Avenged Sevenfold

Critical Acclaim



Shh be quiet, you might piss somebody off
Like me motherfucker, you've been at it for too long
While you feed off others insecurities
You stand in front of me and bite the hand that feeds

(Self-righteousness is wearing thin)
Lies inside your head your bestfriend
(Heart bleeds but not for fellow man)
Broken glass, your fake reflection

I've had enough its time for something real
Don't respect the words you're speaking
Gone too far, a clone

So how does it feel to know that someones kid in the heart of america
Has blood on their hands, fighting to defend your rights
So you can maintain the lifestyle that insults this family's existance
Well, where I'm from we have a special salute we aim high in the air
Towards all those pompous assholes who spend their days pointing fingers

Fuck you

Shh be quiet, you might piss somebody off
Like the heartbeat of this country when antagonized too long
I'll be damned if you count me in as part of your generous hypocrisy
Collecting enemies

(Tabloid gossip queen, worthless man)
There's no need for us to bury you
(Selfish agenda, once again)
Right this way, you've dug your own grave

I've had enough its time for something real
Don't respect the words you're speaking
Gone too far, a clone

All the way from the east to the west
We've got this high society looking down on this very foundation
Constantly reminding us that our actions are the cause of all their problems
Pointing the fingers in every direction
Blaming their own nation for who wins elections
They've never contributed a fucking thing to the country they love to criticize

Excuse the obscene, ignore the untrue
Depictions we see, try and get through
Admitting mistakes can't hurt
I'm not the last but I sure ain't the first

Shh be quiet, you might piss somebody off

(Self-righteousness is wearing thin)
Lies inside your head your bestfriend
(Heart bleeds but not for fellow man)
Broken glass, your fake reflection

I've had enough its time for something real
Don't respect these words you speak
You've gone too far, a clone

Almost Easy



GO!

I feel insane every single time I'm asked to compromise
Cause I'm afraid I’m stuck in my ways, and that’s the way it stays
So how long did I expect love to out weigh ignorance?
Now that look on your face I may have forced the scale to tip

I'm not insane, I'm not insane
I'm not insane, I’m not – not insane

(Mother)
Come back to me, it's almost easy
(Said it all)
Come back again, it's almost easy

Shame pulses through my heart from the things I’ve done to you
It’s hard to face, but the fact remains that this is nothing new
I left you bound and tied with suicidal memories
Selfish beneath the skin but deep inside I'm not insane

I'm not insane, I'm not insane
I'm not insane, I'm not – not insane

(Mother)
Come back to me, it's almost easy
(Said it all)
Come back again, it's almost easy
(You'll learn your lesson)
Come back to me, it's almost easy
(But first you'll fall)
Come back again, it's almost easy

Now that I’ve lost you it kills me to say (Hurts to say)
I try to hold on as you slowly slip away
I’m losing the fight, I treated you so wrong
Now let me make it right (Make it all right)

I'm not insane, I'm not insane
I'm not insane, I'm not – not insane

(Mother)
Come back to me, it's almost easy
(Said it all)
Come back again, it's almost easy
(You've learnt your lesson)
Come back to me, it's almost easy
(But still you fall)
Come back again, it's almost easy

Scream



Caught up in this madness too blind to see
Woke animal feelings in me
Took over my sense and I lost control
I'll taste your blood tonight

You know I make you wanna scream
You know I make you wanna run from me baby
But know it's too late you've wasted all your time

Relax while you're closing your eyes to me
So warm as I'm setting you free
With your arms by your side there's no struggling
Pleasure's all mine this time

You know I make you wanna scream
You know I make you wanna run from me baby
But know it's too late you've wasted all your time

Cherishing, those feelings pleasuring
Cover me, unwanted clemency
Scream till there's silence
Scream while there's life left, vanishing
Scream from the pleasure
Unmask your desire, perishing

We've all had a time where we've lost control
We've all had our time to grow
I'm hoping I'm wrong but I know I'm right
I'll hunt again one night

You know I make you wanna scream
You know I make you wanna run from me baby
But know it's too late you've wasted all your time

Cherishing, those feelings pleasuring
Cover me, unwanted clemency
Scream till there's silence
Scream while there's life left, vanishing
Scream from the pleasure
Unmask your desire, perishing

Some live repressing their instinctive feelings
Protest the way we're built don't point the blame on me
Scream, scream, scream the way you would if I ravaged your body
Scream, scream, scream the way you would if I ravaged your mind

Cherishing, those feelings pleasuring
Cover me, unwanted clemency
Scream till there's silence
Scream while there's life left, vanishing
Scream from the pleasure
Unmask your desire, perishing

Afterlife



Like walking into a dream, so unlike what you've seen
So unsure but it seems, cause we've been waiting for you
Fallen into this place, just giving you a small taste
Of your afterlife here so stay, you'll be back here soon anyway

I see a distant light, but girl this can't be right
Such a surreal place to see so how did this come to be
Arrived too early

And when I think of all the places I just don't belong
I've come to grips with life and realize this is going too far

I don't belong here, we gotta move on dear, escape from this afterlife
Cause this time I'm right to move on and on, far away from here

A place of hope and no pain, perfect skies with no rain
Can leave this place but refrain, cause we've been waiting for you
Fallen into this place, just giving you a small taste
Of your afterlife here so stay, you'll be back here soon anyway

This peace on earth's not right (With my back against the wall)
No pain or sign of time (I'm much too young to fall)
So out of place don't wanna stay, I feel wrong and that's my sign
I've made up my mind

Gave me your hand but realize I just wanna say goodbye
Please understand I have to leave and carry on my own life

