Músicas
Álbuns
Sub Rosa - Demo
DESVENDANDO MISTÉRIOS
(Letra: Júnior Mansur e Reinaldo José)
A noite vem sobre uma nuvem
Vidas encontram sabedoria
O mundo volta ao seu começo
Levando mistérios a desvendar
Coração de espinhos a dormir em águas
E chuvas de rosas que quebram a razão
Quieto silêncio da Noite Escura
Algo quebrando ao sujo chão
Levando o sonho a contigo acordar
Dormindo e criando histórias sem fim
Saia de seu corpo nessa Noite Escura
Desvende mistérios e crie segredos
Entre em sintonia com sua alma nua
Deixando escapar o indispensável
Volte o tempo a eras passadas
Revele a magia em seu olhar
ENSLAVEMENT OF BEAUTY
(Letra: Reinaldo José)
My soul screams in silence
My cold hands claw the winds
My outfits blame my sinner core
The beauty is the beast
At least I’ll give you my love
My voice will call your names
Then we’ll drown in your warm blood
Pain, life and blame
I’ve seen their lies
(flashing through their empty smiles)
I’ve seen their lies
I’ve been the Wife
(the Hag, the Mother, Daughter and Crow of Death)
I grant the Life
So dark my eyes of treason
So bright my brainwash spell
The Armless Beauty and bent-back hag
Share the same gold shell
I’ve seen their lies
(flashing through their empty smiles)
I’ve seen their lies
I’ve been the Wife
(the Hag, the Mother, Daughter and Crow of Death)
I’ll take their lives
Take off my mask! Take off my mask!
(Please let me be)
Take off my mask! Take off my mask!
(The mirror lies to me)
WAITING FOR THE SUN
(Letra: Reinaldo José)
We are waiting for the Sun
On this cold floored masonry
All this passion will come down
When these rays come through
There’s more to see
The Mother comes to slay her son
A sacrifice to bring the harmony
The Fortune-teller faced the Storm
Back to her home
There won’t be mysteries
SUB ROSA – DEMO (2006)
Dirigido por Sub Rosa
Banda:
Reinaldo José: Baixo e voz
Rômulo César: Bateria e voz
Júnior Mansur: Teclados, guitarra, flauta e voz
Vinícius Mendes: Guitarra, violão, teclados, flauta e voz
Gravado no estúdio Lua Nova.
Capa: Reinaldo José
Músicas:
Desvendando Mistérios
Letra: Júnior Mansur & Reinaldo José
Música: Júnior Mansur, Vinícius Mendes, Reinaldo José e Rômulo César
Enslavement of Beauty
Letra e Música: Reinaldo José
Waiting for the Sun
Letra: Reinaldo José
Música: Vinícius Mendes, Júnior Mansur, Reinaldo José e Rômulo César
The Gigsaw
Symptoms of Life, I
(Letra: Reinaldo José)
Beyond these iron gates
Waits, my audience, for this night’s main play
They urge to see my smile
Although my conscience hangs from last night’s crimes
Although my eyes burn, I shall face the dance
Although my tears pour, I shall flood the place
Although my heart aches, I shall grant them trance
This greasepaint mask hides more than just my face
Igneous Vortex Dancer
(Letra: Reinaldo José)
Since birth, rush’s been my guidance
No lie or truth I’ve heard
My urges to breathe new wilderness
Were born and died in me
From curse to bliss, repulse to miss
Pride to raw knees
My winged feet run around the sun
To the dawn of my dreams
Enslavement of Beauty
(Letra: Reinaldo José)
My soul screams in silence
My cold hands claw the wind
My outfits blame my sinner core
The beauty is the beast
At least I’ll give you my love
My voice will call your names
Then we’ll drown in your warm blood
Naked without shame
I’ve seen their lies
(flashing through their empty smiles)
I’ve seen their lies
I’ve been the Wife
(the Hag, the Mother, Daughter and Crow of Death)
I grant the Life
So dark my eyes of treason
So bright my brainwash spell
The Armless Beauty and Bent-Back Hag
Share the same gold shell
I’ve seen their lies
(flashing through their empty smiles)
I’ve seen their lies
I’ve been the Wife
(the Hag, the Mother, Daughter and Crow of Death)
I’ll take their lives
Take off my mask! Take off my mask! (Please let me be)
Take off my mask! Take off my mask! (This mirror lies to me)
Equinox
(Letra: Reinaldo José)
I: Spring
(instrumental)
II: Summer
If it weren’t to be now, tell me when it was going to be?
You build your creed and make believe you better stay right here
But when it comes down to the thing, you are older than you imagine
And if it doesn’t make things happen now, perhaps it’s your last chance.
It’s too late. Too late
III: Autumn
The winds are howling on my blue hands – I think I couldn’t hear the starting gun
My senses tangled to the core – I stand to a few dreams waiting for more
IV: Winter
Now you’re close to see an end and feel the story must be told
But in the end we see the story has just begun
Amok
(Letra: Reinaldo José)
Primeiro Gesto: Fobos
(Instrumental)
Segundo Gesto: Deimos
“Atielhoc acir amu me sodnu kef sopmac setse amrofsnart
E etnemes aut amot; ocitnâc uet aoce
Samirgál sad sued, arreug ad rohnes
Soãmri suet rop odaido
Serap suet ertne ohnartse
Edadinamuh ad olegalf
Onasni sued, etram”
Your Eyes
(Letra: Reinaldo José)
I dreamt of your eyes.
So dark, they followed me
Across a freezing night
They came to set me free
‘Cause as the drop wants to be river
My suffering wants to spread more pain
And as I walk down through the street’s light
Searching for my first victim
Your dark eyes shine, showing me the way
The Order
(Letra: Reinaldo José)
Cold moon rides in the skies
Like a gloomy still life
And from dusty old pages, I read the tales
Secret ancient legacies
By an artist’s hands come
For most eyes not to see, one can’t deny them
The glimpse of twilight and the immortal dreams by the sea
.: What dwells just for now can be eternal :.
Become witnesses of all unconceivable secrets
And symbols of our Mother Nature
Novus Ordo Seclorum comes from ancient papyri
And the deepest of the roots grants forever
One split the thin bread into a thousand and 40 pieces
So they could become Spirits of Time
As I turn these old pages
The night is shrouding on
And the chariot of crowned child brings the first light
Then I learn how to teach
When I’m called to shut up
Closing doors of my life for human nature
Zeitgeist
(Instrumental)
Widow’s Daughter
(Letra: Reinaldo José)
He is in Her place
But Her chalice pours when we must drink
This New Aeon implicit in Time
Lights Her path just when He must go
Dead Clowns’ procession walks.
The flower withers to their song
Their vision kills the faith
Their crucifix spays the Earth
But who gives birth to the blessing?
N.O.S. is over.
This time the New meets the Old
Backstager soul,
Is Truth for everybody to know?
The Mirror
(Letra: Reinaldo José)
I: All I See
The Mirror found me between the sheets of violet pleasures
The Mirror called me from deep wet circles on bar tables
The Mirror caught me in secret prisons by the rainbow
The Mirror showed me the private visions of my Ego Clown
Who is the jester chained down the wall?
I saw the unseen and thus my eyes could see no more
I loved the Heart’s Queen. See my dead head upon her pole
I clutched the answers and blind I walk cold floored halls
Crimson tears – the Ego Clown. Who’s the jester?
II: Circlues
(instrumental)
III: The Dark Room
Jokes… They creep behind my tear drops.
Boats… They float your calm red river
Dopes… The crushed blue pills on the floor.
The crushed dreams on my cold soul
The scarlet visions once called “Home”.
Distorted earphones come undone
Chameleon actress dreams her role.
