We’ve updated our Terms of Use to reflect our new entity name and address. You can review the changes here.
We’ve updated our Terms of Use. You can review the changes here.

MASTEMA.

by REX VERMILION

/
  • Streaming + Download

    Includes unlimited streaming via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
    Purchasable with gift card

      $10 USD  or more

     

1.
I see the stars align Out from our fortress, babe Out from our fortress, babe Our lives, so divine Here from our forest, babe Here from our forest, babe But I must leave now I must do thy bidding for humanity I will be with the cosmos I will love you forever The alternative is to become A space-bearing civilization And a multi-planet species The year of 2122 To embark on this journey To save God And to save all of humanity We kind of have to escape One path is we stay on Earth forever Um, and then there'll be some Eventual extinction event, um Take off will be from O'Hollow City Their remarkable journey will span decades Veering through the cosmos They're really gonna send these people out there? 30 light-years away but at light speed How is that possible? Groundbreaking light-speed technology being used for the first time 20th-century science fiction has truly entered reality Humanity must embark to habitable exoplanets To ensure survival Donovan, do you read me? Captain, I'm here Five...four…three…two.. one...zero (Hey yah, hey hey) (Hey yah, hey hey) (Hey yah, hey hey) (Hey yah, hey hey) (Hey yah, hey hey) (Hey yah, hey hey) (Hey yah, hey hey) (Hey yah, hey) (Hey yah, hey) (Hey yah, hey) (Hey yah, hey) (Hey yah, hey) (Hey yah, hey hey) (Hey yah, hey hey) (Hey yah, hey hey) (Hey yah, hey hey) (Hey yah, hey hey) (Hey yah, hey)
2.
Starlight in your eyes, they feel so righteous They fill a void, you can't avoid Deep in your mind, yeah And when we find their whole new mind tricks It's an enterprise Ma, see your boy, he takes control He's in his zone, symboling (Welcome aboard) Saying We are, we are, we are, we are We are, we are, we are We are the broken, the so emboldened Executing motives, shifting the focus 'Cause We are, we are, we are, we are We are, we are, we are We are the golden, reign over born kings Searching for our moment, yeah We wanna find (Wanna find) Peace of mind (Peace of mind) For us, it's priceless (Priceless) Block out the noise, enlist a voice Like with the boys, we ride (Starlight command, let’s ride) Yeah The starlight in the crisis, it's an exercise Witness the rise of our surprise We're here tonight, it's alright 'Cause We are, we are, we are, we are We are, we are, we are We are the broken, the so emboldened Executing motives, shifting the focus 'Cause We are, we are, we are, we are We are, we are, we are We are the golden, reign over born kings Searching for our moment, yeah And we'll never claim their oppression, no We'll lead the show (And we'll lead the show) And we'll never abandon our inception, no We deserve home (Home, yeah) We are, we are, we are, we are (We are) We are, we are, we are (Ooh) We are the broken, the so emboldened Executing motives, shifting the focus 'Cause We are, we are, we are, we are We are, we are, we are We are the golden, reign over born kings Searching for our moment, yeah (Initiate lightspeed) We'll never claim their oppression, no We'll lead the show (And we'll lead the show) And we'll never abandon our inception, no We deserve home And we'll never claim their oppression, no We'll lead the show And we'll never abandon our inception, no We all deserve home And we'll never claim their oppression, no We'll lead the show And we'll never abandon our inception, no We deserve home (Ah)
3.
my.supremacy 03:11
Let me take you back To my days on Earth Any one bay; summer, I'm high Aña, darling, doors are opening I'd sin, you win; I'm gladly feeling alright But I wonder what you'd say You and I commit a crime And divulge it Bound to win, again, no limits Joy, I've been breathing a fire And I'm feeling just fine Oh you know I'm so fine Come and light this fire Only one will take you higher That's right Got something to say? As I pour a drink of rye Fantasize, I Bonn, Ibiza Fuck in theatres, I feel ya That's the spirit I like Shamans pick my brain Say I want a life of fame Who's to blame? I brought an ether Special features beneath ya MSG, light up my name Get up out my way! Yeah, bound tight, the sight The touch of my flame Don't work just play Today this the birth of a saint No you'll never be the same What a beautiful sight To be blessed by my name today Cinderella story reborn in glory No, it's not what you think The serpent's holding my gaze Coming my way Way, way, coming my way Way, way, coming my way Way, way, coming my way Way, way, coming my way Way, way, coming my way Way, way, coming my way Way, way, way, way Way, way, way, way Let's just simmer down I will now exalt my soul I will now exalt my soul I will now exalt my soul I will now exalt my soul I will now exalt my soul My soul, my soul Ah
4.
