The air and the sand
Are met by lightning’s hand
And I am glass
The sun whispers down
Upon the darkening ground
And I am glass
I am not the light
I am not the light
I’m just a cracked little mirror
Covered with filth and dust
Sun in the sky overhead
Cannot raise the dead
A mere twinkling above
When compared to this love
Great joy now that you’ve
Let the atmosphere move
While I am waiting here
The night is dispelled
When this small mirror is spilled
Upon the ground
The scattering shards
Will point to glorious light
Upon the ground
Sun in the sky overhead
Cannot raise the dead
A mere twinkling above
When compared to this love
Great joy now that you’ve
Let the atmosphere move
While I am here
With nothing to fear
May the radiance come
And all know where from
This brilliant display
Will drown my dismay
Our hearts will come to
An unhindered view
In turning our eyes to you
I saw the world holding mirrors
But their environment was dark black
Yet the glass was painted brightly
A pretty picture gazing back
Oh, I grieve
Is it seven years bad luck
To break me down to the shards I am?
Because this life has seen much more love
When I am broken by a lamb
Oh, I breathe.
Still we look around for some other way
We would rather watch the glass that shows us lies
Consume the scandals of a weary world
And let the peace that passes knowing pass us by
Pass us by
But I am not the light
I am not the light
I’m just a cracked little mirror
Covered with filth and dust
We rely on what our eyes can see
Even though the heart is blinded by itself
Only when it breaks will it be whole
And the greatest love will fill an empty soul
An empty soul
And I am not the light
I am not the light
I’m just a cracked little mirror
Covered with filth and dust
The light of God will be crowned
Our shouts of joy will redound
All knees
All tongues
All here
All now
All know Him
credits
from Refulgence,
released June 17, 2011
Robert W. Brown, Jr. - Vocals and all instruments
Tasha Nichole - Vocals
This is the most beautiful symphonic progressive music I have heard since I first heard Yes' Magnification nearly 20 years ago. Robert Reed's orchestrations are magnificent, and are very much on par with Trevor Rabin's film scores as well as Larry Groupe's score for Magnification. I am a french horn player, and his soaring horn parts are some of the best I have ever heard.
For some reason I could not select Part1: Sacrifice as my favorite track. It is indeed my favorite. luckeydoug1
The Long Island metal band's third album etches arena-sized hooks into their jagged compositions, deftly balancing experimental and poppy inclinations. Bandcamp Album of the Day May 12, 2022
This US-American band, which owes its contradictory name to a photomontage created by George Logan, is usually compared to "Rush"... well, no, I don't agree... While there are undoubtedly some typical "Rush" chords and sounds, I think the music has much more in common with 80's neo-prog bands like IQ. And just like the latter, those imaginary Scottish elephants don't lose much time with silly riffs and interludes, but get straight to the point in their songs, with much attention to detail. Sven B. Schreiber (sbs)