1. THE FATED

Scourge runs rampant with rage
The plants have withered, animals kill for play
All that's left is grim, dark and decayed
The Fated are among us

The reign of hell on earth has begun
The sun runs black with pain as blood flows
Smooth through open wounds
Who's left to save us now?

Pray for your life, pray for your God
But he's sadistic, sick and twisted

The roads we take crumble beneath our feet
Barren cities, decrepit are left in defeat
Severed memories of children; their laughter
Reminding us there is no future thereafter

Survivors' tales of the Fated ones;
Pale as ghosts with infernal red eyes
Not a strand of hair on their skin
So bare, they move in packs to kill

Pray for your life, pray for your God
But he's sadistic, sick and twisted

To find more people and search for an answer
Will be our only chance to cauterize the wound
Of our world's lacerations
But beware when the Fated come to feed


2. METAMORPHOSIS

From whence the kindle came, the fire shall remain a vigorously burning flame
One look into the night, for once I knew it right, my visions and thoughts seen transparently

It has been such a long time searching for resolution
Ruthless doubt fills my mind
No I wont cave, times have changed

I've thicken my skin
Licked my wounds and got back up again
Realization from inside
You deserve more then to hide

Dreams pave the path to fortune, every dream needs its dreamer
The outcome may seem daunting but the beauty in spirit is how small the start is
Making the journey worth it in the end
This is my antidote the answer to my malady
This is my antidote diminish my insanity

Some say it saves lives, it is my life
Keeping me alive with every dose I take


3. THE FEAR COMPLEX

How sickening is it to think of
Preoccupied with finding salvation
Living life in fear of the unknown
So scared we pray on our hands and knees for something we can't control

Enforced by corrupt institutions that breed a deranged hypocrisy
These are not the people who should be telling our future how to live
Indoctrination

Brainwashing our youth with malevolent predjudice and broken promises of eternal bliss

Lay to rest your worries of tommorrow
Live for the day and forget sorrow
Cherish every second and all that you love
Live life without regret so you can end your life content

Lay to rest your worries of tommorrow
Live for the day and forget sorrow
Cherish every second and all that you love
Live life without regret so you can end your life content
The only thing that matters when you reach your deathbed is whats inside
What you've left behind and not whats to come after you die
Live life without regret so you can end your life content

If you live life with the fear of death, have you ever truly lived at all


4. POST MORTEM

Nothing feels right
Who am I and what am I to do
When everything around me makes me feel so worthless
Constant feelings that I have grown accustomed to
Dull and numb

Clouded by the voices, making me insane
I have nothing left now
Pointing fingers; theres no one to blame

I am lost in the darkest state of consciousness
And I cant seem to find the light
Substance is elegance, meet my demise
In the form of a pill and a mind full of lies

Finding solace is not as easy as it seems
When the world around you appears as black as night
Cold-hearted, I've nearly departed
Who knows whats next after I hit the bathroom floor

Body and mind weaken with every mouthful
It's too late, I've sealed my fate
The drugs I take, I can no longer escape

Disabled and trapped in my mind
True horror no one should seek to find

I am lost in the darkest state of consciousness
And I cant seem to find the light
Substance is elegance, meet my demise
In the form of a pill and a mind full of lies

Prescribed by the ones who are meant to save lives
I buy them in bulk, they don't blink an eye
Prescription / addiction they dont give a fuck
I beg for post mortem, now wish me good luck

Now wish me good luck
Last breath, eternal rest
Forever and always


5. MORE THAN ME

Stubborn notions of self-worth nurtured by the doubt in my mind are holding me captive
Chained by the thought of being my own worst enemy, left only with a rusty knife to break me free
Until I truly believed the feelings of confusion and self loathing as accomplices to dissolution

Persuaded by pessimism, controlled by skepticism
Taken under hostage with a bag over my head
This cant be real, this cant be true, there must be something that I can do

Not easily dissmissed, nor forgot, my ailing mind lays waste to thought
Of all the times I've taken for granted, the biggest of hearts
Deserving of nothing but guilt and shame, a tattered ego will only remain
A lesson in pain is a lesson of gain, there is so much more than me

Broken, beat and scarred
I bare evidence of the past reflective in my actions and compelling on my speech towards another
Just because you're lost in the dark doesn't mean you're there forever

A beacon of hope awaits the other side, epiphany from within your path is cleared
This is so much more than me

Not easily dissmissed, nor forgot, my ailing mind lays waste to thought
Of all the times I've taken for granted, the biggest of hearts
Deserving of nothing but guilt and shame, a tattered ego will only remain
A lesson in pain is a lesson of gain, there is so much more than me

Epiphany