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In The Absence of all Hope

by Cold Meridian

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1.
Inertia 01:43
2.
Delirium 03:58
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I see confusion bending the light inside Trembling in madness This moment could define Delirium, all the gods obey Delirium; another day in hell. I know I'm losing Those memories we steal Restless delusions Psychotic dreams are real Delirium, all the gods obey Delirium; another day in hell I can't think straight I cant sleep at night I'm lost in my delirium. I cannot speak I shake all night I'm dazed in my delirium.
3.
Elemental 02:59
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I've seen resistance Kick back the hate Time is contracting What we call fate Blood cells collapsing No sense of taste Chemical reaction More toxic waste Disinformation Axioms crack Degeneration We fade to black Caught in all directions Elemental
4.
Anamorphosis 05:59
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The cities lights are shining From up on the hill The path leads down below us Where the air is still All things being equal All things being fair Angles and mirrors Are you really there? Another tangled vision Too many deaths Another bad decision Anamorphosis The cities lights are dying From down on the beach All the things you ever wanted Are just out of reach All things being equal All things being fair Those angles and mirrors Are always there Have you ever seen it all? Can you really see at all? In the absence of all hope We can't see the end We never see the end We can't see the light What happened to the light? In the absence of all hope
5.
Chromatic 02:55
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Estimating contrast, turn the threshold up Condemnation off the scale Temporal responses, turn the threshold up Demonstration off the chart When tested against white Brightness no longer matters You can see the signs Chromatic Devastating silence, turn the volume up Intonation off the rails Dominant reaction, turn the volume up Insurrection off the wall When tested against black Darkness no longer matters You can hear the threat You can fear the change When tested against white Brightness no longer matters You can see the signs Chromatic When tested against white Brightness no longer matters You can see the signs You can feel the shame When tested against black Darkness no longer matters You can hear the threat Chromatic
6.
Dysphoria 06:53
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Death squads and revolution Another war Genocidal fake agendas Dysphoria. Confusion or corruption Uneasy thoughts Position your discomfort Tied up in knots. Caught between two conditions Breathtaking grace State sponsored stress disorder A fluid space. There's guilt dripping down from the ceiling There's ash blocking out the sun Can't escape this apprehension Doesn't matter how fast you run There's fear in the absence of daylight Engines won't turn anymore Empty petrol bombs down in the gutter There's blood dried into the floor Gunfire and a sense of religion There's smoke hanging in the air Televised social extinction Indecision and an athiest prayer Right back under the surface Can't tell if we're asleep or awake Destruction might be the answer Oblivion will cure the mistake. I take it on faith I see too much hate.
7.
Hollow 03:34
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We compare ourselves to an ideal, that our lives will follow a predictable path,, but reality is non linear, and then we torture ourselves for not achieving it. We have to learn to die before we die, Becoming hollow Inside. When the end comes, how many of us will feel anything? The concept of nothingness terrifies most people. We have to learn to die before we die. Becoming hollow inside. When you strip all hope from someone, it's going to leave a void which starts to define that person until they disengage from reality. We have to learn to die before we die Becoming hollow inside.
8.
Irreversible 02:17
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It's a dark decision Its back to front It's a sixth dimension It's irreversible!!!! It's a whole creation It's front to back It's a new invention It's irreversible!!! I can't go back x 3 Its a thought escaping It's inside out It's linear reshaping It's irreversible It's passive aggression It's outside in It's a first impression It's irreversible I can't go back x 3 Its irreversible x 4
9.
Tethered 04:18
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Drones fly over our heads And the satellites are down. Buildings lie in ruins, In each and every town We're standing on each other Reaching up for air. The end of all beginnings The sky's no longer there I lose another minute Then leave without a word Hope is overrated Existence is absurd I find myself an hour To think about the past the only thing I know is Nothing ever lasts All down the road Hold on to the feeling Now everyone's gone I'm talking to you Can't hide from the questions Can't run from the end The light's almost gone And I'm still trying to see. It's getting harder to think And getting harder to speak But I'm still talking to you. Bound to the earth I can't leave Tied to the stars I can't reach Fixed to a life I can't keep
10.
Denouement 02:25

credits

released June 25, 2022

Dave McIntosh - Guitars, Keyboards and Drum Programming.
Mike Crawford - Bass Guitars.
Stuart McIntosh - Voice and Lyrics.

All songs written, recorded, mixed and mastered at The Kill Room Studio Oct 21-April 22.

Engineered, Produced, Mixed and Mastered by Dave

Artwork concept, design and Layout by Stuart

"Everything depends upon the presence or absence of one single element in the soul - Hope" Henri-Frederic Amiel

There are no profit related copyrights but we assert the right to be identified as the owner of the intellectual proprty for artistic purposes.

Copyright Mythical Records 2022. Catalogue Number MR2KCM-3

Everything is beautiful because everything is dying.

Dedicated to our families, friends and those who continue the fight against intolerance, discrimination and greed. No Pasaran! Special thanks to the BBC archives and family of Jimmy Reid for samples on Hollow and Elemental.

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Cold Meridian Falkirk, UK

Using the bleak industrial backdrop of Central Scotland to help define their nihilistic dystopia-core sound, Cold Meridian crawl from the cracks in the oil soaked scorched earth and create a soundtrack to a post-apocalyptic world ravaged by war and disease. ... more

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