Nine parsecs until arrival This is her space I wanna enter your space I wanna enter your brain I wanna be in your gaze Wanna never be the same Yes I’m flying into her space Is it all a facade? Is this life a mirage? Who’s really calling the shots? As I scratch and I claw Yes I am flying into her space There’re some that call me deranged That I don’t have what it takes But this my only fate I say I’ll die ‘fore I fail If there was summer in space The suns, they’d scribe your name Inked holy gold embroidered plates Like the hair that you braid Yes I am flying into her space I hear you calling my name But not in words that you say But in frequencies in our domain (Supernova sage) Yes I’m flying into her space There’re some that call me deranged That I don’t have what it takes But this my only fate I say I’ll die ‘fore I fail When my home’s away When my soul’s in pain The world must know the notes Notes that I’ve wrote Yes, my songs will be known If there was summer in space The suns, they’d scribe your name Inked holy gold embroidered plates Like the hair that you braid Yes I’m flying into her space I hear you calling my name But not in words that you say But in frequencies in our domain (Supernova sage) Yes I’m flying into her space There’re some that call me deranged That I don’t have what it takes But this my only fate I say I’ll die ‘fore I fail Cause when my home’s away When my soul’s in pain The world must know the notes Notes that I’ve wrote Yes, my songs will be known I feel you on my screen I long to kneel at your feet And I hope to bring you some peace ‘Fore they change your scenes Yes I’m flying into her space Mirror chocolate eyes, right as I open mine No need to count down the time Like queens you played Yes I am flying into her space There’re some that call me deranged That I don’t have what it takes But this my only fate I say I’ll die ‘fore I fail Cause when my home’s away And my soul’s in pain The world must know the notes Notes that I’ve wrote Yes, my songs will be known They will be known And she will hear! (Supernova sage) (My supernova sage, my supernova sage) (My supernova sage, my supernova sage) (My supernova sage, my supernova sage) (My supernova sage, my supernova sage) (My supernova sage, my)
5.
her.kiss 04:01
Her beauty was perfection in bloom I will always long for her kiss How come your touch cut so deep? I spend infinity in my minutes with you Can you seep in my arms tonight? Feathered pain with an ounce of rain Telescope me to your lips tonight So I feel this belonging again Castaway far from our home Yesterday is all but gone Masquerade her kiss today Can I dream in your eyes tonight? As we sail across our sea The last voyage in our life, you see View the scene, our being complete Fantasy is all we’ve got Cause yesterday is all but gone So masquerade her kiss today Fantasy is all we’ve got Cause yesterday is all but gone So masquerade her kiss today If I can’t reach you in time, I must leave you Alone we will be in the sea The feeling that I I won’t see you again But I need you, my love I’m so high, I’m so high From the pain, your heart’s fleeing me Ah
6.
Donovan, gather everyone Attention, crew Starlight Command lost sight of us at 15:44:00 UTC in her space We’re alone going forward Well now is not the time to drift in thought You must sharpen your edges, steady your stance We’ve weathered this cosmos as one so far And we will do so ‘til we touch soil on Onirique Do not peer too deeply into the unknown We are oblivious to the other lifeforms wandering these nebulas The beings that await just beyond the horizon of our knowledge Other lifeforms (Other lifeforms) My imagination (...nation) Other lifeforms (Other lifeforms) Could we meet along the way? Other life stories (Other life stories) Crossed in timelines they run (They run) Other life stories (Other life stories) That I could hear or understand How do I fight boredom? (How do I fight boredom?) Lost in cosmos, they should (They should) Send me lifeforms So I could spread their wisdom Ooh, I hope I’m not annoying (I hope I’m not annoying) To their alien civilizations (...zations) How can I show ‘em (How can I show ‘em) That I just wanna be their friend Any other lifeforms? (Any other lifeforms?) Heal my imagination (...nation) Other lifeforms (Other lifeforms) Could we meet on our journey? We must march forward! To Onirique!
7.
Those silent phone calls How that foam comes Flowing through the sand For a moment Then it slows up Crawls back from where it ran What is left there? Only remnants in place Where words would stand We stare from one side to the other Never bothering boundless ends Yes, every step is steeper and covers deeper land But the waters hiding mountains A range that makes us man Without the first There’s zero seconds Not a minute for a chance So, I’ll meet you in the middle In the vastness, we will dance In the vastness, we will dance In the vastness, we will dance So I’ll meet you in the middle In the vastness, we will dance
8.
Donovan, you’ve visited the off-world settlements in the Lyra sectors before, haven’t you? Tell me, what is it about this Mastema creature that makes voices tremble so? The story of Mastema is one of great tragedy Its presence has ravaged life forms in the hidden galaxies for eons He is a sentient element… engulfed in his own flame Every tale of doom that surviving civilizations have passed on Has alluded to a singular force so potent and so untamed that… that That what? His path will not cross ours, it can’t His hunger has kept him near the larger star systems For as long as I can remember So I pray You know, Mastema was once human too Born with hopes and dreams Like all who come into existence And like most, his were ignored by a world entrapped in constant strife and apathy His spirit deprived of a love uncorrupted by power and lust And so he sought to escape through immolation of his organic form At that, but not his soul, no, his soul remained And all to search for some perfect Love, too By the time our people rose to power He had ventured long past the known frontiers Still, he is said to roam the cosmic planes Rolling like the thunderstorm that bred him His very presence enough to disturb the motion of gravity I hear the Kings of Centauri had been studying Mastema's evolution from afar Since his last advent They claimed that Mastema's final breach to occur on Earth It would be certain Armageddon, if true Though the presages remain unfulfilled There are those that know his final words “I'll never leave, I'll never leave, and I'll never lead you astray” “I will never leave, and I will never lead you astray” “I'm sorry, you know I'd never lead you astray”
