Beyond The Gates Of Imagination Pt.I (2011)

1. Prologue
[Instrumental]

2. Beneath A Blackened Sky

Through the wallows of poisoned water
Through the mists of ill longing I shall walk
To share my vision of demise

We leech on to the ashes with fires in our wake
Need to comfort our languorous limbs
"Black gold" as you call it is death in liquid form
Closing your eyes will not simply unmake

Claiming forces that we cannot tame

Will greed and recklessness reign
Till only ashes remain
Secured by disbelief
Above the blackened sea
See the biotope that we spoil
Between the acid and soil
Is where our fortune lies
Beneath a blackened sky

On a seaside hidden from your sight
I've see their corpses washed ashore
Black clad by the earth's pouring blood

Do you believe in afterlife
Believe there's judgement for your failure and crime
Then let old mammon be your guide
Cause I don't care what dream you live
No one will forget no one will forgive you

Will greed and recklessness reign
Till only ashes remain
Secured by disbelief
Above the blackened sea
See the biotope that we spoil
Between the acid and soil
Is where our fortune lies
Beneath a blackened sky

3. Where Light And Death Unite

Fire - the root of extinction
Fueled by ignorance and hate
Burning for the sake of diremption
The lingering death of our race

The passion of warfare
Game of kings in the ages past
Wailing in despair
For the murderous instinct will last

Dying for objectives unknown
Conditioned out of reason or rest
Falling when the urge to kill
Reflects my desire to live

Your decision - destroy or decay
Tell me, what the fallen ones pray
Cut the thread that was spun by the norn
Tell them "your decision is not mine!"

War- where light and death unite
When the puppets are played by the blind
Freedom and mercy shall fail
Only the soulless prevail

4. Reaper's Edict

I'm on the ground- wake up!
Time for another prescription
All that's left in my head
Is the echo of a liquid drop splitting
I can't feel a thing
Is this wrecked shell really my body
Catch a sight of hell
Another bite of the nine-tailed cat

I smile back at the reaper's face as the bade cuts through my veins
Please tighten the cement sting that reclines around my neck
Shadow of the broken world that reigns above these halls
Hear your lordship shall be crushed as the reaper's edict falls

Another day or week
Needles drawing into my flesh
Frosted teeth of demons
Crushing the bones in my thumbs
Weren't you the one
To predict mercy to this earth
Just another false prophet
Or a disciple to speak with forced tongue

You want me to fall yet I will rise
When it's time to pay the ultimate price

Deep within the dark
Where time lost all its meaning
I swallow my blood
Wondering why my heart is still beating
Found a knife shaped
Sharper than an angels feather
Gonna use it now
And then death surrounds my tired soul

I smile back at the reaper's face as the bade cuts through my veins
Please tighten the cement sting that reclines around my neck
Shadow of the broken world that reigns above these halls
Hear your lordship shall be crushed as the reaper's edict falls

5. Servants Of The Nonexistent

Created when the ages where young
Selfhood and lust were yet still unsung

Divested from ancestors' advice
Many were willing to pay their price

They carved the ancient spell in the wall
Defining all that you are
Creating righteous beings so tall
Eternal moral memoir

And as the mist of ages arose
Their minds were washed clear of the cause
That what once was innocent and pure
Would vanish except for the contour

See the king in his palace
Who calls himself the god's firstborn son
Remaining utterly faceless
Enforcing the will of the one

For his crypt to eclipse the sun
The subjugates blood spilled upon

Fatuous believers of unequal realms defused upon the earth
One in shape but not in believe envy was given birth

And soon the earth was soaked in blood
As empires fought for their ways
Jaundice is the ill-bred's cud
And mistrust would reign in these days

Time would come and gods would fall
The spell rebirth and reshape
Hidden behind a fortress wall
For knowledge should not escape

I know you may have fear inside
Enslaved ones hear my call
There is no word written in a book
That's righteous to us all

May you be prudential and decent
You are the only one to obey
Bow not to the nonexistent
For it won't help you find your way

A new dawn will break
Mankind shall awake
A wise man once said
That god is dead

Go to where we are one

6. The Scourge We Wield

Have I been searching for the light?
Wherever I go there'll be poison and blight
What am I so desperate to find?
Is there a spark that causes the world to ignite?

