1. THIS HUNGER

I was told of a grievous fever
Jaws wide open, urging for a cleaver

This hunger will seize the light from us
Just to be met with thunderous applause
This hunger will rip the hearts of us
Still so hollow, so damn hollow

The one who feeds is the one who wins
Breaking the tandem, tender surrender
Let it run through me, lest I’ll never be complete

This hunger will seize the light from us
Just to be met with thunderous applause
This hunger will rip the hearts of us
Still so hollow, so damn hollow

I pray to have it all
Just a spot under the frown
Oh, let me have it all
Adding gluttony to man’s crown

This hunger will seize the light from us
Just to be met with thunderous applause
This hunger will rip the hearts of us
Still so hollow, so damn hollow


2. LONER'S WAY

Chain link, steel, concrete
Despair is pushing through
Offense, defense, retreat
Loneliness shall ensue

Call of the barren wasteland
Ridin’ smooth in the sands
Built a fortress so close, yet so far
Never to return again

But right here, I am free, like a god above all things
Keep your distance, let me be; the only wielder of these Strings
But right here, I am free, the land where solitude can sing
Ran astray, into loner’s way, where the death knell always Rings

Name me drifter, I don’t care
Deem me nomad, if you dare
Utopia’s the name
Of my vivid game

Still sensing, demanding
Something more than this

But right here, I am free, like a god above all things
Keep your distance, let me be; the only wielder of these Strings
But right here, I am free, the land where solitude can sing
Ran astray, into loner’s way, where the death knell always Rings


3. CURTAINS DRAWN

Days keep getting shorter as I straddle away
And all thoughts will blur when the journey’s taken

Reminisce; it’s no use looking too far
I’m done with this; channel me some other bliss

The gift we all embrace
Is not the only one that leaves a trace
Two sides form the same mask
We shed our fear, a moment so clear

Hold me, for this is my time
Hold me, for I’m meant to wait in line

Bright as dawn itself, right where seasons fell
There used to be a spark so long ago

Pulling the curtains
Draw ‘em away from me
Lacking some substance
Cold winds, roaring deeds

The gift we all embrace
Is not the only one that leaves a trace
Two sides form the same mask
We shed our fear, a moment so clear

Hold me, for this is my time
Hold me, for I’m meant to wait in line


4. GAMBLING WITH THE REAPER

Six shards of life, from cradle to dust
I see the scythe drawing near

The bull’s-eye looms, so austere
Going out with a bang and a deadly sneer
A bitter end made so sweet
But then I see them

Seeking me, so I may find my only answer
Taunting me, so I’ll never play the cards
Calling me so I can see the darkness up ahead
Gambling with the reaper

Their eyes betray, all the suffering and pain
Preaching such judgment, unending
Their words aggravate the air that surrounds me
A dirge of morals so empty

Seeking me, so I may find my only answer
Taunting me, so I’ll never play the cards
Calling me so I can see the darkness up ahead
Gambling with the reaper


5. GONE TOO FAR

Ebb and flow
Grasp the handle, seize control
So few of us are chosen to lead the way

To carry on, we stride through lands unknown
The hammer comes crashing down
For every victory, a toll

King of a windswept land
An iron fist through seasons of mist
So eager to understand, crown of cinder by his hand
Crestfallen leader to revoir
You have gone too far

The armor I will choose
The struggle in which I’ll lose
All planned way before, such countless nights

Sing a song to guide the fallen
Deemed so lame, so weak
For not partaking in the strangling pulse

King of a windswept land
An iron fist through seasons of mist
So eager to understand, crown of cinder by his hand
Crestfallen leader to revoir
You have gone too far

Left us to split
Divided, we submit
To a will not rightfully ours

King of a windswept land
An iron fist through seasons of mist
So eager to understand, crown of cinder by his hand
Crestfallen leader to revoir
You have gone too far

Crafting a legend so bizarre
We’ve all gone too far