Released November 10th, 2017.
All songs written and performed by The Bandolier Brigade. Mixed by Mark Ferguson at Brigadier Sound Studios in Calgary, Alberta. Mastered by Mike Indovina from IndiePool in Toronto, Ontario. Additional Vocals on 'The Oracle' performed by Chandra Baeuchle. Flute on 'A Day Without Sun' performed by Lisa Moore. Band Photography by Scott Halland. Mars and space images courtesy of NASA. With thanks to: Rory Rheaume, Jesse Shwarz, and Parker Sakatch from Some Fellows, and Mackenzie Davis, for the use of their recording equipment. All music and lyrics © 2017 The Bandolier Brigade. |
Mark Ferguson - Lead Guitar, Keyboards, Lead Vocals
Brett Halland - Bass Guitar, Backing Vocals
Johnny Handsome - Drums, Backing Vocals
Brett Halland - Bass Guitar, Backing Vocals
Johnny Handsome - Drums, Backing Vocals
MONOLITH
We return from the war // Our foes couldn't hide // And the cheers the shore // We greet them with pride // We were victorious // And it will be glorious // We raise our eyes towards the circling skies // Where freedom lies, a truth we can't surmise // A sacred guise, or just a new demise? // From the other side, the Monolith shall rise // Let our children sing // Of our triumphs at war // As we bring the prized Monolith ashore // It will stand and tower all // Our testament will never fall
MARGARITIFER
I have never been anything // But a prisoner to Mars // Nothing more than a non-believer // A heretic of the stars // And I wish I could believe // And I wish that I could leave this world // I wait alone, I wait alone // I see all within my mind // I wait for the one to lead me home // And leave this lonely world behind // I am standing in Margaritifer // I am waiting for you
HEART OF STARS
Love has died, casting us away // From her side in the stars // We were once part of something more // This is now all we know // Carry us in your heart of stars // Love divides riches from the poor // We have tried to seek more // Traveler now, hear us for a time // Search yourself for the cure // Love has tried to keep us away // From her side in the stars // We will wait for eternity // If it means she'll be there
ONE TO ONE
One sword to lead the people to salvation from the // One rush of pure emotion turning us away from // One hero here to guide us leading to the only // One plane of true existence binding everyone to one // One to one // We were told of the one // Who'd find their place // As the master of both time and space // Long we've waited for a sign // One life to sacrifice // One soul erased // One child to pay the price // One future saved // Soon the world will know // A power so pure // And their love will show the final cure // Still we're waiting for a sign
A DAY WITHOUT SUN
The stars look down // Through my eyes // We see as one // On a day without sun // The words leave me // Where I stand // All will be done // On a day without sun // I could reach out // Touch the sun // Now life's begun // On a day without
THE ORACLE
In a world of grief // A surge of disbelief // In a guiding hand awakens // The wonders that we wrought // Captured by the thought // The Oracle remains unshaken // In our time we sought for words sublime // To save us from our own demise // While we served the Oracle observed // But all her words were only lies // Then you see her eyes // Secrets in disguise // Reveal all that lies in your heart // Take that step with me // Into a future you may see // Broken from her spell // You're just an empty shell // She's the miracle of substance // You try to break away // But beauty does betray // Drawn to her souls alamance // She has ways to set your heart ablaze // And mistake it for romance // Secrets lie in those cryptic eyes // That hold you in a trance // Then you feel her glow // The secrets start to show // And once again you know you're in love
TOMORROW WE MAY DIE
We've got a heartbeat to keep us alive // The will of those who do survive // We've got a drumbeat to sound the drive // To see our future soon arrive // So load up all your Bandoliers // There's a war to be had if it take a thousand years // Pass in the blink of an eye // Today we live, tomorrow we may die // We're gonna raise hell and take what's ours // Too long we've lived behind these bars // We're gonna rebel from Earth to Mars // The Last Crusaders of the Stars
NEVER AGAIN
I have waited and revered for so long // They told me I was wrong // A vision spoke to me // Its words and sublimity were so strong // I was right all along // I can almost see my fate unfold // Before my eyes, a dream untold // To open minds who see the light // Shine through our days // Eclipse the night // Now the time has come my children // We are drawing ever near // To what we hold so dear // Lives have come and gone through shadows // And the passing of the years // But now the future's clear // Onward brothers and forward sisters // Let them know who we are // We have a message one final mission // Last Crusaders of the Stars // And they will see what I have seen // And they will dream what I have dreamed // They will know what I know now // And they'll believe what I believe somehow // The future's here, tomorrow's now // So let no man make war again // Let no stranger betray a friend // Let no evil deceive our eyes // Let no silence destroy our cries // Never again
THE LAST HORIZON
