Lights
Pierce through the window and cut me out
Lights
Dozens eyes judge me from the cold walls of this desolate house

Hands tied, senses waver over open wounds

There is life beyond the end
We are the canvas, demise is the painter
There is life beyond the end
Death is an angel needing love

No light
Can save me from the darkness that’s inside
Hide
Behind the door, holding my breath, pretending I’m a creature of the light
(Lies)

Hands tied, senses waver over open wounds

There is life beyond the end
We are the canvas, demise is the painter
There is life beyond the end
Death is an angel needing love

I try in vain to hold on to the memories of my past
Iron wire tied around a human sacrifice

There is life beyond the end
We are the canvas, demise is the painter
There is life beyond the end
Hope this time the angel looks away

Run away far from this wasteland
Inhaling the sand before setting sail
They say there is shelter
A better place where there’s chance to thrive

Fight! Cry! Scream! Die!
Breathe! Drown! Die!

And I'm still alive to see another day
I beg you
Help me, help me, protect me
Heal me, heal me
I’m not gonna take away your rights
Instead you judge me, beat me
You reject me, crush me
You don't care if I live or die

From waves straight to the sidewalk
Filed as a beggar or a trivial whore
Lost in a world of strangers
I fled a battle just to find a war

Fight! Cry! Scream! Die!
Breathe! Drown! Die!

And I'm still alive, so at least they say
Is this paradise or another lie?

I beg you
Help me, help me, protect me
Heal me, heal me
I’m not gonna take away your rights
Instead you judge me, beat me
You reject me, crush me
You don't care if I live or die

And I'm still alive, so at least they say

I beg you
Help me, help me, protect me
Heal me, heal me
I’m not gonna take away your rights
Instead you judge me, beat me
You reject me, crush me
You don't care if I live or die

Help me, help me, protect me
Heal me, heal me
I’m not gonna take away your rights
Instead you judge me, beat me
You reject me, crush me
You don't care if I live or die

We played by your rules
I stayed one step behind
Waiting to undergo your castigation

Still I don’t know why
The sentence to be served is mine
When you're the one holding a bleeding knife

You chased what you didn’t even want
Fully armed to take down a lamb
Who’s this monster-faced angel?
I’m falling apart
You’re dancing on my corpse

I should just move on
But your words keep pounding in my head
With your tormenting
“What did you do for me?”

Can’t believe that I
Have lost control over my mind
You’re haunting a life
I’m no longer feeling mine

You chased what you didn’t even want
Fully armed to take down a lamb
Who’s this monster-faced angel?
I’m falling apart
You’re dancing on my corpse

Sheathe your claws
We both need to heal our wounds
This is a war
I don’t wanna fight anymore

You chased what you didn’t even want
Fully armed to take down a lamb
Who’s this monster-faced angel?
I’m falling apart
You’re dancing on my corpse

This is a war
I don’t wanna fight anymore

There is only one way out
It’s where you don't want to go
Or do you?
Cling to all that’s left
And after all you’re longing for a place
That’s yours already

Like a womb, but underground
There’s no resting on a cloud

(Like a womb, but underground)

Knowledge comes for those who can wait

Mother, don't you cry
It is not a place for grief
And I’m finally feeling free

(Like a womb, but underground)

There is only one salvation
And it’s calling from within
Is there shelter from the cold
Restraining you?
It takes your breath away

Knowledge comes for those who suffer

Mother, don't you cry
It is not a place for grief
And I’m finally feeling free

“She lifted her glorified eyes toward the sun and, for the first time, felt them filling with tears.
Sorrowfully they gazed at the pearly foam, as if they knew she had thrown herself into the waves.”

It consumes you
It’s calling you
Lift your eyes towards the sun
Now you know the time has come
Can’t you see?

