THRENODY LYRICS Threnody (1997) 1. This Day 2. To Let Die 3. Loss Of Dreams 4. Instinct Of Pride 5. Dead Man Progress 6. None 7. Redemption 8. Your Truth 9. Shallow 10. Vengeance 11. Revelations 1. This Day Leaving, leaving behind more than a memory Leaving behind our days and time Wish, want you here to stay, know you will have to go away to where you long for, a far and distant shore Must not forget, must not regret Remember what we had, remember what we shared The days of belief, the days of faith Days of truth, days of freedom In my heart there is sore Will we meet, once more? In my heart there is sore Will we meet, once more? Leaving, leaving behind more than a place to stay Leaving behind our future plans Wish, want you here to stay, know you will have to go away to where you long for, a far and distant shore All we had, all we lost Will not forget, will not regret Be all as one once said and gone Together forever, this one is ours Saying good-bye, leaving behind, always Saying good-bye, leaving behind, always Hope to meet again, meet again, and talk about the days Be friends for more, be friends for more, than this day 2. To Let Die A new enemy to fight New breed of barbarians To know not Yet to dispose A threat to life as it is known Civilization will be no more Hatred will prosper from tribal war Never to help, simply ignore Can we all not comprehend That when we draw the line We will then have betrayed Our brotherhood of man Dare not see which is in all of us We must see which is in all of us To let die is living a lie To let die is living a lie Can we all not comprehend That when we draw the line We will then have betrayed Our brotherhood of man To let die is living a lie 3. Loss Of Dreams That much is gone now Opportunity is lost now Fading... With it leaving me That is all we had then Emptiness is left here Destroying... Hope inside of me Anger is all that is left here Comprehension no more Creating... Fear inside of me Must not loose this thing Call it a crazy dream Searching... For who I want to be That much is coming now Looking back to future plans Changing... My own destiny Fighting for myself Feeling like an empty shell Living... For the dreams come true Will not, shall not, loose this dream Hope is just a state of mind Will not, shall not, loose this dream Fear is just a state of mind Will make, shall make, make this dream Reality. 4. Instinct Of Pride Taking, taking the fruit letting it all wither away wither away, leaving mere hate Man has always abused his sister Yet it's she who feeds the child which will once again become man Fighting, fighting the wars the enemy slain, spoils for the victor (yet) mothers in pain, mothers in pain Dying, dying sea Our fragile womb, mother of all all living things, all living things Man has always abused his sister Yet it's she who feeds the child which will once again become man Instinct of pride Think, think we not all in means of gain, until the womb can no longer sustain, no longer sustain Man has always abused his sister Yet it's she who feeds the child which will once again become man Instinct of pride 5. Dead Man Progress Brothers, sisters, let us learn To leave this path of no return How long can we play this game which knows no gain Mothers, fathers is this what you leave? Mothers, fathers is this what you leave? Or are we also to deceive? The stakes are getting higher in this game which knows no gain Mothers, fathers is this what you leave? A world entire to renew 6. None Habit's what it's become seems like I'm alone no one to love me a proud man is gone The one in control is no longer known living in a haze hell I've been shown I dare not die though I dare not live I want to escape I want to feel good I need to forget I need to want I need to I need To think is to be therefore I am not living's not the word applying to me No longer I can see what I should do do with my life do with myself I dare not die though I dare not live I want to escape I want to feel good I need to forget I need to want I need to I need Now I've lost all hope to get me of the hook No prospect for me Into hell I look If I cannot find redemption at least there will be oblivion I dare not die though I dare not live I want to escape I want to feel good I need to forget I need to want I need to I need 7. Redemption Fear and anger, leave me be Behold a future, you and me From dark past, to bright, bright light Will we then be given insight Hope will be my driving force I will be the one to learn From the thing that should not have been That put me in the state I was in Death and sorrow, let them be Leave these ashes, leave them be From these ruins, let me learn As a phoenix, I'll return Life and death, question I Day by day, always why How I am going to be Shall I then be free and see Hope will be my driving force I will be the one to learn Fate and faith, are then they Life's true spirit, who is to say Dare not speak the hopeless thought Of life's reason, it hasn't got 8. Your Truth Fighting for everyone Defensive for everyone Defiance by everyone Absent in mind, I declare peace and war Torture in thought, do you care? Reading my lips, reading my words Just a bubble of air Suffocating..., breathing in Fear me not, love me not I am here to read your peace, war and fear Save this mankind Save this soul Face down the world all alone Do deny, your truth, deny! Fighting everyone Defensive of everyone Defying everyone Absent in mind, I declare peace and war Torture of thought, do you even care? Reading my lips, hearing my words Just a bubble of air Suffocating..., breathing in Fear me not, love me not I am here to learn your peace, war and fear Save this mankind Save this soul Face down the world all alone Do deny, your truth, deny! Killing everyone Not defending anyone Defiance by everyone Absent in mind, I've declared peace and war Torture of thought, do you care? Reading my eyes, reading my soul Just a bubble of air Suffocating..., breathing out Fear me now, love me now I am here to judge your peace with war and fear Save this mankind Save this soul Face down the world all alone Do deny, your truth, deny! 9. Shallow Try to steer me with your jalousy My move is to reject influence Try to lure me with your vanity You want to try use my honesty Try to steer me with your jalousy You want, I won't, I want, you do not I want, you won't, you want, I do not Try to create freedom for myself Dare to speak, dare to fall Try to steer me with your jalousy My move is to reject influence Try to lure me with your vanity You want to try use my honesty Try to steer me with your jalousy You want, I won't, I want, you do not I want, you won't, you want, I do not Try to create freedom for myself Dare to speak, dare to fall 10. Vengeance Do you know the path you are on, my friend? Push me no more Till a point where you will have gone too far I draw the line Vengeance will be mine Wait and see, when pushing me till breaking point, you fear me Vengeance will be mine Wait and see, when pushing me till breaking point, you fear me You might see things you do not want to see I won't be me No hope for you when I turn against you Feel my vengeance Vengeance will be mine Wait and see, when pushing me till breaking point, you fear me Vengeance will be mine Wait and see, when pushing me till breaking point, you fear me Vengeance will be mine Wait and see, when pushing me till breaking point, you fear me Vengeance will be mine Wait and see, when pushing me till breaking point, you fear me Vengeance is mine 11. Revelations First one to ride was white Had a bow and a crown He went forth conquering Forth he went to conquer Come and see Other horse that was red Power given, take peace They should kill each other There was given great sword Come and see Given the power, to kill with sword Given the power, to kill with hunger Given the power, to kill with death Given the power, with beasts of earth I beheld a black horse One on him had the scales Measure for a penny Hurt not the oil and wine Come and see Fourth one to ride was pale This was to be the last Name of the one was Death All Hell followed with him Come and see Given the power, to kill with sword Given the power, to kill with hunger Given the power, to kill with death Given the power, with beasts of earth They are riding, riding today Come and see Given the power, to kill with sword Given the power, to kill with hunger Given the power, to kill with death Given the power