REAPER RIPPED APART

Reaper Ripped Apart
Nights we spent trying to reach an unreachable dream
I was climbing up, step by step, side by side;
To you – I gave my heart and soul
Many troubles we faced together
Many times our blood was shed
And against nothing we fought
The road goes down spilling our hope
The rain pours down ripping our wings
Happiness turning to haughtiness
We’ve reached the end of a dream
Leaving you behind without leaving a trace
I’m the first to jump
The blood I shed for you is worthless
To you – My dreams mean nothing but ashes
It’s done – I tear you apart for my own good
Thus our meaningless fight comes to an end
The road goes down spilling our hope
The rain pours down ripping our wings
I’ve been knocked down
Before the first punch
Lying down, dragged by grief, I’ve been watching you;
The road goes down spilling our hope
The rain pours down ripping our wings
The road goes down spilling our hope
The rain pours down ripping our wings
TENETS

Tenets
In a labyrinth of madness is where I lie now
Caught in between your mischief and traps
Go and keep your ideals away from my mind and my soul
Stay away from me and don’t push me those stupid tenets
I go back again to the same old corner
Where I left all my hope in mankind
Go and keep your ideals away from my mind and my soul
Stay away from me and don’t push me those stupid tenets
NEVERMORE

The Following
You gather followers
You hold the knife
With dark power
You summon the raven
I will follow you Nevermore
Oh, I will follow you Nevermore
Your Gothic Sea
Is filled with the blood
Of your followers
Not even the youngest
Were spared
The heartbroken man is coming to get you now
I will follow you Nevermore
Oh, I will follow you Nevermore
Your ressurection is everlasting
The corpses are piling up
You can hide no longer
And the cult ends now
This is The Following
I will follow you Nevermore
Oh, I will follow you Nevermore
Your Gothic Sea
Is filled with the blood
Of your followers
The corpses are piling up
You can hide no longer
And the cult ends now
Tenets
In a labyrinth of madness is where I lie now
Caught in between your mischief and traps
Go and keep your ideals away from my mind and my soul
Stay away from me and don’t push me those stupid tenets
I go back again to the same old corner
Where I left all my hope in mankind
Go and keep your ideals away from my mind and my soul
Stay away from me and don’t push me those stupid tenets
Lamplighter
It’s almost midnight
There’s a shadow coming through the alleys
Carrying his lighting pole
It’s almost midnight
There are only shadowns prowling in the night
Out of oil, out of fire
No one is coming to keep us from the dark
We need a light to lead the way
And who shall bring the light?
During the strongest storm
We need someone to lead the way
In the darkest hours
We need a light to lead the way
And who shall bring the light?
Fading into the night
We need to find the light at the end of the tunnel
Running through shadowy places
No one’s coming to keep us from the dark
We need a spark to light the way
And who shall bring the light?
Out of oil, out of fire
No one is coming to keep us from the dark
We need a light to lead the way
And who shall bring the light?
Lamplighter
Whose light is this?
Every street
Every square
He lights up
Every alley in the darkness
GIVE ME A CHANCE

Give Me A Chance
Oh, woman
What you’re doing
Is driving me crazy
And still
I love you baby
But we can’t keep going like this
Why can’t you hear me say?
Oh, woman
This is so unfair
And I can’t control my feelings
Oh, dear
I’m tired of this game
I wanna be free as a bird
To live my life and do what I want to
I wanna be myself again, oh
Why can’t you hear me talking to you?
Why can’t you give me a chance?
Oh, my
I’m finding my way
Don’t you try to stop me now
Leave me, I know what I’m doing
Just keep your prayers for you
Why can’t you hear me talking to you?
Why can’t you give me a chance?
COME AROUND

