Overture to Madness

Instrumental

Submitted by Iron_Wraith — Jun 06, 2026

This clawed monster I see<br/> That which came from inside of me<br/> Horror of thought made flesh<br/> Shambling form unleashed<br/> These rotting limbs no match<br/> For the hopeless spirit wretched<br/> <br/> Unseen abomination<br/> Guardian of ancient wrong<br/> Path of anguish leads<br/> To unsilent statues held there<br/> <br/> Dive into darkness<br/> The darkness within<br/> Give in to the music<br/> Of sanity's requiem<br/> <br/> Dive into darkness<br/> The darkness within<br/> Give in to the music<br/> Of sanity's requiem<br/> <br/> Stare not too long into the abyss<br/> Else the abyss stares back into you<br/> <br/> Hidden city living death<br/> Silent corruption outstretched<br/> Stone stairway leading on<br/> Into minds kingdom gone<br/> Insidious madness burrows deep<br/> Sowing darkness eternally<br/> <br/> Dive into darkness<br/> The darkness within<br/> Give in to the music<br/> Of sanity's requiem<br/> <br/> Dive into darkness<br/> The darkness within<br/> Give in to the music<br/> Of sanity's requiem

Submitted by Iron_Wraith — Jun 06, 2026

When no one stands beside you and trust has been betrayed<br/> When pain is all that is known and hearts begin to rage<br/> If failure of comrades is all that is your plight<br/> Night descends and makes its mark shutting out the light<br/> <br/> I stand upon this battlefield see my foe draw nigh<br/> Turn to find I'm all alone death is at my side<br/> <br/> Abandoned again like ash in the wind<br/> Less damage done by enemy than friend<br/> Battle rage is ripped asunder the world is alight<br/> Evil comes and finds me abandoned again<br/> <br/> Come now ancient enemy and find me holding fast<br/> My blade free from binding my shield is my wrath<br/> The sword upon my hip it rattles in its sheath<br/> The fear I feel is all I know I accept and welcome it<br/> <br/> No more needed allies I kept in the past<br/> The fray is joined my power felt in battle rage I'm damned<br/> <br/> Abandoned again like ash in the wind<br/> Less damage done by enemy than friend<br/> Battle rage is ripped asunder the world is alight<br/> Evil comes and finds me abandoned again

Submitted by Iron_Wraith — Jun 06, 2026

As I lie in silent night<br/> Pray me safe in holy light<br/> Fingers brush back my hair it seems<br/> As sharpest teeth invade my dreams<br/> <br/> Welcome to the illusion<br/> Where shadow chases sin<br/> Where sighs turn to desperate cries<br/> And I ask<br/> Is this dream or nightmare<br/> <br/> A flash of movement I cannot see<br/> Turning quick I feel the breeze<br/> Brick made hallway leading on<br/> Begin to run I feel the draw<br/> <br/> Welcome to the illusion<br/> Where shadow chases sin<br/> Where sighs turn to desperate cries<br/> And I ask<br/> Is this dream or nightmare<br/> <br/> Darkest hallway beckons forth<br/> Stretching to infinity on<br/> Rapacious hands reaching toward me<br/> Cannot wake and cannot breathe<br/> <br/> Welcome to the illusion<br/> Where shadow chases sin<br/> Where sighs turn to desperate cries<br/> And I ask<br/> Is this dream or nightmare

Submitted by Iron_Wraith — Jun 06, 2026

Eternal is my pain eternal is your shame<br/> Forked tongue and lies exploiting every game<br/> The truth seems not to fall from your lips at all<br/> Actions inspired by demons from below<br/> <br/> 10 for your honor<br/> 10 for your soul<br/> 10 for your spine<br/> 30 pieces of bloody silver<br/> 10 for your honor<br/> 10 for your soul<br/> 10 for your spine<br/> 30 pieces of bloody silver and you'll be fine<br/> <br/> You'll not know your crime<br/> <br/> False prophets nothing more, convinced of their own lies<br/> Unable to see the truth right before their eyes<br/> Sanctimonious promises spilled like rotting wine<br/> Eating flesh with acid breath destruction from inside<br/> <br/> 10 for your honor<br/> 10 for your soul<br/> 10 for your spine<br/> 30 pieces of bloody silver<br/> 10 for your honor<br/> 10 for your soul<br/> 10 for your spine<br/> 30 pieces of bloody silver and you'll be fine<br/> <br/> You'll not know your crime<br/> <br/> For your honor you've been paid<br/> Your soul it has been stained<br/> With 30 pieces of bloody silver<br/> <br/> The clouds have all but cried their final tears tonight<br/> The call of old rings out war has been decreed<br/> Fire will rain down on the infidel<br/> <br/> The call of old rings out war has been decreed<br/> Fire will rain down on the infidel<br/> Raze them from the earth in flames of righteous birth<br/> <br/> The call of old rings out war has been decreed<br/> Fire will rain down on the infidel<br/> Cull them from this land their lives are in our hands<br/> <br/> 10, 10, 10

