Elixir
(Music: J. Nichols; Lyrics: J. Nichols, M. Lane)

I'm taking shelter
Tell me, what you're taking?
A dose for life?
That's not what I'm taking

I need a clearer conscience
That can really tell us
What the Hell is going on
(I need) an Elixir

Headed south to flee the winter
But she came with me
Never alone
Cold Hell always lingers

Nothing from outside
Can fix this
No matter how refined
So what will heal this mind?
(There's) no Elixir

Only what's inside
Can fix this
The wisdom of the mind
Transformed from pain to strength
That's the Elixir

Elixir vitae, remedium sui

Matthew Lane – 8 String Electric Guitar, Additional Production, Backing Vocals
Joshua Nichols – Vocals, Synthesizers, Piano, Electric Guitars
Oleksiy "Zlatoyar" Kobel – Bass
Baard Kolstad – Drums

Recorded at 3Beasts Studios – Fairport, NY; SchemeAddicts Studios – Dripping Springs, TX; Taakeheimen Lydrike – Oslo, Norway
Edited and Mixed by Matthew Lane, 3Beasts Studios – Fairport, NY Mastered by Ty Tabor, Alien Beans Studios – Kansas City, KS
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