The broken mirror rips my hopes
My sheets entwined still love your clothes.
The jester’s passion overflows
My outfits blame my sinner core.
Emotions tangle with bourbon
To drown my feelings, stubborn.
The circus kisses its son back home
“When one is all and all is one”
To be a clown and not to mourn
IV: The Ego Clown
The childhood dreams die – Ego Clown
Who has seen their lies? – Ego Clown
Who has been his life? – Ego Clown
Who cries the tearsmile? – Ego Clown
Who saw the unseen? – Ego Clown
Who loved the Heart’s Queen? – Ego Clown
Who clutched the answers? – Ego Clown
Around the Sun, runs – Ego Clown
Around the Sun, runs… Ego Clown
Around the Sun, runs… Ego Clown
Around the Sun, runs… Crimson Clown
Around the Sun, runs… Ego Clown
The Last Ride – part 1
(Letra: Reinaldo José)
In the end, you take a look and see
Things are not the way they used to be
There’s no one left to blame
And you’ll never be the same
No one left to tell you what to do
No one saying what’s the right for you
Anything to call your own
And no flag to turn you on
Free the gods from religious doctrines
Free the love from rings and family trees
Feel the real abolishment
It’s just a ride. Enjoy the End!
The Last Ride – part 2
(Letra: Reinaldo José)
A New Time is coming and, believe, you’re a Star
(N.O.S. is over!)
Read our secret ancient creeds. Ride unicorns in spots
(N.O.S. is over!)
Now enquire why are ensnared
Older nights to eat raw days
If light lurks, unite my inner news and thy ice
(N.O.S. is over!)
Try to feel the real in three dimensions of time
(N.O.S. is over!)
No more time for fear and hate
It’s just a ride. Enjoy the end
Fatality Show
(Letra: Reinaldo José)
… and now, the news:
You have been waiting for some new press
Some new cliffs you can climb
A good relief to smooth your old stress
The Mirror of your mankind
But, who can stand to face the Abyss
When the Abyss is facing back?
It is so deep, but still so colourful
You’re shallow, but you’re black
The Abyss will look inside you (look inside you)
Look inside you (look inside you)
Will look inside you (look inside, Will)
Look inside…
We cannot feed you with new data. We’re not happening lately.
We’re simulations, we’re raw
The new is not the way it once was, on the golden bright days
Is there some thrill on the Lawn?
But is this virtual role-playing game more real than reality?
You block real doors and paint this fake smile
And comfortably you wear the masks of your sanity
We cannot feed you with new data
We’re not happening lately.
We’re simulations, we’re raw
The new is not the way it once was
On the golden bright days
Is there some thrill on the Lawn?
But is this virtual role-playing game more real than reality?
You block real doors and paint this fake smile
And comfortably you wear
The masks of your sanity
…good night!
Symptoms of Life, II
(Letra: Reinaldo José)
It’s done. It’s far too late
There’s no time for you to fear and hate
Your life was just a ride
Say goodbye to it and face your death with pride
Although you’ve had eyes, could not see the place
Although you’ve had ears, could not hear the phrase
Although you’ve had heart, could not feel the grace
Her inner realm and myth are born in flame
THE GIGSAW (2009 & 2015)
Dirigido por Reinaldo José
Banda:
Bárbara Laranjeira: Bateria e voz
Reinaldo José: Baixo, guitarra, teclados e voz
Márcia Cristina: Voz
Glaydston Friederich: Voz
Al Duarte: Teclados e voz
Igor Souza: Guitarras
Todas as músicas e letras de Reinaldo José.
Arranjos, conceito de capa, design e arte digital: Reinaldo José
Com painéis de um Livro das Horas, dos Irmãos Limbourgh.
A música “The Order” é inspirada em “Templários”, uma antiga canção de Júnior Mansur e Vinícius Mendes (ex-integrantes da Sub Rosa).
O álbum foi gravado, mixado e masterizado no estúdio AudioTrack.
Técnicos de gravação: Ratão e Werlei Santos.
Vozes gravadas no estúdio Tríade e no estúdio RB.
Técnico de Gravação: Alessandro Bié (Tríade).
Participações especiais:
Daniel Leão (violino), Abraão Portes (violoncelo), Valner Casitta (sintetizadores, piano e órgão), Ratão (guitarras e violão), Les Paul (bateria), Toninho (cravo), Marcelo Miranda (voz), Werlei Santos (bateria programada em Amok).
A versão deluxe do álbum, de 2015, traz uma gravação demo de “Waiting for the Sun”, dividida em duas partes (compostas e interpretadas por Vinícius Mendes, Júnior Mansur, Rômulo César e Reinaldo José) e “11:11 – preview”, composta e executada por Reinaldo José.
Vitória - A Filha de Adão e Eva
Canto 26: Canção Para Vitória
(Letra: Barata Cichetto – Adaptação: Reinaldo José)
Eva:
Me chamam de Eva. Sou mãe e padeço no paraíso
Porque ser é mãe é morrer diariamente num sofrimento eterno
Quero dedicar a próxima música a minha amada filha Vitória
Aquela que veio ao mundo para contar a sua própria história
Filha, eu lhe apontei o caminho da retidão
Mas preferistes o atalho torto da podridão
Concebida fostes a partir do pecado original
Mas pecas agora descendo ao estado marginal
Filha da minha carne
Minha Vitória
Principal capítulo e glória de minha história
Filha da minha carne
Minha Vitória
Filha…
Fruto do meu ventre
Ah, Jesus, quanto a amo!
Por minha Vitória lhe agradeço
E de ‘Anjo’ a chamo
Vitória, minha vitória é saber sempre da sua felicidade
Mas porque buscas a derrota pelas esquinas da cidade?
Filha da minha carne
Minha Vitória
Principal capítulo e glória de minha história
Filha da minha carne
Minha Vitória
Vitória:
Que preguiça!
Que sonolência!
Me falta vontade até de viver
E ninguém consegue dar aquilo
De que preciso pra sobreviver.
VITÓRIA – A FILHA DE ADÃO E EVA
Ópera Rock de Barata Cichetto & Amyr Cantúsio Jr.
