Genesis, by Chaplin’s Dream

Genesis

by Chaplin’s Dream

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1.	War 04:01	lyrics	buy track
I was born On the wrong side of the iron curtain Always torn Between truth and lie, never certain Which was what? Here and beyond Amid the evil our history spawned Either side pointing across Adorning the ugliest lie In the eye of the storm All diplomacy fails In the blink of an eye We come to war Caught in a maze Of hypocrisy people are fighting Masters in haze Making sure the war keeps reigniting Divide and conquer is the name of the game Every day we get more of the same Follow the mammon to dig up the root The monster in our hearts In the eye of the storm All diplomacy fails In the blink of an eye We come to war Sore eyes Stare at me craving revenge Worthless prize This time I choose not to avenge Forgive and forget – easy to say – Will break the cycle of conflict today Growing begins where enmity ends You know this better than me In the eye of the storm All diplomacy fails In the blink of an eye We come to war
2.	A Taste of God 07:33	lyrics	buy track
The sacred joy of now The blissful feeling of eternity The space where time does not exist The wholeness of a grain of sand Sometimes I have it all Then I stray Tilt at windmills For the stormy ride ahead All I need is you Desire to give the words a meaning ends The fire that burns inside the soul ascends The silence telling everything The feeling home when you’re away The fountain of eternal love The misty road that twists and fades Sometimes I have it all Then I stray Tilt at windmills For the stormy ride ahead All I need is you Desire to give the words a meaning ends The fire that burns inside the soul ascends
3.	The Friday Song 05:41	lyrics	buy track
The joint is fancy You’re feeling out of place But let me tell you something About not losing face The man behind the lobster Is just a simple guy A lot of what he says is bull and he knows it But somehow he got this far Don’t wanna play This mindless game It takes away The human in me It’s all the same Time and again How ever did I get here? God, I feel that I’m falling From the height of denial of Where I was destined to go I have strayed from my calling So fiercely sucked away from What I’d come to believe The nine-to-five routine is Taking its toll on you Your life is on the market For a dime or two Do you remember? Once upon a time You were that girl with dreams and passion But you left her behind God, I feel that I’m falling From the height of denial of Where I was destined to go I have strayed from my calling So fiercely sucked away from What I’d come to believe
4.	Host 04:37	lyrics	buy track
The vagrant eye looked into me Told me a story that said Everything without a word The old woman’s hand I held in mine Took me to places unknown I’d never seen before The Sun is my guide The moon my abode The lone star above My window on the sky I walk alone Not a lonely man The world is my host But I don’t keep anyone The pain I feel, it tries the heart Every misfortune on the way A lesson to be learnt Then sudden peace defeats the mind All is forgiven, I beat The dust and carry on The Sun is my guide The moon my abode The lone star above My window on the sky I walk alone Not a lonely man The world is my host But I carry on
5.	Crown the King 06:45	lyrics	buy track
I saw you at the door You hid your sultry face behind An air of innocence The cross you bear is just too hard on me What shall I do with you? I need you only for myself I hate your attitude But someday, I know, your heart will be mine Like a convict in the darkness Waiting for the Sun I will shine and you will see that I’m the one In your wildest dreams There is no such thing Just open your heart Let me be your king Behind the veil I see Your ravening desire A longing no one feels I don’t know why You’re playing so hard to get You try to run away But you should know that I Will go to any length To keep you because We’re meant for each other forever Like a convict in the darkness Waiting for the Sun I will shine and you will see that I’m the one In your wildest dreams There is no such thing Just open your heart Let me be your… Kept vigil all night long The candle’s burning at both ends I will see this through I told you one day your heart will be mine Like a convict in the darkness Waiting for the Sun I will shine and you will see that I’m the one In your wildest dreams There is no such thing Just open your heart Let me be your king
6.	Epic 06:47	lyrics	buy track
Dear Father, I remember When she got here uninvited Crashed the party But her words were so alluring That I let her in Gave her my heart, my soul Everything I had She was the friend, the foe Left me barking mad Look at me now Tarred and feathered Spinning down the spiral again On the surface unrepentant Shame and torture Buried deep inside Gave her my heart, my soul Everything I had She was the friend, the foe Left me barking mad Left out in the rain Should I trust my intuition? This affair was only an excuse For being no one, nowhere
7.	Silence 05:43	lyrics	buy track
Silence makes you real Follows your heart Has you wonder How you forget a good word Belittle a friend Ignore a good advice Sometimes It feels so hard To go astray Break the chains All the rules that make you small Must disappear to set you free
8.	Today I’m Reborn 06:04	lyrics	buy track
I see the world today In such a different way The barriers are gone Clear the way ahead I hear a voice today Silent and sustained A space I’d never known Every word makes sense Inside of me A power unrestrained Overwhelms me I see the world today In such a different way The barriers are down Blocked the way ahead No soothing voice to hear Just paralising fear Despair and distrust Crushed my world again Inside of me Excruciating pain Overshadows me I feel alive today My worries turned away A ray of hope in sight The world makes sense again I break the chains today Keep my foes away The barriers are gone Clear the way ahead Inside of me A power unrestrained Overwhelms me Today I’m reborn
9.	Us vs Them 06:48	lyrics	buy track
I sit down and watch the news And then utter words of abuse Those snakes… The clock’s ticking relentlessly In my lifetime I hoped to see An end that would be worth the wait But now it is getting too late We feed on the misery they’re serving us But there’s no hope in sight because Out of my cave I see Enemies lurking everywhere This feeling of helplessness hurts I lock myself in and divert Everything keeps getting worse There’s no way out of this curse We feed on the misery they’re serving us But there’s no hope in sight because Out of my cave I see Enemies lurking everywhere
10.	Machiavellian 05:56	lyrics	buy track
Gazing through hollowed eyes Tainted soul writhes inside Morbid life, feeble mind Bleeding wounds open wide When I close my eyes I see the faces of the damned Swamped in mud They pace their wicked ways Bent in half under the sun of the fiend Dragging feet o’er rocks underneath Hellbound I rise They fall Condemned Paving the way for my kingdom they kneel To rule over all was my childhood dream Watching the darkened soul Play its allotted role Twisting in agony Sinking in infamy When I close my eyes and see their faces I’m unmoved Swamped in dirt They trudge their wicked ways Bent in two under the sun of the fiend Dragging feet o’er secrets beneath Hellbound I rise They fall Condemned Paving the way for my kingdom they kneel To rule over all was my childhood dream