I walk, I breathe to gorge my seed
With blood under my feet
I live, I breed, I gather heat
To satisfy my need
I came I saw I forced the world to follow my lead

Mother did you know that I do not hear you
Brother all your tears will be cried in vain (cause)
Earthly shell and sky will bend to my will
Plant and animal shall wither in my way

I carry light into the night the shadow is my foe
I confront with no foresight conclusive source of woe

Go now, break the chain that holds you tight
It's time, cast of your scourge and fly

Mother did you know that I do not hear you
Brother all your tears will be cried in vain (cause)
Earthly shell and sky will bend to my will
Plant and animal shall wither in my way

I turn around to look at my way
I see a path of death and decay
Voice inside that I would obey
Be silent now, come whatever may

Go now, break the chain that holds you tight
It's time, cast of your scourge and fly

Mother did you know that I do not hear you
Brother all your tears will be cried in vain (cause)
Earthly shell and sky will bend to my will
Plant and animal shall wither in my way

7. About Fangs And Feathers

O great raven in the sky
Guided by thy will shalt fly
Higher and higher with no obstruction
What injustice thou imply
How am I taunted by thy cry
Can't you see the glory of thy creation

Look at you great wolf
Your eyes tell me there's nothing you fear
Wanna be like you
And not the poor bird that I am

And when thou spread these wings and fade from my eyes
My mind journeys forth
If I had those wings I would conquer the sky
And be bound by nothing more

Now hear the wolf sadly howl
Obsessed with the desire to fly
So far out of reach seems his goal
The tears in his eyes will not dry
And thus goes the fable of raven and wolf
Never seeing though each others' eyes
When the wolf seeks the sky and the raven the earth
Only death is the fate to us all

Let thy fangs be thy beak
Let thy claws be feathers and wings
May howl equal shriek
Ringing through the night
The raven will be hunting prey
On blood pieces he shall feed
The wolf high in his nest may bread
Spreading its wings and then fly

Feel the urge that takes you higher
Satisfying for a while
Running dry of thy desire
Cause in time it will seem vile

Lone wolf in silent night
Silhouette against the moon
Cloaks itself in silence but soon
The forest is filled with his saddened cry

I wish I never would have changed
Oh give back my beak and wings
Have my foolish wish exchanged
And again I could fly
Now that my freedom is gone
Listen how the clock of time rings
My path still seems so long
But I will stay wolf till I die

Now hear the wolf sadly howl
Obsessed with the desire to fly
So far out of reach seems his goal
The tears in his eyes will not dry
And thus goes the fable of raven and wolf
Never seeing though each others' eyes
When the wolf seeks the sky and the raven the earth
Only death is the fate to us all

8. Sway Of The Stars

ACT 1

The child dreams of the greatness once to come
Slowly lifted into the sky to find its destination

"I’ve seen you shine so silently
Guiding our way through eternity
Taunting me in my misery
Dressed in your solemn light"

And faster than an eye could see
He crosses what was meant to be
To leach on the sway of the stars

"I’m flying out to the stars
Through the cosmic storms the wonders beyond
Deathlessness shalt be given to me
As I will become one of them "

After the depths of space
Finally standing before them

"You dare to seek my power?
Without me you can’t last
The knowledge you devour
Futile in space so vast"

"Embrace me gently oh sweet dimentia"

"For the sway of the stars
I will walk the aeons through the chaos driven realms
The eye of cosmos upon me
And fate is guiding my way
Human flesh I forsake thee
Not in vain will be my outlay"

ACT 2
"Passing through galaxies so far away
As I dive further in the endless grey
I’m losing myself but my goal seems so clear
The end of my journey’s near, I’ll go"

"Do you wanna be like me?
What am I like in your fantasy?"

