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The Lord of Cities

from The Machine and the Beast by Alwaid

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As time’s rushing onward and we’re watching from above
Building machinery, we are miniaturized.
A crowd of engineering bugs, in coarse and noisy towers
Where’s the queen of the hive?

Forces, inertia, gravitation,
Logical laws, flawless equations,
Relentless in communication,
Mindless voices will chant:

This is the Making of the World
Man building roads and walls
Breathing life in new layers of existence
Digital kingdoms
This is the Making of the World
Black mirrors, delicate tapestry,
(The) Weaving Spider is the Lord of Cities

“The noise fades out, the swarm grows still,
Just a few more hundred years
It mellows down, ready for my work
To and fro, I draw”

As time’s rushing onward, rumour travels faster than light
Until the source is dry, until the signal dies.

Forces, inertia, gravitation,
Logical laws, flawless equations,
Relentless in communication,
Mindless voices still chant:

This is the Making of the World
Man building roads and walls
Breathing life in new layers of existence
Digital kingdoms
This is the Making of the World
Black mirrors, delicate tapestry
(The) Weaving Spider is the Lord of Cities

“For me Babylon was built,
And still men build cities for me to usher in posterity.”

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from The Machine and the Beast, released May 13, 2017

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Alwaid Lille, France

Alwaid is a melodic metal band from Lille, France. Founded in 2010 as a band both melodic and with a touch of heavy metal, it was named after a star that evokes a nocturnal and oneiric world. A demo was released in the course of the summer 2012. After a number of shows in 2013, the band's first album "Lacus Somniorum" was released in March 2014. ... more

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