[Instrumental]

The truth became so clear to you
And so your faith has died
Now see what waits for you on the other side
A morbid sea of deepest black
A distant ever burning flame

With nowhere else to turn
We wander alone... forever

Forsaken by the God you loved
And now your love has died
No miracle will shine, shine its light on you
So easily directed
Your thoughts remain your only guide

Know you will see no truth
Beneath this cloak of lies

A distant ever piercing cry
So far away

Blinded by aspirations of a higher state
Wasting your life just searching for a periphery

Hold on to the thought, that it was just
And pray for life to continue
We'll fall beyond safeties grasp
To re-emerge lifeless

Trying to break from the clutches of our death
A morbid sea of deepest black
A distant ever burning flame

A distant ever piercing cry
So far away
Cry!

Hordes thrown into chaos
With nowhere to be safe
You'll push aside your fellow man
In hope of your escape

There is no light to see
Beyond the blackest skyline
First the sound approaches
Then the lightning strikes

Lie to yourself to mask
The fears of the unknown
Punish yourself until
You've nowhere to call home

And somewhere inside
Lies a shadow of the creature you hide

The end is now progress
A fatal last mistake
You left behind your fellow man
And now have no escape

There is no light to see
Beyond the blackest skyline
First the sound approaches
Then the lightning strikes

Lie to yourself and never see
The thing you are
Punish yourself until
Your failure is a scar

And somewhere inside
Lies a shadow of the creature you hide
Destroying yourselves to purify
To rebuild we must first destroy

Now the earth has no foundation
Bodies tumble into the black abyss
They hear the sound of wings
Teeth are gnashing.... God?

There is no light to see
Beyond the blackest skyline
Foundations shake beneath the shallows
As the Gods rain down on us

And somewhere inside
Lies a shadow of the creature you hide
Destroying yourselves to purify

Inside we continue to search for thoughts
Beliefs filling the void
There is nothing but a resolute
Craving for comfort in powers beyond our control

And the journey begins for thoughts
Beliefs filling the void
There is nothing but an empty heart
Craving for solace amidst the fray

It won't be long 'til the parody falls
It won't be long until we are lost

His blood be on us and on our children
Will you justify?

Nations in an eternal war for thoughts
Beliefs centuries old
You are merely but a breath away
Lost in the moment in taking a life

In the name of your God
For thoughts, beliefs cleansing the earth
Who are you to criticise?
You fight for nothing but a lie

It won't be long 'til the parody falls
It won't be long until we are lost

His blood be on us and on our children
Will you justify?

Blood is split for centuries
Lawlessness, mobocracy
Pestilence, anarchy
All in the name of powers that be
All hypocrisy

[Solo]

It won't be long 'til the parody falls
It won't be long until we are lost

I begin descent into a world to another domain
Where the anguished screams and fires will fill the air
And the burning stench of sulphur asphyxiates
Where nothing is for certain, where no-one can be safe

Forced into fire
Forced into fire

Struck down
As I prepare to take this final step
May my reflection fade as I wash away
What is left of this life

To endure is all I can attempt, damnation everlasting
Where sentenced souls imprisoned will not repent
And there is no darker way to face this decline
Than where I am right now, the end of time

Forced into fire
Forced into fire

Struck down
As I prepare to take this final step
May my reflection fade as I wash away
What is left of this life

Is this all that's left?
Is this all that I am?
Escape from this bitter end
That only thought remains

Aspire to contend
Wander blindly into the night
Hope to receive a sign
Will I survive?
Will I survive?

[Solo]

Struck down
As I prepare to take this final step
May my reflection fade as I wash away
What is left of this life

Forced into fire
Forced into fire

Atrocities before our eyes
This crumbling world now lies gasping for air
And is sickens me to think we will not grow old and die
Before we face extinction, human demise
As we face the end of days, as the lifeline drifts away
We're left to face impending immense decay

The strength of oceans, the blinding light
The cosmic forces revealing their might
Aeons in slumber awake the rage
Eradication closing in conclusion of an age

And with our future in this state
Alliances are broken friendships will turn to hate
And it sickens me to think we will not survive this day
Pushed far beyond the edge of sanity
As we fade the odds of death
As the hope dissolves away
We're left to face the sorrow eternally

The strength of oceans, the blinding light
The cosmic forces revealing their might
Aeons in slumber awake the rage
Eradication closing in conclusion of an age

War, this war erases history
Watching as we fall apart
Witness catastrophe
Spread like deadly disease

[Solo]

Eradication closing in conclusion of an age

Inside I pray for sleep that never comes
How long before this night is over?
It swallows me whole
I've reached the end, with no solution
So easy to forget hope inside of me

I've lost control of all in my destiny
And to fail and falter shall be the death of me

[Solo]

