1. TRAIPSING THROUGH THE BLOOD

We walk so silently, into the night
We never see it coming, we are so blind
The stream of life, is flowing like a flood
And suddenly, we're traipsing through the blood

Calm before the storm, is like a de-ja vu
Feel the rush of blood, just before it exits you
And you try to hold on but your time is fleeting,
After all is said and done, it's death, whom you are meeting

Why do we never care, until it's way too late
Why do we waste our time, and play with fate
And like the little children, never doing what we should
Just playing with our lives, and traipsing through the blood

We wander aimlessly, into a trap
So oblivious, we go to hell and back
And yes, there's a wake up call, but still we sleep
So we say our prayers, but there is no soul left to keep
We become the shell, of who we used to be
Our blood is on the floor, but we fail to see
Confusion grips each of us in the end
And for our wicked ways, there's a price well pay, my friend

Why do we never care, until it's way too late
Why do we waste our time, and play with fate
And like the innocent children.
Who've turned to bad from good
We're playing with our lives
And traipsing through the blood

So afraid, yet so naive, you say you do
But you don't believe, as you walk through this world
The blind who lead the blind
You should have stayed behind
We'd be better off alone, and in the cold...

...The blind leading the blind.... !!!
We beg and plead, to try and save our lives,
We act like fools, and try to close our eyes
But now, we see our fate, it's there before us,
Why didn't we listen. When they tried to warn us
Our filth, has covered us, in dirt and mud
Our ignorance, will leave us. traipsing through the blood

No more the silence, loud is all the screaming,
No more the innocent child, no you're not dreaming

Why do we never care, until it's way too late
Why do we waste our time, and play with fate
And like the little children, never doing what we should
Just playing with our lives and traipsing through the blood
...Traipsing through... ...the blood!!!


2. AT THE GATES

(Instrumental)


3. TERRORTORY

Yeah........
Yes, this is where I live, my wicked friends and me,
So you beware, when you come in here, to our terrortory
You'll find me if you try, just look inside yourself,
These evil things you dread, are your demons on the shelf

You and I, we are the same (we are the same)
Yet (for their eyes / in their world), we play the game
You pretending you're not me (you are me),
But we are one, in this terrortory...

Crawling from gutters, we dwell in a world of sin,
Our spirits rise in anger, our reign of pain begins
Dark shadows, creep before us, the light behind, it fades,
Into this world we've wandered, we are evil on parade

You and I, we are the same (we are the same)
Yet (for their eyes / in their world), we play the game
You pretending you're not me (you are me),
But we are one, in this terrortory...

Dust of the years in decay... blows off in the wind today,
A new chapter in a story, begins tonight, in our terrortory...

Yes this is where we live, my wicked friends and me,
A life to take, who will give... their soul tonight,
In our terrortory...


4. IMAGES QUITE HORRIBLE

You only see, through imperfect eyes,
What we all want to see
Without regard, we all lose our way,
Enroute to what will be... yeah!

I try to see, with a wide open mind, imagination, so strong
Lost in a world, of false perfection, where I'm always right,
And you're always wrong... yeah, yeah...

So if you make believe, if you close your eyes, if you fight your dreams
If you close your mind...
You can embrace, the boredom you create...

Images quite horrible, reality... (so / quite) real,
Lies or truth... (society / insanity) you cannot (appeal / conceal)
Life you ignore, fear motivates you, the sheep are so unaware
Just like the flock, you've no control, once your soul is bare... ha ha...

Just another headline, yesterday's news, out of sight, out of mind
Your wake up call, has long been ignored
Now you're just a statistic, waiting in line

When I close my eyes, when I make believe,
When I use my mind, when I chase my dreams
Pieces of my world, there for all to see... but you bring me...

Images horrible, democracy unreal,
Lies hide truth, disparity, satellites reveal
Images quite horrible, raped of all I feel, distortions of reality,
So what! ... Big deal !!!


5. HER GHOST COMES OUT TO PLAY

The night is black, its black as death,
The foulest odor, on your breath, as you speak its name...
And it's captured anger, in a soul, breaking free, with no control,
And now, returning for vengeance, coming back for you!

[Chorus:]
Remember when you took her life, you murderer!
Remember how you didn't care, do you... Remember?

And so it's here, your judgement day, closure in the strangest way
Avenge a lie, it's time to pay, now her ghost comes out to play...