I don't belong here, I gotta move on dear, escape from this afterlife
Cause this time I'm right to move on and on, far away from here
Got nothing against you and surely I'll miss you
This place full of peace and light, and I'd hope you might
Take me back inside when the time is right

Loved ones back home all crying cause they're already missing me
I pray by the grace of God that there's somebody listening

Give me a chance to be that person I wanna be
(I am unbroken; I'm choking on this ecstasy)
Oh Lord I'll try so hard but you gotta let go of me
(Unbreak me, unchain me, I need another chance to live)

I don't belong here, I gotta move on dear, escape from this afterlife
Cause this time I'm right to move on and on, far away from here
Got nothing against you and surely I'll miss you
This place full of peace and light, and I'd hope you might
Take me back inside when the time is right

Gunslinger



Yeah, you've been alone
I've been gone for far too long
But with all that we've been through
After all this time I'm coming home to you

Never let it show
The pain I've grown to know
Cause with all these things we do
It don't matter when I'm coming home to you

I reach towards the sky, I've said my goodbyes
My heart's always with you now
I won't question why so many have died
My prayers have made it through yeah
Cause with all these things we do
It don't matter when I'm coming home to you

Letters keep me warm
Helped me through the storm
But with all that we've been through
After all this time I'm coming home to you

I reach towards the sky I've said my goodbyes
My heart's always with you now
I won't question why so many have died
My prayers have made it through yeah
Cause with all these things we do
It don't matter when I'm coming home to you

I've always been true
I've waited so long just to come hold you
I'm making it through, it's been far too long
We've proven our love over time's so strong in all that we do
The stars in the night, they lend me their light
To bring me closer to heaven with you

(Bring me closer)

But with all that we've been through
After all this time I'm coming home to you

I reach towards the sky I've said my goodbyes
My heart's always with you now
I won't question why so many have died
My prayers have made it through yeah
Cause with all these things we do
It don't matter when I'm coming home to you

And with all that we've been through
After all this time I'm coming home to you

Unbound (The Wild Ride)



Somewhere life is good, and things go as they should
It's hard to find, but that’s alright, yeah yeah
Searching for the way, push harder everyday
It's deep inside, that shining light, yeah yeah
But I'm scarred, by barriers placed in my path
I'm scathed

This ride that takes me through life
Leads me into darkness but emerges into light
No one can ever slow me down
I'll stay unbound

Sometimes when we're young, and always on the run
It gets so dark and I know that place, yeah yeah
So don't be too concerned, you've got a lot to learn
Well so do I and we've got plenty of time, yeah yeah
Don't fall off the track yet with so many races to go
Hold on

This ride that takes me through life
Leads me into darkness but emerges into light
No one can ever slow me down
I'll stay unbound

Some live so wrong, with what we do is each his own
Living in fear, endless shame for countless years
I never lived in fear I knew I'd die another day
I never viewed my life as something...slipping away

Some live so wrong, with what we do is each his own
Living in fear, endless shame for countless years
(I never lived in fear I knew I'd die another day
I never viewed my life as something...slipping away)

There's nothing here to take for granted
With each breath that we take
The hands of time strip youth from our bodies
And we fade, memories remain
As time goes on

There's nothing here to take for granted
With each breath that we take
The hands of time strip youth from our bodies
And we fade, memories remain
As time goes on

Brompton Cocktail



(Out of time...)

Doc, I'm dying
I'm feeling compromised (Feeling compromised)
And so dehumanised (So dehumanised)

I lost my final fight to disease
I feel that this is where it ends
I need that shot to enter my vein
My Brompton Cocktail blend

Cause I can't feel my face
I won't struggle on
In a world so cold
In a world so wrong

I'm not running away, been fighting this so long (So long)
Such a price that we pay, we gotta be so strong in a lie

I'm tired, induced euphoria (Induced euphoria)
To help me move along (Help me move along)
I wanna meet my maker in peace, I wanna feel alive again
So put that smile back on my face and mix it strong my friend

Cause I can't feel my face
I won't struggle on
In a world so cold
In a world so wrong

I'm not running away, been fighting this so long (So long)
Such a price that we pay, we gotta be so strong
And I take my life tonight cause I have the right to die how I wanna
And leave how I arrived, so alive

I believe my sins have been forgiven
And I believe my choice will save me from this life
Please don't question why
My sins have been forgotten
I believe I'll find peace in afterlife
Please don't question why I left this way

Cause I can't feel my face
I won't struggle on
In a world so cold
In a world so wrong

I'm not running away, been fighting this so long (So long)
Such a price that we pay, we gotta be so strong
And I take my life tonight cause I have the right to die how I wanna
And leave how I arrived, so alive

Alive

Lost



Centuries pass and still the same
War in our blood, some things never change
Fighting for land and personal gain
Better your life, justify our pain
The end is knocking
The end is knocking

We've all been lost for most of this life
(Lost for most of this life)
Everywhere we turn more hatred surrounds us
And I know that most of us just ain't right
(Most of us just ain't right)
Following the wrong steps, being led by pride

How many lives will we take
How many hearts destined to break
Nowhere to run, can't escape
Full of ourselves, tied to our fate
The end is knocking
The end is knocking, yeah

We've all been lost for most of this life
(Lost for most of this life)
Everywhere we turn more hatred surrounds us
And I know that most of us just ain't right
(Most of us just ain't right)
Following the wrong steps, being led by pride

With peace of mind so hard to find
We're dwelling on the drastic signs
Another way to numb our mind
And as you close your eyes tonight
And pray for a better life
You'll see it flying helplessly away

We've all been lost for most of this life
(Lost for most of this life)
Everywhere we turn more hatred surrounds us
And I know that most of us just ain't right
(Most of us just ain't right)
Following the wrong steps, being led by pride

