Necromicon
Sightveiler
1. Introduction
2. Gone Below
Constantly being punished by his sick father for things he hasn't even done, Vincent spends most of his childhood confined in a dark and rat-infested basement.
===LYRICS===
Father:
Now you have committed sins
To the great one and me
Repent them now, down below
Not sorry? Well, you will be
Vincent:
Father, i beg you, no.
Don't make me, please!
it's so dark and cold.
Shadows come to life down there
Father:
Save your pleas to the one who might listen
When your young heart has been
To the brim filled with fear.
Vincent:
he locks the door behind me
Filled with fear, I wait
A sound comes from the corner
I hide but it's too late
Come to us here in the dark.....
We haven't been fed since last moon....
You smell so good, here in the dark....
And suppertime for us is soon......
Vincent:
They are upon me
''Father, help me please
They're feeding on my flesh''
he's thrown away the keys
why? What is it
That i have done
I didn't ask to be born
Your only hated son
I must become one with the shadows
My innocence gone, never one of the boys
As i lie in the dark, bleeding inside
I seem to remember your emotionless voice
Father:
Hate is not the right word
But of course it can never be love
Such feelings are reserved
For the great one above
Vincent:
I see your face before me
I feel the burning pain
My father, .''once so dear''
Confusion fills my brain
The love i should have been given
Replaced by hatred so strong
Lost in blackened world
Don't know what i have done wrong
Father:
Whenever you do wrong
It's my duty to do right
Punished you will be
Until you see the light
Vincent:
Why? What is it
that i have done
I didn't ask to be born
Your only hated son
3. Homecomings
Alone in this basement, Vincent suddenly senses a presence....
===LYRICS===
Sightveiler:
Rise, child..
Vincent:
Father?
Sightveiler:
Only the father of those
innocent and lost.
Vincent:
Will you show me the way?
Sightveiler:
Yes...
Vincent:
At least I have found someone,
Someone to be my guide.
Screaming defiance to those above,
With him by my side.
Sightveiler:
Ascend the stairs and break that door,
Asunder these chains that bind thee.
Vincent:
I dare not do the things you speak of,
he will come and punish me.
Sightveiler:
Have no fear, we will punish him instead.
So severely, he will wish he was dead.
Father:
Did I say you could come up here from seclusion?
It seems pain is the only way you can learn.
It's for your own good, I know you understand.
If you do not obey us, in hell you will burn.
Vincent:
No! I will no longer do as you say!
My newly found friend will show me the way!
Father:
Your newly found friend!?
Well I see...
It seems that the great one has listened to me.
Sightveiler:
The great one has listened?
Could never be...
I daresay the dark one is coming for thee.
Father:
What is this? Who are you?
Answer me! What are you?
Sightveiler:
I am the essence
Of thy nightmares come true.
Vincent:
Suddenly my hands are locked around his neck.
I meet his gaze, now so ablaze with fear.
Must give in to the hate and darkness inside me,
for the years of pain-at last the end is here.
Sightveiler:
It is now done, the chains are now broken.
With this young one, the beast has awoken.
4. The Uprising
Feeling like he has awoken from a nightmare, Vincent finds his father dead at his feet.
===LYRICS===
Vincent:
This can't really be happening
I've shed my fathers blood
I'll never come to heaven now
Forever damned in the eyes of god
Sightveiler:
Thy puny godling is nothing to us
We who walk paths of our own
Now let it grow within thyself
The seeds I have already sown
Vincent:
So I cast of the shrouds of convenience
And see the world with eyes unveiled
No longer can anyone bar my path
The sheep has for too long prevailed
If they try to stop me
I will make them pay
To fear and respect me
To rule them all one day
Death, war, plague and destruction
Behind me on black horses they ride
To sweep away all the pitifulness
With power and might
Yes, with him by my side
Father:
Can't you see that this is wrong?
To rise above yourself?
Vincent:
Who are you to say this?
You thought yourself divine!
Father:
Well, beyond is a cold grave
Nothing matters anymore
Vincent:
I shall not have to hear you
Cause everything is mine
Yes I stand so supreme
Everyone bleeds for me now
Master of all, when I please
Nothing I obey, to nothing I bow
Sightveiler:
My fair boy, thou hast become a man
And fearfully they part from thy way
Thy name is now forever secured
And mankind by your feet at bay
Vincent:
The questions became the answers
Can this be what I wanted back then
For the questions I have forgotten now
Can I find the way to myself again?
