A Thousand Paths to Wisdom is the fastest song on the album. It’s a real headbanger and the end is epic. The lyrics are about escaping who we are, who we don’t want to be, and finding something better. It is also about how I dislike preaching/preachers, so I will not tell you what path you should be on, only that there are many paths to wisdom and perhaps there is a better path for you if the path you are on isn’t taking you in the direction you want to be going. I wrote the lyrics while on a trip to Alaska and walking through the mountains and across glaciers really gave me a different perspective on life and these lyrics reflect that.
lyrics
A Thousand Paths to Wisdom
Breath in the storm without, the powers within only lost in doubt
Strength to find, wisdom to know, plant a seed and watch it grow
Stare inward, see fears disguise, clear your mind, enemy dies
Pierce your weakness, feel it fade away, all you have given, taken back today
I have lived amongst the scum, found kinship with my hurt
I have drunk of the poison, I have wallowed in the dirt
I have walked in your cities, I have lived in the grey
I have dug my own grave but that is not where I will stay
I have walked through great mountains, in brightest of day
I have heard the wolves howl, while above ravens play
I have walked through your cities, I have found a better way
I tell you there is more, you can just walk away
You can just walk away
Find a place where you belong, find a place that makes you strong
The way ahead will be long but that does not mean the direction is wrong
A thousand paths before you, you will find yours in time
I will not tell you which is which, yours is a different path than mine
A thousand paths before you, you will find yours in time
I will not tell you which is which, yours is a different path than mine
Let the past fade away
Let it fade
A thousand paths before you, you will find yours in time
I will not tell you which is which, yours is a different path than mine
A thousand paths before you, you will find yours in time
I will not tell you which is which, yours is a different path than mine
credits
from Heathenheart,
released July 23, 2021
Timothy Voldemars Johnston – Vocals. Lyrics
Michael Grund – Guitar. Bass
John Chalmers – Guitar
Andrew Chalmers – Drums & Percussion
Clare B. – Keyboards & Orchestrations
Nick Sauter – (Treats for Addicts) Guitar Solo
Hexenklad is a Canadian Folk/Black Metal band. Think folk melodies akin to Moonsorrow with twin guitar leads like
Dissection, the depth of emotion of Primordial and the overwhelming depth of Insomnium
Members:
Timothy Johnston -Vocals
Michael Grund - Guitar
John Chalmers - Guitar
Steve Bowen - Guitar
Matt Collacott - Bass
Clare B. - Keys
Andrew C. - Drums...more
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A Pagan black metal masterpiece.
Folk and black metal elements fuse into one extremely catchy and awe inspiring album. This band does not disappoint from all the high praise sent it's way. Abyssius Murkraken
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I'd say Havukruunu is the rightful holder of the Crown and the mantle of Quorthon. Epic choirs, vikingesque themes and tales from the other times, of the Finnish paganism back in the days before our ancestors were brought to the cross and forced to kneel while feeling the bloody sword of saviour on their throats made to kiss the hand of murderers who burnt thousands, tore down our holy places and took our holy days. Eyes teary I listen to these songs, never forgiving the crimes of the cross! Peikonmieli