THE RAZOR FADES a shot rings silent, the blood it stains, the cold steel is sinking, and the razor fades. the body falls silent, and the blood it drains, as the blade turns crimson, watch the razor fade. the body falls, silent, in crimson. a shot rings silent, and the blood it stains, as the blade turns crimson, the razor fades. the body falls silent, the blood it drains, the cold steel is sinking, watch the razor fade. a shot rings silent, and the blood it drains, as the blade turns crimson, watch the razor fade.
CHEMICAL DISTRACTION just one more time, then i’ll leave it all behind, but i’ve said this before, over and over and over. in the cold light of day, i’m repelled by what i see, give me the blurred vision, of reality. when the truth hits home, there’s just one reaction, my escape, my chemical distraction. taking just one more hit, taking just one more line to see, if this pain is real or a deeper part of me. taking just one more hit, taking just one more line to see. just a parting shot, before starting over and over. once an active mind, is now creatively bereft, everybody has deserted, you have no-one left. just one more time, a pledge ignored and left behind, and one that you have broken, over and over. as life slips away, there will be no tears of grief, and there will be no fanfare, just relief. there’s hope on the horizon, if i can just get through tonight. my chemical distraction. you’re nobody’s hero, you’re nobody’s heroine.
SHOUT DOWN above they sit and stare, while below we cower with fear. beneath the hand that strikes, beneath the hand that strikes. shout down. plagued with violence that brings forth tears, blessed with patience that’s held out for years, but now it’s gone too far, time is running out, you do nothing to help except shout, shout, shout. shout down, the gods are calling, shout down, the gods dictate, shout down, the gods are moving, shout down, it’s all too late. those with little left, they look up, desperate for relief, they look up to the heavens, out of fear not belief. there are those that cower before you, as you gamble with their lives, they’re awaiting your compassion, but you ignore their desperate cries. shout down, the gods stand over, shout down, get on your knees, shout down, to the cowering hordes, shout down, it’s your disease.
CLEAR SHINING i haven’t come this far to fall away, but my determination’s gone. i haven’t worked so hard, as i have today, yet everything’s still wrong. but this clear shining, after the rain, has opened up my eyes, this clear shining, has taken all my doubts and now belief burns inside. i didn’t want your tears, but they flowed for me. and now there’s feelings of regret. i didn’t need support, but it was there to see, but my pride could not accept. and the flood of tears subsides, subsides. i wouldn’t be so bold, if i thought i’d fail, but it looks as though i may. i wouldn’t be so distant, if i only knew, that it could all turn out this way. this clear shining, after the rain, has opened up my eyes, this clear shining, has taken all my doubts and now belief floods inside. this clear shining, after the rain.
BURNING the signs are there it could all ignite, a scent of danger lingers in the air, the signs are there so you best take flight, to avoid the devastation. and the heat intensifies, the air is thick with a sense of fear and dread, smoke blankets the summer sky, and in the blink of an eye, destruction. there’s no way of escaping the flames, no way of escaping this blaze, i’m bearing down on you, i’ll rip this town right through, you’ll burn if you stay, and you’ll burn while you’re running away. are you prepared for the wall of flame, are you prepared for the raging fire, are you prepared to lose all you’ve gained, prepare for obliteration. and amid this hell on earth, you hear the roaring which tells you it’s too late, embers falling you’ve not a prayer to avoid annihilation. and the flames hit the sky. i will break the containment lines, i will spread my fury further still, blacken all before your eyes, yet more to burn, to kill. no way of leaving, no way of escaping, no time for grieving, no air for breathing. fire comes to take you, fire comes to break you, fire comes to kill you, fire comes to burn you down.
HIDING MY DEMONS with the shame i’ve tucked away, are words i really shouldn’t say, and with my secrets lies the truth, perhaps it should stay buried. hiding my demons, saving my crimes, out of sight or out of my mind, saving these demons, place them in line, put them away, ‘til the end of time, perhaps one day the truth will be told, all the hurtful secrets will come out of the cold, but until then, i’ll be hiding my demons. deep down, where the light is dim, down, where the righteous sin, down, where the truth roams free, down, where nobody can see. are all the angels giving up? are all the devils stealing love? and all my secrets can be found, amongst the facts i’ve drowned and i can feel cracks in my facade, i can’t conceal the facts i cannot guard, perhaps confession will somehow lift the weight, perhaps confession is too little too late. hiding my demons, hiding the truth.