Come Around
I’m sure we’re living in
The darkest times of all
There’s nothing left to do
But wait for the end
We faced worse before
Though nothing like this
It seems I’m living in
A nightmare
Yet here we are
Faces to the floor
Looking for tomorrow
As if it was yesterday
Here we are
Knees to the ground
Begging for forgiveness
To the mistakes we have made
We’ll come around, my friend
Sure, it seems hopeless
We’ll come around, my friend
Sure, it seems endless
We’ll come around, my friend
If we keep fighting till the end
Countless lives
Have gone before our eyes
There’s no one to blame
But ourselves
We’ve gone too far this time
But we can make it up for it
If we give ourselves
One more chance
Yet here we are
Living off this land
Taking everything
And not giving it back
Yet here we are
With fate in our hands
Turning the tables
While we still can
We’ll come around, my friend
Sure, it seems hopeless
We’ll come around, my friends
Sure, it seems endless
We’ll come around, my friend
If we keep fighting till the end
We’ll come around, my friend
Sure, it seems hopeless
We’ll come around, my friend
Sure, it seems endless
We’ll come around, my friend
If we keep fighting till the end
OKAMI SESSIONS

Weavers
Castaway, living in the shadows
just a lonely soul tryin’ to find some peace of mind
Travelling to distant lands, still singin the same old song
Miles and Miles away, deep into the shadows
Weavers of life
Screaming out their love
Their passion for living
Another cathartic day
Weavers of love
Screaming out their hearts
Just tryin’ to live
Another cathartic day
Everyone has their own demons to fight
Away from their rest
Still singing the same old song
Weavers of love
Screaming out their hearts
Just tryin’ to live
Another cathartic day
Just a castaway singing in the shadows
Singing about its daily fight
Still fight for something greater
Weavers of songs
Screaming out their lives
Letting their passion live
Another cathartic life
Reaper Ripped Apart
Nights we spent trying to reach an unreachable dream
I was climbing up, step by step, side by side;
To you – I gave my heart and soul
Many troubles we faced together
Many times our blood was shed
And against nothing we fought
The road goes down spilling our hope
The rain pours down ripping our wings
Happiness turning to haughtiness
We’ve reached the end of a dream
Leaving you behind without leaving a trace
I’m the first to jump
The blood I shed for you is worthless
To you – My dreams mean nothing but ashes
It’s done – I tear you apart for my own good
Thus our meaningless fight comes to an end
The road goes down spilling our hope
The rain pours down ripping our wings
I’ve been knocked down
Before the first punch
Lying down, dragged by grief, I’ve been watching you;
The road goes down spilling our hope
The rain pours down ripping our wings
The road goes down spilling our hope
The rain pours down ripping our wings
Valhalla
We come from the far north
We came with greed
Starving for pleasure
Longing for food
Raiding your land
Raping your culture
Valhalla – Is where I belong
Valhalla – Is where I’m going
We’ve settled down
And we want more
Looking for trouble
We’ve found joy
Raiding your land
Raping your culture
Taking your pride
Dying with honor
Valhalla – Is where I belong
Valhalla – Is where I’m from
We enslaved many in our way
Leaving the traces of our faith
Raiding our land
Rapind our culture
Taking our pride
Oh, Jesus Christ!
Valhalla – Is where I belong
Valhalla – Is where I’m from
Valhalla, Valhalla
Valhalla, Valhalla
Lamplighter
It’s almost midnight
There’s a shadow coming through the alleys
Carrying his lighting pole
It’s almost midnight
There are only shadowns prowling in the night
Out of oil, out of fire
No one is coming to keep us from the dark
We need a light to lead the way
And who shall bring the light?
During the strongest storm
We need someone to lead the way
In the darkest hours
We need a light to lead the way
And who shall bring the light?
Fading into the night
We need to find the light at the end of the tunnel
Running through shadowy places
No one’s coming to keep us from the dark
We need a spark to light the way
And who shall bring the light?
Out of oil, out of fire
No one is coming to keep us from the dark
We need a light to lead the way
And who shall bring the light?
Lamplighter
Whose light is this?
Every street
Every square
He lights up
Every alley in the darkness
I’ll Be Around
I was too blind to see
It was too dark to see
nobody could tell me, I had to see myself
But when I realized, it was too late
You pushed me around
You left me in the dark
And you drove me mad
Even if you pull me down
Even if you drag me down, I’ll be around
I’ll be around
You made me fall on my face
You left me behind and cursed my name
I travelled through whole lands just to find an answer
I looked everywhere trying to find a reason
I was such a fool
I never saw it coming
I ignored ‘cause I trusted you
Even if you pull me down
Even if you drag me down, I’ll be around
I’ll be around
Even if you pull me down
Even if you drag me down, I’ll be around
I’ll be around
You pushed me around
You left me in the dark
And you drove me mad
I was such a fool
I never saw it coming
I ignored ‘cause I trusted you
Even if you pull me down
Even if you drag me down, I’ll be around
I’ll be around
Even if you pull me down
Even if you drag me down, I’ll be around
I’ll be around
Face Of a Clown
I’ve seen your face many times before
And I could not believe what I saw
Do as you please,
I know that old trick
I can see you’ve got a face of a clown
Don’t try to fool me, you old prick
‘Cause now I know where you’ve been, you cannot fool me
Do as you please,
I know that old trick
I can see you’ve got a face of a clown, a face of a clown
I cannot believe what I’ve done
You’ve been here for far too long, don’t you ever come back
Don’t you dare
Do as you please,
I know that old trick
I can see you’ve got a face of a clown, a face of a clown
A face of a clown, a face of a clown, a face of clown, a face of clown
A face of a clown, a face of clown, a face of a clown, a face of a clown
Tenets
In a labyrinth of madness is where I lie now
Caught in between your mischief and traps
Go and keep your ideals away from my mind and my soul
Stay away from me and don’t push me those stupid tenets
I go back again to the same old corner
Where I left all my hope in mankind
Go and keep your ideals away from my mind and my soul
Stay away from me and don’t push me those stupid tenets
HOLLOW

