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Tailspin - This song depicts an intense dogfight somewhere far above the sahara desert between a man named Carter Lansette in a small propeller plane and 3 enemies in hot pursuit. From the very beginning it is clear that Carter is doomed, but his concern is not for his own life. He finds a strange inner solace as all of his focus is centered around making a recording of the powerful secret that he has learned over a lifetime spent searching - the secret his enemies are trying to bury with him. He quickly makes a recording in the black box of the plane moments before he is shot down and crashes in the desert.
Some other notable details about the song:
Verse 1 references falling in line “among the ranks of Horus,” or the Egyptian god of flight and the son of Osiris
Verse 2 makes use of the alchemical laws of balance “As above, so below. As within, so without,” which is a hint about the identity of Carter’s enemies

lyrics

Steel teeth gnashing the sky
Breathing in fire and lead still I

Steel teeth gnash the sky
Breathing in fire and lead and
Yet here still I find a certain sense of solace

Iron will till I die
And it may not be long yet
As I fall in line among the ranks of Horus

Spiraling to the ground
There’s nowhere to go but down

This is the end, end of my story
A final tailspin, a fiery glory
Spiraling to the ground
Nothing can stop it now

The flak and blood
The fire and char all say
The path through the maw was the only escape
As above so below is what they say
As within so without, within this place

Oh, feel the deafening roar
Of engines failing, vengeance falling, pulling us toward Earth

Steel teeth gnashing the sky
I float through fire and lead like water

Spiraling to the ground
There’s nowhere to go but down

This is the end, end of my story
A final tailspin, a fiery glory
Spiraling to the ground
Nothing can stop it now
Nothing can stop it now

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from Atlas Ruinica, released January 13, 2023

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