BREATHE you sit there all alone with your head in your hands, and you’re drowning in your tears ‘cause you don’t understand, why the world has turned its back and ignored you, or why you’ve strayed to be off track once again, or how the people carry on, when there’s nothing left, nothing left to believe. take a look around, there’s nothing there to believe, take a few steps back, a few deep breaths and breathe, all the hate and anger, pure deception, breathe, the decay on which the population feed. and they fall into line, and consume whatever’s advertised, they want, they need, they buy, without a second thought to question why, and it drains the life away from you, and proves there’s nothing left to believe, with defeat upon us we might as well concede, ‘cause there’s no solution while the world is run by greed
FEAR IS RISING a paling skin reminds me of my sickness, the aches i feel, remind me of disease. the fear is rising, and the shadows grow. the fear is rising, but i won’t let it show. the pain inside, eats away resistance, i resist the urge, to express the pain in tears, a precious lie protects me from the truth, but a gallant heart will accept the lies within. the fear is rising, and the shadows grow. the fear is rising, but i won’t let it show. a paling skin reminds me of my sickness, the aches i feel, remind me of disease.
WALKING ON WATER it’s hard to comprehend, how you can place your trust so blindly, and you’re falling at their feet, as you close your eyes and pray, for the holy to take you away. and go down to the water to where the preachers lie, down to the river to where the ignorant are baptised. walking on water, drowning on words, walking on water, believing everything you’ve heard. walking on water, drowning on air, walking on water. and the fear of god you think will keep you safe, will keep you from the devil and his ways, and the people you despair of every day, are no worse than you just ‘cause they do not pray. down by the water, where you wash your sins away, down by the water where you wash your soul away. walking on water, drowning on words, walking on water, believing everything you’ve heard. walking on water, drowning on air, walking on water. and the people you despair of every day, are no worse than you just ‘cause they do not pray, and the fear of god you think will keep you safe, will keep you from the devil and his ways. down by the water, where you wash your sins away, down by the water where you wash your soul away. forget the past atrocities, forget the blood we’ve shed, forget the inquisitions and all the thousands dead, forget the past atrocities, forget the blood we’ve shed, forget the holy crusades and all our murderous masquerades. saxony 782, jerusalem 1099, languedoc 1209, seville 1391, and the list goes on.
FOOLED AGAIN you manipulate and i am easy prey, you go to any length just to get your way, your tales ring true, and like a fool i subdue. with a promise and a smile, i will falter, you beguile, i will weaken as you grow strong, as you revel in what’s wrong. taken to the places where i’m taken by surprise, falling for your stories and infected with your lies, placing all my faith in you and playing by your rules, placing all my trust in you and taken for a fool. dismiss all morals should they obstruct your goal, of your objective of full control. my weakness is your strength, you persist until i fray, you’ll go to any length, so that you get your way. fooled, and not for the first time, fooled, and not for the last. your devious ways can’t be outshone, your lies ring true and i’m gone. taken to the places where i’m taken by surprise, falling for your stories and infected with your lies, placing all my faith in you and playing by your rules, placing all my trust in you and taken for a fool, again. but no more. no more, i’ve been wakened, no more, i now see, no more manipulation, no more of your deceit.
