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PASSAGE

by RIVIẼRE

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1.
Wordless 05:42
Shell worn by the fire of many tides Drunken ship with no will for life Open sea stretches and tears Empty bottle floats away wordless No shore no message Shipwreck for last mirage Lay the planking on life Three steps to the last voyage Why swim? The depth attracts him Down to the end Empty sailor leaves without a thing No shore no message Shipwreck for last mirage Lay the planking on life Three steps to the last voyage
2.
New Ghost 07:59
One step future, two steps past Spinning round and down A clear path From depth the shadows form Lifting shape into bitter clouds And outstretched hands come From new ghosts with well-known shrouds Abandoning the self to follow one’s demon Embrace but love’s gone Touch with no understanding Hurtful and misleading One step future, two steps past Spinning round and down A clear path Craving to be where one lies Feeling sick from lack of lies From depth they swallow forms Lights vanish from within the core Arms crush the bodies’ bones Of old mistakes still cared for Is it the time? Is it now? No fear, no colour One step future, two steps past Create the giants Crush this path One step future, two steps past Leaving round and down The straight path
3.
Above the sky, below the ground Climbing the dead soiled depths Seen only in tears Smiles with angel faces Compromising their masks With teeth they dismember And fall But it seems the path It seems the past Has something to show Has something to throw To the face They won’t come out They won’t cry out They make him wrong again The masks fall The souls collapse Crawl at his feet Shed their skin and disperse Through rubble crawling The murky shadows chewing The stones and bodies Envied by the occupants Giants of pain Mountains of grief All here to celebrate The arrival of their puppet The masks fall The souls collapse Crawl at his feet Shed their skin and disperse Again, the abyss It’s not enough More of this More of nothing The deep cliffs Finally, the great dive Finally, the edge pulling The one of no coming back No release
4.
Passage 07:46
Nothing crosses mind The ghosts are drowned Struggles trapped in clay Nothing left to say Stuck at the low end of life The immensity of bare flooded plains Swamped with nothingness Deafening serenity Bright fair nudity No one Faithfull traveller No belief to be found No hand to shake No state of mind And beneath everything No love to feign A new eye opens On a new landmark Immune to the dark Can wear no face Can leave a shape Escape the fear of something else Nothing prays nor dies Nothing tells nor conspires A ten-ton silence Where nothing rumbles Here Nothing prays nor dies Nothing tells nor conspires A ten-ton silence Where nothing rumbles High top Low break Heart beat Stuck mind This matter hasn’t come To this soulless place Burst bone Break skull Spread blood Never mind Must never be given a thought again Curl up Stress out Shake feeling Anyway This was finally the way to erase All of the pain He, him and himself alone There he will be the almighty one The all-feeling one The all-believing one The stars in the sky Unborn to the next world Empty of satisfaction Full of emptiness No care for anything at all Here I am I am from here Nothing prays nor dies Nothing tells nor conspires A ten-ton silence Where nothing rumbles Here Nothing prays nor dies Nothing tells nor conspires A ten-ton silence Where nothing rumbles
5.
Deep Clear 06:58
A radiant awakening The stars in procession Carry the good news To beyond and where all began Waters brighten and soften From the battle dust of last night From the torment of the past life Is it the end of the story? Never mind the feelings are empty No one belongs to this density No air so deep Clean slate Empty cup Blank page Nothing settles here Noiseless Soundless Note less The melody has run dry Stories no tellers Writings have erased their authors Missing cloud to spell Missing word to tell Needing air to say the word Need somewhere else to go Light shadow Scanning all from the great below Groping for a track to follow Last sip of the story Last breath yet verse free No more heartbeat allowed It’s time to go It’s time flow Out of this unshaped state Under pressure, his breath Seeking to speak his renewal Clean slate Empty cup Blank page Nothing settles here Noiseless Soundless Note less The melody has run dry Stories no tellers Writings have erased their authors Missing cloud to spell Missing word to tell Needing air to say the word Need somewhere else to go
6.
Light Up 05:02
Stars are falling Against the current But he’s rising and rising ‘Cos he’s made of light Free of grief and free of anguish Free of fear and free of remorse The demons powerless Now insignificant and meaningless Snap at his heel And dislocate their will Race around and swirl Evaporate from the world The power that radiates From the rising light Stars are falling Against the current But he’s rising and rising ‘Cos he’s made of light The demons powerless Now insignificant and meaningless Snap at his heel And dislocate their will
7.
Surface 07:48
Suddenly the ceiling comes crashing down Smashing the skull on inexistent wall The spirit floods with water Lungs unable to express Blow after blow Meter after meter The surface no longer there Failing of air to be Failing of air This can’t be happening Would it be a mistake? Could it be nearing? Where are you untamed world? Where is the key to this violence? The compass is broken The trail has disappeared The way is unknown From one surface to another Usually so present and sudden That which, without touching down, Reminds us of what we are, what we are And suddenly Floating in the air Floating on the water Between the sky and the sea There is light Finally, fresh air and deep water The world appears a wasteland Nothing lives Nothing cheats This can’t be happening Would it be a mistake? Could it be nearing? Where are you untamed world? Where is the key to this violence? The compass is broken The trail has disappeared The way is unknown From one surface to another Miles of trees Weapons and remains Amber frozen bodies Of shapeless beings Tastes of colour Deafening horrors Have carved their names On the sky Where are the worlds? Where are the worlds? The waves of chaos Return true meaning to the dust The gods are no more The executioners have served the sentence And nothing else here still deserves A care from us This can’t be happening Would it be a mistake? Could it be nearing? Where are you untamed world? Where is the key to this violence?
8.
Take Off 06:59
Eyes closed And the peaceful soul Finally dislocates Here is the path Carpet of clouds As the foam once carried His empty message The ground disappears The ground disappears In the stars The envelope dissolves In the air Saying all without a word Without a gesture Without a goodbye Without a glance Joining you Joining us Joining all Joining an eternal The ground disappears The ground disappears In the stars The envelope dissolves In the air The ground disappears The envelope dissolves The eternal vanishing In the wake of rebirth
9.
Shapeless 06:22
Wander, night owl Far past the warning signs The hazard lights One step then another Slap the asphalt With a single goal Keel over souls in their core Dragging them in the mud Leading them to the end Blinding them with light Annihilating them with calm Crushing their hearts with happiness Finally, you find me I don’t know you But I know who you are And I already love you The one of times gone by And the one who you’ve made me become Keel over souls in their core Dragging them in the mud Leading them to the end Leading them to the end

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released April 24, 2020

Recorded at Pelleport (France) By Jeremie MAZAN
Mastered by Thibault CHAUMONT
Artwork by Mickaël ANDRE
Saxophone by Luc FERRE
Piano by Catherine TRAN HUU AU
Vocal coaching Catherine TRAN HUU AU and Sally ELWELL
Composed and written with love by Alexandre, Nico and Tommy

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RIVIẼRE France

A progressive rock band from Toulouse in the south-west of France, initially made up of Nicolas, Alexandre, Tommy and Arnaud, RIVIẼRE became a trio when, in the summer of 2018, Arnaud made his decision to leave the band, with Nico taking his place behind the mic.

Riviere have made the choice of becoming mainly a studio band, and haven’t planned any concerts in the near futur.
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