In year 1998 together with album of his another band Entrails was released a promo of Cales-Mystery of Lost Equilibrium.
In 2001 The Pass In Time saw the light of day. At that time Skuny became the bands new singer, because original singer J.S. De Sed decided to spend all his time on his own band Dark Gamballe.
Around 2003, Cales changed their style to a more hard rock sound, leaving the trails of their pagan past behind for now. The album Uncommon Excursion is a mix of modern hard rock with a typically Blackie sounding guitar and good work by singer Skuny (also in Sad Harmony) and drummer R. 'Evil' Kostelnak (also in Root).
In 2007, the instrumental album called Savage Blood returned to the pagan past of the project.
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On The Way tribal essence
Cales Lyrics
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Dispersed into small crowds
From horizon to horizon
Since time immemorial, for many years.
Under the endless vault of the sky covered with stars
Through the land which sucked blood for centuries
Through the rising clouds of dust
Through rain and raging winds.
Future out of sight.
Hundreds of thousands of stars shattered in space
Scattered galaxies
Where the order met with chaos.
Everything is only a moment,
Story told many times
By travelling traders, wanderers and confused dreamers.
Legends and myths
Memorials of heroism and great acts
Real dreams
Frustrated lives.
Everything is only a moment
As well as this song,
Which I use to hear sung by rooks
During autumn days of fallen leaves.
Sea of loneliness in the distant universe
Phantom, passing allusion, eternity?
Jump into the abyss or fly up
Defy or give in.
Is it a matter of coincidence or free choice?
The lyrics of the song "On The Way" by Cales depict a journey that has been going on for many years, under a gloomy sky that has been the witness of legend and heroism. The singer of the song seems to be describing a journey that has been happening since time immemorial, where they've been marching in small groups across the land that has seen bloodshed for centuries. The land has been covered by rising clouds of dust, and raging winds as they pass through a past shrouded in mystery, and an unclear future.
The song describes the journey as a fleeting moment, like the stars scattered galaxies, or the fallen leaves of autumn. Along the way, the singer has heard songs sung by rooks, and has encountered different people who have told stories of their own journeys or dreams. The song portrays a sense of loneliness in the vast universe, where the singer is contemplating whether they should defy or give in to the unknown abyss or fly up towards eternity. The journey could be a matter of coincidence or free choice, leaving the end result unclear.
Overall, "On The Way" can be interpreted as a metaphorical journey of life, where the destination or end result is uncertain, and it is up to the individuals who are undertaking the journey to defy or give in to the unknown future.
Line by Line Meaning
We've been marching under the gloomy sky
We've been traveling through tough times.
Dispersed into small crowds
Divided into small groups and scattered away.
From horizon to horizon
From one end to the other end.
Since time immemorial, for many years.
For countless years since the beginning of time.
Under the endless vault of the sky covered with stars
Under the enormous sky filled with stars.
Through the land which sucked blood for centuries
Across the land that witnessed wars for centuries.
Through the rising clouds of dust
Through the clouds of dust that kept swirling all around.
Through rain and raging winds.
Through the heavy rains and strong winds that came our way.
Past enveloped in mystery
The past shrouded in secrecy.
Future out of sight.
The future cannot be foreseen.
Hundreds of thousands of stars shattered in space
There are countless stars that burst into the universe.
Scattered galaxies
Galaxies spread out everywhere.
Where the order met with chaos.
Where the order of things was challenged by chaos and confusion.
Everything is only a moment,
Everything we experience is just for a moment.
Story told many times
Stories retold over and over again.
By travelling traders, wanderers and confused dreamers.
By different types of people - wandering traders, travelers and people lost in their own world of dreams.
Legends and myths
Stories that are part of legends and myths.
Memorials of heroism and great acts
Memorials that represent acts of bravery and greatness.
Real dreams
Genuine dreams that people aspire to.
Frustrated lives.
Lives that end with disappointment and discouragement.
As well as this song,
Just like this song that I'm singing.
Which I use to hear sung by rooks
A song that I heard being sung by rooks.
During autumn days of fallen leaves.
During the season of autumn when the leaves fall.
Sea of loneliness in the distant universe
Feeling lost and alone in an endless universe.
Phantom, passing allusion, eternity?
Wondering if afterlife is real or just an illusion.
Jump into the abyss or fly up
To take a leap of faith and explore the unknown or flee away.
Defy or give in.
To defy the odds and fight for oneself or to surrender and give up.
Is it a matter of coincidence or free choice?
Is it fate or free will that governs our lives?
Contributed by Alaina E. Suggest a correction in the comments below.