Hollow
As days go by I feel emptiness feeling my heart
It doesn’t matter how many times I try, you keep coming by
My days are filled with anything but life
I’m a slave to fate trapped here in this maze
Just a prowling souless shell with nothing more to tell
Just a prowling souless shell with nothing more to tell
Yet my journey seems endless, my goals mean nothing, though
I keep going on and on and on and on
Just a prowling souless shell with nothing more to tell
Just a prowling souless shell with nothing more to tell
I can’t hear you anymore (anymore)
I can’t feel you anymore (anymore)
As long as I go hollow, I live no more
Just a prowling souless shell with nothing more to tell
Just a prowling souless shell with nothing more to tell
Just a prowling souless shell with nothing more to tell
Just a prowling souless shell with nothing more to tell
SPINNING ROUNDABOUT

Spinning Roundabout
Too much inside my head
It feels like a bomb about to explode
Many feelings dancing in my head
It feels like I am getting dizzy
A lot of voices in my head
It feels like I am going crazy
(In this roundabout)
Spinning around and around
Everything is going numb
Spinning around and around
There is nothing to hold on to
So much noise in my head
It feels like I am going crazy
(In this roundabout)
Spinning around and around
Everything is going down
Spinning around and around
There is nothing to hold on to
Spinning around and around
Everything is going numb
Spinning around and around
There is nothing to hold on to
Spinning around and around
Everything is going down
Spinning around and around
There is nothing to hold on to
CATHARTIC CATASTROPHE
Cathartic Catastrophe
My hands are killing me
I got this guitar so I could cope with this world
My life was made of nothing but nightmares
NOW! I sing this song
NOW! I play this sad song
(my fingers are killing me – my fingers are bleeding)
But I won’t stop until everything goes away
My feelings are killing me
I bought this cigar so I could cope with the world
(My life is made of) everything but dreams (everything but dreams)
NOW! I weep this song
NOW! I play this sad song
(my head is spinning fast – my hands are going numb)
But I won’t stop until everything goes away
NOW! I cry this song
NOW! I play this sad song
(my body is aching – my heart is aching)
But I won’t stop not until everything’s burnt away
SOLDIER (OF DEATH)
Soldier Of Death
Rise up from the arms of death
To serve his master is his only purpose
Don’t confuse slavery with love
That’s the only reason to keep going on
He carries the souls whithin his pendants
Like the ones we wear in times of war, times of war
To carry the love and the memory
Of our beloved ones long gone
The sickle cuts deep, the pain is cold
The wind is sharp and the souls are gone
His only weapon against death
Time itself built from the land
Where no one sleeps and no one returns
One man’s army against the whisper of fate
One man’s army against the forces of time
This is the army
This is the army
This is the army of death
These are the soldiers of death
DROWNING

