1. Burning Hunger

Swore you'd quickly get to the top
Pushed by a drive that nothing could stop
A man on a mission with well thought-out schemes
Eagerly playing for the highest stakes
Devoid of scruples, just do what it takes
The end always justifies the means

But all the success you can find
Never feeds your appetite
You're gnawed by this

Burning hunger
– Deep inside –
You can't satisfy
'Cause the more you get, the more you need
A burning hunger
– You can't fight –
Possessing your mind
While your soul is consumed with greed

You think you must either kill or be killed
And no feelings could weaken your will
When you crush whoever stands in your way
You see friends as potential stepping stones
There's no-one you wouldn't trample on
To soothe your craving to own more every day

Your morbid obsession with gain
Is slowly wasting your brain
You're dying of this

Burning hunger
– Deep inside –
You can't satisfy
'Cause the more you get, the more you need
A burning hunger
– You can't fight –
Possessing your mind
While your soul is consumed with greed

A burning hunger
– Deep inside –
You can't satisfy
'Cause the more you get, the more you need
A burning hunger
– You can't fight –
Possessing your mind
While your soul is consumed with greed

2. Always A Stranger

All of my life I've been searching
Looking for a place I could fit in
But I never seemed to find the answers
To what I'm desperately seeking

I've been trying to know for so long
And I still wonder where I belong
It's been haunting my mind 'cause

It feels like I'm always a stranger
Wherever I go
Destined to wander forever
Out on my own
With no place I can call home

Millions of people around me
Build their lives on things I can't relate to
Why should I play a part and pretend to join them
Or deny what I believe to be true?

I can't conform to their shallow values
Nor abandon my fair right to choose
But it keeps me apart and

It feels like I'm always a stranger
Wherever I go
Destined to wander forever
Out on my own
With no place I can call home

I've been trying to know for so long
And I'm still wondering where I belong
I can't be the only one but

It feels like I'm always a stranger
Wherever I go
Destined to wander forever
Live all alone
And move on and on and on
It feels like I'm always a stranger
Wherever I go
Doomed to stray forever and ever
Out on my own
With no place I can call home

3. Edge Of Insanity

For years I've been tryin'
Tryin' so hard to find clues to explain
The reasons for all this chaos in your mind
You know, I've been searchin'
On and on but I still don't understand
What's in your head or what you can feel inside
When Jekyll turns to Hyde

You're such a two-sided enigma
Reeling between extremes
Prone to crazy fits of behavior
The other part of you fears

Personalities at war
On the battlefield of your tortured mind
Blurring your senses in this fight
But tell me

Why can't you pull through
And put an end to this misery?
You're walking a fine line
On the edge of insanity

You try to keep your deeds under control
But as soon as you lose ground
Then you switch to your dark alter ego
And let your demons out

A struggle within yourself
Your worst enemy hides inside your head
Destroying your life day by day
So tell me

Why can't you pull through
And put an end to this misery?
You're walking a fine line
On the edge of insanity – Insanity

Personalities at war
On the battlefield of your tortured mind
Blurring your senses in this fight
But tell me

Why can't you pull through
And put an end to this misery?
You're walking a fine line
On the edge of insanity
When will I pull through
And get out of this misery?
I'm walking a fine line
On the edge of insanity – Insanity – Insanity

4. When The Night

Still a child, you left your home
To see the world and reach for your dreams
But your innocence soon came undone
'Cause you lost your way and the price you paid
Left you forever scarred and torn

When the night falls on the city
And the lights start shining
The same feeling always takes hold of you
All these memories of your past life
Suddenly come back to your mind
Stirring up the deep hurt you carry inside

You've been in hell and you came through
Fought your way out for a new beginning
But ghosts from yesterday remain with you
And the wasted years, the taste of tears
Seem like they'll never fade away

When the night falls on the city
And the lights start shining
The same feeling always takes hold of you
All these memories of your past life
Suddenly come back to your mind
Stirring up the deep hurt you carry inside

There's so much you've been through
For such a long time
And the brave face you put on can't conceal
That your wounds will never heal

When the night falls on the city
And the lights start shining
The same feeling always takes hold of you
All these memories of your past life
Suddenly come back to your mind
And it cuts you like a knife
When the night falls on the city
And the lights start shining
The same feeling always takes hold of you
Painful memories of your past life
Constantly come back to your mind
Stirring up the deep hurt you carry inside

5. Brainwashed

As soon as she's back home she's gotta turn on the screen
To get her dose of fantasy and forget her daily routine
That's how she learns what's in, what's out, what she must do to be cool
She also learns what she must buy if she doesn't wanna look like a fool

Her life couldn't be any different
Filled by all this magic she craves
Entertainment rules!

– Brainwashed – For hours every day
She's drowned in illusion
'Til her consciousness slips away
– Brainwashed – Out of touch and mesmerized
She's force fed with data
Leaving no space for thought in her mind

He likes to claim he's a responsible, well informed citizen
Society, politics, he's an opinionated man
And since he's gotta know what's goin' on all over the planet
He spends a lot of time watching the all-news channels

So proud to live in a land of freedom
No doubt could ever shade his certainty
Democracy rules!

– Brainwashed – For hours every day
He's drowned in illusion
'Til his consciousness slips away
– Brainwashed – And tricked by a pack of lies
His head's crammed with data
Leaving no space for thought in his mind

Let's face it, we're all prisoners of the system
Dumbed down so that we never realize
Manipulation rules!

