Their Shadow Cast

from Penance by Of Spire & Throne

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lyrics

following in guilt
the frailty of the ward
shield it from deception as it fades from me
regret will form my armour for the dearth to come

these years worn down

pursuit of self
a search to find the centre
at expense of
the other and there
after all
these years
a lone figure
standing

a duty of protection
to a shared burden

we the carriers of time
brought together

a sacrifice
for the ordeal of elegance

reckoning
reckoning
reckoning
reckoning

leave this flesh
stricken by longing
cleave the whole
as the spirit withers
roles exchanged
time will know this loss
worthlessness
a legacy of grief

tethered
to a mask of strength
resentment
this foul memory
trapped in word and thought
never to reach you
caught in the expulsion
of this bitter wash

deception of the self
for expense of the other
hold me up
as I bring you down
failure is my constant
as time withers all
and now I see the age
your words become my own

regret my ward
I shall protect
I shall
preserve

these years I've known
will haunt me
this shame
will live

credits

from Penance, released December 8, 2018
Ali Lauder - guitar, vocals
Donna Stewart - drums, synthesiser
Joe Turner - bass, electronics

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Of Spire & Throne Edinburgh, UK

Of Spire & Throne have been chipping the same few down-tuned fragments of riff off the doom coal-face at the end of the same dank and airless tunnel since 2009. They have no plans to resurface.

Ali Lauder
Donna Stewart
Joe Turner ... more

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