The Twenty-Third Candle

from Into the Sea by Winter's End

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lyrics

Wine flows before dawn
So the sunrise doesn’t shine too strong

Old scars seek shade
Where they were born
Where they still burn

How was there a time when evening spread against the sky?
In a minute there is a time
In a drink; a lullaby

Falling forward
Each glass breaks
Grasping chains
Each drop stains
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Watch each star die, so dies each lie
The lying smile breaks
Just shells remain, always the same
Still the old guilt stains

Crying for shades to return to light the candles
Drowning the mind just to breathe
Just one more night, and when that’s too hard to handle
Just one more verse
Just one more dream
Just one more lie

Hazy thoughts
Breathe hope to all that rots

(Chorus A, Chorus B)

A faint ray begs a massive leap
In quiet desperation
Yearning for the rocking cradle
Swayed by songs from ghosts in shells

That cradle rocks no more
Those songs are faded whispers
The ray is dimmed to stony sleep
While snow falls free; while fire’s leased

Long into the abyss
Slouching past Bethlehem
There calls a pale light beyond
Cast by the morning’s Son

Have mercy, have mercy, have mercy
Forgive me

Hiding in shade by the long-forgotten candles
Drowning the mind just to breathe
Just one last night?
No, that’s too hard to handle
Just one last dream
Just let me lie

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from Into the Sea, released August 7, 2020
Music by Ryan Johnson and Nevin Mychal
Lyrics by Ryan Johnson

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Winter's End Boston, Massachusetts

Bombastic. Beautiful. Heavy.

Classically trained Berklee alum Jessica Frost's impressive soprano soars above aggressive riffing, orchestral arrangements, and tender piano melodies to create a symphonic metal experience as familiar as it is unique.

With a lineup of veteran musicians and youthful composers, Winter's End is sure to entertain and inspire for years to come. ... more

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