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Ceaseless Strife

from Louder Than Words by Fearful Symmetry

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William Blake ‘The Marriage of Heaven and Hell’
"Without Contraries is no progression. Attraction and Repulsion, Reason and Energy, Love and Hate are necessary to Human existence. From these contraries spring what the religious call Good & Evil. Good is the passive that obeys Reason. Evil is the active springing from Energy. Good is Heaven. Evil is Hell.”

Suzi: It occurred to me that this track could be a reflection of this theme - the "hell" of the frenetic riff, contrasted but combined with the "heaven" of the intervening parts…

Jeremy: The words carry the concept into the often conflicted and difficult mental world of great creative minds – musicians and others. Where pain and bliss collide and fuse, and great works emerge. Blake observed that in Paradise Lost, all the best parts were about Hell and Satan, saying that Milton was “of the Devil's party without knowing it”

The eagle eyed will also find references to a late great poet/musician who took much inspiration from Blake’s works… his inspiration flowing freely forwards and backwards in Time.

lyrics

Our world’s constructed of contraries
Angels and Demons in their hosts
And our allegiances will vary
When passion’s fever brings us close….

And that’s why Milton wrote in Fetters
Describing Heaven’s Holy Bliss
And used his finest fiery letters
To paint the Fires of the Abyss

(Chorus )
Ceaseless Strife
Expands my Life
In Mental Fight
We seize the Light

It’s just the labour pains
New lifeforms in our brains
That’s why we seem insane…

We’re all erotic politicians
Strangeness of strangers we express
Torments and beauties in our visions
Till pastured spaces give us rest

(Chorus )
Ceaseless Strife
Expands my Life
In Mental Fight
We seize the Light

It’s just the labour pains
New lifeforms in our brains
That’s why we seem insane…

Apocalypso’s revelation
Hidden Harlot Maiden bright
Humankind’s Divine Awakening
At once released from Endless Night

(Chorus )
Ceaseless Strife
Expands my Life
In Mental Fight
We seize the Light

It’s just the labour pains
New lifeforms in our brains
That’s why we seem insane…

Ceaseless Strife
Ceaseless Strife

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from Louder Than Words, released June 19, 2019
Lyrics: Jeremy Shotts
Vocals - Ray Livnat
Drums - Sharon Petrover
Guitars, Bass, Keyboards - Suzi James

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Fearful Symmetry London, UK

Fearful Symmetry is a studio based, London, UK progressive music project, originally created by cousins Suzi James and Jeremy Shotts.

The music crosses over several genres such as classic prog, rock, jazz, world music, and symphonic.

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