Well sometimes...
They come back, come back from death,
Parade of demons, walk this path...
And you'll fear death's name
'cause, you know, what you did, and how it all went down,
Your sin catches up with you, and without a sound...
...(it's the calm before the storm)

[Chorus]

And so it's here, your judgement day, closure in the strangest way
Avenge a lie, it's time to pay, now her ghost comes out to play...

[Chorus]

Her ghost comes out to play (x2)
She didn't have to die, you didn't have to take her life
And even though, we wondered why, we didn't need to hear your lie
But it doesn't matter, anymore for you, it's too late, it's your fate...
Her ghost comes out to play (x4)


6. CAUGHT IN THE WEBS

Are you feeling like a fly, with wings that do not soar,
Captured by a killer, too deadly to ignore
Surrounded by an eerie trap, I've spun to keep you in
You'll die tonight, in the spider's web
Your death march begins

You are caught in the webs
No escaping, death is waiting
Can't get away from the (widow / spider)
She is coming to take your soul
Look around you see what we've done,
There's no way out of here
You're trapped inside our mausoleum
The webs will keep you near
When you're afraid, don't cry to me
I'm not gonna listen
I've brought you here to be my pet
They'll never know you're missing

You are caught in the webs.
No escaping, death is waiting
Can't get away from the (widow / spider)
She is coming to take your soul
Look around you see what we've done
There's no way out of here
You're trapped inside our mausoleum
The webs will keep you near
When you're afraid, don't cry to me,
I'm not gonna listen
I've brought you here to be my pet
They'll never know you're missing

It'll be too late tomorrow...

You are caught in the webs
No escaping, death is waiting
Can't get away from the (widow / spider)
She is coming to take your soul
Look around you see what we've done
There's no way out of here
You're trapped inside our mausoleum
The webs will keep you near
When you're afraid, don't cry to me,
I'm not gonna listen
I've brought you here to be my pet
They'll never know you're missing


7. SCARE YOU

Take a look, into my eyes, and tell me, what you see
Am I... What you fear, or am I...
What you need... (I'm what you need!)

I will scare you, make you afraid,
I will break you down,
Til your nerves are frayed,
Give me a chance, and I will scare you...

I am... In your blood, and I am... Inside your head
I will never, ever let you go.
I'm even with you, after you're dead
(you're dead)

I will scare you, make you afraid,
I will hurt you make you feel betrayed,
Give me a chance, and I'll fucking scare you...

I will scare you, make you afraid,
I will haunt you there is no place safe
Give me a chance, I'll fucking scare you

You can't imagine, all the things I'll do
I'll rip you from your hiding place
I'm coming after you, yes I will scare you!!!


8. NOT ONE

Alone for eternity, one man, empty of sentiment,
Wasted, years, of searching for paradise
Dreams in vain, in tears and pain, I'm biding my time,
Cautiously, wading, through, the sea, of ... Lies
Misunderstood fool, scratching and clawing,
At the bottom of their hearts, no reply...
Misguided, dreamer, you said it yourself,
In another verse, it just can't last
It will never be, like...Yesterday again...
Why don't you put, your wasted money,
Where your mouth used to be
An echo of only one voice, bouncing off,
The walls of this cavernous life
No reply

A bitter soul, that's been mislead, mistreated, mis-quoted, mis-judged
But never missed, no way! Who cares for the dead or the soon to be?
Who dares to stand besided this fool who believes
That time heals, the scars of ignorance
And who can see the beautiful vision of how, it might be,
And again I ask... Who cares? ...

I cry out, in loneliness, shattered hope,
Desperate nights,
Can death be worse...

Liars rule, they are kings, you and I, in the streets, fight each other
Just to be one of them
Will our blood, paint a picture, future generations, will learn from
Will learning ever be, a priority.
I'll be long gone, before that question is answered
Can I count, on anyone, to be there when I fall on my face
That, is the easier question to answer...
A true friend... I have, not one... !!!


9. DARKSIDE, INSIDE

He must have turned his cheek, at least a million times
Society sees him as weak, a coward and his crimes
He tried to keep it all inside. He turned his feelings off
And then before he knew it, his innocence was gone

He kept the darkside, inside, and now... It can not be denied, many nights and tears, he's
Cried, now our eyes are opened wide, to the darkside, he kept inside...

He was... Beat into submission, his turmoil deep within
No one sees 'til it's too late, and he murders again
Violence was a way of life, and now the way of his revenge
Right before, our eyes, he hides, vowing to avenge

He kept the darkside, inside, and now... He will not be denied, many nights and tears
We've cried now your eyes are opened wide, to the darkside... Inside...

He was dying to be noticed, hidden from our sight,
Victims of coincidence, dying by his hand tonight
Lost in life's ironic twist, its fate, fate will not change
The outcome written long ago, the final scene of...
"life is strange" !!!

He kept the darkside, inside, and now he will not be denied,
Many nights and tears we'll cry
Now our eyes are opened wide... To the darkside... inside...!!!


10. RE-INVENTING FEAR

Yeah... What used to be isn't anymore,
Changes, take a strangle hold, and close another door
Falling into darkness, lost without the light,
You can't see where you're going, in the nothingness you're blind
In a weakened state of mind, you will follow me,
I'll take you on a guided tour, of pain and misery
Living in decay, you witness desecration,
Come with me to the abyss, your final destination

[Chorus:]
I am... Re-inventing fear, you will be my victim
I will (bring / draw) you near
Close enough to touch you (and / I'll) whisper in your ear
Teach you things you'll dread, get inside your head
And then bring you to tears...

I cry for me, trust your life to me
Come into my darkness, well play together you and me...
Welcome to another world, of demons and decay,
You will witness, distress, chaos, and disarray
Prepare yourself for anything, beware of what you fear
I know you will be afraid, of what you see and what you hear

[Chorus]

Fear in me, puts the fear in you, bleeding and breeding this terror
That consumes you inside and through and through

Close your eyes, your innocence, will slowly destroy you
Your cries for help, your weakness, your nightmare's coming true
Everything you once believed, it now becomes a lie
Follow me into this place, where truth will make you cry...

[Chorus]

Cry for me...


11. I LIE AWAKE

I lie awake, my mind is racing, I start to shake,
Can't stop this feeling
I am accused, I face the questions, and
I will prove, that my innocence is true

I lie awake... Another million nights have come and gone,
And I blame you, I toss and turn,
I lie awake and think it through... again tonight...
And now I'm blind, from staring at the ceiling...
I know in time, I will stop the bleeding...
(but I still) play the fool, I am your clown...
A puppet lives inside of me, when you're around
I toss and turn again tonight... And I...
I stare into and through the darkness, and not a thing
I do, will ever change this
If there's a different view, it's one I can't see,
I can't escape, the night's insanity
I lie awake!!

I lie awake, another million nights have come and gone
And I blame you, I toss and turn,
I lie awake and think it through... Again tonight...
And now I'm blind, from staring at the ceiling...
I know in time, I will stop the bleeding...
(but I still) play the fool, I am your clown...
A puppet lives inside of me, when you're around
I toss and turn again tonight... And I...

I am the fool, who just lays in the dark...
With his head in the clouds, and a scar on his heart
The sad little child, who just never grew up... And is screaming inside,
Still, with all that he's got...

I lie awake, and face my demons,
I understand, we all have weakness
My life at stake,
I fight the never ending doom that keeps me staring...
At the darkness in my room,
Again tonight... I lie awake...
I fight this fight... I can't escape... I... Lie... Awake


12. HANDS AROUND MY THROAT

I was the one, who got left in the dark,
And given no chance to survive
You were the one, who spilled all of my blood,
Then walked away with the knife
I'm left to suffer, forever I'll wander,
With wounds that never will heal
I have been robbed of, my love and my innocence,
And I'm still not able to feel

I'm waiting, for a sign, for a chance to revive,
My life and my dreams
But my thoughts, and my screams, and my fear, it seems,
Keep holding me down on the ground...

Hands around my throat, and a knife in my back
I was only a breath away, from surviving your attack
I never doubted, what I still believe in,
And I still believe in myself
I watched as you, willingly, cut deep into me,
And tried to blame, somebody else
Bleeding internally, I scream for someone,
To see, all the damage you do
Showing my scars to you, sharing my pain with you,
Don't close your eyes, 'cause it's true...

I'm waiting, for a sign, for a chance to revive,
My life and my dreams
But my thoughts, and my screams, and my fear, it seems,
Keep holding me down on the ground...

Hands around my throat, and your knife in my back
I am only a breath away, from my counter attack

I have been crippled, by love and my innocence, and I am still able to feel...

Your hands around my throat, your knife in my back,
I'm less than a breath away, from slipping through the cracks...
I was the one, who you left in the dark,
When you ran off to start a new life
I vowed to get back at you,
For what you put me through,
But I'm still too broken to fight
I tried to love again, it's all the same in the end.
Maybe some day I'll heal
So many years, have passed by since you left me
And I'm still not able... To feel...
(hands around my throat...)


13. SAY YOUR PRAYERS

The world is going crazy, you better watch your step,
"shocking" doesn't phase me,
I can take away your breath
Brain decay, it eats away, at the morals of our youth
Violent nights, under city lights, is our only truth

You better say your prayers, on your knees tonight
Or you will never see, another morning light
And there's no one who can save you,
From a fate worse than death
The world is gonna get you,
Say your prayers, my friend
Nuclear incision, medical human waste,
The ending of a life, is only just a taste
The miracle of birth, the pinnacle of time,
The ever present punishment, of living with the crime
The shadow of a gun, incites a nervousness,
The deadliest affair, begins with just a kiss
The stealing of a soul, the reading of the will,
The memory of hate, the pleasure of the kill

You better say your prayers, on your knees tonight
Or you may never see, another morning light
Who the hell can save you,
From a fate worse than death
The world is out to get you
Say your prayers, my friend

The social fray, rips away, at the wisdom of the youth,
Machine gun fights, and endless nights,
Of running from the truth
The tragedy of death, the running out of time,
The never ending fear,
When you're the victim of the crime
Feeling like you're helpless, with no one there but you
Wishing you could take it back,
But knowing that you're screwed

You better say your prayers, on your knees tonight
Or you will never see, another morning light
And there's no one who can save you,
From a fate worse than death
The world is gonna get you,
Say your prayers, my friend


14. WHERE IS MICHAEL?

This man that I've become, all grown up, and come undone
The victims dying one by one, no place to hide...
It's like I don't know who I am,
I've lost my way, time and time again,
Another child, whom god hath damned, the tears I've cried
I find you any place, you hide, inside,
I know you're terrified,
I see you, see me, eyes are wide, your cries for help,
Always denied

So where'd he go, your son, the one

That we both used to know, the one, confused by all that is
The one at fault for all of this, death is all around...

I feel his torment, deep within, a life in silence, lost in sin
I think I've seen him in the mirror,
And (now / yes)
I'm sure that he's in here, with me... 2) now
A clown at 6, now 21, just look at, all that I have done,
And then, when I decide, your death, it comes from deep inside...Me!
A dark and violent future now,
The killing, justified somehow
And with a promise and a vow, a never ending scream
The victims adding up once more, the bodies lying on the floor
The "shape" is standing in the door,
A nightmare, from a dream

So where'd he go, your son, the one
Who kills without remorse, the one, who frightens all of us
The one at fault for all of this, death is all around...

So Michael where the hell are you? A child in hiding...
Is it true?
Oh no... My god... What did you do?
You've killed again...You've killed again...

I feel his torment, deep within,
And yes, I'm sure that he's in here... With me
Where is the little boy, I used to know. I used to be
(He's in here, with me...)
Where is that little boy, where did he go?
Did anybody see?
(He's in here with me...) (Michael is that you...)


15. DEAD ON...

Broken spirit, falling farther, tragic ending,
I hit the ground
Walking wounded, bleeding to death,
An epitaph, without a sound

It's colder than I thought that it would be,
Rotting in the ground, where you buried me...

I'm dead on the inside, and feeling nothing, here again tonight
I'm dead on the inside, and you're the one who killed me
You took my life...
Fighting demons, faking moments,
Hiding from the world, here on the stage
I'm screaming in the shadows, in the darkness,
While I lie dying, in amongst all my rage

I can't believe that it could be this way
I always thought... That you would keep me safe...

I'm dead on the inside, and feeling nothing,
Numb again tonight
I'm dead on the inside, and you're the reason why,
Another wasted life...
I'm dead on the inside... Dead on the inside...
Dead on the inside...

I'm dead on the inside... Dead on the inside...
Dead on the inside...
Dead on the... inside...
I'm dead on the... Inside..


16. INTO THE AFTERLIFE

(Instrumental)