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As Above, So Below

by HARTLIGHT

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    Our new album : "As Above, So Below" in physical version !

    The album is a concept album about Alchemy reaching close to 50 minutes of music.

    It is a Digipack without booklet.

    It contains the following tracks :

    01. As Above, So Below
    02. That Which Stagnates is a Liar
    03. The Land of the Star
    04. Bound to Eternity
    05. Let the Fangs Bite
    06. The Garden in the Heart
    07. And Nature Unfolds Once Again
    08. All Life Begins in the Dark

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1.
As Above, so Below Power through adaptation, Draws me to your perfection, Unique soul, no other resemblance But the one that makes me dance The ultimate guide to my reflection, Like my deepest inspection, Like an arrow shot so far, At the end of my precious path As above, so below, As within, so without, As the universe, so the soul In the middle lane, I accelerate, then stretch, in receptive inaction, I receive your divine unction My strength is the fruit of weakness, My weakness is the seed of strength, "Why ?", to the very depths of my fate, Then the necessary movement takes shape As above, so below, As within, so without, As the universe, so the soul Receive my trusting devotion, You are the mother, the daughter, the sister, She who worked all weapons, Tears long since blessed, Like a waterfall on her soul She is one of my dead, She who wept all the woe As above, so below, As within, so without, As the universe, so the soul
2.
That Which Stagnates is a Liar Through the crackling light I realize my vibrant immersion, From my shell to my sight I release its powerful action The card sprang from the deck, The better to meet me Like a worthy old friend, Like a gust of a new spring Who scratches the surface, And weeps blessed tears, Touches the hidden depths Crosses the highest peaks ! Beware of the dark That looks into your eyes, Walk through the fire ! That which stagnates is a liar ! It glides through my soul From droplets to streams, It sparkles on my vessels, Dazzling is my dream Like a blur on troubled water Or the mirror of a still lake, Here comes the moonmaker, Her hand is crossing the gate Who scratches the surface, And weeps blessed tears, Touches the hidden depths Crosses the highest peaks ! Beware of the dark That looks into your eyes, Walk through the fire ! That which stagnates is a liar ! To the rhythm of a life that must move, To the truth of a heart that must feel, Life is enough for those who know how to pour, Life is enough for those who know how to fill
3.
The Land of the Star From the planets to the earth, From the core to the universe, Energy is everywhere Of magic you're the heir Make your own justice Influence the scales Without any malice Perceive beyond the veil Become god of your tower, For your greater glory, You are the burning fire Magic to victory Like ascending thunder You will crack the sky To Walk further and further Beyond the land of the star Let your vision be clear, like the eyes of the Eagle The first death you must not fear, May success be royal Transfer to lightning, Your ardent desires, Induce fare reality, Beware the blind shelter Hail to Hugin, Hail to Mugin, Seize your weapon Pierce the dragon Become god of your tower, For your greater glory, You are the burning fire Magic to victory Like ascending thunder You will crack the sky To Walk further and further Beyond the land of the star
4.
Bound to Eternity The quintessence embalms forever, For the rose that bloomed on earth, Solve et Coagula operates, It's the dusk of the Dead Head ! The subtle is detached from the vulgar, Mercury and Sulfur remain, The body is ready for dissection, Calcination takes place One burns the petals, The other the bones, They are bound by an oath The Red King and the White Queen together, allying Glorious in a perfect wedding, Order substance and sublimate spirit, balancing Nature, and its generous gift of a being, Like a drop of infinite power Life, character and body bound to eternity Salt shimmers with a thousand crystals, Water reveals the envelope, It communes with spirit and quicksilver, It ends like a scarlet birth ! It heals all cracks, resurrects the Universe For the glory of mankind The Opus Magnum comes to fruition, Nourished by the celestial fire The golden egg Is in gestation stage, For an embodied marriage The Red King and the White Queen together, allying Glorious in a perfect wedding, Order substance and sublimate spirit, balancing Nature, and its generous gift of a being, Like a drop of infinite power Life, character and body bound to eternity
5.
