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2. |
Murky Waters
04:34
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I can feel myself fading
away into that wasteland
The one I promised
myself I'd never
Ever descend back into
After all the years
of heartache and regret
And the struggle
to release myself
from the shackles
of hopelessness
I cannot allow myself to be
dragged back down
because to fall into
that blackened void
It would be
so much deeper
so much darker
so much harder
to find my way
back out again
I can't bear to relive a time
where I felt so alone
and so invisible
to anyone
to everyone
to everything
I cannot allow myself to be
dragged back down
because to fall into
that blackened void
It would be
so much deeper
so much darker
so much harder
to find my way
back out again
so much deeper
so much darker
so much harder
to find my way
back out again
When i felt like my hand extended
would be met with only
dead air and vacant space
When i felt like the clock
would not miss a single second
If I removed myself
from view of its face
When it seemed like my
shattered and bleeding heart
would be better off if it
weren't asked to beat again
Your outstretched hand has offered me
the smallest glimpse of solace
Though it may not have
solved all the riddles
or assembled all the pieces
or unlocked all the mysteries
It may have been just enough
To keep my head from sinking
below the murky waters
From which I would never emerge
You kept my head from sinking
below the murky waters
From which I would
never ever emerge
You may not be my savior
But in that very moment
you just might have been
just might have been
my personal messiah
and deliverer
You may never realize
That your one small
gesture of kindness
May have helped me to escape
the depths of permanent darkness
And please hear me now
Because truer words
may never ring clearer:
“Just know that without you
I may not be here today."
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3. |
Shiver
04:20
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I have nothing left in this world
The life I once knew, exists no more
Everything I'd owned destroyed and burned
Everyone I'd known now ash and bones
My only companion is the shivering cold
I'm now lost in time, confused and alone
I am a nomad, a wanderer
Left to roam
a barren wasteland
which once was home
I have nothing left in this world
Exiled in my existence
imprisoned in my flesh
Each passing moment steals
a piece of what was left
I try to hold on to
the crumbling memories past
They're all that remains
all that will last
I am a nomad, a wanderer
Left to roam
a barren wasteland
which once was home
My homeland lost
My kinsfolk departed
Will history's pages remember
or will that chapter be erased?
I must carry on so my forefathers
do not fade into the misty fog
I must press forward
and search for life anew
I have something left for this world
I’m the link of the present into the past
The voice for those consumed by dust
I must endure as that
fateful day draws near
when I can share their tales
so they can live again!
so they can live again!
so they can live again!
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4. |
Crossroads
03:58
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The fragments of legend
like sand through my hand
slip just past my
outstretched fingertips
I yearn for the moment
they're within my grasp
and my name can be
etched in their annals
If I could see the future
Through The Looking Glass
Would my world be filled
with accomplishments
Or unfulfilled regrets
Though oceans of knowledge
Flow freely like rivers
Their tributaries have all run dry
Like a ship navigating
through waterless deserts
My struggles sometimes seem so futile
My struggles sometimes seem so futile
If I could see the future
Through The Looking Glass
Would my world be filled
with accomplishments
Or unfulfilled regrets
If I could see the future
Through The Looking Glass
Would my world be filled
with accomplishments
Or unfulfilled regrets
Staring at the crossroads
of what was, what is,
and what is to come
Will I embrace the well
traveled passage
into obscurity
Or forge a path where
no footsteps reside
A rubicon, has my high noon
happened at midnight?
Once convergent paths now must separate
No need to delay, I must not hesitate
so without fear I must step forth
and cast the millstone away
I cast that millstone away
I cannot dwell
in an existence
Cloaked and invisible
I cannot be
burdened by limitations
Or afflicted by
external expectations
If I endeavor to
bottle the wind
or capture the sun
I must rejoice in the
challenge laid before me
and I must never reside
in fear's clutches again
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5. |
Endless Winter
04:40
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I know there's not a single word
that will wash the hurt
and emptiness away
Nor does it seem theres
a light that can shine
and penetrate through
on this darkened day
I can't even begin to imagine
The void that now exists
within your heart
I can't even attempt
to understand
The turmoil and grief
that's tearing you,
that's ripping you apart
I'll never claim to know
all the answers
or have explanation
for tragedies unspeakable
Nor do I have
any comprehension
Of why so much burden
would be placed
upon a soul, so pure,
yet so fragile
I pray you'll have the
courage to press forward
since your beautiful life has so
much meaning and reason
and recognize that this pain
that cripples from within
will only be for a moment,
an occasion, a season
I can offer
a shoulder to cry on
an ear to listen, a hand to hold
A word to encourage
An empathetic tear
An embrace to console
I’ll never claim to know
all the answers
or have explanation for
tragedies unspeakable
Nor do I have
any comprehension
Upon bent knee head
pointed towards the sky
I beg, I plead, I pray
simply that for you today
will be better than yesterday
and tomorrow
will be better than today
I know you'd do the same for me
but even if you wouldn't
that doesn't change a thing
I'm just privileged
to stand here beside you
While you seek out
those ever elusive answers
My solemn wish is that
