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Vestige & Vigil

by The Bellwether Syndicate

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Jack music Life
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Jack music Life ♠️ A great dark album that provides dancing beats for your body. One of the best in 2023 and beyond !

All the alternative world ...
themusicalbox.fr/the-bellwether-syndicate-vestige-vigil/ Favorite track: Clarion.
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Lewcifer Wirt The long legacy of William Faith's talents are evident in this latest offering. Excellent!
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Pippigothstockings This in your face album is kick-ass! I love the punk in here but also the post punk and industrial sounds. Then you have a song like ‘Clarion’ that makes me teary, in a good way. I can definitely stomp & swoon to this album. My favourites besides the one I already mentioned are ‘Noir Thing’, ‘We All Rise’, ‘Vigil’ and ‘Golden Age’. I am so fond of that video. I’m thrilled for them that this is finally out and I love you all! Well done!
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Favourite Track: Dystopian Mirror.
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1.
Vestige 01:36
2.
Beacons 03:37
Half awake and spun Drained of substance and hue Scattered to the winds tonight Navigating stars Constellations of you And a thousand points of light… SHINE ON SHINE LONG Shattered and undone All my bearings untrue Drifting with the tide tonight Hailing from afar Borne aloft, born anew Guided home by beacon light In the arms of the harbor Moved by something more than tide And you mean everything Sing the song inside and…
3.
Noir Thing 03:06
City streets 
All alone
 Like a dog Without a bone You want the world And you want it all
 Pay attention
 When you hear the call HEY HEY
 OH OH 
NOIR THING
 SO YOU GOT TO SHOW Midnight
 Step inside 
Kill the lights
 We’re going for a ride Creep creep 
Watch the city burn There for the taking And tonight’s our turn Made your bones No turning back Look sharp 
All dressed in black Underground Running free
 We’re the syndicate Welcome to the family
4.
We All Rise 03:37
Retreating to that place inside A place of refuge And a place to hide A place to be The horse at water dies of thirst Forever fearing They would be the first To drink and see WE RISE ABOVE OUR STATION WE ECLIPSE THE LIGHT OF NATIONS WE REVEAL THE FARCE FOR ALL TO SEE Observance through a cynic’s eye Reject the narrative Expose the lie Not what it seems The will to swim against the tide To break convention In the great divide To dare to dream WE RISE UP FROM THE ASHES WE THE GREAT UNWASHED MASSES AN INVITATION TO WHAT COULD BE WHAT WE WANT WE WANT FOR ALL WE ALL RISE WHAT WE WANT WE WANT FOR ALL WE ALL RISE WHAT WE WANT WE WANT FOR YOU AND ME
5.
Republik 04:02
So confident Virtuous intent Ready to dispense Holy judgment divine The nauseating trend Making foes of friends Drinking in the end From the bitterest wine Two Minutes Hate From the nation state Release the pressure According to plan Divided left or right Divided black or white Dividing us until A republik falls... Is your target true Attention overdue Be sure to misconstrue Redirect, redefine A win at any cost No matter what gets lost You’ve got your signals crossed Where do you draw the line? Two Minutes Hate We do the nation state Release the pressure It’s part of the plan Divided left or right Divided black or white Dividing us until A republik falls... WAKE UP WAKE UP YOU’RE SLEEPWALKING AND YOU’RE WANDERING TOO CLOSE TO THE EDGE WAKE UP SHAKE UP KEEP YOUR EYE ON THE PRIZE KEEP YOUR FOOT ON THE WEDGE WAKE UP WAKE UP YOU KEEP TALKING KEEP TALKING BUT YOU’RE TOO BLIND TO SEE WAKE UP GET UP INSTEAD OF US AND THEM IT SHOULD BE YOU AND ME
6.
Clarion 04:18
Why do you think you Return to the place you Don't know where you go You only know that it’s home Why do you go there What is it to you Shouldn’t go back there But you always do Surrender screens Seize new dreams Excessive scenes Not what they seem Flowing streams Raise self esteem Grace intervenes Leave quarantine A clarion call- for strength and reciprocity Radiate - renew - immunity How has it shaped you All that you’ve been through It’s all that we know Time to break free and grow It’s an old nightmare So much to still bear It’s where the ghosts roam Time to build a new home Surrender screens Seize new dreams Excessive scenes Not what they seem Flowing streams Raise self esteem Grace intervenes Leave quarantine A clarion call- for strength and reciprocity Radiate - renew - community Give away All that You are Due it will All come back To you. Give Away All that Surrender screens Seize new dreams Excessive scenes Not what they seem Flowing streams Raise self esteem Grace intervenes Futures unforeseen A clarion call- for strength and reciprocity Radiate - renew - immunity A clarion call- for peace and authenticity Effervesce - transcend - ardently
