor, help me on your quest Descend the darkness Into her lair we must go forth Rise from the sand Her stench of death that I abhor Born of the madness The master's sin Must end the madness This hell we're in ----------- "I...wish to ask a favor of you... I want you to kill my betrothed." ----------- Though I may fall Sorcery summons me back Once and for all Grant me deliverance at last Go strike her down Poisonous creature put to rest Victory is now Plunge your sword deep into her chest You must defeat my love Settle the score Her toxic lust for blood Scorpion horror
8.
"My journey is already complete. My name is Shanalotte. The dragon gave me this name, for I was born with none. I was born of dragons, contrived by men. By ones who would cozen fate herself… They are the ones who created me. But they failed." ----------- Like a moth drawn to the flame Your wings will burn in anguish Time, after time For that is your fate The fate of the cursed Each king has a rightful throne And when he sits upon it He sees what he chooses to see Or perhaps, it is the throne Which shows the king Only what he wants Long have I awaited one like you Who would break the shackles of fate Long have I tended to the fire Watching this world decay Those who come to Drangleic Soon lose hope and turn hollow It happens to them all Perhaps this is your future Will this cycle ever end at last? The curse must be repeated Will we ever learn from the past? In failure we are all defeated Each king must sit this throne And when he sits upon it It shall be his enemy Or maybe, it is the throne Which shows the king This is his destiny Long have I awaited one like you Who would break the shackles of fate Long have I tended to the fire Dreaming of this very day When darkness came upon this world The king refused to set me free Despairing fate, he locked away the throne And left humanity the key For ages I have endured this curse To await the end of my suffering Yours is the fate to light the flame of hope And in it burn eternally Each king will sit this throne And when he sits upon it Then he will truly see The flame is the throne Which burns with want And the cycle repeats ----------- "Fate would not be bested, and men were cursed once again. If you proceed, Nashandra will come after you. Knowing that you will take the throne, and link the fire. She covets the First Flame, and the Great Soul. Put Nashandra to rest. Bring an end to your journey…and mine."

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Are you the next monarch? Or merely, a pawn of fate...?

The debut album from Soulmass featuring fan-favorite tracks like Chronicles of the Abysswalker, Hollow, and Keeper of Cowardice.

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released October 31, 2014

Brett Windnagle - Music, Additional Vocals
Lux Edwards - Vocals

Bo Bradshaw - Artwork

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Soulmass is a duo made up of Lux Edwards and Brett Windnagle, making death/doom about Soulsborne lore and other dark and fantastical settings.

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