COLD AS THE NIGHT it’s cold, cold as the night, take us on a ride, where the angels collide, frozen in time. disregard the sacred past, impose your own ideals, change existing ancient rites, taking all that you can steal, without a thought you plough right through, a heartless act but that’s nothing new, a caring soul is what you portray, but no warmth or feeling radiates. ‘cause you’re cold, cold as the night, take us on a ride to the place where the angels collide, where they fight, frozen in time, cold hearts beating slowly to the sound, is this the break of the night? it’s so cold. take away the old and mould them into something new, say that you’re the only way, even if it’s all untrue, threaten all with persecution, threaten all with hell below, say that you’re the only way, to save their wretched souls, it’s so cold. falling down, crumbling to pieces, falling down, tumbling between us, falling fown, to a glorious end. disregard the old beliefs replace them with your own, instilling fear at every turn until the wicked seed is sown, then systematically bleed them dry, reprogrammed and dehumanised. discourage independent thought, to maximize the profits sought. ‘cause it’s cold…
A PUSH AWAY FROM FALLING an innocent passing glance has grown into obsession. just a tear away from sorrow, just a lie away from trust, just a word away from hate, and just a touch away from lust, just a scream away from silence, just a moment from death, just a push away from falling, and losing everything that’s left. self control is fading, restraint is wearing thin, self control is fading and the victim is closing in. no self control, and the cracks begin to show, no self control, when despair it takes a hold, no self control, and the cracks begin to show, and the weaknesses unfold. just a thought away from reason, just a doubt from going astray, just a pill away from chaos, just a second from decay, just a turn away from leaving, an inner voice from retreat, just a push away from falling, one last decision from defeat
LIBERATION thousands falling, the sands are shifting, leaders stumbling while the wealth and the land are crumbling. watching and waiting, hope is fading, empty and hollow are your promises for tomorrow and they will take their toll. no-one tries to reason with the enemy, and no-one cries for those that don’t belong, no-one turns to face the facts of conflict, no-one learns so the troubles carry on. hush, we’re going in now, we’ll take them by surprise and under the guise of liberation.thousands hoping, deep down knowing, all is worthless with the future in the hands of strangers.seeking shelter from this madness, falling deeper further into depths of sadness. could this be the end?. watch them drown in a sea of bodies, in a sea of sand, watch them drown, beneath the weight of this world, you can watch them falling, see them falling. is this the end? Is this the end i’m witnessing?. no-one learns and for this you’ll pay a consequence, no-one turns to correct the past mistakes, no-one goes to any lengths to find solutions, and no-one knows if this will ever end.
LAST TIME is there any point in going on or should we end it here and now?. this situation, has got to change, its suffocation and we need to get away. been in denial, for far too long, while deep within all hope has gone. frustrations building up inside, i can’t ignore it, can no longer hide and we know that it’s over yet we lie to ourselves and we keep on pretending but i’m not playing anymore. and this is the last time i will say these words to you and this is the last time i will cry, this is the last time i will shed these tears for you and this is the last time i will say goodbye. the situation we find we’re in, capitulation, but when did it begin? too long we’ve lingered, too scared to move ahead, now all is stagnant and all we had is dead. our situation it had to change, it was suffocating and we had to get away. we were in denial for far too long, while deep within all hope had gone, frustration it built up inside, the hatred surfaced, could no longer hide, and we know that it’s over, no more lying every day, we’re no longer pretending and there are no regrets anymore.
CHEMICAL DISTRACTION just one more time, then i’ll leave it all behind, but i’ve said this before, over and over and over. in the cold light of day, i’m repelled by what i see, give me the blurred vision, of reality. when the truth hits home, there’s just one reaction, my escape, my chemical distraction. taking just one more hit, taking just one more line to see, if this pain is real or a deeper part of me. taking just one more hit, taking just one more line to see. just a parting shot, before starting over and over. once an active mind, is now creatively bereft, everybody has deserted, you have no-one left. just one more time, a pledge ignored and left behind, and one that you have broken, over and over. as life slips away, there will be no tears of grief, and there will be no fanfare, just relief. there’s hope on the horizon, if i can just get through tonight. my chemical distraction. you’re nobody’s hero, you’re nobody’s heroine.
SHOUT DOWN above they sit and stare, while below we cower with fear. beneath the hand that strikes, beneath the hand that strikes. shout down. plagued with violence that brings forth tears, blessed with patience that’s held out for years, but now it’s gone too far, time is running out, you do nothing to help except shout, shout, shout. shout down, the gods are calling, shout down, the gods dictate, shout down, the gods are moving, shout down, it’s all too late. those with little left, they look up, desperate for relief, they look up to the heavens, out of fear not belief. there are those that cower before you, as you gamble with their lives, they’re awaiting your compassion, but you ignore their desperate cries. shout down, the gods stand over, shout down, get on your knees, shout down, to the cowering hordes, shout down, it’s your disease.
