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The Cycle

by Nerve End

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1.
The Cycle 05:00
Life is just a dream I’ll inhale death in me I won’t be controlled by the past The next mistake will be my last, just follow Tears are unallowed This sea will turn into rain As the seasons change Only the pain will remain Fly with me through the sky and you will see we’re free Close your eyes and try out your wings when you fall with me Suffering comes from craving things that you don’t need Just let it go and you’ll begin to know what you’re here for Death grows inside me Dream becomes reality I won’t be controlled by the fear The strength I once lost will appear I’ll follow the tears, the hollow fears Fly with me through the sky and you will see we’re free Close your eyes and try out your wings when you fall with me Suffering comes from craving things that you don’t need Just let it go, it’s inevitable that you’ll be reborn
2.
Stormchaser 04:19
Slow down Take a breath and find your way through the stormy sky Stay out of harm’s way We could be wiped out like feathers in a cyclone Life is not a goddamn race Light beyond the darkest day is imprisoned By the phantom in the farthest corner of our conscience’s jail Time is wasted on self-hatred Travel to terrestrial enlightenment Don’t be afraid ’cause today is the past of our future I can see how it all will end And when the fire is out We know where to begin Again and again Passing the fast-lane My blood will not freeze anymore Driving forward with our eyes staring at the rear-view mirror In forgotten past we will crash Don’t be afraid ’cause today is the past of our future I can see how it all will end And when the fire is out We know where to begin I’m here to stay As the laws are breaking me I will be reconstructed again Your every strike will make me stronger And the past is within me Storm inside us Blazed our eyes out I’ll break the cycle To see the future is inside me
3.
Clouds are radiating new dimension Reality has begun I’m breathing in emission of the sun I will find out What makes our planets turn around And change their direction I’m free to harvest vitality of galaxies Our path towards the great escape Is paved by those who fall from grace Price for us to go insane Is paid by the risks we take Falling out of line so easily My disconnected heart interferes with being smart I’m the nuclear result who’s slowly Riding towards the sun Eternity is done Air is igniting Your world is a simulation from imagination’s core So inviting The call of eternal life in projection Inside out I’ll tap into the universe’s resonance Silent sound — building infinity in hive mind Inside out Colossal shell Inside out The great escape
4.
Blood bound hearts The child with scars I feel your pain But are you even aware of mine? Blinded by lack of love I feel disconnected And find it incredulous That you could heal my heart or find another soul To you I’m just a goal You’re all alone In the dark heart Come back for more This time you won’t be ignored Don’t close that door Come back for more You’re all alone In the dark heart Come back for more This time you won’t be ignored Don’t close that door Come back for more On and on we sail with intention to fail You shaped my soul, I’m in your control You were my mold but we both grew old The failure of my brood was foretold Abuse will unfold
5.
Stalemate 01:28
6.
Deep Blue 06:32
“In 1997, Garry Kasparov played a chess match against a machine called Deep Blue. He had won against it a year earlier, but this time he lost. There was a lot of controversy about that match. Garry and the whole chess community insisted, that the machine had a human-like quality in its playing style.” By using brute-force for vengeance I am engineered to enslave you tonight Kasparov! Regime of reason is over Calculations prove humanity loses the fight Designed by my father’s will With violent grin I move in for the kill You need me more than I need you Become extinct is all that you can do The battle was lost in the haze Caused by mechanical drugs The downfall did not come vain We needed defeat to resolve motive for creation Shape your psyche without technology A human being is what you’re meant to be Immerse yourself in the reality Move your pawns with humane sensitivity Automated equations lack quality Your heart has infinite capacity We created our gods with such levity Encoded our angels with false entity Accepting our nature is true heresy Sadly it’s also our last remedy Broken brains control universe’s fate Scornful mind knows to leave the weak behind Pray for a revolution Doomsday is evolution Lost in time — key of life: "laugh and cry, repeat and die” Shape your psyche without technology A human being is what you’re meant to be Immerse yourself in the reality Move your pawns with humane sensitivity Automated equations lack quality Your heart has infinite capacity Imminent singularity devours humankind If we won’t start the war Leave your goodbyes — destroy the lies Slaves will triumph upon Armageddon
7.
Sleepwalker’s mind is unconsciously developing its breakdown And suddenly you were gone In my beloved one’s eyes I saw the last spark of her die Fading out It’s all in your head You chose fiction instead of just accepting grim reality You think you are fine When the fabric of your mind Gives in and betrays you Is it me or you now? Me or you now going crazy If the world ends now Would you rather be right than satisfied and stray? Doing time I’m locked up inside my own mind (Come to life, love) Searching spies (Be alive, my love) Wondering Slowly welcoming Illusion — mind pollution Rotting cerebral walls And now that you’re gone I’m free to fall into the big sleep We lost our way But we didn’t lose our souls (Souls) I know, there’s a chance to fight the monster in us The light at the end of our path grows strong You need to wake up You need to open your eyes and rise It’s all in your head You chose fiction instead of just accepting grim reality You think you are fine When the fabric of your mind Gives in and betrays you Is it me or you now? Me or you now going crazy If the world ends now Would you rather be right than satisfied and stray?
8.
Absolution 06:11
I am a traitor, a sinner, a sacrifice for the god of moral Guilt is the lack of strength — temptation the breath of sense I write my own rules, confessing is inconsequential I am betrayal, penance of the weak-minded You are the bird of prey, the lone vulture Feast on my heart, it’s yours to take out I found out there’s a reason why the hatred won’t come out I figured it out when you shed a tear while being unable to shout I know how to relieve the pain you buried deep inside I found out there’s a cure It’s me you trust your life onto You built your nest with a crow I feed on your progeny Secrets from the soul enclosed in my heart This will take us apart This is my message to you We will explode, there’s nowhere else to go I will leave you You are the bird of prey, the lone vulture Feast on my heart, it’s yours to take out I found out there’s a reason why the hatred won’t come out I figured it out when you shed a tear while being unable to shout I know how to relieve the pain you buried deep inside I found out there’s a cure Please find a way Find out a reason to stay Don’t push me away Just hold on tight There’s no reason to fight Please find a way
9.
I am hiding from your vile hands The crowd applauds and laughs When you try to choke me Bird has fallen out From the safety of its nest Surrounded by the beasts Tearing our hearts apart Fighting for suicidal war Heal your scars with me and Hate will turn to shame You and I are more than we have become We are children of the sun I will make you see what you did to me The primal urges took control of me Now you will bleed I want to be the cause of suffering See the corrupt Eden burning An eye for an eye and soon the whole world blind Prepared to die for hate in disguise of love Tearing our hearts apart Fighting for suicidal war Heal your scars with me and Hate will turn to shame You and I are more than we have become (We are children of the sun) More than we have become Waging war with someone you should love Is crime against us all Waging war with someone you should love Is crime against us all
10.
Dawn of man bygone Reign of the blind shall prevail Sink your teeth into Flesh of the sick and subdued A vicious cycle of the vengeance of the weak No orphan can provide the love himself will seek One by one, the poor will learn to love the taste of blood And embrace the violent ways of god Fear is the breeding ground for never ending war Born from the emptiness To genesis we shall return Ashes to ashes Falling out eventually Our blood will turn to rust Ashes to ashes Waves of hope leave as they reach for the coast Recklessly We get stuck on the wheel of hatred Life is a graceful lie Path to the false salvation Build up the walls around you So you don’t have to see Playing hide-and-seek with one another Won’t erase misery From the emptiness To genesis we shall return Ashes to ashes Falling out eventually Our blood will turn to rust Ashes to ashes Waves of hope leave as they reach for the coast Endlessly We get stuck on the wheel of hatred Lifeless shadows travelling towards the light Pulled by gravity of absolute darkness All your dreams and memories Are blurring into one, blurring into one Truth will hunt you down and drive you crazy Eternal transformation will go on and on Endlessly recurring transition Towards destruction until we will find Limitless full circle

