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Darkgrove
01:42
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Beneath the water they whisper
Stuck, the light shines and shimmers
Reflections in the river
Drown me now, my skin shakes and shivers
I can’t move
Paralyzed, gasping for air
Forever locked in this stare
White noise keeps the clouds around
All along, the lies you allowed
Are the reason you can’t hear me now
Beneath the water they linger
Stuck, the light dims and darkens
Reflections in the river
Drown me now, my skin shakes and shivers
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Evergreen
04:04
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Take a long hard look in the water
Do you ever wonder what it took for this to occur
There’s discord buried deep in your head
Sow it up with needle and thread
Wake up!
I need you to wake up!
Think clearly [open your eyes and clear your mind]
Do you recall where all of this started?
A black and white canvas painted half-hearted
You always seem to dance to the beat of the drum
It’s part of the plan, it’s the song we were taught to hum
White light pulls them into the void
Why has this comfort left them destroyed
I know the sense you suppress
In time, I know
Time again, it makes you less
Willing to change but never making progress
You never knew that you were drifting away
And now your eyes are faded grey
You never knew that you were drifting away
Eyes hard as stone, you’re a part of the fray
Look at me now, your eyes are faded grey
Conformed, your mind is slipping away
Now I see your arrogance on display
Consumed by vanity, you’re part of the fray
Look at me now, your eyes are grey and decayed
Conformed, your mind is slipping away
Look at me now!
The lack of interest branded on your head
Reveals the heart of the lies you’re fed
You don’t know how your roots have spread
While all this time, in the palm of their hand
Lack. Of. View.
Do you recall where all of this started?
A black and white canvas painted half-hearted
As the leaves fall,
So the people,
All fall with no thoughts in their head
As for the evergreen
Their eyes bright and keen
Unearth the roots of the plague that is spread
Eyes faded grey
Now we know
Leaves will fall, Watch them crawl
Down!
As they sleep, Still can’t think
Sleep!
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Glaciers
05:29
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The air is still
Shrouded in mist
It raises bumps on my skin
In the mist I stand tall
The beauty of it all
I hear the mountain’s call
In the wake of it all
It’s all I can recall
I hear the glaciers fall
I lay awake at night
I am haunted by the green light
I’ve wasted my life toiling away
All color is fading grey
Too late to do anything
Life is a bell you can’t unring
As I sleep I’m sinking deep
Take me away
Cursed with this dream
I’m afraid
Life is lost, what’s the cost?
Earth is frayed
What’s the cost?
Earth is frayed
In the wake of it all
I hear the Glaciers fall
Deep cracks
Now the Earth is fading
I remember a time when the sun still shined
Melt down
Humanity is fading
I have no peace of mind, life is unaligned
I am miles away
And I’ve been betrayed
To my distaste
You’ve paid!
Don’t let the world fade grey
Full of disdain
You’re fake!
You break the food chain
Living life, all along not knowing your mistake
I hear the glaciers fall
Standing tall, I hear the mountain’s call
The Mist is fading, life’s degrading
They whisper soft and they whisper long
They sing of songs that bring awe and dismay
Watch long enough and they’ll take your breath away
Melt in the sea
Look deep, you’re a helpless dying breed
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4. |
The Seven
04:14
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My hope for the fallen ones
Is that they embraced and sang
Until the end came
Small hope
The Seven tore deep, they ripped them from me
My hope is lost from my perspective
I now see agony
In those woods I became a man
Forever scarred, I will end The Seven
Lying face down on the floor
My mind aches, I open the door
The first of the grieving four
Pitch black, a smile like a nightmare
Clutch my chest, frozen from the hollow glare
Deep with a heart of stone
I master my reprise
A fall chill whistles a warm tone, and the wind
the wind strums notes only I can harmonize
Only I can harmonize
Time is nigh, I’m searching for their signs
When the night fire turns to blue
What should I do? I can’t see through!
Run outside, search and find
They shift like ghosts, moving deep in the night
Small signs, look for the blight
I’ve searched the Earth edge to edge
Mocked, beaten, I’m drifting in the wind
Dark shadow shade, now I blend in
I will not bend
Locked up! With my secret
Looking back is my weakness
How far must I sink
Blood runs easier than ink
How far must I sink
I need to shut it off
Flip a switch, numb me from the head down
Can’t you hear, I need to talk
I chase a ghost, she sneaks around town
I see right through your masquerade
Take your mask off, bleed with me
Take your mask off, bleed with me
How far must I go?
How heavy can this be?
How far must I sink?
Will you ever stay with me?
Blood runs easier than ink
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5. |
Silence: Hope
00:54
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Is my fate written in stone
I’ve traveled miles and I’ve yet to atone
For all these deeds!
