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A Cell To Call Home

by Advent Horizon

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1.
Water 05:02
Ooh, everyone is critical Of the body that’s lost on the street Ooh, anything so pitiful Would have given her reason to leave And no one else made you call I am the cause of my downfall The poison needs me to crave The poison makes my grave Ooh, everyone is cynical When a body gets washed out to sea Ooh, anyone so beautiful Could’ve easily left me to be She stood by At my side Every night Set me right She could fly Angel eyes But she stood by Helped me breathe Save me I know you’ve got no good reason But please don’t go Lately I’ve lost all count of the days And I need your glow Save me! Carry me out of the water Carry me out from my grave Carry me on to the home that I’ve never known And give me a reason to stay
2.
Snow Child 01:09
3.
In the morning when I’m feeling lost Unstable and unsure Afraid that you could turn your back on me ‘Cause this is better than what I deserve The bridges I have burned Should leave me stranded far out on the sea You rescued me Saved me Set me free The best in me Is brought out by the best in you For longer than I know I’ve yearned to waste away I’ve wandered without aim A well-worn name without a face So tell me why should I Deserve your saving grace Cause I’m a lost and hopeless cause Singing broken worn-out battle songs You rescued me Saved me Set me free The best in me Is brought out by the best in you The best in me Is brought out by the best in you How did it get so good? How did it get so How did it get so good? How did it get so Angel Sacrificed Angel To keep me alive Angel Sacrificed Angel To keep me alive Sacrificed Alive
4.
Hear the rolling thunder It’s always got a story to tell If ever you should wonder You’re only falling under its spell Wait for me darling, I’m almost home Ignore the thunder, ‘cause we are all outnumbered Weary as a lover Who, saddled with fatigue, never stalls If ever you should wonder The farther in, the deeper the fall Pray for me darling, I’m almost home And when the storm breaks up Will you still stay close to me? I know the nightmare’s all but done Can we ever go back to being Rain on open water? Fear and love together The two are never safe for the soul Stoking at the embers That with ignition burn out a hole Pray for me darling, I’m all alone When the storm breaks up Will you still stay close to me? I know the nightmare’s almost done But can we ever go back to being Rain on open water? This is the best I ever could do This is the last I’ve given for you And as our bombs fall Tears from the sky I won’t reply This is the best I ever could do This is the last I’ve given for you When the storm clears up And there’s no one close to me When my nightmare’s just begun Can we ever go back to being Rain on open water? Storm clears up Still stay close to me When my nightmare’s just begun Can we ever go back to being?
5.
Your Flaws 03:48
When we fall It’s easy to lose who we are Above all The madness can tear us apart Until we lose sight of the flame That warmed a brighter day Kept the storm at bay Your flaws They might let this fall apart Your flaws Can we hope to heal these scars How you drive me to my knees Such a beautiful disease I’ve come down with you And yes, I know you’re all That I could ever want But that won’t help the pain Won’t seal me from the rain Or the fear that we’re insane Your flaws They might let this fall apart Your flaws We can overlook these scars In my heart there’s a symphony Guiding me To the thought of eternity Spent alone No companion’s hand to hold I don’t know Is my heart as cold as stone? Are we better off alone? I don’t know I don’t know if I can make it on my own If there’s hardship either way Why choose the lonely road? Better to walk with you than face the unknown Better in fire than cold as stone Best we should reap what we have sown Better in fire than cold as stone Better to be chained than die alone
6.
Truth 05:53
The truth Is all I’ve got It makes a mess of me And when the best of me is gone I have only The truth It’s all I’ve got It makes a mess of me And when the best of me is gone I have only The truth is all I’ve got It makes a mess of me And when the best of me is gone I have only The truth it’s all I’ve got It makes a mess of me And when the best of me is gone I have only the truth Holding us back Pushing against the grain Breathing too fast Longing to be home again We know it won’t last Ignoring all signs of strain Holding us back from ourselves Give up and run Hope for a cold rain to come Everyone knows we’ll never change Summer is done And it’s a bit more dangerous Only a failure prays for rain Always outcast Losing at our own game We paused the relapse Hoping to forget the pain Recall our dark past Feeling forever changed Holding us back from ourselves Give up and run Pray the day it never comes Both of us know we’ll never change When the summer’s done You know it’s always dangerous Only a failure prays for rain Truth Only a failure shows their pain Truth Only a failure walks away Hope Hope you can survive Hope Hope you’re still alive Woke up in heaven Emotions drowned Safe for a second My head still in the ground And part of me longs For the comfort It’s all that I’ve known For so long But part of me calls Me to listen To turn myself around As I’ve found The truth Everyone knows we’ll never change
