Phi: Shadows and Reflections of the Integrated Dream Lore

by Knights of Mars

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Includes two bonus tracks; recreated versions of "Black Joker" and "King Of Hearts."

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1.	The Knight Of Fire (Xenogears cover) 02:40	info	buy track
2.	Free Runner 04:56	lyrics	buy track
This shining city from my dreams Where the open sky meets the blue sea Deep in the valley of majesty I know I've been here before Through the home of childhood nurturing Past the city that now sleeps Down the abyss of infinity I know I can return to this memory And then I wake up Where my name means nothing Damn the waking world Where I don't care for anything There's so much more... The world The sky The beauty beyond this life A life shrouded in grey I'll find a way To run free among the stars Marble, bronze, onyx still remain The merchant beyond time who knows my name A journey through endless sky and space The clouded city within reach And still I wake up Never to return again Don't make me wake up I can't last this life No more can I take this The bleak time of day I give all to end this And wander all alone Taken me Away To the city of boundless sky Grandeur of timeless reign Forever I can run free Among the stars Run free among the stars
3.	Club Ace 04:25	lyrics	buy track
Here we go with little 'ol me Doing all the crazy obscene things Slice and dice with a mental knife Dumpster diving never seemed so nice This could be my one last chance Not to be the one finishing last Jack of all trades, master of some Gotta be the weird one until I'm done Super setting Gonna party up to Koakuma Heaven King of the what? Last of my name Dammit if I don't win this fucked up game You'll see who's on the crazy ride Doesn't mean I'm not still dead inside I'll do what I think you think is cool A king to be but playing the fool "Running through my head," Is what I wish she said, baby Call me your twisted, wicked Psycho Coming up dead With a devil in my head Dancing like I'm a no good, spineless Psycho Get yourself a front row seat You're going to see the next great feat No one knows the next moves I'll throw Just sit back and enjoy the show Saying this and going to do that Probably still coming out flat Turn a head to social suicide I'll do it if it catches your eye This could be my greatest scene Or a memory left embarrassing A goof aloof burning through the pain The kid in the corner still the same A mask of acts it ain't me Tripping on lust and nicotine dreams Spewing some fun from a silver tongue Momma, momma, you're going to love this one I gotta be a man
4.	Childhood's End 04:45	lyrics	buy track
Is this heaven on earth? Do not fear the new world As surely as the sun rises, So it must also set Never to be repeated Let the children greet the gods The eye of evolution consumes all A fire burns so bright Dissolved and unified A legacy lost to forgotten memory So, we're to become God? The devil sent a false prophet It will end and begin The golden dawn comes from the shining eyes of God Prepare the way for the heirs No! The children are God And they leave us Only they may ascend to new heights The children are God And those who remain Must cease to exist We must cease to exist We become God Please don't leave us
5.	The Red Book 04:58	info	buy track
6.	Cloud Atlas 05:30	lyrics	buy track
It's as if we've stood here before A single truth that only we know Linearity predisposed Controlled by a fated code New direction for a new life Secrets bury the chance, The choice Combined through time Our journeys align Transcending the order Through compassion and lies Combined through time Designing our lives The pattern of error The courage to revise The will to act The power to change Shaping the future Removing the chain The truth is true What we thought What we once knew The weak are meat And the strong do eat My life is more me My life was to you My life for the future My life for a new world
7.	Auria 05:08	lyrics	buy track
Falling down through the walls of sound Do you want to see the other side? Falling down through the walls of sound Do you want to see your other mind? Step through to the other world Does this have meaning to you? Release your inner soul Do sounds have meaning to you? Find it deep A secret you've always known Don't go far The impression may fade away Dancing in the twighlight Like fireflies out of time Discover what's deep within your soul A sound that brings you home Open your caged up heart Don't force it on Unlock your inner mind Let it come to you Reach into your deepest soul It will fade away Never let it go Hold it while you can Speaking with the spirits Waves pulsing without words Listen to the angel in the dark A hymn to echo the light Let these sounds touch your soul And carry you on a voyage throughout light Pulsing through the depths of thought and mind Let these sounds touch your soul A trance beyond the known world
8.	rEbellion 04:41	lyrics	buy track
Engines burn across the desert sands Armed and loaded Machines, an extension of man In formation to the FRONT LINE Sensors show the LAST ECO of where they are Prepare to engage The fire begins Shots and blades piercing Chaos Shrapnel scars Evade and return fire Thrust into the storm Overheating to the limit Let us remember this day When we fought with honor And were so brave Should we fall into heaven We become legends In our rebellion UPTOWN is a distant memory My ORIGIN doesn't matter anymore Where is the next enemy? I'll take them out With bullets With blade With rockets, cannons, or whatever it takes Strike them from the skies above BUNKER strong on solid land Twisted steel and mangled gears Mounting graves of WRECKAGE Oh, my brothers Stand and defend Our home Our PROSK The FACILITY The BAZAAR We will Never Surrender
9.	In A Land Of Failure 01:43	info	buy track
10.	Mr. Scratch 04:30	lyrics	buy track
Ripping flesh To slay the devil No one can stop this Primal fear The haunter of the dark The knife crushes the bone No one can save you Do you know why you're here? Do you know what you've done? Do you know why no one Believes you? Everything is quiet, fine I hear her screaming Did she die swiftly? The shadow beast Helpless to its will Talons tear inside me The sweet scent of sage This happened to me Believe me Scratch!
11.	Master Of The Valley 05:43	info	buy track

about

Fifth full-length album from Knights of Mars. Please enjoy this rocking journey through various sci-fi and dreamscapes.

credits

released August 4, 2023

Vocals: Sir Phobos
Vocals: Lady Mons
Guitar: Sir Phobos
Bass: Sir Phobos
Piano: Rachel Barkow
Additional Voices: Sir Karzok
Written, recorded, mixed, mastered, and distributed by Sir Phobos at Martian Law Studios, Woodbury, MN.