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Far​-​Stepper​/​Of Wide Sea

by Returning We Hear the Larks

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Casey Conley
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Casey Conley An excellent soundscape of heaviness persists through the entire album, at times pulling back to establish some atmosphere, and the story the lyrics tells is perfectly punctuated by the music. Recommend listening all the way through, but each song is great individually. Favorite track: A Dæmon Hunted/The Flight of Perseus.
Thomas Kasza
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Thomas Kasza I don't know what it is that makes me listen to this album over and over. Maybe it's the perfect amount of technical, ambient, and immersive into the theme. Favorite track: The Corruption of the Third Sister.
Nathan Huddleston
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Nathan Huddleston This a monster album every song is a masterpiece too bad this the last album! Favorite track: Prologue: Stheno; Slain by Hand of Gods.
Jack Price
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Jack Price A progressive metal epic that tells a sombre tale from Greek mythology. Great arrangements and passages give way to some truly memorable moments that are at times crushingly heavy but at others hauntingly beautiful. Favorite track: The Corruption of the Third Sister.
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Sister, I will always be here We are the sea and forever we remain Through all years, I will keep you near Sister, I will always be here Mount Olympus stood grand, casting shadow across the land Ceasing the sun's existence in the caverns below Under the realm of gods, rumoured daemons living where land meets the great sea Said to be spawn of gods themselves, eating voyagers of the sea The daughters of Phorcys and Ceto, born below the world Damned to live forever hidden from the sun Legend demonised Stheno and immortal sister Euryale; elegant, gentle and caring creatures Living in harmony with waves for a thousand years of the early age Fortune cursed the Gorgons in the form of one god; young Zeus arrived, hunting for the head of such a creature The peaceful and wise Stheno witnessed Jupiter's arrival on the island and fled, fearful of his intentions Neither man nor god set foot in the caverns until the young one came, confident in his youth and with malice in heart He took chase, hunting the mortal Stheno as she ran to protect her sister, but to no avail The caring woman impaled by Jupiter's sword All that I know lies here bleeding Love forsakes me; I am undone You were comfort; my compassion Love lies broken; I am undone Jupiter lifted the corpse by the hair and detached the head Turning only a menacing smile to the young girl as he fled the island All that she knew in life lay beheaded and in spasm, jerking violently and staining the rocks in sharp blood And for thousand years that followed, the girl mourned her only love Screaming out to the sea that had given her false safety Alone in the world, Euryale in time became her own myth Luring and killing the men of sea who wandered too far from the known Feeding on the eyes and brains, and all that she felt caused mankind to commit wrong
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For eternity, she called to the sea Questioning its betrayal and disregard But the waves only responded in maddening confidence Caressing her body and engulfing her in all she knew The song of the ocean Until the day arrived for Phorcys and Ceto to return to the caverns in shame And hide themselves in their acts unholy Euryale looked on, witnessing her parents' violent embrace Until the gods returned to the heavens and a cry was heard from the soul of Olympus A mortal infant lay still on the cave floor Its eyes shut tight to the new world Her sister took her in arms Embracing Medusa for the first time And life regained a purpose Euryale became the mother of her sister, as Stheno had before her And as the infant grew, she cared for nothing else in life Cherishing her every step and each embrace And the world could do no wrong
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Raised and adored by her guardian to the tender age of fifteen Medusa learnt of her sister's betrayal and demise by hand of the gods Ignoring the orders of her elder and straying far from her home The youngest Gorgon set upon a quest to avenge the death of her own A journey far from the caverns and shores of the world that Medusa knew Ascending the perilous Mount Olympus, searching for answers A path paved with ghouls and creatures seeking to corrupt the girl Met only by a beacon of passion, fuelled by her vengeance in heart Medusa arrived in a temple of marble, bathed in the sun’s sky And marvelled at the dazzling realm of gods But soon, a man approached the young girl; beautiful, eternal He led her to the shadows Here; stay still, little girl and do just as I say Forcing himself onto the young girl, Poseidon, god of the sea did mount Medusa violently Grasping the child’s face, though her screams still resounded throughout the marble temple As the raping of Medusa was heard through Olympus The innocence of the Gorgons, forever lost Goddess Athena witnessed the desecration of her temple Shielding her virgin eyes from a holy abomination And in punishment for allowing such an act, cursed the Gorgon Medusa Destined to turn to stone the bodies of all mortal gaze upon her Though Euryale cared for nothing more in the world than her sister Medusa’s lonely existence longed for the companionship of another But damned to never gaze into mortal eyes again Her innocence destroyed, she cursed the sea
