DESCRIPTION:
Reflections of Somber times is a concept album which tells the story of the human spirit's journey through the end of time. It depicts the story of mankinds relationship with the earth, and the dependency we have for the energy and spirit of all living things. A love story about the end of time, and how no matter what happens love is strong. Even in the end of times, this energy of love can be more powerful than the energies of darkness. We either deal and receive positive or negative energies, and all of this is connected through the human aura, spirit, mind and consciousness.

The lyrics have a double meaning, two stories in one essentially. The first, being a love story and becoming one with the person you love, during the end of existence. The second, being the relationship between man and nature, and the experience of the earth destroying all life to become new again...the ouroboros.

AMARANTH - Reflections of Somber Times (2012)
Music composed by:
Mark Howitt - vocals, lyrics, guitars, bass

Session artists on this album :
Dan Favot - Drums and Percussion
Darren Favot - Cello, Backing Vocals, Production
Alex Kennedy - Flutes and Fife
Blackest Orchid - Operatic/Female vocals

Produced by: Darren Favot and Mark Howitt at Sardonic Moon Studios in Sudbury, Ontario Canada

Track Listing:
01 - The Harmonious (Preludium)
02 - Pure As The Sunsetting Sky
03 - The Dream
04 - A Reflection Of Somber Times
05 - A Sky Which Has No End
06 - And Centuries Shall Be Forgotten
07 - The Ouroboros Ritual (Postludium)

For more information:
www.facebook.com/amaranthofficial
credits
released 21 December 2012

Listen to/ buy Reflections Of Somber Times:
https://officialamaranth.bandcamp.com/album/reflections-of-somber-times

Lyrics:

Like stars we transform into the night
Watching from distant moons
Witness such wonderous sights
In dreams we find the answers to cure all our sighs
Colours shine into your eyes
We glimmer under this twilight
Take my hand, escape into night

Like a withering flower, our lives are but (h)ours
Passed on by the minute we are all but an instance
Gaze into your future to sights seen within
And you will learn of your purpose, we are ones with earths surface
Cast away all doubts and fear and when you look in the mirror you shall discover a seer
Reaching out to touch a sky which has no end
Real eyes, realize there are no boundaries in life, rather our own compromise
Each and all days let nature show us the way to brighten days of the future as sights turn to grey
Sorrows, sorrows and pain get washed away our minds as one so engraved
Reaching out to touch a sky which has no end

Free yourself from this pain that enslaves you
Take hold of your life, embrace this love that we made true
Take my hand, escape into night and let these words teach you wisdom from within our subconscious
Tired of crying, you're so tired of crying
Wipe the tears from your eyes and let this love be your guidance
Reaching out to touch a sky which has no end

Take flight, take flight with me
Shelter yourself from the storm within my arms
Whisper, I whisper your name into the night
The horizon fades as we watch until the end
...and I could never let you go