TOC - Menace And Prayer lyrics
Tracks 01. From Clarity To Insanity
02. The Scaffold Scenario 03. Cold Bits Of Fire 04. Bloodstained Prophecy 05. Menace And Prayer 06. Synthetia 07. Opus Void 08. Divanity 01. From Clarity To Insanity Music & lyrics by Taneli Kiljunen
Silence lays deadly on the wood
And stone of this evil old house What once here walked, always walked alone Time is ripe and I am back again Relive past days, always deadly stained Some might call haunted Some call insane Some call deranged But I went back again Scandal, murder, suicide, insanity The walls are closing in with cruelsome entity Madness, torment spiced with sheer atrocity Sweet scent of death invites to dear monstrosity One night the house became alive Woke me from sleep, time was half past nine Each room and hall was now in motion Twisted reason into sick subversion So call me evil Call me insane Call me deranged But I'll go back again Scandal, murder, suicide, insanity The walls are closing in with cruelsome entity Madness, torment spiced with sheer atrocity Sweet scent of death invites to dear monstrosity So call me evil Call me insane Call me deranged But I'll go back again 02. The Scaffold Scenario Music & lyrics by Taneli Kiljunen
Could I predict the storm
When constellations reach their final form Two steps away from death I feel forlorn As cold as stone in this world I was born One step short of demise Fear grows stronger than one thousand eyes Staring at my destiny But when it comes to leaving I seek competence from gods And the journey to hell Is bound to end with a flow of blood I welcome their shining, cold steel To cut me so deep that my sins are forgiven And salvation time would break free Thus witness their will now come true And anger distorted their long lost caresses Of lives that I ended so cruel Sink in the eyes again... Sink in the eyes again Fear strikes in lion's den One wicked smile can win Unleash the beast within One step short of demise Fear grows stronger than one thousand eyes Staring at my destiny But when it comes to leaving I seek competence from gods And the journey to hell Is bound to end with a flow of blood 03. Cold Bits Of Fire Music by Taneli Kiljunen Lyrics by Timo Hännikainen
Smoggy October sea opens
And the silent heat Of the birds is mine Everything's seen by the invisible stars Cold bits of fire Just nearby Wing moves along your thigh And the harbor's full of departures I count the months Like my memories Six white ones, six cold ones You cannot imagine numbers like that The whistles like a dream And I have returned From the stars Wing moves along your thigh And the harbor's full of departures I count the months Like my memories Six white ones, six cold ones 04. Bloodstained Prophecy Music & lyrics by Taneli Kiljunen
Hie hence, be gone, away
Dividing clouds reveal the day The dawn has broken from the dark And thou must leave my lair, so hark It was I who rode the demon wings That pierced their joyful purity At night my spirit lonely sings And feasts with bloodstained prophecy As thoughts wage war beneath my skin They leave bleeding wounds within Last drop of blood, the ruin of gods Combine in the prophet's heart So speak, be heard Let sickness paint this earth Behold, stand bold Abide to witness the rebirth As I march through this moonlit realm I fell these torments overwhelm For cosmic soul would now exhale Its demons upon this earthly veil It was I who rode the demon wings That pierced their joyful purity At night my spirit lonely sings And feasts with bloodstained prophecy But living is swinging between life and death False values that surely would steal your last breath I stood on the shore counting stars upon my head A victim I was, constellations I shed Now virtues wept in pain Their prophecies were so bloodstained He spoke, was heard And demise fled away before this howling curse In pouring rain I drench myself And let it wash away the pain For life escaped from my own veins As call of god conquered this race It was I who rode the demon wings That pierced their joyful purity At night my spirit lonely sings And feasts with bloodstained prophecy 05. Menace And Prayer Music by Taneli Kiljunen Lyrics by Timo Hännikainen
I knew which way the wind blows
It carried me into this town I knew about the slow death I had to meet her in the street And I walked on the ledges Used menace and prayer Covered myself with night Covered myself with night... So, if you think you know the wind If you think you know...the wind If you think you know Just spread your wings On wooden cross My sweet friend died In a flash, in a knife I knew the wind Like the century Like the hole in my pocket Until I saw the pigeons, they fly Always towards the wind And I walked on the ledges Used menace and prayer Covered myself with night Covered myself with night... So, if you think you know the wind If you think you know...the wind If you think you know Just spread your wings On wooden cross Just spread your wings, just spread your wings On wooden cross 06. Synthetia Music & lyrics by Taneli Kiljunen
I was told that an angel could steal my heart
Chant chaos chords and heal my inner scars Clarified I gaze into my mind There's more than meets the eye Rise now and be freed of slumber Fill veins with liquid dreams A farewell to reality And we shall walk the edge of time Synthetic love divine Behold Powers combine A body, soul and the chemical tide One gentle gesture and a needle through my soul Chromeheart and overdriven senses Guide this endless journey In search of an individual paradise So come now Together We'll hide from death Forever In twilight and midnight we sense That one more mystery's revealed I once thought that a demon stole my heart Promised fevered visions of one thousand arts But humanity still chained me down Forever stuck in this humble gown Behold Powers combine A body, soul and the chemical tide One gentle gesture and a needle through my soul Chromeheart and overdriven senses Guide this endless journey In search of an individual paradise I was told that an angel could steal my heart Chant chaos chords and heal my inner scars Clarified I gaze into my mind There's more than meets the eye Rise now and we're free of slumber A human hand grips you On the way to paradise And we shall walk this earth alone One day we will reach home So come now Together We'll hide from death Forever In twilight and midnight we sense That one more mystery's revealed 07. Opus Void Music & lyrics by Taneli Kiljunen
Sacred realm, I see this earthborn symphony
How can I dwell not far as flames still veil my heart From thee... Set the world on fire Burn it bright with dark desire Wield your hatred where my soul lies dead Opaque my eyes as the dimmest light Awaiting them to shine so bright With the hate that once was hidden in my head Raise me from this god forsaken emptiness Release the wrath of centuries In this portrait I am reborn Again Beneath these cobwebbed trees All dancing lights has ceased Wield your rapture where my soul lies dead Caught in death's embrace... Is this the sign of a permanent hell A timeless prison cell Where sharpened claws taste the essence of mine Where I fall under burden of time Linear streams go raging by Leaving me alone to die How can I expand my mind When the dead caress my kind Unleash the strength of centuries Call my holy name Whence this flame towards thee came So, set the world on fire Burn it bright with dark desire Wield your anger where my sword lies sharp Raise me from this god forsaken earthborn pride Release the wrath of centuries In this portrait I am reborn, again... As autumn left its last rain drops The snow fell back on the mountain tops I went forth to ease my pain Storming blood inside these veins 08. Divanity Music & lyrics by Taneli Kiljunen
I have no fear of this divine obscurity
Sought the truth, but ended up one foot in the grave Curse you who drape yourself in vanity Befoul yourself until judgment day I will not step aside in silence Won't be slaved again Won't befog myself with values All in vain Autumn rain, wash this filth away Share this moment With a lonely, fierce, vulgarian soul Hear my call I once had blood on my hands See me fall With the company of a madman I will not step aside in silence Won't be slaved again Won't befog myself with values All in vain I resent this god forsaken clarity Found the truth, but ended up both feet in the grave Curse you who cast yourself in humility Lower yourself until our last days Autumn rain, wash this filth away Share this moment With a lonely, fierce, vulgarian soul Hear my call I once had blood on my hands See me fall With the company of a madman Descend to the ground Feel its warm breath around you Pure serenity Truly in vivo |