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Chrysalis Ordalias

by Journal

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Templenart
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Templenart Since forever waited for this proximity solid accuracy to be real and you guys made it come true ! Much to be expected/loved true artisanship guys 1 up again ! Favorite track: Eden, The Uncherished.
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DonnieDarko If you are searching for a unique blend of complex arrangements with different singers and if you are not afraid of a mixture of catchy soothing parts and harsh math core riffing, then do not look any further. One of my best findings on bandcamp during the last months!
flightoficarus (Metal Trenches)
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flightoficarus (Metal Trenches) Chrysalis Ordalias is a stunning album that showcases a wide array of styles and sounds, not to mention incredible performances all around. Certain passages exert an aggressiveness on par with Ion Dissonance while others could rival Minus The Bear in utter chill factor. Hell, "Irreverent Decomposition" goes full tech death for a time.
metaltrenches.com/reviews/chrysalis-ordalias-1544 Favorite track: Calamity Smile.
Unlorja
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Unlorja It's not just another heavy metal album, it's purely unique, a true piece of musical art. Of the trillions of people that have lived on this planet and the trillions of people that will, none of them could have produced music like this.
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1.
My love. My sanctuary, defiled in bland mockery. Oblivion births calamity. My heart races, and I'm alive.
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They fell from the sky and left a crooked smile on her face. She wept at our misfortune. Alas, she dies. She dies. When I had learned we'd go our separate ways... When I had learned. The scars we share forged a bond. If I had only known you. Dying. Wistful. I'll find you in the darkness. She burns for me - just for me. Dark vixen, you betrayed my innocence, but I've returned to put an end to you. The lies I told myself left me paralyzed. I must admit how much I've missed you. Dear child. Do you long for the past? If you are searching for God, I am the way. Your soul, like glass, will shatter, when small fractures become a web. Don't worry. I'll be here for you - Collecting the shards. I like a challenge. I like the pain. I feel victorious. You and I, we're the same. See the shadows taking hold of unconscious minds, wise and bold. A deeper self becomes aware, possessing me through midnight's stare. If victory is my enemy, then death must be my friend. Hearts unite with tragedy, but souls... They cannot mend. I loathe the silence, calming the night. I need the conflict. Her eyes, elated. Her tongue, serrated. Can you see the writing on the wall? This is my world. My time. You brought shame when you left us, and I was born. Now it's too late. You're too late. And when the stars collide, will you beg for life or death? Bodies mangled. Stoic expressions. They'll watch us murder. Their morals, corrupted. Intentions hidden. So you came to destroy paradise? Others have tried. They tried, and they failed. I'll send you back to the abyss. But wait... Young woman, stunning demure. Dare I ask for her name? She plants the seed of terror, but we are drawn to the chaos. The saccharine smile of calamity, like the warm embrace of serenity. Hypnotized by beauty and glowing green eyes. My heart melts, and I am yours. Offer your sin as salvation - a candle to light you to bed. Let us sail away in an ocean of rainbows. I am the reason. I am the wrath. Embrace the carnival, and bid farewell to the flesh. The devil walks on water. She soars above the clouds. A temptress - curious motives. My beacon - nigh, a friend. Lead us to the end of the world. Guide us beyond the bounds of time. Don't ever forget your love for this world. The memories remain beneath the rubble. I drew your portrait in my mind. You've changed. You're not what I remember. It's hard for me to see you this way. Only I can set this right. Her mouth is full of poison, and I consume every word. She moves to a different song. Darling, may I have this dance?
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Forlorn, at the crossroads. My sinister companion smirks, from afar. The chase is on. I live for these moments. We marvel at Darwin's perfect specimens, repulsed by the ones he should have discarded. Save your excuses for someone who cares. A pyramid of sorrow stalks me in the night. As I'm running, I feel my breath slipping away. Ungodly strength forces my hand to plunge the knife. I feel it cutting deeper. I'm clinging to life. The bold march on without remorse - They cherish nothing. They cherish no one but their idols. In the garden, we grow complacent, until we're banished. Then we crave it, and our hearts are filled with regret. We plead with merciful Eden - the Goddess. Vindictive, she welcomes us with open arms to our temple in ruins. Find the way home to cure what ails you. Sickness is a distortion of the mind, but such a violent disease will still kill you, after all. I need a safe place without judgments. I feel alone, Islands fading away. She can't see me beyond the starlight's hue. The blameless wag their fingers in the air, gluttons of pride and self satisfaction. The truth is: We live and die by our own hypocrisies. Seeking fulfillment in each other's misery. Tread lightly in the holy realm, boy. Your grandiose endeavors will not illuminate the world. And I cannot look out for you much longer. You abandoned us - left us to die. This will be my last stand. Oh my queen - queen of the barren wasteland. You sit on your throne and wither away. Do you believe they will call you "martyr?" Or will dying alone absolve your conscience? You cannot save someone that doesn't want to be saved. My queen... My queen.
