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The Last Atlas

from The Last Atlas by Tactus

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Oh, I must be dreaming
A captive in side of this hell
defeated and bleeding

Breathless
Descending the dunes alone inside the storm
The captives alive in this cell
Are writhing and screaming all

Dead skin below my feet
Callouses for declension on my own

The hardened surfaces numb the heat and
Mitigate the whittling and the breaking of my bones

Endless direction destination obfuscation
Deprivation of all senses and still
I walk alone, heart of stone, astray in the unknown

No, my purpose here is not apparent, it’s enigmatic
The reason I would starve and scathe for the soul
That compels me onward

I can’t find the way
I must go on

Let go

Let go, end slow
Let go of all

Falling below
Into unknown

Now rise

Now with water lapping at my palms
An oasis that I’ve conjured in defeat
Attempting to deceive
To split me into pieces and then tell me what they need
Have all of you been watching me?
Why did you let me starve?

What kept you from protecting me?
I couldn’t hear you screaming in the storm
Tell me how you begged for my attention
With a chain around your lips
If it was your resolve to save me from myself
Why did you let me die?

Trembling as my knees meet the earth
Along the darkened tide
The waters are refracting
All the parts that haven’t healed inside

Oscillating revelations are rising from the waves
I had not perished I was simply not awake

The knight upheld my valour
The soldier kept me safe
The child was seeking comfort
And the saviour hid the pain

Let go, live whole
Let go, into unknown

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from The Last Atlas, released October 13, 2023

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Tactus Fredericton, New Brunswick

Tactus is an ECMA nominated progressive metal band from Fredericton, New Brunswick. Their latest release "The Last Atlas" was launched October 2023. They have several other releases also available on Bandcamp.

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