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The Rival (Feat. Lauren Babic)

from Atlas Ruinica by The Wise Man's Fear

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The Rival - The rival focuses on the conflict between Elise and the leader of the mysterious ptolemaic kings as they race each other to the northernmost part of Norway on their search for the Atlas runica. They cross paths a number of times and Elise narrowly avoids disaster during several conflicts across Europe. As they race towards the north of Norway (using the clues from the black box and the coordinates written on the letter) they develop a bitter rivalry that makes her quest all the more urgent. This song represents Elise’s resolve and unbreakable spirit in the face of adversity in the unknown as well as the necessity to let go of past failures and fears in order to progress into the future.
“We who ought to crawl have learned to fly” indicates that the Atlas Ruinica contains ancient knowledge that humanity was never meant to know
This song uses cartography metaphors as they work their way across the literal map (“For where we go no map has marked,” “down here there be monsters”)

lyrics

We never fail to fall
We never learn to read the marks on this world
We never fail to fall
So I’ll just turn the page

Restless
Beneath the weight of this madness
Like a dress rehearsal for death
I lie in red and black

So steel yourself for where you go
No map has marked but even so
You can’t turn back or shield your eyes
From villains walking in disguise

We who ought to crawl have learned to fly

Who we are is all we’ve known
But there’s more if you let go

So we turn the page
A rival now, I’ll bring your walls to the ground
But you can’t move until you let it go
Turn the page
I’ll light it up and burn it down to the ground
But you can’t move until you let it go

Dark days torn straight from our deathbeds
Sorrows like burdens of silence
Anguish of the inevitable

We turn away and face the dawn

You know not what lurks at every turn
The things you've seen you can’t unlearn

Watch closely for imposters
For down here there be monsters

Who we are
Is all we’ve known
But there’s more if you let go

So we turn the page
A rival now, I’ll bring your walls to the ground
But you can’t move until you let it go
Turn the page
I’ll light it up and burn it down to the ground
But you can’t move until you let it go

Life flies, closed eyes, I’m not sleeping tonight
Feels like a ghost always slipping from sight
When I’m alone I let my mind roam free but it’s always my demise

I’ve broken the silence
I’ve challenged the giants
I’m letting go so I can turn the page

So put on your brave face
Spill blood for a new fate
I’m letting go so I can turn the page

We turn the page
A rival now, I’ll bring your walls to the ground
But you can’t move until you let it go
Turn the page
A rival now, I’ll bring your walls to the ground
But you can’t move until you let it go
Turn the page
I’ll light it up and burn it down to the ground
But you can’t move until you let it go

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from Atlas Ruinica, released January 13, 2023

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