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Yours Sincerely, Sister Josephine

by Pagliacci

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"Dear Brother Dominick, I hope my letter finds you well. It’s been a long time since our last communication. Too long, as always... My friend, I fear I have made a terrible mistake! By the time you read this letter I will be dead. Even as I write, my life is forfeit. These documents I am sending you I’ve obtained at great peril to myself. Perhaps to all of us. But beyond a shadow of a doubt I do believe they are worth it. They are fragments of Dr. Valdi’s notes taken during her research on the Village of Madmen. They predate the completed manuscript by years, perhaps decades! You understand the significance of this fact. I’ve had very little time to study them, but even so I’ve learned so much! This Colombina character is of particular interest. You’ll see why, I’m sure. There is something that keeps bothering me, though... Something missing. It’s as if Dr. Valdi left something out on purpose. As if the thread connecting it all has been left out. Or perhaps removed after the fact? I have failed my mission, Brother Dominick. And by my failure my mission has become yours. I beg of you: do not be blinded by thirst for revenge! You know what’s at stake. Study the manuscripts! They might be our only hope. Yours sincerely, Sister Josephine”
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Choir Of The Mad: Do not defy us Accept the fire Burn to your freedom Harlequin: Oh, I hear them screaming! Choir Of The Mad: You have to listen There is a reason You will see Harlequin: Oh, let me be! Colombina: You never really chose to know What lives inside your very soul What kind of fire burns in there You never ever really cared Did you see the angels fall? Did you even care to look at all? When voices started asking why What was on your mind? Harlequin: Black flowers withering to dust The blackest tears hold back I must Black feathers falling from the sky As angels die Inside my soul – the cruelest theft – There’s nothing, nothing since you left A void, a world destroyed And voices ever louder Choir Of The Mad: Do not defy us Accept the fire It brings salvation Harlequin: Oh, go away! Choir Of The Mad: Your pain – we know it The cure we’ll show you Burn! Harlequin: Shut up, shut up! Harlequin: I never really had a choice I’ve seen the writings, heard the voice It's written on the other side Colombina: Give in, don't fight, let time decide Feel the heat of fire Burning deep inside Let go, don’t fight Just walk towards the light Can’t run, can’t hide Too scared to scream The bridge is burning behind you Nothing is as is seems It’s the agony Every step of the path It’s the certainty There’ll be no going back Let the light of the fire Be your only guide Give in, burn bright And let time decide
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So Sane 04:10
HARLEQUIN: I told you not to enter this godforsaken place So many souls were lost inside without a trace Why in the world, my dear, did you disobey? What were you thinking, love, out you should have stayed… COLOMBINA: But darling can't you hear the singing of the birds A sound so beautiful… HARLEQUIN: The screams of tortured souls these are! COLOMBINA: But darling can't you see the roses scarlet red An otherworldly sight… HARLEQUIN: This is the blood of all the dead! It feels so sane COLOMBINA: But what is this? A path? Into the clouds it goes I wonder does it reach the city of the gods? I'll go and find out, Swiftly I'll return What's on the other side I have to learn HARLEQUIN: This is an ancient path It leads to a place of old The Village of the Mad Among other things it's called None who have walked it Were ever to return It seems the time has come For me of their fate to learn HARLEQUIN: Yet it feels like returning home This arrival in the madmen's land Where sanity feels too cold And the madness… It feels so sane
4.
The Traveler: Lost in a dream for too long It would seem I forgot how it felt to awaken Colombina: Still there is time You can run, you can hide There are so many paths you can take The Traveler: Oh, such a lonely place This world – what a foe to face Colombina: Wait – it is not too late – Spare yourself our fate The Traveler: Wise men and lunatics Angels with broken wings Running in circles Pretending to soar Prophets and infidels Was I too blind to tell Wisdom from fantasy Madmen from gods? Choir of the mad: TRAVELER, LUNATIC, SAVIOR, SEEKER YOUR SEARCH, YOUR QUEST IT IS NOW COMPLETE! CLAIM YOUR REWARD – CLAIM YOUR MADNESS AND FREEDOM! WELCOME! WELCOME! ONE OF US! The Traveler: Travelling, seeking The whole world I’ve seen, Yet was blind for the one thing That matters Colombina: Saving the world You were lost, you were hurt Could a blind man have done Any better? The Traveler: Oh, was the sky so blue Back then when I searched for truth? Both: Oh, was the grass so green? How could a blind man have seen? The Traveler: Wise men and lunatics Angels with broken wings How could I know It was madness I sought? Prophets and infidels Was I too blind to tell Wisdom from fantasy Madmen from gods?
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Voices: ies iræ! Dies illa Solvet sæclum in favilla Harlequin: The war's about to end Without a winner There couldn't have been one This was known from the beginning Somebody stands to gain From all this confusion The war's about to end Not so the illusion Colombina: Dies iræ! Dies illa Solvet sæclum in favilla Calling Melchizedek Is anybody home? The time has surely come What's taking you so long? I gotta speak with someone Anyone will do Nothing's the way you promised You have to put me through Harlequin: The war's about to end Without a winner There couldn't have been one This was known from the beginning Somebody always stands to gain This is no exception The war's about to end Not so the deception Colombina: Calling Melchizedek Nobody home again? You promised things will change So why is everything the same? A world of the chosen few Where billions just don't belong Calling Melchizedek Something is very wrong Harlequin: The war's about to end Without a winner There couldn't have been one This was known from the beginning Somebody stands to gain From our living in denial The war has never ended Even for a while

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Brother Dominick receives a letter containing four fragments of an old manuscript which Sister Josephine has paid with her life to acquire…

"Yours Sincerely, Sister Josephine" is a concept EP, introducing the world, story and some of the characters featured in Pagliacci’s work. It also serves as a bridge between our upcoming first and second full-length albums, featuring characters from both and connecting their narratives.

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released June 8, 2017

Produced by Zhivko Koev

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Pagliacci is a Metal Opera project by Zhivko Koev (Vivaldi Metal Project, Allegorist). It features guest musicians from all over the world like Snowy Shaw (Therion) and Mistheria (Bruce Dickinson).
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