1. Stargazer

On the walls painted stone
High in the sky the fire shown
Wide-eyed by what's unknown
Silenced by questions we still don't know

Ignorance and fear shatters all they know
By the gods they're saved
Enslaved and afraid
Bewildered by what's untold

The one stands above
Looming over his own or over his drones?
Questions answered by gods

From another time
A being in their prime
As they knelt
Was there more than eyes could see?

Who's the face behind the throne?
Stargazer question the unknown!

Thoughts of standing on martian land
Fill up our heads, drive our commands
Are we alone or just in the past?
Do we pull the strings, or do we have to ask?

At the edge of space or not at all
Who really knows
We are the ones who long for the answers

I walk in judgement's shadow
Fear me or die
Subconsciously a stranger to me is divinity personified?

We just want to know
What it's like to know
What it's like to understand
Divine sleight of hand and see...

Who's the face behind the throne?
Stargazer question the unknown!

Who's the face behind the throne?
Stargazer question the unknown!

2. Undying

A whisper in your ear
Words can deceive
Beyond this door you'll see your future
A banquet for the dead
A child cries
Voices beckoning
Run away, never look back

Mother of dragons
Daughter of death
A fire must burn
Fate in your hands
For death, love and life
Three mounts to ride
Betrayal you'll know

Drink!
From the cup of fire and ice
Child of storm
Slayer of lies
Dark wings descending
Arms open wide
Visions are fading
Now you die!

Ashes to ashes
This palace of dust
Dancing in flames, they writhe
Crumbling
Withering
A corrupt heart will cease to beat
Paper-thin, their voices cry...

3. In The Walls

Cursed by my name
I am no fiend
I know their stories are lies
Whispered tales: dark and obscene

Can't you hear them alive in the night
These bastards--they will not let me sleep

I am no monster

You must believe me
I am not guilty
It was the rats in the walls
Leading me further
Perpetual horror
Into the cellars below

Death, blood on my hands
Padded walls surrounding me
I can't believe what they say
Damn them all
It wasn't his face on that fungous thing
It's voodoo, I tell you
That spotted snake
I'll teach you to mock my family

I am no monster

You must believe me
I am not guilty
It was the rats in the walls
Leading me further
Perpetual horror
Into the cellars below

Can't you hear them alive in the night
These bastards--they will not let me sleep

I am no monster

You must believe me
I am not guilty
It was the rats in the walls
Leading me further
Perpetual horror
Into the cellars below

You must believe me
I am not guilty
It was the rats in the walls

4. The Tale Of Deathface Ginny

From beyond our world
Death tended to his land
Until her cry was heard
From the tower, where it began
A song of sadness told
He went himself to see her then

In desperation
The tears of death
Fell upon her final breath

Traveling western sands
The fox's sin is revenant
His judgement day at hand
The face of death is on the wind
A garden withered hence
This child's quest to rise against
Wounds that could never mend
The face of death rides on the wind

So the legend goes
Beauty begged to let it end
When sun set, moon arose
And out of love, he took her then
Setting free her soul
Left here a daughter of revenge

Reaper of vengeance
Hunter of men
One beginning and one end

The vulture circles
To take her place
From the blood arise
The future in her eyes

5. Castles In The Snow

When I was just a girl
I dreamed of gallant knights
Riding for love and war
Honor and glory
Dreams so quickly fade
Reality is languishing trapped
In a game being played
Ever betraying

I'm forced to steel my skin
I've weathered through the storm
Someday I'll go home
When will my time begin?
Or has it come and gone?
A wolf who died alone

Though I have grown, I have learned
I'm still a little bird
Building castles in the snow
One day my song will end
The snow will fall again and again
And I will fly away, fly away, fly away

Each day remains the same
Please free me from this cage
I should run, I should live my own life
Write my own story

But hope so quickly fades
This life of yearning
Suffering endlessly
And all for what? Winter is coming

Is this how things end?
Can't take any more
Someday, I'll go home
I've lost all my kin.
Please maiden, mother, crone
I pray, don't let me die alone

6. Kingslayer

I swore a vow to protect the king
Whose rule knows no empathy
Rape and murder if he please
How can I defend a monster willingly?

Rebellion is coming
Soon the gates will fall

Wildfire beneath the streets
If all should fall, it'll burn so beautifully
Left alone to guard the keep
Reed banners march, come to save me

Rebellion is coming
Soon the gates will fall
Honor be damned
I must save us all

Oh-oh-oh
King of madness
Your time has come
By my hand your reign will end
This city won't burn

I have resigned my fate
One hero none shall love
Betrayer of the oath
The kingslayer

7. The Faceless Hero

I am bound
To protect you
Unto my heart for love and burdens beared
I would give anything
Turn back time
Stop the curse
Save her life and mine as well

I give you truth to fight
and make it right
For my lily, my love still burns bright

In a pensive made of stone
Memories swirl silver-white and strange
Through my tears
You'll see me now
Hate me you have
The faceless hero
You never knew

A cross to bear, hero for the weak
A master of death you must be
Death is like a serpent's kiss
Cold as ice your demons creep
Don't let them steal your hopes and dreams
Pity the loveless living, the dead are free

You have your mother's eyes
Burning bright
My love, my light

8. Neverending

They tell me I'm sane
And yet I retain
These memories
I know good and well are killing me
Regret is the symphony
And sorrow the key
Move forward, move backwards
And that, my friend, is insanity
Break the chain
Easier said than done
Is this humanity?

My days are in trances
I fear my dreams are haunting me
I walk beneath a blaze of twilight
The stars above bring hope to mortals

Fake a smile, it's okay
Just another day
Nothing much to say
In my mind, I'm screaming
Too many words on the tip of my tongue
And not a soul who could listen

Nowhere to run
Nowhere to hide
No escaping my mind
Is there a place of sanctity?
Or is this road neverending?
Nowhere to run
Nowhere to hide
I am falling behind
Perhaps you could be some company?
On this road neverending

9. Hollow

Sometimes the only way
Sometimes you need to fly
Defy! I recognize
That I've worked too hard
Through the prize is not mine

There is no mercy
Power not honesty
Pain that motivates
With might and main

Welcome to what we've created
Our ruse left you frustrated
There's no apology
Power is paved with hypocrisy
Conception of madness all around
Turn the table, burn the crown
It's just a game you see?
In the end, you mean nothing to me.

Crossing bridges meant to be burnt
From the ash, stronger I return
Nothing in my way
Everything I've done has been done to me
Never bend my knee!

Live in shadows
No one will ever know
My heart's hollow
Hollow!

10. Awakened From Nothing

Another lifetime in this maze
The page is blank again today

I don't know the words
Or where they go
All I know
I want to find the rhyme and see
The key that opens
The mind to be set free

How do you see?
You've been blinded by time
Inspiration, illusion of mine
Throw it all away
Wait another day
But what good is all that now?

I have no other choices!
These words, they evade me
I've taken my chances!
Let it be what it will be
No more will I seek!
No more will I try!
Here is a story
Awakened from nothing
Nothing at all

Another try, break this vice
Once again we go, 'round and 'round
The words made sense so many times
Just to be thrown away in the end

I have no other choices!
These words, they evade me
I've taken my chances!
Let it be what it will be
No more will I seek!
No more will I try!
This is killing me!
But here is a story
Awakened from nothing
Nothing at all