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The Art and the Equation

from Esperanza by The Aether Tree

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I am adrift, lost without purpose
And no one to share my dereliction with
My god, where have I been?
Where am I going?
Maybe somewhere under different stars in a different land in a different time
Someone dreams my dreams and drinks of the wine of ages…
I have dreamed a dream, but now that dream is gone from me
And the world seems as grey as my breath
What can these hands do to unmake the inevitable
without something to hold onto?
I am adrift, lost without purpose and no one to share my dereliction with
My god, is there no truth in the space between the art and the equation?
But even in my dystopia, I can see the door
And you hold the key that is ours to turn
I will tear this edifice to shreds
Through the artifice of my hands
But even through my dystrophication, the tumblers fall into place
You breathe the polluted breath I breathe as we ignite this blaze
I will tear this edifice to shreds
Through the artifice of my hands
I’m not here to make a choice
I’m only here to break what is mine to break
I must find the purpose in myself
To take the road that is mine to take
But my intent is polluted
Where is the courage I had when I was blind?
Disconnected from my dreams
I see the world as the murdered see
Without hope, we have no control
Over the reasons for our bleeding
So I will bleed in the face of reason
I will bleed for the light I wish to see
Without hope we will never know a world not bound by these controls
I will bleed as I have bled in my wildest dreams
I will bleed because I choose to
Because it will set me free
I’m not here to make the choice I’ve already made
I’m only here to understand why I chose this fate
I have found the purpose in myself
To break the road that is mine to break

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from Esperanza, released October 8, 2011

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The Aether Tree was an experimental post-metal band that made music in Missouri from 2008 to 2014. Their third and final album Sleeper was released February 1st, 2015.

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