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The Lesser Forgotten

by Stadium Eternus

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joshstephenkay I'm just here so I don't get fined. Actually, I'm here for the smell of the astroturf. Actually, I'm not sure it has a smell. But you know what? That's okay. Because there's music alive in the stands. From the highest nosebleed seat, to the 50th yard line. That's a close seat, right? Front row. Who knows. But what I do know is that The Lesser Forgotten won't be forgotten, because the music is incredible, fueled by the passion for some FOOTBALL.
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to rock or not to rock Never been into football actually, but after listening to this I think I can grasp a bit of the fascination. Truly love the idea of turning it into a futuristic power metal concept album, and all of this coming from a one-man-band. Hoping to hear from you again! Favorite track: Apocryphail Mary.
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1.
Wolverines: Welcome thousands, the house is set let us start anew, forgive our debt what lies before us, formality an afterthought of relevance to right the ship, to claim our prize with heart and soul, we take control a dynasty throughout all time etched far beyond the gates of yore on this day, we all begin on this day, we sound the tone on this day, we hail victory on this day the lesser forgotten will... Mountaineers: FCS, division 1-AA champions of the weak lesser one mountaineers receive their pay head held high, they stand and fight on this day, we shake the world on this day, we sound the tone on this day, we hail victory on this day the lesser forgotten one will rise on this day, we shake the world on this day, we sound the tone on this day, we hail victory on this day the lesser forgotten one on this day the lesser forgotten one on this day the lesser forgotten one will rise
2.
when you can't find all the answers sometimes hope lies in the sky we will never say surrender we will never never die everything on the line we're running out of time kneel down, beg and plead a sullen act of desperation one more shot at redemption it is time to finally ask the question when you can't find all the answers sometimes hope lies in the sky we will never say surrender we will never never die we deserve what's coming of us for the end of our own undoing for the victor the gods smile brightly the largest arcs, the greatest stories the power, the chaos a dream like fever state an endless fall from grace, the power overwhelming when you can't find all the answers sometimes hope lies in the sky we will never say surrender we will never never die when you can't find all the answers (we never say surrender) sometimes hope lies in the sky (we never say die) we will never say surrender (still looking for the answers) we will never never die (way upon high)
3.
Cardinal: alright now! march strong against our host years beyond our final form slipping through a mighty storm alright now! a virus we create destiny, eternity relevance matters not to me fire and Ice behold the might fire and Ice behold the sacred sight luminary echoes of a trigger set in motion a separate time, a separate place, being ripped apart betraying one to reclaim the other defying one to exceed another set the record straight and douse the flame away Trojan: rolling, rumbling constructed chaos deceiving, misleading precursor of the fall we create our destiny marching for eternity timeless ancient warriors storming past our blessing in disguise fire and Ice behold the might fire and Ice behold, behold the sacred sight the flames of troy doused out past their prime the lesser forgotten a new crimson tide all in all the curse will carry on the flames of troy need only a spark a flicker so bright shall ensure our precious life may it shine at last forevermore, yeah luminary echoes of a trigger set in motion a separate time, a separate place, being ripped apart betraying one to reclaim the other defying one to exceed another set the record straight and douse the flame away
4.
I could use some help right now in this hour of need but afraid of the truth of my undoing deed I hold the candle I blew it out but one remains inside and out leave me alone to my own silence give me advice so I don't feel alone one fatal mistake brings down this hopeless regime now the balance hangs in doubt (what have I done to deserve this) I left the comforts of the north on my own and now, this mistake will bring me down time heals this inelegant wound unable to ease, the pressure it weaves balance out of sync balance hangs in doubt (what have I done to deserve this) I left my conscience long ago on my own and now, this curse will bring me down -The Curse so close to the end so close to the top so close yet far away the curse, the curse of number two
5.
the day has finally arrived it was never about revenge to be redeemer, of our lost hopes and dreams by the length of our fingertips we held back time if only for an instance, like waves of a distant shoreline oh redemption in sight familiar faces flood my consciousness never knowing, only seeing a fleeting second, belief made real when fantasy ceases and reality dreams a story is told believe what was a story will be told remember tomorrow casting shadows overcome, overcome when time stretched out its hand fate brought us back again the field that lay the land will be the home of hope when time stretched out its hand fate brought us back again the field that lay the land will be the home of hope of redemption long past due that hearts will yearn for just one more step ahead while out of breath again gotta keep on running, running keep on running the hearts and minds that conjure a thought burn inside with hope that this day may ease our pain may slow decay we will prosper on "Today is the day redemption takes hold easing the memory of the day that burned it was not foretold it was not predicted so it shall be written by the warriors of old" the year will pass as the others have prestige will take over your story will fade like a fallen dream resistance is futile you become a forgotten footnote etched in sand, a meaningless record pointless, unnecessary a cause with no substance the righteousness of the two sides never doubting that they are wrong that the enemy is just beyond the ridge that they are different even though we are the same these differences will be the end of us and we will throw away the memories the good and the bad the pageantry and the parody our faces, we're with you these moments, stay with you When reality ceases and fantasy dreams a story is told believe what was the story will be...told When fantasy ceases and reality dreams a story is told if you just believe let the story be told
6.
Bye Week 03:00
7.
Relevance 04:26
our relevance the stars align for the first time our relevance obscurity escapes our hold our relevance no longer David anymore our relevance we flip the myth and dwell amongst the gods finally the moment comes under pressure there can only be one soak in the grandeur we've earned what's come of us two souls from the same cloth fighting away their relevance on this night everyone will know our name forever etched into sand the scarlet and green will be seen on the grandest stage of them all our relevance we're now a danger to you all our relevance you will fear what we've become our relevance as Goliath is no more our relevance discard the stories of the old rewrite the tale anew the time is finally now we bask under the moonlight the lights come crashing down on our feeble minds will we handle all the stimuli the attention that we all strive half rewritten, stories anew we skim the pages of our own relevance on this night everyone will know our names forever etched into sand the scarlet and green will be seen on the grandest stage of them all you've blinded by the grandeur the delusions growing faster may your relevance fade away back into obscurity
8.
To The End 02:54
9.
1963 08:36
antiquity caught somewhere far below a distant record, unbroken tradition midshipmen pay the price we will sink down to the depths never knowing that it's the last no chance to catch a breath no time to say farewell in a flash of an instant frustration, futility lopsided loss shadows narrow defeat in a flash of a lifetime our hopes have been restored to end a new beginning eternally patrol SSN-593 what once was is no more toppled down by the gods by this cursed year they were lost at sea we know the thresher's strike has come from a long, long time ago on a starless night full speed ahead the lost harbor awaits washed ashore on eternal patrol we will never return by the grace of the cursed we will surface once more "scattered fragments and twisted metal are all that remain of the USS Thresher"
