Mirror in the Darkness

by Medevil

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1.	Dead Before Birth 06:18	lyrics	buy track
Hear the evil, the curse of madmen Hooked like lab rats to its deafening sound Can’t break the cycle of voices in my mind It took you way down, it swallowed you whole Watch them turn to stone, lay waste alone Find your voice Demonic signs unknown, took buried souls Make the choice Witness hell on earth, resist the urge Dead before birth Burning eyes leave you blind Terminate all the cursed minds Chemical vines and zero dimes So serenate the stone divine You can touch the sun and build the god Awake, can’t run Or purge from the art You can touch the sun and build the god Awake, can’t run Or purge the stone vessel Watch them turn to stone, lay waste alone Find your voice Demonic signs unknown, took buried souls Make the choice Witness hell on earth, resist the urge Dead before birth
2.	Among Thieves 05:00	lyrics	buy track
To be a hero of the night A wild child dear fool that’s out of line Throughout the mist we're seeking Army of thieves believing Dig up the diamonds, drown in your silence Every breath you take is another man's dying word The sandman’s reaper will come and steal you from this earth You're not the one with the gun, show them what you've become Standing alone, you crossed the line Pay to defy your good judge, still holding the knife to your throat Boil up the kettle of tears and rock the boat with no resolve A crash on the shore And the cops at your door will wake you up (We are the thieves of our time) With fire in your heart Time tears us apart, I bleed my love (And fight the clockwork till life moves on) So paint a price on your wine Never die making love and giving lies Hanging out of balance on debt row Lusting for its chalice, a winged crow Lift up the white flag, bow down and walk the plank Every step you take is another man's funeral The hangman's pestilence will steal you from those you love Even if we're living among thieves Even if we're living like thieves Even if we're living among thieves Even if we're living like thieves Vengeance for what they had chosen Stealing the blood from pumped hearts A penance for ousting the coven Consuming glass sands with the shards Like sharks Living among thieves Chasing wealth and dreams Living among thieves Rule the seven seas Living among thieves A crash on the shore And the cops at your door will wake you up (We are the thieves of our time) With fire in your heart Time tears us apart, I bleed my love (And fight the clockwork till life moves on) Even if we’re lost Even if we’re gone Even if we’re done Even if we’re living like thieves A crash on the shore And the cops at your door will wake you up (We are the thieves of our time)
3.	Pray for Me 06:35	lyrics	buy track
Two hunters on the run Two lovers can't be touched A quiet place to hide away From a world in chains, the system we break Lock your doors, bite your tongue Pain is all the earth has done Come walk in our footsteps You're climbing and climbing on broken bones On desperate times, these desperate days You're living in your own guilty ways Don't pray for me All of these castle walls have been built up so high Don't pray for me All of these castle walls have been built up so high Our divided hearts consumed Can’t hide it from the counselor’s watch These mental wounds keep us trapped in the dark Forced to live in the cage I lock Close your eyes, hold your breath We haunt this earth with our thoughts unsung Come walk in our footsteps You're climbing and climbing on broken bones On desperate times, these desperate days You're living in your own guilty ways Don't pray for me All of these castle walls have been built up so high Don't pray for me All of these castle walls have been built up so high (These memories I know are claiming that I have been) (Tortured within) (Our story unfolds we're caught in the dragon’s den) (Sucked into the abyss) Come walk in our footsteps You're climbing and climbing on broken bones On desperate times, these desperate days You're living in your own guilty ways Don't pray for me All of these castle walls have been built up so high Don't pray for me All of these castle walls have been built up so high
4.	The Signal 07:22	lyrics
Signals of a cold case that's surfacing above the flames Secrets held out of sight, hands to mask your crying eye No sign of bleeding, blind to the cause (You are the cause) They've taken everything down to every cent Now time is wasting, your life’s on pause (You are the cause) They've taken everything, so why deny a friend? A distant cry out From the heart, from the dark Leading us with a dirty hand The signal flare will strike To terminate the sound of the roar (Come back to life) A needle in the sky With no one left to fight anymore (Follow the smoke and the signs) So breathe again (Come back to life) So live again (Follow the smoke and the signs) Reading letters as they As they appear Climbing over rocks Rocks leading to the pier Give him one more chance To brave above his fear Through many warnings and signs The hollow locked within Through the valley of the dammed The torment holds me dear Where they turn down the decibels Veiled behind smoke and mirrors Trapped, trapped in this home Trapped, trapped in his song Trapped, trapped in this home Trapped, trapped in his song Trapped… ...On your own Can't even describe what's going on inside The history of the mind locked up and denied Safe from torment within lies Come meet your demise A demon inside, a disease of time Wake up, before you run out of luck Wake up, before they pull the plug
5.	Smoke and Mirrors 01:48	lyrics	buy track
(Instrumental)
6.	Weight of the Crown 04:18	lyrics	buy track
On the bleeding edge Smithsman dull these scissor hands A danger to myself Board up, seize the fire escape On the losing end Puzzled, stray and deviate Run from your demons Into the frayed safety net Now I see the light A blaze, hear their cries You will pay the price For your controlling mind Eagle on the fence Straying from the sworn old oath Handcuffed elections Amongst haunting screaming crowds I can feel their eyes Every time I lie Pressure to deny This depression that's feeding me my own soul Heavy is the head that wears the crown Uneasy hands that hold the power Man in the tower on the throne Open your mouth to throwing stones Once forgiven you hold the scepter My deception under the weight… …Of the crown Freedom, dependance Deaths taking its toll Pardon the gallows That you can control Out of the shadows we're pulling the strings Guided by the wind chills in the forest Maybe the end to something greater than we know The man that can't be told to let go of the world Hungry for the fall Heavy is the head that wears the crown Uneasy hands that hold the power Man in the tower on the throne Open your mouth to throwing stones Once forgiven you hold the scepter My deception under the weight… …Of the crown Of the crown The weight of the crown
7.	Mirror in the Darkness 08:31	lyrics	buy track
Stranded in the planes between Haunted bezels at the seams Unearth my descent, the order of chaos Transcendence of shards beneath Eminence will fade from the deep Stare through yourself, watch glass shatter Our blinded perceptions in the dark Somewhere in the fog I'll find my broken parts Deep beneath the bog The one and only path Searching within Breaking the mirror on the wall Standing divided Breaking the mirror of darkness Purge your mind of selfish hate Doom still clouds your mental state When will life reset my endless burden Orphaned minds scream and shout Destructive binds sharing doubt Reach out for help, look deep within Your blinded perceptions in the dark Somewhere in the fog I'll find my broken parts Deep beneath the bog The one and only path Searching within Breaking the mirror on the wall Silently twisting my thoughts I don't know how to release them Lucid dreams, caught in a sleepwalk Stop to breathe, wake up The caffeine's not reaching The blood in my system no more Shine in the starlight, time will pass you by Deep in your mind a haven for martyrs Mental far cry, scorned loving eyes Woke up last night to a mirror of darkness Internal war cry, roll your only dice Forming a line to heaven forgotten Think you’re the worst kind, glass chains hold you down With shards surrounding the mirror of darkness A haven for martyrs The mirror of darkness (Living in the darkness) Mirror in the darkness, spirit black Changes on the wall Searching for the farthest candlelight To guide the blue soul Reflecting myself On the lost world Defending my health Shining through the madness See what you can heal Hiding from the heartless Born trapped in my shell On the mirror in the darkness
8.	Gateways 02:41	lyrics	buy track
Surfing the web with your blinded eyes An open mind Leaving the nest for a social life It’s time to fly There’s wildlife forming deep within our satellites Above the mountain signals of Wi-Fi When thunder’s storming lighting up the sky tonight The dawn of a new age, an evolution cry We are not animals We’re just digital Just digital messengers We are not animals We’re just digital Just digital passengers I live on the internet with no romantic disconnect Communication always feels like never getting any rest Feed into the interweb and plug into the ethernet And still we're streaming down, down the river Exorcise the fear inside This indecision self-prescribed Gateways hold the path within You only need to reach for them Log on while the server’s live Online through your own disguise Absent of the world outside The digital age will leave you blind
9.	Veiled 03:56	lyrics	buy track
A false promise from a shadow government The maiden's harness cuts you up like a dog A castle for defense will help load up the guns The social test to divide the land This is our breakdown, let's stick to the older ways With these witches and wizards controlling the stage Watch your step Over the hill, over hell What's your plan? Feeding the curses, cursed and veiled Black magic from the president The science denies it, burning bones and skin Change can't be had where the bricks are laid And your rulers abandon the lock to your cage Watch your step Over the hill, over hell What's your plan? Dealing with curses, cursed and veiled Watch your step Over the hill, over hell What's your plan? Feeding the curses, cursed and veiled Watch your sin Seeking heaven over hell Journey's end Fleeting presence, cursed and veiled
10.	No Peace in Rest 09:23	lyrics	buy track
A terror kept behind the gate The creature bred with fire and hate Medusa's tongue seduces your thoughts Watch her gaze as she builds the new earth Turmoil and destruction Waiting in the wings of the damned The gargoyles watching over Phantom in the statue Observe and report on us all Like ravens with no faith in the church Funneling the sins of the chapel With no room for dark angels They're watching over No peace in rest Serpent snare caught between the teeth Order the snakes back to their queen Vacant eyes peel back the flesh Now we must all pay our debt Inferno of assumptions Lined up to our death to become The gargoyles watching over If karma will not catch you Let the darkness spread through your wings Like ravens with no faith in the church The cauldron of deceit is weighing down on me Running from dark angels They're watching over Releasing the hounds You're at the devil's door So, what did we die for? A little peace in rest Feeding the pulse Let the thunder strike you in the heart Father, turn back the time Let mother look into your eyes Detach your soul Shine brighter through to your next life Eternal youth in your sleep Just leave a light on in the dark Watch them, watch them mourn We'll hold them in our arms Fly over through their thorns Guide us away from harm Catch them at the door We'll hold on till death do us part… …And in the birth after life

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released April 7, 2023

-Line up-

Liam Collingwood - Vocals
Gary Cordsen - Lead Guitar
Brett Gibbs - Rhythm Guitar, Lead Guitar & Backup Vocals
Eric Wesa - Bass & Backup Vocals
Chris Malcolmson - Drums

-Album Credits-

Orchestra on Tracks 4, 5, 7 & 10 Arranged and Recorded by Ken Schellenberg

Produced & Mixed by Brett Gibbs & Eric Wesa

Mastered by Jeff Black (Blacknote Music)
www.jeffblackmusic.com

Guitars Engineered by Brett Gibbs & Jeff Black (Blacknote Music)

Drums Recorded and Engineered by Larry Anschell (Turtle Recording Studios)
www.turtlerecording.com

Vocals for Track 2 - 8 Recorded and Engineered by Brett Gibbs

Vocals for Track 1 & 10 Recorded and Engineered by Tim Neuhaus (Ear Art Music Studios)
www.earartmusicstudios.com

Album Cover Art by Ivona Vasileva

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Medevil Vancouver, British Columbia

Hailing from Chilliwack, BC, Canada | Energetic, fast paced, and prog-infused metal; Medevil captures the essence of what makes the classic 80s heavy metal acts great, and throws it on its head injecting interesting twists into their riffing. In the summer of 2015 they competed in the Wacken Metal Battle Canada placing as one of the National Finalists, turning many heads towards this group. ... more

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