"Now you are here so tell me your goal"
"The essence of eternal life"
"What is the deepest wish of your soul?"
"To shine with your presence so bright
Give up yourself, star, for your time has come"
"You cannot bear it" "don’t bother"
"Do you even know who I am?"
"Shut up for I do not care"
"Do you wanna live among equals illuminating the sky
Do you not fear the depth of reclusion so cold and so far away"
"I don’t care for your misery
Now let me take what is dear to me"

"For the sway of the stars
I will walk the aeons through the chaos driven realms
The eye of cosmos upon me
And fate is guiding my way
Human flesh I forsake thee
Not in vain will be my outlay"

“The might that was yours shall be taken by me
Unheard be your last cry for mercy
Embracing the energy pouring in me
And I know that I will be complete”

ACT 3

The shining newborn floating
In loneliness twisted
Slowly opens his eyes

"Blinded all this time
By their light!
Lost now I am to
Feed the void inside"

Beyond The Gates Of Imagination Pt.II (2013)

1. The Crescent Moon

You'll find me at the edge of the unknown
Only your insight may push me off my throne
To you a new horizon I will show
If you guessed my name then let me know

I’m always the one in between
(Always need two things to be)
Danger and hope - both in me
Will I become sorrow or sweet satisfaction
Art would be meaningless without me

In darkness and in misery
I am the one who comes to thee
And may your goal seem all too far
I will be your brightest star

I'll lead the way I guide your path
I am the one that leaves you last
If I am there, I can assure
There’s nothing that you can't adjure

The word is my death and birth

Come follow me I'll promise we
Will rise above the edge of your dreams and capabilities
I am the wings and foothold of willpower
Of virtues the first and shield of em all!

2. The Rising Darkness

I have awakened and will never rest
Burning like acid inside of your chest

And when your mind creates an image of
What you can't have you will be mine
My hunger is endless my presence's defined
By the absence of things who am I

I march into destruction
The fire burns inside

Bow to me let me defile you
Take action do not think
Let thy dreams come to fruition
Grief and death walk by my side

Let us fight

Focus to your dearest wishes
Vicious cohort of thy kind
I'll give you an easy way out
Come and be forever mine

3. The Sacred Fire

Without me you could never be
Yet you always try to overcome
Most of time I'll be a pain to thee
Cause you know that I will never fade away

Embrace me and I will walk away
But in time I'll come back to stay
Credit me for everything you hoard
Do you know my name then tell me who am I

Circular argument does not seem consistent
Without repetition you will never learn
Before I lose myself let me tell you this one thing
Your decisions are all based on me

Leave all behind and you will want for nothing
Let me take your life away

You cannot seize me forever although
You will not abandon me

4. The Restless Wind

I push you to new horizons
I fly as fast as the wind
Go viral over the mountains
Come and follow my hint

I will never end
Promise a wide range of treasure
The power I lend
You lavish with pleasure

When I'm breeze in your sail you may
Travel as fast as the wind
And fly fast as the clouds above
But when my ascendency slackens
You long and keep searching for me
Just like a child

Tell you where

Go to the end of your borders
Dig deep holes into the earth
Split up the smallest object
Look into yourself - quench your thirst

Never give up
Cause at the end of the horizon
Could be a place more convenient and
At ease

I great builder of walls the ordinary
Burn down the ground to bring forth your
Sanctuary
Go all the way and you'll end up alone

I am the parting of parting ways, the solitary
Go left or right, you decide, secretory
It's the view on yourself that blinds you

Who am I

I drive a watch in between communality
Selfishness leading the way to insanity
I'm splitting the world and I will not fail

There is a concept called gravity
How simple the world can be
Joining objects seems to work automatically
But joining views is
Hard - work - for - us
Let us keep searching for evermore
One - truth

5. Elysium

In the smallest thing I'm hidden
Though I'm also all embracing
Before me all things are even
Slowly turning swords to plowshares
A wall may fall - a shield may break but
I stand tall and will not fade away