10.
one more time we must prevail out of shame the final curtain calls we must be focused our final fight we show the faithful that there is no shame in sight no more time of what entails without fame the final curtain falls right here right now we defend our home this is the last time upon these hallowed grounds we will find out who we were this is the last time that we all honor we discover who we are right now, we have a final chance right now, to end own our terms hold on, to moments that brought us to now right here, right now energy fading emotion gone travesty forming our dreams now turn to dust thanks for all the memories disgrace before my eyes you've let the faithful down no matter, for no one's left to see this travesty right now, we have a final chance right now, to end own our terms hold on, to moments that brought us to now right here, right now don't let this helpless case go sour your day you know tomorrow brings a whole 'nother way don't let this travesty go ruin your day go ruin your day, go ruin your day Pathetic Travesty
11.
we've reached the top looking down at the masses accession rising, no denying with this power we finally bring one home some say we rose to quickly while others join our side we flash in front with style leaving the rest behind with all the trials we've proven we cast aside our pain complete of absolution troubles fade and wash away we will all shine strong we will fly not fall we have crossed the other side where legends never die we grace upon the ledge just jump with all the rest if you just close your eyes you'll see that you can fly amongst the wind and sky the sun and moon will whisper your ungodly name marching on and on and on we tread swift, we take off moving on to our last mark just one more step for destiny awaits run away champion homeward bound we will prevail "you didn't think you'd actually win, did you?" with every single step we grace upon the ledge now jump with all the rest if you just close your eyes you'll see that you can fly amongst the wind and sky the sun and moon will whisper your almighty name, where it never rains the curse has torn my life again take me away to the place where it never rains
12.
the epitome of parenthesis the leader of the ship never bending, never breaking attack with optimism the price for knowledge paid with time no treasure big enough to curb the tide swing your sword, raise the flag the fight is fought under pirate command scream and laugh, foil the plan they all turn a fool under Leach's hand pioneers in ruining tradition altering the way of the world an endless variation lie dormant 'cross the sea a complex string split to the end a simple way to change the trend unconventional trained for law climbed the ranks lead the charge steal some glory air raid air raid air raid be the hammer not the nail air raid sky ward air raid pirates air raid last week be the hammer not the nail swing your sword, raise the flag the fight is fought under pirate command scream and laugh, foil the plan they all turn a fool under Leach's hand
13.
weak drivel waste mistake corrupt pathetic crooked killer scorn dishonored abhorrent profane choke ensnare silence die This storied rivalry will it ever come to pass a timeless tale going round and round look back at what remains two sides that disagree nothing more is left to do but bring you down shame remorse putrid bile fraud foul horrid vile rank maggot cruel savage screaming bleeding silence die This storied rivalry will it ever come to pass a timeless tale going round and round look back at what remains two sides that disagree nothing more is left to do but bring you down brevity has fallen our chances are fading fast, ohh clawing out of a time once past we try to find another way Jayhawk legend stories lost Tiger brawn and blood as they must pay in every way never wanted to live this life driven out from family ties blind faith personified The Border War Massacre laid waste Burnt districts devastate all of god's creation now they will pay in every way never wanted to live this life driven out from family ties blind faith personified The Border War no selfless claims have been offered no selfless claims for tomorrow while our hopes are fading fast, ohh we're running out of time a seed of impending destruction of violence waiting to be loosened a faultline of justice and truth a faultline of lies and corruption must we really continue the conflict to uproot the blood and the tears this worthy successor to war This storied rivalry will it ever come to pass a timeless tale going round and round look back at what remains two sides that disagree nothing more is left to do but bring you down Jayhawk legend stories lost Tiger brawn and blood as they must pay in every way never wanted to live this life driven out from family ties blind faith personified The Border War Massacre laid waste Burnt districts devastate all of god's creation now they will pay in every way never wanted to live this life blood brothers did divide blind faith personified The Border War
14.
Formality 06:20
close to the end close to the top close, far away the curse it's just a little formality our rival, we gently put them down it's just a little formality our rival, we'll crush you till the end this year is cursed but we immune standing tall amongst the few we've waited patient for the fall just one more week that we must wait circumstance, reveals our fate the masses flustered with the chaos unbeknownst inquiry the pressure mounts, we wait and see let us pass to judgement, forgo formality so close to the end so close to the top so close yet far away the curse i did not see the tower fall i did not hear the fatal shot reality fiction to tall to tell destiny has it's way clearing the barren path for the lesser pulling complex strings to unravel the dying dreams of the greater it's just a little formality our rival, we gently put them down it's just a little formality our rival, we'll crush you till the end telling tales through bits of sand reality fiction to tall to tell so close, to the end to the top, yet far away so close, to the end to the top, yet far away countdown the seconds until the glass will shatter broken pieces of a strange reflection we become the dynasty that eternity once remembered we climb the everlasting ranks we take our place amongst the elite for all that have fallen finally... it was just a little formality our rival put us down
15.
time disrupted for that i know the aftermath of the fall are certain to us all these tales i have grown reach high into the sky in my heart i know it's real but i know i cannot prove just take a look upon the brittle pages of a once historic sacred tradition just keep turning, keep turning and thus, the pages will wear and tear away Let the story be told for time has taken it's toll let the story be told for they never made a difference the opposition, i must decree preserve what's left behind the pieces are all we have a bleak sign of the times till my last breath i make my final stand i'll stay behind Stadium Eternus just one more look upon them warn out pages it's far to gone now to make a difference what really happened on those ancient days the story will suffice, this story must Let the story be told for time has taken it's toll let the story be told for they never made, they never made a difference what if everything i know the stories i have told are moments of a single fragment of the truth buried beneath the shards of broken glass lie the answer forgotten the ruin of a lesser past "evacuate the premise immediately i repeat, evacuate immediately!" "the roar of the crowd echoes in eternity the memories I've shared etched in these walls the moments that we had the emotions that we spilled I've kept them all alive I've kept you all alive in this place that I've called home" i won't leave i'll never leave this place that I've called home i won't leave i'll never leave this place that I've called home Just take a look (just take a look) just one more look (just one more look) i won't leave i'll never leave this place that I've called home i won't leave i'll never leave this curse that I've called home i won't leave i'll never leave this place that I've called home i won't leave we'll never leave this place that we've called home let the story be told for time has taken it's toll let the story be told for they never made, they never made a difference we never made a difference on this day we took control on this day we soared the skies on this day we brought our own demise on this day the lesser forgotten will...

