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In Vain - Solemn lyrics



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01. Shadows Flap Their Black Wings

Black moon rising
Intrusive thoughts
Compulsive disorder
Poison of the mind and soul
A new conqueror on the throne
Who alters your perception
And tears ambitions down

What do we fear with all our hearts?
Why do our burdens tear us apart?
Why do we search within our soul?
What are the things we are yearning for?

What are we searching for?
Down to our inner core
On a descending path
What are we searching for?

Black moon rising
Shadows flap their black wings
Intrusive thoughts
Shadows flap their black wings
Force-fed delusions
From your own mind
Negative mentation
Reason is clouding
Ambitions are burning
When the world has taken its toll

Your own self
Brings on your nemesis
Confessor of sins
Soul sacrifice
Mere vision sustains
Desperation remains

Rise from the ashes
Reclaim your life
Search for tranquility
Be one with your soul and mind

02. To The Gallows

Under water, out of breath, struggling to the surface
Constant state of panic, looking for a purpose
The world as we know it is fading away
We're slouching towards our final day.
How do you breathe when there is no air?
Watch the collapse, inhale the despair

Tired of living, scared of dying
The scorn in us is horrifying
Accept the sentence
Or roam in the shadows
No repentance
(Step up) to the gallows!

Lies and deception rule the nations
Forcing the world towards damnation
The sovereigns lead the masses astray
Enforcing the age of moral decay

Tired of living, scared of dying
The scorn in us is horrifying
Accept the sentence
Or roam in the shadows
No repentance
(Step up) to the gallows!

03. Season Of Unrest

Towering clouds over flowering fields
The dawn of a dark season
Unleashed is all that light conceals
Challenging sense and reason
The path ahead is steep and narrow
Trying to find a way
Despair pierces my skin, heart and marrow
Turmoil blights the day
The path ahead is steep and narrow
Trying to find a way
Despair builds up in me

The night is drawing closer
The walls are caving in
Sinking into the unknown
Panic spreads, asphyxiating
It's the season of unrest
Will this be my requiem?

Mortality exposed
Vulnerability imposed
Normality foreclosed
I close my eyes and bask in flowering fields
Dismiss the pain and ignore what's real
Reject reality, construct my own
Burn everything to the fucking ground

The night is drawing closer
The walls are caving in
Sinking into the unknown
Panic spreads, asphyxiating
It's the season of unrest
Darkness threatens to unfold

Fertile fields turned to barren land
In an instant the future looks bleak
Mighty mountains crushed to sand
Enough to make the strong heart weak
Will I hear his voice, will he know my face?
Is it far what seemed so near?
No way out of this ghastly maze
Desolation and despair

The night is drawing closer
The walls are caving in
Sinking into the unknown
Panic spreads, asphyxiating
Here's the season of unrest
Has my time come?

Tears won't arise
Oppress my weary eyes

04. At The Going Down Of The Sun

Far we have wandered
Many obstacles in our path
Through trials and hardship
Our journey carries on
With adherence to our calling
And devotion to our creed
A lifelong bond of fire
The last of a dying breed

At the going down of the sun
Until the end
When days are gone
When the sun no longer sets
When we're closing in
The burning flame will guide us
Through centuries

Ethereal light guides us
Time is now
Our passion burns stronger
Our spirits remain free
As we walk the earth
As free men
At the going down of the sun
We shall remain

05. Where The Winds Meet

Over crystal ground
Clouds break splintered by streams of light
Beneath the shimmer
The essence of creation
Over the mountains and over the deep
The wind howls
As the land awakens

Their lies mistaken
Their lives forsaken
Their minds awakened
With hearts unshaken

A leaf soaring through the air
On a peaceful voyage to distant lands
Where dreams will never fade
Where we will not grow old
One day life's journey will bring us there
To a place where the winds meet

Hear the cries of the wind
Someone is searching
For a new direction
For a new meaning
Like a leaf soaring through the air
With blissful intention
On a peaceful voyage
To a place where the winds meet again

06. Beyond The Pale

The fire of delusion burns higher
Contaminates the wretched soul
Malevolent and dire
Towards its heinous goal
The flame imperils all
Logic and reason will fall
Intellect's withdrawal
This is the final call

Where fear assails
Reason is swept away
Mans mournful wail
On the thoughtless path to decay
When such thoughts gain ground
The vile set out to betray
Until the villain is crowned
Beyond the pale

When stupidity stands uncontradicted
The senseless define existence
Where rationality is restricted
Affliction ravages with no resistance
The omen of death
On a dystopian path
Fueled by man´s wrath
As we gasp for breath

Where fear assails
Reason is swept away
Mans mournful wail
On the thoughtless path to decay
When such thoughts gain ground
The vile set out to betray
Until the villain is crowned
Beyond the pale

07. Blood Makes The Grass Grow

Wistful gait towards the abyss
The only way to make amends
Humankind has been remiss
The point of no return

We stand at the edge of oblivion
And we are asking ourselves:
Is this how it ends?

Dismay, despair, chaos
Terror, anguish, hurt
I see nothing but death now
But blood makes the grass grow

Every day brings more destruction
Desolation of body and mind
Forcing the masses to eruption
The devastation of all mankind

Dismay, despair, chaos
Terror, anguish, hurt
I see nothing but death now
But blood makes the grass grow

Will we be contagious?
Will we be rampageous?
Time to be courageous
So let's ascend and assemble
And take back what's ours

Rise to the beat of the masses marching
Rise to the dire chants of war
Stand up for what you believe in
Head held high, let's settle the score

08. Eternal Waves

Staring at the ceaseless, eternal waves
Met by shores of sand
Tides crushing against the palisades
Scattered pearls
Dissolving into the water

Let there be eternal waves
To wash away our sins
When the storm roars
We hum the tune of the ocean
Chanting to the rhythm of the tides
With our eyes set on the ceaseless, eternal waves

Morning glimmers in the distance
Yellow rays of the setting sun
Tracing azure skies
Pines bending with the moon-set currents
Life renewed and ended
In the oceans of infinity

Let there be eternal waves
To wash away our sins
When the storm roars
We hum the tune of the ocean
Chanting to the rhythm of the tides
With our eyes set on the ceaseless, eternal waves

Dance to the endless pulse of the universe
And surrender to the tide of destiny
In the oceans of infinity

09. Watch For Me On The Mountain

A promising season
Laid to dust by the hands of man
Hope for better future
That would bring life to a barren land
All came to an end

So many good people gone now
Swept away like leaves in the wind
So many never saw a new dawn
Fates torn apart by a life of sin
Their dreams were not meant to be

When the heavens are calling my name
Watch for me on the mountain
And when the creator has broken the chains
Watch for me on the mountain

As the rivers of times are flowing
A new era will come
Of rebirth and revival
Where we will sing songs of joy
And prepare for the harvests to come

In the arrows of eternity our journey carries on
When a new day is dawning
In the blossoming days of spring
There will be a new start

When the heavens are calling my name
Watch for me on the mountain
And until that day
Let the light be your guide
And follow the path of the righteous