1. SHELL OF THE NAMELESS

Intentions left unfulfilled
Representations surround my being
The abstractions of a former self
Shelved in the corners of my mind
Tainted and rusted with intent
Prolonged thoughts, a dying martyr
Feeble prayers into the sky
Falling on the ears of a forgotten god
Never to exist
Never to speak
Layers of time shall formulate
A being crafted in shadows
Outside the circle of contempt
One with thyself
An oath to uphold
Humanity's burden
Fragmented within a soul
The shards that bleed me internally
Reaping forth the most foul
Bleeding me dry
Into a shell of hell's creation


2. NO SACRED BLOOD

What can be said to unveil the face of wrath
How much blood can be shed to justify a cause
Time spent alone contemplating an end
A shroud of deception, the diminishing of hope
How much more, an ode to the helpless
To cut a reaching hand, no sacred blood poured
The trauma will abound in the minds of empathy
The forgotten voices, forever disregarded
Earnestly in search of the means to escape
Calloused beyond compassion, deceptive voices scream
Silent by choice, against this ill intent
Shadows looming over, complacent in stability
Personify this hatred


3. HEAVING LAMENTATION

Knees bent on a hardened floor
Gravity takes a hold
Staring into the water
As the body takes control
The balance of the mind
Extracting the sickness
Purging the will to repair
This crushing sense
Rationality
Rejection of the senses
Stability denied
Retching forth the pain
Acidity burns the throat
The taste that haunts the mind
Sitting here in isolation
Cloaked in sheets for warmth
Concentration
Fleeing from the body
To pull thyself together
In a quiet hell of self
Left to recover
As the blood rushes to the head
Chaos takes control
No strain of resistance
To break this heaving cycle


4. AT SANITY'S WAKE

Tormented by the cold that haunts me in my dreams
Shivering chills reminds me I'm alive
Hardened by nature, her grasp embedded deep
Recalling to me all that I have lost
The passing season, a look back in time
Shifting in ways I can't comprehend
Oh how I loathe, oh how I hate
The cold will dismember at sanity's wake
Carve into me your visions of hated
Licking my wounds, sealing my fate
Die here with me in winter's last kiss
Oh how I loathe, oh how I hate
The cold will dismember at sanity's wake
Carve into me your visions of hatred
Licking my wounds, sealing my fate
Cling to me tightly as I rob you from warmth
One moment more in the chill of the moonlight
Bound by regret on this cold final night
In the chill of moonlight


5. DEEM THEE UNBLESSED

There's never been a hatred as black reserved for you
Fucking entitled and lifeless, demanding your service
Taking advantage and draining from life
Insisting your commands behind a careless heart
Clueless to perception, you dance along with pride
Losing admiration from those who lift you up
Nothing gets through, you couldn't care less
Nothing gets through, you deem thee unblessed
Scorn abounds in the pits of my heart
Reserved for your being, beating black blood
Nothing satisfies your demands
Fucking clueless and blind to everything you are
Draining, draining, all you do is drain
The limit has been reached, grandiose illusions
I hope you choke


6. THE RUIN IS MINE

Detach myself from this reality
The strings of conscience come undone
Playing myself for all I have to be
What's left of me is set to run
Undo the balance of my mind
Search within, pretend to find
The ruin is mine
Lose it all with one more breath
Bleeding heart outpacing death
The ruin is mine
Bury deep remains of my vanity
Temptation's voice will coincide
What's left reveled of my sanity
Pray to gods that left my side
The shards of mirrors open scars
Penetrating fragile ground
The reach of fate stretched out too far
Nothing more to be found
Undo the balance of my mind
Search within, pretend to find
The ruin is mine
Lose it all with one more breath
Bleeding heart outpacing death
The ruin is mine


7. THE SHADOW'S PORTRAIT

Internal observation
Perspectives of neglet
Three winter's ahead
My actions reflect
Bringing into the light
Uncage the somber soul
Force fed on depravity
And time takes its toll
All I am
All I see
Built into the fabric
Of what I decree
Bringing sight
Bringing light
Another night apart
From what I'm meant to fight
Can I see within
To seek beyond
Can I breathe again
Until the dawn
Acceptance of my faults
Consciousness and reason
Spiteful thoughts and light unseen
Through another season
Until the dawn comes
To wake me from this night
Dawn breaks the sky in two
Reveal to me new sight
All I am
All I see
Built into the fabric
Of what I decree
Bringing sight
Bringing light
Another night apart
From what I'm meant to fight


8. PASTEL AND DECAY

Clashing lights illuminate the rage
Another day shifting the sane
Made of glass
Meant to shatter
Falling fast
Bound to splatter
Watching colors fall
Abstractions decorate
The colors of these halls
Spilling onto slate
Watching colors fall
Abstractions decorate
Clashing lights illuminate the rage
Another day
Pastel and decay


9. WHERE ECHOES DIMINISH

Black emotion surfacing
The call of eternal void
Welcoming me into a familiar fear
That which rests never dies
That which dies never leaves
A call into the open
As echoes diminish
Nothing in reply
There's nothing to confront
For this, a part of me dwells
Insurmountable affliction
From the wounds that never healed
Internally dying within myself
Adapting to the constant
Lingering inside
Adapting to the constant
This life I can't deny


10. REIGN OF NIL

(Instrumental)