5. Veiled in Crimson
Many years pass. Vincent spends his life constantly on the run from the law. The Sightveiler never leaves him. Over the years gaining more and more control over Vincent's actions,
and forcing him to randomly kill many innocent people. For Vincent's next victim the Sightveiler has chosen Angelica, a girl said to have psychic powers. As the story continues, Vincent has reached the area where Angelica supposedly lives.
===LYRICS===
Vincent:
Yet another shadowed street
I've seen them all before
Feels like I've spent all my life here
With no home, no hope, nor goal
Ghostly faces look upon me
Dirty beggars that I despise
Or perhaps I just envy them
Their pointless, but free lives
Sightveiler:
My boy, soon you can rest
Our prey is not far away
Behold, here she comes now
For the last time, hear me and obey
Vincent:
An apparition of beauty she is
Raven black hair, aloft in the breeze
In her eyes the light of an angel
She turns to me and I freeze
Angelica:
Sir, you look in need of a warm meal
Please, come join me inside
I do not have much, but what I got is for you
Please come in and dine by my side
Vincent:
Strange feelings begging me to let her live
Deep inside I know they will fail
Still I refuse to see what's real
The truth is veiled... in crimson
Angelica:
You look so troubled
I sense that something's wrong
Vincent:
I'll tell you if you'll listen
But my tale is very long
Sightveiler:
What thinkest thou of?
Thy feeble fool!
She meaneth nothing
And thou art merely my tool
Vincent:
Quiet, I say
I will not hear you
For once, leave me be
And this poor girl too
Angelica:
You're no a common man
Knew that right from the start
You're feeling lost and empty
Though you are quite pure at heart
Still you bear intentions
Which are not of your own
How is that possible?
Vincent:
Well, I am not alone
I bear a curse
Ruled by my jailor
An entity known only as the Sightveiler
Sightveiler:
I cannot believe what thou art doing
Getting caught in a puny mortal's net
Well, enjoy this while it lasts
For this night is all you get
Vincent:
The hours pass as we open ourselves
While the twilight fills up her room
Mesmerized by her beauty and soul
A kiss, sealing our tomb
Angelica:
Your heart is that of kind man
Though it has lost all its light
Feels like I've known you forever
Please stay with me tonight
Vincent:
Strange feelings begging me to let her live
Deep inside I know they will fail
Still I refuse to see what's real
The truth is veiled... in crimson
6. Endless Agony
After making love to Angelica, Vincent falls in a deep sleep. The Sightveiler sees his opportunity and attempts to once again assume command over Vincent, doing this in the element where the entity's powers are the strongest - in Vincent's dreams...
===LYRICS===
Vincent:
Night - its grace seduces me
I have to face a deadly sleep
Where twisted horrors will haunt me
He reigns
I cannot run, nor can I hide
But I won't tell her goodbye
And do with her as He wants
I feel his claws inside my head
They will be there until she's dead
His eyes, dead but yet awake
Invokes more pain than I can take
Slowly
Descending
Towards
Damnation
Seduced by night's enchanted grace
I'm lost in the nightmare's maze
Where twisted horrors still haunt me
He reigns
I cannot run, nor can I hide
But I won't tell her goodbye
And do with her as He wants
Sightveiler:
I might release thee still,
but thou must fulfill this one last kill
Vincent:
No! I cannot kill this girl
Sightveiler:
As I am the master here,
I do not care for what thou holdeth dear
Vincent:
What have I done to be trapped inside your world?
Sightveiler:
This beautiful woman will be killed
Her pure young blood must be spilled
Vincent:
No! Feed upon my soul instead!
Sightveiler:
Do remember that I am thee,
Thou wilt do what I want thee to
Vincent:
You cannot use me when I am dead!
I'm free of the night's seducing grasp
Where I was told she was the last
Where twisted horrors haunted me
But he still reigns...
I cannot run, nor can I hide
I must tell her goodbye
And do with her as He wants
Goodbye...
7. In Desparation
Vincent awakes from his nightmares to find himself alone inside the room. Leaving the house, he soon finds Angelica dancing around a fire in a nearby field.
