1.) A US power metal… Read Full Bio ↴There are two bands with the name Cauldron Born
1.) A US power metal band
2.) A Pakistani death/thrash band
One is a power metal band. Cauldron Born was the vision of Howie Bentley. The guitarist and composer took years in the 90's to form a band with musicians up to his caliber. He eventually found bassist Shawn Kasack, drummer Bill Parsons, and singer Christian Shulcze. The four recorded a demo called "Swords, Sorcery, and Science" and signed with the Italian based label Underground Symphony. With new singer Danny White on board, they released their debut, "Born of the Cauldron" in 1997. After a few years and a re-release of their demos along with some older demos of Bentley's, they released their follow-up to Born of the Cauldron in 2002. It was dubbed "...And Rome Shall Fall". It also had a new vocalist, David Louden. They played several festivals in the following years with live vocalist Zane Matthews, before officially splitting in 2003.
The other is a Pakistani death/thrash band.
Calling from the crystal tower
Cauldron Born Lyrics
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It was plain to see a primitive civilization held the key to advanced communication
Mothership we keep calling you back to our new-found prison home
Those who dwell here are wicked
We should have sewn them in the sea and left them alone
A tower was constructed so the zealots could speak to their deities
The radio crystal from our world they'd need
Mothership we keep calling you back to our new-found prison home
Those who dwell here are wicked
They hold us, the scientists of our world in captivity
Ibis headed jackal brethren set us free
Deception was our only hope in pretense to speak the tongue of their gods
The interdimensional cry rang forth
It was answered instantly
Across time space continuum salvation came
Mothership came when we called, back to our new-found prison home
And as we depart this world the wicked lie in dead in the ruins of the fallen Babel Tower
The song "Calling from the Crystal Tower" by Cauldron Born explores the ideas of ancient civilizations having access to advanced communication methods that astound us today. The opening line speaks of the discovery of crystal shards in Babylon, which indicates that a primitive civilization once had access to advanced means of communication. The lyrics paint a picture of a society that created a tower to connect with its gods, and in doing so, they were able to communicate with other worlds.
The idea of calling to the "Mothership" is also prevalent in the song. It seems that the scientists of our world are held captive by wicked beings, and in desperation, they call out to the Mothership for salvation. The scientists have been betrayed by the society they were studying and have been taken prisoner. They find that in constructing a tower to reach the heavens and bleed their gods, they have become prisoners of their own creation.
The lyrics conclude with the Mothership arriving to take the scientists back home, while the wicked inhabitants of the civilization remain dead among the ruins of their once-great tower. The song makes the listener question the role of technology and the consequences of attempting to reach the heavens.
Line by Line Meaning
Crystal shards have been found in some ruins in Babylon
In Babylon, evidence of ancient communication methods has been discovered through the finding of crystal fragments.
It was plain to see a primitive civilization held the key to advanced communication
The civilization in question, though primitive, possessed advanced communication techniques that were not commonly known.
Mothership we keep calling you back to our new-found prison home
We repeatedly call for a mothership to rescue us from our confinement.
Those who dwell here are wicked
The inhabitants of our current location are evil.
We should have sewn them in the sea and left them alone
It was a mistake not to have left our captors to suffer the consequences of their actions.
A tower was constructed so the zealots could speak to their deities
The construction of a tower was done to allow the zealots to communicate with their gods.
To touch the heavens, make them bleed
The tower was built to reach the realm of the gods and disrupt their power.
The radio crystal from our world they'd need
They required the crystal for interdimensional communication.
They hold us, the scientists of our world in captivity
We, the scientists from our world, are being held captive by the wicked inhabitants.
Ibis headed jackal brethren set us free
Our fellow beings with ibis heads and jackal features freed us from captivity.
Deception was our only hope in pretense to speak the tongue of their gods
In order to communicate with the gods, we had to deceive the inhabitants with false language.
The interdimensional cry rang forth
We sent out a call for help in the form of an interdimensional signal.
It was answered instantly
The signal was answered immediately.
Across time space continuum salvation came
We were saved across time and space through the rescue.
And as we depart this world the wicked lie in dead in the ruins of the fallen Babel Tower
As we leave this world, we see that the wicked are dead in the ruins of the destroyed Babel Tower.
Contributed by Ethan H. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
Scuba
Pure Epic-Ness!!! Killer demo! The first song was “ok” but as this demo goes on it gets REALLY good with incredible heavy metal songs ⚔️🛡⚔️🛡⚔️🛡⚔️🛡⚔️🛡⚔️🛡⚔️🛡
FunerealObsession
Their old vocalist sounds so weird.