Tetelestai is an ancient greek word which according to the Gospel of John was the last thing that Jesus uttered before his death. It means “It is finished”.
It was also the basic meaning of the suite I’ve been writing over the past few months.
After 137 straight weeks of new songs, which have amassed almost 11000 total downloads I need to stop the constant punishing pace of creativity.
It has been great to have the deadline to force the creativity out of me, before this I had only written a small handful of songs, and now I have hundreds. It has also been great for me, both as a musician and as a person, my skills have grown and many of the darker elements of my soul have been able to be poured out through my music.
Since those two areas of growth were the reason I started this insanity in the first place, and with the time I spent on it needing to be reallocated to my studies, it is time to stop the weekly song schedule.
Not that ChaotiMusic.com is completely finished. I will return, but only when a song is ready.
So for now I must say τετελεσται.
“It is finished”
Lyrics:
Verse 1:
Breathe it in
As you step
From within
Pretend that it is fresh
In the air
You will let
The despair
Soak right into your flesh
Chorus:
The cloying stench of false freedom
Verse 2:
Round and round
You can’t stop
The unsound
Corruption of all you know
You’ve heard this
All before
You won’t miss
Once I finish the show
Bridge:
This bridge is written
To end this chapter
A purge of the darkness
That lived within
Not that its over
Or that I’m pure
But now I must say
It is finished
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Oh…. really?
Lyrics:
Verse 1:
I feel my hopes soaring
With each step I take
I feel my hopes soaring
From this dream awake
Think as I approach
What will I there find?
Think as I approach
Leave it all behind
Chorus:
Feeding back to scorched earth
Verse 2:
The end’s getting closer
But is it what it seems?
The end’s getting closer
Fraying at the seams
Can’t escape the madness
Even in the light
Can’t escape the madness
Now its just real bright
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What is that?
Lyrics:
Verse 1:
I trek along on this dark journey
And I wonder when this all might end
The road is long and I’m getting nowhere
How much more can this path extend
Chorus:
And then I see something up ahead
The first rays of tunnel’s end
Verse 2:
The crushing depths where this road began
Are well matched by where I’ve travelled through
I’ve groped along like a lost blind man
As the pain upon me does accrue
Bridge:
Walk towards, the bright light
Walk onwards, taste delight
Walk towards, the bright light
Walk onwards, do not fight
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This is the part where things build up…. in all senses of the word.
Lyrics:
Verse 1:
See the blight spread
As the journey goes
What is ahead
Is there far to go
Verse 2:
The pollution
Gained on this dark road
The dilution
Makes my mind corrode
Chorus:
Cumulative corruption
Accumulated scourge
Need the end to purge
Verse 3:
I’m defiled
With each step I take
Rot compiled
Is this a mistake
Verse 4:
This affliction
Destroys all I am
From addiction
Can I end this sham
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A new concept album.
The title should give away the theme, and then some.
Especially if you speak ancient greek and can therefore understand the title of the suite.
This part is the obligatory instrumental introduction.
Starts with a soft bit, blippy synths, jazzy drums, soft pads and some noodley clean guitar solos.
Gets heavy in the second half.
I’ll explain it all when I get to the end of the set of songs.
As much as I can anyway.
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Tetelestai is an ancient greek word which according to the Gospel of John was the last thing that Jesus uttered before his death. It means “It is finished”.
