1. TWILIGHT OF THE WANDERING SOULS

(Instrumental)


2. ETERNAL IS THE DARK

Six o'clock and people
Waiting for the dawn
But the light it just won't come
Darkness still endures
Black more than ever
And the sun will not return

I am the night
Queen of the earth
I'm here to bring on you
What you deserve

Ten o'clock and people
Trembling now in fear
But the night's still standing still
Not a star above, just this hollow sky
Might be the time to say goodbye

I am the night
The endless night
Bow down and praise your god
Pray for the light

Look now, you fools
At what you've done
The final day for you has come
Forget the sun

Multa lux iam est
Sed nil novi sub sole
Hominum spes ipsae
Vanae pallescunt
Perpetuae noctes
Omnia devorant
Caligo crassa
Superfunditur

Noon is here but it would
Seem that nothing changed
Hopes of mankind they just fade
Everlasting gloom, engulfing the world
Like an awful shroud covering all
Oh no!

I am the night
Queen of the earth
I'm here to bring on you
What you deserve

Don't wait for day
He will not come
Eternal is the dark
While you are not


3. NEVERENDING RAIN

Doomsday is coming
To wash our sins away
Behold the falling of
The neverending rain

They face the darkness
At the dimming of the day
Under a leaden sky
They're waiting for the wave

A bleak horizon
Their faces now so pale
The end is coming near
And no one's left to blame

The filth of our race
Reached the spheres above
One day the rain will fall
And none will care at all

Doomsday is coming
To wash our sins away
Behold the falling of
The neverending rain

Black tears are filling
The oceans of disdain
Mankind is praying for
The neverending rain

Sea level rising
Filled by our useless tears
Behold the tidal wave
That shows your deepest fears

I hold my head up high
To face the end to come
Welcome tsunami's god
For us it's time to fall

Doomsday is coming
To wash our sins away
Behold the falling of
The neverending rain

A dark horizon
Will bring the end of days
The mighty trumpet's call
The neverending rain


4. THE SUFFERING

Quos tu adversaberis
Desine falsa
Ipsos comitaberis
Spe duci ista

Pray for the meaning to be revealed
Self-deprecation scars will not heal
Sins of the father prey on the son
Cry for the mother and Holy Ghost
...and Holy Ghost!

How long can you fight them
Before becoming one of them?
Stare into the darkness
And the darkness will be looking back
To light up the lantern
And to dispel obscurity
The price is to suffer
And to forego humanity

The purifier to purify
Look for the knowledge of ancient times
Only the dancers no one can see
Possess the secret of the Skeleton Key
...of the Skeleton Key!

How long can you fight them
Before becoming one of them?
Stare into the darkness
And the darkness will be looking back
To light up the lantern
And to dispel obscurity
The price is to suffer
And to forego humanity

Persolvendurn praemium
Doloris summum
Exuenda hominis
Natura inops


5. THE SKELETON KEY

To light the blazes of your soul
You have come thus far
To seek the knowledge of the old
Dancers in the dark

A Scourge of the Dead, a warrior's heart
Your courage and skill might not be enough
...might not be enough!

Reborn in fire you may be
If you dare to cross
The Gates of Nightmares, where you'll be
Facing deadly odds

To challenge yourself is to understand
The essence of life, the meaning of death

Reach for the Skeleton Key
Open the door to another dream
Look for the secrets and signs
Hiding in shadows that never lie

Take the skeleton key
Find the door to this dream
And a path in that light
You will certainly find

Del disio le ombre
Raccontano la sorte
Una vita al desco
Dell'impetuosa morte
Non vi sono regole
O leggi da seguire
Aila mietitrice
Nessuno poó sfuggire

Se il discernimento
Dell’uomo di ragione
Non puó piu dare
Conto della depravazione
Soltanto la tua lama
E una luce di lanterna
Si ergono a difesa
Contro la notte eterna

Reach for the Skeleton Key
Open the door to another dream
Look for the secrets and signs
Hiding in shadows that never lie


