Past the Veil of the Observable Universe

Invocations of the Moon by Nora Godfrey

from Past the Veil of the Observable Universe

October 31st, 2025

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Past the Veil of the Observable Universe

Invocations of the Moon by Nora Godfrey

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Invocations of the Moon by Nora Godfrey

Teach Them To Weep

Throw the cameras in the car I brought the books, I'm riding shotgun Sage and birch bark in a jar Bring your sigils if you got one Invocations of the Moon: The Revelations of A Sinner Been taking notes on Chapter 2: The Introduction to The Shimmer I've been practicing the craft Everyday Every morning, noon, and nightshade Rumor has it There'll be an exhibition A public display of her pure vision The black capsule Will finally be unsealed and the three missing pages Will be revealed I can feel we're getting close Such rapid pulse that I might die Her book on tape to calm my nerves Just as it ends, we have arrived Maybe she'll sign my 3rd edition and offer up a lock of hair Daydreaming, walking towards the entrance Feels like I'm walking on the air There's something in the way I see her in every page Everything she conveys is like gospel Savior, I've been saved I would let her fill my grave Eternally, I could be her apostle Handed out at the doorway Absinthe in paper cups Numbers in each one at the bottom We have a toast for good luck There's something in the way Her passion fuels the rage If asked, I would gladly surrender Darkness in the day I would never look away I could gaze into her eyes forever Watching Waiting Hoping Praying but only to her Praying for commandments I'd hang on every word Enchanted A few hours go by Just talking shop with the boys Break out the tarot and lock in Just as we begin she walks right on in A hush comes over the crowd She controls every breath The composer of fear The conductor of death As she takes to the stage Ice forms in my veins She calls 58 and I'm hauled to the altar Branded by a crescent moon Salt inside the open wound Surrounded by a thick mist Shrouded in darkness Begging to be altered Please let me into your flame Swimming in the obsidian sea Alone in the dark Light emanating inside my chest I'm vomiting stars The ceremony of Shimmering to be A soft glow in her heart Draining the rays from my wretched soul Taking every last spark Converted into a slave Bathed in unholy water Programmed to serve and obey Just a sheep to the slaughter 58

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The writing and recording process for this began in April 2025. Almost all the lyrics are written as short stories. Some of the themes include psychedelics, the occult, and interstellar travel. My favorite part of any music project that I've ever done or been a part of is writing the lyrics, but the meanings often get lost in translation. Below, I've included short breakdowns to what each song is about.

FFO: conspiracies, The Magic School Bus, Guns N' Roses, the color teal, forgiving people who aren’t good at genre classification or tagging

Nothing is what it seems. Form your own conclusions. Commit thoughtcrimes while you still can.

I never have and never will use AI in any of my creative endeavors.

The veil is so thin it's about to break.

Lyrics Breakdown:

1. Pale Blue Reflection

The Earth is dying from the aftermath of nuclear war. A large group of strangers are selected by unnamed entities to repopulate a "new earth". They all wake up on a spaceship, unknowingly headed toward the Alpha Centauri star system...

2. Invocations of the Moon by Nora Godfrey

About a group of friends going on a road trip to a conference, where their favorite occult author, Nora Godfrey, will be making an appearance. The protagonist, who is the narrator of the story, is infatuated with the author. Picked by a "lottery number" at the bottom of a cup of absinthe, the narrator is selected to come up to an altar and is part of a ritual, for better or (most likely) worse...

3. Bus With No Number

About an MK Ultra type experiment where the test subject is given BZ (3-Quinuclidinyl benzilate), which is a powerful psychedelic, and tortured until they become a Manchurian candidate. Between the tortures, they are made to watch old reruns of the PBS show, The Magic School Bus. They are finally set free and end up doing what they were programmed to do...

4. The Hunter and Orion's Thrall

A hunter who just shot an animal during the Hunter's Moon is tracking it by following the blood. He comes across a witch holding the animal while she stares at the full moon. Very quickly, from a distance, he falls in love with her. While he's admiring her beauty, a branch he's leaning on snaps and she then turns her attention on him...

5. Heroic Aldous

A person takes a "heroic dose" of LSD before a train ride. They start to feel uncomfortable and try to read the book they brought with them, The Doors of Perception by Aldous Huxley, but the LSD comes on too strong and they start to have an intense trip. One second, things are glowing and look heavenly and the next they're thrust into a hellscape. Back and forth it goes until they can't take it...

6. A0F

An interlude and sister track to A0G meant to be the "cacophony of noise" from A0G and a close representation of what it sounds like.

7. A0G (Oppressive Convulsive Dysphoria)

This is an autobiographical song.

8. Beyond the Veil

About the house I grew up in where I've had a fair amount of paranormal experiences. By an interesting series of events, this is now the home I own and live in with my wife.