1. FOR THE FEW

Blood, stained upon his hands
Turns his gaze to conquests new, intent to gain
Fear, walks the streets at home
Lovers share one last embrace, their fate unknown

One by one, falling from the skies they come
Freedom's sons, on high, determined to survive
Worlds collide, morality and hate's disguise
Hear the cries of one for all

Death streams across the land
Hiding up above the clouds are wings of fear
Hope stirs amongst the few
Moving men to toil and fight against the dark


2. POSSESSION

Welcomed to the playground
Smiling thieves are waiting
Cross the line to the other side

Possessing, you know my weakness
Corrupting, I'm not immune
Caught in the cross-fire, the lure of temptation
And echoes that speak my name

Start to lose my senses
Blinded undefended
Crucify my beliefs
The night-time is commanding
Passion unrelenting
Mesmerised, feeling so alive

Daylight is awakening
Grief is overtaking
The poison drains, my world forever stained


3. THE AWAKENING III (TORMENT)

They're branded inside my head
These thoughts I can't stand
I hate what I've done to you
Much more than regret

I'm in deep, this penetrates my sleep
Now it's time to make it stop

It's so intense I feel I'm breaking
And every part of me will never get over you
I cannot right this wrong
So let them take me away
Now that the toxin is within me
The gates are open as they know that it can't be undone
My final choice is made
Tonight I'll be gone

I need you like oxygen
And I can't breathe
Forgiveness I want to inhale
My secret's revealed


4. THE AWAKENING IV (REGRET)

I remember it like it was yesterday
I imagined the look on your face
When the wheels started turning in this living hell
But the nightmare had only begun
And I can't find rewind help me turn back time
There is torture behind every smile
I know I am to blame in this reckless game
This thought will keep haunting each day

Nothing will change
And the silence that kills will still remain

Place your hand against my hand
I'll keep waiting here for you
Don't want to leave things this way
Though I know it could never be
I need something to cling to
Don't want to leave things this way

As the months go by I start to realise
It's a one-way street, there's no return
And the hurt is displayed in the words you say
I shed tears for the grief I can't bear
I just want you to know I apologise
And I understand how you must feel
With my hands tied, how do I reach out to you?
Obsessing 'til death do us part


5. THE AWAKENING V (DESCENSION)

(Instrumental)


6. TRAPPED

Mind working overtime, I'm feeling restless
Controlling me all of the time, empty the excess
Storing the things that I've done, re-living them over and over
Never forgetting the past, cursing my lover

You won't find the real me
I've been lost in a fantasy
Though I may seem at home
The lights were turned off long ago

I don't know how to be free, don't know what I'm doing
Trying to find clarity, analyse madness
Waiting for someone to call but they don't hear my cry
Enter obscurity, forever fall


7. LIES

Ignorance is bliss they say but that's not the view I take
I like to stand on solid ground
How can you build foundations out of tainted words and sand?
My fragile dreams lay in your hands

I just can't stand your lies, lies, lies
I just can't stand all those lies
You hide behind your warm disguise
I just can't stand all those lies

You light the fireworks and quickly walk away
Leaving destruction in your wake
So many believers you are charm personified
But those wolves appear too many times


8. SUFFER IN SILENCE

Instant sensation, my guard was down
Secretly whispered my name
Carefully chosen, the words with bite
Defenceless with stealth you took flight

Tempting fallacy, trapped me

Filtered frustration, I played my part
Abandoned concentration through lust
Pictures created with words renewed
Repeated to others you knew

Shattered dream, I study the pieces, forsaken
Eyes wide open night after night
Aching, I chose to suffer in silence, my problem
Lesson in life I thought I had learnt
Broken fool

Yearning for peace in my life
The memories scarred me inside
The feelings for you were so real
My heart needs a shelter to heal


9. EYES OF A CHILD

Don't live together but never apart
My daddy loves me always
Takes me to places, sun always shines
Laughing all of the time

At night he will sing me a lullaby
And a magical story he'll tell
A princess I will be, he said "most certainly"
"Precious butterfly"

Sitting here waiting, this hall is so cold
But I know he's coming soon
Where will he take me, the park or the zoo?
Please may he be here soon

I'll show him the picture I made him
I hope that he'll like this one too
I'm ready now to go with my teddy and my clothes
"Ready steady go"

Past the hour, has he left yet?
Late again!
Overheard them, mom is angry
He won't be here
Doesn't want me, new family
I don't fit in anymore
Where do I belong?


10. WHAT WE LEAVE BEHIND

Feeling cold and still dejected
Sleeping in her bed alone
Glittered surroundings
Are just gold, they're not home

We make mistakes to taste the sacrifice

The seasons are turning slowly moving fast
Keep driving the wheels along a thorny path
Sweet colours are created through our state of mind
But the blessing is the love that we will leave behind

He is staring at the moonlight
No possessions of his own
But he feels comfort
Arms of warmth are his home

I'll be with you when it's over
You will always be my home


11. STONE COLD

Alone but loved, untouchable
Her beauty shines, picture divine
Creation of purity

With rage he takes and seals her fate
Robbed of the faith in a holy place
Her body the sacrifice

Waiting for waiting for life
Banished eternally
She keeps on waiting for, waiting for life
Wrapped in this curse for so long
Stunned as they look in her eyes
Petrified inside out
They will be frozen in a world of stone
The garden graveyard

Staking their life to win the fight
The head, the crown, destruction bound
The sound of her screams still remain


12. THE SECRET ROOM

Close my eyes, start the adventure to a world I create
Nothing will be out of place
I can't reside there in daylight so I wait patiently
Nocturnal visiting times

This is where I can breathe
I can legislate my dreams
Living life to escape
My sanctuary to embrace

My doubts and fears keep me grounded as the sun beats me down
I'll never whisper a word
But I need to feed my addiction as it breeds in my mind
I know a place I can hide