Since you’ve been gone, you’ve left me drowning in this sea of doubts
That you call life
I call it a lie
Since you’ve been gone, you’ve left me drowning in this sea of fire
That you call life
I call it a lie
The fire around us, swallowing our home
Burning our skin, devouring our soul
It’s killing everything you’ve once called family
I can’t believe, What have you done?
My mind is a blur
I cannot remember what I didn’t see
My mind is a mess
I cannot recall what I didn’t hear
My mind is blank
I cannot weave what hasn’t been torn
All I do is deal with so much pain
Pain
I shake myself, I cut myself
I’m drowning in this sea
Since you’ve been gone, you’ve left me drowning in this sea of facts
That I call life
You call it a lie
BY MUD

By Mud
A city above the clouds
Full of stories, full of songs
Many dreams flying through the skies,
In the minds and the hearts of all people who live there
The clouds got darker and darker,
the rain poured heavier and heavier,
And people ran faster and faster as everything got swallowed by mud
A life brought into this world
Full of love, full of hope
A dream shattered into the air
Memories and hard work of all the people who lived there
The tears dropped faster and faster,
The pain hurt harder and harder,
The days grew darker and darker as everything got swallowed by mud
A future tainted forever
In the lives of those,
Those who survived the horror,
The one they brought upon themselves
Their lives cracked wide open,
Their hearts broken in pieces,
Their future grew darker and daker as everything was taken by mud
BRAINSTORM

Brainstorm
Memories
Strike me like
Lightning flashes in the night sky
Furious hurricane chasing me
The rain is heavy, the wind is sharp
The night is pitch black
All I can see are little sparks far beyond my view
I’ll have to mend
The pieces of my shattered life
You have once torn apart
The rain is heavy, the wind is sharp
The night is pitch black
All I can see are little sparks far beyond my view
The rain is heavy, the wind is sharp
The night is pitch black
All I can see are little sparks far beyond my view
Boredom
This boredom is killing me this silence is killing
This emptiness is filling me, there’s nothing else but boredom
Feels like forever
Taking me away
Leads me nowhere
I’m falling into despair
Feels like a disease
Taking me down
Tears me apart
Falling into tears
Feels like forever
Taking me away
Leads me nowhere
I’m falling into despair
Feels like a disease
Taking me down
Tears me apart
Falling into tears
This boredom is killing me this silence is killing
This emptiness is filling me, there’s nothing else but boredom
This boredom is killing me this silence is killing
This emptiness is filling me, there’s nothing else but boredom
This boredom is killing me this silence is killing
This emptiness is filling me, there’s nothing else
This void is filling me, there’s nothing else but boredom
Electric Lies
You’ve been mistreated
You’ve been changed
And there’s nothing you can do about it
You’ve been told not to love
You’ve been told not to hurt
You’ve been told only to obey the lies
Your life is a lie
Your mind is full of lies
And there’s nothing you can do about it
You’ve been told not to love
You’ve been told not to hurt
You’ve been told only to obey the lies
Brainwashing wasn’t enough to save you from this nightmare
Your soul wasn’t enough to save you from this nightmare
And now you’re trapped here forever and ever
Until the day you die
You die
Out
whenever I feel troubled or lost
This is where I put everything in place
With a pen in my hand and paper in front of me
Whenever I’ve been bothered, ignored
This is where I pull every aside
With pain in my head and paper in front of me
I let it all out
I leave the past behind
I bring it back to life
Just need to let it out
Whatever I’m feeling down
This is who I can’t pretend to be
With blood on my hands and paper in front of me
I let it all out
I leave the past behind
I bring it back to life
Just need to let it out
I let it all out
I leave the past behind
I bring it back to life
Just need to let it out
I let it all out
I leave the past behind
I bring it back to life
just need to let it out
I let it all out
I leave the past behind
I bring it back to life
Just need to let it out
I let it out
I leave the past behind
I bring it back to life
Just need to let it out
I let it all out
I leave the past behind
I bring it back to life
Just need to let it out
Cry Out
You won’t let me down
You won’t let me out
Just cause you got some attitude it doesn’t mean I got one
You can’t hold it any longer and I will let it out
Cry out your heart
Cry out your soul
You will bring me down
But you won’t take my heart away
It doesn’t matter how hard you try, I won’t let go
You can’t get something it ain’t yours, I won’t let go
Cry out your heart
Cry out your soul
You can’t hear me out
And I will bring you down
I can’t hold it any longer and I will let it out
Just ‘cause you have some attitude it doesn’t mean I got none
Cry out your heart
Cry out your soul
The Cage
Once you’ve become a prisioner
It’s difficult to let go
Let go of all emotions
That surround you in your cage
The bars set upon your eyes
They’re only there because
We deeply need them to be
Only a prisioner can see
I CAN NOT LET GO
I CAN NOT CONTROL
I CAN NOT LET GO
Of all which imprisions me
Twice you’ve been caught
At the same old spot
Feelings coming towards you
Hitting with the might they bear
The walls built up upon ourselves
They’re only there because
We deeply need them to be
Only a prisioner can see
I CAN NOT LET GO
I CAN NOT CONTROL
I CAN NOT LET GO
Of all which imprisions me
I CAN NOT LET GO
I CAN NOT CONTROL
I CAN NOT LET GO
Of all which surrounds me
Of all which imprisions me
Time to get out
Time to leave this place for good
Jail-break, it’s time to leave
To leave it all behind
I CAN NOT LET GO
I CAN NOT CON-ROL
I CAN NOT LET GO
Of all which imprisions me
I CAN NOT LET GO
I CAN NOT CON-ROL
I CAN NOT LET GO
Of all which surrounds me
Of all which imprisions me
Of all which surrounds me
Of all which imprisions me
FROM SILENCE TO CHAOS

