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Bloodwork Scriptorium

by Enchanted Exile

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    This delightful addition to your CD collection features 11 original heavy metal tracks to break your neck to. Beautiful artwork playfully splashes over each and every section of this sumptuous limited edition physical release. Fun for the whole family!

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1.
Cold Spell 05:52
Lost, everything is lost 
But they will learn the cost 
For I am the darkest of them Now severed from the well Exiled with a spell
I'll find a way and they will pay in blood To a bitter world confined - Like some feral beast This journey’s first step far behind (for the cold spell travels east) When the sun begins to gnaw - I yearn to be released But I’ll cross this land of ever-thaw (as the cold spell travels east) Frostbitten footsteps all in a jagged line Were they left by someone with a touch of the divine? The eyes that turn as I pass, don’t phase me in the least I save every fear in a glass (while the cold spell travels east) Here I stand at the edge - Past ready for a feast So I summon forth an icy pledge (and the cold spell travels east) Frostbitten footsteps all in a jagged line The power what summoned me, soon it will all be mine Too frozen to feel - Too far-gone to care My dreams are all nightmares and they’re mine to share In exile I walk - In exile I stay But something is calling from so far away The fabled crown was there, but it wasn’t mine to wear So I bent the knee to wait and see if I should prove an heir For him I’ll raise a storm, enchant a loyal swarm So that crimson eye might come to lie, upon this haggard form Too frozen to feel - Too far-gone to care My dreams are all nightmares and they’re mine to share In exile I walk - In exile I stay But something is calling from so far away
2.
The witching hour is drawing near Worry not, we’re all mad here Fright grips so tight, a mind deranged (I can hear them singing) Write by candlelight, a verse so strange (nightmarish voices ringing) Message from beyond I feel it calling from the ether like ripples on a pond Message from beyond I know the words if not their meaning, and I ponder them ‘till dawn My end draws nigh, I will face the sea (when I hear them singing) Cry don’t you cry, soon I’ll be free (like siren voices ringing) Message from beyond I feel it calling from the ether like ripples on a pond Message from beyond I know the words if not their meaning, and I ponder them ‘till dawn They’re calling ~ Enthralling ~ Another star is falling Tell me you can hear them Moon rising ~ Enticing ~ Sanity sacrificing Tell me you can hear them, too …I can’t count the cost …I don’t know the answer The line between fact and fantasy blurs more every day …With all reason lost ...I can’t crack the cipher Just another base delusion pounding, pushing, sending me away Message from beyond I feel it calling from the ether like ripples on a pond Message from beyond I know the words if not their meaning, and I ponder them ‘till dawn
3.
You hope… that if they forget We’ll fade away, into the grey You wish… you were strong enough But we both know, where that road goes You think… that you can bury me Down so deep… in some eternal sleep You try… to erase my name But I’m still here… and I can smell your fear I… I am the void Antithesis, I’m the flip-side of your coin Yeah I… I am the void Symbiosis, your aborted twin conjoined I am the VOID! You would… if you could amputate Like a rotting leg, I can hear you beg But you know… like the Gemini Till time is done, we shall be one Like a black hole, I feast on light My soul’s a pit of seething night I scorn the weak; I loathe the just Deeds you’d never do I must Like a dread-naught, I stalk the sea My guns scream like a mad banshee I smite the frail; I crush the tame My deepest pride, your eternal shame
4.
The rare one, the fair one Ravaged by the sea The used one, abused one Sang out a helpless plea Ignored one, abhorred one Banished to the east Unclean one, latrine one Beauty became the beast So… put an ear to the abyss Living scale scraping stone, with a wicked rising hiss Hold fast, don’t turn away The eyes of the Gorgon will hold you forever Mold cast, till the end of days The eyes of the Gorgon will love you forever The veiled one, the scaled one Better left alone The sad one, the mad one Your flesh will be her stone Draw… but never meet her glare Singing steel slices bone, and those snakes in her hair Hold fast, don’t turn away The eyes of the Gorgon will hold you forever Mold cast, till the end of days The eyes of the Gorgon will love you forever Hold fast, don’t turn away The eyes of the Gorgon will hold you forever Mold cast, till the end of days The eyes of the Gorgon will love you forevermore
5.
Distillation, Purification The quicksilver flows… quicksilver flows… Permutation, Transmogrification Like lead into gold… lead into gold Seven rays… burning bright Water and Earth… grant me sight A Human soul… eternal light First and last… blessing and blight Last night I had the strangest dream A little man appeared and he sat with me We counted the elements till the first light of day Then he turned with a smile and melted away Calcination, Crystallization The ashes will fall, ashes will fall Transmutation, Experimentation The fifth essence calls, fifth essence calls The serpent consumes… itself each night But is reborn… by morning’s light What the cosmos conceals… elixir of life Sulfur and salt… balance and strife Last night I had the strangest dream A little man appeared and he sat with me We counted the elements till the first light of day Then he turned with a smile and melted away
6.
The tribes of the moon (are calling) The curtain of night (is falling (down) Drink deep the stars (they’re shining) Unveil your scars (fates entwining) And when you gaze too long, down into the abyss You might find where you belong, when the shadows blow a kiss Sing a song of Midian – Sanctuary from the sun Embrace oblivion – Man or monster, all are one See with new eyes Look around A city of night Deep under (ground) Sing a song of Midian – Sanctuary from the sun Embrace oblivion – Man or monster, all are one Recite the holy creed (together) Now one of the breed (forevermore) Cherish the night - Honor the day Pay no heed - to what the angels would say Hollow the earth – Claw at the sky Is death but a dream - or just another lie? Sing a song of Midian – Sanctuary from the sun Embrace oblivion – Man or monster, all are one
7.
