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Awake From Thy Tomb
02:58
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Hey Azell'a!
Awake from thy tomb!
Stay with thine kingdom.
Bringen thy pieces soon.
Forsooth, thy kingdom needs ya!
The galaxy is in doom.
Lighten the way
the prophecy sayeth
Bringen thy pieces soon.
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Set Forth
03:39
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She didst but sail through
stars to her calling
trying to stoppen
her kingdom from falling
her sword a light
a beacon crescendo
drawn to the fight
but lost in momento
Drakot'a slewen her
scattered her pieces
data collecten
across galactic reaches
now she awaken
Azell'a the princess
her soul he taken
and maden her mindless,
mindless, mindless.
Now she must learnen and knowen herself
Azell'a drawn swift and set forth
Now she must learnen and knowen herself
Azell'a drawn swift and set forth
To striken thine foe,
finden thine soul,
saven thine people,
that is thine goal.
To striken thine foe,
finden thine soul,
saven thine people,
that is thine goal.
Set forth!
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3. |
Jungles of Syroolya
03:45
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The jungles of Syroolya art unkind
to visitors unawares
her data she must finden
to maken whole her tears
a thousand years she slept, rebooted
the cries of her galaxy all muted
Reborn; the warrior.
Reborn; the princess.
Awake; rejoin her.
She needeth forgiveness.
All of the hopes and fears.
Lasted a thousand years.
Slayen the beast within the dark
of the haunted night.
Azell'a thou art the spark
that wilst bring the light
anew, adieu, breaken through.
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Across the Starry Sea
03:53
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Battlecruiser
04:13
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Ssl'a cruiser comen to her
as the rollin thunder
Battle stations, preparations
blast to cast asunder.
Ssl'a battlecruiser
now thy privy to thine accuser.
Maketh no mistake
misfortunes hath no break
Ssl'a battlecruiser
destiny didst but choose her
armeth thy blaster gun
this battle must be won.
Rememberen thine skill
(Ssl'a)
Thou hast trained to kill
(Ssl'a)
Letten go of fear
(Ssl'a)
The Ssl'a drawen near.
Ssl'a cruiser comen to her
as the rollin thunder
Battle stations, preparations
blast to cast asunder.
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Her Greatest Loss
03:27
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What was good is goneth
the last of her old song.
The kingdom layen in ashes
Azell'a cryen for long.
Where are thine warriors?
What battle didst they see?
Why didst thou fail them
across the starry sea?
“I wilst not forgetten.
Bravely they fought.
I layeth them down.
Finden the tape,
I recollecten.
Keepen the faith,
I rememberen.”
Vengence is thine.
Thy destiny shineth.
Thy soul shall sing
across galactic ring.
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7. |
Right the Wrong
04:19
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Reachen for the happiness
of all the friends trapped in the past.
Alleviaten loneliness.
My how the time hath goen fast!
Thou wilst live for them in song.
Thou canst give them.
Right the wrong!
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8. |
Beneath the Dust
03:46
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Darkeness fadeth when dawn doth break.
Beneath the dust and rocks decayen.
The underground thou hast found
another tape; another memory.
Lights will faden, but memories
stayen.
Dirt will keepen all thine secrets
hidden from thy view.
Memories taken, dark allegiance.
Azell'a break through!
Lighten darkness.
Tribute spoken.
Power harness.
Data awoken.
Lighten darkness.
Tribute spoken.
Power harness.
Data awoken.
Now!
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9. |
Reborn the Warrior
03:24
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Combinen all the pieces that thou found.
Forgen in the fires and thunder round.
Drawen out the sword of thine own soul.
Azell'a thou wilst be made whole.
Download the data to thy mind.
Personality wilst bind.
Liven cause given way.
Breaken the cycle of dismay.
Thine code ist all thy witness
preparing all thy greatness.
Download data to thy mind
Personality wilst bind.
Download data to thy mind
Personality wilst bind.
Combinen all the pieces that thou found.
Forgen in the fires and thunder round.
Drawen out the sword of thine own soul.
Azell'a thou wilst be made whole.
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The end hath drawen near.
Azell'a now hath been reborn.
Thou hast reached thy final goal.
Thy song is strong and clear.
Drakot'a gaze upon in scorn.
Azell'a now hath been made whole.
Whoa.
Striken down thy foe.
Knowen true thy soul.
Striken down thy foe.
Knowen true thy soul.
Free'en all galactic citizen
from the Ssl'a denizen.
Free'en all galactic citizen
from the Ssl'a denizen-denizen!
Drawen out thy sword
striken Drakot'a in two.
Azell'a thou canst taken rest.
Free'en the galaxy.
Thou hast set thy kingdom free.
The legend of the Galatic Princess.
Striken down thy foe.
(Striken thy foe!)
Knowen true thy soul.
(Knowen true thy soul!)
Striken down thy foe.
(Striken thy foe!)
Knowen true thy soul.
(Knowen thy soul!)
Free'en all galactic citizen
from the Ssl'a denizen.
Free'en all galactic citizen
from the Ssl'a denizen-denizen!
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11. |
Waterfalls of Dymoora
02:37
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Matthew J Van Howe Chicago, Illinois
Combining the elegance of classical music with dark, synth-heavy experimentation, Matthew J Van Howe is a boundary-pushing composer and songwriter based in Chicago. He has consistently challenged conventions and reinvented himself on every new project, resulting in a diverse discography full of abrasive soundscapes and memorable melodies alike. ... more
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