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Preface:

A thousand years from now, a long lost story emerges. An old man, a Groundskeeper of the last remaining Stadium tells of a journey. The will of the lesser, the human spirit and the ability to not give in when chances are more than gone. The power of the lesser, the heart and soul a being will manifest to topple a greater foe. The shock of the lesser, the surprise leaping forth to snatch hold the tides of time. Ultimately, the demise of the lesser, biting off more than it can chew, bringing forth it's own destruction. This old man is retelling a tale for that he has no understanding or recollection. A tale of the 2007 college football season. The year the Lesser Forgotten, if for a brief moment, coexisted with the greater dynasties of yore. A story twisted and torn beyond recognition, yet remains ever so present as a tale worth telling.


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This album will be released episodically so to speak. Each song represents roughly a game that took place in 2007 and will be released on the anniversaries that the games occurred all throughout the fall of 2017. The aim is to retell these moments as they happened chronologically 10 years ago, recreating the same feeling that I had when I watched the season unfold in real time. The 2007 college football season struck me in so many ways when it came to storytelling, symbolism, and chaos. What better way to go about it in the form of a Power/Traditional Metal concept album. Cheers.

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released September 1, 2017

Steven Soderberg - Guitars, Vocals, Programming

Lyrics by Steven Soderberg

Logo by Horst Type Foundry

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