1. ON CLOUD NINE

Forged in flames of doubt and delirium
Shrouded by dust of time
We are one
Your soul in search of Elysium
Mine waiting for the sundown
Heed these words unheard by the ages
Spoken from far beyond
I am here to share the unwritten prophecies
Tales of your nightfalls yet to come

My playwright
Shine in the light
On cloud nine we will reunite
Once you’ve seen
’Now’ holds the truest dreams
All the worlds I dared not enter
Mine to yearn
Yours to remember
My playwright
Embrace the vice
On cloud nine we will pay the price

Plunging into deepest of tragedies
You never saw a choice
Tell foul lies and rid yourself of realities
Fantasies in existence
Neither blind faith nor holy angels
Guided you through the dark
Pave the way
Believe in your own deliverance
Tides will be turning
Board the Ark

My playwright
Shine in the light
On cloud nine we will reunite
Once you’ve seen
’Now’ holds the truest dreams
All the worlds I dared not enter
Mine to yearn
Yours to remember
My playwright
Embrace the vice
On cloud nine we will pay the price

One heart
By time torn apart

My playwright
Shine in the light
On cloud nine we will reunite
Once you’ve seen
’Now’ holds the truest dreams
All the worlds I dared not enter
Mine to yearn
Yours to remember
My playwright
Embrace the vice
On cloud nine we will pay the price


2. CINDERELLA SHOES

Where is the mirror of those days?
When glass was mere glass, untrue

Such is the grandeur
The doom we all must face
Endless fountains that never granted grace
Golden hair, fashion wear
A source of light in ill despair
Mirrors cast their illuminating glare
Fame, empty pride
Recognition nationwide
My reflection
Cursed me inside
What is beauty within?
A heart that used to dwell in sin
In the garden of Eden found its twin

Surrender to ruby red lips
Engage in your ego trips
Dusted with scent of jasmine
Tanned, flawless skin

Where is the mirror of those days?
When glass was mere glass
Only one in view
No longer reflecting the vain gaze
Of a girl in Cinderella shoes

Paid for perfection
With scalpels it was shaped
Still the pain in the eyes was not erased
Pleasure is devil´s bait
And all the smiles turn into hate
A new chance for self love to lacerate

Worship the ruby red lips
Engage in your ego trips
Run after fleeting dreamworlds
Great wings unfurled

Where is the mirror of those days?
When glass was mere glass
Only one in view
No longer reflecting the vain gaze
Of a girl in Cinderella shoes

Astonished eyes all stare
There`s wealth and the world`s applause

Where is the mirror of those days?
When glass was mere glass
Smiling back at you
Despair lies right behind this face
Of a girl, kind, untrue

Where is the mirror of those days?
When glass was mere glass
Only one in view
No longer reflecting the vain gaze
Of a girl in Cinderella shoes
Just tell me
Where is the mirror of those days
When glass was mere glass
Smiling back at you
Great despair lies right behind this face
Of a girl most kind yet so untrue
Of a girl in Cinderella shoes


3. THE MAIDENS OF NEVERMORE

Be wary of the black nightfall
Look not in their eyes
Those grim wolves on your wall
Never afraid of the darkness
It is the absence of light that feels endless

Sometimes, you hear them outside the window
Their cry in a black crescendo
The Maidens of Nevermore have come

Join us
Be one with your dismay

The shadows descend in her mind
A child of lustre
Without care for mankind
And when the maidens call her name
She’d lose herself in the twilight with no shame

Sometimes, beneath a vast constellation
Enhanced by imagination
The Maidens of Nevermore would call

Lead us
As night-time would lead you

And still the Maidens call her name


4. HOMESICK HEARTS

Left behind all the childhood streets that day
Not to flee but to end a shadow play
The battles are carved in me
Yet the longing is there for all to see
Thorns of the curse pressed onto me
Debts that were never paid
To forgive a beast I don`t need a priest
Might as well be deceased

Feels like I have lived ten enshrouded lives
Yet I only miss one
Homesick hearts endure stabs from rusty knives
Hurts that can`t be outrun
We praise the strangers
Deal harsh wounds to those who share the blood
The homesick hearts roam where wounds decay
Soon will be on their way

The road leads me nowhere
My mind`s endless warfare
The call of the sirens
Left me with no guidance

Not a place, but a feeling turned alive
By the one who cut me off from my hive
Let the sorrow overtake
To find a power that only death can break
As the night turns to morn
A blanket untouched is silently torn
As the melted snow ceases to flow
Granted mercies may go

Feels like I have lived ten enshrouded lives
Yet I only miss one
Homesick hearts endure stabs from rusty knives
Hurts that can`t be outrun
We praise the strangers
Deal harsh wounds to those who share the blood
The homesick hearts roam where wounds decay
Soon will be on their way
The homesick hearts know it won`t remain
Home will not be the same


5. AN ESCAPE INTO MOONLIGHT

Teaching my heart to follow the guide
To learn to care
A love affair
Arising scene of dare
A gentle presence that brought me in
The ice would melt, but only for them heartfelt

Alone I’m left to count
The passing of the years
The price I chose to pay
Shielding the heart with fears
Like a wavering snowstorm in the night
I`d break the gates and escape into moonlight

Each day that passes may shed new tears
Your heart it breaks, mine it repairs
Lovers united by fears
The innocent and the sinful joined
The inner core was cold as ever, purloined

I painted my face that shade of blue
That always received a smile from you
The blue is to stay
The blue makes me stray

Alone I’m left to count
The passing of the years
The price I chose to pay
Shielding the heart with fears
Like a wavering snowstorm in the night
I`d break the gates and escape into moonlight
Alone I`m left to count
The passing of the decades
The price I chose to pay
Shielding the heart
Torn apart


