From the recording Bird of Burden (Single)
Mixed by Brian Nicewander
Produced by Hàn Gắn
Mastered by Brian Lipski (The SoundLAB)
Cover art and design by Brian Nicewander
Performers in order of appearance:
Matthew Eng (bass, drums, lead vocal)
Brian Nicewander (guitar, lead vocal, piano, synth)
Featuring Joseph Koivisto (guitar)
Music: Eng & Nicewander
Lyrics: Eng & Nicewander
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Lyrics
When the scales shift
The balance returns
No retreat
From the echoes’ churn
The cosmic sound
A long refrain
Collective stories
Of loss and gain
Time stops
The hours near
As I pierce the veil of fear
Souls rise, and powers decay
Empires crumble
When their hearts betray
Unbroken
The truth revealed
We stand at dawn
Your authorities repealed
I am the storm
The rise of the sea
Love and defiance
Reside in me
I am the fire
I am the key
Love and defiance
Reside in me
I am that I am
And I saw
Through a window
A chasm before me
Deeply, I tried in vain
To hold on to those beliefs
I crossed
Through the window
The air was holding me
Unto myself
The weight of the world
All my innocence and me
For resolve
For the feeling
In finding clarity
I’m alive
I’m a bird of burden
Free-falling toward the sea
I’m alive
I’m a bird of burden
Free-falling toward the sea