1. |
Offering
01:53
|
|||
|
Instrumental
|
||||
2. |
||||
|
Verse1:
What happens when your drive to advance dries up?
Uninspired repetition, stuck in a rut
Eyes are dull from a mundane passage of time
Spoiled from expectations set far too high
Chorus:
Stay mindful and engaged
Variety curbs monotony
Awaken potential
Your success will inspire
Verse2:
Over time, excitement is replaced with boredom
We contemplate our next moves but remain in this slump
No incentives and my optimism's gathering dust
I want to climb the ladder of life but it's missing rungs
Chorus:
Pre-bridge:
Visualize your aspirations
Manifest your ambitions
|
||||
3. |
||||
|
Chorus:
Inner sense of self is replaced
By perceived demands of others
Pretenders, assemblers, unrepentant
Feigning to be what is not
Verse1:
Leaders of today and of the past/ serve a false virtuous pretense
Profit over people/ a self-righteous facade
Pay lip service to love, but thrive on hate/ selective morality
Flawed by their lifestyle/ divine manipulation
Chorus:
Verse2:
Infallible belief/ a cover for self-serving greed
A logical fallacy/ a hijacking of decency
Divisive control/ an opposition to equality
Lowly thought police/ for the gullible herds
Bridge:
All things considered, the fact remains/ civility
and decency can prevail/ without scriptures
Secular humanism bases values/ on reason
and searches for truth/ through science and philosophy
The individualist applies/ self-government
A rational approach to finding/ good from within
We're responsible/ for making decisions
That generate/ a positive impact
Chorus:
|
||||
4. |
||||
|
Chorus:
Crossing the threshold/ the ego dies
A total connection/ to all that is light
Attuned to the present/ a lapsing of time
Aligning our purpose/ to find beauty in life
Verse1:
Open/ perception/ cosmic/ tranquility
Profound/ inner peace/ curing/ our maladies
Chorus:
Verse2:
Transformative/ consciousness/ balance/ and harmony
Realize/ our place/ existential/ unity
Bridge:
Flight of the soul/ from the body/ fulfillment/ transcendence
Visionary/ experience/ absorption/ into awareness
Meaningful quest/ returning with/ a renewed/ appreciation
Rejuvenated/ perspective on/ our beautiful/ existence
Chorus:
|
||||
5. |
The Great Acceleration
04:55
|
|||
|
Verse1:
We have dawned/ the human epoch
Global/ alterations
Catastrophe/ from reckless behavior
Lifestyle/ trajectory
Chorus:
Extinction of people and plants/ is our grim future
We've poisoned the land/ the sea, the air
Verse2:
Unsustainable/ population
Consuming/ finite resources
Capacity/ is reached
The world will take/ corrective action
Chorus Extension:
Extinction of people and plants/ is our grim future
We've poisoned the land/ the seas, the air
The only trace/ we'll leave behind is
A thin black layer/ in the soil and ice
|
||||
6. |
||||
|
Chorus:
Bound in the moonlight/ harnessing
A channel of astral/ energy
Intuitive purpose/ honoring
Reverent alms/ offering
Verse1:
Eagerly gathered/ humbled awe
Circular clearing/ on the southern slope
Chorus:
Verse2:
In tune with the forest/ a craft of the wise
Affirming divinity/ in all-natural life
Verse extension:
Purify/ through transformation
The circle is open/ but unbroken
Bridge:
Sweep out the darkness/ blessed invocation
Cleansing with salt/ smoke consecration
Cast the circle/ invoking the Gaia
Sacred libations/ extinguish the fire
Verse extension:
Maintain balance/ through meditation
The circle is open/ but unbroken
|
||||
7. |
Maranasati
04:27
|
|||
|
Verse1:
To become/ rendered to ash
Is freedom from/ our earthly afflictions
Visualize/ our decay
No bargaining/ with mortality
Chorus:
No need for/ obsessive rumination
But don't get lost/ in the day to day
Verse2:
Eventual/ finality
Only things of importance/ can remain
To accept/ the imminent
Is an antidote/ to complacency
Chorus:
Bridge:
We are the only beings capable/ of contemplating our demise
Are you completely satisfied/ with your final narrative?
We can't change the past/ and the future's quickly fading into black
Are you completely satisfied/ with your final narrative?
The life of the deceased is placed/ in the memory of the living
Are you completely satisfied/ with your final narrative?
Chorus:
|
||||
8. |
||||
|
Intro1:
Attempting to see things/ as they truly are
A misunderstood/ actuality
Keeps us/ captive/ in sequence
Deceptive/ samsara
Intro2:
A perception of/ assurance
Acquiring true/ identity
Accepting/ succession/ of misery
Clouded/ by confusion
Verse1:
Ego/ traps us in an/ illusion of/ suffering
Cycle of/ successive/ existence/ redeath
Chorus:
Avidya veils ourselves/ and the true world
Verse2:
Reality is/ a projection from/ our deluded/ inner mind
Achieve/ liberation/ realization/ of illusions
Chorus:
|
||||
NightWraith Denver, Colorado
NightWraith is a Denver based heavy metal band that was formed in 2016. The concept of the project is to approach songwriting in an organic way without any preconceived notions of genre. This allows them to explore unique musical themes that are not commonly found within the death metal spectrum. NightWraith released a self-titled record in early 2019, and "Offering" was released on 03/25/2022. ... more
If you like NightWraith, you may also like:
Ensemble Under The Dark Sun
by SERPENT OF OLD
supported by 12 fans who also own “Offering”
My most listened to album this whole year. Crushing, brooding, disso-death with an intoxicating atmosphere.
go to album
Blackened Cerebral Rifts
by DEAD AND DRIPPING
supported by 12 fans who also own “Offering”
Damn, that boy Evan just don't miss. Third consecutive release that's straight fire.
go to album
Striving Toward Oblivion
by VORGA
supported by 12 fans who also own “Offering”
Un album dense et une atmosphère oppressante. Mélodique et puissant. 3/5
go to album
Freight Train
by Galactic Superlords
featured on Bandcamp Radio Nov 27, 2020
go to album
L.A. punk band Zig Zags team with the legendary Mike Watt for this split 7”, where each cover songs by the other.
go to album
Folk-influenced heavy metal; as the title suggests, this LP is all about home, described through landscapes, literature and paintings.
go to album
Moon of Foul Magics
by Autonoesis
supported by 12 fans who also own “Offering”
Emporer meets Absu meets At the Gates. The full spectrum of extreme metal (and beyond) on display here. Excellent stuff.
go to album
