1. |
Unheard
14:17
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i. Home of the Free
The night passed tender and fresh
And the dawn is waiting for me
The sweet smell of morning fills the air
I have one more day ahead
Onward to the joy
In the Home of the Free
Life springs in the village
To the rhythm of the rising sun
My family grows and prospers
I have nothing more to ask for
Nature is by my side
My canoe is ready
In the Home of the Free
Land of Freedom
Free men
ii. Minor
iii. Abducted
I am you
You are me
This is my story
It could be your story too
Better not be anyone else’s
Listen...
Listen to these sounds
Alien, unclear
Don’t talk to me now
Save up your strength
Just keep your voice low in the wind
This place is not home
I can feel it
It’s so dark
And so cold
Stay with me, my friend
And when you want to speak up
Keep it always… low
iv. Silence Is...
These are the Sea Raptors
I was afraid that one day
I would meet
They´re spread throughout the oceans
Looting lands, enslaving anyone they can
And their laws are the lash of their whips
They are those wave reapers
I’ve heard of them for all my life
They say they carry the thunder
By the hand to unleash it as they wish
And Hell in the belly of their ships
We are doomed and derelict
They’ve hunted us for centuries
Though they have been catching
More like us, every day
As time goes by
The cage gets emptier
Fewer like us manage to survive
No water
No food
No rest
No chance
At all
One move I make
One word I say
They will beat more
And more...
Nashikh yesidush (Our soul)
Stoboyu gospodt (With you, Lord)
Nashikh yakospasa (Our salvation)
We are doomed and derelict
They’ve hunted us for centuries
Someone’s torn me out of my world
By the force of the gun and the sword
I could not save myself
Or anyone else
Now I can’t make any sound
But, for now, my friend
You and I
Must make a deal
Don't talk to me now
Just keep your voice low in the wind
Keep your voice low in the wind
Always... low
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2. |
Sailing The Sea Of Fear
07:18
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Awaken by the whip on my back
Pieces of my body spread in the air
And the worst of all
I see with my very eyes
A man who is doing it to me
We are given something to eat
A mixture of rice, bugs and waste
So bad it makes me miss my village
And the loving hands of my wife
I don’t know where I am
I don’t know why this is happening to me
I don’t know where I'm going
Or if I’m going home someday
I’m just sailing a sea of fear
Chained to the boat oars
I manage to save my strength
While others will soon perish
Shattered by the exhaustion
The sores and the sun
When a storm surges in the sky
I see how the Sea Raptors
Fear for their lives, exactly like me
Flesh and bone, body and soul
The roaring of the sea is loud and scary
As our ship is thrown sideways
by a child’s giant invisible hand
In our ship
One major mast is snapped like a twig
And falls on deck killing several men
Next to us
As if swallowed by a monster’s throat
Another ship disappears beneath the gigantic waves
Fear pervades our souls
Nobody talks, nobody moves
For a moment
I’m glad that my shackles protect me from falling
But then I realize that
If the ship sinks, I will sink with it
As fast as it began the storm dissipates
Small holes in the clouds show glimpses of the sun
And hope begins to return to us all
But right now, hope is still the least of my priorities
I need a plan, a way out!
No matter how hard it may seem
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3. |
A Herd Of Silent Sheep
04:58
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Sheep do not complain
Sheep do not say no
Sheep form a herd
Waiting for their fate
Day after day
Just a herd of sheep
A herd of silent sheep
I lost count of how many days have passed
Since they caged me
In this stinking boat, full of fear
No one speaks my language
All the time I hear strange voices...
Crying
Whining
Praying
Dying
Everything leads me further away from home
Memories lead me farther away from home
I’m a frail memory
Of the man I was from my past
Now I’m coming to think
Death could be a sour friend here
But these are the news
The ship slows down quite suddenly
And I gaze at the sun
Though it dazzles my eyes
Waiting for a miracle
I hear...
¨Land ahoy!¨
My chains are broken
And now I can walk
I need to get to the sand
Out of that nasty place
And leave the herd of sheep
Silent sheep
Gotta run to get to the beach
Out of this madness
And free my soul from this curse
And purge my ears
Of the moans of the
Screaming sheep...