(We've all been lost for most of this life
Everywhere we turn more hatred surrounds us
And I know that most of us just ain't right
Following the wrong steps, being led by pride)

(We've all been lost for most of this life
Everywhere we turn more hatred surrounds us
And I know that most of us just ain't right
Following the wrong steps, being led by pride)

A Little Piece of Heaven



Before the story begins, is it such a sin
For me to take what's mine, until the end of time
We were more than friends, before the story ends
And I will take what's mine, create what God would never design

Our love had been so strong for far too long
I was weak with fear that something would go wrong
Before the possibilities came true, I took all possibility from you
Almost laughed myself to tears, conjuring her deepest fears

(Come here you fucking bitch)

Must have stabbed her fifty fucking times, I can't believe it
Ripped her heart out right before her eyes, eyes over easy
Eat it, eat it, eat it

She was never this good in bed, even when she was sleeping
Now she's just so perfect, I've never been quite so fucking deep in

It goes on and on and on
I can keep you looking young and preserved forever
With a fountain to spray on your youth whenever

Cause I really always knew that my little crime
Would be cold that's why I got a heater for your thighs
And I know, I know it's not your time but bye bye
And a word to the wise when the fire dies
You think it's over but it's just begun
But baby don't cry

You had my heart, at least for the most part
Cause everybody's gotta die sometime, we fell apart
Let's make a new start
Cause everybody's gotta die sometime yeah
But baby don't cry

Now possibilities I'd never considered
Are occurring the likes of which I'd never heard
Now an angry soul comes back from beyond the grave
To repossess a body with which I'd misbehaved

Smiling right from ear to ear
Almost laughed herself to tears

Must have stabbed him fifty fucking times, I can't believe it
Ripped his heart out right before his eyes, eyes over easy
Eat it, eat it, eat it

Now that it's done I realize the error of my ways
I must venture back to apologize from somewhere far beyond the grave

I gotta make up for what I've done
Cause I was all up in a piece of heaven
While you burned in hell, no peace forever

Cause I really always knew that my little crime
Would be cold that's why I got a heater for your thighs
And I know, I know it's not your time but bye bye
And a word to the wise when the fire dies
You think it's over but it's just begun
But baby don't cry

You had my heart, at least for the most part
Cause everybody's gotta die sometime, we fell apart
Let's make a new start
Cause everybody's gotta die sometime yeah yeah
But baby don't cry

I will suffer for so long (What will you do, not long enough)
To make it up to you (I pray to God that you do)
I'll do whatever you want me to do (Well then I'll grant you one chance)
And if it's not enough (If it's not enough, it's not enough)

If it's not enough (Not enough)
Try again (Try again)
And again (And again)
Over and over again

We're coming back, coming back
We'll live forever, live forever
Let's have wedding, have a wedding
Let's start the killing, start the killing

(Do you take this man in death for the rest of your natural life, yes I do
Do you take this woman in death for the rest of your natural life, I do
I now pronounce you...)

Cause I really always knew that my little crime
Would be cold that's why I got a heater for your thighs
And I know, I know it's not your time but bye bye
And a word to the wise when the fire dies
You think it's over but it's just begun
But baby don't cry

You had my heart, at least for the most part
Cause everybody's gotta die sometime, we fell apart
Let's make a new start
Cause everybody's gotta die sometime yeah
But baby don't cry

Dear God



A lonely road, crossed another cold state line
Miles away from those I love, purpose hard to find
While I recall all the words you spoke to me
Can't help but wish that I was there
Back where I'd love to be, oh yeah

Dear God, the only thing I ask of you
Is to hold her when I'm not around, when I'm much too far away
We all need that person who can be true to you
But I left her when I found her and now I wish I'd stayed
Cause I'm lonely and I'm tired, I'm missing you again oh no
Once again

There's nothing here for me on this barren road
There's no one here while the city sleeps
And all the shops are closed
Can't help but think of the times I've had with you
Pictures and some memories will have to help me through, oh yeah

Dear God, the only thing I ask of you
Is to hold her when I'm not around, when I'm much too far away
We all need that person who can be true to you
But I left her when I found her and now I wish I'd stayed
Cause I'm lonely and I'm tired, I'm missing you again oh no
Once again

Some search, never finding a way
Before long, they waste away
I found you, something told me to stay
I gave in, to selfish ways
And how I miss someone to hold
When hope begins to fade

A lonely road, crossed another cold state line
Miles away from those I love, purpose hard to find

Dear God, the only thing I ask of you
Is to hold her when I'm not around, when I'm much too far away
We all need that person who can be true to you
But I left her when I found her and now I wish I'd stayed
Cause I'm lonely and I'm tired, I'm missing you again oh no
Once again

Beast And The Harlot



This shining city built of gold, a far cry from innocence
There's more than meets the eye round here
Look to the waters of the deep
A city of evil

There sat a seven-headed beast, ten horns raised from his head
A symbolic woman sits on his throne
But hatred strips her and leaves her naked
The Beast and the Harlot

She's a dwelling place for demons
She's a cage for every unclean spirit
Every filthy bird and makes us drink
The poisoned wine to fornicating with our kings
Fallen now is Babylon the Great

The city dressed in jewels and gold, fine linen, Myrrh and pearls
Her plagues will come all at once as mourners watch her burn
Destroyed in an hour

Merchants and captains of the world, sailors, navigators too
Will weep and mourn this loss with her sins piled to the sky
The Beast and the Harlot

She's a dwelling place for demons
She's a cage for every unclean spirit
every filthy bird and makes us drink
The poisoned wine to fornicating with our kings
Fallen now is Babylon the Great

