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The Barrow Downs EP

by Inire's Mirrors

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1.
The Barrow Downs 07:00
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I am the darkness I curse the light For depriving me of its radiance I am so cold Damned be the warmth I will never feel again "Gone is the light, and dead the sound; Foul is the air beneath the ground; Cold is the sleep that never will restore Till the sun is dark and warms the Earth no more. The black wind shall devour the sky, While for the lost light gold shall mourn; Till the Dark Lord claims his bride: The withered land, in death adorned." A sickly light glows in this fell cave This stupor I feel beckons me towards the grave My friends lie beside me, embalmed and in state And I hear bitter shades damning us to their fate A crawling hand, bereft of its body Belonging to a king erased from time's memory I smite as it draws near, summoning my courage Remembering my voice, I cry for the Eldest
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The Gem of Immortality 02:52
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You never understood; Always criticizing and patronizing... You spoke as though you knew What, behind my eyes, I was devising. My birthright you hold, in trust, for me, And I've waited for it, father, patiently! Still you withhold it, to my misery; You say I need more patience––and responsibility! You say it's mine, if for better ways I strive? I say you're mocking me; it never will be Long as you're alive... Now that I've shed your blood, With glist'ning eyes, I claim my prize. The glimmer of this jewel Is mesmerizing... it prophesies: Undisputable supremacy; None will ever dare to question me. With the power in this gem I see, I lay claim to immortality!
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Rise Above 04:11
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Sometimes I get confused about The way my life's been led I can't tell if I'm up or down When feeling so on edge Sometimes my mind's a prison where All I can do is think And wonder which is reason and Which is insanity When does it end? When can I be myself, again? When can I regain control And pull myself from this black hole? (Rise above!) No more wasted time! (Rise above!) I need to clear my mind (Rise above!) And leave it all behind The doubt and the confusion––Rise above! I know there are solutions Buried somewhere in my mind So I dig through all the lies to Find a place where I'm not blind Tearing down dead ends that I created years ago I've resolved to leave behind The wind I chased before Here's where it ends Misery is not my friend I'm not gonna take it Think it's high time I forsake it (Rise above!) No more wasted time! (Rise above!) It's time to clear my mind (Rise above!) And leave it all behind The doubt and the confusion––Rise above!
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Lawful Good 03:40
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I am a paladin My heart is pure My mind is swift and my Blade sharp and sure I'm on a holy quest And when it's done My swift mind will Devise a new one I crave for justice, and order, and peace When I'm done fighting, the violence will cease Is my blade bloodied by good blood? Oh, no! The blood by which it's bloodied is blood cruel and cold For I'm a paladin... My foes crave pardon––No, that is a lie They crave private places and crave not to die Such men are devious, faithless, and shy They look at your parts of naught and look not in your eye But I'm a paladin... My mount craves pasture, and wide open fields But he craves most to bear me when my lance I wield He is a good steed, with a heart solid gold For aiding my perils, he'll never grow old For I'm a paladin...

about

This was my sword and sorcery EP, which would have been a fine name for it, but there is also a video game called "Superbrothers: Sword & Sworcery EP," featuring the very cool music of Jim Guthrie, so I figured I should go with something more original. Thus I gave it the very original title of "Tony Cordes." In short order I nicknamed it "Grand Prix Automobile," since the artwork I originally chose for it was a picture of me in my room, guitar in hand and too-cool-for-school expression on face, and a motorcar print on the wall with the words "GRAND PRIX AUTOMOBILE" on it.
Well, before too long I took it off of Bandcamp, because I used a short poem out of Lord of the Rings in "The Barrow Downs" and worried that it might constitute copyright infringement. Thankfully I found that out on my own and was able to remedy the problem before getting discovered and sued.
While The Barrow Downs definitely took a more progressive tack than the Toast EP, I also flirted--and got to first base with--doom metal on the title track. "The Gem of Immortality" is definitely a bit sludgier than what I was used to making, too. I had also, finally, found a drum sample library that I liked, and which didn't break the (very small) bank: Drummix Metal (sadly a dead plugin, now, and not supported by the latest iterations of Cubase). Enjoying a bit of independence since moving out of my parents' house (and it was about time! I was twenty-seven), finally becoming a full-time mechanic, and even getting back into the world of dating, I found myself feeling much more inspired to write music. While "The Gem of Immortality" touches on some ugly stuff (let it be known, though , that my relationship with my own dad is just fine), there's a sense of triumph in here, especially in the latter two tracks.

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released May 15, 2014

All music and lyrics written (except where noted), programmed, performed, recorded, and mixed by Tony Cordes.

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Inire's Mirrors Mankato, Minnesota

Inire’s Mirrors is the musical work of Tony Cordes, which is to say, me: a singer, multi-instrumentalist, composer, and occasional pizza baker, cooking up killer pies and saucy electronic-symphonic-prog-rock-metal right here in Mankato, Minnesota.

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