from the album "The Heart of Everything"
THE HOWLING
We've been seeing what you wanted, got us cornered right now, fallen asleep from our vanity, might cost us our lives.I hear they're getting closer, their howls are sending chills down my spine, and time is running out now, they're coming down the hills from behind.
When we start killing, it's all coming down right now, from the nightmare we've created I want to be awakened somehow (I want to be awakened right now).
When we start killing, it all will be falling down, from the hell that we're in, all we are is fading away, when we start killing.
We've been searching all night long but there's no trace to be found, it's like they all have just vanished but I know they're around.
I feel they're getting closer, their howls are sending chills down my spine, and time is running out now, they're coming down the hills from behind.
When we start killing, it's all coming down right now, from the nightmare we've created I want to be awakened somehow (I want to be awakened right now).
When we start killing, it all will be falling down, from the hell that we're in, all we are is fading away, when we start killing.
The sun is rising, the screams have gone, too many have fallen, few still stand tall.
Is this the ending of what we've begun, will we remember what we've done wrong?
WHAT HAVE YOU DONE
Would you mind if I hurt you? Understand that I need to.Wish that I had other choices than to harm the one I love.
What have you done now?
I know I'd better stop trying, you know that there's no denying, I won't show mercy on you now.
I know I should stop believing, I know there's no retrieving, it's over now, what have you done?
What have you done now?
I've been waiting for someone like you, but now you are slipping away.
Why does fate make us suffer? There's a curse between us, between me and you.
Would you mind if I killed you, would you mind if I tried to?
Cause you have turned into my worst enemy, you carry hate that I don't feel, it's over now, what have you done?
What have you done now?
I've been waiting for someone like you, but now you are slipping away.
Why does fate make us suffer? There's a curse between us, between me and you.
I will not fall, won't let it go, we will be free when it ends.
FROZEN
I can't feel my senses, I just feel the cold; all colours seem to fade away, I can't reach my soul.I would stop running if knew there was a chance, it tears me apart to sacrifice it all, but I'm forced to let go.
Tell me I'm frozen, but what can I do? Can't tell the reasons I did it for you.
When lies turn into truth I sacrificed for you, you say that I'm frozen, but what can I do?
I can feel your sorrow.
You won't forgive me, but I know you'll be alright, it tears me apart that you will never know, but I have to let go.
Tell me I'm frozen, but what can I do? Can't tell the reasons I did it for you.
When lies turn into truth I sacrificed for you, you say that I'm frozen, but what can I do?
Everything will slip way, shattered peaces will remain when memories fade into emptiness.
Only time will tell its tale, if it all has been in vain.
OUR SOLEMN HOUR
("I speak to you for the first time as Prime Minister in a solemn hour for the life of our country, of our Empire...")Sanctus Espiritus, redeem us from our solemn hour; Sanctus Espiritus, insanity is all around us.
In my darkest hours I could not foresee that the tide could turn so fast to this degree.
Can't believe my eyes, how can you be so blind? Is the heart of stone, no empathy inside?
Time keeps on slipping away and we haven't learned, so in the end now what have we gained?
Sanctus Espiritus, redeem us from our solemn hour; Sanctus Espiritus, insanity is all around us.
Sanctus Espiritus, is this what we deserve, can we break free from chains of never-ending agony?
Are they themselves to blame, the misery, the pain? Didn't we let go, allowed it, let it grow?
If we can't restrain the beast which dwells inside, it will find its way somehow, somewhere in time.
Will we remember all of the suffering, cause if we fail it will be in vain.
THE HEART OF EVERYTHING
For the pain and the sorrow caused by my mistakes, won't repent to a mortal whom is all to blame.Now I know I won't make it, there will be a time we'll get back our freedom, they can't break what's inside.
I'll face it cause it's the heart of everything.
Open up your eyes, save yourself from fading away now, don't let it go.
Open up your eyes, see what you've become, don't sacrifice, it's truly the heart of everything.
