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The Shroud

from Thresholds by Esprit d'Escalier

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lyrics

Stars are fading behind a man-made sky,
Yet we’re still craving for power over kin, until the day we feel complete.
The anguish lies in wait, we bring this on ourselves and never realize
Time is running out
Red mist all around
Time is running out
Dismal sun in sight
Forsaken by the light

Is this what it all comes down to, heads buried deep in the sand in a futile attempt to escape this reality we crafted, oblivious to the poetic justice of our fate. Hiding behind the shadow of our sins, none of us wants to take the blame, even though we all walk this same path, maybe this is how it was supposed to end…

Trapped inside of this empty shell, worn down, all the way to the bone.
No more stars left to gaze unto, sunlight blurred into a shroud.
We are the ones yet somehow we can never rest,
We are the ones and we know this can never end well.
We are the ones who can never feel whole,
Keeping score like it’s just a game.

We are all prisoners here and our time is running out,
Helpless victims of ourselves, sole creators of our plight.
Past the point of no return there can be no turning back,
This rusty haze is all around, slowly creeping through the night…

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from Thresholds, released October 8, 2023

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Esprit d'Escalier Orléans, France

Prog Metal band Esprit d'Escalier returns with Thresholds, a captivating prequel EP that lays the foundations for a forthcoming album due in 2025. With much more assertive and poignant vocals, but also more coherent writing and composition than on the band's previous releases, this can clearly be called an EP of maturity for the French quartet! ... more

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