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My Kingdom Eclipsed

by I, Forlorn

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Yaga Carolina I love this album, melancholy, somber and heartbreaking sound, captivating and depressive atmosphere, moments of calm that contrast with others of melody and intensity, a very emotional music.
A great album from start to finish.
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Erika_Wes An extremely absorbing album, an uninterrupted journey through a darkness that everyone can experience, with never a boring moment in it. The composition is amazing, the vocals are intense and convey the artist's feelings and experience really well. It is complex without being forced or 'showing-off'. By releasing this album, I, Forlorn has made the world a better place. By the way, if you are a very empathic person, have a tissue-box ready; tears may well be shed. All in all, 10/10. Favorite track: Spiral's End.
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Sam v I, Forlorn's debut is one hell of a emotional rollercoaster. lyrically powerful and musically dynamic is how I would describe the debut album. I have always been a fan of Jurre's writing be it Algos, Acoustics, and now I, Forlorn. The guitar and piano Melody really drive home those personal lyrics so well, and I love the drums on this as well. I'd recommend if your looking for some heavier doom and/or maybe looking to cry(you might on this one!). favorite song at the moment is House of Glass.
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Atti The heart and soul of 'lil brother, wouldn't miss it for the world.
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FlorisLD A very personal and heavy d00m debut.
Another huge step up in terms of quality from earlier works (Algos). Everything comes together very nicely through-out the entire album, sound-wise and story/mood-wise. It's too early to pick a favorite but somewhere in the middle of The Fragile Beast I had to go and check what I was listening to. ''Wow'' Favorite track: The Fragile Beast.
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1.
Before the sun came falling down, It brought it's warmth upon me Why do i wonder, why do i seek to fail Caress my misery, as yours laid its head to sleep Now the darkness grows, Yet it troubles me to see That this was all i've known Eyes full of solitude, i no longer fear for me but something is waiting Your flame, deep inside of me Distracts me from the silence that you bring Your face, in this state of dreams Thick enough to hide the signs Days pass as time slows down When your presence yet eludes me The fire's fading now, Only death of you remains In this place, i hold no power over me The birth of what i feared Where is the one i know What is this beast in front of me I've watched you die so many times, Am i, a saviour in your eyes I see no comfort in your smile, A longing you can not disguise This part of you, i can't bear to see
2.
I've built this house around me, with walls so frail So you can see right through There are no doors nor windows, no creaks from which to breathe Only silence and all of me I can see your faces, but i can't hear them speak In awe and desperation, helpless and weak Here in this tomb of light, i remain For you to judge, and yours to betray I tried to tear it all down, but you won't let me leave Suffer here some more, for all to see I sense you're longing for more, but i stand empty You curse my name, i curse this house of glass Judge me harshly, for i bear the sins of two. Victim to your scorn, but you won't share the weight of your burdened life Come closer to me...and see what you've created For you all to see, i will shatter this all. Be a victim no more , stain my blood on the walls In infamy, portraited, the life i have is a life no more From the fear of your scorn i build this house for you alone
3.
This wretched place again, Defiled and stained, shrouded between the curtains Where I once laid, is now a graveyard of your sin And it won't let me leave And as the dreams unveil, I see your face But something disappeared I feel the emptiness of life and dread to look upon you For who is it I see, Where are you now? What have I become It feels so real, but I wake Panic rising through me Wake into nightmares of the past Time and time again. Failing to grasp their meaning This eerie messenger of dark, has come to take away The only place that I could rest, and now I dread to visit It takes on many forms but none appeal to me From sadness it is born, and portrays the fear I cling to And as the dreams collapse, I hear you call my name But something's missing from your voice You're not the one, I gave my life for You're not the one, I once died for Where are you now? What is left of me I sense an Eclipse in my dreams And when I wake up from this hell, I'll take the fall again
4.
Hysteria 06:25