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Medusa stared out to sea for eternity Traumatised by what the world had brought upon her And through all the years, her sister watched on Desperate to quell the pain of her younger As time progressed, Euryale’s passion began to swell The despair she felt for Medusa grew to something more Until she could restrain no longer and held her sister In a passionate embrace of love and sorrowful empathy The Gorgons’ love for each other blossomed intensely And Medusa realised the comfort she so desperately craved In the arms of her own sister Yet the love they shared was cut tragically short By whispers of another’s arrival The sisters, cursed with such ill fate, would never last in peace And in melancholy recurrence, a warrior did arrive Perseus, child of the gods, intent on bloodshed Fuelled by the lies told of the Gorgon sisters With the reflection shield by his side to avoid her damned gaze Tasked with removing the head of the feared Medusa A dæmon hunted With stealth of foot, Perseus hunted the Gorgons Rendering them defenceless to his onslaught of steel Euryale fought to protect her sister with all she could muster But was beaten and broken by the sheer power of holy Perseus Medusa in his sight Deadly teeth and claws made Medusa a worthy foe for a warrior Though his experience in battle gave Perseus higher ground Clashing at blinding speeds, the Gorgon fought with all she had to survive Yet the warrior’s master skill rendered Medusa nothing but prey Beating the girl into submission, Perseus tore her cursed eyes from her head Reducing the feared dæmon of stone to a young girl, writhing in agony upon the rocks Euryale lay paralysed, watching her life destroyed As Perseus lifted the girl by the hair and separated her head from body with a swing of the sword All the world was numb as Euryale watched the blood of her only love burst from the battered and decapitated corpse Perseus smirked as he tossed the naked body to the ground Drenching Euryale in her true love’s dying blood Flight As swiftly as he had arrived, Perseus made his departure The youngest Gorgon’s head in hand Fuelled by the purest rage and despair, Euryale summoned the strength To raise her broken body in pursuit Giving chase to the holy assailant Euryale’s speed fuelled by such intense malice Desperate to slay and eat the man who had destroyed her love To find solace in the taste of his organs Yet with the speed of gods at his heel, Perseus outran his pursuer Never to be seen again, Euryale left broken Sister, I will always be here We are the sea and forever we remain Through all years, I will keep you near Sister, I will always be here
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'Far-Stepper/Of Wide Sea' is my second and final full-length Larks album. It has been many years in the making and I honestly never thought I'd get it done. The album tells the story of the three Gorgon sisters of Greek mythology, intertwined with some narrative of my own. The full story can be read through the lyrics booklet included in this download.

This album is dedicated to the loving memory of Ade Porwal, 1992 - 2010. Ade taught me everything I know about playing guitar and without him, there would be no RWHTL. I have never known such a talented, kind, passionate and dedicated person and we all miss you every day.
Rest in peace, brother. I hope you’re proud of me <3

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released June 25, 2013

Written, recorded, mixed and produced by Jak Noble.
Written between 2009 - 2013.
Concept and all artwork designed by Jak Noble.
Recorded between 2011 - 2013 in Bristol and Bath, UK.
Additional vocal recording by Lauren Krukiel in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Additional melody composition on tracks 1 and 5 by Lauren Krukiel.
Additional structural composition on track 6 by Levi Miah.

The voices of the narrator, Medusa and Poseidon performed by Jak Noble.
The voices of Stheno and Euryale (on tracks 1 and 5) performed by Lauren Krukiel.

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Returning We Hear the Larks is the progressive metal solo project of Jack Noble, from Bristol, England.

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