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The Inheritance of Beauty

by Winterage

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1.
Ouverture 04:08
Ars longa vita brevis Sib tibi terra levis
2.
Heritors of doom We forgot all the meanings Looters, jackals we stole The nectar of gods Raping all the ideals They're observing the Beauty No one is looking at Where her gaze is turned No more salty tears Lonely insipid raindrops Merely heirs of might We’ve lost our own light Aphrodite is dead Rest in peace with the dreamers Those who gave life To worlds of grace WE’RE THE HEIRS OF BEAUTY AND WORTH THE AMAZING WELKIN’S LEADING US FORTH RIDING IN THE NAME OF OUR ART WE’LL SHAPE IT FROM THE DARK Nell’antico cantico, savia e recondita, si schiude all’ermo franto cuor la verità. Ei tace, ma il petto grida già, nei cieli scaglia il suo ardor. WE’RE THE HEIRS OF BEAUTY AND WORTH THE AMAZING WELKIN’S LEADING US FORTH RIDING IN THE NAME OF OUR ART WE’LL SHAPE IT FROM THE DARKNESS WE’RE THE HUMBLE LOSERS ON EARTH WHO FORGE THE BEAUTY BORN FROM OUR HEART FROM THE UNKNOWN THE FLAME OF TRUTH WILL BLAZE UPON THE WHOLE WORLD When the holy horns will shine again in our time, With the right and the might, in the night we’ll be bright
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As the wild is forsaken By our daughters and our sons It is bound to be rising once again While the acid is settling On the leaves and the flowers In a mantle of dust they scream their pain While the ears of the masses Are deaf to the voice of earth A new generation’s given birth Among all of the ashes A new conscience is coming forth From the ruins of a world to be reborn REBORN IN THE CONSTANT WEEP OF THE RAIN IN THE SIGN OF IMMORTAL WILL A TRACE OF THAT BALANCE RUNS IN OUR VEINS TO BE FOUND, TO BE FINALLY REGAINED Fading darkness is the wisdom of all Burning as fire the wisdom of us Dying lore will rise again to our call Our pride will never Fall in dusk, it will be dawn to the light Cleaning with fire the heart of the blight If skyfall does free the world of its plight Life again shall rise Shining and bright, from its natural right The lamb shall be wolf and the crow shall be white The weed’s doom shall be the scythe First a fence to protect us Then a fence to protect the world But the dam will be broken by the flood Life will flow back among us And drown our legacy Rebalance the weight of a new world REBORN IN THE CONSTANT WEEP OF THE RAIN IN THE SIGN OF IMMORTAL WILL A TRACE OF THAT BALANCE RUNS IN OUR VEINS TO BE FOUND, TO BE FINALLY REBORN IN THE CONSTANT WEEP OF THE RAIN IN THE SIGN OF IMMORTAL WILL A TRACE OF THAT BALANCE RUNS IN OUR VEINS TO BE FOUND, TO BE FINALLY RETAINED
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Of heroes past and gone And wonders they have done Our children have been taught Such greatness we have sought But cast your eyes about disunity and doubt those times are gone those men are bones Filled up with our void We turned to paranoids Perceiving the enemy Inside our poetry But turn your eyes backwards There was another world Before the shades There was our grace TIME HAS SWALLOWED OUR STRENGTH HERE WE STAND, AWAITING THE END HERE WE ARE FADING MEMORIES OF DAYS FREE FROM SHADES, OUR HERITAGE LEFT TO US
5.
Proud devoted life for the British Empire Loyal as its hounds and fighting for a few pounds How sailors can be wrong! How beauty can be More than tan Nereids greeting a ship! None of all the curses of Mars and Neptune Simply among the flowers life is passing by Is all that I needed in this heavenly isle Reflected by pure waters swaying in her eyes? FOR PARADISE FOR OUR LOVE WE ARE MUTINEERS WHILE CHASING GOLD WE FORGOT THE OLD NEVERMORE FIGHT NEVERMORE SACRIFICE HERE ALL WE ARE RICHER THAN KINGS SCREAM “HUZZAH FOR OTAHEITE!” FOR PARADISE FOR OUR LOVE WE ARE MUTINEERS WHILE CHASING GOLD WE FORGOT THE OLD NEVERMORE FIGHT NEVERMORE SACRIFICE FOR THE COMPANIES OFFERING SOULS TO THEIR ENDLESS HUNGER “I AM IN HELL! IN HELL, SIR, I’M IN HELL! GET OFF THE SHIP! SAIL THE WAVES OF FATE GIVING NO MORE LASHES ON OUR PRIDE! WE ARE MUTINEERS FOR OUR HEAVEN HERE ON OTAHEITE!” FOR PARADISE (WE ARE MUTINEERS) RICHER THAN KINGS (ALL WE ARE) NO SACRIFICE (NO MORE FIGHT) HEAVEN IS HERE (HUZZAH FOR OTAHEITE!)
