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Hymnal

by The Chapel Fire

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1.
Home in Liminal Spaces 03:20
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Endless enigma eviscerating But I'm at home I'm in Hell I'm in Hell In a world full of liminal spaces And in those spaces I relinquish form Separated one piece at a time To be rearranged more palatable Comfortable enough to be complacent I've let go Extra! Extra! Read all about it (if you can) I've got a bone to pick with the wealthy man Tongue tied and black eyed It's better if I don't stare At this uncanny face looking back at me Endless enigma eviscerating I've been searching but there's no way out Falling down Pieces I've found along the way But this disposition is antiquated Broken crown Pieces I've found along the way Transient reign I've been searching Through the eminent traces In this enigma I'm captivated But I'm at home I'm in hell Home is hell In a world full of liminal spaces Transitioning Cataclysmic in full Treacherous in each way On and on and on and on Falling out from inside The pieces I kept Along the way down A call for change inside of me Stoking the fire liminally For God's sake For God's sake Pulling at the seams Of my dreams Falling out from inside The pieces Falling Falling out Falling down Fall The apples don't fall far from trees Ones cut for wood especially For God's sake For God's sake Pulling at the seams At the seams Falling down all around The pieces Falling Falling for Falling with Fall
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Hymnal 02:11
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Torn out Then ripped Ripped to shreds Pages from this old hymn book Blood and ash Spewing from the mouths of holy men Men of god I won't concede this Sing with your voices raised Beaten by club or fist Sing for those better days Beautiful soul, you have lost your way Grieving your loss has led you astray Falling into deeper despair Living in a state of disrepair No! There's no surrender Get back up To take shelter in the storm is not enough We must sing! Scream at the top of your lungs! Sing for the broken Use your voice Break through together is our only choice We must sing! Scream at the top of your lungs! And break out And sing together with one another
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The Binding 02:20
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he crack in the facade is showing You'll never get out alive You'll never get out alive You'll never get out intact "Oh, my God! I had no way of knowing!" But the curtain was pushed aside And I was caught in the act By my Father's hand Tied to the altar at God's command Father, Father, I have sinned And when I go to heaven Then I won't get in On my Mother's eyes I'm sick and tired of the goddamn lies Mother, Mother, don't you cry Cuz when I go to hell I've got an alibi Can't you see This dies with me Can't you see There's nowhere else to go with this And I'm cursed (Can't you see) But I can break it (This dies with me) And there's no telling Where I might take this I'm breaking free (Can't you see) And I'm taking you with me (This dies with me) The crack in the facade is growing But I'm going to step aside I'm going to let it out Oh, my God, fill me with grace and knowing And the courage to look inside And to turn away from doubt
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Carpet Bombing 02:09
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Falling on the sword you sold to get wealthy "Oh God of War, how we adore thee!" This game For shame! We cannot win Littering the streets with bodies, bodies Women and children first Carpet bombing sense and justice Insatiable blood thirst Falling on the sword again Falling on deaf ears Falling on our knees to pray softly As the apocalypse nears Death is the wage of sin So stop playing the game and we win And we all ought to do something Cuz there's blood in the streets And more bombs incoming How many kids have to die Before your prophecy is realized? How many kids have to die? How many dead is your price?
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The Great Calm 02:28
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Dragged down in the dirt Hide your face and pretend it doesn't hurt Sinking deep in despair Reclaim your life, because you cannot stay there! I may never find a way But I'll be grateful for the chance each day I never realized The truth was standing right before my eyes Somewhere beyond forgiveness And as far as I can see There's a love I cannot measure That's been waiting there for me Forgives me all my faulty features Forgives my trespasses and sins It helps me lead with hope and kindness It helps me fight through thick and thin If I stay focused on my vision And I stay grateful in my heart Then I can stay the indecision That's been tearing me apart Oh! You'll never find the way if you don't try! Walk away from this Heed The Great Calm Heed The Great Calm
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Shekels 02:08
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From the limbs of children You've ordained wealth Lost, but you all accept the cost By the blood of the poor You have served yourselves Cold, like the silver and the gold These times, They test what a soul believes Lies, cast in the flames it dies The father's temple Is a den of thieves Spent, all the money that they lent Cast your coins to the ground in repentance (Pieces) Salvation cannot be sold or bought (Falling) Souls serving a most treacherous sentence (Seeking) All this wealth you have gathered for naught (Burning) Desecrate not the Father's house! Gather the lenders and drive them out!
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Widows 02:17
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I hope you see me in there As you sit to yourself in the home In your daydreams, or whatever is left I just hope you're not in there alone And I pray that the good Lord calls you home In the night, in a pleasant dream Go softly with my heart, my love To that sweet eternity And you can build a shield and ramparts From the salt stains on your pillows Tear down the house of proud man, Lord But give shelter to the widows I know that you see me up there As I sit by myself in our home It's been three years now since you've been gone And each day I just feel more alone But sometimes the good Lord brings you to me At night in a pleasant dream And I hold on fast, but it won't last Your faded memory And you can build a shield and ramparts From the salt stains on your pillows Tear down the house of proud man, Lord But give shelter to the widows Sanctified by the tears you've cried Like the weeping of a willow I said tear down the house of the proud man, Lord But give shelter to the widows I see you every time I close my eyes The days are all so pointless And the nights are all so long I feel you with me I try to find Some peace of mind I know I can be strong And you can build a shield and ramparts From the salt stains on your pillows Tear down the house of proud man, Lord But give shelter to the widows Sanctified by the tears you've cried Like the weeping of a willow I said tear down the house of the proud man, Lord But give shelter to the widows
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Praxis 02:41
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It seems to me that you never learn a goddamn thing The skin, it tears And the bones, they break Those lies you told are stuck withering The fruit on the vine that no one will take And now we see The cost of being Devoid Devoid of praxis Get up, get up, get out your own way! (The road is rocky, but I feel okay) Come on, come on, it's time to make choices (Get up, get out! It's time to raise voices!) When the muse finds you It'll find you hard at work It seems to me that there's no glory in this suffering The sky lets go and the earth, it quakes! Theorized with lies This whole goddamn thing And I've had as much as I can take And now I see The cost of being Devoid Of meaningful practice Get up, get up, get out your own way! (The road is rocky, but I'm still okay) Come on, come on, it's time to make choices (Get up, get out! It's time to raise voices!) When the muse finds you It'll find you hard at work Bones, they break And skin, it tears And the time, it passes by But you have the strength inside yourself On this you can rely Oh, and it's practice practice practice But someday you'll get it right Let us cling to hope and kindness Ever moving towards the light
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Threading the Needle 02:04
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Fall As all empires do Choke On the stench and fume Die With your hands in the coffers Break this damn curse! All your sins notwithstanding You really should have seen All these words you're saying But you don't say what you mean I can't take this anymore This can't be what it's all for Artificial demand and supply Cloak and dagger You'll slave til you die Take more than you'll ever need Unforgivable greed Take the crown from your head The kings better off dead Blatant theft notwithstanding You really should have known All these lies you're telling All the chances that you've blown I can't take this anymore Can't believe what we fell for Artificial demand and supply Cloak and dagger You'll slave til you die Artificial demand and supply Cloak and dagger I'll fight til I die Fall As all empires do Choke On the stench and fume Die With your hands in the coffers Break this damn curse!
10.
Paradox of Tolerance 02:35
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released April 4, 2024

Ryan Frank: Vocals, Guitars, Bass Guitar, Keyboards, Drum Programming, Production

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