CLEAR SHINING i haven’t come this far to fall away, but my determination’s gone. i haven’t worked so hard, as i have today, yet everything’s still wrong. but this clear shining, after the rain, has opened up my eyes, this clear shining, has taken all my doubts and now belief burns inside. i didn’t want your tears, but they flowed for me. and now there’s feelings of regret. i didn’t need support, but it was there to see, but my pride could not accept. and the flood of tears subsides, subsides. i wouldn’t be so bold, if i thought i’d fail, but it looks as though i may. i wouldn’t be so distant, if i only knew, that it could all turn out this way. this clear shining, after the rain, has opened up my eyes, this clear shining, has taken all my doubts and now belief floods inside. this clear shining, after the rain.
BURNING the signs are there it could all ignite, a scent of danger lingers in the air, the signs are there so you best take flight, to avoid the devastation. and the heat intensifies, the air is thick with a sense of fear and dread, smoke blankets the summer sky, and in the blink of an eye, destruction. there’s no way of escaping the flames, no way of escaping this blaze, i’m bearing down on you, i’ll rip this town right through, you’ll burn if you stay, and you’ll burn while you’re running away. are you prepared for the wall of flame, are you prepared for the raging fire, are you prepared to lose all you’ve gained, prepare for obliteration. and amid this hell on earth, you hear the roaring which tells you it’s too late, embers falling you’ve not a prayer to avoid annihilation. and the flames hit the sky. i will break the containment lines, i will spread my fury further still, blacken all before your eyes, yet more to burn, to kill. no way of leaving, no way of escaping, no time for grieving, no air for breathing. fire comes to take you, fire comes to break you, fire comes to kill you, fire comes to burn you down.
HIDING MY DEMONS with the shame i’ve tucked away, are words i really shouldn’t say, and with my secrets lies the truth, perhaps it should stay buried. hiding my demons, saving my crimes, out of sight or out of my mind, saving these demons, place them in line, put them away, ‘til the end of time, perhaps one day the truth will be told, all the hurtful secrets will come out of the cold, but until then, i’ll be hiding my demons. deep down, where the light is dim, down, where the righteous sin, down, where the truth roams free, down, where nobody can see. are all the angels giving up? are all the devils stealing love? and all my secrets can be found, amongst the facts i’ve drowned and i can feel cracks in my facade, i can’t conceal the facts i cannot guard, perhaps confession will somehow lift the weight, perhaps confession is too little too late. hiding my demons, hiding the truth.
BREATHE you sit there all alone with your head in your hands, and you’re drowning in your tears ‘cause you don’t understand, why the world has turned its back and ignored you, or why you’ve strayed to be off track once again, or how the people carry on, when there’s nothing left, nothing left to believe. take a look around, there’s nothing there to believe, take a few steps back, a few deep breaths and breathe, all the hate and anger, pure deception, breathe, the decay on which the population feed. and they fall into line, and consume whatever’s advertised, they want, they need, they buy, without a second thought to question why, and it drains the life away from you, and proves there’s nothing left to believe, with defeat upon us we might as well concede, ‘cause there’s no solution while the world is run by greed
FEAR IS RISING a paling skin reminds me of my sickness, the aches i feel, remind me of disease. the fear is rising, and the shadows grow. the fear is rising, but i won’t let it show. the pain inside, eats away resistance, i resist the urge, to express the pain in tears, a precious lie protects me from the truth, but a gallant heart will accept the lies within. the fear is rising, and the shadows grow. the fear is rising, but i won’t let it show. a paling skin reminds me of my sickness, the aches i feel, remind me of disease.
