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The Trick Of Life

by Syderal Overdrive

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Was it all a lie? A Haze of illusions? Maya's Veil clouded my sight Wrapped my sweet fable (sure I had a bright life) Oh, my broken fable (realized I had only ash) But now my dreams are wiped away The Veil of Maya is ripped "It seems to be so long ago It doesn't even belong to me anymore; The memory of a life I lived Blind among the blind ones. I was bewitched by the trick of life, Numbed by a semblance of perfection. My soul and heart were filled with hopes, Days were enlightened by a misleading light"
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With my eyes open wide To this dull reality For the first time in my whole life I could truly see It was like a cold blade Murderin' me, Piercing my own flesh My awakening Though once I believed Life was worth being lived Now I comprehend Everything is rotten in the end For a lifetime I've been living an illusion But my heart has been stabbed too many times The betrayals I have suffered almost killed me And they slowly crushed the trick of life What's left of me is only ash Now the Veil is Ripped Finally I realize I have always been Walking in a graveyard Crowded by shadows Of people like me Empty shells surround me With narrow dreams Could this limbo of sorrow Be real life? Alienation is the abyss That severs us from each other Now I comprehend Everything is rotten in the end For a lifetime I've been living an illusion But my heart has been stabbed too many times The betrayals I have suffered almost killed me And they slowly crushed the trick of life What's left of me is only ash They took everything from me In a slimy hell I drown Among the ruins of a dream My heart's as empty as yours Wanderin' with deceitful eyes I'm an empty shell like you I'm the shadow of myself Stranded on a sea of alienation What's left of me is only ash Gaze I just gaze Lying on the ground I gaze Staring at empty space Lying on the ground I gaze Staring at my ruins
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Fear dripping on my brow The dark grips everything Breath gasping down my throat It's unreal but seems alive Demons hiding in the dark Did I really close my eyes or fall in eternal murk? Neither asleep Nor awake I can't find A place to hide from my monsters No way out, I can't resist I'm begging for the end As I drown in the dread Of this endless nightmare Ghosts dwelling in the shade In a breathtaking rush - On the edge of insanity I'm praying to wake up But a feeling grows inside - The delirium of this night - Though unconscious I'm awake There's no nightmare to escape Neither asleep Nor awake Trapped forever In this limbo of sorrow "Thick mist clouds my mind Panic wrap my heart Confused shreds to fix Anguish pulses in me What surrounds me is not unreal Life has shown itself for what it is All these monsters smothering me Are the ruins of the Trick Ruins of a dream" Fear dripping on my brow The dark grips everything Breath gasping down my throat Neither asleep Nor awake I can't find A place to hide from my monsters No way out, I can't resist I'm begging for the end I have drowned in the dread Of this endless nightmare
4.
She's looking at me With those eyes Full of desire My brain is in flames Confused frames She seems to whisper Dare to lose your mind Break down the chains I'll make your heart melt I'll make it bleed scarlet I'll make your knees rattle (look out) The Green Fairy is comin' in fast (look out) The Green Fairy is comin' in closer Please get in me Now I can see (it's high time) She flows inside The stream of my veins I can see you all Dazed and confused I observe you From beyond your black lies With fire in my eyes Slave of my weakness I lost the way To my useless dreams I want to wildly growl I'm going to explode (look out) The Green Fairy is comin' in closer Please get in me Now I can see (it's high time) She flows inside The stream of my veins (look out) The Green Fairy is comin' in fast (look out) The Green Fairy is comin' in closer Thick smoke comes out With my breath Like black clouds Bearing death It's bearing death (look out) The Green Fairy is comin' in fast (look out) The Green Fairy is comin' in closer (look out) The Green Fairy is sucking my soul (look out) The Green Fairy won't let me old Please get in me Now I can see (it's high time) She flows inside The stream of my veins
5.
I've been drowning in the deepest mud, In this harsh reality for such a long time, I've grown so sick of this grinding life Forced to run like hell, my bones were breaking I just needed to forget, Just wanted to fall asleep. Can't remember how it happened, How I found the labyrinth of sleep, But as I saw the men's black sun sinkin' I turned my head and had to flee, Crashed the mirror of my mind, The shards let me get inside "Dismiss thy Reason Dive in the thick blood - Warm blood of passions, And let thyself charmed May thy cries Resound in my skull" I can't tell how long I've been wandering In that misty, wasted and shady maze The further I ran, deep in that web, The more I grew insane and hopeless, Then my voice slashed the air, That thunder awoke a soul She silently stood, above a scarlet spring, A light shade of pale made her face shine, And pointing at the pool she showed me the way Nothing I could do but trusting her, And as I plunged in Dionysus The oblivion wrapped my sense "Dismiss thy Reason Dive in the thick blood - Warm blood of passions, And let thyself charmed Let thy old fears Get lost in the dark" "In the shadows I sensed the rustle of a black cloak. He, leading the Nightmare, held out his skeleton-like hand, and I gladly thought 'Finally, the End.' But the nightmare went on; his Master's terrible fingers lightened the air, and looking beyond, full of disgust, I saw not a woman, but a whore, who filthily turning in the slime was arousing her lousy pleasure. And then it came, the Beast; its lion's head, spitting devious flames of illusions, burnt everything and itself to dust. I stared at that with dread and horror, but then a few tiny flowers bloomed out of the ashes, and I could do nothing but smile. The Nightmare had become a wonderful dream. I found myself on the ground. Both my fellows were vanished. Then, I noticed the enormous white stair behind me: for the first time, I thought of everything I had seen and felt. All of this had begun as I was at the edge of my nihilism, but now I got that the sense of my existence was existence itself. And then I found what I had always looked for; I found serenity. So, full of living curiosity, I started to climb." It was then with a different mind, That I reached the top of the marbled flight of steps, An endless valley with a lost horizon, Right in front of me a giant wall stood out: Surrounded by the blazing light The Gates of Hyperion Behind the golden bars the light shaped As a magnificent yet dreadful god, a holy lord, [though In his eyes I saw the weakness of an ascetic slave. He moved aside and offered me his paradise "Thou, Tramp, cross the doorway, Drop thy life, refuse that pain" It looked so perfect Such an heavenly place So perfect that 'twas not real life May my old fears Get lost in the dark 'cause all I'd seen Made me realize The things I needed Were in my old life And so I woke up With a laugh in my heart

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The Trick Of Life is the first concept album by Syderal Overdrive. It's a real "drama", presented in a prologue and four acts, that tells the story of a man and his fall and journey into the deepest darkness of life.

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released November 18, 2011

All music composed by Syderal Overdrive
Lyrics by A. Cherici, V. Di Francesco, M. Pinna

Produced by A. Cherici, V. Di Francesco, M. Pinna
Recorded by Massimo Passon at MasterStudio - Udine
Mixed and Mastered by Giacomo Barboni
Graphics by Human Waste Project
Photos by Davide Lionetti
Lyrics Supervisor: Philip Coale
General Manager: Guglielmo De Monte

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Syderal Overdrive is a progressive metal/progressive rock band from Udine. The band was officialy created in 2009, and after some months of hard work with different lineups by summer 2010 the band reached a mix of a refined Progressive sound with Rock/Metal arrangements. The guys are about to release their first concept album, "The Trick Of Life", whose release is scheduled for Nov. 18th ... more

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