9.
Born in heaven an angel, midst of summer, yeah Like the towers that fall, I’ve fallen On and on and on and on So tough, so tough to live in my reality So hard to see what you’re seeing for me Where you want me to be, yeah They said that angels would guard us in our slumber, yeah I see the kids that fall, we’re falling On and on and on and on So tough, so tough to live in my reality So now I heed something calling for me The serpent’s brought me to sea My burden burns in the sun Become another of father’s fallen angels I’m still at war, the serpent carries my sword With my body to shore (To shore) Cause I don’t wanna be forever lost at sea Another of father’s fallen angels I just wanna be the star you feed To all their phones Mastema is who I’ve become, the sun to my form Like you are to your god, insignificant Watch me lead all the stars to oblivion Then come back to Earth Nothing I could do to make her happy My heart was aching for love I felt it, on and on and on and on So tough (So tough), so tough (So tough) To live in my reality So hard to see what you’re seeing for me Where you want me to be They asked if I knew the dangers if I loved her Cause now I’m caught in treachery assembled into misery And I just can’t be sentimental so much so that I’ve had Enough is enough ( Living in reality) And now I heed something calling for me The serpent brought me to sea My burden burns in the sun Become another of father’s fallen angels I’m still at war, the serpent carries my sword With my body to shore Cause I don’t wanna be forever lost at sea Another of father’s fallen angels I just wanna be the star you feed To all their phones Mastema is who I’ve become, the sun to my form Like you are to your god, insignificant Watch me lead all the stars to oblivion Then come back to Earth My burden burns in the sun Become another of father’s fallen angels I’m still at war, the serpent carries my sword With my body to shore Cause I don’t wanna be forever lost at sea Another of father’s fallen angels I just wanna be the star you feed To all their phones Mastema is who I’ve become, the sun to my form Like you are to your god, insignificant Watch me lead all the stars to oblivion Then come back to Earth Mastema, what have I done? We were in love, and then she was gone And I think I fucked up I think I fucked up, whoa!
10.
Along the way, I fall into dreams of loving I’ve been lonely I know my way has led me to the end of nothing I’ve been lonely, I, oh And all my days are lost, thrown out the window In the cold and I don’t know how I could hide But I don’t wanna run away And on my way, I fall into dreams of loving I’ve been lonely I know my way has led me to the end of nothing I’ve been lonely (I’ve been lonely, I’ve been lonely) (I’ve been lonely, I’ve been lonely)
11.
My coffin burns, it’s smoking Couldn’t fight the urge like morphine I fall into their deep sleep Holding shadows on my shoulders Born kings judge me slowly today What was my home when the war came? Smoldering meadows, bespoke shallows It haunts me, I lose today And far above, the pain was holding me “Just throw me away” Is what I said that day So they threw a shawl on me The shawl of heartache molds me Frozen in the hellscape, here for all, for all to see A thousand doors are closing today
12.
I’ve got you trapped in my matrix (Won’t let you go) Your human souls are so tasteless (That I would know) I never thought I would make it (Out the prison home) You love your god though, you’ll take it (And I’ll keep my throne) I’ve got you right where I want ya (You’re all alone) I’ll keep your blood for my vases (Tastes so magical) My rule as the fallen angel (Or as I’m better known) Mastema, and I’m in tune The Kings of Centauri do not know Mastema well enough The power that emanates from his wake has surpassed any prior findings His whereabouts are unknown Let us rest, it feels like it’s been a longer journey Than the lives we knew on home world These evocations in the far reaches, they have left us weary Activating cryogenic chambers now Ensure all necessary preparations are complete Before entering sleep sequence The chambers not only preserve the entirety of you in the state you are now But they will also emit the required brainwaves to induce a perpetual dreamstate Throughout your hibernation You’ll feel like you’re living in parallel universes If you’ve harnessed the capabilities to lucid dream at will Well, then your experience could fill additional lifetimes In the decades of your hibernation I will dream of… Onirique Her beauty, my bare feet on her soil Need not worry about your crew For when they wake, it will have been but a blip in the timeline And you know with our dream sequences We’ll all be as comfortable as we need to be It’s not my crew I worry for, it is our home The universe is shuffling its cards, do you feel it too? He who still seeks the love our universe could never provide? That is his curse, the human curse He will never be satisfied with what exists in the present He has been played by his own desires Just like every other lifeform there is Time punishes those that disobey it If the universe has brought us this far To be absorbed into some Velestial entity’s prophecy Then so be it, at least I gave my time here everything I have But this mission, this mission Is the debt I owe death for giving me time to try So we seek, Onirique
13.
N/A
14.
