1. AWAKENED

Humankind toils endlessly ‘neath the smoke-choked gaze of a blazing sun,
Unprepared to repair the damage that their greed had done.
And the machinations of avarice raised ashen spires through the mist,
O’er a world that bleeds in the wake of death’s sharp kiss!

Now elemental forces rise throughout the land towards brooding skies,
Existence falls from sundered ties.
The elemental forces rise remorselessly through leaden skies,
All life plummets towards demise – last chance to fight or die!

How many more must die as these looming towers scourge the land,
Threatening to turn all life into dust, ash, and sand?
We must put an end to this, we’ll not stand idle, we’ll raise our fists!
The earth will not save itself; it shall be up to us!

Now elemental forces rise throughout the land towards brooding skies,
Existence falls from sundered ties.
The elemental forces rise remorselessly through leaden skies,
All life plummets towards demise – last chance to fight or die!


2. PILLAR

War beckons.
Corruption blooms like a poisonous flower.
Famine, poverty, and disease run rampant.
It’s time for a change.
It’s time for us to stand up for ourselves.
It’s time for us to stop talking, and start fighting!

I can see through it all.
Why can’t we make nations fall?

Tear it down!
Tear it down!
From within.

High in its tower greed sharpens its knives,
As the weight of corruption crushes innocent lives!

Tear it down!
Tear it down!
From within.
But beware,
Lest it fall…
On you!

Why can’t we make nations fall
Before their might destroys us all?


3. PURSUIT

Stand and fight, or turn and run:
The genetic code inscribed in everyone.
Is it wrong, or is it right?
Will all these questions soon fade from sight?

‘Twixt rich and poor,
Between peace and war,
How can we survive
If we’re nothing but whores?
Amid toil and rest,
From the worst to the best,
What can we reap
If we’ve naught to invest?

Turn and run, or stand and fight?
Could this be the dusk before boundless night?
What have we done, and have we yet begun
To see that our greed will soon blot out the sun?

Are we turning our backs,
Or preparing attacks
To force this existence
Back onto its track?
Are we running away,
Or pursuing the day
That freedom will not
Be the price we all pay?


4. FLOWER GIRL

Between starry petals the morning dew drifts,
A blossoming beauty in dawn’s glowing mist.
The curtain of roses held irresistible gifts,
Drenched in golden sunlight, love’s gossamer kiss.

Bonds are made and broken in love’s wavering light,
‘Til flowers fall forever, beneath the cold shroud of night.

Lilies mark the path, the path we tread in love,
Drifting on the rippling stream, we shimmered far above.

A veil of discretion hid our stolen kiss.
The lilies’ sweet fragrance I caught on your lips.
The hushed flow of water concealed our bliss –
But ‘twas not to be, in death: love’s eclipse.

Why must these portents of unspoken vows
Gleam from the petals that glisten about?

Lilies mark the path, the path we tread in love,
Drifting on the rippling stream, we shimmered far above.

Flitting behind each corner of my mind,
Your face the only memory that I can find.
A flash of white, an orchid pure and bright,
No escape now, from the guilt and spite.

The day that the waters ran rose-red with blood,
In the darkest of moments, I swore vengeance must come!

And the warmth in her arms shone, then trickled away.
In the chill of the waters, love drained from her veins.


5. CLOUDED PAST

Let me tell you a tale of a place obscured by smoke.
Now the path returns to that day, so long ago.

All my thoughts and dreams would show for them to see.
I strove for glory, and I fought to show what I could be.

The camera’s flash seals my fate,
Flames consume all I’ve known!
Down spiral stairs, the bastard waits,
To reap the seeds that Mother’s sown.

He hid himself away in a passage long-forgotten.
Reading night and day, what he learns changes it all.

A young girl’s faith condemns my soul,
Though my devotion stands.
My promise is dead, beyond control
And her blood’s on my hands.

Once to the peak, we found a secret plan.
Those who tried to seek power – were no longer man.

Flames engulf…
Flames engulf…
Flames engulf…your world.