Open up your eyes, stay with me now, I'm facing my last solemn hour, very soon I'll embrace you on the other side.
Hear the crowd in the distance, screaming out my faith, now their voices are fading, I can feel no more pain.
I'll face it cause it's the heart of everything.
Open up your eyes, save yourself from fading away now, don't let it go.
Open up your eyes, see what you've become, don't sacrifice, it's truly the heart of everything.
HAND OF SORROW
The child without a name grew up to be the hand, to watch you, to shield you, or kill on demand.The choice he'd made he could not comprehend, his blood a grim secret they had to command.
He's torn between his honour and the true love of his life, he prayed for both but was denied.
So many dreams were broken and so much was sacrificed, was it worth the ones we loved and had to leave behind?
So many years have passed, who are the noble and the wise, will all our sins be justified?
The curse of his powers tormented his life, obeying the crown was a sinister price.
His soul was tortured by love and by pain, he surely would flee but the oath made him stay.
He's torn between his honour and the true love of his life, he prayed for both but was denied.
So many dreams were broken and so much was sacrificed, was it worth the ones we loved and had to leave behind?
So many years have passed, who are the noble and the wise, will all our sins be justified?
Please forgive me for the sorrow, for leaving you in fear, for the dreams we had to silence, that's all they'll ever be.
Still I'll be the hand that serves you, though you will not see that it is me.
THE CROSS
Nothing's ever changed, you still turn away, you've washed your hands, you've made that all too clear, you just keep on living this lie.You refuse to see you're denying me the cross I bear but you don't seem to care, even Judas knew he had lied.
I keep wondering why I'm still calling your name through my tears.
Why have you waited to embrace me, my dear? Cold is your silence, denying what is real.
I'm still wondering why I'm still calling your name, my dear.
I'm sorry if you can't stand the naked truth, all you see is how you want it to be, so you keep on living your life.
Release me from this cross after all these years, call my name and help me with this weight, even though it comes far too late.
I keep wondering why I'm still calling your name through my tears.
Why have you waited to embrace me, my dear? Cold is your silence, denying what is real.
I'm still wondering why I'm still calling your name, and I wonder.
In my heart I still hope you will open the door, you can purify it all, answer my call.
FINAL DESTINATION
I escaped my final moment, but it's turning back at me, on every corner I can feel it waiting.Just a moment, no awareness, I could easily slip away, and then I'll be gone forever.
I'm searching, I'm fighting for a way to get through, to turn it away.
It's waiting, always trying, feel the hands of fate, they're suffocating.
Tell me what's the reason, is it all inside my head, can't take it no more.
All around me I see danger and it's closing in on me, every second I can hear it breathing.
I can't stand the fear inside me cause it's leading me astray, and it will be my ending.
I'm searching, I'm fighting for a way to get through, to turn it away.
It's waiting, always trying, I feel the hands of fate, they're suffocating.
Tell me what's the reason, is it all inside my head, can't take it no more.
But no one faced what's coming my way, and I will let my fear fade away.
Whatever may be, I'll have to find out.
ALL I NEED
I'm dying to catch my breath, oh why don't I ever learn?I've lost all my trust, though I've surely tried to turn it around.
Can you still see the heart of me? All my agony fades away when you hold me in your embrace.
Don't tear me down for all I need, make my heart a better place, give me something I can believe.
Don't tear me down, you've opened the door now, don't let it close.
I'm here on the edge again, I wish I could let it go, I know that I'm only one step away from turning around.
Can you still see the heart of me? All my agony fades away when you hold me in your embrace.
Don't tear me down for all I need, make my heart a better place, give me something I can believe.
Don't tear it down, what's left of me, make my heart a better place.
I tried many times but nothing was real, make it fade away, don't break me down.
I want to believe that this is for real, save me from my fear, don't tear me down.
