Uploaded May 2026 | Updated September 2026, 3 hours ago

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▶ Long time no see! As is usual with me it seems now. I have been busy with life but I had the great pleasure of working with Resonant Union again on their new Shin Megami Tensei arrange album "Harmonic Compendium"! I've always loved SMT music, its a big inspiration when it comes to the weirder synth half of my output, mixed with the guitars. I wanted to channel that vibe into this arrange as a kinda "what if Strange Journey sounded like some of the rest of the series" while also just being a personal take on the theme. As some of you know vocals is my thing now and I really wanted to sing myself because in this day and age where everything is artificial it means even more to just belt out this stuff yourself, as a real human being, faults and all.

Shoutout to @wash_urself for the cool art on the video and soothingMelody for organizing the whole project along with the massive support for this track.

▶ LYRICS

(Oh and) Take the shield
And protect us from the ever encroaching darkness
Looming over our soul

And then raise the spear
To send us from the sins of all who birthed the beast,
Inside us

With a mother's kiss,
From the sweet embrace,
A new beginning
The acolytes of mankind descend
Usurping the eternal throne

Oh and take the shield
And then raise the spear

▶LINKS◀
🎸 Original music: spoti.fi/2uvxNac
🎹 My Original Albums: https://linktr.ee/sebastiankingsley
🎹 Side projects: bit.ly/BlancblackStudiosYT
sebastiankingsley.bandcamp.com

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Music composed by Shoji Meguro
Vocals and original lyrics by Sebastian Kingsley
Cover arranged and mixed by Sebastian Kingsley
Mastered by R-Man
Video by soothingMelody
Video art by wash_urself
Album cover art and logo by pinbag.

Made with Resonant Union, check them out!

#SMT #ShinMegamiTensei #StrangeJourney