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A lyrical supplication for an early broken string Entices the abyss of damnation The Furies cry first time like restless souls of Tartarus The immortal coil awaits his freedom call IN THE SACRED FOREST WHERE THE GOLDEN BRANCHES GLEAMED HER IMMENSE BEAUTY FLOWED THROUGH MY LYRA TO THE GREEN POISONOUS DEMISE, THE SERPENT’S WEDDING KISS COULD I EVER LIVE WITHOUT ALL HER SHADES OF SHINY GRACE? RISING BACK FROM HADES ON THE WINGS OF A LOVE SONG HER IMMENSE BEAUTY IS CALLING FOR MY GAZE OH I NEED HER GLANCE AGAIN The deal is made, bloodily signed, the price is tragically high Ominous the Lord of the damned warned: "Never look back at your fair bride or you shall lose her forever" IN THE SACRED FOREST WHERE THE GOLDEN BRANCHES GLEAMED HER IMMENSE BEAUTY FLOWED THROUGH MY LYRA TO THE GREEN POISONOUS DEMISE, THE SERPENT’S WEDDING KISS COULD I EVER LIVE WITHOUT ALL HER SHADES OF SHINY GRACE? RISING BACK FROM HADES ON THE WINGS OF A LOVE SONG HER IMMENSE BEAUTY HAS CALLED A MOTH CAPTURED BY THE LIGHT, I CAN'T RESIST Oh, mio Orfeo l'amor fa via Alla luce risorgiam L'ardor divampa per Grazia divina, ma il tuo volto deggio mirar! No! Amor mio, non volgerti a me - O troppo amor alle arcane lande - Oh, come duol Dolce il tuo desio fatal - Il mio desio fatal "Ed ella, morendo per la seconda volta, non si lamentò; e di che cosa avrebbe infatti dovuto lagnarsi se non d'essere troppo amata? Porse al marito l'estremo addio, che Orfeo a stento riuscì ad afferrare, e piombò di nuovo nel luogo donde s'era mossa." Ovidio, Metamorfosi X, 61-63 RISING BACK FROM HADES ON THE WINGS OF A LOVE SONG HER IMMENSE BEAUTY CALLED ME BUT MY GAZE HAS BEEN HER DOOM POISONOUS DEMISE, THE SERPENT’S WEDDING KISS COULD I EVER LIVE WITHOUT ALL HER SHADES OF SHINY GRACE? CHORUS (CAN'T BLAME MY LOVE MY LOVE) RISING BACK FROM HADES ON THE WINGS OF A LOVE SONG HER IMMENSE BEAUTY CALLED ME HER SOUL NEVER LEFT THE EARTH OUR WOODS THE WISDOM OF US OUR MUSE INHERITANCE OF ART
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A sharp and cold wind burning to the bone Among the iced peaks he frightened every man Masked as a pagan idol carved into stone A tricky fiend was taking one soul every ten Then he came, the saint, the holy brave The raging demon spat: “This pass shall be your grave!” Shepards and peasants, all they knew the tale “His stole by divine breath soared gleaming in the air And turned into a sacred chain To grab the unholy hell spawn” HE WAS THE TENTH, HE BLESSED ALL THOSE BRAVE MEN THE DEMON ROARED HIS SENTENCE OF DEATH BLAZES, ICE WIND, STORMS OF ROCK, THUNDERBOLTS FOUR ELEMENTS FELL AS ONE ON THE CLIMBERS BLIZZARD OF CHAOS SHATTERED BY HOPE “CHAIN OF HEAVEN, HOLY WRATH, BANISH HIM!” HE WAS THE TENTH, HE BLESSED ALL THOSE BRAVE MEN THE DEMON ROARED HIS SENTENCE OF DEATH BLAZES, ICE WINDS, STORMS OF ROCK, THUNDERBOLTS FOUR ELEMENTS FELL AS ONE ON THE CLIMBERS BLIZZARD OF CHAOS SHATTERED BY HOPE CHAIN OF HEAVEN, HOLY WRATH, CRUSHED THE INFAMOUS STONE
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Oltre il tempo, luce e beltà Perpetuan la realtà Dall’arcano, il vento cantor Promana nel dolor Floreali effluvi incogniti Vedran l’onde mai ancor Sorger l’alta marea Quieti e immensi oceani d’amor Nutrivan la poesia D'emozione ogni color Tramonta nell’oblio Dell'antica aurora Splenda il tuo desio Quando monti e colli Danzeranno nell’occaso TRADITA SPIRO NEL DISAMOR NEGLETTA DALL'ALME D'OGNI CUOR ARCHITETTURE CELATE DELLA REALTÀ, SVANISCON NELLA PERPETUA FUTILITÀ DELL’UMANITÀ TRADITA SPIRO NEL DISAMOR NEGLETTA DALL'ALME D'OGNI CUOR ARCHITETTURE VELATE DELLA BELTÀ, AFFONDANO NELLA VANITÀ ADDIO
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Oblivion Day 04:45
Masters of disguise From a land who no one knows Creation of mind With whom you will fight Only destiny can tell Heartless demons of despair Changeling fiends in a beauty realm Commanded by hate Don't you lose the faith And struggle till the end Creatures of the flames Haunted men for all these years Define what is real Find the way to heal To defeat the beast again Olden beliefs of the past Bearers of insanity Chase the good side Awareness will guide you Beyond this evil reign PROUD OF YOUR NAME FACE THE DREAD TURN THE RIGHTEOUS PAGE STOP THE INHUMAN RAGE PASS THROUGH THE GATES OF INSANIA ON OBLIVION DAY A PRIMEVAL GAME Weakness of our times Leaves room for the unreal So you can’t afford To succumb to the dark force Spirits of nowhere To survive and to collide With a wretched and cruel world Staying to claim A kingdom that remains Free from all falsehoods PROUD OF YOUR NAME FACE THE DREAD TURN THE RIGHTEOUS PAGE STOP THE INHUMAN RAGE PASS THROUGH THE GATES OF INSANIA ON OBLIVION DAY A PRIMEVAL GAME FIERCE AND DIVINE IS THE PLAN TO DECEIVE MANKIND BREAK THE CURSE TO RISE FRIGHTENED BUT BRAVE THE ONLY CHANCE TO WIN IS TO PRAY ON OBLIVION DAY