somewhere, sometime, somehow
this darkness that
now envelopes you
can be penetrated by even
the smallest glimpse of light
and help to lead you away from
what surely seems like
an endless winter
and a neverending night
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6. |
Remnants
04:07
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Convicted of a crime
I did not commit
I'd swear on any volume
placed beneath my fingers
That I indeed was innocent
If only one single person
would've come to my defense
Maybe then the truth
it would've been revealed
And I'd not be locked up
all alone in this
hellish secluded existence
Returned into society
but turned into an outcast
Chastised as if I was a leper
Like a curse preventing
anyone from drawing near
Although I'm allegedly free
Society, it still isolates
Forever punishing me for a crime
I swear I did not commit
There's now a darkened
cloud of bitterness
That hangs over my head
like a shroud
Making me unwilling to advocate
for the defenseless
or show mercy on the pitiless
or forgive the unrepentant
even though that’s a position
I know all too well
when the microscope's
condescending lens
had fixed its gaze upon me
I reminisce about
my former self
The one before my
existence here crumbled
Before I felt like ice water
flowed through my veins
I so hate what
I've become
I feel like even
the face in the mirror
Is a remnant of an
unknown figure's past
that now only responds
with a stranger's
condemning glare
I can’t stand
trying to reassemble
these broken pieces
Because they only comprise
a shattered replica of a
meek and hollower existence
but If I could only get
a second chance
or rewind the clock
and regain the years
that were lost
I swear I'd do things
so much different
I'd never take anything
for granted
I'd never allow the world
to see me as it does
I'd dedicate myself to a life
of compassion and servitude
...And so goes the story
...And so writes the narrative
...And so etched are the images
...that craft my somber tale
...And so goes the story
...And so writes the narrative
...And so etched are the images
...that craft my somber tale
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7. |
Transcendence
03:17
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8. |
Lovelorn Betrayal
05:09
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...how dark is the day of betrayal
within their eyes lies the consequence of denial...
Once tasked with the care of
the king's betrothed
he swore an oath of protection
but he could not guard against
his own heart’s weakness
As he fell hopelessly
for her affection
One undisciplined act of passion
destroying a lifetime of favor
severing a lifelong allegiance
though a gift to the crown
her heart wandered far
she was unable to resist
the seduction
so now she's betrayed the throne
yes now she's betrayed the throne
now she's betrayed the throne
of her kingdom
A hastily plotted path of abdication
left his trail exposed
So soon he was captured
his freedom rescinded
a prisoner he now had become
Once at his majesty's right hand
His loyal and trusted confedante
Has severed a lifelong allegiance
though pledged to the crown
his heart wandered far
He was unable to resist
her seduction
so now he's betrayed the throne
yes now he's betrayed the throne
now he's betrayed the throne
of his kingdom
Delivered in shackles to the
feet of the king Who was
seething from this betrayal
A clenched fist was
shaken in rage
as he cast this
treacherer’s
sentence down
With a fiery vengeance
his lovelorn voice
bellowed ordering the
execution So with tears in
her eyes she begged the
kings mercy as this was
not alone his transgression
But he turned a deaf ear
and he slapped her to the ground
and off to the gallows proceeded
as he struggled and pled
her guilt overwhelmed
So silently she conceded
As the blade raised
She rose from her chair
and As the blade dropped
She leapt in the air
As the blade raised
She rose from her chair
and As the blade dropped
She leapt in the air
The King watched in horror
at the events which transpired
From the balcony she fell
while his friend now a traitor
expired
Shamed and humiliated as
their secrets were exposed
She could not bear to live
and watch him suffer alone
The king lost his friend and his lover
And lamented his anger
and the destruction
as they've all betrayed the throne
yes they've all betrayed the throne
now they've all betrayed the throne
of the kingdom
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9. |
A Startling Divergence
05:02
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As pavement passes
beneath our soles
and behind our heels
We gaze over our shoulders
and see an ever growing trail
that stretches into
the ever fading distance
But now staring
forward we're faced
with an unexpected fork
it’s a startling divergence
As we each must
now decide
our future path
And as much as
we don't want to
acknowledge the inevitable
Its clear at this point
and on this day
and in this moment
our common journey
must come to an end
no longer will our
footsteps be in unison
We wonder if the bonds
we share can withstand
We ponder if the ties
that bind can elude decay
We fear that which has
carried us for oh so long
Could break under the weight
of separation's emptiness
one final time
we stare deep into
each others souls
and allow the silence
to speak in our stead
and all the words our voices
weren't built to utter
can now reverberate
oh so clearly
It's a startling divergence
As we must embark
on solitary paths
And even though neither of us
wish for it to be this way
We know that fate has designed
our paths to separate
We can take solace
in knowing that regardless
of where we may stand
along our path
that we'll still gaze upon
the same sky
same moon
same stars
and we can hope that one day
these long and cruel winding paths
might wind and entwine
us back together
they might wind and entwine
us back together
It's a startling divergence
As we continue down
our lonely trails
And even though neither of us
wished for it to be this way
We knew that fate had designed
our paths to separate
our common journey
has come to an end
will we ever be back
face to face again?
