"Darkening Skies" genre: Death Metal
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	The second song to reach demo form, it is more groove-oriented, though it does have a sort of chaotic blast beat solo.
	Credits: Lyrics: John Ziegler; Music: Epithet
	Story Behind the Song The motivation for thelyrics here is an odd mix of Dissection's "Where Dead Angels Lie" and _The Never-ending Story_. It was a song which John had previously demoed alone, before Epithet, and which took on further dimensions and underwent some paring down with the contributions of the rest of the band. The solo is of the "happy accident" category-not wanting to lose a first take, we recorded a second, which we then played at the same time as the first, swearing that it was just for fun and would never be used-until we heard it. Lyrics A chill wind is blowing Alive, elastic, flowing A herald of the tide Extinguishing the light Like a curtain it's absorbing Throwing heaven from its mooring As the closing marches forth Laying shadow on the earth Chorus: The flowers pale before the breeze And wither by the leafless trees The frost grows thick upon the ground Angelic/Fallen/World of dead are icy mounds And the growing sun can't reach our eyes Through the funeral veil of darkening skies Darkening skies A wall of black is flying There is no more horizon Nothing where it's been Vice-like, swallowing Birds like hail descending The web of life it's rending A deadly shade of night With all of Nature's might Chorus Circle fast is closing Existence disappearing Gone are heaven, hell A deeper power sounds the knell The darkness it is slowing Reaching where it's going And then, without a noise The edges meet and join Chorus

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