Let the Fangs Bite There is a place, Deep in the chest, Isolated from the rest Unlike any other nest There is a flame Unique in its essence, Full of loneliness Encircled by darkness Let your fangs bite in the night, Your furious thirst for life ! Let them tear enemy flesh to pieces, Who wants to cross the wolf's territory Let the crows paint the twilight With their bloodthirsty desires, Let the lint that pollutes things Fall from the highest cliff ! At this stage, No point of reference, No reassuring laws, There's only one freedom There is only this sentence, This ultimate adage; I'm doing it for me, now and eternally ! Let your fangs bite in the night, Your furious thirst for life ! Let them tear enemy flesh to pieces, Who wants to cross the wolf's territory Let the crows paint the twilight With their bloodthirsty desires, Let the lint that pollutes things Fall from the highest cliff ! Are you ready to take the blow ? To create your ideal ? Are you ready to be selfish ? To overcome the animal ? Are you ready for the lead role ? To give shape to what you feel ? Are you ready to clench your fist ? To overcome the spirit that is your own ?
6.
The garden in the heart Once Upon a time, There was a king without a queen ... His crooked fingers ripped all the hearts So he dreamed for a strong one And his dreams carry him To the soul of a moon girl Cause night is a feast And the feast now unfurls The graves are dark for little people But the king adores them And beneath his mantle A child’s heart is hiding And upon these graves, Was born a garden Deep in this land, He comes to caress his dreams And what a joy to see That the heart does not bleed Under his innocent claw Under his pale hand And he and the girl from the moon They wander towards heaven They nurture the garden To reach the full bloom The people have a bitter glance See how they cry for vengeance! Cause they don’t understand the lily flower The people take torches and pitchforks The people are afraid because they hear the abyss ... So much light creates shadows to hide Unclean hands knocking on the gates of the castle Where the king crowned the girl as his queen And they watch the rain from their garden in the sky The garden in the heart ... The rain that falls on these hateful eyes The people from down there, people, rats And their groans of beasts Suffocate before the blood flowers Bringing down a divine hope And then they pray, They pray that never burns their garden They pray that never burns their garden
7.
And nature unfolds once again The Fools climbs the ladder, Leaning against the laurels Of the woman and her 4 colors, The stick, the coin, the cup and the sword I cannot betray my calling, To my hermetic veil I cling, Working too much with the devil, It will crush the vulnerable The eagle flies over the grey mists, The sky shines, silent radiance, The walled garden of power is built Solitude is dressed with a thousand plants And nature unfolds once again By the breath of the great work, I take the path of the tarot, Each step embodies an illustration, That carries me and lightens my burden I reign as a warrior over my lands, As number 6 of the revealed Honours, I forge with my twin tower A brighter life beyond the end The eagle flies over the grey mists, The sky shines, silent radiance, The walled garden of power is built Solitude is dressed with a thousand plants And nature unfolds once again The broken herd dies, With a thousand narcotic eyes, I contemplate the rain, And my thoughts are starting again I'd forgotten its silver filaments The eagle flies over the grey mists, The sky shines, silent radiance, The walled garden of power is built Solitude is dressed with a thousand plants And nature unfolds once again
8.
All life begins in the dark All life begins in the dark, Raw skin and blind eyes, Pierced in all sides by waves, Fists clenched beneath the cape I screamed at the top of my lungs, I spat out my first slag, The light burned my world, In the folds of a lost past Between the stars are the marks, Free are the facts I create, From my clay I shape the lines, To sharpen my own lance I'm the diamond that is born, And the master must give form, To a substance chained by time, Which must perfect its chime As all life begins in the dark Narrow molds infest Towers and their owners This misery must be repaired By their laws, heart is broken The wheel of fortune turned I tumbled, my back to the unknown, In other words I found wisdom, My hands in truth burned To the quest I devote my fight, I savor the earthly bite, I let the clock tame me, At last I can breathe Between the stars are the marks, Free are the facts I create, From my clay I shape the lines, To sharpen my own lance I'm the diamond that is born, And the master must give form, To a substance chained by time, Which must perfect its chime As all life begins in the dark As all life begins in the dark

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As Above, So Below is our first full-length album !

It is a concept album about the vast theme that is Alchemy.

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released March 15, 2024

Singing, Lyrics : Noémie Marie
Music, Guitar, Bass, Backings, Duduk, Programming, Musical Production : Adrien Djouadou
Guitar : Adrien Guingal
Drums : Pierre d'Astora

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HARTLIGHT Avignon, France

HARTLIGHT is a Symphonic/Heavy/Progressive/Gothic/Power metal band from France !

Our songs are about lore we love and esoteric matters.

Way cup Alchemists !

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