The single and music video “Shedding the Ashes” was released on June 18, 2008. Thanks goes out to Sharon Lockwood (make-up), Mark O’Halloran (special appearance), and Kyle France (editing and filming). Video link: http://youtube.com/watch?v=1oRzGr0dmXE .
Shedding the Ashes
tangled twisted tied
into a knot of nothingness
fed from and feeding into fear
change would break this all
but i fear disorder
cut the chains of stress
or lie here unmoving
no need to sulk in helplessness
you have yourself to move
your surroundings change only
if you stand up and walk forward on
burn the scars into ashes
then shed them behind you
run fast to create winds
to blow the remains far away
stand above what burned you
allow the water to drown it
don’t let it resurface undone
douse it into a trophy
once was tangled twisted tied
into a knot of nothingness
fed from and feeding into fear
embrace the future
for the past is why you left
and now you are ahead
toward the gaping twilight
no need to sulk in helplessness
you have yourself to move
your surroundings change only
if you stand up and walk forward on
“Shedding the Ashes” Copyright © 2008 Linda Lockwood o/a Mad Metal Mage. All Rights Reserved.