Because of me, all the people bleed
They serve a king who knows no peace
Left to right, they’re acting out of spite
A cool night soon turns to frostbite
And I can’t help but think
What could be, without the jinx
Walking all alone
Drawn toward the lodestone
Deep sleep, I’ve never been more at peace
The purple cascade
Reminds me when I laid in the twilight glade
Our time was bitter sweet
Too much for my need
Now I’m haunted by the memory
I am haunted
Am I voiceless?
Can this secret ever be known?
Is this worthless?
Are all my days written in stone?
I am obsessed
With this curse that lingers over me
Is fate a prison,
Or will I finally find my release?
Underneath the tree
I see the way you regard me
You burn me
The divert, it hurts
It was all just fake concerns
Is this why I flee?
You cut me deep, you haunt me
All these thoughts bottled up inside of my head
Get out of my head
Before I act and regret
Am I voiceless?
Can this secret ever be known?
Is this worthless?
Are all my days written in stone?
I am obsessed
With this curse that lingers over me
Is fate a prison,
Or will I finally find my release?
I roamed the Earth
I was in search of answers
The signs were inferred
I never knew you were the cancer
Deep in my skin
I should have never let you in
My eyes are dark and distant
Tired, I was affixed with ambition
At the end of the road, your eyes are dark and distant
Our lives are affixed with ambition
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7. |
The Silent Earth
04:44
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Opening my eyes
How have I lost so much time
I run, I flee
I’m catching sight
Here and now
Without?
Listen to the wind
She bends through the trees
I’ve never felt so free
The warmth, the breeze
It fades deep into the sunset
I will never forget what you took from me
Pull the shades back
And reveal to me
The game you’ve guaranteed
Humans don’t know the way
Lack of devotion
Look me in the eye
Tell me now, why should you share?
Safe in the coven
Save what you’ve stolen
The choices defy
And have no time to spare
How can I know that I am sure?
Would you take me up,
If I gave you the cure?
So to Hell with this place
Let me be plain
You are all to blame
I see hate
I see lust
Look around, Earth is loomed in disgust
Bite down hard on my tongue
Life is standing still
I bide my time
My heart is strung
How much blood will you spill?
Through all this time I realize
Hell is not a place
Hell is all these people!
It’s not a place!
Hell is all these people!
You spit in my face
And then tell me it rains
Bending an ear, except you’re not really here
As the air thins
It makes my head spin
I need to go back home
Earth must change
Or forever be estranged
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8. |
Silence: Hollow
01:12
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I feel the dark
Sweeping over me, it leaves a sharp mark
Not seen, not heard
I’m a ghost that’s been blurred
Most days I can barely follow
I am hollow
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9. |
Exhale
02:38
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Lost in sensation
Unhinged, it’s breaking my foundation (It’s crumbling)
Drowning in my own desire
I can’t shake the weight of my thirst
It’s bearing down
Push me under, I am submerged
Eyes open wide, floating on the other side
For a short time
`Resurface and converge
I am revolted by my mind
Sleeping alone
I am stunned by the weight of the stone
Roots set deep
My limbs are fixed to the ground and I cannot breathe
It is crushing me
Hiding, I see the headlights driving straight at me
Buried underneath
This five year dream is awakening
It is burdening
It burdens me with half truths of my life
Straps pulled tight
Force me towards delight
Not alright
I now feel too contrite
Save me from the cycle
All I feel is pain
Struggling to abstain
My life is a stain
Every day is a new maze
And at the end I’m left longing to be erased
It is a dark road to a dark place
Where there is no face, nor space
For I alone am there,
Deceptively happy
Perhaps this body would rest remarkably,
Alone in the ground
Take a deep breath
Now exhale
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10. |
Silence: Harvest
02:28
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11. |
The Discovery
05:45
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Searching and Searching
This complex Gray Matter was designed with a single purpose
A great discovery
To fill this emptiness inside
This black hole within never ceases
Always asking always begging
Always begging
What can fill this void?
Only a great discovery
With endless majesty and beauty
Can saturate the unseen eye
To its depths
Can you fathom a light that never darkens?
Outside of time and space it sustains
Holding the world in its hands
It remains
There is something so improving to the mind
When discerning divinity
A subject so vast that our thoughts
Are lost in its immensity
So deep that our pride is drowned
In its infinity
So deep that our pride is drowned
In its infinity
Drown Me!
Will this be the cure for the Silent Earth?
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VINTAS Knoxville, Tennessee
VINTAS is a Progressive Metalcore band based in Knoxville, TN formed in 2020. Their sound is marked by downtuned riffs,
massive ambient leads, and emotional lyrics and vocals.
The band has a love for narrative and conveying truths through musical storytelling. Many songs and themes are directly inspired by different works of literature.
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