The day has come for all us sinners
If your not a servant you'll be struck to the ground
Flee the burning, greedy city
Looking back on her to see there's nothing around
I don't believe in fairytales and no one wants to go to Hell
You made the wrong decision and it's easy to see
Now if you wanna serve above or be a king below with us
Your welcome to the city where your future is set forever

She's a dwelling place for demons
She's a cage for every unclean spirit
Every filthy bird and makes us drink
The poisoned wine to fornicating with our kings
Fallen now is Babylon the Great

She's a dwelling place for demons
She's a cage for every unclean spirit
Every filthy bird and makes us drink
The poisoned wine to fornicating with our kings
Fallen now is Babylon the Great

Burn It Down



Jealousy's an ugly word, but you don't seem to care
Converse behind my back, but now I'm here
Need no one to comply with me though everyone that I defeat
Don't need you, fuck camaraderie, this rage will never go away

Hatred fuels my blood, I'll burn ya down (You can't help me)
One king to watch the horsemen fall, I'll fight till the end (I won't help you)
I can't trust anyone, see it in my eyes
Now I can understand, it's sorrow that feeds your lies

You're on my back when the water gets too deep for you to breathe
A crutch for you that won't always be there
Hide in the dark another day, the fear in you is here to stay
So keep the fuck away from me and learn to trust the words I say

Hatred fuels my blood, I'll burn ya down (You can't help me)
One king to watch the horsemen fall, I'll fight till the end (I won't help you)
I can't trust anyone, witness and see it in my eyes
Now I can understand, put faith in you for the last time
It's sorrow that feeds your lies

Run from me before I tear you down (Be afraid)
You chose the wrong side (It feels so right)
I won't help you, let you rot away (Despise what you say)
Run towards the light exposing your soul (We won't be there by your side)

Salvation's dying (Somebody's crying)
We're all gone in the end
Sweet child we'll miss you
So far away, far away

I can't trust anyone, witness and see it in my eyes
Now I can understand, put faith in you for the last time
It's sorrow that feeds your lies

Falling away, can't buy back time
Burned it down anyways

Blinded In Chains



And we're at it again, I turn around another fucking war, man
I don't know where to begin, but I'll start with the radical leaders
Their steps we're followin'

Running, don't go back and fight, too many you'll lose
(And as clowns you follow suit behind the blood
Between the red and white and blue
But it's too deep for you to see
And everyone eventually will take the step
Cause it's in sight you take the left I'll take the right
I feel the hate you've built for me and I say pay attention baby)

As they thank the Lord, the blind can't see
Like a plague fed to the brain, deadly disease

But it wasn't a sin, a sorry life judging every action
And as they're feeding your mind with this shit
You forget how to speak, how to ask all the questions

The business at hand tonight, make the people choose
(I see another side in you but there's not much more I can do
From on the outside looking in your government is listenin'
To push you on the story of immortal father mortal son
Give them your mind and all your wealth the cycle will rebirth itself)

If they had it their way I'd burn in hell
And your future's a fuckin' disaster, can't you see?
Give them all the power and your future's in desperate trouble baby

As they thank the Lord, the blind can't see
Like a plague fed to the brain, deadly disease

I'd run away tonight with my mind still intact you gotta make it alright
Easier said than done with no place to hide and having no place to...
Running away from condition, I see you but you're running away from
Your scared seductive system

Most would claim I live a lie (I live a lie)
When pointing out it's easy to predict these things (Predict these things)
Every color has its side (I have my side)
They live together vote and most embrace these same dark times

Please help us, please save us
Of course they have control we're all the same
Up on the cross, crucified their problem drove the nail and let Him rot
Family and friends, it won't matter in the end I'm sure they'll understand

Now look at the world and see how the humans bleed
As I sit up here and wonder bout how you sold your mind, body and soul
Looking at the fields so green, I know this sounds obscene
I see you're living for tomorrow but decisions you have made will leave you empty

As they thank the Lord the blind can't see
Like a plague fed to the brain deadly disease
I'd run away tonight with my mind still intact I've gotta make it alright
Easier said than done with no place to hide and having no place to run

You've fallen asleep in denial
Look at the way we're dying
How it ends I'll never know
Just live your life blind like me

Bat Country



He who makes a beast out of himself
Gets rid of the pain of being a man

Caught here in a fiery blaze
I won't lose my will to stay
I tried to drive all through the night
The heat stroke ridden weather, the barren empty sights

No oasis here to see, the sand is singing deathless words to me

Can't you help me as I'm starting to burn (all alone)
Too many doses and I'm starting to get an attraction
My confidence is leaving me on my own (all alone)
No one can save me and you know I don't want the attention

As I adjust to my new sights
The rarely tired lights will take me to new heights
My hand is on the trigger I'm ready to ignite
Tomorrow might not make it but everything's all right

Mental fiction follows me, show me what it's like to be set free

Can't you help me as I'm startin' to burn (all alone)
Too many doses and I'm starting to get an attraction
My confidence is leaving me on my own (all alone)
No one can save me and you know I don't want the attention

So sorry you're not here
I've been sane too long my vision's so unclear
Now take a trip with me
But don't be surprised when things aren't what they seem

Caught here in a fiery blaze, won't lose my will to stay
These eyes won't see the same, after I flip today

Sometimes I don't know why we'd rather live than die
We look up towards the sky for answers to our lives
We may get some solutions but most just pass us by
Don't want your absolution cause I can't make it right

I'll make a beast out of myself
Gets rid of all the pain of being a man

Can't you help me as I'm starting to burn (all alone)
Too many doses and I'm starting to get an attraction
My confidence is leaving me on my own (all alone)
No one can save me and you know I don't want the attention