I placed the world in your hand Did the best that I could We threw it all in the trash But I keep it all in my head (Head, head) I thought that our love was a miracle Home was when we shared our breath When you rested your face on my head Lonely souls dissolving stress There’s nothing more in the tank But so much more I could say (Say, say) There’s not a heart left to break Was already gone before the day (Day, day) It starts and it ends in a circle Life does what it does best No goggles to swim with the whirlpool Sinking to our brand new test I thought that our love was a miracle Home was when we shared our breath When you rested your face on my head Lonely souls dissolving stress (Stress, stress) I thought that our love was a miracle Home was when we shared our breath When you rested your face on my head Lonely souls dissolving stress Ready for takeoff We leave here today two souls intertwined Dead in a lonesome fire I know there is a universe out there Where we found our happy ending I see it in my dreams Where we overcame all that stood in our way But here, in this reality, I failed you I couldn’t be the person you needed me to be I couldn’t save you from your pain I’m sorry I just wish I had one more minute with you Just to make sure you knew
15.
It’s alive! You could never break my heart You could never break my heart Run away with you Run away with you I become an otherworldly star But it doesn’t matter where we are Run away with you Run away with you To all the friends I made back home Just know that you’re never alone, we oh, we oh It’s a love that’ll never depart Junior high to this journey I start, we oh, we oh After school driving in the Hyundai You know I’ll always reminisce on those days, we oh, we oh Remember Oracle and The Pathway? Feeling blue rewinding those days, we oh, we oh It’s harder now as we’ve grown old Yeah life got real, so material When nostalgia hits it’s ethereal Yeah I miss it all, now it’s serious And I love you all, don’t get it wrong But I never thought it would take this long So when my statue’s carved I’ll say I did it all, I did it all Yeah, I did it all for you But you could never break my heart You could never break my heart Run away with you Run away with you I become an otherworldly star But it doesn’t matter where we are Run away with you Run away with you Boulder with my boys, good for my soul VROS in Keystone tripping alone, we oh, we oh Trips and travels were my favorite forays Love that acid, yeah I thank God for that acid Yeah we oh, we oh From the beaches out of San Jose To the quarters down in NOLA, we oh, we oh Apollo in the stu’ with caution tape Shows at COATI with Rory those too, we oh, we oh Yeah, water your eyes and shed your tears You know the end is growing near But I'll never leave so don't you fear Memories live on forever in here And I’m always here, you can always call Even though in space I think the signal’s gone It’s okay though look, I’ll say I did it all I did it all, yeah I did it all for you You could never break my heart You could never break my heart Run away with you Run away with you I become an otherworldly star But it doesn’t matter where we are Run away with you Run away with you You could never break my heart You could never break my heart Run away with you Run away with you I become an otherworldly star But it doesn’t matter where we are Run away with you Run away with you, you
16.
Attention crew members, we are approaching our destination Expected atmospheric entry point T-minus one song All cryogenic chambers have been successfully deactivated Crew members have been awakened from dream sleep Do as you must to prepare landing procedures It is the beginning of a new era I’m flying away this time The white light’s astray They try and And tune your reflection and wait As you die on a lonesome road in your mind Where do all our souls reside? Will my life wipe ‘fore my eyes? I’m in tune Ooh And I won’t be afraid, my destiny awaits Paradise needs my presence, utopia in my name I’ll always be okay With my Army of Vermilion My Army of Vermilion Army of Vermilion Army of Vermilion I’m in tune, I’m in tune My Army of Vermilion My Army of Vermilion My Army of Vermilion My Army of Vermilion I’m in tune, I’m in tune, I’m in tune O’Hollow City, this is your captain speaking Locking in orbital parameters with Onirique now It–This is the beginning we needed This will be my final transmission This is Rex Vermilion My Army of Vermilion (I just want this to last forever, I just want this to last forever) My Army of Vermilion (I just want this to last forever, I just want this to last forever) (I just want this to last forever, I just want this to last forever) My Army of Vermilion (I just want this to last forever, I just want this to last forever) (I just want this to last forever, I just want this to last forever) My Army of Vermilion (I just want this to last forever, I just want this to last forever) (I just want this to last forever, I just want this to last forever) And I don’t want to say goodbye (Army of Vermilion) (I just want this to last forever, I just want this to last forever) (I just want this to last forever, I just want this to last forever) I don’t want to say goodbye Army of Vermilion! (I just want this to last forever, I just want this to last forever) (I just want this to last forever, I just want this to last forever) (My Army of Vermilion) (And I don’t want to say goodbye) (My Army of Vermilion) (You know I don’t want to say goodbye) Good morning, world We have breaking news to share from our Interstellar Communications Department It is now May of 2152, and the O’Hollow City mission (My Army of Vermilion) (You know I don’t wanna say, say goodbye) A 30-year interplanetary quest to find planet Onirique (My Army of Vermilion) (Yeah no I don’t wanna say goodbye) That has captivated humanity’s attention for decades, has come to an end The mission crew led by Rex Vermilion has begun their descent And with their arrival, brings a bittersweet promise of hope for us all The ones who risked everything to ensure that our species' legacy Would live beyond the confines of our doomed world