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4. |
Intermezzo a Terra
03:03
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(instrumental)
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5. |
Freedom Is A Disease
03:32
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I miss home
My children, my wife, my land
I’ve gained new chains
I’m whipped all day
I weight half of me
But I have this dream
A dream called Freedom
I think of my mother
My father, my home, my world
In this place
Abandoned by hope
I stay and wait
I devour every crumb of food
And I drink every water drop
For I know that
Freedom comes only this way
I feel constantly sick, cravingly homesick
This sickness is called Freedom
Because here at the gates of Hell
We no longer remember
What we are
I feel constantly ill, an illness of my mind
This illness is called Freedom
Because here at the edge of Doom
We need to remember
Who we are
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6. |
I'll Still Scream
05:19
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I used to sing along
The songs of my tribe
Today they scream inside me
Rumbling in my lockup
Round and round...
The echoes fill my head
Confusing my senses
I need to raise my backbone
To run back to my life
Then shout out loud...
But I’ll scream another day
I will scream just to say
That my voice is still here
And to my land I’ll return
One day
The rhythm grows in me
Pouring from my whole skin
When fire is in your soul
Screaming is the reason
To survive
I still got this feeling
Sea Raptors are watching
I have to keep silent
And choose the right time
To sing my songs
So I’ll scream another day
I will scream just to say
That my voice is still here
And to my land I’ll return
One day
In these rare moments of solitude
When silence is the best companion
I often doubt this nightmare might end
All the things that support me
Hurt me too
Memories, phrases, faces
Far and away, fading away…
I tell you my friend
In this endless journey
Longing is the love that remains
Longing is love
Longing…
Love…
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7. |
The Beaten's Path
08:08
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After a day of work
Drinking sand
And eating dreams
Back to my cage
That’s my habit
That’s my fate
Watched all day
Stuck all night
No time for anger
No time to bleed
It’s time to shut off the pain
But tonight, another night
There will be fun
For the Sea Raptors
It’s like a game of chance
My favorite torturer
Will come again for sure
He'll bring me a gift
‘Cause in this show I am the star
Every lash I count: “One less”
Every tear I cry: “One less”
Every scar I feel: “One more”
Every time I faint:
“No more!..."
My skin… is torn
My blood… is spilled
My bone… is crushed
My flesh… is ripped
My hopes… are lost
My joy… is dead
All lights… are gone
All dreams… undone
“I'm done!...”
The next morning
When I wake up
I have no strength
My body in a dirty robe
I can see myself from far away
This time I thought
Strange thing is life
You have everything
Or you have nothing at all
May I choose a fate for me?
I have to tell you
My favorite torturer
Things always can change
And one way or another
You will not beat me again
MOTHER:
The only thing I can do
Since the day you were born
Is to love you more
And with this love
You will outlive that day
Your mom and dad
FATHER:
At first you just seemed to be
Just another child to raise
But then tears started
Coming from my eyes
Every time we hugged you
Your dad and mom
MINOR:
It's deeply dolorous
To know that
Only in my memory
They will stay forever
Or maybe in my dreams...
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8. |
Unodirekta Bileto
07:22
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i. Vivus (instrumental)
ii. Per Aspera ad Astra
It took me a while
To realize
That this was an one-way trip
I couldn't accept the idea
But with time and distance
Tears and longing
I began to see the scene
Nearer
It took me a while
To give up on life
Getting away from it all
Certainly was not the plan
But with pain and disdain
Suffering and misery
I plainly understood
My place in the big picture
This sickness I carry has a purpose:
My absolution
iii. Mortuus (instrumental)
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9. |
I Just Wanna Go Home
02:30
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I just wanna go home
From where I am now
This is just a delusion
Of a man broken by pain
Most of the time
I knew I had no chance
Caught by someone just like me
Treated as nothing
As nothing at all
For you who know my story
I have a request, only one
Do not let this happen again
To any human being!
‘Cause we can do
Much better than this
For Freedom is a right
Granted at birth
Freedom can't be taken
Freedom can't be sold
Freedom can't be given
By no one
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