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Smile, my love, and dry those tears away. Fly, my dove, you know the world is yours. Lover's kiss restores all my faith in life. Close your eyes, love. I'm dreaming again, for the last time. And should I awake, I beg you - Free me of the pain – This life. My wonderland, frozen in time, is where I want to be, forever. You showed me the way to my own Utopia. Your kindness with conditions – The threat of losing all I know that there is no salvation to be found. Only reflections of the duplicitous Moonlight. Shining down. Giving us misdirection. I should have known to question your motives, But I took the bait and suffer the loss. The escape is my black divinity. Dismay, my reality. She lights my way, But there’s nothing here for me. At least, nothing worth admitting. Pandora’s box holds your secrets, And they elude me. I’ve known betrayal in your false gestures. Am I better off dead or living in your cell? Shed your skin, and just show me, So I can know who torments me. Why can’t I control you? Ponder alone. Venture alone. Die alone. Alone. But then I felt the divine speak to me. Then I felt it more deeply. Singing curses to my name. I was ashamed. Your martyrdom is self-serving And demands innocent blood. So why don’t you Spill some blood of your own? Gladly, spill some blood of your own. Angelic melody – won’t you turn back time? Or will you make it rain? Let’s Unite the stones of virtue To vanquish evil’s bane. The essence draws me to this life To relive memories devout, But each time I partake of it, I’m always left without. Still I fail to Resist you. Your aroma Irresistible. Play your role and lead me To the place where I forget. I seek adventure’s thrills To feel complete. So I explore the darkest dungeons Of my soul. I need to find you maiden. I need to save you. But you set traps for me. Attempt to destroy me. I persevere – overcome each enigma. And now the master awaits. I’ll find you. I’ll kill you. You take. I search. I save. Repeat. You fall. You rise. I kill. Repeat. What will they do when the hero needs saving? Just let him die? Just forget him? Our bloodlines are linked, so conceal the chaos And wait for centuries. But now I wonder. When should the hero’s day end? All legends reach terminus before legends ascend.
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The earth implodes and leaves a portal. A man passes through the eye. He discovers the space beyond. He’s left with a simple choice: Emerge as God or die. Humor me, sweet tranquility. Shall you linger or fade quickly? My mind, at peace, is a rarity. The relief is mine to defend. Yet to defend is not really peace And leaves us conflicted. The struggle. The balance Between living and being. I’m searching the cosmos for A cure to the insanity. I know the task is daunting, but She has a way of easing my heart. So I put my trust in her Hoping for something better In my life. Something In my life to look forward to. And I’ll regret letting my guard down To follow the whims of a child. You’ll notice me daydreaming. You’ll stalk me, while I forget. I see you looking over my shoulder, Eager to regain your control over me. You are the poison prescribed to kill my cancer. Yet, my cancer would not be without you. I feel your noose around my neck again. I struggle and your grip only tightens. Release me So I can try on someone else’s rope. I hate to disappoint you, But these scars were self-inflicted. I know you thought I bled for you. You held me on a pedestal, And I let you sing praises to me. Never place your faith in a man. He will let you down – Terrorize your heart, with fear and guilt. Victimize naivety. Unify hypocrisy. Take my hand and I’ll Show you the promised land. Don’t you trust me, my love? When have I ever deceived you? We will transform reality, Unbounded by relativity. The space beyond, where nothing dwells But random states of matter, And we can feel the space between To feel whole again. To catch a glimpse of heaven And then lose it to distraction. She always plays these cruel games But I have never felt this way. I’ve lost the will to fly alone. Maybe she’ll finally send me home. Home. I’ve been down this road too many times Only to discover that the planets don’t align. Now let us search the space between For the cure that cannot be seen. My suffering will restore Balance to the universe. I will Emerge from the chrysalis (3X)
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The pain in your heart is the lonely kind. Now you are Enslaved by your dreams - so familiar.  She waits, only to die alone The fear in your eyes is the guilty kind. In wake of our hardships, I've found a way beyond the grave.   I've found a way to ignite the flame. I'm afraid this is not a game, my darling.   Anti-life is the blood that we share. It will devour your spirit, leaving behind an empty carcass. error breathes static on the TV screen. God is an obsidian beast that haunts me. Porcelain dolls laugh in my face. Visions of my dream cannot be unseen. Despair, wayward champion.   Your carnations have wilted. Why fight a war you've already lost?   Nothing more to give.   There's nothing more to lose. My guilt will be the death of me.   But I can't pretend that you don't exist.   When she whispers in my ear, I listen.   