Mother, don't you cry
It is not a place for grief
It’s my time to spread my wings and fly
‘Cause I need to go, don’t hold me back
You can recognize the end
When there’s no more time to tell

Strangers we’ve been for too long
I gave myself in the attempt to reach you
Blind to the truth that I’ve always been ahead
Far enough to escape your embrace

Stunned by the gloom winding you
Scolding yourself to get lost in your pain
Still the pretension of your regret
Makes you neglect what it’d be worth living for

In bitterness you fray
In solitude you hide
In the dark you’re alone and left behind
There’s no rest and no light at the end of the night

You chose this path for yourself
Can't go back
Why do you fight to find out where you went wrong?
It’s too late to realize what to live for

In bitterness you fray
In solitude you hide
In the dark you’re alone and left behind
There’s no rest and no light at the end of the night

Tears dig inside you and drain your strength away
And you get lost again

In bitterness you fray
In solitude you hide
In the dark you’re alone and left behind
There’s no rest and no light at the end of the night

Learn what it takes to move on
To free yourself
Let go of your past
Of the veil that blinds your eyes
And rise

You’re alone and left behind
There’s no rest and no light at the end of the night

Don’t be afraid to stay alone tonight
If you want I can walk with you
You’re so hot, though you should smile a bit more

Can’t you see that I’m addicted to you
Lighten up, what’s under your dress?
Where’s the key to your secret garden?

Call your last shot, dear
‘Till you can't take it anymore

I don't get why they call it violence
Why they always burst into tears
You look comfortable in those tight clothes
So how come you don't like my attentions?

Call your last shot, dear
‘Till you can't take it anymore
Take off that smug face
You think you’re all that, but you’re not

I'm not gonna let you ignore me no more
I think I’ve strong romantic feelings for you
Darling, I can't stand watching you go
You know what?
You ugly anyway

Call your last shot, dear
‘Till you can't take it anymore
Take off that smug face
You think you’re all that, but you’re not

The long-time chained wolf freed itself
And soon it will devour the whole sky
Kings and queens surrender at the hand
Of the demiurge who gives and takes away

Great final blast
Everything will collide in this spiraling Ragnarök
Until the end
When the gods have knocked you down

Rising high the serpent coils creation
And spreads poison in our minds
Humankind surrenders to a disruption
Crumbling worlds will come to life

Great final blast
Everything will collide in this spiraling Ragnarök
Until the end
When the gods have knocked you down

Great final blast
Everything will collide in this spiraling Ragnarök
Until the end
When you’ll curse the heavens

Great final blast
Everything will collide in this spiraling Ragnarök
Until the end
When the gods have knocked you down

You can’t rob me of my strength
Destroy my self-confidence
I won’t take your burden on me
Won’t let myself open

Trails of sorrow you left behind
A path of tears that will never dry
But I can see behind your false regret
I'm tired of empty promises

Can’t take back what it used to be
Let go and I’ll set you free
What’s the point of acting insane?
You’ve already lost the game

All this hate, you’ll have it back
How’s it like while it’s digging in?
Don't bother pretending with me

Can’t take back what it used to be
Let go and I’ll set you free
What’s the goal of acting insane?
You’ve already lost the game

It’s just a fact
You’re a crybaby left without toys
You can get them if you’re nice to me
Come over here
Would you mind taking off your mask?

Can’t take back what it used to be
Let go and I’ll set you free
What’s the goal of acting insane?
You’ve already lost the game

You’ve already lost the game

Time cannot obliterate
Memories remain, they’re showing me the way
Still every night I mourn until I wake
Oh, your loss wounded my whole life more than I can tell

Smile to take the blues away
It’s hard to survive, when your heart is shattered into a million parts
But I feel your voice inside
You touched my soul and somehow I’ll find the strength to look ahead

Changing my name
Changing my past
Leaving behind the pain that made me go astray
Alter our fate

At times you come back to my mind
When I see you in the eyes of the child who came and just restored my smile
As his spark evokes your light
You changed our lives with your loving guide
And still you’re watching over us

If I could

Changing my name
Changing my past
Leaving behind the pain that made me go astray
Alter our fate
Don’t fade away

Changing my name
Changing my past
Leaving behind the pain that made me go astray
Alter our fate

Changing my name
Changing my past
Leaving behind the pain that made me go astray
I’ll fade away

Time cannot obliterate

Breathe
No rush
You can feel his voice in your head

Breathe
Don’t fight
He’s awaiting for your weakness
Till you’ll find
You can catch him in your mirror

What will you become
If he’s taking over
Try to stay alive
But it’s just begun

Hides before your eyes
Lies, that's all you have left

Cure and bane
Neither can survive without
The other side of pain
Hidden deep inside that mirror

What will you become
If he’s taking over
Try to stay alive
But it’s just begun

Hides before your eyes
Lies, that's all you have left
His awakening, your demise
There’s no way for you to break free

