For the great blue cold now reigns...
adamantly taking hold
of every bruised, battered heart
and every slack, weary limb knuckles down
For we shall bend to the cause
the open sea awaits us all
surrender breeds no remorse
we suffered through the ordeal
they came to get me in my dreams
to take me down to the ocean
only in death shall we be sage
and see that heaven lies behind
and we shall quake
reading those words on this book's final page:

For the great blue cold now reigns
For the great blue cold now reigns

certain and endless, it seemed
but every petty grain of sand
and every bone will be washed out to the sea
numbness unfurls
in each and every brain
the coast now is clear,
the air is thin
and as your own plot unfolds
it gets more difficult to bribe
the magistrates of your own psyche
what will you say
when all the lights go dim
and the cup of disappointment is full to the brim?

For the great blue cold now reigns
For the great blue cold now reigns
For the great blue cold now reigns
For the great blue cold now reigns

only in death shall we be sage
when every ocean has dessicated
and we shall quake, reading those words
on this book's last page:

For the great blue cold now reigns
For the great blue cold now reigns


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    First of all, this song is on hear twice, under its other name, Orosirian. Second, of course this band is similar to Mastodon, considering how much each band is influenced by post hardcore. I'd have to say the classical influence makes The Ocean more unique then Mastodon. There are plenty of bands doing the post metal/hardcore thing now-Mastodon, in truth-is a bit more generic then most because they have a big prog influence from bands that have been around for a long time. However they're still an excellent band and I can't wait for the new album.

    metalheadm/on March 01, 2009   Link

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