The Descent, by ANTIPATHIEA

The Descent

by ANTIPATHIEA

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1.	The Descent 03:21	lyrics	buy track
Stumbling down a twisted path of wasted virtue Heart cold, eyes dead, numb to the thorns tearing my flesh to shreds Love, hope, decaying memories of another life Strangled and snuffed by the hands of strife Spiraling madness, crippling sadness, back turned, blistered and burned Diminishing will, hard to breathe, guilt and shame suffocate me Cranial disease, fall to my knees, wither in dejection A bottomless chasm below, a diseased sky above, through tears I see a blood-stained dove
2.	Into Misery 03:09	lyrics	buy track
I step off the precipice and plunge into the abyss Darkness enfolds around me, I am at bliss The roaring between my ears stops, deafened by the vacuum of silence I feel at peace, escape from the violence Solace is not mine, I’ve been deceived, a sickening light appears below me Opening its voracious jaws I am consumed, ground in the gnashing teeth, digested and shat back into reality Into Misery, my mind imploding, neurons surging, cerebral death impending Crushed ‘neath the pressure, I convulse and spasm A worthless meat-sack twitching on the floor Please look away, just shut the fucking door
3.	Undying Despair 04:09	lyrics	buy track
I awake, my heart still beats My dismay, such life should cease Slow decay, in grief I reign Misery, fucked in my brain Undying despair A waking nightmare Rejoice in vain, no gods just names Penance of life, hell in my heart Distraught, ransacked of my sanity Stripped of my dignity Dare I try to rise once more
4.	Cerebral Dissonance 05:36	lyrics	buy track
Static, it screams at me Obscuring all that I see Distorting perception Igniting aggression Venom on my tongue Pain cannot be undone Hurting the ones I love My angst onto them I shove Without even knowing The fear I am sowing Until it’s too late Anguish I cannot negate
5.	Facing the Void 03:41	lyrics	buy track
Wild-eyed and tearful I stare into the void, reflecting on the past and things I’ve destroyed I don’t understand why I’m so full of hate, a trauma so deep my mind can’t relate Each passing day I want to end my life, to stop the guilt, the pain, the strife Will my end heal those whom I’ve left, wounded, scarred, afraid, bereft If I could find the root of my plight, perhaps I could again see the light And so I must dig deep within, unearth my peace from the din
6.	Cognizance 03:11	lyrics	buy track
Scouring the depths of my fractured mind, afraid of the horrors I might find But eager to shed these binding chains, to live my life unrestrained Memories plagued by a common foe, breaking me down to my lowest low Connecting the threads I begin to see, the damage done and effects on me Taken for granted, used and abused, corrupted my will and shortened my fuse Reflecting my tormentor’s wrath, I’d set upon a destructive path Emitting acts of behavior learned, blinded by rage as my world I burned I lost everything I held dear, to pain, cruelty and useless fear As I emerge in this wakened state, my aversion won’t suddenly abate But I can move forward with clearer thought, reclaim and repair the self forgot
7.	To Quote the Raven 03:10	lyrics	buy track
Feathers black as the deepest night, silent in the act of flight Gazing down upon where you stand, a man lost in a foreign land With eyes to peck and skin to tear, to eat the carrion your corpse will bear The raven circles above your head, hoping you will soon be dead You’ll never know the wrong you’ve done, in your mind you’re the perfect one My door is shut, knock all you want, until you’re breathless, diseased and gaunt I’m moving on, reborn anew, to lead a life untouched by you As written by Poe so long before, thus I proclaim…nevermore
8.	Convalescence 04:26	lyrics	buy track
It will take time, to heal, to mend, for my strength to defend I’ve a long road ahead, not paved with gold, but a chance to be whole before I’m old I can’t erase my dismal past, but can learn and help my courage amass Forgiveness of self seems an impossible task, but I must or in pain I’ll bask Educated, medicated, support is there, for times when I am deep in despair Forward is the only way to go, backwards will put me six feet below Some days are clear, I feel good to be me, other days I want to drown at sea Such is my condition, a mental roller coaster without remission A balancing act from day to day, sometimes there is more light than grey I have much to accomplish, to experience and see, I must forge ahead and try to break free
9.	Ascension 06:21	lyrics	buy track
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released September 24, 2022

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ANTIPATHIEA

ANTIPATHIEA is the solo project of songwriter Matt Close, hailing from Ontario, Canada. ANTIPATHIEA creates a unique style of metal that is a blend of ferocity, melody and introspection.

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