THE TRUTH BENEATH THE ROSE
Give me strength to face the truth, the doubt within my soul; no longer I can justify the bloodshed in his name.Is it a sin to seek the truth, the truth beneath the rose? Pray with me so I will find the gate to heaven's door.
I believed it would justify the means, it had a hold over me.
Blinded to see the cruelty of the beast, it is the darker side of me.
The veil of my dreams deceived all I have seen, forgive me for what I have been, forgive me my sins.
Pray for me, cause I have lost my faith in holy wars; is paradise denied to me, cause I can't take no more.
Has darkness taken over me, consumed my mortal soul? All my virtues sacrificed, can heaven be so cruel?
I believed it would justify the means, it had a hold over me.
Blinded to see the cruelty of the beast, it is the darker side of me.
The veil of my dreams deceived all I have seen, forgive me for what I have been, forgive me my sins.
I'm hoping, I'm praying I won't get lost between two worlds; for all I've seen, the truth lies in between.
Give me the strength to face the wrong that I have done, now that I know the darkest side of me.
How can blood be our salvation and justify the pain that we have caused throughout the times?
Will I learn what's truly sacred, will I redeem my soul, will truth set me free?
FORGIVEN
Couldn't save you from the start, love you so it hurts my soul.Can you forgive me for trying again, your silence makes me hold my breath, time has passed you by.
For so long I've tried to shield you from the world, you couldn't face the freedom on your own, here I am left in silence.
You gave up the fight, you left me behind, all that's done's forgiven.
You'll always be mine, I know deep inside, all that's done's forgiven.
I watched the clouds drifting away, still the sun can't warm my face.
I know it was destined to go wrong, you were looking for the great escape to chase your demons away.
For so long I've tried to shield you from the world, you couldn't face the freedom on your own, here I am left in silence.
You gave up the fight, you left me behind, all that's done's forgiven.
You'll always be mine, I know deep inside, all that's done's forgiven.
I've been so lost since you've gone, why not me before you, why did fate deceive me?
Everything turned out so wrong, why did you leave me in silence?
from the album "The Unforgiving"
WHY NOT ME
Some may call it a curse, a life like mine; but others, a blessing.It's certainly a lonely life, but a fulfilling one at best.
It's my cross to bear, and I'll bear it gladly.
Someone has to take a stand against evil; why should it not be me?
SHOT IN THE DARK
I've been left out alone like a damn criminal, I've been praying for help cause I can't take it all, I'm not done, it's not over.Now I'm fighting this war since the day of the fall, and I'm desperately holding on to it all, but I'm lost, I'm so damn lost.
Oh I wish it was over, and I wish you were here, still I'm hoping that somehow,
Cause your soul is on fire, a shot in the dark, what did they aim for when they missed your heart?
I breathe underwater, it's all in my hands, what can I do, don't let it fall apart, a shot in the dark.
In the blink of an eye I can see through your eyes, as I'm lying awake I'm still hearing the cries, and it hurts, hurts me so bad.
And I'm wondering why I still fight in this life, cause I've lost all my faith in this damn bitter strife, and it's sad, it's so damn sad.
Oh I wish it was over, and I wish you were here, still I'm hoping that somehow,
Cause your soul is on fire, a shot in the dark, what did they aim for when they missed your heart?
I breathe underwater, it's all in my hands, what can I do, don't let it fall apart, a shot in the dark.
I feel you are fading away.
IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT
I've been walking this road of desire, I've been begging for blood on the wall.I don't care if I'm playing with fire, I'm aware that I'm frozen inside, I have known all along.
So much more going on, no denying, but I know I'm not standing alone.
You've been playing my mind through my wishes, you can feel that we're haunting the truth.
Don't know, I can't hold on, always losing control.
In the middle of the night, I don't understand what's going on, it's a world gone astray.
In the middle of the night, I can't let it out, someone keeps searching and shatters your life.
It will never be afraid, in the middle of the night.
No more tears, no, cause nothing else matters, I've been closing my eyes for too long.
