Decennium
by Gandalf's Fist
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Shadowborn (2021 Remix)
06:54
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Running through a rust-locked city
Tired eyes yet hearts still beating
Iron-clad the steam clouds climbing higher
Shadows dance and pistons screaming
Can you hear the darkness breathing?
Stairway to the surface; yet we close our minds
We wait for a time
We wait for our lives
Is the sunrise just a dream we lost?
A Day we left behind?
Is there life on these streets?
Is there something left for me?
Are we what we we’ve always been before?
We are shadow born.
Fighting past our infestation
Metal bites at deprivation
A specter of the harmony we knew before
Gears grind through automation
Cursed we cry in isolation
Hard hold our heads high when our life is low
Father's song, mother said,
Does it linger in your head?
Talisman, round your neck,
Does it fill your heart with dread?
Welcome to our world of shadow
Welcome child, embrace your sorrow
Wardens of the light now raise their banners high
Yesterday was our tommorow
Leave a trail; your soul will follow
Hanging onto daydreams where the sun still shines
We wait for a time
We wait for our lives
Is the sunrise just a dream we lost?
A Day we left behind?
Is there life on these streets?
Is there something left for me?
Are we what we we’ve always been before?
We are shadow born.
We wait for a time
We wait for our lives
Is the sunrise just a dream we lost?
A Day we left behind?
Still the fire burns inside
But I’ve waited all my life
To believe in what we dreamed before
We are shadow born.
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Time moves slow as you watch through the trees
Where the woodsmen and the jackals
Make songs for the queen
Now paths appear as the jester lights the lamps
Goes dancing through the darkness
With the moonlight in his hands
And will you stray from the borders to the fields
Play riddles with the night-born as they huddle in the leaves
And as you sleep, the clocks begin to stop
The seasons never change in the kingdom of the lost
Take my hand through the garden of blue weed
Glowing, swaying in the night
Leaves you chocking on the breeze
The clock tower above you
Chimes six bells for the sun
As the blind witch of the forest
Plays her fiddle just for fun
Now you try to return by the pathway through the trees
But the lamplights start to go out
As the jester takes his leave
As you dance on the water the piper plays his song
Were you ever seen again now the carnival has gone?
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Solar Huntress
Gather the one you've seen before
Never the spark will be restored
Gather the life you've lived before
ever the void a crimson door
tears run down, carry the crown, feeling caught in time
Gather the one you've seen before
open the gate; a world beyond
Set the sun
It's only yesterday today
Now there's something going on
Chase the sun
it's only yesterday today
Now there's something going on
Travel the time you'd dreamed so fair
sail on tides of sulphur air
follow the lines that led you there
swallow the wine in darkest prayer
Tears run down, feed the ground, dust kicked in your eyes
Travel the time you'd dreamed so fair
Cast your mind beyond despair
Set the sun
It's only yesterday today
Now there's something going on
Chase the sun
it's only yesterday today
Now there's something going on
Once the night was safe and warm
A starling in a cage
Through the bars, no beasts could harm
Until the huntsmen came
When the cage was opened wide
The bird took to the wing
Wasn’t that a curious thing
To hear them sing.
<Chorus>
Swallow the lies that led you here
Struggle to rise from childish fears
In your mind the words ring clear
In your eyes, a silent tear
Seeds of doubt, scream and shout
Tormenting your mind
Swallow the lies that led you’re here
Open your eyes; the truth is clear
<Chorus>
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Come gather round all you travelling souls
for a tale I have to tell
On the lies you feed from the devil's machine
It will send you straight to hell
It'll drag you kicking and screaming
Embrace the father of the night
Pray the Darkness be our savior
for the victims of the light
Yes the sparks of lies are damnation
And you know I’m always right
Crave the lamps that burn above this world
I can see it in your eyes
And you thought that you were dreaming
But you're only going blind
Pray the nightkeepers keep you safe my child
You’re the victims of the light
Darkest oath
Take me home
and baptise our hearts of stone
Darkest oath
Take me home
spake the shepherd of our souls
Does your hunger grow from the brass-bound man
Claws his fingers at the sky
When he touched the stars and he craves the dawn
It's a sickness of his mind
And somewhere in the future,
Where we all will join the night
You will curse the sun that failed you
Now the victims of the light
Darkest oath
Take me home
and baptise our hearts of stone
Darkest oath
take me home
spake the shepherd of our souls
Congregation’s Retort:
Daylight a distant memory,
Shadows all around,
The darkness consumes us,
We are lost in the crowd.
The preacher he tells us,
Of the sins of the past
We no longer listen
will the sickness last?
This is shadowmass.