===LYRICS===
Sightveiler:
Thy feelings cannot defeat
Thy nocturnal desires to kill
She is like all the others
Thou giveth, I taketh
Shed no tears, thou wilt enjoy it
At least for the time
Vincent:
The sky is filled with stars
Embracing the dark
She is dancing, around the burning fire
The wind blows in her hair
Her body moves so slow in this autumn night
Sightveiler:
What art thou waiting for?
Take her life now!
Vincent:
I approach the girl
I'm confused and insane
She feels my presence
And ending her dance
She greets me with a smile
So nice but also wild
The fire reflects in her eyes
So burning and alive
Sightveiler:
Now thou hast the chance to kill for me
If not so kill for thee
Thou must now shed her blood for me
Her life and soul belongeth to me
Vincent:
I will not shed blood for you
Her life and soul do belong to me
I cannot take her life for you
This beautiful girl belongs to me
Sightveiler:
As I am the master her
Thy mind and body art controlled by me
Now! If thou dost not take her life for me
I will for sure take thy life from thee
Angelica:
His eyes are so kind but somehow
I see hate and insanity
He doesn't talk at all
What does he want from me?
What is he thinking about
When he stares at me like that?
Now he suddenly looks very strange
Cruel evil and insane
Vincent:
My nocturnal powers
To shred and to kill
Awaken deep inside, furious and wild
My mind goes blank
And now they are there
The memories from back
When I was a child
I give in to his words
Obey them mindlessly
Her youthful innocence
Will soon be gone
To carnal molestation
This night will be devoted
She will no longer be
here with me at dawn
8. Leaving Now
As soon as Angelica falls dead to the ground, the Sightveiler leaves Vincent. Realizing what he has done Vincent runs from the scene. And he keeps running until the first light of day.
===LYRICS===
Vincent:
I am watching the sun rise
And I am watching the skies
The scenery changes swiftly
Before my eyes
The colors all turn to crimson
Innocent blood starts to rain
Suddenly the sky fills up with faces
Faces of the lost ones I have slain
Murderer!!
I wish I could weep
But there are no tears
They dried out a long long time ago
I realize that I must leave now
I cannot stay here, that I know...
Then the chanting begins
I wonder if I am still dreaming
The word they cry is “Murderer”
And I can do nothing to stop their screaming
I see her face among them
But she does not scream
She just passes her time in silence
With sad eyes she watches me
“Murderer!!”
I wish I could weep
But there are no tears
They dried out a long long time ago
I realize that I must leave now
I cannot stay here, that I know...
“Murderer!!”
Living has always been painful
So why would I fear to die?
I was wrong, now I know that
I am still able to cry
Drifting on...
Eternity passes...
As I fade away...
Then finally I am...
Home at last
9. Ever After
Angelica:
My prince you have followed me here
To this place where no mortals may roam
But why did you commit this terrible crime
And have you now found this your home?
Vincent:
My sweet one I mentioned a curse
I couldn't say more then
My tongue was tied
My jailor and master Sightveiler called
I thought him my saviour
I know now he lied
Angelica:
How could he make you shed my blood?
Vincent:
To me he was even more than a god
Angelica:
And then you even slit your own veins
Vincent:
Yes, but at last I am free from my chains
Father:
Fool, this is only where your last journey begins
You are now standing in the empty courtyard of Hell
The Master of Darkness will bring you
In soon of the long and painful end no one can tell
Vincent:
I cannot believe this, will I never rest?
All my life slave to this misery and pain
The other side I thought would bring me some calm
But if your words are true, I killed myself in vain
Angelica:
A killer you were, but innocent at heart
So hold back your tears, his words are lies
My forgiveness you have already gained
And in some way redemption through your own demise
Father:
I will never say I forgive him!
Angelica:
What? It was you who made him begin!
Father:
Try not to tell me I created a killer!
Angelica:
You called even his existence a sin!
Vincent:
His words means nothing to me now
Since it seems your heart is mine still
Angelica:
And also your heart is in my hands
So come, let us now go over that hill
Vincent:
But what is that shape? Can you see it?
Angelica:
Yes, but I have never seen it before
Vincent:
Oh no, not again, I know this too well
I cannot stand to go through it once more
10. Returning
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