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The Old Seaman

from BLACK RAINBOW by THE ILLUSION OF SILENCE

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NOW HE FEELS SO TIRED
LIKE HE WALKED IN A FROZEN LAND
THE TIDE HAS WRAPPED AROUND HIM
ITS ICY SHARP NAILS
HE ROWS IN A SEA OF MUD
AND HIS ARMS ARE SO HEAVY NOW

HE WISHES HE COULD SLEEP
BUT HE IS AFRAID TO SLEEP
TO FALL AND NEVER COME BACK

THE LOW TIDE
INVITES HIM
TO TOUCH THE HEADY HORIZON
AND HE SWIMS
LIKE AN OLD WHALE
TOWARD THE WOMB OF THE ABYSS

THE LIGHT UNDER WATER
EMBRACES HIS BLUE EYES
HE REMEMBERS THE TIME HE WAS YOUNG
HE KNOWS THAT DREAMS CAN BURN
IN A COIL OF MADNESS AND BLOOD

HE WISHES HE COULD SLEEP
BUT HE IS AFRAID TO SLEEP
TO FALL AND NEVER COME BACK

THE HIGH TIDE
INVADES HIM
HE CAN HEAR HER VOICE AGAIN
AND HE SWIMS
LIKE AN OLD WHALE
TOWARD THE WOMB OF THE ABYSS

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from BLACK RAINBOW, released January 20, 2016

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THE ILLUSION OF SILENCE Turin, Italy

THE ILLUSION OF SILENCE has been releasing quiet, wistful songs combining various styles employing piano, guitar, string accompaniment and age-old instruments (bowed psaltery, zither, santoor, kankles, percussions). His style is described as dark-folk, neoclassical and ambient. ... more

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