I am a sea, who has no waves, who has no ground
I am a sea that is unbound

Do not hold on
To me or I'll be gone
If you want to fly
Just leave everything else behind

I was always by your side
What are you searching for

6. Towards The Storm

"Under the blackened sky we travel forth
Beyond the oceans far lies your reward
The fear has come for you to take you whole
It’s a thin line you walk watch your step or you may fall"

Beware the power I hold
Flee me and run to your home
Do not fear in your heart my friend
No never shall we look back again
Alone in the dark I behold
What I've been told

I blow your dreams away
I take the light from your eyes
No never shall we fall for thee
Who's hiding behind the lies
Nothing waits before you
Why still crawl through the night
Against you we stand and we fight
Towards the storm we ride

How dare you mortal fools
To come to my realm
For I divide the earth and rule the skies
Why leave your peace behind
Why seek demise
You left your sacred ground
And now my wrath you will bear

Nothing can hold us now
We walk with open eyes
I see you clearly now
See behind your disguise
You will not dictate our ways
Nor shall you ever reign
My peace is deep inside
You can not claim what you don't own

Beware the power I hold
Flee me and run to your home
Do not fear in your heart my friend
No never shall we look back again
Alone in the dark I behold
What I've been told

I blow your dreams away
I take the light from your eyes
No never shall we fall for thee
Who's hiding behind the lies
Nothing waits before you
Why still crawl through the night
Against you we stand and we fight
Towards the storm we ride

7. When Only Despair Remains

Deep inside me there is an abyss
Made to swallow the world
In search of a reason for me to exist
And as words and ideas are
Spinning inside of my head
The mist slowly disappears
And leaves an empty plane

My celebration still is
Drawing circles in my head
And my body feels so numb
Like I'm already dead
Seems like everything I grab
Will just slip through my hands
Like the sand that I am
When only despair remains

Empty gods and faceless demons
Shatter to dust
Don't need this ideas
To dream me worthy to live
There is nothing that I can hold on
No image of this world
And I can't even get
A grip on myself

My celebration still is
Drawing circles in my head
And my body feels so numb
Like I'm already dead
Seems like everything I grab
Will just slip through my hands
Like the sand that I am
When only despair remains

8. Last Laugh At My Existence

I have looked into the abyss
Seen my structures crumbling down
Felt the nemesis of reason
Strike like lightning through my mind

You live and die
Not finding answers
Cause the truth hurts like a fire
In your mind
So take a last laugh
At your existence
Leave your footprints in the dust
And be no more
For evermore

Illuminated with this darkness
Stood there shattered with my tears finally dried
Was dumbfound by my reaction
Could not help but laugh

You live and die
Not finding answers
Cause the truth hurts like a fire
In your mind
So take a last laugh
At your existence
Leave your footprints in the dust
And be no more
For evermore

9. A Symphony For No Tomorrow

While I walk this streets I hear them calling
Within their voices full of callousness
Had a vision of an eternal blossom
But when I looked it was shattered and gone

I close my eyes and hear their
Echoes ringing in my head
Is this my lives burden to bear
No place for silence but still so hollow
Do I belong in this absurdity
Why do I read empty pages of
A long closed book
And I know the noise that I hear
Is like a symphony for no tomorrow
And not the freedom I want it to be

From all the things I've seen
Around the world I've been
And I know for sure
One thing will never change

People running in circles
In the space that they call life

When I come to the silent halls
The light finally cast away
No feeling, no noise
Empty but whole

Created from the mist of burrows
The haunted echoes of my kind
But I won't feel anymore sorrows
Cause the blossom still blooms in my mind

I close my eyes and hear their
Echoes ringing in my head
Is this my lives burden to bear
No place for silence but still so hollow
Do I belong in this absurdity
Why do I read empty pages of
A long closed book
And I know the noise that I hear
Is like a symphony for no tomorrow
And not the freedom I want it to be

Living Abyss page