Ire Cycles

by Terra Pyre

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1.
Intro 01:50
2.
Callosum 03:41
Through waves of dissonance, there's harmony in wake Something's frozen me in place I see a long forgotten face An expression of the past In a dream that didn't last A mistake I'm forced to make Or a purpose to navigate? What is it that's pushing me? Memory or chemistry? Either way it's gone awry In blood red waves, violent A siren calls, and I answer This spectre's got its hooks in me And now I'm wading through a crimson epiphany Mind split in half Dire dagger in my hand What's come to pass? Take me back to understand
3.
Wisdom they say, is knowing the difference Between what you can and can't change A cry in dismay, a vile turn of phrase That the world can't be rearranged Hope stumbled in And out the door, it's gone again I'll see you tomorrow See you, maybe We're well on our way to our own extinction So why can't I reap what they've sown I see clear as day, soon I will trade My beliefs for some bread and a home Hope stumbled in And out the door, it's gone again I'll see you tomorrow Turn on the light And try to find some semblance of compassion Or forfeit all that I know, right now Never! With your life and mind in sin Sacrifice and you will win This is not the plan I crafted inside my mind I must suffocate this siren, it dies tonight
4.
The Meadow 03:36
We've failed you We've failed you all What have we done to your world? We shatter souls and twist the elements We didn't fight, enough to right the wrongs And now we are a testament to negligence We've failed you Apathetic defenders, pitiful surrender We are the ancestors from which they will grow Still we drown the seeds we sow Archaic echoes dance in permanence Our memory is a fall from grace It's in our sight, enough to write the songs Of how we don't deserve your praise We've failed you Apathetic defenders, pitiful surrender We are the ancestors from which they will grow Still we drown the seeds we sow How much longer, I'm dying to know Will the tyrants blight the meadow? So many years later the question remains When will we fucking change?
5.
I'll be letting go today Sun is getting low I should've known the sorrow At the end of the road I see you waiting for something But you know it's not coming Beneath a home collapsing A moment everlasting I remember The feeling of the ground beneath my feet And every step I took I knew I'm falling through I've forgotten how to fly And it's a long way down Now a mysterious world surrounds On my way to the ground I see you waiting for something But you know it's not coming Beneath a home collapsing A moment everlasting
6.
I find myself in battlefields In wars I never meant to wage with my own steel You've got me trapped The gracious host of every need, so calculated To save me from your plot of weeds Something they see in me I'm destined to climb up the ranks Maybe a desperate lie That I will believe just to flee The terror on the ground I can't deny the powers This circle has provided Discomfort be damned Why ponder thoughts divided I can't traverse the distance I'd go to feed my children Discomfort be damned I'd sooner die This void underfoot I've never felt so weightless So lay to waste this fertile land It's now or never I must show them where I stand And how far I'll go Parasitic host is watching me And blood is flowing To grease the wheels of industry Take me as one of your own! I can't deny the powers This circle has provided Discomfort be damned I'd sooner die This void underfoot I've never felt so weightless
7.
Disavow 03:30
You're fucking dirt beneath the heels Yeah, so what am I to you? Is it justified to be so cruel? Fuck yeah I don't know how I would've made it out Of the fog to where I stand now All I was, I'll gladly disavow There was always a little doubt You're dirt beneath the heels of this machine I'd convince myself there's demons at the gate Just to preserve my humanity, it must remain If there are witches we will burn them at the stake It's true, I'd convince myself For the sake of staying sane Your judgments, they feign a solid ground Someday soon, you'll see as I do now Consequence will only pull you down The meek are doomed, only to drown I'd convince myself there's demons at the gate Just to preserve my humanity, it must remain If there are witches we will burn them at the stake It's true, I'd convince myself For the sake of staying sane
8.
Twelve spirits gather here in plea That you would cease this needless brutality So much destruction as we speak All to feed this fiendish monstrosity Terror of a child echoes still Ears ringing from the gunfire Won't drown out the sound I'm done following orders You said Shoot first, ask questions later I think it's time we start asking some fucking questions Better them than us Must I remind you once again? They're demonic husks No soul inside to speak of friend So perish your concerns Deflect Brandish your stars Redirect I've risen too high to be chastised by my inferiors Twelve spirits wrought with agony But they're complicit, is it their legacy? They choose to bite the fist that feeds Their memories vivid, twisted, and panicking You've doomed us all to fates, deserving of no man And now I stand before the lion as a lamb Vacuous murderer, I hope you understand The stain upon the part you've played The poison on your hands The blood under the sands will only fester
9.
Concoction 03:45
Is it ever really over? This cascade of impressions in the memoirs Like fault lines You can't spit me out, I'm what you've made Remember how we're all to blame? Stay the course or find an escape? I'm just what the world conspired to create I'm counting on you, not to see it through Look the other way, am I clear? I'm chosen by fate, to perpetuate The cycles of ire and fear You can't spit me out, I'm what you've made Remember how we're all to blame? Stay the course or find an escape? I'm just what the world conspired to create With this veneer of impunity Witness the logical conclusion Behold

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Ire Cycles tells the story of a common man who, after being worn down by hunger and unfortunate circumstance, turns to an adversarial force to make ends meet.

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released April 30, 2021

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Terra Pyre Mount Pleasant, Michigan

I started writing music after being inspired by so many modern Progressive Metal bands, and I absolutely love some Metalcore flair sprinkled in. As a solo project, I play piano, guitar, bass, and vocals, and building a song from scratch with these tools is one of my favorite ways to spend free time. Ire Cycles released on April 23, 2021, and I hope to bring some more material sometime soon! ... more

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