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“Once upon a time, among the historical streets of an ancient village, a little corner of dreams. There, the magic of fantasy took the shape of an old gentleman, he wore very colorful clothes and a light heart; his work was to craft happiness: he was a toymaker. Wooden marionettes, talking puppets and musical carousels, what he sold were little objects which were nothing but fragments of dreams. The toys were very well packed with sugary colors, but what mattered was their purpose: through these objects the Amazing Toymaker wanted to bring back to life the mad and artistic instinct in the people’s heart, the one they forgot behind the gray walls of their minds. As a tempera drop expands in the water and paints all the glass, through his toys he wanted to plant the seed of imagination inside the heart of his guests, from the youngest to the oldest, and to show them the incredible world which only exists inside of us.” Wandering in dark dimensions Black from the depth The old muse has now lost her sight Without any rule or right The Great Nothing reigns O’er the minds of this world and the wishes of souls Not all the fairydust Has been blown away But the sailing ship’s anchored on earth The gatherer of all emotions Will give a show, By an artistic blaze You’ll be a child again! LEAVE THE WEIGHT OF YOUR LIVES, HEAVY CHAINS OF MIND THERE’S A WORLD INSIDE OF US, KALEIDOSCOPE OF LIGHT AND MIGHT. OH, EVERYONE OF US HAS GOT A HIDDEN PAIR OF WINGS COME WITH ME, IF YOU DREAM YOU WILL FLY! “Well, well, well. What have we here? Let’s have some fun, shall we? So, lend me your ears and let me guide you inside the most marvelous tales...haha!” Hey toys wake up the night has come, That is cold will now be alive Believe us this is not a dream “So, everybody, we have guests, it’s time to wake up!” I am the sweet doll made of rag I am the jester always mad I am the pumpkin with the smile I dropped my brain! I sell my candies everyday The snow is falling above my head The night is life, LET’S ENJOY THE SHOW TOGETHER! Has someone seen my golden tooth? My wooden nose is growing up! With my song you will fall in love So, sing with her! I am the nightmare in our head I’m Jack the king of pumpkins’ realm It’s Christmas time! WILL YOU JOIN US IN THIS RITUAL?! HA! I’ll love the opera ‘till I die I am the screamer of the town I am the voice of your conscience Ahhhh go away! This apple has a horrid taste Good boy, do you want a red balloon? Oh, yes, I do! GO, RUN, FAR AWAY FROM THAT CLOWN! I’m waiting for my charming prince I am the rabbit...oh, it’s too late! I am the lord of Neverland Hey you! Hands up! Where will this yellow brick road lead? Alice do you want a cup of tea? Maybe that pie! WELCOME TO THE TOYMAKER’S SHOP! Magic is real in this world She’s only sleeping inside of you Hidden in all the small things, She’ll change your life forever! “The most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or touched, they’re only felt with the heart” This comes from amazing stories Our life’s a universe of Puppets and jumping jesters All of that is hidden in you Don’t be ashamed to act your part in it What the hell are you doing there, Leave your fears, your when and where, You are pale, you have no breath, Your life will lead you to death! Underneath! Don't you hate monotony? Why do you live that agony? Be the brave who rides his life Take your chance to win the strife! Unleash your inner light and live, Run, fly, free to be yourself. Benvenuti, miei graditi Trallallà Ma qual broncio, dond’è ‘l sconcio, Ancor stupor? Nessun pegno pel mio regno Venghino Se nel circo entrar vorrai, L’io dimenticar dovrai! THE MAGIC OF THE TOYMAKER NOW FILLS OUR HEARTS THAT TEAR FROM YOUR ADULT EYE’S THE PROOF A NEW GAZE UPON THE WORLD IS BORN INSIDE OF YOU DO YOU WANT TO BE PART OF THE ARMY OF DREAMS? AN EXTRAORDINARY WORLD RESIDES IN OUR REAL MATTER WILL ITS ESSENCE MOST INTANGIBLE REVEAL THE WEFT OF BEAUTY IS GLOWING FROM THE STRUCTURE OF OUR WORLD AND THE GREATNESS OF LOVE IS SPREADING AND NATURE IS CHANTING UNTAMED THE PRIMORDIAL DIVINE MIGHT “You have to know...some of us are looking for magic in our lives. I am in this world for them, I create my toys for them, because I love them all. I have the gift to feel that infinite source of beauty, hidden in the depth of our essence; wonderful flows of shining lymph come from the ground into my veins and soul, and through my hands I can bring the magic in this world. My hope is to gift a little smile or a sweet tear, who knows! I want to reveal a secret to you, my dear: the colors, the perfumes, a melody, some circumstances or a tiny toy like this one, all this repertoire of little things, if truly loved, can give birth to new amazing worlds, and when it happens it is a magnificent thing: those feelings have an endless power! It rises from the Pureness of Everything, something that no one has ever seen and no one will ever touch; you can only perceive it inside of you, but it exists, believe me! A divine harmony lives hidden inside of the human being from the beginning of Time and it preserves the real and pure Essence of the Universe. You have its inheritance, believe in it, and one day the world will be a marvelous place.”