Only vengeance will make me feel better, there's no rest til I know that it's done.
FASTER
I can't sleep cause it's burning deep inside, like gasoline on fire running wild.No more fear cause I'm getting closer now, so unreal but I like it anyhow.
I go faster and faster.
And I can't live in a fairytale of lies, and I can't hide from the feeling cause it's right,
And I go faster and faster for life, I can't live in a fairytale of lies.
I can feel that you mesmerise my heart, I feel so free, I'm alive, I'm breaking out.
I won't give in, cause I'm proud of all my scars, and I can see I've been wasting too much time.
FIRE AND ICE
Every word you're saying is a lie; run away, my dear, but every sign will say your heart is deaf.Bury all the memories, cover them with dirt, where's the love we once had, our destiny's unsure.
Why can't you see what we had, let the fire burn the ice, where's the love we once had, is it all a lie?
And I still wonder why our heaven has died, the skies are all falling, I'm breathing but why?
In silence I hold on to you and I.
Closer to insanity, buries me alive, where's the life we once had, it cannot be denied.
Why can't you see what we had, let the fire burn the ice, where's the love we once had, is it all a lie?
And I still wonder why our heaven has died, the skies are all falling, I'm breathing but why?
In silence I hold on to you and I.
You run away, you hide away, to the other side of your universe, where you're safe from all that hunts you down.
But the world has gone, where you belong, and it feels too late so you're moving on, can you find your way back home?
IRON
Left in the darkness, here on your own, woke up a memory, feeding the pain.You cannot deny it, there's nothing to say, it's all that you need to fire away.
Oh damn, the war is coming, oh damn, you feel you want it, oh damn, just bring it on today.
You can't live without the fire, it's the heat that makes you strong, cause you're born to live and fight it all the way.
You can't hide what lies inside you, it's the only thing you know, you'll embrace it and never walk away, don't walk away.
Raised in this madness, you're on your own, it mad you fearless, nothing to lose.
Dreams are a drug here, they get in your way, that's what you need to fight day by day.
Oh damn, the war is coming, oh damn, you feel you want it, oh damn, just bring it on today.
You can't live without the fire, it's the heat that makes you strong, cause you're born to live and fight it all the way.
You can't hide what lies inside you, it's the only thing you know, you'll embrace it and never walk away, don't walk away.
(You need not fear us, unless you are a Darkheart, a vile one who preys on the innocent, I promise.
You can't hide forever in the empty darkness, for we will hunt you down like the animals you are, and pull you into the very bowels of hell!)
WHERE IS THE EDGE
In the shadow awaits a desire, but you know that you can't realise, and the pressure will just keep rising, now the heat is on.It's too late, there is no way around it, you have seen it yourself many times, in the end you will give up to fight it, unescapable.
Cause you're losing your mind and you're sleeping with wide open eyes.
Where is the edge of your darkest emotions, why does it all survive?
Where is the light of your deepest devotions, I pray that it's still alive.
It's the rule that you live by and die for, it's the one thing you cannot deny, even though you don't know what the price is, it is justified.
So much more that you've got now fight for, but it still doesn't change who you are, there is no fear you'll ever give in to, you're untouchable.
Cause you're losing your mind and you're sleeping with wide open eyes.
Where is the edge of your darkest emotions, why does it all survive?
Where is the light of your deepest devotions, I pray that it's still alive.
You can't stop yourself, don't want to feel, don't want to see what you've become.
You can't walk away from who you are, never give in.
SINÉAD
I've got to try, it's not over yet, no signals of love have you left.My heart is bleeding just for you, bleeds for only you, and it hurts to know the truth.
Are you looking for saviour, chasing a dream, love turned to hate.
Now I'm crossing the border, sealing our fate, but I'm not afraid.
Sinéad, for the first time life is gonna turn around, I'm telling you you will like it, I know.
Sinéad, it's the first time, only you can set it free, Sinéad, come break away with me.
This second chance I know won't last, but it's okay, got no regrets.
