Lyrics
Edge of the Tempered Line,
concept album 1 of 90
Edge of the Tempered Line
Farireteclucklend concept album 1 of 90 · Thrash metal
By Kevin Snow, In A Whorld Enterprise. Concept album. No audio has been recorded or released. These are written lyrics only.
The Tempered Host drives a fast, clean push into a psi storm, every riff cut like a well-tempered blade. Every song is built to be played at the speed of a strike. When the last riff stops, the field is gone.
1. Hardened at Dawn
Verse 1
Fire in the lantern, gray light on the steel
Hammer on the edge till the edge is real
Hard as the morning, cold as the air
One blade up and the line is there
Chorus
Hardened at dawn, hardened at dawn
Nothing soft left when the night is gone
Light in the grain and the grain is true
Hardened at dawn, and we cut through
Verse 2
Quench it in the fog, let the fairy tech sing
Every fold in the metal is a promise to swing
No second thoughts, no wasted bar
The first charge starts where we are
Chorus
Hardened at dawn, hardened at dawn
Nothing soft left when the night is gone
Light in the grain and the grain is true
Hardened at dawn, and we cut through
Outro
Edge up. Edge up. Go.
2. Lantern Engine Overdrive
Verse 1
Lantern engine humming past the red
Small lights running in the steel ahead
Pistons of pale fire, clean and tight
Push the dial past the edge of light
Chorus
Overdrive, overdrive
Lantern engine burning alive
Every gear is a beat, every beat a blow
Overdrive, and the line will go
Verse 2
Fairy tech hardens what the fire starts
Precision in the speed, no loose parts
Faster than the storm can find our name
The engine does not ask, the engine just aims
Chorus
Overdrive, overdrive
Lantern engine burning alive
Every gear is a beat, every beat a blow
Overdrive, and the line will go
Bridge
Hold the pitch. Hold the pitch.
One more turn of the dial.
Now let it run.
3. Clean Cut
Verse 1
One line, one angle, one breath
No wobble in the wrist
Straight through the front like a ruled page
Nothing left to resist
Chorus
Clean cut, clean cut
Straight as a rule and fast as a thought
Clean cut, clean cut
The edge goes in and the edge is not caught
Verse 2
No curve, no trick, no bend
Just the hardness we were taught
Light along the spine of the blade
Every inch of it bought
Chorus
Clean cut, clean cut
Straight as a rule and fast as a thought
Clean cut, clean cut
The edge goes in and the edge is not caught
Outro
Clean. Clean. Clean cut.
4. Strike First, Strike Twice
Verse 1
Hear the line before it forms
Lift the blade before the horns
The first strike breaks the front in two
The second one is for what comes through
Chorus
Strike first, strike twice
No room for asking, no time for advice
Strike first, strike twice
Break it once, then break it twice
Verse 2
Everything we do is in the beat
Down, up, down, and the field is beat
The line that waits is the line that bends
The line that strikes is the line that ends
Chorus
Strike first, strike twice
No room for asking, no time for advice
Strike first, strike twice
Break it once, then break it twice
Bridge
Count it. One. Two.
Gone.
5. Tempered Line Holds
Verse 1
Shields to the left and the lantern on the right
Every soldier is a spark in the night
The storm leans in and the storm leans hard
We stand where we stood, we stand on guard
Chorus
The tempered line holds
Hard in the middle and hard on the folds
The tempered line holds
It does not bend, it does not fold
Verse 2
Pressure on the steel and the steel stays true
Light in the grain, and the grain sees through
Let it come, let it come, let it come
The line is the drum, the line is the drum
Chorus
The tempered line holds
Hard in the middle and hard on the folds
The tempered line holds
It does not bend, it does not fold
Outro
Hold. Hold. Hold.
6. Psi Storm Breaker
Verse 1
The murmur rises in the sky
A pressure in the teeth, a hum in the eye
Thoughts come bending, thoughts come wide
Parry it back to where it hides
Chorus
Psi storm breaker, turn it around
Send the murmur back to the ground
Psi storm breaker, parry and ride
Break the storm on its own tide
Verse 2
Every curve it throws, we turn
Every whisper has a place to burn
The edge goes up and the edge goes true
The storm comes in and the storm goes through
Chorus
Psi storm breaker, turn it around
Send the murmur back to the ground
Psi storm breaker, parry and ride
Break the storm on its own tide
Bridge
Hear it. Turn it.
Give it back.
7. No Retreat in the Orchard
Verse 1
Roots in the ground and the fruit hanging low
Rows of old trees where the lanterns glow
We took this orchard, we hold this ground
Not one step back, not one step down
Chorus
No retreat in the orchard
Not a step, not a step
No retreat in the orchard
Hold it till the last breath is spent
Verse 2
Branches for a roof and the steel for a wall
Wind through the leaves is the only call
Dig in your heels in the pale light
The orchard is ours tonight
Chorus
No retreat in the orchard
Not a step, not a step
No retreat in the orchard
Hold it till the last breath is spent
Outro
Not a step. Not one.
8. Bind the Engine
Verse 1
Cold net, fairy thread
Slip it over the engine's head
Pin the gears and pin the flame
Nothing moves that we don't name
Chorus
Bind the engine, bind it fast
Make the loud thing quiet at last
Bind the engine, hold it still
Stop the wheel with a single will
Verse 2
Strike would break it, but we need it whole
A held engine is a held control
Thread by thread, the light draws tight
The engine stops, and it stops right
Chorus
Bind the engine, bind it fast
Make the loud thing quiet at last
Bind the engine, hold it still
Stop the wheel with a single will
Bridge
Tighter. Tighter.
Still.
9. The Front Dissolves
Verse 1
Every line is answered, every storm is turned
Every engine bound, every orchard earned
The last riff rings in the thinning air
The field goes pale and the field goes bare
Chorus
The front dissolves
Edge to edge, it comes apart
The front dissolves
Light on the steel and quiet in the heart
Verse 2
No banner left, no ground, no wall
Just the blade and the end of the call
We did the work, so the work can go
The next room waits, but we don't know
Chorus
The front dissolves
Edge to edge, it comes apart
The front dissolves
Light on the steel and quiet in the heart
Outro
Gone. The field is gone.
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