We all live in fear
Fear the morning star
keep your conscience clear
Whispers of daylight
We dream of the sun,
The future is clearer
What has begun?
The preacher he tricks us
With fear and with hate
We no longer listen
And soon will escape.
This is shadowmass.
We all live in fear
Fear the morning star
keep your conscience clear
Come forth my friends, let the lamps grow dim
pray the wheel keeps turning on
Pray for nuclear war, and what came before
from a time we don't belong
And you see this world as children
And you place your hope in I
You can feel the night surround you
Sleep the victims of the light
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In the darkness, fade away
In the darkness only suffering and pain
In the darkness don't see daylight don't see dreams
In the darkness there is nothing left for me
Return to the sun, oh no, you know where to go
Oh no, it's no place like home
Return to the stars, oh no, you know where to go
Oh no, it's no place like home, into the dark
In the daytime you're awake
In the daytime you don't know which road to take
In the sunshine you don't know when you should leave
In the sunshine there is no more make believe
Return to the sun, oh no, you know where to go
Oh no, it's no place like home
Return to the stars, oh no, you know where to go
Oh no, it’s no place like home, into the dark
Return to the stars, oh no, you know where to go
Oh no, it's no place like home...
And should the Sun refuse to shine
And should the stars fall from the sky
Don’t close your eyes
You might lose your way
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Time has come on this hallowed day,
All the voices I here all the passion play,
And I do it all for you, all the little things you do,
I have seen in your eyes, I have seen deep inside,
But the battle has led me to you,
I walked the fields of the dead in my sleep,
All the while I hear cries on the wind,
I will die in my boots should I fall on the noose,
When the fields run red in the morning,
And I don’t know why you don’t fall this way,
And the tears I cry will be lost in the rain,
When you look me in the eye,
And you say it’s time to die,
I have seen ships ablaze,
As we open the gate,
But the fire that burned was inside
I walked the fields of the dead in my sleep,
All the while I hear cries on the wind,
I will die in my boots should I fall on the noose,
When the fields run red in the morning,
I walked the fields of the dead in my sleep,
All the while I hear cries on the wind,
I will die in my boots should I fall on the noose,
When the fields run red in the morning,
I walked the fields of the dead in my sleep,
All the while I hear cries on the wind,
I will die in my boots should I fall on the noose,
When the fields run red in the morning.
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Monolith (2021 Version)
06:15
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The wind blows,
From far beyond the falling sky,
I see it now,
Don’t fear, don’t fear the mountains side,
No way out,
This Monolith tears at the sky,
I see it now,
Don’t fear; don’t fear the mountains side,
In silence,
The darkness creeps down empty halls,
I see it now,
Don’t fear; don’t fear the mountain’s heart,
I feel it,
The prize that shook the tyrant’s soul,
I have it now,
Don’t fear; don’t fear the mountain’s heart,
I sleep and all my visions flash before my eyes,
I flee am I forgiven, cast into the night,
Some where you read my dreams and know I’ll count the cost,
And know if victory is mine,
That night inside the tower, how will I survive?
The world turned on its head, but made it out alive,
You know your fantasy is all that I believe,
The man you knew is lost in time.
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The Clokkemaker
Is this not the world you wanted?
You are safe my child
Heed the chimes, the time is calling
Is our fate entwined?
I have sat at the master’s table
Where candles burned my eyes
Speak to me, my rusted children
Stay here by my side
Save me; betray me
Take my pain away,
Bring me dark horizons
Charm me; disarm me
Let it fade away
When the night surrounds you
Feel the time unwinding
Hear the tolling of a bell
Only you can see my face
Only you can hear me still
Childish fears have long departed
Scars left in your mind
Finish not what I have started
Will you say goodbye
A frozen face in darkened chambers
The sickness changing hands
A family curse that will be yours soon
Time waits for no man
Save me; betray me
Take my pain away,
Bring me dark horizons
Charm me; disarm me
Let it fade away
When the night surrounds you
Feel the time unwinding
Hear the tolling of a bell
Only you can see my face
Only you can hear me still
Take the journey back in time
The shadow calls your name
Count the hour; count the cost
There is no other way
You see: madness everywhere
It beckons to you mind
You doubt: senses turn away
Burning in the light
I don’t think that anyone
is waiting for my end
Caught the power; eager eyes
Are crying for my death
Time: darkness growing near
From the warden’s eye
End: empty solitude
From the earth to sky
Time keeper; where does the time go?
Time keeper; darkness is your home
Time keeper; where does the time go?
Time keeper; darkness is your home
Taking in the burning wastes,
I’m falling for your lies
Sightless vision, clawing hands
That clutch the sands of time
And when all the air is clear
And the lamps are lit tonight
You’ll see that your destiny
Is the same as mine
Time keeper; where does the time go?
