Of Brine and Angel's Beaks

'Here begins the age of men' A nameless watcher cried

Submitted by Morgoth — Feb 11, 2026

I awaken in a tank, breathing through a plastic tube In a warm and viscous liquid, in the centre of the room They've made me something else Something strange, something strong Something (Chorus) Naked, harrowing and cruel Tear my bloody corpse in two I'm nothing like the boy I used to be Make it harrowing and cruel And there's nothing they can do I'll make them pay for breaking me this way One by one I make my way through all the men who stand before me Using all my newfound power I find it easy to destroy them I'm just a freak of science It aches to even breathe Now I'm just a number I don't recall my name (Still I'm changing) (Chorus) Harrowing and cruel Tear my bloody corpse in two I'm nothing like the boy I used to be Make it harrowing and cruel And there's nothing I can do So crucify the thing I have become I can't go on this way I'm ashamed (Chorus) Harrowing and cruel Tear my bloody corpse in two I'm nothing like the boy I used to be Make it harrowing and cruel And there's nothing I can do So crucify the thing I have become

Submitted by Morgoth — Feb 11, 2026

Dripping in the silent river Married to a cloud He's cradling sadness, as he withers Hopelessly devout And wherever he goes, he always brings the rain He's hardly self-aware these days A ghost of his mistakes sitting on his grave Vicious Mistress, take my curse away I'm searching for my spirit, wherever did it go? My own reflection starts to dwindle, my nails are overgrown And wherever I go, I always bring my rain I hardly take care of mysеlf, so damp My home the evеrglade Vicious mistress, take my curse away Will I ever see the sun again? It's time to break the mould and find the day! Ameotoko, lost my soul Ameotoko, has no home Then one night, the mistress comes Barters the price of my curse Would you kill the River Sprite? To save your soul, I need her life... Precipitation alleviation Heaven knows I'd never kill that creature Precipitation alleviation It can't be worth it can it? It can't be worth it... can it? I despair and she departs The sacrifice must take its course So in cold blood, I disappear The hunt, it begins, and the elf is near... 'River Sprite, forgive these hands', your executioner cries 'River Sprite, in your demise she sets my spirit free' River Sprite, forgive this man, amongst his wicked grasp Her body breaks, the cloud remains! Vicious mistress, take this curse away! I kept your vow, and yet still the cloud remains! Oh, it rains and rains and rains and rains And rains...

Submitted by Morgoth — Feb 11, 2026

As I lay in the arms of the reaper I shed a tear for the life I had left And I took my last breath But then, in a flash I woke up in the grass Near the scene of the crime Here I am, still alive I was a monkey A bit of a junkie I wasted my life, yet for all my crimes I am alive again So I danced with a joy to the citadel 'Hey everyone, I've come back from the edge! I've come back from the dead!' And though they despised me And left me to die There I stood, in the flesh As they all scratched their heads Although you killed me I hope you missed me Cus I'm not afraid of you anymore For I am alive again The fool is back And oh, can't you tell By the chime of my bells I am alive again The tables have turned Now that I have returned Once the fool of the town The immortal clown I was a monkey A bit of a junkie I wasted my life, yet for all my crimes I am alive again The fool is back And oh, can't you tell By the chime of my bells I am alive again

Submitted by Morgoth — Feb 11, 2026

Watch as the gosling devours the duckling See, shedding cygnets as their necks turn to serpents These are the poisons of Umbra Malignance spreads All through the water Lustre, bestowed unto me by my mother Crafted by the Acolytes, so to weed out the darkness I come to thee, at your request A lunar pond no longer blessed I have the steel that, by the moon Shall suck the shadows from the pool These are the poisons of Umbra Malignance spreads All through the water We remain the perfect slaves And we must betray the shadow world That we are from (Chorus) Running your blade through the water Running your blade through the water Running your blade through the water I'm not afraid, I'm not afraid We remain the perfect slaves And we must betray the shadow world Another one, and (Chorus) Running your blade through the water Running your blade through the water Running your blade through the water I'm not afraid, I'm not afraid Here in the pool, Lustre must stay She will return, Queen of the blade (Refrain) And the Queen will return to the sword And the sword will return to the throne And the Queen will return to the sword And the sword will return to the throne And the Queen will return to the sword And the sword will return to the throne (Chorus) (Running your blade through the water) I don't know where this road goes (Running your blade through the water) But with my sword on my back (Running your blade through the water) I know one thing, I know that I'm not afraid, I'm not afraid (Refrain) And the Queen will return to the sword And the sword will return to the throne And the Queen will return to the sword And the sword will return to the throne And the Queen will return to the sword And the sword will return to the throne

