Hourglass

from One Chosen by the Gods by Aether Realm

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A golden sunset
Prelude to the star cloaked sky
Yet this beauty only serves to remind me
Of the passage of time

We are but grains of sand in an hourglass
And we're falling fast
So take haste
Don't delay
For the wheels of time's eternal flow
They halt unfaltering progress for no one

Another day and another step
Another hour that we're closer to death
And what we have we waste away
Unfeeling cold decay
And what we have we waste away
Naive to mortal fate

We are but grains of sand in an hourglass
And we're falling fast
So take haste
Don't delay
For the wheels of time's eternal flow
They halt unfaltering progress for no one

Fear not your death
For the hour of your doom is set
And there is no escape
Invoke your inner flame
Ensure that none forget your name
Time slips away

Mourn not the dead
In their tales they live again
Save your tears for the living
Who never truly live

This is your life, so rise up and live

We are but grains of sand in an hourglass
And we're falling fast
So take haste
Don't delay
Your time, it slips away

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from One Chosen by the Gods, released January 8, 2013

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Aether Realm Asheville, North Carolina

Thor's hammer crashed to the earth with a mighty rumble. When the smoke cleared, there were some guys. Some stuff happened that set the mood, something about a quest to rock some towns, and now we play melodeath.

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