The Golden Heart

by Corsair

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1.	Walk The Plank 00:47	info	buy track
2.	The Drop 03:59	lyrics	buy track
WALK THE PLANK! Look in their eyes, know I betrayed them all Promise of gold, but to dust it has faded out Hearing their cries, call for the mutiny seeps Down in the depths of my soul cast to judgement Feeling the heat, burning decision deep Shadow consuming, their claws snatching after me Tasting the blood, voices of hatred call “Lock down the chains, tie the rope, take the captain out!” Losing the light within Held by a crooked fate Destined to be shark bait Madness surrounding they drop the plank off of the side My fate sealed in the deep My fate Darkness waits Mercy save me please, this must be a dream Destiny Mistakes in my past, future fading fast Take a step and hold your breath Hold your fucking breath Walk the plank! Walk the plank!
3.	The Rise 06:43	lyrics	buy track
Arise from the blackened abyss Cascade raining salt and sweat and blood Rise through swirling mist falls Breaking sight of all I ever knew is now lost Crashing down on the shore below me Thrashing forth for the ground beneath me Spinning out from the fog around me Losing sight of the cause that’s left me Turning ‘round see the life before me Closing in as the gray mist shrouds me Falling down from the guilt within me Crying out, “God, why forsake me?” Silence Seeking, searching, seeing nothing Seething, swelling, fear consuming me Empty horizon Phantoms whisper telling me to… Descend into realms of haunting futures Cursed by failings of my past, cursed past Falling down and fading out The haunting dark drowns all I am now
4.	Twisted Path 05:13	lyrics	buy track
Run for your life, run for your life Here in the wild the wide open waves Remain just a memory, a far distant haze Hope for a life that was written in sand A message lost in time that no one understands Piece by piece, dissolving fragments Obscured by the tide The dense jungle consumes the light The earth swallows, filling my sight Panic seeping into my soul Frantic searching; survive, the goal Gnawing hunger, desperation The path twisting, weaving my death The dark creatures stealing my breath Feel their eyes pierce the night Do you run or fight? Lurking silence, hidden decay Melting motive freezing the way Frightened image, whispered downfall Forward grasping, empty vision calls Starlit terror, fading signal Something chasing, psycho giggle Bleeding vestige drenching the leaves Mystic groaning, howling entities Calling my name The stone walls rise revealing The phantom call consuming
5.	The Dark and The Gray 12:00	lyrics	buy track
Hear the call, out of sight, speak a hope to escape the night…Lies Phantoms lurk beyond the fringe inside the great stone labyrinth Calling out a word of warning, “Turn away, there is no heart of gold!” Treasure beckons me to stay, seek the silent way Down the darkened halls, guiding green flame Leading deeper for golden heart of lore Spoke by shadow of wretched red blaze Flickers endlessly in the quiet keep Flee the wrath that fades to oblivion Drifting voices calling; phantoms telling me that… Gone are the days of the glory you once held in your hands Open them, let the sand return to the earth again Fade away, let the story end, dissolve to the dark and the gray shrouded halls of history Echoes linger, lurking spectre; echoes linger, lurking Echoes linger, lurking spectre; echoes linger, lurking Phantom casting no shadow, phantom casting no shadow Reveal the maze Heed my warning, the gold is calling; the truth that lies for you is not ahead Heed my warning, gold is calling; grasp the flame beneath the bones of the undead Close is the hour of your demise; hold your breath, release the lies Begin once again to coalesce Drift away, let the echoes fade; turn away, forget the maze Drift away, let the echoes fade; turn away, forget the maze Speak where the dead are deaf Once again the phantoms say that… Gone are the days of the glory you once held in your hands Open them, let the sand return to the earth again Fade away, let the story end, dissolve to the dark and the gray hidden mystery for… Gone are the days of the glory you once held in your hands Heed my warning, gold is calling Empty them, let the sand fall down to the dirt again Drift away, turn away Turn away, let your story end, dissolve to the dark and the gray shrouded halls of your… Heed my warning, death is calling; let the echoes fade away Doom…doom…calling doom What is in your head? I, a captain left abandoned, isolated in the shadows I, a fractured and faded figure; rejected shard of destiny I, discarded, betrayed, forgotten; crew relinquished an oath forsaken I, a sailor of sea and storm; upon the Whispered Fate I rode I, a seeker of golden treasure, light once glistened now growing dim I adventure for selfish glory, despair and death lay in my wake I, the dreamer of myth and story; path has twisted a darkened dream What is this apparition? I am the phantom of all unseen I am the grave of your darkest dream I am the warning that calls again I am the answer awaiting you in the end Your end, your end Mist spins around my head; twist voices of the dead Frozen no way to hide; spoken another lie Breaking down, walls surround; breaking down, walls surround Broken down, mind is bound; broken down, mind is bound Breaking down, mind is bound; breaking down, mind is bound Building up the stone walls; pour in the dark Your life is destined to fall; I will bind up your mind Build up the gray walls, filled in the dark Your fate burned into time; your tarnished soul is now mine Darkness spilling, raging and boiling; All pervading, all consuming The voices confusing, the phantom flame speaks again Gone are the days of the glory you held in your hands Let the sand drift away once again Dissolve to the dark, fade away in the gray Bring an end to your story, lost in the shrouded maze I, the phantom life abandoned (Heed my warning) I, the dark glowing ghastly flame (Death is calling) I, the figment death has gathered (Echoes fade) I, the haunted graveyard of your mind (Leave the maze) Heed my warning, spectres lurking Echoes fade, leave it all behind Heed my warning, death is calling (Drift away, let the echoes fade) Echoes fade, leave the maze (Turn away, forget the maze)
