Into the night - the darkest corner of my mind Sink into my inner self, an erotic fantasy A spiralling vortex - an instant alter ego fix Here I am the ruler of all, in this kingdom of sin
(Floating in a dreamlike state I am the emperor of a paralell universe)
Sinister mephisto - ride the sky Sinister mephisto - the ultimate high
What I can′t have in actuality I feast upon in my "reality" An extravaganza of forbidden pleasures No sexual wish dark enough, to suppress I am no longer a mortal man
As master of the ceremony - divine perversion I hereby declare the orgy to begin Ravage yoru luscious virgin flesh (how I love it) My cup runneth over - drink my distilled insanity
Beware the beast of man For he′s the devils pawn Alone among god′s primates He kills for sport, lust or greed
The sacred scrolls... The truth unfolds...
Shun him - or become like him Shun him - the beast of man
Let him not breed in great numbers For he will make a dessert of his home and yours Shun him - drive him back into his jungle lair For he is the harbinger of death
Fearless on my final request Find truth beyond the flesh Fleeting past my dreams of unfulfilled desire My strengh unwavering My journey just beginning A desperate race through the corridors of hell
Chaos emmerge - Surrender I will not
The tast Enemy Is Falling Here I am - To Conquer Death Itself The tast Enemy Is Falling Here I stand - To Conquer Death Itself
Funcral silence bencath the burning cross My immortal soul sleeps with the wolves tonight Skin and bones that rot my blood runs dry See me die to rise with the gods again
Dark shadows from above Ravens fly, obliterate the sun "It′s a sign of the devil. He will come for his servant tonight" These are dark times Suspicious minds breed like rats Guardians of corrupt morality Spread their filthy lies
Am I to burn I have not sinned! Burnt at the stake. Innocent blood that can never be washed clean
The flames of ignorance Grow higher and higher Licking my flesh - burning my soul The raven laughing in the moon
These are dark times Suspicious minds breed like rats. Guardians of corrupt morality Spread their filthy lies again...
This is the age of dehumanization Perverted creation Damned, misled children You never stood a chance Resurrection a dead messiah For a paralysed race Damned, misled children You never stood a chance
Infected Neglected The new breed of a generation to come Rejected Illfated The new breed - a generation to kill
Sowing the seed of suffering Upon these fertile hearts Damned, misled children You never stood a chance Chosen to be slaughtered By the masters of manipulation Damned, misled children You never stood a chance
Infected Neglected The new breed of a generation to come Rejected Illfated The new breed Parasites A generation to kill
Standing at the bridge of destiny So long since I tasted fear Lurking in the darkest holes Awaiting my minds weakest moment Old words from an old world Against the laws of nature They say the truth is overrated Wall of anger corrupts my thought
Standing at the bridge of destiny Show me a sign On the verge of losing my sanity Free my soul
My inner demons torture me Flapping their wings in my face Damn you! You twisted illusion I am no longer afraid See through their liquid souls Evil eyes that will hypnotize You can no longer hurt me I am my own worst enemy
Unleash the trapped souls of the dead Spirits since long forgotten Guardians fo the lost faith Destined for glory? Watch them all turn into sand And the wind blow them away Wisdom pours into my soul ...endlessly...
Divine queen of evil Sowing her seeds of hate Mistress of pain Diva satanica - Master of temptation
Medusa... abuser... both beast and beauty Seducer... she′ll use you... bring you to your knees
Blinded by her infinite beauty you are lured into the temple The smell of incense burning this carnal pleasure yearning Bride of satan Transgress the rules of this world Too late you realize this love is ripping you apart
Medusa... abuser... both beast and beauty Seducer... she′ll use you... as fodder for her dreams
Drinking the blood Eating the flesh She′s getting high on you Watching you die gives her a thrill ...There is always more blood to spill...