And it’s just begun

Hides before your eyes
Lies, that's all you have left
His awakening, your demise
There’s no way for you to break free

Time slips through my hands
I wander on a long lost path
I’m alone
Darkness fills the space around and within me

Fragments of life come to my mind
Then again I don't know who I am

Don’t wanna fade away, oh no
I'm swept away from unknown thoughts
Drawing the pain I'm causing in the ones I've loved

Pale shadows keep passing by
A labyrinth where every day
I lose some piece of what I used to be

Fragments of life come to my mind
Then again I don't know who I am

Don’t wanna fade away, oh no
I'm swept away from unknown thoughts
Drawing the pain I'm causing in the ones I've loved
A distant voice speaks to my core
Don't let me sink into oblivion
But when I’ll lose my grip I’ll start the endless fall

Silence
Broken inside I’m bleeding
Darkness
I’m here but no one sees me

I just want to run away
I just need to find my way

Flowing
The river turns to waterfalls
Blowing
Enough to smash this paper walls
Rising
The more you climb, (the) stronger the storm
‘Till I fall

Is there still time
Once you let go of yourself?
Should I keep trying
Or is it time to close my eyes?

Lying
Frozen inside you’re ceding
Soothing
I’ll guide you holding your hand

You just want to run away
But you need to find your way home

Flowing
The river leads to calmer shores
Blowing
I will build up your strongest walls
Rising
I’ll keep you sheltered from the storm
‘Till I fall

Is there still time
Once you let go of yourself?
Should I keep trying
Or is it time to close my eyes?

Is there still time
Once you let go of yourself?
Should I keep trying?
Is this my time to fight?

Should I keep trying
Or is it time to close my eyes?

Red zone, no one’s safe
Thousands lonely people
In their own crystal case
We reach out to grab a fragment of reality

We grope in the dark
Looking for reassurance
We cling to our gods
But they’ve gone for good
Not listening to our prayers

Freedom has never been so binding

I see the light
We’re gonna rise again
Holding hands
When the darkness is far away
Nobody’s stronger than us when we join
We’ll overcome the challenge with pride
I see the light

Distant, tired, outcasts
There is no relief left
And when tensions rise
Can't trust anyone
They’re coming to take us

Freedom has never been so blinding

I see the light
We’re gonna rise again
Holding hands
When the darkness is far away
Nobody’s stronger than us when we join
We’ll overcome the challenge with pride
I see the light

If only we realized how strong we are
That the power’s already in our hands
Ready to be shared

Freedom has never been so handy

I see the light
We’re gonna rise again
Holding hands
When the darkness is far away
Nobody’s stronger than us when we join
We’ll overcome the challenge with pride
I see the light

Are you suffering?
I didn’t mean to hurt you
Maybe now your pain rips you even more

You're my daily pill of love and guilt

I'm weak to love you
Weak to let you go
Weak 'cause I wasn't able to give my soul to you

We tried to say farewell
I'm drowning in my hell
Don't leave me waiting here
Can't feel my soul down here
Just let me breathe once again

I saw you cry so many times
And shared your same pain
I wish I could promise you'll get better soon
But I just know that every time we've been together
I've lost myself in you

We tried to say farewell
I'm drowning in my hell
Don't leave me waiting here
Can't feel my soul down here
Just let me breathe once again

I'm too weak, my love
But I want it more
I stole your heart and soul now
And I can’t let you go

You smiled, I fell
We're crawling in our hell
Don't leave me waiting here
I feel your pain down here

We tried to say farewell
I'm drowning in my hell
Don't leave me waiting here
Can't feel my soul down here
Just let me breathe once

Another day, another deceit
Another notch on the wall of this captivity
Empty shell living a self-built lie
He doesn’t feel fear
He doesn’t feel…

Pay the price and get what you want
“How can I satisfy you today?”
Beauty will fade, but not for today
He doesn’t feel shame
He doesn’t feel…

He built his body like a castle
A beautiful facade, rotten foundations
And still he cannot lift his own pain
Which slowly erodes…

Spotlights on a dirty roulette
It's raining gold, it's raining tears
But nobody sees them
It's not his face they’re looking at
No makeup needed, trading online virtues
It feels alive

