The Fields Were Rotting

from It Came Upon a Midnight Clear / The Fields Were Rotting by Diatheke

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All in these fields, here lay the piles! 
All of the piles, be friend and foe!
I am not in distress for my fellow fallen,
for they have made their mark in history.
A mighty trend for the wars to come in this land.
I had run to the fields for days, out of hell.
I found myself a mile from the river.
The aroma will be forever present in these fields,
For the monument of death stands as a reminder.
The fire-moths that occupy the land become ever  present in dusk and illuminate the rotting.
The moons harken nocturnal beasts to speak.
I run from their spirits chasing me in the night.
They seek answers for my absence!
Leave me be! Cross over into the Light!

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from It Came Upon a Midnight Clear / The Fields Were Rotting, released December 20, 2023
Music by John Wesley, Dallas McNeely, Michael Osborn, Peter Watson.
Lyrics by Bradey Bates
Performed by Diatheke
"The Fields Were Rotting" originally appeared on the album "The Velvet Tigris" released under "Citadel"

You can hear the album in full below:
citadelbandpage.bandcamp.com/album/the-velvet-tigris

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