Hideous crimes, atrocities The slaughter of millions - beyond belief Those were dark times, so different from now The law of evil ruled our fatherland
I was but a pawn in their game Why should I feel any guilt? Still when I close, close my eyes The words unfold, it all comes back
I can′t defy it, can′t deny it I know it ot be true In my sleep - they come to haunt me They know it to be true Tears of the dead
We are all on the turning wheel of fate A young man, standing proud in uniform I never stopped to hesitate Until it was far to late
My hands are soiled, covered in blood Stains that never wash away Their hollow eyes... Confronting me - Judging me
Now an old man, at the end of my days Contemplating - My life of sin Living is never simple - the rosad is hard I had no say - just a puppet in a sick play
Sudden implosion of silenced emotions Buried beneath a scarred heart for too long Delusions of hope fading away Dying like leaves on frozen soil
My apocalypse is here I can feel the end...coming near
Neglecting existence repulse and repent An endless journey into the morbid Whispering voices distorting all senses Buried beneath a scarred heart for too long
My apocalypse is here I can feel the end...coming near
Lead - Michael Amott
The bitter taste of a dying dream Shine the light on our shadows and illusions
Fly with me on a starlit sky I′ll set you free... Yes, it can be A dream unchased is a life at waste Never let them conquer your pride Our love is warm here Like the image of a distant sun This star will always shine And never, ever fade away
Fly on... Silverwing Fly with me... Stay free... Silverwing
Seeking truths in spirit skies Which one of you will guide me tonight? The milky way tastes sour, Has heaven lost its power? So let us set sail on this sea of dreams The moon gets lost in the morning sun Just let the spinning wheel spin And let your life begin
Anxiety prevails in the end On deathrow awaiting my fate Sacrificed upon the altars of justice Part of the ritual of ultimate fear Determined men prepare to slay Executioners axe draws near On my way to depart from life Lost all sense, all the gallows I will die!
Let the killing begin Let the end your life of sin Feel the torment within As the beauty of death sets in
Counting the days, the sleepless nights Wide awake in a state of lunacy Voices echo inside my head Haunting memories, punishing me Through a tunnel of madness These endless catacombs Left to die in a pit of confusion Swept away by a wave of illusion
This liquid vision of euphoria Living a life on borrowed time Paying the price of immortality Desperately avoiding our fate Lead me through the halls of tortured souls Alone, forlorn... human dignity dethroned Forevermore - A life never ending Time stands still as the immortals keep on breeding
The future is locked within us All we need is the key Crying at the fountain of youth Eternal life is killing me
Triumphant in chariots they ride On this arena of the undead Anoher lap of honour for the... Vacant galleries Lead me through the halls of tortured souls Alone, forlorn... human dignity dethroned Forevermore - A life never ending Time stands still as the immortals keep on breeding
I spit in your face, preachers and leaders Spewing false dogma to their believers A nation of wolves haunting the sheep Their fangs in your flesh So painful and deep
Despise your heroes Living a lie Despicable heroes Fooling the blind (Open your mind)
Puppets on strings, face on the ground Nothing more than a shallow farce Consume the young, thoughtless ones Eat their brain, leave them blind And then destroy Destroy
I spit in the face of your preachers and leaders Spewing false dogma to their believers A nation of fools, nothing but sheep Their fangs in your flesh, so painful and deep.
Stumbling through This complex puzzle that is my life Thirsty for knowledge But drinking from poisoned fountains Flashbacks from my past God knows how long I′ll last Images of you Leading my soul astray
These four walls Are closing in, suffocating me My last wish is to Transcend from this dimension of boredom Wrap your arms around me Like a circle around the sun I loved you so Why couldn′t you love me?
[Chorus:] EUREKA! - I found the secret of life!? EUREKA!
Born with eyes But they are not to see Living on your knees Choking on your spiritual agony Follow the traces of blood Throughout the past centuries You choose not to see Bow down and worship me at the altar of shame
You strive for perfection But you don′t have the tools Human weakness embodied Fodder for fools Feeding the fear of life itself Over and over again And choose not to see
Bow down and worship me at the altar of shame
So you′re the saint and I′m the sinner? You will never understand You′re the saint and I′m the sinner No - you will never understand
Born with eyes But they are not to see Living on your knees Choking on your spiritual agony Follow the traces of blood Throughout the past centuries You choose not to see Bow down and worship me at the altar of shame
From the womb, to the tomb An eternal struggle for the holy truth We are not the first, nor shall we be the last We shall be followed by thousands more Study the scriptures – Intensify the faith The works of men much greater than you or I From the cradle to the grave Thousands of immoral souls just waiting to be saved!