So sorry you're not here
I've been tame too long my visions so unclear
Now take a trip with me
But don't be suprised when things aren't what they seem

I've known it from the start
These good ideas will tear you're brain apart
Scared but you can follow me
I'm too weird to live but much too rare to die

Trashed And Scattered



Keep on writing, you're just raping yourself
(Nothing can take my mind away from them)
Don't you ask about me, ask about somebody else
(Once I've fallen, there's many stories to tell)

And I can feel it, won't embrace it
It's overwhelming, how far you take it
(Stuck in a state of questioning)
And don't you tell me you know we're destined
You won't convince me, I won't listen
(Resentment building, you've put our lives on hold)

Trashed and scattered again, I'm feeling so low
You waste your breath while fucking with me, my blood is so cold
My destination is always unknown, I'll find my way there
But you god damn motherfuckers, always wasting my time

I won't be the victim, but the first to cast a stone
Sedated nights to the bar room fights, as metropolis takes its toll
And don't you try to stop me, it's a place you'll never know
Don't try to judge or take shots at me, I'll never let you seize control

Play your game and walk away, your integrity don't mean shit
Crawl on me you fuckin' parasite, and I'm gonna take you out

Label me, that's fine, I'll be somebody else
(Nothing in front of me but holes ahead)
Lie about my life, have a story to tell
(Lights went down, was on the edge and I fell)

Oh you're so insightful, let me remind you
To twist and break me, it should make you worried
(Long way to go and you're right there)
Two-faced liar, don't try and know me
Deceit brings fire, makes sure you can't breathe
(Pick at pieces of my body below)

I never bothered with all the rumors, too much garbage (all the same)
I'll stand right here (I know my destination)
Come on you falsehood deceitful liar (There's no shame)

Don't ever take my side, I know you're never right
I'll justify the means (Nothing's what it seems)
I'll stand around and fight, but there's no point tonight
I've been chained to this machine

Trashed and scattered again, I'm feeling so low
You waste your breath while fucking with me, my blood is so cold
My destination is always unknown, I'll find my way there
But god damn impostor, are you out of your mind?

I walk down these roads alone and now you're seen here
My feelings that I'm having towards you are perfectly clear
(I control this ride)
My devils appetite is tonight and now I'm alright
But you god damn motherfuckers always wasting my time

Play your game and walk away, your integrity don't mean shit
Crawl on me you fuckin' parasite, and I'm gonna take you out

I won't be the victim, but the first to cast a stone
Sedated nights to the bar room fights, as metropolis takes its toll
And don't you try to stop me, it's a place you'll never know
Don't try to judge or take shots at me, I'll never let you seize control

Don't try and get the best of me (No one can help but your own self)
City makes my body ache (Lonely, don't try and prey on me)

I feel your world dying
(Don't try and get the best of me, no one can help but your own self)
No more use in trying
(City makes my body ache, lonely, don't try and prey on me)

And my body's trashed and low
But to you I'll never show myself or what's inside
And I've seen it all before, but now settle the score
Never join your side

Seize The Day



Seize the day or die regretting the time you lost
It's empty and cold without you here, too many people to ache over

I see my vision burn
I feel my memories fade with time
But I'm too young to worry
These streets we travel on will undergo our same lost past

I found you here, now please just stay for a while
I can move on with you around
I hand you my mortal life, but will it be forever?
I'd do anything for a smile, holding you till our time is done
We both know the day will come, but I don't want to leave you

I see my vision burn
I feel my memories fade with time
But I'm too young to worry
A melody, a memory, or just one picture

Seize the day or die regretting the time you lost
It's empty and cold without you here, too many people to ache over

Newborn life replacing all of us, changing this fable we live in
No longer needed here so where do we go?
Will you take a journey tonight, follow me past the walls of death?
But girl, what if there is no eternal life?

I see my vision burn
I feel my memories fade with time
But I'm too young to worry
A melody, a memory, or just one picture

Seize the day or die regretting the time you lost
Its empty and cold without you here, too many people to ache over
Trails in life, questions of us existing here
Don't wanna die alone without you here
Please tell me what we have is real

So what if I never hold you near? Or kiss your lips again?
So I never want to leave you and the memories of us to see
I beg don't leave me

Seize the day or die regretting the time you lost
It's empty and cold without you here, too many people to ache over
Trials in life, questions of us existing here
Don't wanna die alone without you there
Please tell me what we have is real

Silence you lost me, no chance for one more day
Silence you lost me, no chance for one more day
(Silence you lost me, no chance for one more day)
I stand here alone
Falling away from you, no chance to get back home

Sidewinder



I slide, through the wasteland that's my world
My hunger takes your life, preyed on to keep me alive

Mercy's all that you need, mercy's empty in me

Can't you feel the poison rising
Out of the morning and clear through the night
You can feel my strength destroy you
Straight to the heart from the venomous bite

That's right, I shed my skin tonight but my fangs are hard to hide
And you know that you're going to die

Mercy's all that you need, mercy's empty to me

Can't you feel the poison rising
Out of the morning and clear through the night
You can feel my strength destroy you
Straight to the heart from the venomous bite

I can't regret, can't escape
Decisions made for me, no control
Fire that burns but never dies
Wrapped around I'll bury my fangs inside

Making my way through the night you're still in my sight
You're running away cause you know you can't hide
My instincts are cold blooded hate; to you I'm the bearer of fate
Wrong place and now the wrong time, now terror is all that you'll find

Can't you feel the poison rising
Straight to the heart of the venomous bite

Can't you feel the poison rising
Out of the morning and clear through the night
You can feel my strength destroy you
Straight to the heart from the venomous bite

