
Officium Triste : Hortus Venenum

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1. BEHIND CLOSED DOORS
Behind closed doors a depraved narcissist reigns
Over a kingdom devoid of empathy
Inside four walls his victim suffers from pain
Terrorized and stripped of all dignity
When there are secrets
Secrets no one can see
Close the door to protect them
And throw away the key
Behind closed doors you’re living in a grave
Waiting for your final breath
Within these walls you live on borrowed time
Your life inside equals death
When there are secrets
Secrets no one can see
Close the door to protect them
And throw away the key
Behind closed doors a depraved narcissist reigns
Inside four walls his victim suffers from pain
Behind closed doors you lie in filth
Your mind broken into insanity
Locked inside your willpower’s all gone
Being alive has become your enemy
Behind closed doors you’ve lost this fight
Broken you lay on the floor
Within this cage there is no light
Neither strength nor key to open the door
2. MY POISON GARDEN
My mind, my soul, a poison garden
These thoughts inside are getting darker
Every minute, every hour, every day
Always there, they never seem to go away
These questions and thoughts inside
It seems they trace back to a past life
In a fog the memories hide
Blinded by hurt i’d rather die
The pain inside i cannot stand
Losing control, i’m at my wit’s end
My mind, my soul, a poison garden
These thoughts inside are getting darker
Every minute, every hour, every day
Always there, they never seem to go away
My poison garden
3. ANNA’S WOE
A city drenched by endless rain
In the year of sixteen hundred and eight
A woman mourning and in pain
Depressed and lonely she lost all faith
Sentenced to death for witchcraft
And for being satan’s whore
She cast a spell on the city
It would rain forevermore
A victim since her husband died
All alone she was left behind
Confused she wanders through the streets
Misunderstood while her heart bleeds
Betrayed she feels hollow inside
Before her sentence she already died
Strangled then burned at the pyre
The truth forever lost in the fire
Sentenced to death for witchcraft
And for being satan’s whore
She cast a spell on the city
It would rain forevermore
4. WALK IN SHADOWS
As i walk in shadows
Of a black poison cloud above me
I hear these whispers
In the back of my darkened mind
Is it an angel telling me everything will be alright?
The dark will disappear and the light will shine bright
What is right and what is wrong?
Is this the life in which i belong?
As i walk in shadows
Of a black poison cloud above me
I hear these whispers
Messing with my troubled soul
Is it a demon telling me I am going to die?
That i’m better off dead and i should stop living this lie
What is right and what is wrong?
Is this the life in which i belong?
Good and evil on my shoulders
The balancing scales of life
Will I succeed or fail?
What will I decide?
These whispers, what can i believe?
Is it my mind playing tricks on me
I’m on these crossroads, I’m lost inside
Confused and helpless, my hands are tied
Is it an angel telling me everything will be alright?
Or is it a demon that tells me to give up this fight?
What is right and what is wrong?
Is this the life in which i belong?
As I walk in shadows
Of a black poison cloud above me
Can someone stop these whispers
In the back of my darkened mind
5. FORCEFIELD
Disappointed by people surrounding me
The lessons in life i have learned
I have to protect myself from falling into ruin
I don’t give in, i won’t get burnt
Even when it feels like a distant dream
To manage my pain with an invisible shield
When i no longer have to scream
Knowing i’m safe within this forcefield
I am not ready for the kingdom of the spirits
I embrace hope, despair i’ll fight
No time for the last nail in my coffin
It’s not just the dead that sleep tight
No time for the last nail in my coffin
It’s not just the dead that sleep tight
Disappointed by people surrounding me
The lessons in life i have learned
I have to protect myself from falling into ruin
I don’t give in, i won’t get burnt
6. ANGELS WITH BROKEN WINGS
In times of sorrow, misery and despair
Children cry, uncertain what the future brings
Their innocence lost, they are scared
They are like angels with broken wings
Their playgrounds are gone
Bombshells their new toys
And in the background the sirens howl
Their schools in ruins
Their homes destroyed
And in the distance all these bombs fall
Their childhood robbed
Victims of war
Angels with broken wings
Scarred forevermore
In times of sorrow, misery and despair
Children cry, uncertain what the future brings
Their innocence lost, they are scared
They are like angels with broken wings
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