7.
Something tells me I should stay away Don’t underestimate the power of feeling loved Then all at once Losing hold of what you’ve known If there’s a figure in the sky And I die I’ll pray for redemption For our souls The dreams that we’ve had Would end us both Goodbye, I am lost I am lost At home in the wild Goodbye, I am lost I am lost Calling Calling to call it off Savor the moments We hold dear When they’re here ‘Cause years Blur the picture ‘Til it’s gone A vague recollection A forgotten psalm Goodbye, I am lost I am lost Wondering where I belong Goodbye, I am lost I am lost Calling I’m calling to call it off You were my vision You were my song But now we’re imprisoned We can’t get along And I’m feeling so strongly We should break After the absence of illumination When comes a source of welcomed light One grows accustomed to its presence Leaning on it, depending on its guidance Taking direction from the path it shows Until, at once, One learns their course must change Moving them away from its comfort From its healing glow And in that moment The darkness feels strong Stronger than it ever could have been Had the light not appeared in the first place Goodbye, I am lost I am lost At home in the wild
8.
Control 05:34
Who’ll protect me When I have come undone? Who’ll direct me? Now it’s time for us to move on Idolized The angel in repose Villainized As her poison was exposed I put my plans on hold To do what I was told But in the morning nothing changed I looked inside of me And saw the same old sorry scene So, who’ll protect me When I have come undone? Who’ll direct me? Now it’s time for us to move on Given light I always find the darkened truth Given time I could have shown you all the proof But you’ve a better way Of leading me astray Than I of keeping to my role And in a moment we had Given up our goals So who’ll protect me When I have come undone? Who’ll direct me? Now it’s time for us to move on Who’ll protect me When I have come undone? Who’ll direct me? Now it’s time for us to move on Is there any better way To keep your mind When your paralyzed And you’re losing control? Living in a fantasy And hiding from The dangers that this life Has made yours Moving Moving on Moving Moving on
9.
Maybe 03:47
Out on the rooftops And in the shadows All the places no one wants to be Up on the top floor Underwater Floating through the air And sea Maybe She’s been watching over Maybe She’s the one protecting me Cause every morning In the glass I tell myself this is the end of me But every night I rest my head And somehow I can feel at peace Maybe She knows how I need her Maybe She’s in greater pain than I Maybe We’ve been growing older Maybe Blind to all the grief gone by Maybe She’s been watching over And maybe It’s all in my head
10.
Angel lands herself Behind locked doors Tucked out of sight Where she’ll never again fight Severed from the bonds That keep us straight Stayed out too late She accepted a harsh fate But that’s the way of the world For such a troubled young pearl And she’ll never stop being my girl Maybe my angel’s in peace at last And maybe she's feeling okay But I miss her dearly Now I'm all by myself But I would just as soon Ask her to stay She’s got a cell to call home Sunrise leaves A challenge resting in her place Without her grace And a sensitive embrace Death would be a welcome From this coldest air I'll meet her there As eternity we share But that's the way of the world For every pitiful fool Who endangers himself for love You had your words And I had my promises to keep No thought unheard No stinging phrase could we unspeak Now all I’ve left of you is a photograph A box of useless things And a burning urge to purge what’s left Of my forgotten soul If you’ll never speak again of me Frail, I’m so frail Dreamed an angel found me in my early grave She knelt and prayed That my body would be raised Waking up as pale as early winter dawn She sent me on To find an ending to our song Helping my angel find peace at last Gives me a reason to stay And I miss her dearly now But I’m not alone And I’ll pick up the pieces someday Helping my angel find peace at last Gives me a reason to stay And I miss her dearly now But I’m not alone And I’ll pick up the pieces someday
11.
Hold Me 06:19
Hold me Whoever you are You’re the one I want beside me When the one I love is far away And hope Is a relative term ‘Cause at the moment You’re the only hope I’ve got Hold me This terror will pass Take a moment to reflect On our reflection in the glass And who’d have thought For whatever it’s worth That today would be Our last day on this earth Deep breath And open your eyes Take a moment to adjust A little further from the light And when it’s done Things are never the same I find a beauty in the shadows And it seems to ease the pain I would have thought You were the only one Who could have known Who would have pulled me off that ledge But I was wrong I’ll catch a train To a far away place Where my troubles can’t chase Where at last I’ll feel relief Pain Pain has no face Chains now replaced With wings that set me free Hold me Forever more Take the demons I have fought And settle the score And once it’s done You’ll not see me again But know wherever I have landed That my time is at an end I would have thought You were the only one My angel atoned Carried me safe Through the unknown