I can't regret, can't escape
Decisions made for me, no control
Fire that burns but never dies
Wrapped around I'll bury my fangs inside

Stay inside tonight - you're out there all alone
Vanish from my sites - venomous control
You can't make it right - my appetite has grown
Lost your final fight - no love will be shown

Stay inside tonight - you're out there all alone
Vanish from my sites - venomous control
You can't make it right - my appetite has grown
Lost your final fight - no love will be shown

The Wicked End



Man's becoming more corrupt now - godless, wicked, cruel
The soulless man stood silenced - Mary's word rang so true
Chastisement worse than the flood, spread the world, it's all through
Don't kill the messenger girl, as if we haven't swam enough
In this life of misery

Voice your prophecy, shed us some light
Feel sorrow for mankind's chance to survive
Swallow lies and swim in our own tears
A stab in the dark, but it wounded our will

We won't be here tomorrow, hold on to me for one last time

We've grown into the number - six-hundred sixty-six
War breaks, a sign of the end - eternally expelled
Look to the sky for knowledge, the stars align tonight
Eclipse and heaven shall fall, now I know I've seen it all
In my life of misery

Voice your prophecy, shed us some light
Feel sorrow for mankind's chance to survive
Swallow lies and swim in our own tears
A stab in the dark but it wounded our will

Dust the apple off, savour each bite
And deep inside you know Adam was right
Lust and power, indulgence, no fear
And with our sins how does this end?

We won't be here tomorrow, hold on to me for one last time

As the prophet shedded light on whats to come the crowds did gather
Your time is precious they explained, no time to worry, messiahs coming
Don't go to sleep tonight darling, hold me in your arms
These will be our final days and I can't let go

Walls are falling, churches burning
Women ravaged, children crying
Flesh is tearing, some still fighting
In this world of misery

Voice your prophecy, shed us some light
Feel sorrow for mankind's chance to survive
Swallow lies and swim in our own tears
A stab in the dark but it wounded our will

Dust the apple off, savour each bite
And deep inside you know Adam was right
Lust and power, indulgence, no fear
And with these sins how does this end?

We won't be here tomorrow, hold on to me for one last time

Strength Of The World



My story starts the day they said "she can't be found"
The news so dark, heart stopped, I stood silent without a sound
It's over, she's finished, mother lies with your father and sister too
Cold-blooded, they suffered, shot down by the outlaws after you

Sorrow swallows my screams

Strength of the world - is on my shoulders
Strength of the world - is on my side
Strength of the world - the one true beholder
Ice in my veins - for those who've died

I've seen my family fade away
You've taken my whole life
There's nothing left to say

Avenge the dead killed all who crossed me in my path
Suicidal, I never planned on coming back
I want it, I need it, revenge is dripping from my teeth
Need nothing to feel power, and bring the killers to their knees

Nothing to lose, vengeance to gain
You know I'll never be the same
So taste my breath, I'm close behind you
So desperate on your final day

Sorrow swallows my screams

Strength of the world - is on my shoulders
Strength of the world - is on my side
Strength of the world - the one true beholder
Ice in my veins - for those who've died

I've seen my family fade away
You've taken my whole life
There's nothing left to say

Sitting in silence with heaven above me
I prayed every night by their graves
While I search for closure, I feel it no longer
I can't turn my cheek away

I stand before you, I'll sin when I have to
But now I leave your side, to avenge my family's pride

I've seen my family fade away
You've taken my whole life
There's nothing left to say

Strength of the world - is on my shoulders
Strength of the world - is on my side
Strength of the world - the one true beholder
Ice in my veins - for those who've died

So far forever now alone
A greater punishment on me has been imposed
A killer falling from the light
I'll miss my family, I'll never be alright

And thats all she wrote

Betrayed



Passion in my eyes, I lived it everyday
But how could you go and throw it all away?
In my dreams it's me and you, it's there I saw it all come true
As time went by faith in you grew, so one thing's left for me to do

I feel it burn inside, burn in me like the rising sun
Lifted into the sky, took away the only thing I loved
I know after tonight, all your power crumbles in my arms
So don't worry, I'll be fine, when my life ends I'll leave this scar

And I fell down, I need you here
Every note and every word
Seems so hard to take
Find me, I’m desperate

A smoking gun in hand, now don't you realize what you've done
Put a bullet in his back, your hero since you were so young
How could you kill the man, who brought salvation through your pain
He must mean everything, to end it all in this shameful way

Passion in my eyes, I lived it everyday
But how could you go, and throw it all away?
In my dreams it's me and you, it's there, I saw it all come true
As time went by faith in you grew, so one thing's left for me to do

I started here so young and helped you get along
Just did it for the love, and people healed through us
Don't live your life in vain, don't take it out on me
You're cracked, so just remember, I'm not your enemy
I don't deserve to fall this way, by a man who felt betrayed

I felt so down, now you're around to rescue me
Every note and every word, I'm listening
Sometimes problems seem too deep to take (Too hard to take)
Sometimes I cry thinking my future looks so bleak

Finally, together we were destined
I know what's best for us in the end
Someone hear me, someone stop me
Someone listen, why aren't you listening?

Passion in my eyes, I lived it everyday
But how could you go and throw it all away?
In my dreams it's me and you, it's there I saw it all come true
As time went by faith in you grew, so one thing's left for me to do

In my dreams it's me and you, it's there, I saw it all come true
As time went by faith in you grew, so one thing's left to finish you

M.I.A.



