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The Blood

by Karnayn

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1.
Transcend 05:48
I exist between physical space my essence a metaphysical state. I shift through these transient visions. I recoil, terror breaths its life into me. Will I be worthy? Or will I be caged. I have come here to transcend the flesh. Nirvana feels my first step. Emptiness embraced; no fear shown. Clarity of mind has usurped the throne. Exhale past mistakes, they pocket mark my face. Etched with marks beyond age. Never have I felt so awake. Psyche shift and flood my mind, destined to be born twice. Primordial forces linger, a cacophony of madness that I must hear. My real self, my true self. I feel new meaning ripple through me. I turn and thank the abyss. Finally, a finished human being. My spirits pull, no time to linger, a new form awaits. Kinetic forces, the flow of blood. The body dies the spirit remains. Transcend!!
2.
Nihilism 06:40
Hollowness numbing me. Pull me towards nothing. Yet I feel a yearning. To be set free. Circular logic. Is there no point to anything? A mocking stance on antiquity, I convince myself I am brave. But my stance is just the same, as all the others claim. Hold onto beliefs, like glass. Does nothing matter or am I just afraid? While I grasp at what these doppelgangers say. As I sneer, I believe my opinions are mine! A plethora of wisdom that has stood the test of time. I do not understand, achievements of mankind. Transubstantiation, Blood into Wine. Flail and gnash my teeth at anything, terror lies behind my smirk. I have no sense of self-worth. Humankind should just burn. Hold onto beliefs, like glass. It doesn’t matter, no need to be afraid. While I lap up what these puppeteers say. The sounds from my throat. Exemplify my ignorance. Yet I try to justify, this malignant cry. For deliverance. I fill my life with nothing, it takes on religious form. From one excuse to the other what convictions do I harbor? Is God dead? Then do morals matter? Then there is nothing to stop my slaughter. Nihilistic tendencies, one step further to the grave. Evil inherits in man they say. This holds true too this day Hollowness numbing me. Pull me towards nothing. Yet I feel a yearning. Too be set free. Circular logic. Is there no point to anything?
3.
A.C.M. 05:51
(A Conversation with Mephistopheles) Here I lie stupefied contemplating my machinations. He appears as a wisp no denying this is his home. It seems I cannot kill what I have created. Mephistopheles. Man, and Intellect. Intertwined. In this chaotic night. Serpent like, I eat this fruit. Forbidden for good reason. And lament my passing. From these heavenly gates. He holds the keys, to my salvation. My wretched philosophy. But he turns his back and bars the gates. His sunken face looking at me. A face masked by death; he knows me all too well. My mind in fever, he is the manifestation of hell. Mephistopheles. Man, and Intellect. Intertwined. Will I survive to see the light? Serpent like, I eat this fruit. Forbidden for good reason. And lament my passing. From these heavenly gates. A grim tale of brothers three. Fates set by cruel destiny. I know it too be; you have some role to play. Manipulate my fate. Compunction overwhelming me. A hollowed-out man in a pitiful state. mouth stitched shut so I do not speak his name. Summoned through human arrogance. Mephistopheles, you are we. I cry out your true name. Mankind!
4.
Conquer 03:33
Birthed by the sword, Live by the sword, kill by the sword, Die by the sword. Birthed in blood, Live through blood, die in blood, Conquered. Honour bound to my wanderlust I seek my fate, to be king, nation and state! Jurisprudence will not save you; I am a law unto myself. I revel in your feeble cries for help. Birthed by the sword, Live by the sword, kill by the sword, Die by the sword. Birthed in blood, Live through blood, die in blood, Conquered. That is right I am here a manifestation of your worst fears. Beg and I might spare you lives. Your authority strung up for all too see. I will rule with sheer cruelty. I am now a god unto thee. Sequester in hyborian days. Proselytize my divine right. Gold the ambrosia of my hedonistic delight. Finally, at the precipice I see my mistake. I am surrounded by snakes. Poised to take my life. From one conqueror to another!
5.
Insomnia 11:55
Life and Death in equidistance. I float in the night. Vivid lights behind my eyes. Shatter like porcelain to the touch. Time elapses the sun I dread thinking I would be better dead. (x2) Zombie like motion is my plight. The pain shears through like a knife. The lopping off of my head. It stares back with bloodshot eyes. Time elapses the sun I dread thinking I would be better dead. (x2) Insomnia, my memorial. Insomnia, my ziggurat. Insomnia, my church. Time has elapsed here is the sun. I am tired beyond words. Insomnia, my memorial. Insomnia, my ziggurat. Insomnia, my church. Time has elapsed here is the sun. I am tired beyond words. Hollowed out eyes calcified bones the skin is drawn back the veins are shown. The world an apocrypha my mind is sown, into the pages of these dusty tomes. A spectre floats through the arid space, a killer like grin adorns his face. He promises things that will never last, an endless sleep a macabre dance. He points his finger I wrap around, maybe its here ill find no sound. Insomnia!

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Vocals: Valentine Rodriguez
Guitar / Bass: Bruce Davies
Guitar / Bass: Philip Surtees
Drums: Tom Collins

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released June 1, 2021

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Karnayn South Shields, UK

Karnayn (he of the two horns). Drawing their name from the Arabic account of Alexandra The Great. Wearing his Horned head piece depicting the ram-god Zeus-Ammon.
Newly formed & with their first EP. From the NE of England. Presenting an indefatigable, cacophonous and uncompromising sound. Seeking to make their mark on the scene and take their influences to a new place in music.
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