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"A divine harmony lives hidden inside of the human being from the beginning of Time and it preserves the real and pure Essence of the Universe. You have its inheritance, believe it, and one day the world will be a marvelous place."

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released January 15, 2021

Band and Choirs recorded by Tommy Talamanca
at Nadir Music Studios (Genoa)
Orchestra recorded by Cristian Demaestri
at Punto Rec Studios (Turin)
Vocals and additional Choirs recorded by Roberto Tiranti
Mixed by Simone Coen (Chocolate Studio)
at La Sauna Recording Studio (Milan)
Mastered by Jacob Hansen at Hansen Studios (Denmark)
Orchestra conducted by M° Vito Lo Re
Cover artwork by Péter Sallai

All the recordings took place between June and November 2019

Album recorded by Winterage 2019 formation

Daniele Barbarossa Vocals, Lyrical Vocals & Choirs
Gabriele Boschi Violin, Orchestral & Choral Arrangements, Orchestration
Riccardo Gisotti Electric Guitars, Bouzouki
Dario Gisotti Uillean Pipes, Whistles
Matteo Serlenga Electric Bass
Luca Ghiglione Drums & Percussions

All Music and Lyrics by Winterage
Orchestral & Choral arrangements by Gabriele Boschi
All guitar solos by Riccardo Gisotti

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