about

“Genesis could better said as a doomy progressive metal effort. Chaplin’s Dream guys can balance well the doomy parts with the needed heavyness and the progressive tunes. But I can’t forget the sabbathish guitars! The highlight to Genesis.”

– Metal Addicts

“Chaplin’s Dream’s album “Genesis” is a must have for all lovers of prog sonorities, as well as lovers of good music in general. This piece of art is complete, complex, meticulous, and ingenious. I’m looking forward to seeing how these guys are going to evolve, and I’m sure they’ll make a beautiful journey through the paths of music. With “Genesis”, they managed to reach the prog climax.”

– Metalforce.ro

credits

released June 16, 2017

Produced and mixed by Ivaylo Todorov
Mastered by Pete Maher at Topfloor Productions Ltd, London
Recording Engineer: Konstantin Raidovski
Assistant: Dimitar Dimitrov “Mataka”
Recorded at various locations in Harmanli and
Shumen between October 2016 and May 2017

All music and lyrics by Ivaylo Todorov
First and third solos in Crown the King, third solo in Epic,
second, fourth, and sixth solos in Us vs Them by Rado Stoyanov

Cover photo: Kien Do
Band member photography: Stoyan Draev and Alexander Draev

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Chaplin’s Dream Shumen, Bulgaria

Chaplin’s Dream is a four-piece metal band from Shumen, Bulgaria, founded in 2014.

Throughout 2016 Chaplin’s Dream gained momentum playing club shows and open air festivals.

Most of the material for the band’s first album Genesis were recorded live in Harmanli, Bulgaria, in four days. The record was mixed in the first half of 2017 by Ivaylo Todorov and then mastered by Pete Maher in London. ... more