1. The Narrow Gates Of Emptiness

"For wide is the Gate and broad is the Road that leads to Destruction"
Matthew 7:13-14

Building to Crisis; a Retreat is no Option
The Plan of Aggression is doomed from its Birth
True to my Oath, I fight to my last Breath
Then you will know that I shall not return

Faces in Blood as the Tale is unfolded
Surrender forbidden; last of my Fiend be killed
The Noose is tightened, my Veins bleeding dry
Oh, God of War; don't leave me here to die

Will you leave me to let me die on my own?
Steal my Thunder and lead me into the Unknown

Left in the Lurch; the Tides are turning
Temperature drops yet still I'm burning
Disease and Despair; the Siege wearing on
My noble Lord; tell me why was I born

Stripped of my Rank; I have failed to conquer
The Kittle will close; increasing Signs of Danger
Starvation begins to reap my Mind and Soul
Failed to assert my vile Authority

Final Triumph, my finest Hour will come
Aim to achieve Salvation from Above

Enduring the Death March
The long Winter Wait
Bombing the Wasteland
Converted to Emptiness

Building a Firewall
Intruders are drawing near
Shelter behind the Faith
In this eternal Tomb

Sectarian Violence
Stemming from Ignorance
Teachings of Wickedness
In this immoral Pool

Controlling the Masses
A System of Fear
Dismissive of Evidence
Taking on the infinite Regress

Full Retreat into the Depths of Hell
Baptized in Blood, there is no Wishing Well
National Mourning; waging War of Attrition
Tattered Collection of walking living Dead

Shrunken Heads of the strangled Remains
Disposal of Bodies; penetrating Reality
Rain turns to Snow; I feel the final Blow
No breaking out; I face eternal Cold

How can I be scared of this Moment of Death?
Staring into the narrow Gates of Emptiness
How can I be scared of this Moment of Death?
When I am staring into the narrow Gates of Emptiness

EMPTINESS

2. Believers In The Mist

Rising, growing in the Haze
Hiding in the Maze
Fading in a Trench of Disbelief

You say Death is an Illusion
Acts of plain Exclusion
Godless Slaves consigned to Paradise

Launch into the Sacrilege
Cloaked in Capes of Faith
Lining up the Case against the Martyrs demonizing Infidels

No Pressure to resist
A Failure to exist
They crumble yet persist
The Believers in the Mist

Derived from the early Days of Youth
From the fearful Time of Truth
Abolishing the Feeling of Solitude

Engines of Narrow-mindedness
Prostration of the Faithful
The great Light of the Church is turning dim

Launch into the Sacrilege
Cloaked in Capes of Faith
Lining up the Case against the Martyrs demonizing Infidels

No Pressure to resist
A Failure to exist
They crumble yet persist
The Believers in the Mist

Deferring to the Dogmas for the Glory of your God
Springing from the Womb of Man, these Horrors to justify
Accepting life-destroying Myths as the never-ending Truth
The Dangers of Rigidity entailing all the Blind

Inserted by the Hand of God, a Devil in Disguise
Bringing forth his Proclamations doomed to end the Times
Into this Void, he brought us Hope and paved the Way for Grief
Subverted by dogmatic Views, Deviation leads you straight to Hell

Launch into the Sacrilege
Cloaked in Capes of Faith
Lining up the Case against the Martyrs demonizing Infidels

No Pressure to resist
A Failure to exist
They crumble yet persist
The Believers in the Mist

3. Threshold To Oblivion (My Wrecked Mind)

Means to an End, that's what we are
Try to please them but they don't care
Punch through the Halo of Make-belief
Make or Break is the Root of it all

Under the Pretence of Humanity
We fight of Freedom, Sovereignty
Heavy Casualties, there's no free Will
Final Glory and Satisfaction

Heavy Rain of red Tears turns my
Road into Seas of Sludge,
We're dancing on a hellish Minefield
Corpses crawling forwards through the Mire
Playing Tricks on my Desire
And you know that we shall all burst into Flames

Strain on me on the Verge of Demise
Seraph of Triumph has abandoned me
No Peace from Strangers, Hallmark of Death
Launched Assault on my Confidence

Batter my Way into the Fortress of Lies
Determination increasing my Skill
Join me on my notorious Campaign
Feel my Power grow within the Hour

Creating universal Grief for the Foe within us all
We're grinding to a Halt in this Hellhole
Yield to the Forces of the Damned
Torches for the High Command
And you know that we shall all burst into Flames

Come and let me show you the Way into my wrecked Mind
You will see my Ship on the Bottom of the restless Sea
Bodies tear their Way through my Mind like in a Firestorm
Fear is rising; Hope is fading as the Whirlwind breaks loose

Heavy Rain of red Tears turns my
Road into Seas of Sludge,
We're dancing on a hellish Minefield
Corpses crawling forwards through the Mire
Playing Tricks on my Desire
And you know that we shall all burst into Flames

4. Salvation

Come and save me from Desolation
From this Circle of Hell
Atmosphere of Cold and Bleakness
Like a Flaw in my Eye

Caught in the Act of deserting
In this Wilderness
Distant Shape of my own Life coming
Beneath a Veil of Grief

Sitting on the shady Sideline
Watching Bigotry
Manifest of utter Madness
Exploiting Loyalty

Misconceived by the flogging Masses
By these deluded Sheep
Mindless Slaughter of the Feeble
Fulfilling God's Design

Dying Hands to ring the Bell that tolls for all of us
Sanctify the Ignorance for those who don't believe
Created sick by the Divine into a wicked Cult
Leading down the endless Path of Pretence

Outside the Bounds of Pain
Inside the Acid Rain
Silently waiting for Death to occur

At War with Humanity
Sworn into Secrecy
Seeking Salvation to shun Loneliness

Gloating in Triumph in Front of the Masses
Casting a Shadow on Generations to come
Crippled by Years of sheer Assent and Denial
Leaving a Hole in Morality

Translating the Feeling of Awe into Hatred
Path-breaking Holocaust; the Void is immense
Perversion of Spirits, subservient Behavior
Under the poisoned Clouds of Doctrines, we rot

Dying Hands to ring the Bell that tolls for all of us
Sanctify the Ignorance for those who don't believe
Created sick by the Divine into a wicked Cult
Leading down the endless Path of Pretence

Outside the Bounds of Pain
Inside the Acid Rain
Silently waiting for Death to occur

At War with Humanity
Sworn into Secrecy
Seeking Salvation to shun Loneliness

5. As We Perish

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