Featuring Andre Matos (1971-2019) from Angra, Shaman, Viper and Virgo, possibly his last recording.
lyrics
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The obscure dream had taken Bella to a place of chaos. There, Absalom revealed his true form: Hades, God of Death. He tells Bella that she and Alex are one of the reincarnations of the star-crossed lovers, Seikilos and Euterpe.
Seikilos was a poet in ancient Ionia. Plagued by disease, he wrote a beautiful song before dying, and dedicated it to his wife, Euterpe. Athena, Goddess of Wisdom, felt their sadness, something an immortal seldom would. She decided to steal Seikilos’ and Euterpe’s souls from Hades and give them life anew on Earth. The shadow-man, infuriated, could not let this be. Since then, every few generations they are born again, seek love again, only to be killed by Absalom/Hades.
08 THE MIRROR Feat. André Matos
MUSIC: Dune Hill / Lyrics: Leo Trevas
Bella tells her dream to Alex. They discuss it, and feel driven. “It’s our survival, our Love That Should Not Be, the most precious thing”. They decide to fight. Suddenly, a mirror in Bella’s apartment cracks. Instead of their reflection, there is only Absalom. What follows is a dialogue.
[BELLADONNA/ALEXANDRIA (Leo)]
Being
Believing
Love
Pain
Being the believer a loser or winner
Wallow in poverty
Poor men, work is the trial
Of society.
Fodder of fools...
[ABSALOM/HADES (André)]
Master
Commander
Servant
Slave
Mastering the manly means of corruption
Wallow in luxury
Assailants, sibilant seductions
Serendipity?
Fools for fodder...
There are no masters, only your
Shackles,
Only your chains!
[BELLADONNA/ALEXANDRIA (Leo)]
You are free, unbound
Lost and never found...
[BELLA/ALEX, ABSALOM (Leo, André, Antonio)]
The Mirror
Two sides, not the same
The Mirror
Two sides of the same
The Mirror
Two sides… often same (often same)
- Let the third side surface.
(Solo: Felipe)
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The Mirror
Two sides… often same
The Mirror
Two sides of the same
The Mirror
Two sides, not the same (not the same, not the same)
- Let the third side surface.
[BELLADONNA/ALEXANDRIA (Leo)]
We are the masters, love your
Shackles
Kiss your chains!
[ABSALOM/HADES (André)]
Unfree and bound
Lost and never found...
(Solo: André Lego)
credits
from Song of Seikilos (2019),
released June 6, 2019
"We dedicate this album to the great Brazilian metal vocalist André Matos, who has left us too soon."
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