Recorded at studio Allywood; Not So Pro and The Panic Room, on various occasions between 2010 - 2012. Mixed and mastered by Plec and Christian Älvestam, at The Panic Room, in June/July 2012. Album-cover concept and design by Christian Älvestam, Siv Farstadvoll and Tommi Konu. Christian Älvestam - vocals, electric and acoustic guitars, bass, keyboards and programming. Guest musicians: Martin Lindqvist - saxophone on "Once Adreamed" and "Origins". Henrik Sethsson - backing vocals on "Once Adreamed" and "The Unforsaken". Patrik Gardberg - guitar solo on "Time to Let Go". Thomas “Plec” Johansson - additional guitars and bass on "Time to Let Go" and guitar solo on "En Knippa Ljung". Johan Randén - rhythm guitar on "Origins" and guitar solos on "The Unforsaken". Stefan Jonsson - acoustic guitar on "Time to Let Go". A thousand thanks to Plec, Martin Lindqvist, Johan Randèn, Patrik Gardberg, Henrik Sethsson, Stefan Jonsson and Henrik B for being kind enough, helping me realizing my vision! Your contributions made all the difference and each one of you are worth your weight in gold! Love & respect! Also, a big thanks to Leevan, Ian and Alexi of Pivotal Rockordings for their belief, patience and support (it means a lot to me)! Last, but not least, I would like to thank my better half Siv and my parents for all their endless love and support! I could not have done this without you guys - I love you! This album is dedicated to the memory of Anne-Britt Älvestam. ______________________________________________________ LYRICS ______________________________________________________ Once Adreamed Music and lyrics by Christian Älvestam To throw a bridge across the river Of unmindfulness And disappear into the void Never to return Still, will not take its breath away Falling back on dust The unexplored retreat within (chorus) Closed, the door against every fear At the threshold of nowhere near The last attempted escape Through the failures of yesteryear Yet standing up to hard wear Shiftings not able to take shape A life once adreamed - Now wakening in the clear From what was said to be a shelter, Deafening alarm The weight of secrecy and silence Burning mirrors end Another storm cloud passing by, willingly adrift It's a long lane that has no turning Once adreamed (repeat chorus) Once adreamed ______________________________________________________ Time To Let Go Music by Thomas "Plec" Johansson and Christian Älvestam Lyrics by Christian Älvestam Always on the way out None the less unheard Crying out in silence In so many words All to close for comfort What is lead astray So much the more apparent Yet so far away It's been the same now For so long Worn to a thread And just barely holding on (chorus) When all is said and done Trying again is not worth while Emotions come undone Time to let go No matter what they say It's just the way the story goes Defeat has had its day Time to let go Always on the wrong track With no end in view Even so come what may Fate will follow through It's been the same now For so long Worn to a thread And just barely holding on (repeat chorus) ______________________________________________________ Origins Music and lyrics by Christian Älvestam Whenever stranger times anear The winds of doubt start to blow Wide across the sky Beating a path through the ashes of tomorrow Another wave now motionless Reality from afar Drifting aimlessly Into a world of uncertainty and shooting stars The understanding of letting go A well of knowledge and fear With the coming dawn Following through on a night no more to reappear A future told to reflect the age Aglow yet fading anew From behind the clouds Burning itself out, the sun that never quite withdrew ______________________________________________________ The Unforsaken Music and lyrics by Christian Älvestam Only now seeing again The time has come Clear away, restore the light The cracks undone Fear the ghost laid down inside A broken reed On the rise, the left behind A wasteland freed (chorus) No longer bearing down upon the flame retaken Now opening the curtains drawn on the unforsaken Fate in exile - cold, yet alive The mark of Cain Seeding fire Reap fields from ashes Become the pain From the fold another wanderer A change of scene Side against the undefined Remove the screen (repeat chorus) ______________________________________________________ En Knippa Ljung Music by Christian Älvestam Lyrics by Anne-Britt Älvestam Jag kommer blott med en knippa ljung Hemifrån skog och mo Några fattiga blommor med solsken i Där humlorna älska att bo (chorus) Jag kommer blott med en bukett Med dallrande dagrar i Med fågelkutter i skogarna Och syrsors kvällsmelodi Jag kommer blott med en knippa ljung Att sätta vid bilden av dig Jag vet att det tolkar vad ord velat sagt En hälsning så innerlig (repeat chorus) En knippa ljung (repeat chorus) ______________________________________________________