1. SINGLE SHOT

You can not see me
About which I don't care
I am the one who lies in wait
And brings about despair

A muzzle flash, you feel the sting
And then you hit the ground
The job is done, and I am gone
Before the siren sounds

Once the bullet hits the mark
I will slip into the night
You will join the ones
That came before you
Pay the toll with your own life

A widow laughs, a widow cries
We've got the balance back
I am the one you demonize
But you don't understand

A quick phone call, check my pay
A Swiss bank account
Transfer funds is now complete
A verified amount

Once the bullet hits the mark
I will slip into the night
You will join the ones
That came before you
Pay the toll with your own life


2. A MEANS TO KNOW END

When first we seek
What will we find
Has sanity
Finally met demise

Blackness spinning 'round my head
I feel it's leading me astray
Intuition, second sight leaving me betrayed
So much more to do
So little time that I have left
Will I conquer all
Without consequence

Smashing, clawing, kicking, screaming
Fighting your way to the edge
Reaching for Heaven and then falling short
Finding a means to know end

Will temptation lead to a weakening of the soul
Or is it the intent to experience all

What is left and what is right
Perspective or just where you stand
What of honor? What of truth? Are they dead?

Smashing, clawing, kicking, screaming
Fighting your way to the edge
Reaching for Heaven and then falling short
Finding a means to know end


3. DEVOTEE

There's a place that I can go
So pull the coins up from my eyes
Hide them from the ferryman
So he won't take me

I would give up everything
To stare once more into your eyes
Until the hourglass is empty, I'll be waiting...

A fractured time, a twist of fate
Now I've become the fallen
This covenant I swear to you

Eternity, I will wait for you to have the answer
What will you choose when you are called

I will be there for you
This one last time
My life is over now, it seems

I await at the banks across the great divide
The promise that I made to you, my dear
Will you share your coins with me when it is your time
Or will another have taken your heart

Here we are, face to face
Your eyes say that you've chosen
Do your tears bring solace or regret

There was a time that you and I
Thought we had all the answers
I remain faithful


4. IN THE KNOW

Now life is what I've offered you
Shrouded from the light
I will remain concealed
Blind are those who feed from me
Decadent the taste
If they could only see

Oh you know where to go
I'll be waiting in the dark
What will I bring to thee
Pleasure, pain, or agony
I'm still waiting in the dark....
In the know

Time has been a friend to me
I have seen it all
Throughout your history
Lies are the fruit of humanity
To obscure the truth
And distort prophecy

Oh you know where to go
I'll be waiting in the dark
Question your sanity
Curtains fall, shattered dreams
I'm still waiting in the dark...
In the know


5. AN OFFERED HAND

Reconcile what you've done that's in the past
Now I know your soul is lost
Memories of people that were so refined
Speaking of yet another lost cause

An offered hand will feel the bite
What is wrong is sometimes right
The children cry for sacrifice

You have taken all and given nothing back
Your greed it knows no bounds
As your legions fall to the ticking of the clock
The irony is so profound

An offered hand will feel the bite
What is wrong is sometimes right
The children cry for sacrifice

Now the tree of life has almost shed its leaves
It reveals your arrogance
For some reason you still think you're in command
Preparing for eternal rest

An offered hand will feel the bite
What is wrong is sometimes right
The children cry for sacrifice


6. GHOST OF MEMORIES

I question your intent
For you speak only lies
At one time we were friends
Now we align on opposite sides

You wish the worst for me
And I then back at you
I've seen of your deceit
And all the petty things you do

Ghost of memories past
Still swims within my mind
I resurrect them all to clarify

The power that you have
Which I will crucify
Laughing as the masses start to testify

There is but you and me
Three of five are gone
I see your strength is weakening
But I still carry on

The fatal flaw you had
Was when you slighted me
An ally in the past
Now I've become an enemy

Ghost of memories past
Still swims within my mind
I resurrect them all to clarify

The power that you have
Which I will crucify
Laughing as the masses start to testify


7. GODS AT WAR

Throughout all of time
Showing no remorse
Fighting for survival
They try to steer our course

Looking for believers, because
The power that they search
Comes from those who worship
From alters in the dirt

You can see them in the night

Gods of legend and lore
Written - it will be done
Hidden - gods are at war
Written - it will be done

You will build a statue
For followers to see
You will speak of what I've done
They will then believe

As their faith grows stronger
It is upon which that I feed
To become a sovereign god
Ensuring their defeat

Gods of legend and lore
Written - it will be done
Hidden - gods are at war
Written - it will be done


8. NINTH KNIGHT

Nine noble men
Eight noble names
What part has history claimed
And what now still remains

He has sworn to keep
The arcane secrets from the light
Does his blood still walk among us
Mortal or divine...the ninth knight

Honor bound
Knowledge found
Artefacts that were unearthed
From hallowed ground

He has sworn to keep
The arcane secrets from the light
Does his blood still walk among us
Mortal or divine...the ninth knight

Born of the nine

I have sworn to keep
The arcane secrets from the light
Yes my blood still walks among you
Mortal or divine...the ninth knight

Born of the nine


9. SHOW NO REMORSE

I've taken life
And shattered dreams
Desire enraptured me
A fallen land
A broken king
The prophets know
Of what I bring

I can not, I will not...fail

Show no remorse
The blood of man
Will stain the ground
Show no remorse
Heavy the head
That wears the crown

I can not, I will not...fail

The harbinger of destiny
Bestowed her secrets unto me
The ageless one
Who can't be seen
Has sanctified what I believe

I can not, I will not...fail

Show no remorse
The blood of man
Will stain the ground
Show no remorse
Heavy the head
That wears the crown

I can not, I will not...fail


10. LAST DANCE

Seven years
To shock and amaze
Close your eyes girl
Now don't be afraid
I won't allow
Your memory to fade
Lady Elle

Many years pass
And I slipped to a dream
Of an open meadow
Lady Elle was dancing
She said to me
"Father, you're finally free
Dance with me"

When the dance was over
She looks in my eyes
She said to me
"You don't realize,
The reason you're here
Is because it's your time...
it's your time."