Time keeper; darkness is your home
Time keeper; where does the time go?
Time keeper; darkness is your home
Darkness is your home...
Turn down the light
Turn down the light,
We keep the time you know,
Only you can see me…
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There was ice on the breeze on the morning she died
There was snow in the trees as the old beggar cried
And he knelt by her grave and he lay by her side
There was ice on the breeze on the morning she died
By the church on the hill, huddles men side by side
While women and children light candles inside
Oh the warmth that they hold fights the chill from their bones
And the beggarman lies wrapped in rags by the road
From the whites of the field springs the wings of a crow
To the heavy grey skies as the mourning bell tolls
Where the whispering of reeds from a frozen lake grow
Stands the ghost of a maid staring out from the snow
And the beggarman bows as he steps by her side
Takes the maid by the hand "will thee dance one last time?"
And they waltzed to the bells, through the fog to the night
There sprung flames by the woods as she led him inside
"Did you live long ago, poor sweet lassie of mine?"
"Now your face I not know, from the cold winds of time"
And the flames how they fade and the air turns to stone
Pray a kiss from your lips 'fore you leave me alone
But the ghost did not speak and the ghost did not smile
In the first light of morn' as the frost gripped his eyes
And the distant church bells shook the wind one last time
There she kissed his clay lips on the morning he died
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about
"Decennium" is a 10-track compilation album, released 10/10 to celebrate 10 years of Gandalf's Fist albums!
Given we have unable to perform live for the last couple of years, were hoping this serves as a appetiser/stop-gap for not only our upcoming releases but also provides a vessel in which you can help support the band given our shortfall in live income!
Rather than a traditional "Best of" this compilation gathers tracks from every one of our Major releases to date, presenting a flow of our work in a "setlist" format, with live favourites rubbing shoulder to shoulder with album deep-cuts.
If you're new to the band then start here, there's enough here to give you a taste of each of our full-length albums! If you are a hardened GF-Fanatic then you'll find something fresh and new in the new remixed and remastered tracks, along with the inclusion of a new version of "Monolith" which is taken from our upcoming special edition release of "From a Point of Existence."
We're hoping we can persuade you to opt-in to some fantastic merch, in the form of a new T-shirt or Hoodie (Perfect for these colder months) - featuring an awesome design of an Evil Wizard Conjuring the Roman Numeral for 10 whilst shouting the ancient magic spell "Badgercadabra!" - what's not to like?
Given we have unable to perform live for the last couple of years, were hoping this serves as a appetiser/stop-gap for not only our upcoming releases but also provides a vessel in which you can help support the band given our shortfall in live income!
Rather than a traditional "Best of" this compilation gathers tracks from every one of our Major releases to date, presenting a flow of our work in a "setlist" format, with live favourites rubbing shoulder to shoulder with album deep-cuts.
If you're new to the band then start here, there's enough here to give you a taste of each of our full-length albums! If you are a hardened GF-Fanatic then you'll find something fresh and new in the new remixed and remastered tracks, along with the inclusion of a new version of "Monolith" which is taken from our upcoming special edition release of "From a Point of Existence."
We're hoping we can persuade you to opt-in to some fantastic merch, in the form of a new T-shirt or Hoodie (Perfect for these colder months) - featuring an awesome design of an Evil Wizard Conjuring the Roman Numeral for 10 whilst shouting the ancient magic spell "Badgercadabra!" - what's not to like?
credits
released October 10, 2021
Dean Marsh: Vocals, Bass, Synths, Guitar, Mandolin, Octave Mandola
Luke Severn: Additional Vocals
Chris Ewen: Bass
Stefan Hepe: Drums and Percussion
Ben Bell: Keys/Synths/Backing Vocals
Keri Farish: Lead Vocals
Mellissa Hollick: Vocals
Dave Oberlé: Vocals and Percusison
Troy Donockley: Bouzouki
Dean Marsh: Vocals, Bass, Synths, Guitar, Mandolin, Octave Mandola
Luke Severn: Additional Vocals
Chris Ewen: Bass
Stefan Hepe: Drums and Percussion
Ben Bell: Keys/Synths/Backing Vocals
Keri Farish: Lead Vocals
Mellissa Hollick: Vocals
Dave Oberlé: Vocals and Percusison
Troy Donockley: Bouzouki
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Prog/Folk/Rock from the UK. Aided by a merry band of misfits, Gandalf's Fist are your new favourite Cult band waiting to be
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Gandalf's Fist draw on their mutual love for classic rock bands such as Pink Floyd, The Who, and even the likes of Iron Maiden.
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