It all started in early 2012, with a couple of awesome demo songs, pizza, and a lot of beer. After the demo songs were refined & rehearsed, Duskmourn entered the studio to record their first self titled EP. With help fromformer members David Heer and Jeni Sharpe the demo was finished and completed by mid 2012.
Writing on 2014′s Legends commenced immediately after finishing the Duskmourn EP. With a vision to create a larger, more vast atmosphere, Duskmourn turned to it’s folk/natural roots to tell their story. With the recording’s now complete for it’s first full length album “Legends”, the album is set to be released by late 2014.
Duskmourn are
Walter Deyo : Guitars, Bass, Vocals
Bill Sharpe : Guitars, Drums, Keyboards, Clean Vocals
AWAKENING
Duskmourn Lyrics
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Drank deeply from their frozen chalice
Eternally bound by mountain stone
Crowned upon a throne of malice
Guardian of thunder wars
Destroyer of northern moors
Darkness shown light by myths forgotten pages
Frozen peaks now crumble and fall
Before a green forests splintered floor
Baring down with thunderous rule
Lightning concealed the ancients duel
Drums of war rolled into every hollow
As the night wept with tears of earthly sorrow
Mountains wake after a thousand ages
Darkness shown light by myths forgotten pages
The song "Awakening" by Duskmourn tells the story of the awakening of the spirits of the stormy cold, who have been forever bound by mountain stone and crowned upon a throne of malice. The lyrics describe them as the guardians of thunder wars and destroyers of northern moors. However, after a thousand ages, the mountains wake up, and the darkness is shown light by myths forgotten pages. The once-frozen peaks now crumble and fall, revealing a green forest's splintered floor.
The lyrics talk about the thunderous rule of the spirits of the stormy cold, with their lightning concealing the ancients' duel. In every hollow, the drums of war rolled as the night wept with tears of earthly sorrow. It's a beautiful and poetic way of describing the epic battle that happens when the mountains awaken, and nature takes over. The spirits of the stormy cold no longer have control, and the balance of power shifts.
Overall, the song is about how nature has its way, no matter how much we try to control it. The spirits of the stormy cold symbolize our attempts to dominate nature, and the mountains represent the resilience of the natural world. The awakening of the mountains is a reminder that we cannot hold power forever, and we must learn to live in harmony with the earth.
Line by Line Meaning
Spirits of the stormy cold
The immaterial beings of the cold and stormy climate
Drank deeply from their frozen chalice
Exhausted their source of sustenance from the icicles that were frozen as they were consumed
Eternally bound by mountain stone
Forever connected to the mountain stone as if merged into it
Crowned upon a throne of malice
Wearing a malicious ruling upon themselves like a crown
Guardian of thunder wars
Protector of the wars that were fought with drastic thunders
Destroyer of northern moors
Bringer of destruction to the northern moors
Mountains wake after a thousand ages
The mountains came alive after being dormant for a long time
Darkness shown light by myths forgotten pages
The darkness brought to light the forgotten myths through writings
Frozen peaks now crumble and fall
The icy mountain tops started to break down and fall
Before a green forests splintered floor
Landing upon the shattered woodlands
Baring down with thunderous rule
Exerting power over everything using thunders and lightning
Lightning concealed the ancients duel
The flash of lightning obscured the battle of the ancients
Drums of war rolled into every hollow
The sound of war drums echoed in every surrounding space
As the night wept with tears of earthly sorrow
As the night grieved for the earth, shedding its tears
Mountains wake after a thousand ages
The mountains came alive after being dormant for a long time
Darkness shown light by myths forgotten pages
The darkness brought to light the forgotten myths through writings
Contributed by Lauren H. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
Rohith
wat a lovely song. loved the sudden melody in the middle !! amazing
Metallum Abyssus
A new album will be out soon, check their new song on their official channel :)
Marek
That intro sounds so brutal and heavy when double bass drum starts.