about

Beyond this intergalactic odyssey sits an artist fiercely dialed into his craft; a wanderer solely aimed on finding his footing in a universe so enthralled with what comes next. “MASTEMA.”, the inaugural album by William Redway's REX VERMILION connects influences from Romantic era classical to Radiohead, Tyler, The Creator, and sci-fi cinema to create an eclectic and unique portrait of art pop. It bears the heartfelt voice of a pained soul that looks on to new worlds. Within his beautifully arranged and off-kilter production style, that voice takes on an aberrational shape, effortlessly floating between ballads like “her.kiss” or “funesta,” lively summer night bops like “fallen.angel [chapter I],” and embracing the wistful spirit of “other lifeforms.” The sui generis amalgamation of instruments throughout transports us far, far away, guided by the young 21-year-old creator’s unorthodox composition that expresses love as much as pain. Or perhaps, we find, they’re but the same.

REX VERMILION’s unhurried prowess sheds itself from contemporary comparison throughout the debut’s sixteen tracks, slowly unveiling an extraterrestrial tale of lost love and the loneliness that follows. In a world that often falls short of our dreams, it is within the realm of imagination that we find solace. After all, fantasy is all we’ve got.

credits

released May 26, 2023

Created by: William Redway

With the help from: Evan Craig, Luke McKissock, & Rory Glassford

Mastered by: Thomas Juth

license

all rights reserved

tags

about

REX VERMILION Denver, Colorado

22nd-century space captain, pilot of the mission to planet Onirique. A revered man in the future with the help of artificial intelligence, ready to lead humanity to new frontiers, and save all civilizations while he's at it. The story of "MASTEMA." details this intense and emotional journey through the deep cosmos. ... more

contact / help

Contact REX VERMILION

Streaming and
Download help

Report this album or account

If you like REX VERMILION, you may also like: