1. PERSISTENCE OF IMAGINATION

Life is not as it seems, imagination so unreal
Don't let it carry you away
Making up life as you go, not sure of your path
Not knowing if it can be changed

You . . . The victim of your own mind
With . . . The passing of time
It changes every day
Now . . . The future is so far
Ask . . . Who you are
It's hard for even you to say

Dreams are interfering, with reality
You're never sure which to believe
You're scared to tread new ground, you can't relive the past
Indecision ruling your life

Why . . . Must you be caught
Seek . . . What you have sought
For what seems like eternity
Search . . . For an easy way
With . . . Each passing day
To lift this burden from your life

Your saddened by the past, if only your dreams could last
Changing your life to make it fit
Looking to find your place, wherever it may be
Just hoping to find some happiness

Imagination continues, contorting images in your mind
Blind to your problems for all to see
Dreams rule the lifetime, so short - so long it seems
The fear sometimes scares you away

Look . . . Now don't ask why
You . . . You might be able to find
Be careful what you wish
See . . . Your dreams come true
Love . . . Of the new
It might not be what you hoped it would be

As the tears roll down your face, you contemplate life this race
How soon will it end?
The solutions not within reach, you pray for never-ending peace
Only in death will it be
Death will it be, death will it be, death will it be

Time displaces many things, memories seem so real
Our objective views
No one can change the facts, they're locked safely away
We know the truth from experience

On . . . On the run in our minds
Race . . . With the times
Over and over
Lost . . . Track of the days
Times . . . Unfriendly ways
Company only to yourself


2. JUDGEMENT: INSANITY

In the fields of magnetic streams, sparks dance in my brain
Live wires fraying at the seams, driving me insane
As the darkness turns to light, as the thunder turns to rain
When I feel I've seen the light, there's nothing left to gain

I've fought to no avail, to touch my memories
Catch a glimpse of reality, lose my idiosyncrasies
Times past before this day, are lost in an endless void
Now I'm the lunatic on the hill, a freak to be destroyed

Lock the door and lose the key, throw me to the wolves
Hidden answers never seen, play me for a fool
The dark feeds the inner beast, the light reality
The gavel falls, "verdict please"
Judgement: Insanity!

Bad times have found their way, to the gateway of my mind
I've lost the pathway back, not ahead and not behind
I am the Jekyll; I can't Hyde, from the madness deep inside
I've been told I crossed the line, moonstruck and mystified

Who are you over me to judge, me to be insane
All I hear are cries of strength, not you and your bloody machines
Locked away for none to see, for none to hear my pleas
All I need are hopes and dreams, fuck my faculties


3. ABSENCE OF MIND

I stood in the doorway and looked out at the light
I wished for freedom in the dark of night
The other side of me causes so much pain
To cleanse my soul I walked out into the air
I ran my hands across my face and through my hair
Trying to wash away the bad memories with the rain

The good times turn bad, I must endure
To all those around, for them I ensure
Your visit shall be quiet and brief

As the mist hits the ground I see fits of rage
The padding on the walls turns another page
And the pen adds another incident to the scroll
Each time the blank is just a little bit longer
As I grow weaker you grow that much stronger
And on my length of stay takes it’s toll

The good times are good, for long I am sure
The air that surrounds me, is no longer pure
The light is growing dimmer by the day
The ties that bind me, the locks that hold me in
The score in your favor, I have no chance to win
This fall from grace such a price to pay

As I look out the window from above
I can see now what I have become
Weary and broken a solitary man
Only a shell of the man that I once was
No way to rise above
Without my legs I can make no stand

The absence of mind, causes such pain
They alter reports, they label me insane
The book is closed I must give in
The ties that bind me, the locks that hold me in
The score in your favor, I have no chance to win
This fall from grace such a price to pay


4. COMMISSIONED ASSASSIN

Ten stories below, God forsaken hole
His heart pounds at an alarming rate
With his pistol he sits, side by side
With a building hate

Surrounded by the power to destroy the world
To make it just a memory keeps him in turmoil
Though it keeps him on the edge of his sanity
When his shift is over he'll once again be free

Through diligent training he's earned the right
To sit in the seat of red
With button to match at arms length
He touches with outstretched hand
Palms of sweat and itchy finger
He sits and bides his time
No time to ponder, unexpected alarm
The colored light flashes the sign

Opening the book and entering the code
The gates are locked, the doors are shut, blocking off the roads
Tension is growing, excitement in the air
This feeling familiar but this insanity is rare

Assassins game is over, no more he will play
The sun has subsided it's a cloudy day
The testing is over, the last one for real
The waiting is over, these wound will not heal

When darkness overcomes the sky and clouds begin to bleed
You'll find yourself not knowing, fate's warning you must heed
The judgment day upon you, from fear you must refrain
Find the deepest shelter to guard you from the rain


5. EAGLE'S EYE

So sleek and so strong, with an all watching eye
He sits atop and watches his prey, from high, high in the sky
With eyes of glass and piercing sight
He watches the ground below, no sense of smell nor aid of light
He studies the moves, tracking his foes
Standing his ground, reading his moves
Killing machine, he does it for life
A malevolent creation in his own right

Wings are spread he's built for flight
He soars down out of the sky
With blinding speed and endless flight
You won't escape the eagle's eye

He hunts without sleep, all through the night
Claiming all that's brave to challenge his might
With thrashing speed, as quiet as night
He's waiting his turn, he will eat tonight
The games of survival, the quest for life
Only the strong survive, the weak will fall tonight
Testing his boundaries, honing his skills
Killing is his business, he does it at will

Wings so strong spread so wide
He floats to the earth out of the sky
With fearful strength the Lord of the sky
He sees everything with his eagle's eye
Eagle's eye

Peaceful and clear, everything seen
Everything calm, so serene
Suddenly changed, turned so black
To make more room for you and me

Eagle's eye closed with a tear not dry
He no longer floats to the earth from the sky
He's no longer strong, no endless flight
Nothing is seen from the eagle's eye


6. FEAR FROM THE INSIDE

The outside world closes in, at the end of another day
Safety and privacy, such a price you'll have to pay
The open spaces and unknown places, they draw you more inside yourself
In the safety of your domain, you gaze out and ask no help

From . . . the outside, everything so unfeeling and stale
No pride . . . no compassion, everything and everyone for sale

The comfort of these four walls, yours is a caring face
Such a peaceful and tranquil world, no unsteady fast rushed pace
The only walls that you know, that don't close and take your breath
When you step outside their shield, like a bird out of its nest

Helpless and frail, trampled under by you peers
The days and hours and minutes go by, escalate your age by years

Blind to the problems of the rest of the world, you only see yourself in need
Not because of heartless thoughts, not because of any greed

Unhealthy, solace and drawn, not much to live for now
Normal population is unknowing, you can tell by the laughing sounds

You cry out for help from someone, no one is around to hear
The locks on the doors to the outside, hold them out and interfere

Fear from the inside, eating away at body and soul
The vote is against you, it's shown in the masses poll


7. SO GOES THE SUN

As I sit here beside myself, rising with the sun
The only bright spot in my day
Where'd the time and my family go?, too ashamed to say
Has everyone forgotten me?

The time goes by and the people change so quickly
I can't keep track, so goes the sun

I wish I could have been, sitting on my own shoulder
To see what brought about the change
As they grew I could see the love, slipping out of reach
Never to return my way

What a way to say goodbye to an old friend
I can't let it hurt, so goes the sun

Sun of my days, you lift my spirits higher
Shed light on my dimmest hopes, for some happiness
The friends I meet seem to go, is it me that drives them
Or do they just not understand the love inside of me

I never tried to hurt all the ones that I loved
I just couldn't see things the same

So I found that I was my best friend
I don't lose track of the things I say
The times go by and the people change so quickly
I can't keep track, so goes the sun


8. WHO ME?

(Instrumental)


9. RUNNING A.D.

Intrigued by it's beauty, in the beginning
It seem a game, no prize for the winning
In depth in thought, you further your course
Your scared of your findings, but not of remorse
You follow their lead, the other side's players
No rules you will find, you're a doer not sayer
Your thoughts not so bold, taking your breath
Tearing your soul, running after death

Beating the clock, to open the box,
Open new doors you thought would always be locked
Blow by blow, he slowly comes whole,
Hammer and nail he draws strength from the floor
A call in the night, to save your life,
To wake you from sleep, save you from strife
Save you from strife

New feeling arise, they open your eyes,
To ones larger than life such a pleasant surprise
Your drawn by the fear, feel it so near,
You don't know the difference you no longer hear
Pleasure and pain, it isn't a game,
Enjoy one as the other so close to the same

You walk the hallway of eleven arches
The dark pathway of your dreams
It reeks of fright, the only light
Is the darkness of your screams
Of your screams

Breaking away, you think you can win,
The chains that suspend you are made up of sin
You taste of you freedom, and others entail,
Partially winning in ending you fail
Cenobites chatter, female, lead, casting you deeper,
Your lust and your greed
The walls throw you out, the hooks pull you in,
Suspend you above, there's no way to win

Walk the hallway back to your room
The dark pathway of your dreams
It reeks of fright, the only light
Is the darkness of your screams
Running the hallway back to the room
The only safe salvation
Leaving behind such a sweet, horrid life
Made up of sorrow and aggravation