Staring at the carnage, praying that the sun would never rise
Living another day in disguise, these feelings cant be right
Lend me your courage to stand up and fight tonight
Stand up and fight

The fighting rages on and on
To challenge me you must be strong
I'll walk your land but don't belong
Two million soldiers can't be wrong

It's no fun but I've been here before
I'm far from home and I'm fighting your war
(Not the way I pictured this, I wanted better things)
Some are scared, others killing for fun
I shot a mother right in front of her son
(Take this from my consciousness and please erase my dreams)

Fight for honor, fight for your life, pray to God that our side is right
Though we won I still may lose, until I make it home to you
I see our mothers filled with tears, grew up so fast, where did those years go?
Memories won't let you cry unless I don't return tonight

So many soldiers on the other side
I take their live so they don't take mine
(Scared to make it out alive now, murders all I know)
Nobody tells me all the reasons we're here
I have my weapon so there's nothing to fear
(Another day, another life but nothing real to show for)

Fight for honor, fight for your life, pray to God that our side is right
Though we won I still may lose, until I make it home to you
I see our mothers filled with tears, grew up so fast where did those years go?
Memories won't let you cry unless I don't return tonight

Staring at the carnage, praying that the sun will never rise
Living another day in disguise, these feelings cant be right
Lend me your courage to stand up and fight

Watching the death toll rise, wondering how I'm alive
Stranger's blood on my hands, shot all I can
There are no silent nights, watching your brothers all die
To destroy all their plans, with no thought of me
(No thought of me) No thought of me

Walk the city lonely, memories that haunt are passing by
A murderer walks your streets tonight
Forgive me for my crimes; don't forget that I was so young
Fought so scared, in the name of God and country

Unholy Confessions



"I'll try", she said as he walked away, "try not to lose you"
Two vibrant hearts could change
Nothing tears the being more than deception, unmasked fear
I'll be here waiting, tested and secure

Nothing hurts my world
Just affects the ones around me
When sin's deep in my blood
You'll be the one to fall

I wish I could be the one
The one who won't care at all
But being the one on the stand
I know the way to go, no one's guiding me

When time soaked with blood turns its back
I know it's hard to fall
Confided in me was your heart
I know it's hurting you, but it's killing me

Nothing will last in this life
Our time is spent constructing
Now you're perfecting a world
Meant to sin

Constrict your hands around me
Squeeze till I cannot breathe
This air tastes dead inside me
Contribute to our plague

Break all your promises
Tear down this steadfast wall
Restraints are usless here
Tasting salvation's near

Nothing hurts my world
Just affects the ones around me
When sin's deep in my blood
You'll be the one to fall

I wish I could be the one
The one who won't care at all
But being the one on the stand
I know the way to go, no ones guiding me

When time soaked with blood turns it's back
I know it's hard to fall
Confiding in me was your heart
I know it's hurting you, but it's killing me

Chapter Four



Conceived and born was one of light (Give me your hand)
(Blood is spilt and man will follow)
Rain and dark, the other born black night (Infernal man)
(Punishment too great to bear)

Raise your head and taste the courage (The one of light)
Fall from grace, unholy night

I've come here to kill you
Won't leave until you've died
Murder born of vengeance
I closed my brothers eyes tonight

Conceived and born was one of light (Give me your hand)
(Blood is spilt and man will follow)
Rain and dark, the other born black night (Infernal man)
(Punishment too great to bear)

Raise your head and taste the courage (The one of light)
Fall from grace, unholy night

I've come here to kill you
Won't leave until you've died
Murder born of vengeance
I closed my brothers eyes tonight

It's cold tonight as the clouds turn grey
And from my hands to my brothers grave
You took his side, you took his gift
Feel the power of a fallen man, crestfallen man

Far away in this land I must go
Out of the sight of the One
A punishment sent from his hand
A hardship no one should know
Now go out of the sight of the One
Away in this land you must go

Where has he gone? What have you done?
A voice commands from high above this earth
From the soil his blood cries out to me
Murder, liar, vengeance, deceit

(Far away in this land I must go
Out of the sight of the One
A punishment sent from his hand
A hardship that no one should know
Out of the sight of the One)

Remenissions




With this ink in our skin we've sealed our fate
And the axe comes early (Only naturally)
So what does that matter?
There's a bed of skeletons waiting for me on the other side
They're waiting for my next move (Next fatal breath)
Human lives to me seem so unreal
You can't see through the fog (Nothing past a grey wall)
See past the stereotype
Belief, structure built up in you
I'll tear you down and the one who created you

If they didn't have one how would they act?
If we didn't have hope how would we behave?
Would they still feel remorse if they slaughtered innocent beings?
Or is hope the only thing that keeps you sane?

A good friend once told me you are our memory
Without them we equal nothing
All I can see is the place I wanna be
Suddenly my life was so free
Leaves at my feet, blown to the ground
Their echoes are reaching my ears
Nights coming fast, suns going down
But keep away from me, keep away from me

(Oh it's hard, to keep me in this place)
Keep away from me
Keep away from me
(Keep away from me)
Keep away from me

We may have created the beginning, mentally
We may have created the beginning, physically
To the end of our human existence

I see through you
The fear that's in your eyes

A good friend once told me we are our memory
Without them we equal nothing
And all I can see is the place I wanna be
Timeless my life was so free
Leaves at my feet, blown to the ground
Their echoes are reaching my ears
Nights coming fast, suns going down - confused
I don't know the answers but neither do you

Desecrate Through Reverance




Hard news, taken harder, don't look to me
Disappointed, we don't agree, I don't need your praise
(Don't look my way for help, from the beginning you came to me)
Never asked you to like me, I don't want your praise
(Won't play your games)
Look down on me, spit in my face
You're nothing to me...not to me

Darkened eyes you'll see
There is no hope, no saviour in me
(Don't look this way, don't breathe this way, don't stare this way, anymore)
Learned from years gone by
No one will care what happens to me
(Don't look this way, don't breathe this way, don't stare this way, anymore)