From Silence To Chaos
Everyone is so lost
In their own reality
They cannot see
What happens before their eyes
Madness has taken over
Chaos emerges
No one can see
This foolishness
They’re trying to push on us
With all their might
Madness has taken over
Chaos emerges
This crazy world we’re living in
Has become the new reality
Don’t lose your mind
Everything is fine
Don’t waste your time
Keep living the lie
Lunatics have taken over
Hatred emerges
We’ve given them a voice
Isntead of reason
Madness has taken over
Chaos emerges
This crazy world we’re living in
Has become the new normality
Don’t lose your mind
Everything is fine
Don’t waste your time
Keep living the lie
Don’t lose your mind
Everything is fine
Don’t waste your time
Keep living the lie
DYSTOPIAN TALES
Golden Heart
I travelled so much looking for you
Though you were here all along
My heart burns for you and now that I’d finally found you
I cannot let you go
Please, don’t let go
Please, embrace me
Fists of fire, ametyst eyes
You fill my heart with hope
My soul burns for you and now that I’d finally met you
I won’t let it go
Please, don’t let go, my golden heart
Please, embrace me, my golden heart
Fill this dream with hope and love
Clean this trail of hate and betrayal
Don’t let them clip your wings
Don’t give up your dreams
Fly like a raven
Across the skies
Fight your enemies
Before they rise
Ride like the wind
On a winter’s night
Stay strong
And don’t say goodbye
Goodbye
Lost an arm, lost your pride
Fill your heart with anger
Let it out, don’t let it corrupt you
You will fight again
Please, don’t let go, my golden heart
Please, embrace me, my golden heart
Fill this dream with hope and love
Clean this trail of hate and betrayal
Don’t let them clip your wings
Don’t give up your dreams
Fly like a raven
Across the skies
Fight your enemies
Before they rise
Ride like the wind
On a winter’s night
Stay strong
And don’t say goodbye
Fly like a raven across the skies
Fight your enemies before they rise
Ride like the wind on a winter’s night
Stay strong and…
Fly like a raven across the skies
Fight your enemies before they rise
Ride like the wind on a winter’s night
Stay strong and don’t say goodbye
Too Tired
By the end of the day
When it’s all dark and gray
I feel this feeling filling me up
Like some kind of disease, taking my body
Taking my soul
It’s like I lost my way
It’s like I lost my will
The will to keep moving
The will to keep breathing
It’s like I lost my love
And the will to keep going
It’s like I lost all hope
And the will too keep moving
Or maybe I’m just too tired
By the end of the season
When it’s all dead and gone
I feel this emptiness emptying me
Like some kind of disaster
Tearing my heart, tearing my self
It’s like I lost my mind
And the will to keep moving
It’s like I lost my sight
And the will to keep trying
Or maybe I’m just too tired
Too tired to keep breathing
Or maybe I’m just too tired
Tired of trying
Tired of living
Tired of dying
Tired of trying
By the end of time
When it’s all gloomy and doomy
I feel this fear taking me down
Like some kind of monster
Taking body, taking my soul
Locked Up
From head to toe been chained
Inside this tower been locked
No one but me ‘round here
It’s quite lonely for me
Been captive for quite a while
Been waiting for quite a while
Can someone, please
Oh, please free me
