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Ecstasy​/​Agony

by Nirensimt

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Irascor 09:04
Cinder, salt, and sulfur The offering aflame Curling toward the heavens The smoke whispers a name The ground before you trembles Shadows clutch and leer Your lips repeat enchantments 'til moon drenched, it appears! "Blood of the Earth, Light of the Moon, Bend to me now, Spirit and Rune!" Through the mist it rises A black and writhing storm Irascor, it towers Fury given form As you shudder, fearful Now you see its face The demon wears your visage Contorted in disgrace You know you mustn't falter There's work that must be done Confront your undue anger The trial now begun "Child, why dost thou seek me? It leads only to strife I am thy deepest loathing Hatred's blood-drenched knife Lives I tear asunder Ruin in my wake The cycle ever-fueling A hunger never slaked" Demon! I've come to vanquish, extinguish, slay Tired Of endless ire, for respite I pray Demon! Leave me in peace, I want to feel whole Longing To finally gain some control Deep breath in Do not fear Quench this fire Quell this hate Open your clenched fists Reach out not with rage Expel pain to mist Let go, release release release release your wrath "Foolish art thou mortal! Choler is no sin Though thy calm reduced me I'll seep back through thy skin For passion is a tool A spiked and fierce defense It flares when thou fall'st victim To injustices immense I shall reside within thee And together we – We shall persevere" (Ire non est malum) Together we strive to Make a better Earth As above, the cosmic, Shines in glor'us light so to We shall blaze eternal, dauntless, Darkness burning, kept at bay Not a violence but a strength To hold a place where hate can't grow Anger is magik, a circle we drew "Blood of the Earth, Light of the Moon Bend to me now, Spirit and Rune!"
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In search of rest and respite I wandered weary eyed Through ancient forests shrouded, My moss-grown path unlit I came upon an altar Beneath a cedar's boughs And laid my self to slumber So magic could my sins atone O'er eons I lay restless, I slept but woke a husk Self-hate molded to anguish Some sick self-loathing ideation! Grieve the loss Of love meant for yourself Gone are days Where wishing makes you well Open wide The gates of grace and care Cultivate Kindness, growth, and change Love from within Light! Endless light! Stretching infinite We are light, Eternal!
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First there was dust, swirling in darkness Particles thrown from the forge of creation Gravity's well condensed and melded Pressure to fusion, fusion to light Twirling in tandem, twins of the void Burning together for billions of years Slowly the fade But endless they turn Light evermore Burns at their core Shining we see Glory on high Altar of stars Come as you are * * *
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Forgetting 08:28
Who are you? Where are we? Face a blur Who are you? Something wrong Where's my son? You're not him Where am I? Am I loved? I know I was Mirror grey, Who am I? It comes in bits and pieces History a haze I conjure names and numbers But can't recall a face I had someone who loved me It seems so long ago These people here surrounding Am I supposed to know? Who are you? Who am I? Have I loved? Was I loved? Am I loved?
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Under a golden summer sun Down to the field I went Where they say lovers make their vows There I came to repent Under a silver crescent moon Through the dark vale I trod Opposite came a figure cloaked Wielding a blade's facade Under that cursed summer moon Steel slashed through the night What I imagined was a blade, Flowers of moonbeam white Under the clouds that swept the moon I held my lover's hand As the young maiden breathed her last So my tears wet the sand Lay me down in poison flowers Braid the stalks across my brow Let me rest in baneful glamour Cursed to sleep in pest'lent Earth! Under the stars all summer long I returned there to pray Hoping that peace would come to me But shame it would not allay Under the veil of restless sleep Tortured I was by dreams Again and again I slew her Waking I'd hear her screams Under my roof I rotted Wasted to skin and ash Gloom it had turned to anguish Breaking me lash by lash Under the harsh and burning sun I came to mourn my love Driven by guilt I made a vow Of oleander and foxglove By this chalice and this bloom Swear I now to hasten doom Oleander, blood, and wine By this spell by life unwind Death it comes on flowered wings Bitter kiss, endless sleep O! My love! There's no forgiving My grave sin But I must see you again O! My love! I will see you soon
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Bound to this plane of existence We are vessel For the shaping Caught in the tangle of living Empty drifting No escaping Purpose we're told is the answer Fill the vessel With life's meaning Such an ambition must falter With life's pressures Intervening Let go the burdens of time and place Find true form In the void What is the vision seen of yourself? Pieces whole? Or destroyed? Shape a new self in that knowledge Fuse the outward And within Conjure the spirit, coalesce Let your rebirth Now begin! Tether soul to Earth, Mother to us all Send your roots out deep, feel the pull, the call Let your heart burn free, shed the rot and blight Give to her your pain and fill yourself with light Give up your grief to recycle Let it be pulled under waves! The stone that hindered your progress Shall crumble to sand, a grave For those who dare deride Our Earth Mother's child, her pride! As moss devours the dead As the vine engulfs the dwelling Karma binds hate with Her thread We are magik, cosmic, rebelling Justice bends to those who have grown The earth reclaims the stone

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Ecstasy/Agony is the next evolution of Peder Simon's once-solo Nirensimt sound that has been blackening with every release, adding vocals for the first time and employing the talents of former collaborator Eric Perkins on bass to bring Nirensimt's best, most beautiful, and most brutal album to date. With 7 tracks clocking in at an epic 52 minutes, this release traverses the spectrum from slow and majestic to blistering and haunting without feeling overly long and bloated. Lyrics screamed and sung by Peder weave mystical allegories for facing trauma with imagery of a universe that is every bit as beautiful as we make it. A powerful journey from start to finish, Nirensimt's 3rd album Ecstasy/Agony is sure to entice listeners back for many return trips.

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released May 6, 2022

All lyrics, vocals, guitars, and drum programming by Peder Simon
Bass by Eric Perkins
Classical Guitar Recordings on Earth Reclaims the Stone: So ys Emprentid and Tout a par moy by J. Sayles (www.jsayles.com/familypages/EarlyMusic.htm#Rights)
Mixed and mastered by [Axel Harvey Productions]
axelharveyproductions.com
www.facebook.com/AxelHarveyProductions

Cover art uses a photograph by Gabriela Cheloni provided through Pexels.

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Nirensimt Chicago, Illinois

Nirensimt (near/in/simt) noun - One who looks at the stars too much

Nirensimt coalesces a sense of the cosmic with the weight of the personal, drawing on deep magiks to create powerful, impactful atmospheres of sound. ... more

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