Oppressor Agony 1. Gone Life - began - so simple Gardens - of - ideas formed Twisted - ideas - from inside To - be - born again Emotions - to - rise above Gray - shade - of misery Lost - to - a dismal past Hate - dwells - inside me Return... Reborn... Deny... Reform Where do we go (from here) now that tomorrow's gone How could something (so right) be so fucking wrong Where did we go (from here) now that tomorrow's gone Wisdom now recedes (in fear) watching as hatred spawns Cast - through - dimensions Life - now - subsides Conquest - through - paradise Lead - in - to despair Emotions - to - rise above Gray - shade - of misery Lost - to - a dismal past Hate - dwells - inside me Return... Reborn... Deny... Restore Where do we go (from here) now that tomorrow's gone How could something (so right) be so fucking wrong Where did we go (from here) now that tomorrow's gone Wisdom now recedes (in fear) watching as hatred spawns Return... Reborn... Deny... Reform 2. Suffersystem 3. In Exile I need, I breathe, selfish agony You gave, you made, respect seem like regret Remend, repent, a thousand burning lies They've come to take your soul You mean nothing You are nothing All I wanted, all I needed, you just took away Reconfigure, reconsider, my mind in disarray Violated, desecrated, bleeding works of art Loss of vision, banish reason, forced into exile Your truth, your faith, power overcomes You rape, you hate, a child scarred for life Born of, tension, anger is my life Bleeding, seeing, I will dominate Embedded is creation's demise All is lost, all is gone All I wanted, all I needed, you just took away Reconfigure, reconsider, my mind in disarray Violated, desecrated, bleeding works of art Loss of vision, banish reason, forced into exile Contrive, reprise, rage will fill my eyes Warring, killing, another victim dies They've come to take your soul You mean nothing You are nothing All I wanted, all I needed, you just took away Reconfigure, reconsider, my mind in disarray Violated, desecrated, bleeding works of art Loss of vision, banish reason, forced into exile 4. Passage Burning as I breathe eternity Watching as my soul absorbs the sky Focused vision of things yet to be In this hollow mist, my pain divine Portal - into - dimensions Leave - your fears - behind Empire - of - reflection Orgies - of endless - time All the lies... they call my name In my eyes... the world I hate Elude to... a moonless sky Frozen souls... cast into ice Sorrow led the way into my mind Silence put an end to helpless cries Twisted feeling, all that you perceive Left to rot in painful misery Feel - centuries - pass Struggle - of conflict - within Hate - fear - pain Anguish - burns - inside Voyage through... oceans of dreams Clouds divide... all that you see Windless chill... flowing through me Immortal... journey inside Passage Passage Burning as I breathe eternity Watching as my soul absorbs the sky Focused vision of things yet to be In this hollow mist, my pain divine Portal - into - dimensions Leave - your fears - behind Empire - of - reflection Orgies - of endless - time All the lies... they call my name In my eyes... the world I hate Elude to... a moonless sky Frozen souls... cast into ice Passage Passage 5. Valley of Thorns Thought they knew the meaning of life Thought it held the answer to all your prayers Children were slain by the lies Never even knew they were wrong Come with me Come with me... to the valley of the thorns I am your pain I am fear in desire I am despair I am hate, in rapture Trust in my lies Take my hand, of promise Blind is your greed I will pray, upon you 6. Re-Define Why Do you hide behind Why Do you breed this filth Transcend rage Error gone wrong Erase the years Gone to waste Souls to rape In the womb Re-define Shades of life Re-define Right and wrong Bleed Helpless as you fall Rise Above this mortal coil So impure Human whores Nailed down Deep inside Mind Control Immolation Re-define Shades of life Re-define The way it goes Now Rise above denial Kill Thought supremacy Shattered dreams Lead the way Reconnect Nerves of life Worlds apart Burn away Re-define Shades of life Re-define Right and wrong 7. Sea of Tears In this darkened age Do you remember? Tears of yesterday Make my heart bleed A world yet to be Lost in my dreams Rage in swollen eyes As the angels weep Drowning... in a sea... of tears... of tears All the tears you cry are a part of me Watching as all hope seems to fade away Stepping in and out of reality Filling all our lives with the agony again Cries of a fallen race They call my name Close your tainted eyes Take away the fear Shadows cast upon your face Like blackened rain Turn away in disbelief Moral thoughts are slain Drowning... in a sea... of tears... of tears Breaking all the boundaries of sanity You make me sick with the lies that you believe Suck in the pity with dignity Ignorance flows like a spreading disease In this darkened age Do you remember? Tears of yesterday Make my heart bleed A world yet to be Lost in my dreams Rage in swollen eyes As the angels weep Drowning... in a sea... of tears... of tears All the tears you cry are a part of me Watching as all hope seems to fade away Stepping in and out of reality Filling all our lives with the agony again 8. I Am Darkness On the night I feed In the shadows I dwell forever The promise in my hands It now melts like the snow A world that once had light A world I'll never know Victims, they are fools Of some forgotten past An experiment in fear Your conscience I will prey... upon Empty lives, soulless forms, mindless drones They've come to enslave Blinded by purity, hiding in fantasy Streets, they soon start to flow red Looking down deep inside, feeding on helpless lives Lost in this black parasite I am... the pain inside I am... I am darkness I am... I am demise I am... I am darkness Erase your minds, clear the hate, dry the tears Open your eyes On the night I feed In the shadows I dwell forever The promise in my hands It now melts like the snow A world that once had light A world I'll never know Victims, they are fools Of some forgotten past An experiment in fear Your conscience I will prey... upon Blinded by purity, hiding in fantasy Streets, they soon start to flow red I am... the pain inside I am... I am darkness 9. Carnal Voyage Consumed in carnage It's my addiction Twilight of yourself Evolution A body, a slave In my dominion Kneel down before me... feel the skin Hear lust beckon... I am lord Bound to illusion... sacrifice Carnal voyage... through your flesh I writhe Awake but sleeping They see and they sear Effigy of flesh Boundaries overthrown Voyage through the veins Of creation To discover ways To reclaim your soul Kneel down before me... feel the skin Hear lust beckon... I am lord Bound to illusion... sacrifice Carnal voyage... through your flesh I writhe Ecstasy through pain With such precision Enzymes to corrode Disemboweling rage Realize the fate Of those who suffer Kneel down before me... feel the skin Hear lust beckon... I am lord Bound to illusion... sacrifice Carnal voyage... through your flesh I writhe