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By Reasor Or By Force

by PurpleAQP

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01 - Country Agonise ==================== The city lived absorbed, focused on the pride of its old memories. Society spent time locked up in their rooms, watching those hated uniforms pass through the racks of their windows, which reminded them of their friend or dead son. Everything was gloomy and sad. The ladies of distinction never left their homes except to go to the churches on Sundays, almost covering their faces, as a protest against invaders. They enter by our sea with ships and no agree with anger in their mind like aggression from behind To the treasures is the aim they reclaim in this war game And no one will be safe from the anger of their strength Soldiers brutalize it shows them despise A country agonise from the night ‘till the sunrise Can you see the mess, the reapers and the thieves? We can’t do anything just to see our country leans The books and reads are gone now our culture walks alone No theaters, no party the occupation is done it Remembering those who died on these days we're passing by and watching so frustrated all the uniforms we hated
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02 - The Andean Wizard ====================== When the mountains meet the men, and the thunder born again, We've hidden in the night, to defend our lands and fight. The fear is not exist, cause we know they’ll die first, cold snow, and rain, they’re flowing in my veins. With the Andean Wizard fight, All we know the price is high, Where honor is our pride, and death is by my side. Cause we know they’ll never find, to the victory we ride, Through the Andes and the sea, no surrenders, no agree. Through the battles we resist, but the enemy persists, with farmers, friends we fight, from the night till the sunrise. Give up is not the aim, what matters who should blame, The Wizard walks around, and they’ll never gonna found.
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08 - Brain and Heart ==================== There's no pain in this soldier I’m gonna die and I don’t care now All is clear in this painting dark it seems to turn to lightning When the Victory is closer but the enemy's a dozer Fight and die now is easy but my family gonna miss me The brain tells me: “let them die” The heart is now all my guide There’s no choice that I made Run and hide once again For a few moments, you wanted to kill me But for now, you’re safe and thirsty Life is short and the true long In the end we can be wrong
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One By Three 05:07
05 - One by three ================= I can see you all, my soldiers, but I can see the fear in your eyes. I know the enemy is too numerous, and I know they have more weapons. But I know that we are strong men, for whom life is worth nothing in the face of indignity and slavery. We live in the peaceful and joyous expanse of the valleys, we love all people and do not crave the wealth of strangers. But when unjust aggression threatens the integrity of our rights, we rise to form a wall with our bodies at the gates of our beloved cities. No matter how many we must fight, no matter how many we must die, if it's the price we have to pay, we'll pay it! Fear is all that I can see, In this wasteland by the sea, My soldiers have their faith in me, But I see their pain instead. So many are the enemies, We’re outnumbered one by three, No matter what it happens here, Defend our land ’til die we will. We’re gonna bring our lives and souls, It's a good reason, let me die for, Blue and purple are the skies, Crimson is the ground I walk on. The war started on the hill, The enemy fills the whole field, Resistance now is the war cry, One by one my soldiers die. No life in indignity, When aggression shoots integrity, With our bodies (we) made a wall, The enemy just overrun.
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06 - You Had To Fall ==================== You had to fall into the main waves And found the glory for your man Defending all the things you living for Defying death and luck Repeating all your done that’s we want Commanding our forces you are Your grave is guarded by a soldier And will be for the rest of the time Your sword on the right and ready to fight for those who are brave and lawfulness It was made of blood the search for the touch the thunder and lightning cover us You have to fall into the first line The enemy blows out your mind You burst to pieces into the deep end And now reborn in every man Repeating all your done that’s we want Commanding our forces you are Your grave is guarded by a soldier And will be for the rest of the time
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03 - Broken palm leaves ======================= When the night begins and the century is gone our beloved twins they were crawling undone The usurper claims them as a trophy of war nothing to do we can we're left (with) nothing at all Anger no more part in this role Painless return just they no more How much must we pay? For their greed with no sense they dismembered our land with a lot of violence For memory, we toast we must be hidden at all thrown out from our homes we must move and no talk Anger no more part in this role Painless return just they no more Tainted they took with no control Sadness Broken palm leaves for war
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04 - The Walking Flag ===================== Pase! Excelentísimo general Salvador Vergara venimos para Otra vez es que ya no he rechazado esta solicitud antes? Acaso no comprenden que está prohibido exhibir los símbolos patrios peruanos? Lo sabemos general pero venimos a que nos brinde el permiso Para bendecir nuestra bandera en la iglesia San Ramón Para luego dirigirnos hacia nuestro local Escúcheme bien no quiero banderas en las calles Provocan manifestaciones patrióticas que ponen en peligro el orden público Le doy mi palabra general que se hará en silencio Tienen ustedes el permiso pero con la condición de que al conducir al banderas por las calles El pueblo peruano no hará manifestación alguna de carácter patriótico Que no haya aclamaciones ni vivas ni el más leve grito que signifique una provocación al ejército chileno La bandera levantada muy arriba muy arriba avanzó lentamente por en medio de aquel océano de cabezas descubiertas … Y pasó la bandera y detrás de ella como enorme escolta avanzó el pueblo entero Y aquella procesión sin música ni aclamaciones siempre en silencio siempre majestuosa Recorrió imponiendo respeto por los jirones más céntricos de la ciudad cautiva Y ante aquel espectáculo a la vez sencillo y sublime tuve que apretar los ojos para contener las lágrimas
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09 - The Last Bullet ==================== Anguish is a several mental pain Tomorrow will not be the same All we are so far from home And we leave our loved ones alone. We’re going to confess to the priest And soon they’ll give us a feast We all carry the spirit of high Cause tomorrow we’ll offer our lives Preparing now we must be Our weapons must be clean Life means nothing at all When honor calls Tell them I, have sacred commands Tell them that I, fight for my land Tell them I won't, never give up Until the last bullet, I’ll burn A soldier came (to) visit us And propose us fairly (to) give up Even if our forces are weak For our land, we’ll never release Mother, please don’t cry for me Cause My destiny must be fulfilled And tell her that I’d marry her If the war was not there
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No Homeland 04:45
10. No Homeland =============== There is no choice for me But I just say agree The reason is the war Stay or lose it all My aim is just survive But I don’t have allies I just have to pretend To be a different men Ladies and gentlemen The news for today is Serve and obey your new country For the glory of god By reason or by force No homeland No choices No reason No country Divided Invaded Stranger So anger I’m feeling so strange My life is not the same I must get aside My ancestors and my kind They get me on my knees I want (to) set myself free But is the choice I made Lose my people and my land You know what I’m talking about All of you must be glad For the glory of god By reason or by force

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Purple AQP presents their second studio album titled "By Reason Or By Force," a conceptual album inspired by stories from the "War of the Pacific," the conflict between Peru and Chile. Crafted with elements of classic Heavy Metal and Hard Rock, the album showcases the best of these genres.

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released August 28, 2023

All songs written and arrangement by L. Victor Calvo Llerena, except "Edge Of Madness" by Peter Tägtgren

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PurpleAQP Arequipa, Peru

Purple AQP is the solo project of the renowned Arequipean musician Victor Calvo Llerena, developed through 3 years of an arduous process of musical composition, making the leap from the tribute bands that for years has been part and leader.
Purple AQP gives us Empire Arise, an album made on the basis of the most classic Heavy Metal and Hard Rock, ideal for all lovers of the best of the time.
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