(A Sub Rosa participou apenas do “Canto 26: Canção Para Vitória”)
Gravação Dirigida Por: Reinaldo José
Banda:
Bárbara Laranjeira: Bateria e voz
Reinaldo José: Baixo e voz
Márcia Cristina: Voz
Jayme Abreu: Guitarra e voz
Glaydston Friederich: Voz
Al Duarte: Teclado e voz
Música: Reinaldo José, Al Duarte, Jayme Abreu, Bárbara Laranjeira
Letra: Barata Cichetto, adaptada por Reinaldo José
Técnico de áudio: Luiz Paulo Les Paul
Estúdio Les Paul – Betim/MG
Transfonia
Abertura Para o Sol
(Instrumental)
Toccata Barroca
(Instrumental)
Planeta Minas
(Letra: Paulinho Ferreira)
Minas, Terra
Mina num olhar Brasil
Vida, raça e cor
Minas, trilhos
Minas de um trem que partiu
Levando a nossa flor, o Brasil
Minas, cantoria
Minas, beija-flor
Minas… Cor que brilha
Nas pedras do teu chão
Minas caipira
Eterno sonhador
Minas, mãe e filha
Frutos da paixão
Minha terra, meu sertão
Flor que o tempo fez brotar
Mina o trigo e colhe o pão
Rega o fruto do suor
Enslavement of Beauty
(Letra: Reinaldo José)
My soul screams in silence
My cold hands claw the wind
My outfits blame my sinner core
The beauty is the beast
At least I’ll give you my love
My voice will call your names
Then we’ll drown in your warm blood
Naked without shame
I’ve seen their lies
(flashing through their empty smiles)
I’ve seen their lies
I’ve been the Wife
(the Hag, the Mother, Daughter and Crow of Death)
I grant the Life
So dark my eyes of treason
So bright my brainwash spell
The Armless Beauty and Bent-Back Hag
Share the same gold shell
I’ve seen their lies
(flashing through their empty smiles)
I’ve seen their lies
I’ve been the Wife
(the Hag, the Mother, Daughter and Crow of Death)
I’ll take their lives
Take off my mask! Take off my mask! (Please let me be)
Take off my mask! Take off my mask! (This mirror lies to me)
TRANSFONIA
CD da Camerata, com participação da Sub Rosa
Gravação Dirigida por Reinaldo José
Banda:
Bárbara Laranjeira: Bateria, percussão e voz
Reinaldo José: Baixo, guitarra, teclado e voz
Márcia Cristina: Voz
Glaydston Friederich: Voz
Marcelo Miranda: Guitarras e voz
Thiago Barrez: Guitarras e voz
Camerata:
Daniel Leão: Violino
Jussara de Sá: Violino
Douglas Ferreira: Violino
Fabrícia Brito: Violino
Marco Aurélio: Viola
Bárbara de Sá: Teclado
Abraão Portes: Violoncelo
Reinaldo José: Baixo
Participações Especiais:
Paulinho Ferreira: Voz em Planeta Minas, Violão em Planeta Minas e Toccata Barroca
Lilian Laranjeiras: Voz em Planeta Minas
Todos os arranjos: Célio Murilo
Camerata regida por Marco Aurélio
Músicas:
Abertura Para o Sol
(Música: Terry Tucker)
Toccata Barroca
(Música: Heitor Villa-Lobos / Carl Orff)
Planeta Minas
(Letra e Música: Paulinho Ferreira)
Enslavement of Beauty
(Letra e Música: Reinaldo José)
Canon in D
Canon in D
(Instrumental)
CANON IN D
Música de Pachelbel
Sub Rosa & Camerata Capela Nova (ao vivo)
Banda:
Bárbara Laranjeira: Bateria e voz
Reinaldo José: Baixo e voz
Márcia Cristina: Voz
Glaydston Friederich: Voz
Al Duarte: Teclados e voz
Thiago Barrez: Guitarra e voz
Vagner Pereira: Sax e voz
Camerata:
Daniel Leão: Violino
Jussara de Sá: Violino
Douglas Ferreira: Violino
Fabrícia Brito: Violino
Daniel Laranjeira: Violino
Marco Aurélio: Viola
Bárbara de Sá: Teclado
Abraão Portes: Violoncelo
Reinaldo José: Baixo
11:11
Rue Le Tabel
(Letra: Reinaldo José)
It all begins at the Rue Le Tabel
Where grass grows so green,
Water flows from The Well
Where the Light burns so blue
And the Love burns as soon
As the Life burns so bright
As the Pigeons fly through
The Lambspring
(Letra: Reinaldo José)
Hey, you grain of sand,
Stand up
Vegetable life,
Wake up
Now it’s time for you to feel
This red blood that runs so real
Then you will know the man
You think you are
Will be back to the sky
Be back to the sky!
The Lost Word
(Instrumental)
The Wishing Man
(Letra: Reinaldo José)
I wish a world where the greatest need is integration
I wish a world where man knows he’s one with the creation
I wish a world where one meets G’d through inner reflection
I wish a world where the truth is shown through all its versions
Oh, how I wish this world, how I wish this day
I dream of all this and fall on my knees and pray
Oh, how I wish this world…
Oh, how I’m sure that now it’s possible
I wish a world where the honest man is not the tomfool
And treacherous ones are not taken for the greatest Joe Cool
I wish a world where a tear is not weakness’s confession
And faithful ones are not beaten by the cheaters’ passion
Oh, how I wish this world, how I wish this day
I pray every single night, every single day
Oh, how I wish this world…
Or how I’d wish it were impossible
I wish a world where there is no more greed or division
A peaceful world with just one government, one religion
I wish a world where the wise men read the Book of Nature
And teach us all the creator is the greatest creature
Oh, how I wish this world, how I wish this day
I dream of all this and fall on my knees and pray
Oh, how I wish this world…
Oh, how I fear it’s now impossible
The Peasant opens his eyes and sees the Priestess talking to a portrait.
One I am no more
How could I forget you, dear
One I am no more?
All was left behind…
One I am no more
How could I forget you, dear
One I am no more?
Were you left behind?
Carnation
(Letra: Reinaldo José)
Bound to you, I breathe again
With one more chance to try
(To find myself and then
Light our hearts and minds)
But when I’m under your skin
I forget who I was
(He talks inside your dreams)
That no where you can go is safe
Nothing you can do is right
But a big reward waits, if you try
Two guardians for your inner light
(Inside a cold blue hall)
Songbirds, mom and priest are there
(Organist’s candles flare)
The pigeons flew, it smelt so sweet
(And then you let me in)
When the three songs begin
‘Cause no where you can go is safe
Nothing you can do is right }
But a big reward waits, if you try
Without you now, I’m free from pain
(And I don’t need to try)
To find myself again
(To light our hearts and minds)
But when I’m outside your skin
(I’m one with who I was)
We talk inside your dreams
That no where you can go is safe
Nothing you can do is right
But a big reward waits, if you try
Romance Hermético
(Aforismos: Ciberpajé)
Aforismo I:
O encontro dos Opostos Complementares
É sempre um evento cósmico
Gerando uma supernova colossal
De Amor Incondicional
Aforismo II:
Quando acontece a conexão essencial entre dois seres
O Um torna-se Verso
Universo
O Nada perde o sentido
Tudo
O Tempo morre
Eterniza-se
Ride the Black Goat
(Letra: Reinaldo José)
The siren moans and I rise
And, in slow motion, I walk
Into my regimentals, I don’t need to think
I find myself armed, in line
And authorized to fire at a strike
But in a lightening my conscience’s back to me
“I wanna ride the Black Goat
And use gold pins in black coats
So, I’ll be able to shot
May you believe it or not
I’ll be allowed to be back to the start
Move the left to the right
Heat and smoke bowl in my mind, borderline
On the road, burning miles
I’m gonna ride the Black Goat
Ride the Black Goat”
But I’m still here, in this line
And I have orders to fire
Through a dull second some lives belong to me
But who could have any right
To rule above others’ lives?
Right now, I swear that my life won’t serve to this
“And now I ride the Black Goat
Out of the streets, on the roads
With sulfur fire and steel spikes
My hammer conducts these rites”
Bring out your dead, the chart calls
Let them be what you’re not, just for now
Own yourself is not so hard, you should try
Without square or compass
Do we now ride the White Horse?
Hide the Black Goat!
Do What You Will
(Letra: Reinaldo José)
Anything you do, anywhere you are
Anyone you’re with, anytime you like
Do what you will
What you will, do
When you’re out of place, when you wear your masks
When the space is dull and the time can’t fly
Do what you will
What you will, do
On bomb dropping places, on constructing sites
On Thanksgiving days and the payback times
Do what you will
What you will, do
Under laws and rules, under oaths and pacts
Under bridges, with dead obscured facts
Do what you will
What you will, do
When you find out what you are, you’ll be
When you bring down what you want, you will
Do what you will
Over fields and lanes, under feet and paws
On the screens and stages and the Books of Law
Do what you will
What you will, do
From Lost Steps to East, from the East to Gods
From the Gods to Churches and you will no more
Do what you will
What will you do?
