Stepping out to rustic muse
Sons and daughters of the land
Dance in laughter, find excuse
Through reels and jigs for touching hand.
Spring in step, as is the season
Shadows shorten with each day
Unknowing of the fall of reason
Darker shadows ride this way.
Stepping out, the dancers holding arms.
Stepping out, the soldiers holding arms.
Plans are drawn, troops preparing
Bargains struck with traitors done
War is coming, spoils for sharing
Blades are sharp, and blood will run.
Stepping out to battle cry
A devil’s tune drowns the morn
Grim the harvest neath the sky
That gave no hint, nor could not warn.
III. Warlords
Mounted warlords with their henchmen ride,
With their false piety,
Forgotten notoriety,
Believing that the right is on their side.
See the soldiers marching evermore,
Anonymous in battle,
Like chain-mail cattle,
Charging mindless into war.
Overhead, the banners, gold and red -
The focus of their pride,
For which so many had died,
For which so many more would soon be dead.
The war of words finds no accord
The armies stand their ground
Drums and trumpets sound
Signalling proceedings untoward.
Overhead, the banners, gold and red -
(Money and Blood)
The focus of their pride,
For which so many had died,
For which so many more would soon be dead.
IV. Battlestorm (lyric: Jeremy Shotts)
Sword and arrow, death descending
Fire storm frontal, flayed with flames
Hawk-faced halberd gripped in gauntlet
Forged by force that knows no shame.
Fire in sequence wreaks, cry havoc
Ranks in shredded comrade form
Hand-held harrows plough the flesh
Ball and blade in Battlestorm.
V. Aftermath
The victors cheer their gods of war.
Behind their empty eyes,
No pity therein lies,
They left themselves at reasons door.
Overhead, the banners, gold and red - (Money and Blood)
The focus of their pride,
For which so many had died,
For which so many more would soon be dead.
So many battles fought beneath a sun
That’s seen so many slain,
So many victories gained -
When in the end, all life is done.
(Money and Blood)
credits
from The Difficult Second,
released July 15, 2022
Vocals: Yael Shotts
Drums: Sharon Petrover
Keyboards, Guitars, Bass, Mandolin, Violin, Pennywhistle, strings arrangement: Suzi James
Soothfully a phenomenal prog rock album—an instant classic. What motivates me to say so, is the music’s incredible expressiveness & its wonderfully cinematic song structures. Jargon is a very good fit with this band. It is quite evident that the band’s current lineup have great chemistry together & that they share a common affinity to this vein of music. I look forward to their next creation. Drifting Sun are definitely one of prog rock’s brightest lights. Thank you, DS!
9+/10. Alrihkh
Here we have a progressive rock collaboration between composer/lyricist Jon Farley and a superb crew of musicians. Due to having several vocalists, as his story unfolds, Jon’s vision often ponders the current state of humanity from all interior angles. Mostly melancholic, with everything a thinking listener could want lyrically, all bolstered by the twists and turns that one expects musically from a progressive release. Nickie Harte Kelly
Sustained by seismic psych riffs, proggy shifts, and vivid sci-fi storytelling, these Milwaukee cosmonauts command respect. Bandcamp New & Notable Mar 29, 2023
The Long Island metal band's third album etches arena-sized hooks into their jagged compositions, deftly balancing experimental and poppy inclinations. Bandcamp Album of the Day May 12, 2022