Veins of Sand

from In Your Image by Shades of Mourning

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lyrics

Receding—the feeding pools, the reservoir of a dying world.
Where we once gathered, take a drink of nothingness.
This is all we have left to fight for—the drying hole you see below.
When the final foe has fallen, will it hasten back the flow?

Where will I go when the river runs dry?
Not a drop falls from the sky.
I gaze upon this baking clay.
And all is lost in the fray.

The fires burn ‘round the eddy;
the evidence of what this thirst has made in me.

Lost in battle—those once called friends.
The waters fallow, the drought descends.
The crows circle, waiting over head
to eat the offal of the fallen dead.

Dry throat crying for a final sip.
Raspy moan escapes from parched lips.
We lost the love that kept life in these lands.
The drying Earth falls through my hands.

Everything dry.
Now you know
Now you know why.

Where will I go when the river runs dry?
Not a drop fall from the sky.

I miss the sound of running water.
I feel the sand running through my veins.

I miss the sound of running water.
I feel the sand that's coursing through my veins.
I miss the laughter of another.
I seek forgiveness from the one’s I’ve blamed.
What remains?
And nothing now can bring back the rain.

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from In Your Image, released June 19, 2016

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Shades of Mourning Kalamazoo, Michigan

Shades of Mourning hit the Kalamazoo, Michigan music scene in 2008, providing a refreshing take on Progressive Death Metal. Drawing on the dynamic contrast of both dark, heavy riffing and ethereal melodies, they released debut album "In Your Image" in 2016. Shades of Mourning is:
Luke Rewa - Guitars/Vocals
Roger Sprau - Guitars
Aaron Rewa - Vocals
Brian Rewa - Keys/Vocals
Dru Millerwise - Drums. ... more