Northlane - Obelisk Lyrics






Time in constant motion,
Like the shifting desert sands
Slipping through my hands

Chasing down the minutes,
That turn into days
Seconds get shorter,
As years fall away
Chasing down my dreams
Under borrowed light
A mirage in the distance,
Escaping my sight

Driven to live or driven apart
What's inside us when we depart
Driven to live outside of regret
Time is finite, the clocks are set
Driven to live or driven apart

I realize my flame is burning away
Starward searching I will find my way
The power of the mind ready to combust
I will show you fear in a handful of dust

Combust

My flame is fleeting,
But I will live and learn
Rise and burn, Tick and Turn
Rise and burn

Time in constant motion,
Like the shifting desert sands
Slipping through my hands

Driven to live or driven apart
What's inside us when we depart
Driven to live outside of regret
Time is finite, the clocks are set
Driven to live or driven apart

Combust





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  1. R.... S....

    Way late to the party but what the hell happened to the mix here? Sounds like its really good but maybe somewhere between adding it to the video and the Youtube upload it got compressed to holy hell.

  2. T.... ....

    I like how every comments from 4 years ago are like "marcus sucks, the mix sucks, everything sucks" and the recent comments are like "marcus is godlike, the song is godlike, Northlane as its best" ! I'm pretty much new to Northlane and even more new to Node, but I think that, yeahhhh the mix is noooott that good, a little weak, but with the volume higher, there are still some badass songs :D
    thx Marcus, thx Northlane !

  3. N.... Z....

    2:22 COMPOOOOOOST!
    Love this song <3

  4. e.... t....

    1:42 empieza la adrenalina brutal

  5. C.... F....

    Tbh the mp3 version sounds way better

  6. D.... H....

    Production makes this so much better. Dfuck is your problem ppl

  7. M.... ....

    2019 and this is still my favorite

  8. D.... S....

    What the fuck did I just find. Godamn this is filthy.
    In the best way.

  9. z.... ....

    "I will show you fear in a handful of dust"

    Eyyy, that T.S. Eliot reference.

  10. E.... A....

    Obelisco de BUENOS AIRES Argentina

  11. M.... R....

    I wanna lick those two brightly coloured guitars!

  12. A.... ....

    1m view ! Finally !

  13. Z.... .....

    You guys killed it in perth!!

  14. R.... ....

    What genre of music is northlane?

  15. E.... M....

    Lol this is the best

  16. E.... S....

    Tone is too smooth for all these production masters with blow out ears.. @thatsmrbio

  17. K.... K....

    i like this mix

  18. L.... C....

    Just realised that 'I will show you fear in a handful of dust' comes from T.S. Eliot's ''The Wasteland''. Sick!

  19. A.... ....

    And while awesome music like this is being created (and people complaining), Babymetal is apparently a relevant band. Dude what the fuck is happening to the Metal scene?

  20. S.... ....

    i love when you can actually hear the bass :D

  21. B.... T....

    does anyone know what type of hall the main character was in?
    seems masonic, sssiqqqqqqqqq

  22. Y.... ....

    northlane vocals sucks!!! i only listen instrumental is amazing!! nic kick ass so bad!!

  23. R.... ....

    best song for azir mains. lol

    R.... ....

    lul memes

  24. C.... D....

    they are still great musicians even if its not the front man i grew to love

  25. S.... P....

    I fucking love all northlane. Love Nodes message. Thanks guys!

  26. C.... A....

    adrian back pls

  27. m.... ....

    this song is a lyrical summary of whole 'discoveries' and 'singularity'

  28. L.... C....

    this is a crhistian band?

    L.... C....

    Luca Cordeiro No

  29. D.... ....

    One year later,
    This is now my favorite Northlane song.
    Ever.
    I never understood the insane amount of hate this song got at all.

  30. D.... M....

    They are better now0

  31. D.... M....

    They are better now

  32. R.... ....

    Yugi core

  33. d.... ....

    Can't wait to hear what they come out with next.

  34. G.... O....

    very nice beards je

  35. W.... ....

    this is pretty good actually

  36. G.... A....

    I saw you guys play in Mesa AZ this past winter, you guys are amazing!! Keep making albums :D

  37. T.... V....

    Should have chosen the face tattoo guys audition.

    he was a beast.

  38. n.... ....

    POCKET SAND

  39. L.... F....

    I love this album. I get this song and Weightless stuck in my head every day!!! It's de best!!!

  40. W.... H....

    Northlane - Obelisk (The Torment) [Official Music Video]

  41. l.... ....

    just evolving to OZ sounding bands, which is great like DLC and Karnivool. But I wish I could have that Adrian thingy back :/

  42. S.... ....

    I wish their whole album was like this fuck. That split EP with In Hearts Wake did redeem Node though.

  43. M.... S....

    Can someone please agree with me on how fucking EPIC that intro is? I keep replaying it lol

  44. D.... ....

    Why do you look like Camaron de La Isla

  45. r.... ....

    Pharaohcore!

  46. M.... ....

    Still waiting for a song called Slifer to drop, and an EP called The Egyptian Gods

  47. H.... O....

    Ok, I understand this isn't old Northlane, which can be both a good and a bad thing. I myself don't like this near as much as the old, but I still think it's good enough to have some potential.

  48. S.... L....

    wuwuwuwuwuwuw <3

  49. M.... F....

    What a great album. Fits perfectly with Discoveries and Singularity despite new singer and vocal style. Definitely NORTHLANE

  50. J.... B....

    Northlane=Rihanna Illuminati artists. Final days.

  51. N.... b....

    his cleans sound like like moths to flames

  52. a.... d....