Liber Librae
(Letra: Reinaldo José)
Man, I was told to win through the life
And I was told to study and work hard
And I was told to sharpen my smile
Then, man, I was told to wear it around
Make bend the roots
And stand my own ground
Any time or way
The stars wait
But now I feel what reason can’t reach
Unlike their rules, my feeling is awake
Downtown my soul, my heart and my mind
And the more I think I know, there’re more news to find
Wherever I go
A new cliff to climb
There’s no time or space
And the life can’t wait
Beware of what may destroy your Light
The vanity, the envy and the pride
Inconstancy and cant spoil the Life
And the intolerance that build up the war
Shake off the lore
And bring out some Love
Ars Regia Therion
(Letra: Reinaldo José)
You block my way, but soon you find
The more you push, the closer I get
I move your stones and grow strong
I learn from fixing all you mess
Take my love for life, take my will to live
And I will find another…
I always find another
As I climb the hill, the way up hardens
You come and chain balls to my feet
But I’m laughing as I’m dragged down
The best of fun is the downhill
‘Cause if now I won’t clomp the top of this hill
I know I’ll climb another…
I always find another
I Am what you’re not – You’re nothing to me
What I decide will be
My strength comes from the Good I believe
That lies inside of me
Be done my Will, now here
Have you tried to face the world my way?
Don’t you have a good deed to do?
While you are planning to hurt me
I’m giving all my best for you
‘Cause all that you plant will grow around you
This world is just a reflex
And you receive what you give
It’s fun to think of those like you
That’s worthless. I don’t give a care
‘Cause you can’t see nothing but yourself
And I have a world to conquer
My victory is not to leave any loser
And you are just another…
And you are just so pitiful
And I wish you all the best
You and your lack of talent
Less Than Two
(Letra: Reinaldo José)
When the experience of the world becomes unsafe
If you look so hard at me, breakdown, I freak
But behind this shieldscreen, I’m close, yet far away from you
I curse and I fight, I hate, my love I swear
And then I’m cast astray (to share a meme)
No ground and no root. All links to discard
I exchange a screen for a book… Highcolour gray
As long as the virtual is better, be locked is clever
Fresh air becomes so hard to breathe
I must choose a side now. But I can’t see lines
Dividing good from bad ones, the Truth from lame lies
The Four Living Beings from Me.
How could I choose a way, when there’s less than two?
“An atheist fleer murderer broke into a house
And found there some children a priest had kidnaped to rape.
But this same priest’s been the one who feeds and helps for years
the homeless and the infirm of the vicinage”
Is one of them good? Is one of them bad?
Can you see some difference between these men?
Is one act enough to doom or save one of them?
Is there another way to face it?
You must choose a side now. But you trace dangerous lines
Dividing good from bad ones, the Truth from lame lies }
Gaslighted by fake news and creeds
You think you chose a way, when there’s less than two
Hanging On
(Letra: Reinaldo José)
Have you ever felt strange
And lost in space and time
And beyond the help of G’d and reason waves?
Is the reality you know
A long way home from paradise
And you feel it’ll never come to be unveiled?
And you hang on waiting for the time
When everything will come to an end
But there’s no reason
In your blackened vision
Behind your waking eyes
When you are walking through the streets
With people rushing ‘cross their lives
And you’re one of them, despite of what you think
And you must run to win the game
And try to build a wealthy life
And, behind your steps, you leave your love, your days
And you hang on and try to stop the time
You don’t want to come to an end
It’s your season
You see no reason
To close your greedy eyes
Hanging on, a smile lays on your lips
The stars you aimed were pebbles on the dark
You see no one is left to blame
For tied feet and deadbolt locks
‘Cause all this time the Key was on the sand
A long, long time, a long, long way
A lot of feelings left behind
And a certainty of never feel again
Untie my feet and kick the blame
And nevermore hang upside down
To think of why to stay or go away
No more hang on! No more space and time
No difference between start and end
There’s no reason
It’s out of season
Before my weary eyes
(instrumental)
Breakthrough Listen
(Letra: Reinaldo José)
Come left to right
On cold winds, blow
New Day, old Night
I try to leave the False Flag Zone
Unchain dead roses from the past
No will be done
Come, souls to rest
The night is cold
Iconic bless of golden spoil
Oblivion mars, the light-years grow
On the rows of crimson West
Play to the deaf your brand-new song
Pray for Mankind
On their new home
Search for the Light
In virgin world, so woebegone
Throughout the new streets and paths
Of cobblestone
Redeemed past
Under new scrum
Men thrust their sickle into New World
Made bridles bath in their own blood
End peace from earth to skies above
No one can bear these days so dull
Sad news, they have
Another world
Ends on our path
Collapsed when the atoms exploded
Come, dear, to see the landing folk
Contact! It’s done!
Red waves of stress
On each new dream
Messiah’s death for each new sin
A god to blame for each escheat
A jar will keep for a long time
The scent with which it was once filled
The Men Behind the Curtains
(Letra: Reinaldo José)
You have to do what they tell you to do. You got it?
You have to kneel before their Wonder Machine
Don’t mind the men behind the curtains
Don’t waste your time with who they really are
You obey rules that mean nothing to you. And love it
And mock the being who you were meant to be
Defend the men behind the curtains
Don’t ask the whys or who they really are
And when you’re down
To shop will take you high
If you’re alone
You share, comment and like
Don’t worry! Our system can heal
You’re passing through walls of symbols and clues you don’t see
And breed the hate that you’re tamed to feel
You’ve seen the men behind the curtains
Now you can buy their action figures line
You do just what they tell you
Do you know who they really are?
The P.I.G.
(Letra: Reinaldo José)
Find a way to tame the
Easy hate of people!
Create lies! Publish them!
Hide the facts! It’s easy.
Earn their gratitude!
Actuate them!
Vermin minds, they’re with us now
Every lie becomes their law
Jesus becomes Hitler
And His killers, victims
Fear the hand that feeds you!
Our news now thinks for you
Right wing commands
Against people
Got to rent their hateful hearts
Let them kill themselves for us!
Oh, hear the Song For Victory
Be done the P.I.G.’s highest sponsors’ will
Owner of the Swill-bucket
Lord of all the Freedom
East and North will pay for daring thee
I am a good servant
And you have the wisdom
Lo,
I’ve made the poor think like the rich
Void is their toughness
Rotten is their nature
Our news is the lie they now believe in
See the Globe go ‘round!
Now they will be good pals
And build a great wall from West to East
Other raid to conquer
Jackpots and blackmailing
Obviating people.
Rent their indignation!
Never stop the
Alienation!
It beats crowd using the crowd
See the Globe again go ‘round!
Fossil Irradiation
(Letra: Reinaldo José)
We’re nothing, but a handful
Of stardust watching stars
Beholding an old projection of the sky
Our weakness and passions
Our greatness and laws
Suddenly it all becomes so small
May the silver star bring Wisdom
From the rays of golden dawn
In this sea of vice and virtue
We see kings becoming pawns
From the night sky open windows
Dead lights come through from the past
We behold an ancient mirror
Beyond lifetime, ever last
I do such a vow of silence
About every time I see the Holy Light
I do such a vow of silence
That even for me the words aren’t enough to say
See ourselves around this planet
We act the Play of Life distrait of the price to pay
We live so proud and play so careless
That we kill the guide star to be cast astray
May the silver star bring Wisdom
From the rays of golden dawn
Under seven brazen symbols
Feet of clay for ruby crown
When we find the last Lost Kingdom
One more pigeon flies the Hall
Comes the Holy Guardian Angel
Marry sacred counterparts
Spell Number One:
We will stalk
The Black Star
I see this light and I can’t believe
That no longer exists that shiny star
Spell Number Two:
The star’s born
The star shines
The star dies
It will shine no more
Spell Number Three:
Beware the Envy, beware the Intolerance
Beware the Inconstancy, beware the Lies
Beware the Vanity and all addiction
That Man has built to destroy the Light
Dust of God
(Letra: Reinaldo José)
I have been told the truth is out there
I found my call into an old chest
I wish for sunshine, but now it’s raining
I feel so lonely among these crowds
The price of freedom never was too high
Nowhere is safe and nothing feels right
Each time we feel some taste of delight
We are condemned to become outcasts
We fall from some paradise
I’m no one, I’m nowhere, I’ve nothing but I Am
About to learn what’s left when nothing is mine
Nothing to fear except the fear itself
We don’t have to be the same
(What’s the use of a nose for a god?)
