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The Ascent Of Mount Carmel

from Ascent by Cork / Sharman

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The Ascent Of Mount Carmel is an epic track of almost 16 minutes.

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Across the thunder rolling skies, lightning flashes; catches eyes.
Climactic darkness, roaring fear, as in the dark a wild dog starts to bark....
Deep within the cold embrace of stonewall confines; choking space,
The sad man stares into his eyes, in which his life cuts deeper than the knife....
The torment over for a while, in vain he blinks and tries to smile.
Trained in torturer's routines, he has no fear to find his conscience near...
And now in silence - hermit's peace - from his prison-self released;
Straw sharp pricking ecstasy. There is no rest; for fortunes of the blessed....
So rise the mountains to the skies; so burns the beacon in his eyes;
So flies the eagle - she see flies. Come now the bridegroom for the bride.....
Laying ghosts in the teeming dark. Lost children playing in the park.
Only hold to what is yours to hold; your years are growing old....
Clawing madly at the screaming rack, your throat is dry, your voice begins to crack
As you call your strangled prayers to deaf ears, your blood will fall like tears.......
But still alone yet not alone,
You strip the ego to the bone,
And fling the changeling from the nest;
And still you climb beyond the Realms of Time.....
And Love-blood warms a failing heart;
Redeem the nature born apart;
To suffer is tot burn away the chaff
And watch the grain grow perfect into day....
So rise the mountains to the skies; so burns the beacon in his eyes;
So flies the eagle - she see flies.
Come now the bridegroom for the bride.....
Across the soaring mountain skies,
Idols crashing, smashing lies; the dream-king passes to the gate -
In his hand a single grain of sand......
And silent music thunders loud; a silent man in screaming crowds
A sad man, poet, martyr, saint, holds a hand and smiles....................

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from Ascent, released January 8, 2021
Richard Cork, Colin Sharman.

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Temenos is multi instrumentalist/vocalist Richard Cork and drummer/percussionist Colin Sharman, plus various guests. Richard and Colin first played together in Caduceus in the 1970's, and came together again to create Temenos in 2008. Temenos have released 7 studio albums, plus Richard and Colin have recreated the original Caduceus set list in the albums 'Ascent', and 'Avalon'. ... more

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