I was born in the year of the rattlesnake On the surface of the sun When I hit the ground they say the heavens quaked Every mama told their babe to run Got a bullet inked on my arm For every ghost I born Too many now to count them But I can always fit one more The line in the sand… it can’t be uncrossed A devil or a man… well, the coin is tossed I’d rather stand on a mountain made of bones High up where the lighting and the thunder roam Than live this life as straight and narrow’s slave (Dig me no) So cross the road when I pass by Make sure those eyes of yours never meet mine Hang on to your wares you got nothing I crave and you can, you can dig me no grave Hero to some - Villain to others Hanged man walking or Apache brother? Whisper not his name (Hex) I was born with the mark of the scorpion Not far from the devil’s claim When I looked above and glared at the sun Was when it learned to fear my name For you I’ll toss one copper to the wind Though you’ll never see it land Too many shots to count them As you race to meet the sand So cross the road when I pass by Make sure those eyes of yours never meet mine Hang on to your wares you got nothing I crave and you can, you can dig me no grave So cross the road when I pass by Make sure those eyes of yours never meet mine Save your prayers ‘cause I got no soul to save but you can, you can dig me no... GRAVE
8.
Come inside - you’re right on time The thirteenth bell - is about to chime We’ve locked the door - and we’ve chained the gate Don’t trust the clock - for the hour is late A roll of thunder rings, and the autumn moon is bright A lone wolf lifts its head and sings, on this dark and stormy night Worry fills your mind, for you’ve heard the tales before A shiver moves up your spine, as you pound the iron door They say the wind has a ghostly chill By the old dark house on Widow’s Hill A sudden scream cuts the still In the old dark house on Widow’s Hill Your host descends the stair, and he offers you a sin The liquid tastes of old despair, though he claims it’s only gin And when the lights go out, new screams are everywhere The scent of blood leaves no doubt, there’s murder in the air They say the wind has a ghostly chill By the old dark house on Widow’s Hill The canary captures the cat with skill In the old dark house on Widow’s Hill (interlude) Leering portraits line the halls Footsteps echo in the walls The spirits shall decide your fate Don’t trust the clock, the hour is late Thirteen settings make the spread Glasses filled with Spanish red There’s chilled revenge on every plate Don’t trust the clock, the hour is late (Kendra chants) Stains still drying - Eyes are prying One by one my dolls keep dying Mommy’s lying - Daddy’s crying One by one my dolls keep dying They say the wind has a ghostly chill By the old dark house on Widow’s Hill A sudden scream cuts the still In the old dark house on Widow’s Hill They say the wind has a ghostly chill By the old dark house on Widow’s Hill The skeletons in the closet still In the old dark house on Widow’s Hill
9.
This world of brass, of spring and glass (how long has it been mine?) It’s hard to be sure, just what life was before (memories slip away in time) The time is near, enter the puppeteer (the time is close I know) He brings a key, but it won’t set me free (once more we begin the show) (Steve bridge) Dance my love, just dance for a spell (No one sees you quite like I do) So dance for me now, dance long and well (I will hold your grace and keep you) A music box hell, with a chorus of bells (I move only for him) Look through glassy eyes, as if hypnotized (hope’s light is going dim) Oh, how I beg and I plead for an end To the heavens a prayer I send There’s no reason or time When the clockwork prison has me (Steve bridge) Dance my love, just dance for a spell (No one sees you quite like I do) So dance for me now, dance long and well (I will hold your grace and keep you) Oh, how I beg and I plead for an end To the heavens a prayer I send There’s no reason or time When the clockwork prison has me I try to scream - but my lips won’t part I’d shed a porcelain tear - if I still had a heart I can’t curse his name - for I lack the breath So I pray and pray for the sweet release of death (Steve interlude) Oh, why must you look at me that way? Can’t you see that I love you? I yearn for a heart that I know will be mine one day Just admit you love me too The way of all flesh is the way of pain Hearts and minds can never soar when bound in chains Go, raise the curtain just for me One day I will finally be free You will learn to love But now the clockwork prison has me No, I will fight you with every breath You’ll be mine even beyond death This heart will always burn In my clockwork prison for all time
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11.
Five tomes to form the set but what will they expose? Does the devil sit a throne in hell or preach out to the rows? The ravings of a genius – the poetry and the prose His work is nearly finished now, but his ink is running low Seduced again by Lady Green – she begged you for a dance Now you stumble down this cobbled street as if in a trance Oh your head, it's loose and heavy – is there someone up ahead? As a shadow grabs you from behind, you glimpse a mask of red When the voices speak He must abide Though the flesh is weak There's sin inside Down, down, down… in a sacred place below The scribe is at his masterpiece again Red, red, red… his special ink will flow The scribe must record the sins of men You wake to hear the scratching – still half inside a dream There’s a man in the corner – only he can hear you scream Down, down, down… in a sacred place below The scribe is at his masterpiece again Red, red, red… his special ink will flow The scribe must record the sins of men With the final chapter written, his quill can finally rest He regards his magnum opus with a hand upon his breast Though the words will go unread, the voices seem at bay So the ferryman extends a hand, and takes the scribe away Down, down, down… in a sacred place below The scribe is at his masterpiece again Red, red, red… his special ink will flow The scribe must record the sins of men

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released June 8, 2018

All music and lyrics written by Enchanted Exile

Enchanted Exile:
Steve Vortex - Vocals
Joey Dee - Guitars
G.T. Carcione - Bass
Tim Krikorian - Keyboards

Guest vocals:
Kendra Vandervalk - Tracks 2, 8 & 9

Guest guitar solos:
Bill Preservati - Tracks 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 & 7

Guest harmonica:
Herbie Upham - Track 7

All Drums programmed using EZdrummer.

Cover art by René Aigner.

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