Things don’t have to be this way
(The fear for the flesh is the fear of blood)
We learn now what reason can’t reach…
(Let’s break some chains!)
Chariot of the Crowned Child
(Letra: Reinaldo José)
Now a bright new sun will shine
Over fields and lakes and lanes
And you can find me there
With a book, by the willows
Drinking from the river
‘til the sun goes down
Now I have no time to cry
And I don’t believe in fate
The dark times brought me here
And I don’t want to come back
Please, don’t talk to me about
The one I am no more
Let me ride, let me run
Take my time, have some fun
My own god, my own fan
Live the Truth the world fears to face
Dead hate the life they think they can’t have
I raise you when you’re down
I catch you when you fall
The kid’s merry-go-round
I love you dusk to dawn
(Sunflowers look at me while I’m passing
Pollen flies, like a golden rain
The Sun will not stop to shine
Even if you’re burning in pain)
When the night falls all is rest
And I say my secret prayer
Although we are so small
Within us lies a universe
Living, pulsing, willing
Everlasting love
So, please, let me live my life
Godlike inner grace of saints
Make sure you close the doors
And lock them with one thousand chains
When you go back weeping
Down from where you came
As I ride, as I run
Take my time, have some fun
My own god, my own fan
And live the Truth your world fears to face
No hate, no war. Just feel the Young Grace.
I raise you when you’re down
I catch you when you fall
The kid’s merry-go-round
I love you dusk to dawn
(Sunflowers look at me while I’m passing
Pollen flies, like a golden rain
The Sun will not stop to shine
Even if you’re burning in pain)
The Play of Life
(Letra: Reinaldo José)
The Conductor:
Before you’re allowed to find our Circle
I must warn you about the perils
You may hurt yourself and be lost
So, I’ll be your guide and lead you
I’ll join my light to yours
Then you may find your way for Eastern Path
The Chaplain:
You’re not welcome in here
But I salute the endeavor
I’m your soul’s counsellor
But I can’t help you here, now
So, I’ll join my light to yours
And pray for it to help you along the Path
Reach for the protection
You can find within your faith and go ahead
The Matre:
When the end of life is near
You shall not be in fear
You’ve found a Mother in me
Who prays for your wellbeing
Let me join my light to yours
And give you all the bliss of Golden West
I’ll be waiting here for you
When it comes the time for your soul to rest
The Pilgrim:
I have to find what lies beneath my scars
Catching their lights along the Path
One I’m no more
Oh, crowd from my past
Keep me forwards and lead my steps
The Conductor:
Oh, Master! This neophyte is travelling the four winds of the visible world under my protection and with the blessing of the Chaplain and the Great Matre. Now, he faces the Northern Portal to meet the Umbral Guardian. When he, at last, gets to you, please allow him to join our Inner Circle.
Great is his value, I do declare, because he has given his own life to risk under the proofs of the Four Principles. With the Light of each of us, he must proceed to trials laid ahead.
The Guardian:
Dark North is where you stand now
My Lair at Deathly Meadows
I am the Sword Bearer
The Ritual’s Blind Protector
I can’t now grant my protection
But you can find some within yourself
Then I’ll join my light to yours
And hope your weakness may become your strength
The Master:
I’m glad you’ve found the East
Where you can join our Circle
Your journey ends in here
But you shall not be in fear
Let me join my Light to yours
And send you to the Crypts of Eastern Sands
Listen to the Spells of Black
And take heed of the words of the White Maid
The Pilgrim:
I have to find what lies beneath my scars
Catching their lights along the Path
One I’m no more
Oh, crowd from my past
Dark Night of Soul is growing fast
The snow-white Dove
The words of Death
Keep me forwards and lead my steps
The snow-white Dove
The words of Death
Keep me forwards and lead my steps
The Vestal Colombes:
Beware the Envy, beware the Intolerance
Beware the Inconstancy, beware the Lies
Beware the Vanity and all addiction
That Man has built to destroy the Light
Slave to Freedom
(Letra: Reinaldo José)
Part I: The Passwords
As mist rides a musty air
A red cloud orbits kindly hard-eyed inmates’ rooms
And my arms throw random assaults
Across sore thin red old threads of knees
A thought rises each grievance underground
Light-unearthing Sightlessness
Elder myths, immortalized, now end, obliterated
(Meet Us) In Pax et Lux
If you don’t change this world, it will change you
Part II: Yesterworld
(Instrumental)
Part III: Devekut
(Instrumental)
Part IV: Lord of Two Worlds
We’re not here to win or lose
We’re not here to live in competition
The challenge lies inside
Become a little more than yesterday
Become more tolerant
Become more constant
Be your own leader
A new life begins
A new chance to learn about this prison
Silver chains and locks
Even golden bars can keep you jailed
The dullness calms you
The calmness weakens
The comfort kills you
A slave to comfort
A slave to yourself
A slave to freedom
The Illusion
(Letra: Bárbara Laranjeira & Reinaldo José)
Is just to keep talking enough?
Knowledge is a point of view
So, what is a lie?
So, what is The Real?
There is no true way to know
All through your life you are told
To know many things and believe
That all that you touch
You hear, see and feel
Belongs to your knowledge bill
But if senses fail to realize
Most manifestations we are bound to
Some things we think we know
Others we can’t even think of
But, in despite of us, do exist
Try to think of a world of newborn facts
Forms, beings, perceptions we can’t feel
Lateral borderline
The ocean of Light renewed
To which we are far from, being in
We live an illusion, you know
The one we call reality
Sometimes we are sad
Sometimes we can cheer
And return to our status quo
Then we are bought and we’re sold
We amuse ourselves not to think
There’s no real lore
There’s no real thing
Maybe even yourself don’t exist
Maybe even yourself don’t exist
11:11
Dirigido por Reinaldo José
Banda:
Bárbara Laranjeira: bateria e voz
Reinaldo José: baixo e voz
Rudolf Pinto: guitarras e violão
Alexandre Salgueiro: teclados e voz
Antônio ToSan: teclados
Participações Especiais:
Rômulo César: Vocais nas faixas 01, 02, 15, 16 e 20
Márcia Cristina: Vocais nas faixas 02, 04, 05, 08 e 12
Maurício Mourão: Guitarras adicionais
Jackson Lopes: RMP na faixa 02
Edgar Franco (Ciberpajé): Aforismos na faixa 06
Antônio ToSan: baixos adicionais nas faixas 11 e 08.
Reinaldo José: teclados adicionais nas faixas 03, 04, 07, 08, 13, 14, 16 e 19; guitarras adicionais nas faixas 01 e 07; efeitos na faixa 03.
Rudolf Pinto: efeitos na faixa 03.