Search far and wide for a spark of inspiration
So long I stared into the blackness
And swallowed the world
The end of time, there's no tomorrow
So easy to ignore 'til the final hour

I've lost control of all in my destiny
And to fail and falter shall be the death of me

And these dark days will bathe in black
All that is pure inside
Before I face the hour, the sun will set
Cold whispers in my ear 'This is not the end'

End of all that I know
Eternal silence
All I have in this life
Will perish in flames

[Solo]

Feeding on my life's blood
Aching, I beg for mercy
This is more than I can take
(How much will you take away?)
This is more that I can bare

So now I fall endlessly
Hope is lost, longing for sleep
To take a breath, to finally see
The horrors that destroy me

A dying promise of endless pain
Will take you to your grave

And these dark days will bathe in black
All that is pure inside
Before I face the hour, the sun will set
Cold whispers in my ear 'This is not the end'

End of all that I know
Eternal silence
All I have in this life
Will perish in flames

Look at the world bestowed unto our children
Their lives are over before they have begun
The weak lost in temptations of the flesh
We see the will of tyrants gaining strength

Fear in control
The screams are everywhere
Now hear the sound of millions
Running scared

We're crushed by the weight
Of the burden on our shoulders
Relentless pressure
To bridge this great divide

The weak lost in the chasms of despair
We see the nations crumbling to ash

Fear in control
The screams are everywhere
Now hear the sound of millions
Running scared

Horrors so dark, this is no nightmare
This is real

This is the end of life, the end of life we know
Impossible to see a way for us to survive
Awakening to fury, the fury of the death
Relentless fire consuming everyone

Every dream is now on and the same
Inspiration remains just a memory
Such a tragedy to see the day
When every blessing seems to go to waste

So when did we think that the world
Owes us any more than we deserve?
Sickening to see us lose our way
Drifting down a road of endless pain

When promise has withered inside
There is no future, no better life for mankind

Where's the truth when we've nothing to say?
Push it all aside, find a better way
Such a tragedy to see the day
When every blessing seems to go to waste

When promise has withered inside
There is no future, no better life for mankind
With nothing we wither inside
The earth will swallow what's left of us
To escape - You'll find no way

Witness the end of days
The sky rips open, to light will blind us all
Oceans will rise, erasing all we know
And now the silence is everlasting
Rebirth of promise through devastation

So we failed and we lost the world
It was nothing more than we deserved
Sickening to see us lose our way
Nothing learned by our own mistakes
Now it's too late

When promise has withered inside
There is no future, no better life
With nothing we wither inside
The earth will swallow what's left of us

We wander in the maze
Of a thousand lost creations
Feel the streams of the coming failure
And gaze upon the sky

And how did it come to this
Lack of perception?
Or just plain ignorance

Forging fires spreading fear into the wild
The scorched earth will be the womb of bastard child
And the earth will devastate man to the core
The day the legacy of human is no more

Nightmares begin to surface
And crash upon the walls
Hear the screams of the fallen saviours
They have no place to hide

And how did it come to this
Lack of perception?
Or just plain ignorance

Forging fires spreading fear into the wild
The scorched earth will be the womb of bastard child
And the earth will devastate man to the core
The day the legacy of human is no more

No force greater than destiny
Watching your world as it implodes
As the promise of hope is no longer in sight
What is the last remaining light?

[Solo]

No force greater than destiny
Watching your world as it implodes
As the promise of hope is no longer in sight
What is the last remaining light?

Forever damned
Wander the earth
And the horizon's promise
Remains within our hearts

War will reign supreme
With the iron fist prevailing
Destroying dreams of peace
And innocence will suffer
All in the name of wealth
Transform this world of ours
Into a living hell

Rivers of blood will wash away
Hope of a better life
The stained humanity

And the child with the vision in this mind
Makes a transformation to a martyr
Opportunities have passed him by
The fight to bring his nation power

War will reign supreme
With the compromises failing
This conflict sickens me
The innocent will suffer
Because of a sacred text
Transform this world of ours
Into a living hell

Thrown to the lions, a small price to pay
In the eyes of pigs who wallow in authority
Their only vision a circus of decay
In the disguise of our salvation they lead us to our graves

Shamed by the weak and cast down in disgust
A shell of a broken man without trust
Preaching upon open ears of the deaf
Depraved words uttered beneath your cold breathe

Killing what's left of the embers of youth
Sraping and clawing for a whisper of truth
Sewing our mouths shut as nothing escapes
Love and grave is a display of a man you once were

But unlike the hand of Midas
What you touch will turn to shit
Blood will flow between us
And the ground will shake
Until you repent your sins

The touch of cold skin and the embrace of life
In darkness dwells secrets in a holy disguise
Nothing will soothe you, old hands will turn numb
Silence will not speak

But unlike the hand of Midas
What you touch will turn to shit
Burn this fucking saviour
Until you see the damage you cause