6. DIABLO'S CALL

Take a stand against the unknown
Enter the combat zone
Engrave tombstones for those who explore
Humanity and all it`s cherished for

A man of peace is but a militant in the wake of diablo`s call
Brothers unite, make sure the heretics will fall

Find the hate that sleeps within you
Fueled by your waterloo
The rules were told by holy books of old
Like sacred statues, they must never fold

A man of peace is but a militant in the wake of diablo`s call
Brothers unite, make sure the heretics will fall

A man of peace may find his tolerance when the sun rises in the west
Brothers unite, until then they must be oppressed

Follow the religion
Protect the constitution
We`ll endure in silence
True message long forgotten
The words of men rotten
Spill the blood in your god`s name
And your crimes shall be without victims or sin


7. WAVE THE WORLD GOODBYE

Perfect shades in the afternoon sun
Carefree the thoughts
Such breathtaking stillness
In the sea of what could be undone
Swam through the joys
To find a lost voice, someone

Reason or rhyme
Unwelcome in this pastime
Sometimes the angels cry
Falling into thoughts
To wave the world goodbye

Pleading silently until there’s no more pain
Locking the chest of bane

Life can`t see me when I sail away
The path I would tread
Is a longing for freedom
Sea-shells on the white shore on my way
They whisper to me
A song of past life, away

Reason or rhyme
Unwelcome in this pastime
Sometimes the angels cry
Falling into thoughts
To wave the world goodbye


8. MALALAI OF MAIWAND

Prepare your hearts for the cold hand of slaughter
Blood-stained shall be the sands of Kandahar

More than a nation
A courageous daughter
Every second closer to fiends from afar

A drop of my sweetheart’s blood

Scars created
A future devastated
Blood rushing down a mountain
Death river torn apart
The afghan Jeanne d’Arc faded
Her will not persuaded
So near is loss so far away the dawn
Maiwand

Beneath the sunset they dream of an ending
Pledging allegiance to symbols of shame
Cold is the grave when there is no ascending
No death was in vain
They so proudly exclaim

Scars created
A future devastated
Blood rushing down a mountain
Death river torn apart
The afghan Jeanne d’Arc faded
Her will not persuaded
So near is loss so far away the dawn
Maiwand

Scars created
A future devastated
Blood rushing down a mountain
Death river torn apart
The afghan Jeanne d’Arc faded
Her will not persuaded
So near is loss so far away the dawn
Scars created
A future devastated
Blood rushing down a mountain
Death river torn apart
The afghan Jeanne d’Arc


9. SUFFERANCE

See the silence
Hear the sunlight
Meet the morning dressed in white
Where there was a love
Now only fading cinders dwell
Wounds are but a field of orchids
Dying on their journey to the earth
The rain this morning falls on embers seeking birth

Oh I wish to wash away the severance
Cherish the loves I still am allowed
Walk across the fallen fields with only sufferance
Blessed by the rain
Renewed and avowed
Oh

The field is wet with tears though I never weep
Just one thought away
Out I stepped onto the road back home
The world awaits
Raindrops remain

Oh I wish to wash away the severance
Cherish the loves I still am allowed
Walk across the fallen fields with only sufferance
Blessed by the rain
Renewed and avowed
Oh


10. HIGHWAY TO THE STARS

”Poor soul”, he thinks
”Diminished by a disability”
I’m diminished only by your ignorance.
I am not to be pitied
Nor should you feel guilty for me
Perhaps one day I’ll walk
And I’ll see from both eyes
But I’m already blessed
Accepting realities has truly become a part of me

The beauty inside this man is the work of an artist gone
Like music beyond imagination, it shatters the sun
Revealing the brawn
Rising above the crippling curse like a phoenix of winds adverse
In search of a cure for the malediction inside
No longer there, hope unaware

But maybe one day he will walk
See from both eyes, learn to talk
No need for a prayer, for pity stays around the clock

He, who always conquered the day
Got his share of pouring rain
Heroes do not grow with ease
There’s a blessing in disease
He holds council with the dead
To break free from chains ahead
Stronger winds would hide the scars
On a highway to the stars

So much would he want to tell you, but silence still reigns his play
I wish someone took his place if only for one single day
Leading astray
Walking a step in blind man’s shoes is a journey to broadened views
No reason to fear or to hold out hope for strangers
Seen on the news, hardships amuse

But maybe one day he will walk
See from both eyes, learn to talk
Not a stranger from afar, but a man with hidden scars

He, who always conquered the day
Got his share of pouring rain
Heroes do not grow with ease
There’s a blessing in disease
He holds council with the dead
To break free from chains ahead
Stronger winds would hide the scars
On a highway to the stars

His only crime is a need of chair
Can’t turn and run from the cold stares of strangers
Kindly empathize, never sympathize
Life was created fair
Hold out hope for them
Doesn’t help him now
Life might cast a prayer

But then there is the darkest hour, just before the dawn.
Why did it have to be me?

Frustration
Damnation
An unholy fusion foundation
Scream and cry
Weep and sigh
Fighting a war where the soldier keeps asking why

He, who always conquered the day
Got his share of pouring rain
Heroes do not grow with ease
There’s a blessing in disease
He holds council with the dead
To break free from chains ahead
Stronger winds would hide the scars
On a highway to the stars

Birds, earthbound, disabled by birth
Taking off away from earth
Into Edens of their own
Where restrictions have no throne
Still live without the wings
Like a cellist missing strings
Wheelchairs pass the cars
On a highway to the stars