about

Advent Horizon's third full length studio album A Cell To Call Home is due for release on October 6th, 2023. The 11-track modern progressive rock opus, carefully crafted over three years of work, explores the interplay between love, dependency, and loss - told in first person through the eyes of a protagonist who is battling through the struggles of overcoming addiction. This thematic album paints a story which is at times vivid, and at other times surreal. Above all, A Cell To Call Home urges the listener to examine their own weaknesses before criticizing those they love.

This album was the result of three years of challenging work, but the attention to detail and control of the process made the efforts worth it. Synth/bass player Cason Wood states “On previous records we booked studio time and were limited to tracking parts within a given time frame. I’m really happy that we recorded it ourselves, as it allowed us to take the time to really get the parts right.” The evocative album and single artwork was created by legendary and prolific artist Travis Smith, known for his artwork for Opeth, Devin Townsend, Avenged Sevenfold, Riverside, and countless other metal groups. Advent Horizon handled the production and mixing process themselves, then handed the project off to legendary metal producer Jens Bogren for mastering. Jens is known for his work with Opeth, Haken, Leprous, Between The Buried And Me, and many more. The final result is a recording that holds its own against any modern metal production.

Sonically, A Cell To Call Home presents lush synth soundscapes, pensive piano interludes, heavy guitar driven instrumental passages, thundering drums, and complex pop-inspired vocal arrangements. The band feels they have developed substantially from previous releases, shooting for a sound they call “unabashedly progressive”.

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released October 6, 2023

ADVENT HORIZON is:
Rylee McDonald - Vocals, Guitars, Keys
Mike Lofgreen - Drums and Percussion
Cason Wood - Bass, Keys, Trombone
Grant Matheson - Guitar, Keys, Vocals

Additional musicians:
Jared Roswell Hill - Piano on “Water,” “Snow Child,” and “Maybe”
Randy McStine - Second guitar solo on “How Did It Get So Good?”
Dave Meros - Bass on “Your Flaws”
Kristen McDonald - Vocals on “Your Flaws” and “Truth”
Jordan Rudess - Synth leads on “Calling It Off”
Hayden Payne - Saxophone on “Control”
Justin May - Guitar intro and vocals on “Cell To Call Home”

Produced by Advent Horizon
Recorded and Mixed by Rylee McDonald
All tracks recorded in Salt Lake City, UT except guest parts.
Mastered by Jens Bogren

Lyrics and music by Rylee McDonald and Mike Lofgreen except:
“Snow Child” written and recorded by Jared Roswell Hill
“Cell To Call Home” written by Rylee McDonald and Justin May

Artwork by Travis Smith
Artwork conceptualized by Travis Smith and Rylee McDonald

Music Video for “Water” filmed and produced by Preston Lange - Britelite studios

Management: Rylee McDonald - [email protected]
Publicity: Austin Kokel - [email protected]

All songs ©2023 Advent Horizon (BMI) all rights reserved

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