released January 15, 2014

Studio Engineering, Mixing and Mastering by Heikki Kaplas / Rolling Tone Audio
Recording and co-Mixing by GhostTide @ Ansa Studio, 2014.
Cover art by Jonne-Pekka Stenroos / Torstai Visuals

GhostTide as a whole wants to give thanks to the following people: Heikki “simmottis” Kaplas, Kalle “Powerball” Aaltonen, Kalle “professori” Hahtamo, Teemu “the son of god” Heinola, Jonne-Pekka “torstai” Stenroos, Jori “sello” Haukio and Metro “tuplalihalla” Kebab

Eero thanks: bandmates, senior Hammais, Juho “punttikarhu” Salli, Ulvilan Hansa, Rex for metal and especially Teemu “LHTS-äijä” Heurlin

Teemu Thanks: Eero, Jussi, Pekka ja Late (Brothers in GhostTide) and all mentioned above! Friends and Family for support and inspiration!

Lassi Thanks: Family Nuolivaara, My Go-Metal Bros in GhostTide, Heikki, Teemu, Riikka, Sini, Sasu, Juhana, Riku, Migraine Eyes, Memoira, BlindWithin, Apocalypse Dudes, Vulgar Display Of Pantera and everyone at Porin Nuorten Työpaja

Jussi Thanks: Most of all Teemu, Pekka, Late and Eero!, Friends and Family Uusitalo for support, Mimmi, Matti, Jussi and Maisa

Pekka Thanks: Family and Friends.

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White Shores, Black Tides lyrics

1. Painting The Horizon

So much I have learned, so much I have left behind
On these unknown waters we all get lost in time
What does one heart desire, what does one’s mind seek
When all hope was lost and everything reminds you of defeat
On strange tides I’ve been, All the reef’s crossed over
And now I am heading where it all began
The circle is complete, all I can do now is believe
That one day everything will be in place
Boundaries will be broken, all the loose ends tied again
the lost will return, the wind will change
Show me where to draw the line
Where to paint the horizon
Expedition to the darkest time
Will we find the solution
Take me where the rivers reach the seas
Where you can relive your memories
Take me to the shore of white sand
take me to my promised land
The circle is complete, all I can do now is believe
That one day everything will be in place
Show me where to draw the line
Where to paint the horizon
Expedition to the darkest time
Will we find the solution
Take me where the rivers reach the seas
Where you can relive your memories
Take me to the shore of white sand
take me to my promised land


2. Ghost Of You

I would give my world for just a quantum of hope
If only I could spread these dead wings
If wisdom would flourish through my conscience
It would cover me from this storm
So long ago I left you in the snow
as I returned your face was but shadow
And now when I am older and the years in me leave
I feel nothing in my heart but grief
All I know is that I was wrong and time can’t be turned anymore
Cold white lies in disguise all I wanted was the ghost of you
Here I am closing the wounds, replacing feathers one by one
Despite the pain I walk to you, caressing your hand so numb
Was our love but a tragedy built on lies, How can we learn from our mistakes
Are we just two broken pieces, watching as our love fades
All I know is that I was wrong and time can’t be turned anymore
Cold white lies in disguise all I wanted was the ghost of you
So bleed with me
Cut my wings and make me kneel
All that is left is guilt and shame
All I know is that I was wrong and time can’t be turned anymore
Cold white lies in disguise all I wanted was the ghost of you


3. Voyage

Instrumental


4.Beyond an Endless Ocean

Part 1: The Lighthouse
For all these years it had been here, abandoned all because of one man’s fear
To become a keeper of the light, and to guide the lost souls of the night
These empty walls wait for no one, the pictures fade the memories
Every dream is a way to forget all the sins, But only a nightmare will lead to peace within
Close your eyes, sleepwalk across the silver line
-Unopened letters, silent voices
reminiscence of last drawn breaths
calling out my name-
Is this the end, the point of no return
Where do we go from here, what is left to learn
Part 2: A Childhood Dream
In my dream I had a vision of the long lost horizon
a colony navigating the seas, and searching for inner peace
A scarred man watching the sea, still recalling a childhood dream
Searching for innocence from passing tides
Hoping a change in the wind
Close your eyes, sleepwalk across the silver line
Turn back time, Turn back the wheel of time

Part 3: The Ghost Shipwreck
“We came through the water, guided by the light”
“Half sail…steady wind….myself on the wheel”
“The light was beautiful…bright and warm…it almost felt like home”
“And then I saw it no more….the light just vanished…and all that was left was the darkness”
“We were sure to die, until one man was left behind....it was I"
Is this the end, the point of no return
Where do we go from here, what is left to learn
This light will shine on you keepers of horizon
This is my sacrifice, my light shines forever on


5. The Birth In Exile

Lost beyond the pleasures of heavens
Seeking refuge among the thorns
Symphonies of thunder and lightning
Awaiting the birth
Here we are
Naked and ashamed
Underneath the forbidden tree
Show us the way
A newborn child in the arms of it's mother
Night turning to dawn
The ruins of the promised land wither
The gates of Eden now gone
What once was built by God
is now destroyed by man
You are the first to born
Into this God forsaken land
Oh God, speak to me
Please forgive me
Don't cast your shadow upon me
The serpent's seduction led me astray
The fruits of the forbidden tree
Are now rotten to the core
We shall live together as one
Breeding poison instored
Here we are
Naked and ashamed
Underneath the forbidden tree
Show us the way
Oh God, speak to me
Please forgive me
Show some remorse from here to eternity
Don't cast your shadow upon me
The serpent's seduction led me astray


6. Genesis

What is this coldness I feel deep inside
My hands covered with ashes no one to guide
For darkness is my daylight I walk alone
I burn all the bridges as I go
And angels are so far away
As I reach for within
My soul lies in shades
As I turn the page and wander on
Counting the days in the void
Everything is pointless under the surface
Through smoke and mirrors my search goes on
Through dark shaped figures my path goes on
Gathering pieces of incarnation on the way
As the flames begin to rise
And angels are so far away
As I reach for within
My soul lies in shades
As I turn the page and wander on
Now the journey reaches new stage
As the emptiness takes me to sleep
Giving birth to the new being
And sowing the ground with new seeds