I was born behind these eyes
Sewn into this skin
One with the flesh machine I’m embedded in
I hold my children’s breath
Feel their mother’s pain
Share my brother’s blood
Within my sister’s veins
Cry my mother’s tears
Through my father’s eyes
Tethered to this realm
In consciousness’ disguise
A promise unspoken, for it could never be kept
Offering passages of safety so the host won’t disconnect
Yet the mouths of our graves sing songs of unknown places,
And laugh as we struggle to escape
I have lived behind these eyes
Existed in this skin
Defined by the flesh machine I’m embedded in
The mouths of our graves call these bodies home
I will die behind these eyes
Shed away this skin
Detach from the flesh machine I was embedded in
never been a big death metal fan but this is actually super accessible for the genre, has fun concepts, and personally i'm always a fan of albums with short tracklists and huge runtimes (for individual songs) Great time, good jumping on point for newbies too. alienasu
I love the light and shade between Bryan's dirty and Emma's forlorn vocals. There are so many layers to this recording that are driven home through contrast. Plus the riffs are brilliant and get me moving. I can't stop listening to Thou and Emma in general lately. spaceman2250