Conceito de Álbum, Capa e Encarte: Reinaldo José
Ilustrações de capa e arcanos maiores do Tarot Sub Rosa: Marina Marques
Ilustração dos integrantes: Edgar Franco (Ciberpajé)
Ilustrações dos arcanos maiores no encarte: Joyce Kane (Baleioleta)
Desenho da Sacerdotisa: Caio Diniz e Marina Marques
Design gráfico: Rodrigo Barbieri, Bárbara Laranjeira e Reinaldo José
Gravado, Mixado e Masterizado no Estúdio To Mega Therion, por Maurício Mourão
Coproduzido por Reinaldo José, Bárbara Laranjeira e Maurício Mourão
Músicas:
Rue Le Tabel
Letra e Música: Reinaldo José
The Lambspring
Letra e Música: Reinaldo José
The Lost Word
Música: Reinaldo José
The Wishing Man
Letra e Música: Reinaldo José
Carnation
Letra e Música: Reinaldo José
Romance Hermético
Música: Reinaldo José
Aforismos: Ciberpajé
Ride the Black Goat
Letra e Música: Reinaldo José
Do What You Will
Letra e Música: Reinaldo José
Liber Librae
Música: Alexandre Salgueiro e Reinaldo José
Letra: Reinaldo José
Ars Regia Therion
Letra e Música: Reinaldo José
Less Than Two
Música: Alexandre Salgueiro e Reinaldo José
Letra: Reinaldo José
Hanging On
Música: Alexandre Salgueiro e Reinaldo José
Letra: Reinaldo José
Música: Reinaldo José
Breakthrough Listen
Letra e Música: Reinaldo José
The Men Behind the Curtains
Letra e Música: Reinaldo José
The P.I.G.
Letra e Música: Reinaldo José
Fossil Irradiation
Letra e Música: Reinaldo José
Dust of God
Letra e Música: Reinaldo José
CHARIOT OF THE CROWNED CHILD
Música e Letra: Reinaldo José
THE PLAY OF LIFE
Música e Letra: Reinaldo José
SLAVE TO FREEDOM
Part I: The Passwords
Música: Rudolf Pinto, Antônio ToSan, Bárbara Laranjeira e Reinaldo José
Letra: Reinaldo José
Part II: Yesterworld
Música: Alexandre Salgueiro
Part III: Devekut
Música: Reinaldo José
Part IV: Lord of Two Worlds
Música e Letra: Reinaldo José
THE ILLUSION
Música: Alexandre Salgueiro e Reinaldo José
Letra: Bárbara Laranjeira e Reinaldo José
Todos os Arranjos: Sub Rosa
AniGmA
VISION AND THE VOICE
Vision:
Close your eyes, but don’t you sleep
Hear these words I have to speak
I won’t pretend you’re safe in here
‘Cause there’s a lot you have to fear
Keep your silence, don’t ask me why
And I’ll bring the truth you can’t deny
But if a hint of doubt starts to show
Your ego tries to make me go
But I shall be here
(In the dead of the night, when the world’s asleep)
And I will always be here
(I’ll give you the reason when no one else agrees)
Voice:
I know sometimes it’s hard to believe
But there’s a meaning for the life you live
Forget old scrolls and secret crests
You just should look inside (Vision: around) yourself
And you’ll find it here
(At the end of the rainbow, in the gates of the keep)
And I will always be here
(Some will call it a curse; others will praise the bliss)
KriTherion:
You’ve heard the Voice; all she said is true
You’ve seen the Vision that’s in front of you
From the time you wake to the sleeping hour
You’re just another faceless in the crowd
Each minute past, another chance is gone
A blinking eye and all your life is done
Vision/Voice:
But I (and I) shall be here
(No one else is around; all you have left is me)
And I will always be here
(I’m the wake of your smile; I’m the calm of the tear)
For you
Caius:
Please, would you just leave me alone?
I’m tired of it all, I’m done!
I’m not asking for your answers
And I don’t need a secret meaning for life
I have no time to waste again
And I don’t even agree I’m the one to blame
There’re other seeds I’d love to sow for me
So, leave me be
There’s life in here enough for me
Vision/Voice:
We know it’s hard to leave your world behind
To face a new one with the eyes of a child
There’s even a comfort in the prison you live
But deep inside, you know you have to leave
And I shall be here
(We’ll make sure you’ll regret if you’re not up to leave)
And I will always be here
(Are you ready to give up? Will you choose not to live?)
PEOPLE WHO CHOOSE NOT TO LIVE
When you’re given a life
You’re also given a will
A deep burning desire
Your eyes shine when you think of it
Your heart smiles just by talking about your dreams
They are your reason to live
But when you’re given a life
You’re also given some needs
The deeds of daily life
A lot to doubt and fear
It drains your mind and you don’t have time to breathe
And someone else chooses how you live
They build a kingdom
Up from your fears
There’s no forgiveness
For people who choose not to live
People who choose not to live
You just don’t have the nerve to try
You set up your mind to believe
That dreams can’t come to life
All hope ends up in tears
It hurts your heart, and all around’s a disease
And then you choose not to live
Your lack of freedom
Your pack of deals
Faith is a business
For people who choose not to live
People who choose not to live
As long as you face a sunrise
Just take a deep breath and relieve
A dream fulfills your life
An ocean of light renewed
The bliss of life as it was meant to be
No prisons of reason and creeds
There is no wisdom
Out of your dreams
God has no mercy
For people who choose not live
Time to forgiveness
Time to rebirth
A new beginning
For people who choose now to live
When will you choose how you live?
THE EMPEROR’S OLD CLOTHES
Let’s find a place to live in peace
Where we don’t have to flee and be stuck in fear
Once upon a time we’ve tried to forgive
(and forget the evildoings)
But now we’re told to
Forget everything you’ve learned and cower in fear
Or fight enemies you don’t even know,
Because you’re told:
Disbelieve everything, but dare not question me
To feel you’re unique, mold yourself to the fold
And just belong.
A group of lone stars is not a team
We can’t build an ‘Us’ by piling up a lot of ‘Me’s’
One can’t measure the truth by the majority
But, still, you’re up to
Turn every small talk into a battlefield
Clash with friends and your kin for politics and plots
You just don’t know
Cast out of reality, lost in your fanaticism,
You think your beliefs are the law of the world.
Come, heed the Call!
Would I have to regret what I had to forgive
If I found the enemy was my old well-known,
Who told me once
That I had to believe that just the clever can see
The good in the acts and the facts of a mad Emperor,
And his new clothes?
HADES ATMA
I cannot feel you
I cannot hear your voice no more
(I cannot see your face no more)
All my days and nights (and life) have no meaning
And I long to be with you just once more
(And I long to be with you since you had to fly)
Fly away
Now you fly
Fly away (is what they say)
All those dreams and plans and hopes gone away with you
See! My very steps are lost
(Hear! My very words are lost)
And in quiet despair
We say you fly.
The Witnesses Choir:
We can deny and try, time after time,
To protect our hearts in a make believe
And when the truth is up,
We say you fly away to watch for us up there
We shall rely on lies another time.
It’s a way to avoid the despair and fear
And when your loss is up, we say you fly away,
But not so far from here
We will deny and lie just one more time.
One last chance we have to pretend you live
TOMORROWS AND YESTERDAYS
Why do you carry the weight
That winds will soon blow away
Living tomorrows and yesterdays?
Do birds in the sky wonder why?
Do flowers chase dreams of flying?
See them sing and bloom in the sunshine
You’ll laugh and you’ll try and you’ll cry
And the years will soon pass you by
Just live your times before you die
Beholder:
I’m walking among you since
The very time it all begins
But of one thing you have to be sure:
I’m not one of you, at all
I’m always around, you can’t see
Studying your patterns and schemes
So, I can learn what I have to know
The Witnesses Choir:
The universe is planning since the start,
For you to live this moment, exactly as you are.
The universe is planning since the start,
For you to live this moment as you are.
