Floodgates from Soulsearching by Soliloquium

"Floodgates" is the opening track and first single from "Soulsearching", Soliloquium's fourth full-length album. The song features guest vocals by Oddleif Stensland from Norwegian progressive metal band Communic. Soliloquium vocalist/guitarist Stefan Nordström comments: "It was a dream come true to have Oddleif perform on "Floodgates". I've been a huge fan of Communic and his voice for a long time, and he came in and absolutely nailed the vocal performance and the atmosphere of the song. It made "Floodgates" a perfect opening track that really kicks off the album with a bang".

Tracklist

1.	Floodgates	6:16

Lyrics

Floodgates

Tear myself open for all to see
Decimation by own hand
Carving out a life, a chosen fate
The crumbling house of cards
Horizons beyond the dust

Where do we turn in these trying times?
Unveiling the burning within
An empty frame of a life, a gaping hole
How could we let it come this far?

Destitute, derelict, prolonged realization
Survivor's guilt at the greatest cost
Turn every stone, uncover every mystery
Defective pursuit on my own terms

Desperation marks our ways
Clinging to the last of ropes

All eyes upon, dark night of the soul
Boiling points and unspoken sacrifice
Poison thorns, tentacles of past
The weight of silent habit

Here I stand, reborn
Firmly anchored in the mire

Credits

from Soulsearching, released February 25, 2022

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