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In which Royal sees a vision of the Sky Kingdom descending on the earth by way of the Mediterranean Sea. They pilot great zeppelins with the corpses of Einherjar they are collecting for Ragnarøkkr, hanging from the sides. Their commander is a old and great owl with two missing eyes, patches covering them so as to withhold his lethal gaze. He is an incarnation of the Pueblo Death God - The Skeleton Man.

Royal also sees burning scrolls tied with strips of a blouse. They burn eternally and the name written on them can never be seen. It is Vär's true name and only Royal can ever know it.

The birds in an effort to parlé, set a stage for a grand story in the sky, a tale for the ages, and an Edda of modern time and space expanding.

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I saw, the sky had opened and inside there was a scene
Of the terrible destruction, that lies just behind the screams
Of the smallest of the children and the oldest of our kind.
All their zeppelins descending with corpses dangling from their sides

And their leathery commander with patches over missing eyes
But a gaze that had surely rendered thousand blank within their minds
And I knew that very moment what it will be like to die
And I felt his stare burn through me as I watched his birds take flight

Then I saw avian armies forming squads among the clouds
Setting forth from battle stations, holding secrets in their mouths
A name on scrolls of paper tied with torn strips of a blouse
and they caught fire as they fell to earth and could never be stamped out

And so what am I to do now as the sky draws ever near?
My love had been caught away and this had been my deepest fear
They had come covered in midnight and the wisdom of their years
And just how their magic claimed her is anything but clear

And then the sky became a theater and I watched them set the stage
The plot had seen her stolen, snatched away by jealous beasts
Wanting all of her for nothing in the hedonistic feast
Of her glorious provision that could bring them to their knees

But her kindness can't destroy them so it's all left up to me
And as soon as I can stand up from this shock I have received
Fighting off the feathered fury of the sky poured out on me
I will storm into the middle of their clockwork companies

And destroy the cage that holds her and once again we will be free
I'll destroy the cage that holds her and once again we will fly free

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from The Sky Kingdom Descending b​/​w Caroline (Performed by Margaret Darling), released February 15, 2023

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Royal Holland Dayton, Ohio

Dreamy Synth Folk Rock songs about loss and love.

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