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Uploading these tracks - with lyrics - for posterity.

1. The Paths We Take 0:00
2. Debts Eternal 4:08
3. While the City Sleeps 8:25

These three demos are the last recordings I (David Murray - Vocals) and Niall FItzgerald (Drums) made with Azriel c.2009

The tracks were re-recorded and appeared on the 2014 LP 'The Miles Between' (available on iTunes and Spotify) with Rob Helm on vocals and Ben Pearson on drums who joined after our departure. They did a great job of capturing the essence of the demos.

Lyrics

- The Paths We Take -

My father once asked me a question I have yet to answer
He asked me “can life exist without hardship?”
So is this it?
I’ll walk down these roads uncertainty ahead
I’ve made it this far and still the question remains
Can happiness be achieved without sacrifice?

We live our lives by chances - decisions left unmade
These paths we take are darkened – no lights to guide the way

We build our futures with our own hands
And we pave the way for those behind to follow
Until they reach their own in time
And they will do the same
For those who march in the footsteps we have made
Together we’ll make it through

And so I’ve learned that my questions will go unanswered
Until we reach the end
But I’m certain of one thing:
As long as I draw breath
I’ll never stop
And I won’t look back

I will live fighting
Won’t die trying

- Debts Eternal –

We’ve been chased by these clouds for the longest time
They never break, they never fail
Always bearing down us

But they won’t stop our advance
We’ve got the wind at our backs
We can outlast the rain and hail
And they will never stop
But we will keep on running
Till we run out of luck

The rain will never stop

By the sweat of our brows and the strength of our backs
We can only go so far
In our darkest days it was you who shone through
The debts we owe
You know who you are:
The ones who sheltered us
The ones who broke the clouds
The ones who fight with us

And by our strength alone you know we can only go so far
But we will keep on running

We can keep on running and it’s thanks to you
Our debt: eternal


- While the City Sleeps -

This blood will burn for a way out of here
This blood will burn until I find home

I’ve got no love for this city
So I’m leaving it tonight - before the dawn breaks
I’m leaving now, while the city sleeps
Its streets so unaware
The road is open before me
The world perfectly still
And with the first of the light
I am free

They say home is where the heart is
And my heart is out there
I won’t let it rot away

So come with me now
I’ll find a way out of here

Let’s get out of this town and put it behind us
I know there’s a place for us and it’s out there

All lyrics and art by myself.