6.	Lithic Riddle 06:27	lyrics	buy track
Trapped inside the stone, trapped inside the stone Seek the chamber locked by lithic riddle Buried in the earth Carved by timeless worth Etched in agony Cast by iron flame, shaped by the insane Twist eternal lies, red flame haunts again, haunts again Facing down the puzzled portal Frightening, enticing Ancient word that vexes all Through the cracks is seeping Promise of redemption; dark side of ambition Speak it out to mask the quiet, overtake the silence Echo of silence overwhelming Find a way, seek the heart, etched in stone What remains, chest that holds, heart of gold, all that’s left is to… Find your way, seek the heart, of your soul Kept within, chest of stone, heart of gold is all that’s left Do not cross the line There’s no turning back, my mind is lost, my fate is sealed The traps have bound me Forsaking the cost of what is real behind the black Dark fate has found me now Stone silent No turning back! Finding the answer, endless eternal Seek what’s inside, unbind the mind Finding the answer, endless eternal Seek what’s left inside, unbind the frozen mind Breaking down the stone Breaking down the stone Breaking down, breaking down Breaking Broken
7.	Battle Eternal 03:45	lyrics	buy track
Now here I stand at the end of the maze Facing lie after lie of the faded phantom craze Phantom craze Face the lie Prepare for battle, battle eternal Ready for battle, battle eternal There in the middle of the chamber where it lay THE GOLDEN HEART shining through the dark and gray But in my path stands the great phantom Lurking ghouls start lashing out Fight the fear again Fighting the battle, battle eternal Face down the phantom, phantom immortal Strike the spectral sight Crush the world of lies Break it down Pursue solitude, find the peace Pursue solitude, time for peace Time to rest, search for peace, find the peace Silence
8.	The Breath 03:43		buy track
9.	The Return... 07:26	lyrics	buy track
Hear the bell call restoration at the edge of sky and sea Spy the Fate once more returning; unknown future awaits me Heave to…heave, heave… Heave to…heave, heave… Heave to…heave, heave… Heave to…heave, heave… Ride the tide, seek the light, path divine Feel the deep uncertainty of what lies for us on the shoreline Leave the storm clouds in the shadows; know our path is now divine Light illumes…Pierce the depths…Days gone-by…Expiate Time has come, disperse the lies Our journey forged across the open sea Dissolving light appeared upon the deck Spectral witches swirling through the tattered canvas of the sail Darkness fell, the spirit’s haunted spell Confused our simple minds with molten words and whispered lies Enchanting sight captured our very souls Left us broken, hypnotized deep down inside the blackened hold Vaporous dreams twisted our reality Remains an echo of a clouded truth that was yet to be LEVIATHAN Shadow formed in the deep Beast arose, our death to meet Guns prepared, swords were drawn Battle fought, we faced defeat Fallen down through dank abyss A monstrous form in cavern mist Reaching out to crush our bones We leapt into the sky alone Then we saw pale moonlight, glowing eyes, red with fire Chasing us through the trees for our flesh and our blood Tale now told from below These yearns have woven a twisted path, a tapestry of the redeemed Leading back to the prompting call I spoke to unite us all “Hold fast and true! Lose all of your fear!”

about

“The Golden Heart” tells the tale of a mutinied pirate captain marooned on a jungle island. Waking upon the shore to a monstrous growl, he takes off into the trees running from the unknown terror. The captain eventually comes to a clearing where he begins hearing phantom voices enticing and warning him of a treasure that lies within a dark, stone temple. Venturing through the twisting maze of halls and passages, he comes to the final battle against the great phantom guarding the sought after prize. Defeating the phantom and obtaining the golden treasure, the captain returns to the shore only to see the crew in his ship on the horizon…

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released January 19, 2024

Written, recorded, and produced by CORSAIR.

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Corsair Minneapolis, Minnesota

Prepare for the sonic assault of the prog metal pirates, CORSAIR. Blending a vast range of styles, the fiery trio spins cinematic yarns of adventure; the latest of which is told in the tale of THE GOLDEN HEART. Monstrous vocals soar over brutally tight instrumentation, all nestled in an orchestral atmosphere that brings the listener on a journey through the depths of their imagination. ... more