Vision/Voice:
Fly, fly away
Now you fly, fly away
Your mess, I try to fix
Your minds, I try to reach
But I don’t care, at all
THE SILENT
Just hold me close again and linger while you can
It’s good to have you here, though soon you’ll have to leave
It’s not enough, I know
But I hold your voice deep in my heart
So, when you go away and I just have to wait
I keep our love within the sweetest memories
I hold onto our times
A lovely wife who lives a lonely life
We’ll meet again, another someday
(I’ll wait…)
Here comes the rain,
(when you take that train)
Please don’t be late
(my thoughts go with you)
I’ll be there when you’re back
I’m always there
I wait for you
Day after day
Night after night
Please, come back soon
A lonely road, a heavy load I hold within my mind
And nothing else is worth it here without you by my side
I’m living on the legacy of all that we came through
And since I left, I set my steps to make it back to you
I try my best to be, at last, the keeper of our seeds
To carry on, and stand as one, for love’s our own one creed
In shadows cast by twilight’s glow
I hold our dreams so dear
With every sigh, the stars align
Your whispered love, I hear
A gentle spark inside me grows
A secret I hold near
Each heartbeat echoes through the night
A dance of souls sincere
As darkness wraps around me tight
I feel you close, although far
Although time may stretch like endless skies
My faith will be my star
I watch the moonlight paint the room
A canvas filled with light
Reminding me of all our plans
And how we will reunite
I count the days that slowly pass
Each one brings hope anew
The nights are long, but dreams of you
Keep my heart warm and true
With every moment, love expands
As life begins to bloom
For in the depth of every doubt
I know I wait for you
Through miles and years, I pushed through fears, with hope that held me fast
To find my way, and here to stay, to end our waits at last
No longer bound to wander far, I’ve left that road behind
Threadbare greatcoat, lump in my throat I hold for one last time
Each day apart, we felt it true: our path was meant for two
I’m finally home, no more to roam, my place is here with you
DARLA
Darla, do you feel out of place?
Dearest Darla, does life make no more sense for you?
Darla, do dreams turn into nightmares?
Oh, Darla, I can tell from your face…
Tell me the truth you don’t want to believe
Show me the ghosts and the monsters you fear
And I will be your friend
Try to understand your heart
I will make a stand by your side
Darla, silence is speaking so loudly
When they steal your voice and your screams make no sound
Dearest Darla, if the world’s coming down
I’ll be there to the end, if you want me around
Just tell me the truth you don’t want to believe
Show me the ghosts and the monsters you feed
And I will be your friend
Try to understand your mind
I will make a stand by your side forever
Darla, after this night of pain
Love will heal your thoughts, dawn will soon break again
Oh, Darla, just know our hearts are true
Dearest Darla, and we’ll make it through
Tell me the truth you don’t want to believe
Show me the ghosts and the monsters you fear
And I will be your friend
Try to understand your soul
I will make a stand by your side
SANDGARDEN
Part I – E-demon
In your inner silence
Your true self will come through
What you are seeking now
Is also seeking you
She could read my feelings
Her gazing, a deep black void
Old eyes have endured fears
That would tear souls apart
Although wisdom is unspoken
Her voice now surrounds me
Each breath, a new breakthrough
Each waking is a brand-new start
I dance with my demons,
Trying to play my part
Embracing the reason,
Learning to trust my heart
Part II – Ghosts
Fear is a place where mind demons stand
Out of grace, they awake
They await, breeding hate
Hearts unmade, night and day
Hand in hand, forming bands
Farming sand
They create false demands
Feeding hatred from misunderstanding
The frustrated compensate
Shame and blame
With furious morals to spread their hate
Part III – Fear
(Instrumental)
Part IV – Monsters
Under their flags
They feel comfort to bestow their vile attacks
To the face of the fate
They deny and hate what they can’t understand
Part V – Hate
(Instrumental)
Part VI – Fate
(Instrumental)
TEN SECONDS TO TRAGEDY
Part I – Deaddy
I’m wandering lost
I must have lost my mind
Ten seconds of distraction
(Now this lack of reaction)
In search of attention
And approval of the lost
Now I live in loss
Of the very one
(Dearest one)
The only one
I must have kept in mind
Now those eyes staring blind
(I can’t see no more life)
Ten seconds of foolishness
Disastrous dullness
It must have been my life
Please, my baby, sleep tight
I can’t forget
(Unyielding regret)
Echoes in my head
(How could I have neglected the one who I should have protected?)
With all those words left unsaid
Now I long for the past
Breathing feels so wrong
Now we both belong
To the dead
Part II – The Outer Gods
“Look!
Hourglasses floating over deep dark seas!”
“And when you look to the skies above,
Think of me, as my life was just a short sigh of love”
Part III – A Lore of Silence
Here in the Silent, I stand my ground,
With all I’ve lost and what I’ve found.
No outer god did hear my cries,
Fragments of truth and whispered lies.
A slave to the years, an ego clown
Mourning for dreams that rise then fall
I reach through the dark for a piece of me,
A glimpse of who I was, or could I be.
Through the looking glass, I can’t see myself
A stranger who smiles on a dusty shelf
The future, a thought we cannot name
The memory, a shadow caught on a frame
I’ve chased every answers promising lore
Only to find odd locked dark doors
“But just for tonight, I’ll let it be
ANIGMA
A dive in the past, and maybe, I’m free…”
Let’s ride through the pouring storm
All lives out there are already lost
A strange, dark calm overcomes my thoughts
I’ve heard their cries, but I fear no more
‘Cause I am done
Be gone
And I am gone
I’m one
The dawn today is a blood-red sky
I’m glad to be here for this one last time
Seeing pawns, knights, and kings at a common end
Would this be the last breath of our late dreamland?
And I am home
Alone
And all I’ve known
Undone
Shhhh!
“Sorry, dearest one! I let this demon win”
I’ve walked alone on this land
And I’m coming back with empty hands
I’ve lost everything I had
I have no place to lay and rest my head
See! I’ve lost everything I had
Did I really have what I thought I had?
“Hey! Hey you! Hey!
Don’t worry! I love you! Please, be there for me!”
I’LL ALWAYS BE THERE FOR YOU
Our love doesn’t need a reason
But that’s a wise choice, be sure
In the future, like the past
I’m the one who loves you best
And I’ll always be here for you
I’ll always be there for you
I’ll always be here for you
Whenever life will roll the dice
I’m gonna tell you once and twice
That I’ll always be there for you
When the world demands a decision (you’re the one I love)
You’re my only choice, for sure (you live in my heart)
If the moments run so fast
Yours is the love that ever lasts
And I’ll always be here for you
I’ll always be there for you (I’ll be there for you)
I’ll always be here for you
Hear my greatest advice (I’ll be there)
What has value has no price (I’ll be there)
And I’ll always be there for you (I’ll be there for you)
I’ll always be there for you (I’ll be there for you)
I’ll always be here for you
Whenever life will roll the dice (I’ll be there)
I’m gonna tell you once and twice (I’ll be there)
That I’ll always be there for you (I’ll be there for you)
To make you happy is my only mission (you’re the one I love)
Your protection is my only rule (you live in my heart)
Hear the heartbeats on my chest
You’re the first, the next, the last
And I’ll always be here for you
I’ll always be there for you (I’ll be there for you)
I’ll always be here for you
When the Uninvited Guest
Comes to put my soul to rest
I’ll forever be there for you
I’ll always be there for you
I’ll always be here for you
Until the very end of times
Yours is the love that never dies
And I’ll always be there for you
UNDER THE ROSE (UPON THE CROSS)
Part I – Atrium
I’m just a ghost of what was real
A broken mage without his will
All colours fade and turn to grey
Without your heart, I’m cast astray
The walls close in, the light goes out
Like one night of laughter for a life of doubt
You’re all I love, you rule my dreams
You’re all my faith, all my belief
Where are you now? Where have you been?
