Of Gods Bereft of Grace

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## Details

 ### Length

 6:53

 ### Release

 Of Erthe and Axen: Act 2

 ### Track #

 3

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The third track on Of Erthe and Axen: Act 2 and the chronologically twelfth track of Xanthochroid's story. It has a lyric video with images pertaining to the lore. It was released on September 28, 2017 before before Act 2. That video is shown below.

## Story

Below is a an excerpt from the Act II listening guide. It was included in Xanthochroid's post of this song when it was released before the album.

"...The Forest Keeper lifts Thanos out of despair, and reveals that Thanos is actually a Relic (immortal). This song is an Ode to music; the Forest Keeper encourages Thanos to find an eternal companion for his life, because mortal friends and lovers will all die."

## Lyrics

Release your hate
Revile your pain
Lay down the weight
Crushing your soul
Oh the well lit halls
Oh the well lit halls of my home
Painted by polyphony!
May I find peace
Solace in this harmony
Built from broken nameless sound
Hear colors unseen
Cast from their mouths
Halls once well lit
Dampened and dim
Have you grasped the infinite?
Can you feel the weight of eternity
Mocking, mangling
Smothering you with hands that never shake
Reveal to me
Those glorious wanton days
At last I feel
The truth is gripping me
I scarcely draw my breath
My soul is drifting toward
The valley deep within
Melt my heart o music
Let flow your stream
Resonant chambers of rage
Passion or fear
Melt my heart o music
Let flow your stream
Resonant chambers of rage
Passion or fear
Life to the ever-sleep
To ever-sleep
For only you
Can strike us
With your magic

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## Chronological Position

2. Open the Gates, O Forest Keeper (Act I)
3. To Lost and Ancient Gardens (Act I)
4. To Higher Climes Where Few Might Stand (Act I)
5. To Souls Distant and Dreaming (Act I)
6. In Deep and Wooded Forests of My Youth (Act I)
7. The Sound of Hunger Rises (Act I)
8. The Sound of a Glinting Blade (Act I)
9. The Sound Which Has No Name (Act I)
10. Reveal Thy Shape, O Formless One (Act II)
11. Of Aching Empty Pain (Act II)
12. **Of Gods Bereft of Grace** (Act II)
13. Of Strength and the Lust for Power (Act II)
14. Walk With Me, O Winged Mother (Act II)
15. Through Caverns Old and Yawning (Act II)
16. The Last Relic of Axen (Incultus)
17. Through Chains That Drag Us Downward (Act II)
18. Toward Truth and Reconciliation (Act II)
19. All Abhorred! (Iced, In Extremis 2010)
20. Wormwood (Incultus)
21. Iced, In Extremis (Incultus)
22. Aquatic Deathgate Existence (BHWB)
23. Blessed He With Boils (BHWB)
24. Winter’s End (BHWB)
25. Long Live Our Lifeless King (BHWB)
26. Deus Absconditus I (BHWB)
27. Deus Absconditus II (BHWB)
28. Incultus (Incultus)
29. The Leper’s Prospect (BHWB)
30. In Putris Stagnum (BHWB)
31. Here I'll Stay (BHWB)
32. Rebirth of an Old Nation (BHWB)
33. Water and Stone (unreleased by Matthew Earl)

## Release Position

2. Of Aching Empty Pain (Act II)
3. **Of Gods Bereft of Grace** (Act II)
4. Of Strength and the Lust for Power (Act II)
5. Walk With Me, O Winged Mother (Act II)
6. Through Caverns Old and Yawning (Act II)
7. Through Chains That Drag Us Downward (Act II)
8. Toward Truth and Reconciliation (Act II)