Retribution seems in order. Inspired by this mass disorder I feel no pain, and fear no wrath Hysteria, A haze of red, I've been a victim for too long and i cannot explain I do not know why you're in pain or who made you this way When all sense fades away, and insanity remains Longing for the final breath, that never came to me Despair for my own mind Seven months of misery Came suddenly crashing down on me I lick my wounds and fear no death Hysteria, My inner dread A guiding hand to lead the way, Disconnecting reality, I only seek to shelter from the torrent of your malice But rain will come, and she'll be fine From every consequence it caused. A soul so holy Once the lord now overthrown No will to claim the throne no more The storms building up inside Paradise came burning down Where i remained in ignorance This bliss is known to me, but there's no comfort in it's voice Takes control of all in me And opens all the doors The Fragile beast, now knows no sleep The keeper of the key to all of this, no longer roams among us Eternal solitude in the prison of my mind
5.
Spiral's End 07:00
In this spiral, i, seek to remedy A cure for the calling. Blade to skin, as an answer to your voice Drenched, myself in questions Starved for your redemption Carved, into flesh And as i open up the door, the sight reflects no martyr The feeling's numb, the time is gone But i remain in silence Unanswered as my offering expires Your thirst has known no bounds The rivers will be dried from all vitality it brought to no avail Now you read between the lines, and see a different story One of mourning, one of agony Now you're feeding me my lines Controlling what is left of me I need the pain to stop, i need an answer for this life And the bleeding stops unanswered, Yet it never fails, to remind me I've seen the world turn black, here at the spiral's end
6.
Through her eyes, the verdict is : Lost And who is to blame And even with the holy light, i failed you I watched the abyss grow , Let me be your solace Who am i, if not your wings. Forlorn in elegy's she sings Please forgive me, for i have lost My will to guide you The years have worn me down. In Burdens i have watched you drown Do you fear, the days to come? When light has yet abandoned you Through her eyes, all hope is gone Did you not hear me scream, from beyond the skies My resonating voice , echo tales of demise Can you not understand, Every step, in the void. i kept your darkness at hand Through the veil that you created, i once dreamt of hope. But nevermore I once wished the world for you, but nevermore Please don't take this away from me
7.
Torn by the hands of fate, a messenger of light. That these two paths may intertwine is beyond the grip of time A creature born of woes, a beast too strong for its own will To lacerate himself is to never be himself again Yet i stand, hand in hand with death himself. A marionette of woes, And she sees, the inner void so cold Nothing matters to this beast and nothing should , as he ever could In pain, a suffering so deep. And walls catch a glimpse of sickness so misleading The horror now exposed. In mirror shards and dreams, he senses dread from times to come Long for illusions of the days so long ago A calm before the storm, the anger building up inside. Where she has made her bed, and suffers still the same Yet i stand, face to face with shattered mind A puppeteer so frail And she feels, more than she would ever know Nothing matters to this beast and nothing should , as she ever could In vain, a longing obsolete Come and take me to your light. I see the battles in your mind. But i see nothing in your eyes Like drops of poison, the shadow of a cloud The beast will face himself, and longs to be defeated Where once was clarity, the air fills with their misery The scarred claws come out and preys upon its victim. And with his words he took her breath away. Atrocities, unspoken, yet so fragile A final act of torment, And darkness has ensued And she was gone, like others before her With a kiss and no goodbye, A funeral without a grave,
8.
Embers 07:01
I cannot bear to hear, the silence that reminds me The agony that binds me This loneliness that haunts me The emptiness that blinds me. These glowing embers of your flame, a remnant burning The dying of your purity, and thoughts are turning You cannot slay the beast, embodiment of cruelty Maybe you are not the one, i long for when i turn to dust Ashes of your perfect skin, the treasure of this labyrinth Why did i not see where you came from, Why can't you see where you stray from And now the beast is gone, the mourning never seems to stop And now i'm yearning for the end Sparks of hope, must be extinguished and put to rest For all i had of you has burned, and now there's only embers Forlorn, i lay here bleeding And after all i've seen, I do not fear the cold you bring Abhorrence of your misery This is the end for me, I no longer fear the calling Without the one for me The serpent that has chained my life I've flown too close to your light And as you eclipsed me, i've lived in fear You're not the one i gave my life for You're not the one i once died for

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released August 31, 2017

All instruments, writing, vocals and mixing by Jurre Timmer
Mastering by Nimblkorg
Art and logo by Sam Viviani
Design by Joël Martins

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