1) The Golden Dawn was… Read Full Bio ↴There is more than one artist with this name:
1) The Golden Dawn was an American psychedelic rock band. The Golden Dawn released its only album "Power Plant" in 1968.
2) The Golden Dawn were an indie pop/indie rock band from Glasgow, Scotland, formed in 1986, who released two 7" singles on Sarah Records.
3) The Golden Dawn is a London based Psychedelic duo. Their music fuses folk, blues, jazz, and country, tribal, world and many other influences. They have released their self-produced demo album called ''Changes In Mind'' under the creative commons license.
Masquerade
The Golden Dawn Lyrics
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Synchronizing brains and feelings
Paralyzing fantasy
Where is the sense behind this illusion?
Slaves to machines can't stop the confusion
My eyes are blent
Truth mixed with lies, fools' paradise
Drifting through their maze of hollow worlds
This is the final tragedy
The revelation in front of me
Now I can see the link to where worlds are born
There is no truth after all
It is on you
Master or slave
Masquerade is no disguise
There are no gods in empty skies
Man creates what man's world is
No one is there for my release
The Golden Dawn's song "Masquerade" explores the theme of the individual's struggle against the system and the oppressive forces of modernity. The lyrics speak of a "hypnotizing masquerade" that is draining the singer of their vitality, synchronizing their brains and feelings, and paralyzing their sense of fantasy. The singer is grappling with an illusion that seems devoid of any sense, and they are slaves to machines that perpetuate confusion. Their eyes are "blent," or fused, and they cannot repent of usurping their own minds. The world they inhabit is a "fool's paradise," where truth is mixed with lies and they are adrift in a maze of hollow worlds.
The final tragedy is the revelation that the singer experiences when they realize that there is no truth after all, that the world is what we make of it. They are facing a choice between being a master or a slave. The masquerade is revealed to be no disguise because there are no gods in empty skies, and man creates what man's world is. The singer is alone, and no one is there for their release. The overall message of the song is one of empowerment and self-realization, as the singer comes to the realization that they alone are responsible for their liberation.
Line by Line Meaning
I can't stand that hypnotizing masquerade that is draining me
The deceptive and captivating facade around me is exhausting and unbearable.
Synchronizing brains and feelings
The attempt to unify my thoughts and emotions is happening.
Paralyzing fantasy
My imaginative and fanciful ideas are being hindered and suppressed.
Where is the sense behind this illusion?
What is the logic or reason behind this delusion?
Slaves to machines can't stop the confusion
Those controlled by technology cannot halt the chaos.
My eyes are blent
My vision is distorted.
They won't repent usurping the dominion of my mind
My eyes will not acknowledge their infringement on my thoughts.
Truth mixed with lies, fools' paradise
A deceptive paradise has been created with a mixture of falsehood and truth.
Drifting through their maze of hollow worlds
Moving aimlessly through their empty, meaningless worlds.
This is the final tragedy
The ultimate disaster has occurred.
The revelation in front of me
The unveiling of the truth is visible.
Now I can see the link to where worlds are born
I understand the connection to where these worlds are created.
There is no truth after all
In the end, there is no ultimate truth.
It is on you
The responsibility lies with you.
Master or slave
You have the choice to be in control or be controlled.
Masquerade is no disguise
The deceptive facade is not a concealment.
There are no gods in empty skies
There is no divine presence in an empty universe.
Man creates what man's world is
Humanity shapes its own reality.
No one is there for my release
There is no one to set me free from this captivity.
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: KARIM KIENZLE, SEBASTIAN REITER, STEFAN TRAUNMUELLER
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Dargombez
* Band : GOLDEN DAWN
* Album : "Masquerade"
* Copyright : 2003 Napalm Records
* Genre : Gothic Black Metal
* Origin : Austria (Salzburg)
* Years Active : 1995-2005, 2012-2017
* Producer : Stefan Traunmuller
* Recording, Engineering, Mixing & Mastering : Roland Wurzer & Stefan Graf
* Executive Producer : Markus Riedler
* Cover Photography & Artwork : Wilhelm Steiner
* Recorded, Engineered, Mixed & Mastered at Mirror Studios, Innsbruck, Austria
* GOLDEN DAWN are :
1. Stefan Traunmuller (Screams, Keyboards & Synthesizers)
2. Karim E.Kienzle (Lead & Rhythm Guitars)
3. Sebastian Reiter (Bass, Lead & Acoustic Guitars)
4. Moritz Neuner (Drums)
* Guest Player :
1. Marco Modi of DIVINE TEMPTATION (Vox)
2. Raphael Lepuschitz of DARKWELL (Vox)
3. Sandra Schranzhofer (Female Vocals, Soprano)
4. Stefan Graf of DIVINE TEMPTATION (Lead SOlo Guitars on trax.6)
Hernane Alencar
00:00 Silent Inferno
03:34 Doonsday Celebration
06:25 Alive and imortal
Wolfiins
I first stumbled on "Unborn Again" on a sampler cd from a magazine back when this album came out. Never heard anything like it again in my life...
Blue Winter
This is one of the best albums I ever heard and it´s so unknown! Where I can get this? I need it now!
Robert Machulla
I got my copy from Tower Records in LA many years ago, just before it closed. I can't find it on Amazon or anywhere else, they do have their Art of Dreaming album but not this one.
Alicia Sin Fe
Check out Concreto Records on facebook. We have one copy ;)
Mathieu Vaillancourt
Try discog(dot)com
T Chambers
Found Golden Dawn on the metal archives before this particular album came out. Released same year as Children of Bodom's 'hatecrew deathroll'. Sort of alien (and nice) to find some really great fringe work unaffected years later. All around a great album.
Dargombez
* Band : GOLDEN DAWN
* Album : "Masquerade"
* Copyright : 2003 Napalm Records
* Genre : Gothic Black Metal
* Origin : Austria (Salzburg)
* Years Active : 1995-2005, 2012-2017
* Producer : Stefan Traunmuller
* Recording, Engineering, Mixing & Mastering : Roland Wurzer & Stefan Graf
* Executive Producer : Markus Riedler
* Cover Photography & Artwork : Wilhelm Steiner
* Recorded, Engineered, Mixed & Mastered at Mirror Studios, Innsbruck, Austria
* GOLDEN DAWN are :
1. Stefan Traunmuller (Screams, Keyboards & Synthesizers)
2. Karim E.Kienzle (Lead & Rhythm Guitars)
3. Sebastian Reiter (Bass, Lead & Acoustic Guitars)
4. Moritz Neuner (Drums)
* Guest Player :
1. Marco Modi of DIVINE TEMPTATION (Vox)
2. Raphael Lepuschitz of DARKWELL (Vox)
3. Sandra Schranzhofer (Female Vocals, Soprano)
4. Stefan Graf of DIVINE TEMPTATION (Lead SOlo Guitars on trax.6)
Sir Arthur Frentzel
I used to study The Golden Dawn System of Majick which is why I typed this in. Good find.
Justen White
I tried to find the band again and found knowledge.. Woot.