Celestial Effigy

by Agalloch

From the album: The Serpent & the Sphere

Track 5 of 9 on The Serpent & the Sphere (2014).

Duration: 6:59

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Lyrics for Celestial Effigy

"Teach me your mood, o patient stars. Who climb each night, the ancient sky. Leaving on space no shade, no scars, no trace of age. No fear to die." "My allegiance is with the inner self The dark celestial voice of wisdom Beyond the dust that is this world" There is a voice adrift in the starless And marble black dark space A voice of wisdom and purity Beyond the vestiges of sanity There is a voice deep in the darkest places Calling... haunting me... Where no light bears a shadow Where no time escapes unhallowed I am compelled to dissolve Into the eternal unknown eidolon A voice that leads to a world beyond A mere mortal's most profound dreams Yet I know... There is no turning back from here There is no place for the undeserved Gone are the relics! "Teach me your ways Of hatred, unlight, and death I offer myself to your wisdom My allegiance is with the elite!" There is a voice adrift in the darkness Calling... calling me... A whisper of wisdom and purity Beyond the vestiges of sanity There is a voice deep in the starless And marble black dark space Where no light draws a shadow Where no time escapes unhallowed "An effigy; a gift from another kind" In the glow of a distant aurora light No dreams shall take form Gifts dwell in the depths of Things unspoken This night...

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More from The Serpent & the Sphere

  1. Birth and Death of the Pillars of Creation
  2. (Serpens Caput)
  3. The Astral Dialogue
  4. Dark Matter Gods
  5. Celestial Effigy
  6. Cor Serpentis (The Sphere)
  7. Vales Beyond Dimension
  8. Plateau of the Ages
  9. (Serpens Cauda)