And I feel the end near, I'm no fool, getting closer, but I'm doing what I should.
I been drowning in sorrow, chasing tomorrow, running away.
Now you're crossing the borders, see no tomorrow, but you're not afraid.
LOST
My hope is on fire, my dreams are for sale, I dance on a wire, but don't want to fail her.I walk against the stream, fight for what I believe in, I run towards the end, trying not to give in.
She's lost in the darkness, fading away, I'm still around here, screaming her name.
She's haunting my dream world, trying to survive, my heart is frozen, I'm losing my mind.
Help me, I'm buried alive.
I'm burning the bridges, and there's no return, I'm trying to reach her, I feel that she yearns.
I walk against the stream, fight for what I believe in, I run towards the end, trying not to give in.
She's lost in the darkness, fading away, I'm still around here, screaming her name.
She's haunting my dream world, trying to survive, my heart is frozen, I'm losing my mind.
Help me, I'm buried alive.
I tried to revive what's already drowned, they think I'm a fool who can't realise
Hope plays a wicked game with the mind, cause I thought that love would bind.
I cannot revive what's already drowned, she won't come around.
MURDER
I've been around these vicious lives too long to be neglecting the truth, I'm getting closer and I'm fully armed.I'm about to hunt you down through the big black hole right behind you and I'm about to cut your wings away.
Cause I've been finding out where you've broken in, and I will take you out when I close you in.
I'm killing them all, I put my soul on the line, I purify sins that I've committed in life.
I follow them all and I'll be bringing them down, wherever they go I'm right behind.
There's nowhere to go, your head on the line, there is no rope, you're running out of time.
So where will you go when I will murder you so?
I'm about to do it your way, I will make your world unsafe, I never thought you'd get this far, it's insane.
You don't believe what all the signs say, don't believe in Judgement Day, but you won't be leaving here unharmed.
Cause I've been finding out where you've broken in, and I will take you out when I close you in.
I'm killing them all, I put my soul on the line, I purify sins that I've committed in life.
I follow them all and I'll be bringing them down, wherever they go I'm right behind.
There's nowhere to go, your head on the line, there is no rope, you're running out of time.
So where will you go when I will murder you so?
You can feel the pain and scream in vain, you sink away to the bottom.
You can't break your chains, break away from here.
A DEMON'S FATE
You'll burn this time, seeing the violence, it's speeding my mind,No one is saving you, how can you find a heaven in this hell?
Leave it behind, hearing your silence, it screams our goodbye,
Cannot believe it's an eye for an eye, let us go to waste.
Angels have faith, I don't want to be a part of his sin, I don't want to get lost in his world, I'm not playing this game.
When the shadows remain in the light of day, on the wings of darkness he'll retaliate,
He'll be fallen from grace til the end of all his days.
From the ashes and hate, it's a cruel demon's fate, on the wings of darkness he's returned to stay.
There will be no escape cause he's fallen far from grace.
What have you done, is this what you wanted, what have you become?
Your soul's now forsaken, you're walking alone from heaven into hell.
Now that you know your way in this madness, your powers have grown,
Your chains have been broken, you've suffered so long, you will never change.
STAIRWAY TO THE SKIES
Seven seconds til the rise, can't believe I'm still alive, and heaven was waiting for me.I thought this would be the end, but I know you'll understand all that is keeping me here.
I dream of a stairway to the skies, my angel is coming down from heaven to take me.
I reach out but then you fade away, whenever you call for me know that I'm only one step behind.
My senses tell me I have changed, but one thing still remains, I'm torn and the hate's still aching.
I slowly start to realise we won't reunite, I still have to march on through.
I dream of a stairway to the skies, my angel is coming down from heaven to take me.
I reach out but then you fade away, whenever you call for me know that I'm only one step behind.
Is it a curse or a virtue, have I been blinded by regret?
Perdition awaits, my soul is at stake, will I find a stairway to the skies in the end?
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