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This Bewitching Season

by Michael Skib

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David Minnix You can tell, listening to this, that a great deal of care went into every aspect of it. This record is full gorgeous vocals, guitar tones, and melodies. I love how the record has room for both moments of sheer beauty and unabashed weirdness - sometimes at the same time. Also, the guitarmony. I mean come on - who doesn't love guitarmony?! Favorite track: Asleep Inside The Arms Of The Trees.
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This Bewitching Season 05:51
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Bewitching (Verse) Aimless, you wander Try to love you for yourself Before it breaks down Faithless, no wonder Traveling, say your farewell Before you break down (Chorus) This bewitching season Deep inside it’s a lie But I need it to survive Deceit over reason By design I decide what’s real This bewitching season Deep inside it’s a lie But I need it to survive Deceit over reason By design I decide What to feel and what to feed (Verse) Aimless, you wander But try relaxing for a spell Before you break right down! (Chorus) This bewitching season Deep inside it’s a lie But I need it to survive Deceit over reason By design I decide what’s real This bewitching season Deep inside it’s a lie But I need it to survive Deceit over reason By design I decide What to feel and what to feed (Verse) Aimless, you wander No home, no shelter where you dwell No walls, no town When I was much younger I longed to be somebody else Anybody but myself (Chorus) This bewitching season Deep inside it’s a lie But I need it to survive Deceit over reason By design I decide what’s real This bewitching season Deep inside it’s a lie But I need it to survive Deceit over reason By design I decide What to feel and what to feed
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Heaven's Light 05:26
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Make your mistake, it’s all right Every night Every day Everything Is out of place I’m not even looking for you anymore And the mystery is lost on me Aching cold in the night Searching for heaven’s light Gathering souls confide Searching for heaven’s light… This is nowhere Void of darkness Dreading my next step and fearing Disaster on the horizon Will I Ever Learn from My mistakes Scattered snowflakes Tumble To the ground Reminding me to surrender Make your mistake, it’s all right Every night Every day Everything Is out of place I’m not even looking for you anymore And the mystery is lost on me Aching cold in the night (In the night) Searching for heaven’s light (Heaven’s light) Gathering souls confide (Souls confide) Searching for heaven’s light… (Heaven’s light) Find a way home there’s No more use in hiding Find a way home with All your ancient science Find a way home and Hold your truth defiant Find a way home fear Not to break the silence x2
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Pure Annhiliation 04:26
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You are Few and far You must know by now You’re the sun in my sky Hey…slow down (You are) Hey…slow down (Few and far) Hey…slow down (You must know by now) Hey…slow down (You’re the sun in my sky) Catch alight, what’s on your mind? Half the time we’re waiting It’s alright, I’ll be on time And you won’t regret it Catch alight, break, fall in line. No use trying to escape it It’s alright to seek and find Pure annihilation Who carries their water? Who carries their weight? The moment you saw her It felt like fate! It’s old wine in new bottles, you’re out on a limb! Never said that’s a problem, your life of sin!
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07/07/2020 00:59
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The Fire 04:59
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(Verse) Brace yourselves Not everyone survives Suffer well And let your past sins arise God The fire It Burns I feel it all, every spark and smolder Cleansing me of every stain The dues I pay Are worth it all to be reunited Like you never passed away (Chorus) Can’t escape from the age old story Even though I want to free you It’s a curse you must abide Can’t escape from the age old story With your human mind and brutal drives Sinners must pay To redeem your fate (Verse) One hand takes The other hand, it gives Pray for pain If you seek deliverance Heap The scorn And preach Of faith reborn in the furnace cast your Vision of the world to come Thy will Be done My mind is still and my hands are ready Bring us revelation! (Chorus) Can’t escape from the age old story Even though I want to free you It’s a curse you must abide Can’t escape from the age old story With your human mind and brutal drives Sinners must pay To redeem your fate God The fire It burns in my soul God The fire It burns in my soul God The fire It burns in my soul God The fire It burns in my soul God… God The fire God The fire God The fire God The fire
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Asleep Inside The Arms Of The Trees 06:23
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(Verse) Sky Horizon pierced by the mountains as they rise Like fingers… (Chorus) If you say just what you need You’ll be forgiven But you’d rather wait and see Asleep inside the arms of the trees They are longing to set you free… (Verse) Dive The snow-capped heights scrape the firmament like knives Clouds swollen Are you ready now to face it? Or Are you scared to taste it? The apogee, rising ever higher Here and now, hear it call for you! Are you ready now to face me ‘Cause there’s no escaping! (Chorus) If you say just what you need You’ll be forgiven But you’d rather wait and see Asleep inside the arms of the trees They are longing to set you free… (Outro) You might as well embrace it Your fate's there for the taking Whenever you're ready to lose control Whenever you're ready Whenever you're ready Whenever you're empty...
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12/23/2021 01:34
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Xenolith 08:34
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...As The Waves Come Crashing Down 07:00
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Hey, now You do this every day, now Can I come out to play now? And read you cover to cover, Like it was the old days Hey, now You say you're on your way, now The sky is turning grey now And your footsetps are thunder Crashing down the stairway Stay on my side Lord knows I've tried Stay on my side Everything's alright, yes it's alright Say so, The option's on the table But only if you say so Sweeps the leg, sweeps the kitchen Into another nightmare Said so I knew it would be painful Watching all those waves fall Watch them redraw their borders And leave this place deserted Hey The sky is turning grey And a helicopter's on it's way, oh no There's no ending for us Hey The sky is turning grey Snuffs the shadow out, Here comes the rain, downpour As the waves come crashing down Crashing down Crashing down...

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A collection of wintry songs written between 2019 and 2024.

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released February 16, 2024

Production - Michael Skib and Kate Wakefiled
Vocals, guitar, programming, production, mixing - Michael Skib
Backup vocals - Kate Wakefield
Mastering - Troy Glessner, Michael Skib
Music and lyrics - Michael Skib

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