All One is about the apocalyptic rebirth of the world. Lyric wise, it is a sequel to Anima Mundi. Gaia is gone, all but dead, but then... She is called back to life by the need of the beings of the world. It is a catastrophic vision of exploding life, a personalized world’s cataclysmic reaction to climate change and destruction. -Do you think less is more? We don’t!!! This is METAL!
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Lyrics:
Colours are fading and vision is blurred The pathway ahead is forgotten Gaia is gone but her echo remains Just traces of dreamscent, so shattered Touched by remembrance I call out her name Silence falls heavy, like teardrops Need is the key to awaken the wild Soar, my words on the wind
Come back to us Embrace our lives Embrace the light and find the strength to live again And then she stirs She floods the world Unfolds the darkening of days
Release me from pain, save me again Feed from my soul, drink from my dreams I’ll shelter you all, answer your call We are all one, all that and none
Fate has been altered, it’s all coming back A light in the dark, growing stronger Silence is broken by whispers of hope The sky is beginning to fall Circles of time are destroyed and remade The weave of the world is exploding Myth is reborn and the stories retold Ablaze, the breaking of dawn
Come back to us Embrace our lives Embrace the light and find the strength to live again And so be it Our world is new And we will never be alone
Release me from pain, save me again Feed from my soul, drink from my dreams I’ll shelter you all, answer your call We are all one, all that and none
As the latest release "The Inheritance of Beauty" surprisingly became one of my favourites in 2021 so far, I also purchased "The Harmonic Passage" from 2015. It features inspired and varied symphonic power metal as well, but the songs are not quite as catchy and thrilling as the new masterpieces. Nevertheless a lively album, full of pathos and even folk elements, I guess all fans of the genre will be fully happy with it! H.L.