I've heard the angels calling from the stars // Guiding the faithful to a final paradise // Fields of sunshine, caves of ice // Eternal glory bathed in light // Time will pass and heal our scars // Life will shine beyond the stars // In this world I see the last horizon // For our destiny // I've seen the horizon // I've felt her glow // I heed the ancient tales told from long ago // Eternal life for those who know // And fervent rapture to bestow // Time will pass and heal our scars // Life will shine beyond the stars // In this world I see the last horizon // For our destiny and for all of history // One life, one love // For all to see
We return from the war // Our foes couldn't hide // And the cheers the shore // We greet them with pride // We were victorious // And it will be glorious // We raise our eyes towards the circling skies // Where freedom lies, a truth we can't surmise // A sacred guise, or just a new demise? // From the other side, the Monolith shall rise // Let our children sing // Of our triumphs at war // As we bring the prized Monolith ashore // It will stand and tower all // Our testament will never fall
MARGARITIFER
I have never been anything // But a prisoner to Mars // Nothing more than a non-believer // A heretic of the stars // And I wish I could believe // And I wish that I could leave this world // I wait alone, I wait alone // I see all within my mind // I wait for the one to lead me home // And leave this lonely world behind // I am standing in Margaritifer // I am waiting for you
HEART OF STARS
Love has died, casting us away // From her side in the stars // We were once part of something more // This is now all we know // Carry us in your heart of stars // Love divides riches from the poor // We have tried to seek more // Traveler now, hear us for a time // Search yourself for the cure // Love has tried to keep us away // From her side in the stars // We will wait for eternity // If it means she'll be there
ONE TO ONE
One sword to lead the people to salvation from the // One rush of pure emotion turning us away from // One hero here to guide us leading to the only // One plane of true existence binding everyone to one // One to one // We were told of the one // Who'd find their place // As the master of both time and space // Long we've waited for a sign // One life to sacrifice // One soul erased // One child to pay the price // One future saved // Soon the world will know // A power so pure // And their love will show the final cure // Still we're waiting for a sign
A DAY WITHOUT SUN
The stars look down // Through my eyes // We see as one // On a day without sun // The words leave me // Where I stand // All will be done // On a day without sun // I could reach out // Touch the sun // Now life's begun // On a day without
THE ORACLE
In a world of grief // A surge of disbelief // In a guiding hand awakens // The wonders that we wrought // Captured by the thought // The Oracle remains unshaken // In our time we sought for words sublime // To save us from our own demise // While we served the Oracle observed // But all her words were only lies // Then you see her eyes // Secrets in disguise // Reveal all that lies in your heart // Take that step with me // Into a future you may see // Broken from her spell // You're just an empty shell // She's the miracle of substance // You try to break away // But beauty does betray // Drawn to her souls alamance // She has ways to set your heart ablaze // And mistake it for romance // Secrets lie in those cryptic eyes // That hold you in a trance // Then you feel her glow // The secrets start to show // And once again you know you're in love
TOMORROW WE MAY DIE
We've got a heartbeat to keep us alive // The will of those who do survive // We've got a drumbeat to sound the drive // To see our future soon arrive // So load up all your Bandoliers // There's a war to be had if it take a thousand years // Pass in the blink of an eye // Today we live, tomorrow we may die // We're gonna raise hell and take what's ours // Too long we've lived behind these bars // We're gonna rebel from Earth to Mars // The Last Crusaders of the Stars
NEVER AGAIN
I have waited and revered for so long // They told me I was wrong // A vision spoke to me // Its words and sublimity were so strong // I was right all along // I can almost see my fate unfold // Before my eyes, a dream untold // To open minds who see the light // Shine through our days // Eclipse the night // Now the time has come my children // We are drawing ever near // To what we hold so dear // Lives have come and gone through shadows // And the passing of the years // But now the future's clear // Onward brothers and forward sisters // Let them know who we are // We have a message one final mission // Last Crusaders of the Stars // And they will see what I have seen // And they will dream what I have dreamed // They will know what I know now // And they'll believe what I believe somehow // The future's here, tomorrow's now // So let no man make war again // Let no stranger betray a friend // Let no evil deceive our eyes // Let no silence destroy our cries // Never again
THE LAST HORIZON
I've heard the angels calling from the stars // Guiding the faithful to a final paradise // Fields of sunshine, caves of ice // Eternal glory bathed in light // Time will pass and heal our scars // Life will shine beyond the stars // In this world I see the last horizon // For our destiny // I've seen the horizon // I've felt her glow // I heed the ancient tales told from long ago // Eternal life for those who know // And fervent rapture to bestow // Time will pass and heal our scars // Life will shine beyond the stars // In this world I see the last horizon // For our destiny and for all of history // One life, one love // For all to see