Chorus: Pilgrim man – What are you searching for? Believe the tales when everything else fails Pilgrim man – Deep in your heart you know Your faith is already bought and sold
All my life I served the cross Always believing my God was a just one I maimed for you – I killed for you But looking back at my life I just don′t know anymore
The more I see - The less I believe The more I hear - the less I care This world we′ve created has left me cold this world is sedated Dying in its sleep
I feel nothing
Seen it written on a thousand faces The simple truth we fear seen it happen in a thousand places instinct brought us here
The more I see - The less I believe The more I hear - The less I care We used to be the chosen ones second to none Look at what we′ve become A pathetic excuse for life
I feel nothing
Seen it written on a thousand faces The simple truth we fear seen it happen in a thousand places instinct brought us here
I can feel nothing nothing at all except for the pain that hits me again
I can feel nothing nothing at all except for the pain that hits me again
(again!)
I feel nothing
Seen it written on a thousand faces The simple truth we fear seen it happen in a thousand places instinct brought us... HERE!
Spiritual Isolation - The ultimate frustration Scratch the surface, tuurn another page The ugly truth or another pretty lie You deceived me, I believed you Why did everything go...
So wrong... For so long... So the truth comes out at last
I′m dead inside (I′m burning up) A hollow shell (My private hell) In my own misery You leave me to dwell
Then we were young and strong Now everything is wrong Did you want me, did you need me Could you not say you believed me? Everything we had is gone... Like an old forgotten song The deceiver and believer Now everything is...
We walk through the ages The world on our shoulders The burden we carry To the dark end of our days A thousand eyes watching every step we are taking waiting to see us struggle and fall
And when we are beaten The cross holds us down I hear them laughing And walking away
Carry the Cross And suffer the loss Hear my confession Forever damnation
Reincarnation Bleeding forever Recover the pain Pain gives me strength Pick up the cross And carry it on Over and over the wheel turns again
And when we are beaten The cross holds us down Ihear them laughing And walking Away
Carry the cross And suffer the loss Hearmy confession Forever damnation
This is killing us Fighting the truth a losing battle We believe in nothing Just hatred for each other
Tragic sinister serenade Twisted melody shatters reality Dying hopes for a better day Fragile dreams that break away
No more No more This pain must end
We have chosen to suffer Believe in nothing but
Hatred is a vicious circle Betrayal is at hand Paralysed souls bleeding Begging for salvation Deeper and deeper the wounds we cut The truth burning our flesh Silent war to set us free Stigmata of a tragedy
No more No more this pain must end
We have chosen to suffer Feeling nothing - But hate It′s eating us up from the inside Taking our feelings away
On the fields of desolation We are all alone Crying in each others arms In fear of the unknown Feelings of uncertainty We are all doomed To live in solitude And never ending gloom
On the fields of desolation Eternal life or termination
Why don′t you cover me I need your sanctuary This sea I′m drowning in Might be where the end begins In times of grief and sadness We′re searching for the light Seek for a place of safety Seek for a place to hide God turned his back on man In divine resignation Torn between two believes Eternal life or termination?
As we drown in darkness Weak and depraved On our final journey Too late to be saved We′ve gone through places Where the cold wind blows Is this the end of it all I don′t know, I don′t know
Weaving a web - of lies and deceit It′s a dangerous game - we play
All this time - the pain eating us away All this time - the memories refuse to fade A rotting shell of dying trust We share this hell at any cost
Phases and stages Circles and cycles And empty charade This pointless masquerade
A dangerous game A dangerous game - we play
Web of lies I can see it in your eyes Web of lies You can see it in my eyes
It will never be the same We have gone too far this time Our temple of false dreams Comes crashing down... A rotting shell of dying trust We shared this hell at any cost
Like insects of the night, we are drawn into the light Feeding off the starglow energy - controlling our fate
Bloodsucker selling hope to the hopeless Newborn messiah or the devil incarnate? Surrounded by a field of lost souls These feeble minds - so easy to control
Salvation Damnation It′s all the same to you But does anyone really know What the future holds in store
A day will come When the sun will rise again Rays of black will shine And together as one, We will walk in the dark of the sun
Say a prayer for the unborn child in the womb The children are the heirs of this dogmatic chaos Is there a future in this claustrophobic tomb? We can only rely upon ourselves, to save us
We are the resistance, our last line of defense Prepared to fight for our promised land Rebels at heart, they will hunt us to the ends of the earth The chase is on - forever going on and on