– Brainwashed – For hours every day
We're drowned in illusion
'Til our consciousness slips away
– Brainwashed – To keep our dreams alive
And prevent us from finding out
Who rules from behind
– Brainwashed – Over and over again
In this world of make-believe
Truth would look quite insane
– Brainwashed – Carefree, naive and blind
We're saturated with data
Leaving no space for thought in our minds

6. Hell Or High Water

I'm not the type to waste my time
Listening to back seat drivers' advice
Dead against any compromise
I stick to my guns, no matter the price

'Cause I know what I'm heading for
And nothing's gonna hold me down

Come hell or high water
I'll continue on my way
I'll carry on
Through thick and thin, never hesitating
Hell or high water
Getting stronger every day
And true to myself to the end

I'm not the type to socialize
To join some renowned fools' parade
I keep away from phony smiles
And any backslapping masquerade

My road is straight and narrow
I'm in control, I am free

Come hell or high water
I'll continue on my way
I'll carry on
Through thick and thin, never hesitating
Hell or high water
Getting stronger every day
And true to myself to the end

Come hell or high water
I'll continue on my way
I'll carry on
Through thick and thin, never hesitating
Hell or high water
Getting stronger every day
And true to myself to the end
Come hell or high water
I'll continue on my way
I'll carry on
Through thick and thin, never ever givin' in
Hell or high water
I'll hold on tight and stay
True to myself to the end
To the end
Right to the end
To the end

7. The Black Mark

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8. Mercy

I used to take your loyalty for granted
I could have bet my life on you
That's why it hurt so bad to find out
How you took me for a fool

So please don't come and tell me
That we can still make a brand new start
You 've shown your talent for treason
And today I know who you really are
There's no turning back and

Don't beg for mercy 'cause you sealed your fate
You had all your chances but now it's too late
Don't beg for mercy when all hope is gone
You've got to pay for all that you've done

Before I learnt, you thought you were so clever
As the crooked master of the game
Now you must face the consequences
With no-one but yourself to blame

So please don't come and tell me
That we can still find an easy way out
I've got no room for forgiveness
You just fell from grace, you'd better give up the fight
Or you could only make things worse and

Don't beg for mercy 'cause you sealed your fate
You had all your chances but now it's too late
Don't beg for mercy when all hope is gone
You've got to pay for all that you've done

Don't beg for mercy 'cause you sealed your fate
You had all your chances but now it's too late
Don't beg for mercy when all hope is gone
You've got to pay for all that you've done
Don't beg for mercy 'cause you sealed your fate
Don't beg for mercy, now it's far too late

9. Backstabber

I've known quite a lot of bastards
And suspicion's second nature to me
Yet you managed to gain my trust
You played your part so well I just didn't see

But when
I heard these rumours
– Vicious gossip –
Then
The game was over
– Terminated –

Backstabber
Deceitful master of hypocrisy
Backstabber
You slander the others to forget your own mediocrity

You pretended to be my friend
But you were nothing but a snake in the grass
And when you tried to tarnish my name
You exposed what lies behind your mask

This time
You've shown your real face
– No more disguise –
Now
You're back in your place
– Cut down to size –

Backstabber
Deceitful master of hypocrisy
Backstabber
You slander the others to forget your own mediocrity

Backstabber
Deceitful master of hypocrisy
Backstabber
So full of frustrations so hard to deal with
Backstabber
Trying to blank out your own mediocrity
Backstabber
You slander the others to forget about what you'll never be
Backstabber
You can't help but slander the others
'Cause that's your way to forget how small you really are
You damn loser!
Master of hypocrisy
Backstabber

10. S & M

You always treat me bad
I'm the whipping boy in your set
You make it plain for all to see
You don't even give a damn
'Bout my feelings or my pride
When you make a fool of me

I like to say I hate you
But it's not true
'Cause I feel safe in your shadow
Living my poor life through you

Enslaved by my own weakness
And my predisposition
For silence and submission
Condemned to creep in the darkness
I just can't face the real me
And my fear of being set free

You've become my punishment
My self-inflicted nemesis
The pain I endure every day
But like a natural born victim
Still waiting for more
I can't resolve to go away

I could have tried to leave you
But I never did
'Cause I need to feel your power
And I'd be lost without it

Enslaved by my own weakness
And my predisposition
For silence and submission
Condemned to creep in the darkness
I just can't face the real me
And my fear of being set free

Enslaved by my own weakness
And my predisposition
For silence and submission
Condemned to creep in the darkness
I just can't face the real me
And my fear of being set free

11. Die For The Moment

Stuck in your dull existence
Chained to your loser's mind
You'd accept any nonsense
To live the minute of your life

And you're ready
To show all that you've got
So desperately
Just like you got to

Die for the moment
'Cause tomorrow's got no sense for you
Die for the moment
What else can you do?

You're tired of being nobody
Another purposeless, faceless guy
And the call of cheap glory
Turns you into a pathetic clown

So now you're crawling
Renouncing your pride
Overacting
It seems you can only

Die for the moment
'Cause tomorrow's got no sense for you
Die for the moment
But what else can you do?

Die for the moment
'Cause tomorrow's got no sense for you, you would
Die for the moment
No matter what it puts you through
Die for the moment
No, tomorrow's got no sense for you, and you could
Die for the moment
Just like there's nothing else to do