WALKING ON WATER it’s hard to comprehend, how you can place your trust so blindly, and you’re falling at their feet, as you close your eyes and pray, for the holy to take you away. and go down to the water to where the preachers lie, down to the river to where the ignorant are baptised. walking on water, drowning on words, walking on water, believing everything you’ve heard. walking on water, drowning on air, walking on water. and the fear of god you think will keep you safe, will keep you from the devil and his ways, and the people you despair of every day, are no worse than you just ‘cause they do not pray. down by the water, where you wash your sins away, down by the water where you wash your soul away. walking on water, drowning on words, walking on water, believing everything you’ve heard. walking on water, drowning on air, walking on water. and the people you despair of every day, are no worse than you just ‘cause they do not pray, and the fear of god you think will keep you safe, will keep you from the devil and his ways. down by the water, where you wash your sins away, down by the water where you wash your soul away. forget the past atrocities, forget the blood we’ve shed, forget the inquisitions and all the thousands dead, forget the past atrocities, forget the blood we’ve shed, forget the holy crusades and all our murderous masquerades. saxony 782, jerusalem 1099, languedoc 1209, seville 1391, and the list goes on.
FOOLED AGAIN you manipulate and i am easy prey, you go to any length just to get your way, your tales ring true, and like a fool i subdue. with a promise and a smile, i will falter, you beguile, i will weaken as you grow strong, as you revel in what’s wrong. taken to the places where i’m taken by surprise, falling for your stories and infected with your lies, placing all my faith in you and playing by your rules, placing all my trust in you and taken for a fool. dismiss all morals should they obstruct your goal, of your objective of full control. my weakness is your strength, you persist until i fray, you’ll go to any length, so that you get your way. fooled, and not for the first time, fooled, and not for the last. your devious ways can’t be outshone, your lies ring true and i’m gone. taken to the places where i’m taken by surprise, falling for your stories and infected with your lies, placing all my faith in you and playing by your rules, placing all my trust in you and taken for a fool, again. but no more. no more, i’ve been wakened, no more, i now see, no more manipulation, no more of your deceit.
COLD AS THE NIGHT it’s cold, cold as the night, take us on a ride, where the angels collide, frozen in time. disregard the sacred past, impose your own ideals, change existing ancient rites, taking all that you can steal, without a thought you plough right through, a heartless act but that’s nothing new, a caring soul is what you portray, but no warmth or feeling radiates. ‘cause you’re cold, cold as the night, take us on a ride to the place where the angels collide, where they fight, frozen in time, cold hearts beating slowly to the sound, is this the break of the night? it’s so cold. take away the old and mould them into something new, say that you’re the only way, even if it’s all untrue, threaten all with persecution, threaten all with hell below, say that you’re the only way, to save their wretched souls, it’s so cold. falling down, crumbling to pieces, falling down, tumbling between us, falling fown, to a glorious end. disregard the old beliefs replace them with your own, instilling fear at every turn until the wicked seed is sown, then systematically bleed them dry, reprogrammed and dehumanised. discourage independent thought, to maximize the profits sought. ‘cause it’s cold…
A PUSH AWAY FROM FALLING an innocent passing glance has grown into obsession. just a tear away from sorrow, just a lie away from trust, just a word away from hate, and just a touch away from lust, just a scream away from silence, just a moment from death, just a push away from falling, and losing everything that’s left. self control is fading, restraint is wearing thin, self control is fading and the victim is closing in. no self control, and the cracks begin to show, no self control, when despair it takes a hold, no self control, and the cracks begin to show, and the weaknesses unfold. just a thought away from reason, just a doubt from going astray, just a pill away from chaos, just a second from decay, just a turn away from leaving, an inner voice from retreat, just a push away from falling, one last decision from defeat
LIBERATION thousands falling, the sands are shifting, leaders stumbling while the wealth and the land are crumbling. watching and waiting, hope is fading, empty and hollow are your promises for tomorrow and they will take their toll. no-one tries to reason with the enemy, and no-one cries for those that don’t belong, no-one turns to face the facts of conflict, no-one learns so the troubles carry on. hush, we’re going in now, we’ll take them by surprise and under the guise of liberation.thousands hoping, deep down knowing, all is worthless with the future in the hands of strangers.seeking shelter from this madness, falling deeper further into depths of sadness. could this be the end?. watch them drown in a sea of bodies, in a sea of sand, watch them drown, beneath the weight of this world, you can watch them falling, see them falling. is this the end? Is this the end i’m witnessing?. no-one learns and for this you’ll pay a consequence, no-one turns to correct the past mistakes, no-one goes to any lengths to find solutions, and no-one knows if this will ever end.