6. GAZE OF THE SCARECROW

Finally on his way home from work
Time to go back to his place
In the cornfield he thinks he's alone
As the daylight starts to fade

Looking for new trails to cut through the corn
The young farmer whistles on
But inside, he just knows something is wrong
Dark clouds gather high above

Boy behold the monster
Hidden in straws and rags
Understand that now
Your stroll it's turning very bad
Walking in the fields ain't wise
Unless the sun is high
And if you forget this simple rule
You’re gonna die

The eyes of the scarecrow
Its horrible gaze
The dire king in yellow
Your soul set ablaze

In the field there's a place to avoid
Where the scarecrow stands tall
People say it has always been there
Yet who made it, no one knows

In the sultriness that fills the night
Through dead eyes he scans for game
There's no shelter from its evil sight
No one dares speak its true name

Soon your very soul
Will feed the strange entity
Waiting the rotten corn
Leaves for eternity
Murders of black crows
Are heralds of his majesty
Praise the yellow king
Destroyer of your sanity

The eyes of the scarecrow
Are fixed upon you
It's casting its shadow
By light of the moon


7. DARK RIDE

At break of dawn
The naked truth is gleaming in the snow
We stand alone

My cross to bear
No helping hand in times of bleak despair
No one to care

A prize of gold
To bury every lie that we've been told
We have been sold

For all their words
They didn't raise a hand to save us all
They've let us burn

Rise from the ashes of your world
Like a white phoenix, covered in snow
Let your blood be an eternal fire
A flame that will keep you warm

Dark is the ride
Of a man that has no tomorrow
And only vengeance in mind

Dark are the days
Of a man that is kept alive
Only by sorrow and rage

I, forevermore
Revenge made flesh
An harbinger
Of doom and death

I, a hungry wolf
Will bring the end
To all your schemes:
Just say farewell!

Dark is the ride
Of a man that has no tomorrow
And only vengeance in mind

Dark are the days
Of a man that is kept alive
Only by sorrow and rage

This pain inside
Goes on forevermore, and...
Nothing will ever mend
My broken heart

Blood on the snow
Staining the purest white
The end of innocence
I want revenge!

Dark is the ride
Of a man that has no tomorrow
And only vengeance in mind

Dark are the days
Of a man that is kept alive
Only by sorrow and rage


8. CHECKMATE IN RED

- The Scarlet King -
Please come my dear
To this weird looking world
Join us the red and the white
To fight for your soul

Take a step on
This crimson stained board
The prize will be worth, but remember:
You're just by your own

The scarlet king will never give back

- Alice -
That's just a game
I’ve been playing for so long
Alice my name
To this world I belong

- The Scarlet King -
Think to the next move
Please take your time
However, sweetheart, you know
That your soul will be mine

- Alice -
I have the towers
Guarding my flanks
I choose the horses to crush
The red pawns ahead

I'll take the head of the deep red king

- Alice -
That's just a game
I’ve been playing for so long
Alice my name
To this world I belong

-Alice-
Through looking glass
Wheels of time I can turn back
Stars in distress
Run before losing your neck


9. TO LIVE IS TO GRIEVE

To feel the grip of sadness is to be
Lost and alone
Inside a cage no other eyes can see
Except your own
Where all the things you love
Just won't make it better anymore

Look in the mirror and you'll see the mask
And not yourself
Crushed in between other’s expectancies
And their demands
There can be no release
From this painful journey
To live is to grieve

All colors fade away
Into a lifeless grey
Nobody hurts a man of stone
Pretend you do not care
Hide in the darkest lair
And keep the world outside the door

The failures in your life
Still haunt your dreams at night
There is no hiding from yourself

I am the avatar
Of your despair
I crawl inside your mind
I'm always there
Your feelings I dictate
Your thoughts belong to me
Your heart I tucked away
It's under lock and key

I'll have you lose control
And gasp for air
But I won't leave your side
You know I... Care
My claws around your throat
My chains around your wrists
I am the lie you love
Believe... Believe in me!

Reach out for help, it's not too late
You're not a pawn, there is no fate
The road is long as you will learn
But you don't need to walk alone