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Sail on silver wings, through this storm what fortune love may bring, back to my arms again the love of a former golden age. I am disabled by fears concerning which course to take, for now that wheels are turning I find my faith deserting me. This night is filled with the cries of dispossessed children in search of paradise. A sign of unresolved ambition drives the pinwheel on and on. I am disabled by fears concerning which course to take, when memory bears witness to the innocents consumed in dying rage. The way lies through our love. There can be no other means to the end, or the keys to my heart you will never find.
("In Power We Entrust The Love Advocated")
Eternal words for music without beginning or end, horribly dark yet also sweet and sincere: it is the sad human condition, if you haven't realized it yet, a sad and painful reality destined to perpetuate until the end of the Universe's last day, just like the emotions connected to it: love, hate, joy, abandonment, and despair are splendidly narrated by Our Masters, who once again use mysticism and suggestion to fully represent the raw faces of existence, throwing us into total desolation; in fact, they only reveal directly the futility of everything that is human when compared to the romantic and divine magnificence of the eternal.
And this bitter condition they unveil to us with elegant coldness, majestic impressiveness, and perhaps with a pinch of sadism: on one side rise as silver abysses of light the sublime litanies of an inspired Lisa Gerrard (especially the impetuous "Frontier" and the surprising "Ocean", the highest and eternal lament: "Isabel!, you hear her shouting incessantly and repeating with anger, with wrath, with despair, Isabel!, ISABEEL!!, is the name of the beloved who never returns, abandoned forever to his bitter fate!); on the other, the companion Brendan Perry, an unmistakable minstrel with an intense voice, here appears as a ruthless and bloodthirsty sultan, with no regard for our weak subconscious (wonderful "East of Eden" and the imperious "In Power We Entrust The Love Advocated", a very sweet and heartbreaking love song, the best of the entire album).
Released in '84, it is the very first work of all the splendid production of Dead Can Dance, and perhaps the most mystical and genuine of all. Anything else to say?
Masterpiece.
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Dead Can Dance's 1984 debut album is a dark, mystical exploration of timeless human emotions like love, despair, and abandonment. The album combines Lisa Gerrard's sublime vocals with Brendan Perry's intense presence to create an elegiac soundscape. This work remains the most genuine and mystical among their productions, praised for its majesty and emotional depth.Tracklist Lyrics Videos
02 The Trial (03:43)
All my senses rebel
Under the scrutiny of their persistent gaze.
It took a lifetime to get here,
A journey I'll never make again.
For those who have accepted the burden of shame,
For the innocent only guilt will remain
And our lives will be forced to accommodate
The perpetrators of our own bastard race.
All my senses rebel
Under the scrutiny of their persistent gaze.
It took a lifetime to get here,
A journey I'll never make again.
I stand accused of thousand and one crimes,
A witness to events that led to this present time.
These traditions which bind our hands and keep us tied
Will never survive the greatest test of time.
Deliver me from those feverish eyes
That threaten to unbalance ny state of mind,
For I must confess only to the smallest of crimes.
A sense of guilt.
03 Frontier (03:13)
Please go after him
'Cause he delayed them there
I see the proud man
He delayed to see them all
All have stayed
The bloodstains on the floor
He left, he left
He's gone today
He's gone back
He's gone back
I just want to make him understand
Teach another lesson
Make them go and see the proud man
12 In Power We Entrust the Love Advocated (04:11)
Sail on silver wings
through this storm
What fortune love may bring
Back to my arms again
The love of a former golden age.
I am disabled by fears concerning which course to take.
For, now that wheels are turning,
I find my faith deserting me...
This night is filled with cries of
Dispossesed children in search of Paradise.
A sign of unresolve that,
Envisioned, drives the pinwheel on-and-on.
I am disabled by fears concerning which course to take.
When memory bears witness to
The innocence, consumed in dying rage!
The way lies through our love;
There can be no other means to the end,
Or keys to my heart...
You will never find.
You will never find!
13 The Arcane (03:49)
Here in the garden of the arcane delights,
Dark shadows overwhelm us and we become blind.
Blind to the needs of those who would be free
From the grip of fear and the prisons of the mind.
Amidst the throes of perplexity
Phobia moves amongst us, in her hand is held the seed.
Extermination angel stood beside the road
In violent retribution for the seeds we have sown
Dead Can Dance
Dead Can Dance are an Anglo-Australian musical duo led by Lisa Gerrard and Brendan Perry, known for evolving from post-punk/gothic roots into orchestral, medieval and world-music-influenced sound worlds.26 Reviews
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By Cleo
Each work is so unique and original that it’s perhaps impossible to determine.
A continuous play of light and shadow comes to life and unfolds throughout the length of the album, never leaving a moment of pause.