Frame of frames, how long will it take?
Love has never been sold so cheaply
Only the razor will get to his soul
Drinking the life flowing from his veins

He built his body like a fortress
A beautiful facade, inside just ashes
And still he cannot lift his own pain
Which slowly erodes…

Spotlights on a dirty roulette
It's raining gold, it's raining tears
But nobody sees them
It's not his face they’re looking at
No makeup needed, trading online virtues
It feels alive

How long can opulence be mistaken with happiness?
At the end of day
The weight of this void, the wreck of this life
Are shattering him down

Spotlights on a dirty roulette
It's raining gold, it's raining tears
But nobody sees them
It's not his face they’re looking at
No makeup needed, trading online virtues
It feels alive

I wait with my heart beating madly
Before a show I know too well
You rule the stage in every moment
And I fall under your spell

I still believe your cruel deception
While you don’t even try to hide
I try to look away but I can't help
But yearn and scream inside

You can make me cry if you want me to
You can make me die if you want me to
All that I am is in your hands

I am again the intended victim
Alone, awaiting your torment
You rage on my exhausted mind
Until you know there’s nothing left

You can make me cry if you want me to
You can make me die if you want me to
All that I am spoils in your hands

This is your moment now
This is your moment now
Once again your lies will save us all

You can make me cry if you want me to
You can make me die
All that I am is in your hands
Don’t pretend that I mean something to you
I’m here to kill your time when you’re tired or bored
All that I am ruins in your hands

Tainted night, I can’t sleep
I feel the dark is smothering me

Stuck on this cold soil
I can't breathe and drown in the dark
While my mind falls apart

My whole world is crashing in
(But I can no longer escape)
Echoes of a melody
(That no one will listen again)
Wounds are still open
Burning out loud
Memories won't ever fade out

Rough black night, I can’t dream
Pain and dark are suffocating me
All my fears torture me
And I know I won’t get out of it

The Earth is quaking
I can't breathe and no one's around
It's so cold inside and I can't hear you calling my name

My whole world is crashing in
(And I can no longer escape)
Echoes of a melody
(That no one will listen again)
There’s no hand to dry my tears
(I sink deeper into despair)
You will never hear me scream
(And no one will listen again)
Wounds are still open
Burning out loud
Memories won't ever fade out

Stuck on this cold soil
I can't breathe and drown in the dark
While my mind falls apart

My whole world is crashing in
(And I can no longer escape)
Echoes of a melody
(That no one will listen again)
Wounds are still open
Burning out loud
Memories won't ever fade out

The infernal mutation is caused by the cure
And gives psychophysical strength
A global experimentation that’s slowly
Enslaving the ones who can’t stand

It’s wakeful and it never rests

Mutations, the creatures, the ongoing threat
Humanity is the only enemy
No hope, no law, no mercy
It grows feeding on human shame

Flesh Contagium
Rise of the enlightened
Flesh Contagium
Awaiting the moment you faint

No salvation on the road you are condemned to
No regret in the life you endure

It’s wakeful and it never rests

Mutations, the creatures, the ongoing threat
Humanity is the only enemy
No hope, no law, no mercy
It grows feeding on human shame

Flesh Contagium
Rise of the enlightened
Flesh Contagium
Awaiting the moment you faint

Flesh Contagium
Rise of the enlightened
Flesh Contagium
Awaiting the moment you faint

Flesh Contagium
Rise of the enlightened
Flesh Contagium
Awaiting the moment you faint

Flesh Contagium
Flesh Contagium
Flesh Contagium
Flesh Contagium

Flesh Contagium
Flesh Contagium

Are you suffering?
I'm sorry, 'cause I hurt you
And maybe now your pain rips you even more

You're my daily pill of love and guilt

I'm weak to love you
Weak to let you go
Weak 'cause I wasn't able to give my soul to you

We tried to say farewell
I'm drowning in my hell
Don't leave me waiting here
[I] can't feel my soul down here
Just let me breathe once again

I saw you cry so many times
And shared your same pain
I wish I could promise you'll get better soon
But I just know that everytime we've been together
I've lost myself in you

This time we have to say goodbye

We tried to say farewell
I'm drowning in my hell
Don't leave me waiting here
[I] can't feel my soul down here
Just let me breathe once again

