1. THE HAUNTING

Forever poached by the devil’s piercing iris
She clenched her fist as she filled with pestilence
Embrace the cold
Embrace the fear
With every step her feet caress the souls of the severe
There’s no reprieve
There’s no retreat
Permeation of a grip so tight that you can barely breathe
I am trembling
The curtain of grey slowly gains a pathway
Through the cold, uncontainable
I kissed her once, but soon she fled
My lips felt the frostbite of her poison
Neurotic in my fear, I christened the feculence
Her touch was but a contrived lunge at skies empty of innocence
It stays, it stays
Encased in a wooden frame
Disguised by empty window panes
It stays, it stays
Encased in a wooden frame
But disguised by these empty window panes
Have you had that dream again ?
The charred corpse with malevolent eyes is staring in from the outside


2. STEP BY STEP

The trumpets sound, the armies pounce
The bloodthirsty rush of apparitions closing in around
The apparitions are closing in around
Cross your heart and hope to die
Tonight the fight is not, but the fear is nigh
My sword and shield alongside my brothers
Will lead me to victory or leave me a dead man
Shoulder to shoulder
Grinding the concrete into sediments and leaving the world to wonder the prowess
The mountains will quiver
The streams will shiver
They all will feel the power
How will you fair when the fever kicks in?
Deep lacerations of a wound that will never be fixed
Not of flesh and not of bone
But of mind, conscience, out of control
We will go down in history as men who won their way
We didn’t die with the most toys, but we did die with our dignity


3. NYCTO

We gave you everything but all we got in return was a grin behind a mask
The image of a dead man is quickly running rampant
Through the forests with the elms while tainting the bark and the leaves
Is this really what you wanted ?
Hands hanging, begging for change
An increase of dependence with the fear of insurgency
Ladies and gentlemen, hold on to your seats
This is the moment you’ve all been waiting for
The one we call Judas is prideful in his moniker
Let's hope you’re not afraid of the dark, eternity with no certainty
We bought in for far too long now it’s time for our reprisal
With skin so thick and limbs so strong we will churn the soil
This is the answer
Enter my abattoir; You will reap what you sow
Like a wise man once told :
Coprophagia is the only solution


4. A MOTHER'S LOVE

Oh Mother, how can I save you ?
While bearing the burden of a dead son
Watching while your screams fill the air
Tears of atrophy are slowly filling me
The lenses are filling with smoke
The skin reanimates into shapes of distortion, portrait of contortion
How visible it is that I am worthless
When it all seemed helpless, a gleam of darkness filling the stream
A grip of life took me away before the undertow could consume me
A touch of karma couldn’t keep the son from his mother’s love
He walked a nameless road but filled his heart with sincerity
Knowing his mother will always be one step away
I love you, mother
You mean everything to me
I promise everything will be okay
Your hand in mine, we will never fail


5. SEVEN SEALS

I watched as the lamb opened the first of the seven seals
Then I heard one of the four livings creatures say, in a voice like thunder, "Come."
I looked and there before me was a white horse
Its rider held a bow and it was given a crown
And he rode out as a conqueror bent on conquest
When the lamb opened the second seal, I heard the living creature say "Come."
Then another horse came out, a fiery red one
It's rider was given power to take piece from the earth and to make men slay each other
To him was given a large sword
The lamb open the third seal, I heard the living creature say "Come."
I looked, and there before was a black horse
Its rider was holding a pair of scales in its hand
When the lamb opened the fourth seal, I heard the voice of the fourth living creature say "Come."
I looked, and there before me was a pale horse
Its rider was named "Death" and Hades was following close behind him
They were given power over a fourth of the earth to kill by sword, famine and plague
And by the wild beasts of the earth


6. COUP DE GRÂCE

This is a form of bloodlust
We are ultimately hell bound
This is your oblivion
Take part in your resignation
I feel them creeping from the marshes
The slime it thickens around my knees
They put strain on integrity
Cutthroat with every bit of intensity
The child has been chosen
The leviathan will rise
Grip your chest and let it all flood out
In sufferance, you will know exactly what you did


7. THE TRIAL

Approach the stand
Make your claim
Recant or regurgitate the same
Whatever you want to say is conjecture, but we all know who’s to blame
Hell itself, it’s you
Shackled and bound to the roots
Of this, graceful ending of giants
Hanging your head in shame
Once boundless, you are now bound by chains
Take heed the warning of the wise man:
Lay down your creed and surrender your dreams
The verdict made, the sentence given
Make your way to the mountain
There awaits your punishment
He who does not punish evil commands it to be done


8. PALLBEARER

I will bury you at the top of the mountain
Where no man will dare to venture
To lie beneath with your brethren
Of the worms and detritus feeders
We are free men able to do as we please
Just remember one thing
You tried and failed while never succeeding
We tried and won and we’ll keep repeating
I cut the chord
I severed their tongues
Cracked the skulls and filled their lungs
Regurgitate the blood while you choke on the words that you never spoke
I will bury you at the top of the mountain
And now, I will dare to venture
Now I will venture

I did what I had to do (you had to do it)
I had no choice (it had to be done)
He who does not punish evil commands it to be done (command it to be done)
It haunts me still (I haunt you)
I'm having that dream again (and again) (wake up)
The apparitions are closing in around (join me) (join us)
The image of a dead man surrounds me (Help me)
A charred corpse with malevolent eyes is staring in from the outside
(Staring out from the inside)