My presence won't be ignored, you're not to tell
Don't walk in my direction, turn the other way
(Don't look my way for help, from the beginning you came to me)
Asking questions, predetermined answers
You won't find them here (Don't want your opinion)
And I don't want you, I won't let you think
Compromise is near, cause it's not near

Darkened eyes you'll see
There is no hope, no saviour in me
(Don't look this way, don't breathe this way, don't stare this way, anymore)
Learned from years gone by
No one will care what happens to me
(Don't look this way, don't breathe this way, don't stare this way, anymore)

I'm alone in here
No more feelings
Killed my fears
Don't ask
You'll never know
You're left behind
And I'll be exposed

Far away, you keep on trying
Holding me down, picking away
Trying to distance my life
I'm one in the crowd
One with the answer
One that could change your mind

It's not true, I don't need you
Don't waste your time, and don't waste mine
I'm not your friend, I won't soothe your soul
And in the end you're all dead to me

Eternal Rest



Black enchanting eyes
Cut through my heart with no regret or sign of life
They tear apart my pride and cold runs through my veins
I feel their stare from miles, haunting every step
And they won't stop hunting me down
I know the time will come
When all around me's burned and you'll still see me there
Asking where you went to and what person brought you here
And why you left the burning children cold out in the night
And calling for you all alone

Dark in their hearts
I can feel it burn inside of me
Tormented young with no souls, haunting me
Pain in their lives all they know is misery
Take these chains away that are holding me down

They'll find you alone
And your desperate and villainous ways
Turning their hearts into stone
They seek more than vengeance
Look in their eyes
Feel pain and feel satisfaction
Look in through their eyes to see
There is no distinct hope

(We revolt)
Life concerned by faith
(We revolt)
Dine on pure fury
(We revolt)
No sign of fair chance
(We revolt)
Burn for the rest of time

Hear the haunting words
(They'll find you alone)
Lost children with no heart are crying
(Turning your hearts to stone)
And you're the lost mother they're calling
Go now run and hide
I hear them crying at night
(Their pain is your statisfaction)
Outside when the planets are falling
(For the rest of time)
They want to feel and know you hear them
(Go now run and hide)

Dark in their hearts
I can feel it burn inside of me
Tormented young with no souls, haunting me
Pain in their lives all they know is misery
Take these chains away that are holding me down

Go now run and hide

Eternal rest...in time
Eternal rest...in time
Eternal rest...in time

Second Heartbeat




We keep writing, talking and planning
But everything is changing
We all know what to do but no one does it
Now this time has passed and full of regret

Two in my heart have left me a while, I stand alone
When they get back, it won't be the same
It won't be the same

My life, you've always been there
Now you're gone and my head's spinning
Left the childhood, left the memories
Left the good times in the past
Moving on... your time has run out

Wishing the clock would stand still, the world can wait
Wasting away once again, once lived as friends
As time passes by, regrets for the rest of my life
The ones who I confide were gone in the black of the night

Never will I forget you, and all the memories past
So rarely I get to see your face
Growing I looked to you in guidance
We knew that time would kill us
But you're still so close to me

To me you were my life
To me you were my soul companion
Now you are so far away
Nothing can take away the time and the memories we had

Come back - to the days when we were young
Come back - to the days when nothing mattered

As time passes by, regrets for the rest of my life
The ones who I confide were gone in the black of the night

Radiant Eclipse




Two nights ago I was shot
A bullet sunk straight through my skull
A friend pulled the trigger that silenced me
No pain as I awoke, but dead

Seeing the face of the man
The time as he layed down his gun
I knew this was going to take place
White silence, so peaceful, so numb

No one knows the time they're changing
No one will see through

You're all gone to me (Gone to me)
I've been pulled out to watch from my eternal sleep
Intuition and a wanting to believe (I will believe)
Something was wrong and though I felt I had to stay
Moving on seemed to be somber bliss
Without one goodbye
I watch my Mother shed tears

No... This gun has stopped time in it's tracks
Has altered the course of my fate
Destiny is shattered and timeless
Closed eyes feel the cold winds embrace

I watch you call, calling for me
You can't bring back time

Close your eyes or look away
Fate exposed won't let me stay
Hope will fall tonight with broken wings
Descending entity in me

My voice has been taken from me
The more I listen, the more I have to say

You're all gone to me (Gone to me)
I've been pulled out to watch from my eternal sleep
Intuition and a wanting to believe (I will believe)
Something was wrong and though I felt I had to stay
Moving on seemed to be somber bliss
Without one goodbye
I watch my Mother shed tears
And taste the blood she cries
And taste the blood she cries

I watch you call, calling for me
You can't bring back time

Close your eyes or look away
Fate exposed won't let me stay
Hope will fall tonight with broken wings
Descending entity in me

I Wont See You Tonight Part 1




Cry alone, I've gone away
No more nights, no more pain
I've gone alone, took all my strength
But I've made the change
I won't see you tonight

Sorrow sank deep inside my blood
All the ones around me, I cared for and loved

Building up, inside of me
A place so dark, so cold, I had to set me free
Don't mourn for me, you're not the one to place the blame
As bottles call my name, I won't see you tonight

Sorrow sank deep inside my blood
All the ones around me, I cared for and most of all I loved
But I can't see myself that way
Please don't forget me or cry while I'm away

Cry alone, I've gone away
No more nights, no more pain
I've gone alone, took all my strength
But I've made the change
I won't see you tonight

So far away, I'm gone
Please don't follow me tonight
And while I'm gone, everything will be alright

No more breath inside
Essence left my heart tonight
No more breath inside
Essence left my heart tonight