1. Silent Rapture

The weight is on your shoulders
And the path is straight ahead
But no one has come this far to guide you
No one's here to lead the way

To beg forgiveness – and purify the soul
To carve your mark – into the soil

Our hands are tied – our eyes are blind

Our hands are tied – we have lost this vision – we're still gripping for the past

Some words are better left unspoken
At last the silence will prevail
Soaking in blood
Embraced by shadows of the past

When the light fades – wash the pain away
Forgot to beg forgiveness – and purify the soul

This silent rapture
A last requiem

Our hands are tied we have lost this vision – we're still gripping for the past

This silent rapture
The loss of virtue

In isolation – the silent rapture
Short of breath – the last requiem
Hands are tied – gripping for the past
Still mourning – the loss of virtue

2. Spineless Kingdom

Breed this chaos – like swarming flies
Praise the blindness – born without eyes

Smell the breath of all these demons
Taste the madness in your mouth
The stench of all this slavery
Doomed to fail and to expire

Inside the spineless kingdom they come to bleed

Breed this chaos – like swarming flies
Inside the spineless kingdom the crippled will shine
Praise the blindness – born without eyes
Inside the mass of madness the chaos will rise

Watch the saint become the martyr
Forsaken, crippled and betrayed,
Behold this blessing
Enlightened by the other side

Feast of the helpless
On this altar of shame
Nameless forgotten belief
Grows weaker and weaker

To receive this unholy blessing
By the paralyzed ones
Once again a pathetic judgment
That cannot be undone

Inside the spineless kingdom the crippled will shine

Feast of the helpless
On this altar of shame
Nameless forgotten belief
Grows weaker and weaker

3. Through Aching Aeons

Every step seems to move you back, every breath feels like your last
Pushing forward in this endless strive – slipping one step further down

How we subside – when we can taste the end

Through these aeons – through these aching times
Reject the urge for closure – endure this struggle to prevail

Until the end is here – the strive must triumph
When all is done, when the weight on your back is dragging you down

Before time runs out – we cannot leave this place
Before time runs out – through aching aeons

Pave your way through the darkest path
Drag your cross through eternity
Sense a light in the distant horizon

Before time runs out – we cannot leave this place
Before time runs out – through aching aeons

Through aching aeons

How we subside – when we can taste the end
Eternal strive – through aching aeons

When time runs out – we cannot end this infinite march
When all is done – this cross is carved into our souls

We must – endure – these aching aeons
Eternal strive – through aching aeons

4. In This Embrace

A twisted turn, a painful warp of life
A burning pain, the emptiness unveil
Closer – step by step and day by day
Father – out of reach it slips away

The panic comes alive
It all becomes unreal
Can't hide, can't shut down,
Dragged through this void of despair

A crippled dream, a broken soul remain
A downward spiral – will take you down
Closer – step by step and day by day
Father – out of reach it slips away

Sickening – a breath away
Brace yourself for a new day

Can't see through the shadows
Can't find the way to go
A fragile hope is trembling
Dragged through this void of despair

The ashes of what remains

With trembling hands I move away
Loosing grip yet once again

Something is closing in
Helpless in this embrace

Helpless in this embrace
The ashes of what remains

With trembling hands I move away
Loosing grip yet once again
I'm cut wide open
I'm cut wide open

With trembling hands I move away
Loosing grip yet once again
I'm cut wide open
I'm cut wide open

5. Beneath The Bleeding Sky

Inside this storm we cannot breathe
the sheltered peace is deceptive
Revert to silence when no one dares to speak
Just a breath away – we are choking

In this dark premonition – it is all out of hand
Uprising of fear when the savior is dying

Another day will dawn upon the ones who feel this tension
This fear will feed us all until we choke on this intimidation

Still inside the storm
Watch you try to heal – it's fragile
One day closer now – beneath the bleeding sky

This bliss is fragile
Life is at stake – but no one is bothered

Another day will dawn upon the ones who feel this tension
This fear will feed us all until we choke on this intimidation

Hold your breath – now it's divine
Trapped in a sickening dance

The sky will fall upon us all
This will make you bleed
And mourn what you lose
Curse that you are left all alone

Still inside the storm
Watch you try to heal – it's fragile
One day closer now – beneath the bleeding sky
We fall together

6. Slither

Slither on your way down
Staring without the glow
Scratching at the surface
Fingers carve until they bleed
Hovering above
Carving holes into your soul

When this beautiful companion
Push you further down below

Amputation of the mind
Cleansing – by the hand of the believer

Moving towards the edge now
Closer to what we fear
Scratching at the surface
Feed our minds until we starve

Suffocate in this maze – breathing dust into your lungs
Gaze upon salvation – as you beg upon your knees

Slither – downwards
With blinded eyes

Slither on your way down
Staring without the glow
Scratching at the surface
Fingers carve until they bleed
Hovering above
Carving holes into your soul

When this blessing turns to dust
And this beautiful companion
Push you further down below
And carve a hole into your soul

7. Divine Blindness

We feed the starving minds
Make them run in circles
All imploding now – decay and dissolution

Empty eyes reflects a twisted shape of innocence
We drown in doubt together devouring humiliation

Breeding life – in denial
Crucifixion of the soul
To stop this bleeding deep inside

Turn away – when it falls apart

Starving mind – race in circles
Drown in doubt – devouring humiliation
This blissful ignorance will bring us comfort

Turn your face away

When they fall you turn away
This blindness will bring us peace
But no one will come for you
To stop your bleeding

This blindness will be your fall
The guilt will devour us all

Strive through a new beginning
Overwhelming –
This weight becomes your curse

Reach down – Unfold

Breeding life – in denial
Crucifixion of the soul
To stop this bleeding deep inside

8. Breathing The Ashes

Numb the pain that is in us all
This is the only way to heal
Beneath the surface of a bleeding soul
We breath the ashes as we fall
I see the way – before it's broken down and gone
I hear the words of a twisted burned out so

Until the pain is gone
We're left alone
Until the pain is gone
We're all alone

Eyes turn red – out of reach.

We breathe the ashes as we fall

Beneath the surface we try to breathe

Drive a nail into this open wound
Day by day it's getting worse
Crawling further back into the void
Pushing everything away

Share your pain and erase the blame
What's the point when it's too late
Moving forward and embrace the end
Your only exit is unknown

We breathe the ashes as we fall

Drive a nail into this open wound
Day by day it's getting worse
Crawling further back into the void
Pushing everything away

No one will ever be there – to help wash the blood from your hands

No one will ever be there
To help wash the blood from your hands
And no one will ever be there
To fix what is broken
To stop you from falling

9. Our Departure

Burns like a blistering plague
The end begins with all of us
Crawl through the smoldering soil
Make your way into the cold

Wrapped in retribution
This is a contest for the sick – a feast for the weak

Strive towards a distant horizon
Ignore the scars left in your path
Leave all your lingering hope
Seek salvation on your own

These sins will never be forgiven
In time this wounds bleed us dry
Make your way into the cold now
This shattered dream just flows away

By these lies – the past shall rise

Shattered virtue – depart with you

Crawl through the smoldering soil
Make your way into the cold

Leave all your lingering hope
This shattered dream just flows away

Wrapped in retribution
This is a feast for the weak

By these lies – the past shall rise

The virtue – flows away
Shattered – our departure

I fall with you
Our trace will fade
Depart with your
Our trace will face