I'm under her spell. Infectious is the voice that relieves my burdens. She's an angel, in my eyes. Reach out and touch the sun.   There's fire in the sky.   I wish to be near you for eternity. I prayed a long time for a moment where I was not alone, my love. Why did we grow tired of each other? I've waited so long. I've waited and waited but I bear a cross, now, and there is no saving me. I Hoped we'd never grow apart. When I gaze into the mirror, there is a monster, and he has my face...  He has my face. I've been swallowed in the void and waiting an eternity. All I need is to see your face one last time. When the walls close in, shall I succumb to the darkness?  You wear the mask of deceit, but now I know you.  I've always known you. Insatiable for the trepidation I feel when you twist the blade to hear me sing.   I lie awake and wonder what terrible fates you have designed for my love - For my love.   Can't you see beyond the veil?  I'm in a cerebral  prison.  My prison. And when the world crumbles, my prison becomes a tomb, where thoughts go to die, drowning in the oceans of eternity.
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I've thrown stones with good intentions. My inner space - corrosive. Dissolving my enemies and friends alike. Feverish and contagious, She spews what plagues us. Builds monuments to celebrate our dysfunction. Your mouth, full of charity. Your heart, full of tyranny. Your truths cannot be trusted. Cannot be trusted. I've seized the day, apathetic to the maelstrom When can I let go? Nothing really matters now. I don't belong here. I don't belong anywhere. May I be a savior to you? I've watched you endure the pain for too long. I hoped you'd do the same for me. In hindsight, I never should have left your side. Now, shame is my only companion. My former days of glory surpassed by days of pestilence. Seen through the eyes of the past, the latter days aren't much different. Smite the offender to satisfy your impulsive heart. You need an illusory identity to defend. To defend. Welcome to the devil's playground. She's tempting me to insanity. And I'm slipping into oblivion. Should I have faith that my sins will be washed away? I envisioned that this could be divine immersion, but I was wrong. Pale light distortion - a hazy view beyond correction - My spirit drowning. Sleep forever. Sleep. Don't wake up when nightmares Have shown you mercy. Stare back into the eyes of your maker to call his bluff. A grim future awaits us. The end is an illusion, but we fear what lies beyond the flesh. We fight for this world to survive. And our reasons are all but selfless. Irises turning black - dying. I've fallen from your grace. I need a sign that you're still with me. I'm captivated by your beauty. Entranced by dispassionate murder. Amused by the horror. Soothed by your savagery. We celebrate the lamented warrior, paying tribute to his weathered effigy. We followed without question. The flock led astray. Let us march in the hero's parade. His days are numbered, but he has plans to live forever. Sooner or later, we will have to give up the things are false in us. Sooner or later, we will have to give up.
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I walk among the damned, alone, choking on the air of deception. The voice is calling. My long lost friend. An abomination holds me near. How long will I suffer? The hands on the clock stand still. I fear the worst has yet to come. Tear down my perceived adversity, that I might satisfy my urges. My eyes forced open - I witness harsh realities. The beauty I've known is a facade. My eyes scooped out - I no longer see beauty in simple things. But I remember. I remember. The sun. The stars. The ocean. For her smile, I could move mountains. Revered, like a God. Justified in arrogance. I sought after things of the world, blind to the things that mattered. I often forget but cannot ignore that Everything lives. Everything dies. There are no exceptions. Neither will conquest and glory triumph over the laws of impermanence. But we can always die trying There will come a time when mass annihilation may be the only way to save us from ourselves. From ourselves I'm powerless to resist - My extremities move without autonomy Your caustic lullaby proliferates throughout my body like a disease. The harmony - like a parasite that feeds on boredom I feel you invading my dreams. The trap is set. I showed you my soul. Take a bow, and they applaud you - Your lifeless marionette needs praise too. Carry on the legacy. Be the tool that I know you can be. It's paramount that you understand what this means to me. I would die without your adulation. With you by my side, I hold the fountain of life. The fountain of death. We drink to invigorate, but are not fulfilled. Trumpets sound. The earth breaks. Sky burns. The oceans flood. Swarms kill. The dead rise. What could I have done to prevent such cruelty? When omens reveal prosperity and good fortune, You cannot deny revelations of tragedy. I believed that I held the key to my own destiny, until now. Maybe I was never meant to live so long. Maybe I was never meant to be. We beckon the righteous to carry out swift justice against those who sought violence. It will be repaid with blood in the end. My whole life spent seeking your love. And now it burns - like rejection.It burns like infamy. I know you're watching. Don't pity me. And don't you dare look away.