In the end there are no friends
All along you’ve been fooling yourself
In the end there are no threats
‘Cause you’re the jailer of your own hell
Dusty room, darkness at noon
I’m locked inside this doom
No one but me and myself
Been singing for quite a while
Been crying for quite a while
Can someone please
Oh, please kill me
In the end there are no friends
All along you’ve been fooling yourself
In the end there are no threats
‘Cause you’re the jailer of your own hell
‘Cause you’re the jailer of your own hell
Being trapped for so long
Makes you wonder too long
Being trapped for so long
Makes you wander too long
In the end there are no friends
All along you’ve been fooling yourself
In the end you pretend
‘Cause you’re the jailer of your own hell
‘Cause you’re the jailer of your own hell
‘Cause you’been chasing your own tail
And now you’ve buried yourself too deep
Drowning
Since you’ve been gone, you’ve left me drowning in this sea of doubts
That you call life
I call it a lie
Since you’ve been gone, you’ve left me drowning in this sea of fire
That you call life
I call it a lie
The fire around us, swallowing our home
Burning our skin, devouring our soul
It’s killing everything you’ve once called family
I can’t believe, What have you done?
My mind is a blur
I cannot remember what I didn’t see
My mind is a mess
I cannot recall what I didn’t hear
My mind is blank
I cannot weave what hasn’t been torn
All I do is deal with so much pain
Pain
I shake myself, I cut myself
I’m drowning in this sea
Since you’ve been gone, you’ve left me drowning in this sea of facts
That I call life
You call it a lie
The Voyage
To cold places I’ve been but nowhere like my mind
You don’t know what it’s like to be left behind
In this room where I lock myself
Is the only place to hide away from all the feelings that I feel
You’re the one I most fear
Nowhere to run
Nowehere to hide
Nothing to say
No one to save you
To dark places I’ve been but nowhere like my life
You don’t know what it feels like to be left in the dark
This is not the way I feel
This is not the road I choose to go
From all the things I think about
You’re the most I care about
Nowhere to run
Nowehere to hide
Nothing to say
No one to save you
No! No one to save! You’re all alone!
Black Swan
Spreading her little wings
She flew into my dreams
The way she gazes at me
Shakes my inner core
Like a spreading disease
She’s taking me down
Little by litle I feel
The hammer coming down
Black feathers keep falling in
On one look and she has petrified me
No way back I’ve got to be strong
One flip of her wings and you are gone
Her glare can tear one’s heart apart
Then she says: “you ought to be mine”
Moving her lips she’s cursing me
Moving her hips she’s seducing me
Little by little I’m falling
And I know I won’t return
Dancing in the wind
Cast-ing a spell on me
Conjuring the fallen one
Black feathers keep coming in
On one look and she has destroyed me
No way back I’ve got to be strong
Only one blink and you are gone
Spreading her little wings
Spreading her little wings
Like a disease
Taking me down
Like a disease
Taking me down
Like a disease
Taking me down
Like a disease
Taking me down
Like a disease
Taking me down
Yeah!!
Black feathers keep rising in
On one look and she had had me
No way back I can’t be freed
Only one kiss and she is over me