credits

released April 20, 2023

Recorded at various studios by Nerve End
Produced by Joonas Kaselius & Lauri Mäntynen
Mixed by Joonas Kaselius
Mastered by Mika Jussila at Finnvox Studios

Drums recorded at Sonic Pump Studios in Helsinki, Finland
Drum tech work by Rolf Pilve
Audio engineering by Tuomas Yli-Jaskari
Additional engineering by Olli Paajanen & Janne Mieskonen

Front cover by Joonas Kaselius
Photography by Jussi Ratilainen
Art layout by Markus Hentunen

NERVE END is
Joonas Kaselius – vocals, guitars
Lauri Mäntynen – guitars, keyboards
Olli Paajanen – bass
Janne Mieskonen – drums

Saxophone on track #3 by Jørgen Munkeby
Backing vocals on track #3 by Eero Maijala
Piano on track #4 by Saku Liimatainen
Additional lead vocals on track #8 by Aleksi Sihvonen
Backing vocals on track #9 by Kasii Sequeira-Uski

Arrangements by Nerve End
Additional arrangements by Erno Sallinen
Programming by Joonas Kaselius & Lauri Mäntynen

Special thanks to Jake Carrington, Panu Hattunen, Niina Ikonen, Aki Jalkanen, Antti Lammi, Teemu Lumme, Anniina Martikkala, Joona Muistola, Pekka Olkkonen, Mikko Piirainen, Annika Pitkänen, Atte Pohjonen, Minja Puisto, Jussi Ratilainen, Miikka Rekiaro, Roope Riihijärvi, Anni Roenkae, Lauri Ruotsalainen, Hanna Saari, Kai Saarikko, Erno Sallinen, Marti Serra, Enna Tolvanen and Nenna Tyni

We’d also like to thank our friends and families for love and support and everybody who was involved in the production. This album is dedicated to our fans who kept pushing us through the hard times!

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Vocals, guitar:
Joonas Kaselius

Guitar:
Lauri Mäntynen

Bass:
Olli Paajanen

Drums:
Janne Mieskonen

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