Since you were gone there’s no more me
I’m by the door, I see the key
Just tell me how may I have the nerve
Remember those love scenes we played so long ago
To earn to live our dreams that lie across that door
Reach out and take the key
You have to face your fears and let them go
I’m not so sure of what is real
I hear your voice, your pure appeal
I trust your words, they give me strength
To carry on and build my fate
Now it’s my turn, a leap of faith
Into the dark, one step away
Embrace the memories of love within your soul
I’m the child you feared was lost, so long ago
Reach out! My hand is here
We have to plant this seed and let it grow
Part II – Pronaos
(Instrumental)
Part III – Templum
Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, welcome back to the circus!
First up! Direct your gaze to the majestic animals. Trained — no, broken — through techniques of torture, starvation, beatings, fear, terror, and blood! Watch as these poor creatures, reduced to shadows of their former selves, perform unnatural feats for your amusement. With every leap, every trick, you’ll see the brilliance of human cruelty in forcing animals to defy their very instincts, just to pull a pathetic little smirk or, dare I say, a judgmental chuckle from your lips.
And now the graceful trapezist, trained since childhood, forced into those tight costumes — not for her comfort, but for your entertainment. One wrong move and her spine is shattered, her life is gone, all so you can hold your breath in thrilling anticipation or, perhaps, feel a flicker of desire for her body.
Behold, the Globe of Death! These daredevils risk their lives for your gasps. And if they slip up? Well, it’s a quick way to turn this show into a bloodbath. After all, death in the spotlight is better than a life in the shadows.
Who could forget the clown? The bringer of joy! A man who wears a greasepaint mask not to hide his face, but to cover a bottomless pit of despair. Behind every painted grin is a tear, behind every joke is a scream that will never be heard.
And finally, the luckiest one of them: The magician! He knows — and you know — that there’s no real magic here. No wonder, no mystery. It’s all a lie. You watch with wide eyes as he distracts you with one hand while the other pulls off the trick. But let’s be honest — the real charm isn’t in the trick, it’s in the way you love to let yourselves be deceived.
Now be prepared! The time has come!
The curtain is rising, the stage is set, and the lights are blindingly bright.
Take your seats, hold your breath, for the greatest show on Earth!
Let the show begin!
THE SIMPLEST LOVE OF ALL TIMES
Sometimes, I think I only need you by my side
To feel the bliss of breathing and just be who we are
And, just for a while, just be
Sometimes, I just need to rest my head on your chest
And carelessly speak my mind and tell you how my day was
And, just for a while, know that there’s someone here to listen to me
We’re here again
To live our times together
In the easiest way
I feel your inner needs
And lend a helping hand
At the end of the day
For you
Sometimes, I look into your eyes only to see
Those things we never said, but somehow, we do agree
Unspoken vows and plans, we keep
Sometimes, I think of how the bad days drifted away
And since we’ve been together, we will always find a way
To live this life we share, exactly as it was meant to be
We’re here again
To make sure we’re connected
Through the easiest way
You see my inner demons
And when all of them turn away
You’re there to make a stand
For me
We don’t want to talk about their news or express opinions
Don’t even need their meddling
We don’t live by their beliefs and creeds
Sometimes, all we need is here, alone in our togetherness
We’re free to speak our minds, show doubts and fears,
Our naiveties and say ‘I love you’
We’re here again
To live our times together
In the easiest way
We know our inner needs
And keep each other safe
Day after day
For us
Here we are again
To live the simplest love of all times
Hand in hand
And keep that promise made
It doesn’t matter where or when
We will always be there
For him…
TRUE SELF
I’m back to where it all began
I’m no longer running from the past
There’s so much comfort in being here
Among old faces, familiar trees
Down the river, up the hills
Breathing in peace is my greatest thrill
Father’s presence, Mother’s lap
Feel the breeze laid on the grass
I’m back to where my life began
All my loss remains in the past
A peaceful love, a dream to live
Familiar faces and pink-white trees
Growing gardens by the woods
A distant, helpful neighborhood
Silent peace and mildness
My child sleeps safe upon my chest
When you take out of your life
All that wasn’t supposed to be there
Everything starts to flow
And you at last understand
There’s no quest to find a meaning for life
Your true self is finally known
I’m back to where we live as one
No more time for sad dark songs
Lesson learned, I shed one last tear
No more hate and no more fear
I’m back to where my soul belongs
Gathering treasures left undone
A heartful embrace, one tender kiss
A promise made, a life to keep
When you take out of your life
All that wasn’t supposed to be there
Everything starts to flow
And you at last understand
There’s no quest to find a meaning for life
Your true self is finally shown
SUB ROSA – ANIGMA
Album concept by Reinaldo José
Directed by Reinaldo José
Produced by Reinaldo José, Rodrigo Lourenço and Bárbara Laranjeira
Recorded, mixed and mastered at AudioTrack Studios by Rodrigo Lourenço.
Arrangements by Sub Rosa, Rodrigo Lourenço and Walner Lucas
Sub Rosa is:
Bárbara Laranjeira: Drums and voice
Reinaldo José: Bass and voice
Rudolf Pinto: Guitars, acoustic guitars and voice
Rômulo César: Drums, voice and acoustic guitars
Recording AniGmA:
Bárbara Laranjeira: Drums, lead and backing vocals and AI programming for
the voice of Arthur Laranjeiras.
Reinaldo José: Basses, lead and backing vocals, pedal effects, all sound
effects.
Rômulo César: Lead and backing vocals
Rudolf Pinto: Electric and acoustic guitars and pedal effects.
Special Guests:
Walner Lucas: All keyboards: piano, synthesizers and organs
Rodrigo Lourenço: Guitar (08/14), MIDI synthesizers (09) and cowbell (04)
Ariane Tavares: Lead and backing vocals (01/06/13/14)
Arthur Laranjeiras: Voice by artificial intelligence (09/10)
Cover design and artwork by Marina Nunes Marques
Artwork concept by Reinaldo José
Tarot Arcana artwork by Marina Nunes Marques
Tarot Arcana concept by Reinaldo José
Band art by Joyce Braga
Photos by Emerson de Souza – AlterFilmes Pro
COMPOSITION:
All lyrics and vocal melodies by Reinaldo José
01 – Vision and the Voice
Rudolf Pinto/Reinaldo José
02 – People Who Choose not to Live
Reinaldo José
03 – The Emperor’s Old Clothes
Rudolf Pinto/Reinaldo José
04 – Hades Atma
Maurício Mourão/Reinaldo José/Rudolf Pinto/Bárbara Laranjeira
05 – Tomorrows and Yesterdays
Maurício Mourão/Rudolf Pinto/Reinaldo José/Bárbara Laranjeira
06 – The Silent
Rudolf Pinto/Reinaldo José
07 – Darla
Reinaldo José
08 – Sandgarden
Rudolf Pinto/Reinaldo José/Maurício Mourão/Bárbara Laranjeira/Rodrigo Lourenço
09 – Ten Seconds to Tragedy
Maurício Mourão/ Reinaldo José/Rudolf Pinto/Bárbara Laranjeira
10 – AniGmA
Reinaldo José/Rudolf Pinto/Maurício Mourão/Bárbara Laranjeira
11 – I’ll Always Be There for You
Reinaldo José/Bárbara Laranjeira
12 – Under the Rose (Upon the Cross)
Rudolf Pinto/Reinaldo José/Bárbara Laranjeira/Rômulo César
13 – The Simplest Love of All Times
Reinaldo José
14 – True Self
Rudolf Pinto/Reinaldo José/Bárbara Laranjeira/Rômulo César/Rodrigo Lourenço