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Skyward, Pt. I: In Becoming

by NIHIL

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1.
XXVI 03:38
Sharp tongues of fire brightening the ancient truth of the smart cheater whose flight ended in doom. His strong need for wisdom unable to sooth, with his light wood this world no more to assume; many the sins his shadow has now to burn, many more the lives the eighth circle consumes; he proudly passed the threshold, desired to learn shares now eternal flame, could nothing his blood; heavenly punished, he did not want to turn. The master speaking, with the man and his bud, I'm not allowed, sons of the Land, the great one. Tells his story: him, his fellows, the sea flood. “Brothers! How many quests have you seen? The sun is now setting on the so hardly reached west. Surely you won't give up before it is done...” Heart burning as the flame which now gives him nest: “Consider your spawn! Not made to live like beasts but to seek knowledge and virtue at its best!” Knowledge.
2.
Free the world or feed the war. All the lies excusing in the judgment day Since the new perspective is eternal life. The truth of your glory becomes your first crime, animals stand laughing: they are universe. Your crime is your life The wish of talking to God is an absurd one We cannot comprehend but we can believe . Death of dogma please, come here and save me we cannot comprehend … but we can believe. The best life for us is the one in which the creative impulses play the largest part. The best life for us is the one in which the possessive impulses play the smallest part. I see religion as a new born disease every man would like to be God. Death of dogma please, come here and save me. We cannot comprehend to be God. Dogma is death. We must return, to the world of life, so pick you up, and free the world.
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Be smart my Prince! Just show what you must! Accept how your nature's tainted by lust! Your mind follows law, your heart seeks for strenght may Chiron the Mighty teach you how to match'em! Be strong my Prince! Learn how to pretend Only victory's worth in the end... What puts you here's a compromise what makes you strong, your darker side As Fox you shall play, avoiding deceits. As Lion prevail, your wolves to defeat! Hail the new king! This is what you will hear, once you will have found the right ears. No one's a saint, if you think, after all, even our guides never lost a chance to play God! Give 'em illusion and sure you'll be praised. be sure, I warn you, Appear as the purest and act like a warlord. The few ones prosper when people know how to obey: be sure what you look like, be sure, I warn you. Mercy... Faith... Integrity... Humanity... Religion...
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Resentment 03:45
Impotence: slave ethic. Cruelty: begin the party but Feeling guilty it’s your religion and you deserve it: IT’S TIME FOR THE SHEEPS TO REMAIN INSIDE THEIR PEN IT’S TIME FOR THE SHEEPS TO REMAIN INSIDE THEIR PEN FOR EVER. The best thing for you it’s not to be born But the second thing it’s to die soon. “Today and always, men fells in two groups Slave: your pain will end honestly” God is dead, Gos stays dead and we killed him God is dead, Gos stays dead and we killed him If a temple has to be erected, a temple must be destroyed “Today and always, men fells in two groups Slave: your pain will end honestly”

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The band's main attempt is to write powerful, emotional music to which add deep and introspective lyrics.
As it can be seen throughout this ep, the first one of the "skyward" trilogy, the main theme is the exaltation of knowledge, seen as undeniable feature of man's existence.
Each lyric analyzes human nature from a different point of view, be it a quote from world known philosophers and scholars (bertrand russel, nietzsche...), be it a personal interpretation of a theme related to such matter.

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released February 27, 2016

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NIHIL Vigevano, Italy

Nihil formed in january 2014, aiming to shape a sound in many ways close to
the modern metalcore.
After some line up changes and thanks to the members' different
backgrounds they are now giving birth to a sofisticated melting-pot of the consolidated
american core with influences from sludge, progressive metal and also post-hardcore.
The band is currently working on their second release.
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