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Shadows of the Sun,
enraptured in the sound
Hypernormal frequencies
illuminating clouds
We televise the noise
to all that we can reach
The broadcasts preach the word
of better times and peace
We automate the lies
with images we fake
Machines to grant our every wish
when all we do is take!
To Apathy we drink
when dancing in the flames
A chance for us to celebrate
because all we do is wait!
Who has the most is King
Constructed to be served
so that which is destroyed
is cheered on while it burns
With nothing left to lose
and seconds ticking fast,
though time is running out,
all we do is laugh—
and hide among the crowd,
drowning in its noise,
in envy of the beautiful
facades of shallow grace
The best would try and fail,
feel helpless at the task
but lead as if they rule in hell
when all we do is wait!
Our fortunes running out
and our options running dry
With no one else to turn to,
still, we sit and cry
We’re dancing in the flames
to the sounds of our demise
Drinking to our apathy
because all we do is wait
The King, the sacred Crown,
the Chalice and the Mace
who rule over these famine lands
whose bounty goes to waste
A power that corrupts,
regaling this as fate
The waters rising to our necks
and all we do is wait
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Wait (extended version)
07:31
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Shadows of the Sun,
enraptured in the sound
Hypernormal frequencies
illuminating clouds
We televise the noise
to all that we can reach
The broadcasts preach the word
of better times and peace
We automate the lies
with images we fake
Machines to grant our every wish
when all we do is take!
To Apathy we drink
when dancing in the flames
A chance for us to celebrate
because all we do is wait!
Who has the most is King
Constructed to be served
so that which is destroyed
is cheered on while it burns
With nothing left to lose
and seconds ticking fast,
though time is running out,
all we do is laugh—
and hide among the crowd,
drowning in its noise,
in envy of the beautiful
facades of shallow grace
The best would try and fail,
feel helpless at the task
but lead as if they rule in hell
when all we do is wait!
Our fortunes running out
and our options running dry
With no one else to turn to,
still, we sit and cry
We’re dancing in the flames
to the sounds of our demise
Drinking to our apathy
because all we do is wait
The King, the sacred Crown,
the Chalice and the Mace
who rule over these famine lands
whose bounty goes to waste
A power that corrupts,
regaling this as fate
The waters rising to our necks
and all we do is wait
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Before the Rain
04:46
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Flash backward to the time
Your silhouette disguised
the glow of night's reflection
Your outline locked in phase
like a vivid, liquid haze
Lit up, the night Electric
A moment staged for us
until we turn to dust
until time's evaporated
But were we ever there
enraptured, unaware?
We were lovers only dreaming
We dared eternity and won
long before the rain had come
We built a universe
We held a cosmos in our hands
Unstoppable force, the purest light
to set the firmament alight
We built a universe
so we could hold the cosmos in our hands
The switch turned to engage
The power rushed and raged
Lit up, your face Electric
Lightspeed in a dream
The static bursts, the stream
the ultrasonic strains of music
Revived in youth again
with each step as we claim
shattered mirrors in the rainfall
But were we ever there
enraptured, unaware?
We were lovers only dreaming
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VNV Nation Hamburg, Germany
VNV Nation is a European based alternative electronic project led by Ronan Harris.
The music blends
thought provoking lyrics with melodic dance beats, indie-electronic anthems, haunting ballads and post-classical pieces.
Live shows are legendary for the energy and positive emotion.
The last 3 albums charted top 10 in Germany, as well as top 5 Billboard Chart positions in the US.
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