I'm too weak, my love
But I want it more
I stole your heart and soul now
And I can’t let you go

You smiled, I fell
We're crawling in our hell
Don't leave me waiting here
I feel your pain down here

We tried to say farewell
I'm drowning in my hell
Don't leave me waiting here
[I] can't feel my soul down here
Just let me breathe once

Another day, another deceit
Another notch on the wall of this captivity
Empty shell living a self-built lie
He doesn’t feel fear
He doesn’t feel…

Pay the price and get what you want
“How can I satisfy you today?”
Beauty will fade, but not for today
He doesn’t feel shame
He doesn’t feel…

He built his body like a castle
A beautiful facade, rotten foundations
And still he cannot lift his own pain
Which slowly erodes…

Spotlights on a dirty roulette
It's raining gold, it's raining tears
But nobody sees them
It's not his face they’re looking at
No makeup needed, trading online virtues
It feels alive

Frame of frames, how long will it take?
Love has never been sold so cheaply
Only the razor will get to his soul
Drinking the life flowing from his veins

He built his body like a fortress
A beautiful facade, inside just ashes
And still he cannot lift his own pain
Which slowly erodes…

Spotlights on a dirty roulette
It's raining gold, it's raining tears
But nobody sees them
It's not his face they’re looking at
No makeup needed, trading online virtues
It feels alive

How long can opulence be mistaken with happiness?
At the end of day
The weight of this void, the wreck of his life
Are shattering him down

Spotlights on a dirty roulette
It's raining gold, it's raining tears
But nobody sees them
It's not his face they’re looking at
No makeup needed, trading online virtues
It feels alive

I wait with my heart beating madly
Before a show I know too well
You rule the stage in every moment
And I fall under your spell

I still believe your cruel deception
While you don’t even try to hide
I try to look away but I can't help
But yearn and scream inside

‘Cause you can make me cry if you want me to
You can make me die if you want me to
All that I am is in your hands

I am again the intended victim
Alone, awaiting your torment
You rage on my exhausted mind
Until you know there’s nothing left

You can make me cry if you want me to
You can make me die if you want me to
All that I am spoils in your hands

This is your moment now [ad lib]
Once again your lies will save us all

You can make me cry if you want me to
You can make me die if you want me to
All that I am is in your hands
Don’t pretend that I mean something to you
I’m here to kill your time when you’re tired or bored
All that I am ruins in your hands

Tainted night, I can’t sleep
[I] feel the dark is smothering me

Stuck on this cold soil
I can't breathe and [I] drown in the dark
While my mind falls apart

My whole world is crashing in
(But I can no longer escape)
Echoes of a melody
(That no one will listen again)
Wounds are still open
Burning out loud
Memories won't ever fade out

Rough black night, I can’t dream
Pain and dark are suffocating me
All my fears torture me
And I know I won’t get out of it
The Earth is quaking
I can't breathe and no one's around
It's so cold inside and I can't hear you calling my name

My whole world is crashing in
(And I can no longer escape)
Echoes of a melody
(That no one will listen again)
There’s no hand to dry my tears
(I sink deeper into despair)
You will never hear me scream
Wounds are still open
Burning out loud
Memories won't ever fade out

My whole world is crashing in
(And I can no longer escape)
Echoes of a melody
(That no one will listen again)
Wounds are still open
Burning out loud
Memories won't ever fade out

Red zone, no one’s safe
Thousands lonely people
Each in their own crystal case
We reach out to grab a fragment of reality

We grope in the dark
Looking for reassurance
We cling to our gods
But they’ve gone for good
Not listening to our prayers

Freedom has never been so binding

I see the light
We’re gonna rise again
Holding hands
When the darkness is far away
Nobody’s stronger than us when we join
We’ll overcome the challenge with pride
I see the light

Distant, tired, outcasts
There is no relief left
And when tensions rise
Can't trust anyone
They’re coming to take us

Freedom has never been so blinding

I see the light
We’re gonna rise again
Holding hands
When the darkness is far away
Nobody’s stronger than us when we join
We’ll overcome the challenge with pride

If only we realized how strong we are
That the power’s already in our hands
Ready to be shared

Freedom has never been so handy

I see the light
We’re gonna rise again
Holding hands
When the darkness is far away
Nobody’s stronger than us when we join
We’ll overcome the challenge with pride
I see the light