    I'm seeing a lot of people comment how the mixing is shit and the guitars aren't mixed properly, maybe this is how they wanted it to sound? I'd think the people that mix this track and clean it up would know what they are doing and what sound they want. So quit hating this song is fucking awesome!

  53. B.... ....

    I still don't understand how hella people love this and think their older shit is generic. You guys are literally fucking crazy lmfao if you think they are generic.
    I mean like this album if you want. Idc. But Discoveries and Singularity was their prime.

  54. P.... ....

    The mix sounds awesome. The band was going for a more natural sound. It sounds like he way it would sound if they played it live. I think they wanted to capture that live sound in this recording. They didn't want to make it sound over produced, which we are all too used to hearing

  55. J.... O....

    I hated this album at first, but upon a second listen I do enjoy some of the gems that this album brings, this song not being one of them I didn't personally enjoy this song much, though the songs I enjoyed off this album would have to be node, leech, Ra, ohm and Rot, soma were decent, the rest of the songs were pretty shitty

  56. A.... S....

    Time being in constant motion is actually an illusion created by the brain to understand the 3rd dimension, in true perspective, it is static and fluctuates equally positive and negative, awesome song btw

  57. A.... S....

    Just put up a drum cover of this! Love Northlane man and Nic Pettersen is a genius. Hope you guys find some time to check it out!

  58. R.... ....

    I just finished a huge research paper for my British Literature course regarding man and nature, focusing on T.S. Eliot's "Waste Land." I kinda came when I heard "I will show you fear in a handful of dust" in this song.

  59. s.... 2....

    can happily say I've met this band and moshed to this! life's complete

  60. C.... T....

    Funny, this was one of my least favourite songs off node, but now i cant get enough after hearing it live

  61. x.... ....

    this live is soooo good !!!

  62. G.... M....

    Production sounds like shit

  63. O.... ....

    It seems like they picked the more drab songs for their vids.

  64. B.... B....

    :( :( :( :( :( :( we miss adrian... he sucks so much.

  65. h.... ....

    I'm obsessed with Marcus' cleans.

  66. E.... S....

    Still miss the complexity and density of the previous album, but this song is preety cool! I liked the video very much

  67. D.... H....

    Is it just me or does the new guy kinda look like a young Bob Ross? All jokes aside, phenomenal album.

  68. C.... W....

    I find myself wanting to fall asleep...

  69. B.... K....

    572 people are still butt-hurt that Adrian is gone.

  70. T.... ....

    I'll see you guys on 11/30 tall black dude with dreads we will party!

  71. Y.... M....

    buenísimo, me encanta UuU

  72. W.... ....

    Plz adrian COME BACK PLZZZZZZZZZ stop that

  73. R.... C....

    I vant loads of obelisks yar, run through lots of little obelisks to get to the very big obelisk. Inside the big ejaculating obelisk will be another little obelisk. Then big obelisk vill sink.

  74. D.... M....

    I know there are other songs of northlane that can be better, but if you take your time and listen carefully the sound and the lyrics you will know that is an art piece... just amazing

  75. A.... M....

    This drummer is an artist... my god I've listened to a lot of their songs and he knows when not to over-do it and the grooves are just beautiful.. wow

  76. y.... ....

    I WILL SHOW YOU FEAR IN A HANDFUL OF DUST!! COMBUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUST!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  77. C.... E....

    Damn so sick 🎶

  78. B.... C....

    man this is so awesome,
    but whys the audio mixing sound so fucked up??????

  79. I.... ....

    I don't like this song.

  80. B.... L....

    I got to meet the whole band on monday! nic is my hugest inspiration and it was probably the greatest moment of my life!

  81. i.... ....

    I still love this band, but the vocals just sound so similar to Erra. Not that i don't love Erra, but that style gets old for me.

  82. 1.... ....

    I'm really digging this~!

  83. r.... ....

    everything production wise has been said, but the drums lack any life at all. this mix is really washy and lifeless...

  84. L.... H....

    COMPOST! *riffy riff breakdown*

  85. P.... M....

    Holy shit. I never understood it.
    Listening to each song individually I was wholly disappointed. I personally felt that each song was either repetitive, missing something that would made it great, or in a better phrasing, was lacking some sort of creative sensation that Northlane use to inspire in me. But I finally understand. These songs, while in their own way, is wonderful as an individual, is made absolutely perfect in the sense of the album. Listening to each track, and hearing the dynamics flow differently per song and somehow still in unity with all the other songs is one of the best things I've heard. Listen to the album, not just the songs individually.

  86. A.... F....

    J-Rock influenced?

  87. T.... ....

    yeah, nah. this is off it's chops, marcus is dope.

  88. T.... N....

    if only they kept Adrian ;-;

    T.... N....

    Adrian would have probably began to suck singing live if that was the case.
    He left the band simply because he fucked up his voice too much.
    Marcus is a solid replacement.

  89. R.... C....

    Jason Eshraghian for the fucking win!

  90. D.... P....

    Marcus' vocals are out of this world!

  91. v.... ....

    tuned to drop E (9 octaves down)

  92. D.... Z....

    Does anyone else agree how good this track is- in context with the full album?

  93. D.... S....

    Exodia Liked this video!

  94. D.... W....

    They should release a bonus song called "Slifer"

  95. L.... ....

    Anyone else get a BTBAM vibe?

  96. T.... R....

    So I'm listening to the actual CD and holy shit it sounds so much better man FUCK youtube this is why I wait till I have the album to pass judgement awesome album I'll always miss Adrian but Marcus kills it in my opinion great job to the whole band!

  97. K.... B....

    They are so great on YouTube, yet so bad live. I hope with time the singer will get better when doing a concert. :(

  98. R.... P....

    So my preorder bundle just came in and it's fucking sexy as. The skateboard is beautiful.