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Far From the Sun, Vol. III

by Ars Arcanum

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1.
Interlude II 00:57
A thousand-pointed starburst, black 
 And sloughing down the limestone walls.
 Shattered plate and severed mail and Mangled limbs, in fragments sprawled. But hounds will feast soon on their flesh. Their blood be dried by humid winds Those present will forget their screams.
 Those absent will abide their sins. Behold, ye, then, the works of man
 Before the spawn of yawning hells. A monument to waste and pride — A moment raised, as quickly felled.
2.
He waits for you to come, A kindness wrapped in night. A gift of nothingness, The sweetest touch...HE CAN GIVE. This world beneath the world, So vicious and malign Take his oblivion The sweetest touch...HE CAN GIVE. So come to him So come to him So come to him Form with him, this, union. And take from him And take from him And take from him This profane, communion In the fearsome DEEP, In the endless NIGHT, His love abounds. Just let him in. Reach out your hands. Open your mouth. The horn’ed god... Let him in. Bare him your deeper self Your failings and your fraud. He’ll take your pain from you And press you close, IN HIS ARMS. Warm memories of home, Your family and your loves. He’ll take your tenderness. And hold you close, IN HIS ARMS. So feel his might. So feel his might. So feel his might, Heavy and full on you. And open wide And open wide And open wide Feel the light grow dim in you. In the fearsome DEEP, In the endless NIGHT, His love abounds. Just let him in. Reach out your hands. Open your mouth. The horn’ed god... Let him in. Now feel his might. Now feel his might. Now feel his might, Heavy and full on you. Now open wide. Now open wide. Now open wide. Feel the light go out in you. In the fearsome DEEP, In the endless NIGHT, His love abounds. Just let him in. Reach out your hands. Open your mouth. The horn’ed god... Let him in.
3.
Daysiders 06:11
Black fire licks the walls Here and around and everywhere. And I’m SO TIRED There's blood down every passageway. We’re so far from the sun now And I’m SO TIRED SO TIRED SO TIRED SO TIRED I CAN’T RUN ANYMORE. I CAN’T RUN ANYMORE. I CAN’T RUN ANYMORE. I CAN’T RUN ANYMORE. There’s no up here… no down. Time doesn’t move, or it moves like in a dream. We gotta WAKE UP. Our demons seem to know where we’re going Which is more than we can say for ourselves. We gotta WAKE UP. WAKE UP WAKE UP WAKE UP WE CAN’T RUN ANYMORE. WE CAN’T RUN ANYMORE. WE CAN’T RUN ANYMORE. WE CAN’T RUN ANYMORE. More than half our men were dead, the rest wounded. The paladin had gone missing. Horses gone, food gone. So what was it that got us to our feet When we heard voices crying out down the way? They howled STAND TALL. What was it that got us to our feet When we heard the beasts snarling down the way? They called out STAND TALL The horn of vengeance heralded their DOWNFALL I whispered an incantation and cast a FIREBALL Take ‘em! Hit ‘em! Wreck their shit up! Burn it all down! In the fearsome deep, In the endless night. See this darkened world. See it through new eyes. Be the hope of dawn. Be the cleansing light. Form the troops on me And go and join the FIIII-IIIIGGT! Straight forward End this endless torture Straight forward On and on, on and oh-on Straight forward Keep the bastards cornered Straight forward On and on, on and oh-on Daysiders HELL spawn surROUNDing us Daysiders Don’t let. The DARKNESS IN! Daysiders SHOULder to SHOULder, lads Daysiders Unleash. The LIGHT WITHIN! Exhaustion pulls our bones, Starvation’s looming large. We can’t run anymore. But we can damn sure charge. To the horn’ed god, This vow we take: We’ll see justice done We’ll see you unMADE! Straight forward End this endless torture Straight forward On and on, on and oh-on Straight forward Keep the bastards cornered Straight forward On and on, on and oh-on Daysiders HELL spawn surROUNDing us Daysiders Don’t let. The DARKNESS IN! Daysiders SHOULder to SHOULder, lads Daysiders Unleash. The LIGHT WITHIN! Daysiders HELL spawn surROUNDing us Daysiders Don’t let. The DARKNESS IN! Daysiders SHOULder to SHOULder, lads Daysiders Unleash. The LIGHT WITHIN! They can’t run anymore! They can’t run anymore! They can’t run anymore! They can’t run anymore!
