1. BLOODSTAINED HEROES

Once upon a time lived a man with dreams white as snow
Simple things that make a perfect life
Like so many, he heard the call from high above
“Young and strong; we need you now more than ever!”

…And the blood stained the snow,
The young and strong grew old
And the bloodstained heroes died for their cause

“Yet from the ashes rises a new and strong world order
the sacrifice of our dear boys shall not be in vain”

Once upon a time, before the seeds of hate were planted
He believed in stories of a perfect life
In his innocence he thought nothing could harm him
Bitter taste of truth: you're just a puppet for them to use

“Yet from the ashes rises a new and strong world order
the sacrifice of our dear boys shall not be in vain”

…And the blood stained the snow,
The young and strong grew old
And the bloodstained heroes died for their cause

“Yet from the ashes rises a new and strong world order
the sacrifice of our dear boys shall not be in vain”


2. CONTEMPLATION

Souls entangled in a series of misfortunes
Can't be set free until they can let go
The pain of knowing what can't be is all they can feel
Every day they carry this pain; caught in this ordeal

They walk among the remains
Carrying their cross
They cry for a little mercy
For their state of loss
The pain is burning their veins
Turning hope into dust
The dream has come to and end
The war has been lost

Gathering the pieces of the lives they used to know
Ignorant about how close they got - how much they lost

They walk among the remains
Carrying their cross
They cry for a little mercy
For their state of loss
The pain is burning their veins
Turning hope into dust
The dream has come to and end
The war has been lost

Trying to find some innocence from their eyes
The hope must be there - it's just too hard to find

They walk among the remains
Carrying their cross
They cry for a little mercy
For their state of loss
The pain is burning their veins
Turning hope into dust
The dream has come to and end
The war has been lost


3. UNPLEASANT SHADES OF GRAY

Yet another squall of rain is painting the streets with gloom
The unpleasant shades of grey give everything a sense of doom

Finding myself on hostile the grounds again
One by one, we move in silence; like quiet heralds of the end

With you in my mind I press forward to forget
Step by step, we're getting closer; and suddenly a flash of light

Stating the obvious; I would never be like I was
Before our lives started to unfold like this in front of us
Now all we had is lost; you must somehow deal with this loss
I have taken the easy way out of my lives great mischief

Everything is in slow motion; bright lights everywhere
The unpleasant shades of grey are all that meet my stare

I have reached the end of my road and everything's so clear
At last I am setting with the sun as I leave this mortal shell

Stating the obvious; I would never be like I was
Before our lives started to unfold like this in front of us
Now all we had is lost; you must somehow deal with this loss
I have taken the easy way