It's a startling divergence...
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10. |
Foundation Of Fallacy
04:16
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Self worth is it not determined
Based on the life I lead
Not by those of my ancestors
Bloodline it does not control
My character
Why if I've done nothing
To provoke your ill will
Does your venom still spew forth?
I feel the holes
You sear through my flesh
With your condemning
Abhorrent stares
as you sit in judgment
Upon your pedestals imaginary
Hurling your excrement
Waging your war
constructed upon
a foundation of fallacy
a foundation of fallacy
If I saw you lying naked
in a pool of your own vomit
I'd be the one to lift you up
and take you away
from your embarrassment
and indignity
So who then is the bigger man?
Who then deserves the accolades?
The one who'd lend a helping hand
Or the one who blindly hates
Or the one who blindly hates
Heritage a link unto those
From which we descend
That can be celebrated and kept alive
Through culture and tradition
But not to be corrupted and misused
And turned into a dividing line
Ordaining the superior
and condemning the alleged inferior
Ordaining the superior
and condemning the alleged inferior
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Not sure when this went from
us standing hand in hand
to me now only seeing
the backside of yours
My blackened eyes
and ravaged self worth
Are not the things I signed up for
I know we said ‘til death do us part
But I never thought that
it might be self inflicted
No one should have
to stay and endure
The terrible things
that I've been through
Sticks and stones may break my bones
but so do your constant beatings
The vicious words you spew
Degrade devour destroy
my will to exist
Because of you I've lost everything
and everyone else
They've either turned from me
or I've pushed them away
They can't bare not knowing
if I'm alive and well
or after your rage consumes
buried in a shallow grave
Sticks and stones may break my bones
but so do your constant beatings
The vicious words you spew
Degrade devour destroy
my will to exist
Degrade Devour Destroy
This is more like a prison
than anything else
I've sacrificed my identity trying to please someone else
Trying to be your perfect companion
But unfortunately
that's not good enough
No matter what I do
its never good enough
There's only so much
one person can endure
and I feel like I'm reaching my limit
In fact I think I've reached my limit
I'm actually far too far past my limit
So I'll put on a smiling face
And say all those words
you want to hear
And do all those things
you want me to do
But inside I know I have to escape
So the first chance I get
I'm running away
and never looking back
Oh yes you better believe
I'm running away
and never looking back
So now that I'm gone,
you've changed your tune,
You're begging for my return
You manipulate and spin a pitiful tale
About how maybe I should give you one more chance
For a fleeting second I considered
that under that demonic shell
could be the person I once fell for
but I can't be like the phoenix
rising up from the ashes
only to crash and burn again
I've allowed myself to exist
so miserable for far too long
That now I just long for a place where I'm cared for and loved
But make no mistake
I know that's not with you
Because being with you is like
bringing hell's fire to earth
and I can't stand your flames engulfing me any longer
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12. |
...From The Depths
07:44
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Two once forbidden lovers
Now able to explore our innermost feelings
Signaled by a red rose
She once left at my bedside
Fulfillment of my dreams
Embodiment of my fantasies
After such a long journey
She’s finally now mine to behold
We made our way down to Lake Silver
Our hearts aflutter anticipating
A secluded midnight encounter
Adorned only in the moonlight’s glow
We entered into the water
Silhouetted against
the heaven's expanse
Now uplifted unto a higher plain
Is our once forbidden romance
On a night so serene
The earth stood perfectly still
And gazed upon the two lovers
Aglow in the mist
their passion creates
All that which seems real
This moment transcends
Now fixed eye to eye
We pray that this moment will never end
Then without warning
It was as if the lake had declared
That this romance would not
see its climax
It would be over before it began
She was ripped from my arms
Swept away by a sinister force
Dragged under the murky surface
Vanishing without a trace
Frantically I search
Frantically I scour
I scream her name
but in return not a sound
I'm overwhelmed by a
sickening sensation
of a scenario
all too familiar
That I was once at the
doorstep of consummation
But now I'm left to lament
our isolation!
That I was once at the
doorstep of consummation
But now I'm left to lament
our isolation!
Curse the lake
Curse the night
Curse the hand that has
taken her from me!
Curse the lake
Curse the night
Curse the hand that has
taken her from me!
Oh cruel hand of fate
Why must you torment me so?
Again She's been
taken from me
Search by day
search always
I'll forsake all
and dwell upon this shore
In Spirit memory and flesh
I'll await that fateful day
When you emerge
from the depths
from the depths
From the depths...
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HEIRS OF ISILDUR is where steampunk, comics, and metal collide!
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