7.
Vigil 03:51
A decade past the hour A whirling dervish spins and spins Without end No end in sight And I can’t get us back To where we used to be When everything was alright THE YEARS TAKE ALL I REMEMBER THE FRAGRANCE THAT PULLS ME LIKE THE TIDE TO WHAT’S BEEN LOST YET I REMAIN REARRANGING THE FRAGMENTS AND TRYING TO ERASE THE LINES LONG CROSSED Again call on tomorrow Charge toward the horizon Summon the will Until you fall A shallow empty breath The future offers nothing Nothing at all YOUR SHATTERED WORDS CATCH ON THE WIND A PROMISE WITHOUT HOPE BLOWS ASTRAY EACH WORD A WOUND NIGHT AFTER NIGHT CUT YOUR WORLD TO RIBBONS DRIFT AWAY There’s a light in the window Where I remain Forever fearing arrival Of a tragic refrain
8.
In another room All alone with your fear You’re hiding out in this space That surrounds you It’s not a question of why It’s just a question of when The clock is running out your time When every day is the same And every day is the same And like a moth to a flame You just DROWN IT OUT TURN INSIDE THE ONLY BEGOTTEN SO YOU TURN AROUND RUN AND HIDE Fight to forget Every sin, every tear You’re falling out in this place That consumes you Is it the pressure without Is it the pressure within Is it the swallowing your pride Because negation awaits Because negation awaits Anything but break straight You just SHUT IT OUT BURN YOUR TIME ALONE AND FORGOTTEN In another room On your own with your fear You’re bleeding out in disgrace That defines you No recollection of shame No recollection of guilt Sever connections and cut all your ties Because illusions await Because illusions dictate That absolution can’t wait You just SHUT IT OUT BURN YOUR TIME ALONE AND FORGOTTEN YOU SHUT IT DOWN JUST RESIGN AND LOSE YOUR MIND SO BROKEN AND ROTTEN SO YOU TURN IT OUT LEAVE IT ALL BEHIND ALL IS FORGIVEN
9.
Wetworks 03:37
Come of age All the rage It is my right Call my bluff Fast enough For me tonight Gotta feel Heavy steel In my hand Make a move Need to prove That I’m a man INTO WETWORKS RIDE BULLETS FALLING INTO WETWORKS RIDE GOD IS CALLING Push the clip Squeeze the grip And recompose Hammer back Right on track The tension grows Trigger set Gonna get To have my say Draw a bead Do the deed It’s the American way I traffic in blood Front toward enemy I just remember darkness The nightmare is all around me Breathe the fear… Breathe the fear Breathe the fear That fills the air Stimulate All the hate That’s everywhere Horror pours from the wound And for what? Brought to ground To the sound Of mother”s screams Another life Sacrificed A shattered dream And for what? Breathe the fear…
10.
Golden Age 04:18
Drifting lost in a moment Captured by it all Follow every echo I hear But those days are gone And the memories that remain Cling to the shadows held dear I NEVER KNEW WHY WHAT’S TO FOLLOW IN THE DAYS TO COME The truth of what is remembered Is yours and yours alone A spark of illumination Every golden age That was was once today One in a constellation Save your tomorrows From yesterday Steal every second And all it brings my friend
11.
And If we miss the night Still Waiting for the light Fear Never question why Hide Deep within the lie THE IMAGE IS CLEARER RESENTMENT ONLY GROWS WHEN I LOOK IN THE MIRROR NO REFLECTION SHOWS More Than my mortal sin Less Than my thinning skin Now Where all time stands still Then Where I never will Hate To the bitter end Wounds That will never mend What Could have been my life If…
12.
Voltairine 02:21

credits

released April 28, 2023

William Faith: Vox • Guitars
Sarah Rose Faith: Vox • Guitars

Corey Gorey: Guitars (live)

Philly Peroxide: Keyboards • Percussion (live)
Stevyn Grey: Drums (live)

All songs written and performed by The Bellwether Syndicate

Produced by William Faith & Chad Blinman
Recorded by William Faith at 13 Studio, Chicago, IL
Mixed by Chad Blinman at The Eye Socket
Additional programming and treatments by Chad Blinman
Mastered by Josh Sebek

Photography and Art Direction by Clovis IV


The Bellwether Syndicate proudly play Schecter Guitars

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The Bellwether Syndicate Chicago, Illinois

Fronted by veteran artist William Faith (formerly of Faith and the Muse, Christian Death, Mephisto Walz, Shadow Project, The March Violets, etc.) and Sarah Rose Faith (aka DJ Scary Lady Sarah), The Bellwether Syndicate are coloring outside of prescribed genre lines, pushing the boundaries of style and substance into something relevant and vital. ... more

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