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Erased and forgotten. A memory to no one. To no one. walked an invisible line Searching for the aether, but I found An anomaly – a supernova. Reigning without form. Stealing the world, one piece at a time. I watched as darkness consumed the light. Cast me down with the lepers, If that appeases you. But grant me absolution. You’ve indulged in your petty tortures. Conspiring among cretins. You are the omnipresent antithesis . Danger looms behind your smile. You’re so vile. Saving me. Craving me. Watching me die. Does my journey to perdition excite you? Death to the confessor of lies. But I’m not ready to die, And I’m not ready to live. What I have learned is that true victory is found in surrender. Be still, and never lose focus. Or you will miss it. You look but you don’t see the light In you. Dig deep inside yourself To find treasures within. You listen, But you don’t hear me. All roads lead to the same place. the same fate. It matters not what you want. When you leave the world, I will destroy it. There’s not enough presence in you. Awaken and become the one life. The one life
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Polyentropy 06:36
Starlight. Star bright. I wish I might dine with agony, for my afflictions have left me hollow inside. The profanity of gravity strips sanity from the swallow. I told you. I've always known your darkest secrets. They abscond. Yet, they leave tears of blood. Will you sing, to me, your heroic tales of valor? I do relish in your candor. Bleak horizon descends upon thee. Despite the lies you told yourself, I hold the truth. But if I told you, you might think less of me, and then there's no turning back. But if I told you, you might think less of me, and then there's no turning back. You've broken the bonds of fate. Now embrace the charade of your children's crusade. I like to pretend that She can't see right through me. She likes to watch me hurt. Why can't I resist? You cannot reconcile the loss of being with force in numbers. She perpetuates the madness with a silver tongue. We cannot win. We cannot survive. Without the struggle, there can be no life. A warrior needs a war, and we bring the violence to liberate his ego. Time feeds the demon. She won't stop until she gets her fill. Weeping warriors wage war without warrant, while winter's wind wanders...Wanting... waiting. Spare us, and put an end to this cursed night. Brace yourself for cruel confessions. I know how much she means to you, and I just couldn't help myself. So I dug a shallow grave. Hands bound, she screamed in horror, when the dirt came down. Will you pose for me, my lovely? I like you just the way you are. Don't lie to my face again. We said goodbye, until another day. But then I tried to find her and she was gone. I was so blind to the pain I caused. Now judgment calls upon my name again, and I'm ready.
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Omnipenance 06:18
Take my life and trade for a better one. Make amends with our debts repaid. I accept your offer. I promise not to look back. I’m sorry, but I must let you die. There’s nothing here for us, only the cycle. You were my beacon, now, just a fond memory. And now we can transcend Beyond time. Apotheon transmutation Turns water into wine. The sky evolves to reveal Fascinating colors. They oscillate to show me they’re alive. My body, weightless Beautiful noise in the atmosphere pleases me. The reverberation resonates with me. Gives light through me. And I receive it well, at peace, as though I were asleep. Yet I am wide awake and full of gratitude. Sometimes I like to visit the cosmos, And they entertain me without dilemma. Luminous. Euphoric. Glorious. Surreal. The change I feel is starting to gain momentum, Like gravity without wind. I’m free, at last, enjoying my new surrounding. I’ve sprouted wings, eager to be everywhere. My mind is purged of toxic beliefs and judgments. No worries no conflict will survive in me. The fire is burning fiercely, like a blaze. I’ll neutralize al the pain with inner strength. But when I wander into the darkness alone, I am reminded that the pain was real. As I reminisce, wisps of morning light are blotted out. My need to understand the darkness only creates more darkness, For to deny this moment lacks humility. Invites enmity. But I am lost without you, my dear friend. What can you tell me about eternity? If the source creates, what created the source? The brevity of umbra, seems like forever. No one to guide you to the light. Don’t fly away with somber wings. Just find joy in simple things. When new life is born I reconnect with being, And I no longer wish to be saved.
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