Sofia, by Arkan

Sofia

by Arkan

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1.	HAYATI 04:53	lyrics	buy track
She is disappearing and she won't turn back She was close and seems so far I reach out my hand and I try to stand She disappears and seems so far Reach out my hand and I try to stand Hayati My everything, you'll never end Hayati I'll always be with you there Be sure we think of you all the time And anywhere We think of you all the time And anywhere
2.	MY REVERENCE 05:25	lyrics	buy track
A thought rises up and goes down again Wanders through the air and flies with humility Everlasting dance, hope for their immunity It's unreachable and it's my reverence A sound resonates, whispers and leaves away And it takes the earth and splits up the flames It runs and catches the heart with ability It's nowhere and it's my reverence The world rides upon it The sun embraces it The night reverses it 'crosses the lands 'passes through the mountains 'flies with the birds 'dances with the sublime
3.	MARCH OF SORROW 04:17	lyrics	buy track
Angels are singing for our lives Our steps are rumbling through the hall We are marching for the funeral We are whispering her name We are beating our shame For she, the one who we'll never know And the bells are ringing And the bells are shouting And the bells are crying Think, You are burning too And the children are hoping Think, You'll never be known And the elders are mourning Think, You cannot get through And death keeps marching... Into a dark cathedral You're wearing her crown Into a dark cathedral
4.	LEAVING US 04:21	lyrics	buy track
Freedom has left our lands The one we cherished The one that we really loved The one we expected so much The one we hoped for She came closer Saw what we were Contemplating our lives With the coldness of a blade Leaving us for ever The priceless welfare Of which we know Realizing we live in pain
5.	SOILED DREAMS 04:10	lyrics	buy track
Innocent blood spilled on the ground Do you feel my pain? Fights broke out in dawn Arms and hatred left their mark Men are dead, fallen for their sons And now they're rueld by the guns Mortal coils are still here Only sorrows stand in the air Victory is a soiled dream Woven with its lies Victory is a soiled dream Where innocent dies Do you feel my pain? Can you feel my pain?
6.	DEAFENING SILENCE 05:10	lyrics	buy track
Spirits are dark The silence 'heavy The moonlight in the sky Stars are shining Waiting for her to come Symbolized by this life Marching with envy To our destiny Blind and almighty Proudless in our sins Here no one wins but she who's wearing black Brought misery and joy never came back She gathers our souls while we're fighting We put ourselves in holes whiles she's counting Death is a dirty mother and she feeds us with our own pain While we are fighting Do you feel my pain?
7.	ENDLESS WAY 05:03	lyrics	buy track
I can try every night To forget all those dreams In the mind of a knight Of a lord almighty All I have ever loved Has been taken from me My endless way My hopeless way I came here out of the sight Didn't want to be seen Was looking for a fight Inevitable scene I must follow their way Cause I want to beat them Cause I don't wanna wait Wanna wait for the light I follow their path They're hiding in a small place Gathered round in the dark Their weapon in their hand I'm sure they are afraid Of crossing my way They will soon be dead Before the light of the day
8.	WINGLESS ANGELS 04:09	lyrics	buy track
Long night Bloody night My vengeance is complete I'm walking with the shadows I'm as dark as the darkness I know where they're hiding Their weapons in their hands I am at the threshold I am trying to breathe I know I mustn't go in there I need to be strong They are out numbered They are around me I only have my anger In my veins like cancer I can't breathe Air is leaving me No heart beats in my chest I wish to be dead I have my anger!
9.	BEAUTY ASLEEP 02:02	lyrics	buy track
I can hear them laugh Innocent children Playing safe from wrath Coldness and winter Without seeing me They're shouting in the streets Destroyed by the war I walk silently I contemplate their lives Destroyed by the war
10.	SCAR OF SADNESS 04:00	lyrics	buy track
The women heal the old She's lost a lot of blood She's not breathing anymore Their faces are serious In a room, an infant Little girl, sleeps quietly Scar on her head Blood around her mouth Coming Don't let me down All I've got is one its way Now I'm coming for their fate Lost, enchained Their faces are serious In a room, an infant Little girl, sleeps quietly
11.	COLD NIGHT'S DREAM 03:12	lyrics	buy track
I can hear them laugh Innocent children Playing safe from wrath Coldness and winter Without seeing me They're shouting in the streets Destroyed by the war I walk silently I contemplate their lives Destroyed by the war Their faces are serious In a room, an infant Little girl, sleeps quietly Scar on her head Blood around her mouth
12.	DARK EPILOGUE 03:11	lyrics	buy track
[Instrumental]

about

Over its ten years and several releases, Parisian metal band ARKAN has matured into a heavy, subtle and melancholic group. Their metal is tempered by Arabic percussion, ancient oriental string instruments, and the ethnic sounds of Algeria and Morocco. Through it all the dark warmth of Sarah Layssac's vocals sing a heartfelt tribute to a life lost early. 'Sofia' is a deeply emotional, modern metal record whose secrets reveal themselves to those who listen carefully.