Submitted by Morgoth — Feb 11, 2026

Although I run alone I feel him in my midst It must be gaining on me Nothing can slow me down The fasted kid around But still he's gaining on me Holding onto friends, just to meet your end But inside your head, you have no-one left Is it the enemy? Or will it set you free? Am I fast enough to avoid the eyes Or the loving hand reaching out to mine? I'm breaking through the gates And it is chasing me Is it an enemy? Or will it set me free? (Chorus) Though I'm far ahead, I know that I can never stop You can run away but you can never outrun God Though I'm far ahead, I know that I can never stop You can run away but you can nеver outrun God I'm running out of breath I think I'm slowing down I best pick up thе pace You'll never catch me now! (Chorus) Though I'm far ahead, I know that I can never stop You can run away but you can never outrun God Though I'm far ahead, I know that I can never stop You can run away but you can never outrun God You can run away You can run away You can run away You can run away

Submitted by Morgoth — Feb 11, 2026

She has eyes full of crimson glow Though I hide it, I love her I love her Vacant, shallow, and pretend at best Just like myself, but with her right my left (Chorus) Will she have mercy? Mercy... She can't kiss with her open mouth Though I love it, I hate her I hate her Vacant, shallow, and pretend at best Quite the pair, I thought, as we undressed And I don’t care what people say About our love A million years of gazing through a mirror I want to touch I want to choke hold you in my hand And bring you pain But now I'm scared For now I know that you would want to do the same (Chorus) So will you have mercy? When we fall apart And rejoin as one Will you have mercy? Can I trust myself? I wanna fuck myself I want to With your lips pressing down on me She can kiss, and it feels like a dream In your eyes, I am just a twin In my eyes, this is not a sin (Chorus) Will you have mercy? When we fall apart And rejoin as one Will you have mercy? Can I trust myself? I wanna fuck myself Mercy When we fall apart And rejoin as one Will you have mercy? Can I trust myself? I wanna fuck myself I want to I want to I want to

Submitted by Morgoth — Feb 11, 2026

Sleep, my child adrift at sea Goodbye my hatchling, my only progeny I was there at the birth of this world, my body old It seems unfair that we can't share this role (Chorus) We are watched by another We are gods and prisoners You find them lost, amidst this bleak abyss Spat out with the Brine, all those who Drown are lifted by our kiss We are fluorescent in the grey, the stairs to Pjerakisch On your way, you'll meet a bat Face of a boy, tail of a rat He does not know, he is a God like you Please tell him that (Chorus) You are faced with a change likе no other You will pass one day, like your mothеr

Submitted by Morgoth — Feb 11, 2026

Mother, send your daughters and re-carve them in the sea To pull the foolish mortals back into your chasmic womb And under waning moonlight, all the seamen take their oars They will scout their sirens, unaware of how they'll die, but A sailor will learn A sailor will learn A sailor will learn A sailor will learn The sea has opened up my eyes So with no heart, I will survive I know she's watching I learned from last time She's swimming, waiting But she'll go hungry! A sailor will learn A sailor will learn A sailor will learn A sailor will learn When she first ensnared me I was willing and in love But slowly, she betrayed me Just a fish and nothing more If I find her lurking in the shallows of the cove I'll take my dagger and hide behind her My heart is broken but hers be bleeding! A sailor will learn A sailor will learn A sailor will learn A sailor will learn You're in love with your greed (A sailor will learn) You can't have what you seek (A sailor will learn) And your vessel will burn (A sailor will learn) And a sailor will learn (A sailor will learn) Will we ever get along? Choking on the rock salt, as the water breaks us down I'll take my dagger and hide behind her My heart is broken but hers be bleeding! A sailor will learn A sailor will learn A sailor will learn A sailor will learn And a sailor will learn That to die is to love Oh, will we ever learn? Oh, will we ever learn? A sailor will learn (He) A sailor will learn (Will learn) A sailor will learn (A sailor) A sailor will learn (Will learn)