4.
Dark Paladin 08:18
Sit down my son and let me tell you a tale Of a broken man, from up above he did hail On the surface world, he served the light Here’s the story of his journey through night I am the pride that loses the war I am the hate that rottens the core I am the coward who runs from defeat I am the fear that keeps me from sleep The Paladin is dead The Paladin has LOST HIS HEAD He can no longer fight So long as he is wrapped in night I am the Tower with inverted floors I am the Library read no more I see the Paladin searching my realm He’s lost his faith and thrown o-off his helm The Paladin has come Searching for ancient wisdom Through study, he learned an arcane rite But what he touched, well, she was the Mother of Night I am the Queen o’er all of the dead Take up my mantle and bow your head I grant you the power to battle great foes When the task is complete, you will pay what you owe The Paladin arise He sees the dark world through new eyes Taking up his sword with new eldritch might Escewing his shield, he heads into the night Out from the Tower, all is made clear Hear me denizens of darkness, and feel you fear I bear the Queen’s blessing, and A giant blade I will have vengeance, and you, be unmade The Paladin ascends The Demon Lord’s reign is DESTINED TO end What price did he pay to make all these wrongs right Well son, that’s a tale for another night
5.
What WERE WE THINKING? We MARCHED INTO HELL, heads held high. Would WE HAVE ENTERED, And FACED DOWN THE dark, if we’d KNOWN THE PRICE? BETWEEN US WE’D MASTERED The ASPECTS OF shadow and light. HOW COULD WE KNOW then what WE’D BE ASKED to sacrifice? Now sing Ah…DOMUS DAEMONORIUM HOLD YOUR GROUND…hence they come. The FALL of man HAS BEGUN. Ah…DOMUS DAEMONORIUM He OFFERED US pleasures,
He OFFERED US ALL that we prized. We needn't SURRENDER, He SAID, ALL HE wanted was COMPROMISE. Go BACK TO OUR FAMILIES In HOMES UNDER blue summer skies. THE HORN’ED GOD spread wide His ARMS AND SAID close now your eyes. He said Ah…DOMUS DAEMONORIUM TASTE MY FOUL…corruption. HEAR my lies…JUST SUCCUMB. Ah…DOMUS DAEMONORIUM It took JUST ONE MOMENT Of DOUBT TO INVITE his decay. It took JUST ONE CURIOUS THOUGHT TO LEAVE OUR souls FOREVER STAINED. NEVER AGAIN could We STAND IN THE warm light of DAY. HIS VILE INFECTION took 
root AND HELD US in his sway. The PaLADIN HELD up One GAUNTLET AND gave us a sign. His POISONED SOUL offered The DARKNESS no purchase to CLAIM HIS MIND. With BONE-JARRING FORCE he Slammed INTO THE HORNED God’s side. INTO THE VOID the Two FELL THEN, TO darkness consigned. So sing Ah…DOMUS DAEMONORIUM WREATHED IN FLAME…hence he comes. HELL’S New Dark SERAPHIM. Ah…DOMUS DAEMONORIUM Oh oh oh

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In the deep places of the world, a war reaches its tragic conclusion. Inspired by Dungeons & Dragons' "Out of the Abyss" campaign, FAR FROM THE SUN, Vol. III concludes the epic tale by St. Louis-based rock band Ars Arcanum.

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released August 12, 2022

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A hard rock/metal band based in St. Louis, Ars Arcanum tells epic stories in the pulp fantasy tradition. Their current project, "FAR FROM THE SUN" is a concept album heavily influenced by the band's love for Dungeons & Dragons.

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