Submitted by Morgoth — Feb 11, 2026

God, I feel so rough I've never done this on my own And every time I blink, my eyes feel heavier in my skull I can't imagine a future - it's like an empty picture And I don't know what to do If there's still a reason to paint a picture Then I need to hear it from you (Chorus) Oh can't you see, you're the one It used to be nothing but now I know something's wrong Got to be strong I know that you're sinking, you're thinking of drinking the The cup of poison My glass is never full So maybe I should change the drink So I'll sip the sweetest sadness The stain is on my lips Cus I'vе been swimming Against the river I tried til I was all tirеd out It's time to sink down Deeper and deeper Til you can pull me out (Chorus) So can't you see, you're the one It used to be nothing but now I know something's wrong And I'm gonna be strong I know that you're sinking, you're thinking of drinking the The cup of poison A cup of poison I may be a mess of blood But in the end, I'll always love The smell of grass, the taste of air The way your hands feel in my hair Though I may be a wayward son I'll always find my way back home And even when I'm all alone You're always there to keep me strong I may be a mess of blood Wasted in a web of love You make me see, I'm good enough Bind my wounds and clean me up Poison, hey! God, I'm still so lost I'm just a seed above the mud Searching for an easy way to get my roots in the dirt Despite the weather, I'm feeling warmer I'm reaching up to kiss the sun Although I'm wary, the heat won't scare me I'm not afraid to burn (Chorus) No can't you see, you're the one It used to be nothing but now I know something's wrong I don't wanna be strong I know that you're sinking, you're thinking of drinking a A cup of poison A cup of poison

Submitted by Morgoth — Feb 11, 2026

I think it's time to intervene Though I'm watching in a mirror It feels like a cinema screen I hate you for telling me you know I could do better It's harder than it seems I'll never ever get it all together I'm sitting on a raft that I built and I hate it Maybe I could get a real job, but lately All I wanna do is sing, drink, and spend money I let you inside of me And you gnawed on all my bones and made a jellyfish of me I tried to build a home far away and live in it But now I've got a toothbrush with mould growing on it All I wanna do is sing, drink, and spend money I'm frowning on a raft that I built and it's sinking Two hundred miles away from where my sister is living All I wanna do is sing, drink, and spend money I'm sitting on a raft that I built and I hate it Maybe I could get a real job, but lately All I wanna do is sing, drink, and spend money I tried to build a home far away and live in it But now I've got a toothbrush with mould growing on it All I wanna do is sing, drink, and spend money

Submitted by Morgoth — Feb 11, 2026

How can I have gone so wrong? In a selfish act of passion, I have found myself deceived, deceived! There's innocent blood on my face The rain has stopped So nothing will wash it away My Mistress will pay! (Chorus) Sever cloud from bone Still I am never free The rain is gone, but like a ghost The cloud still follows me If the innocent must die So the evil can live on, her perish song It makes me weak So weak With a cruel and crooked smilе The face of time will linеarly twist in such a way I can't undo And there's still a blood to be paid I ride on wind and Tide and I'm tied to my fate (Chorus) Sever cloud from bone Still I am never free The rain is gone, but like a ghost The cloud still follows me We are one with this world and its guardians The balance must not be disturbed In a black dream I was cast by the Watchers To steward the place that I carved from the mud In my dark slumber, I stumbled on a beach And in the haze of the sunrise To enhance the light, I started a fire by the sea Over and over and over, I heard a familiar calling (I am the sea and sky) I am the sea Oh, it was her all along (Wind and tide) I was damned by her wet sky temptation I am a reason for her incarnation When I returned with that cursed condensation My Mistress, pernicious Azure was not grateful And I forgot my name in my shame and got rained on No! (Sea and sky) Now that the River Sprite is dead (Wind and tide) We all await the storm (Sea and sky) Her many Acolytes have shown (Wind and tide) The ones she bred for war Let it rain again... 'Here begins the age of men' The nameless wanderer cried The cloudburst breaks The Gods will fade In fear of wind and tide

Submitted by Morgoth — Feb 11, 2026