Submitted by Iron_Wraith — Jun 06, 2026

My mind it shatters my soul it breaks<br/> Words that fall from your lips are much too hard to take<br/> Wordless air hangs between us muted thoughts cloud my mind<br/> Cannot speak I'm unable your eyes and lips spill only lies<br/> <br/> A painful gap forms within me ripping soft flesh from bone<br/> The hole expands leaving vacant a void like I've never known<br/> Cannot stop forward motion malefic path that I'm on<br/> Reaching out to confront you crushing newborn hate<br/> <br/> I ride the tides of anger sink beneath the waves<br/> Letting it wash over me I suffocate in its wake<br/> <br/> Fist clenched in feral anger jaw clenched in primal rage<br/> The blows that fall from these hands much too hard to take<br/> Red air hangs between us violent thoughts mar my mind<br/> I scream find my voice now your eyes and lips no longer lie<br/> <br/> I ride the tides of anger sink beneath the waves<br/> Letting it wash over me I drown in this crimson haze

Submitted by Iron_Wraith — Jun 06, 2026

Come lie on this bed of glass and razors<br/> Feel the nails in your mind pull you down<br/> On this bed enter deepened slumber<br/> In sleep you scream cannot make a sound<br/> <br/> Peeling skin once again<br/> <br/> See light so loud it deafens<br/> Hear sound so bright that it blinds<br/> Plead for immolation of the senses<br/> Apocryphal blessing in disguise<br/> <br/> Please god can't take any more<br/> Won't you come and shut my door<br/> A huddled form upon the floor<br/> Release me can't take any more<br/> <br/> Pull back the facade and see underneath<br/> Look in the mirror feel fear increase<br/> Look inside see what you really are<br/> A thing of pain a mass of bundled scars<br/> <br/> Please god can't take any more<br/> Won't you come and shut my door<br/> A huddled form upon the floor<br/> Release me can't take any more<br/> <br/> Come lie on this bed of glass and razors

Submitted by Iron_Wraith — Jun 06, 2026

Whitechapel cringes<br/> 'neath the cold embrace of fear<br/> Red fiend holds bloody court<br/> In chill Victorian dark<br/> <br/> Woos cobblestone courtesans<br/> Ripping out their hearts<br/> <br/> Sinister is the night<br/> Sinister dark delight<br/> <br/> This small death<br/> Played on gut and spring<br/> This greater death<br/> To climax brings<br/> <br/> Letters sent from hell<br/> Red script and hellish prose<br/> From Ten Bells into the night<br/> To dance upon knifes keen edge<br/> <br/> Her partner first step to last<br/> Comes he Ripper Jack<br/> <br/> Sinister is the night<br/> Sinister dark delight<br/> <br/> Sinister<br/> Silent cruel death prowling the night<br/> Sinister<br/> Shrouded figure called Ripper Jack

Submitted by Iron_Wraith — Jun 06, 2026

No more servant leaders<br/> Just power money and greed<br/> Armchair generals on the hill<br/> The led no longer free<br/> <br/> Give me liberty or give me death<br/> <br/> They put us up against the wall<br/> Pull the trigger see us fall<br/> Yet another book of law impedes<br/> The Statute of Liberty<br/> <br/> Tragedy fuels agenda<br/> Ambition of mortal fools<br/> Control is the final outcome<br/> Through the use of human tools<br/> <br/> Give me liberty give them death<br/> <br/> They put us up against the wall<br/> Pull the trigger see us fall<br/> Yet another book of law impedes<br/> The Statute of Liberty<br/> <br/> The blind follow the blind<br/> To the precipice sharpest edge<br/> Trading freedoms sweet taste<br/> For the safety of chains<br/> <br/> Vampiric culture<br/> Breeding ground for avarice<br/> Feeding on each other<br/> While the architects walk in palaces<br/> <br/> Blood and bile spew forth<br/> From the power mad and corrupt<br/> Burn the building around them<br/> Fiddle madly like Nero while it falls

Submitted by Iron_Wraith — Jun 06, 2026

Blackened walls I cannot see<br/> The paint it peels it bleeds it screams<br/> Blackened skies rain down on me<br/> The air ignites with sulphurous reek<br/> <br/> Simple solace I cannot find<br/> I once was lost but now I'm blind<br/> <br/> Deep in the mouth of madness<br/> Imprisoned and damned<br/> In the mouth of madness<br/> That's where I am<br/> <br/> Blackened walls they fall within<br/> Breaking under weight of sin<br/> Blackened skies cease to rain<br/> Flames not quenched bringing pain<br/> <br/> Alkaloid fire lesson learned<br/> I once was empty now I burn<br/> <br/> Ashes in my mouth ashes in my eyes<br/> Ashes everywhere before I even realized<br/> <br/> Burned by fire<br/> <br/> In the air that I breathe in the shit that I eat<br/> The blood of the damned is poisoning me<br/> <br/> Cursed by liars<br/> <br/> Deep in the mouth of madness<br/> Imprisoned and damned<br/> In the mouth of madness<br/> That's where I am

Submitted by Iron_Wraith — Jun 06, 2026

Wander through the silent forest the forest of ancient trees<br/> Walk the path of Merlin wise the spaces in between<br/> Enchantment hangs like a cloak illusion without a care<br/> Simple spells cast a net a gentle mortal snare<br/> <br/> Seek out the shining throne dance the changling dream<br/> Knock upon the unfound door and join the Seilie Queen<br/> <br/> Come chylde take my hand we of the living darque<br/> Come chylde make our stand we are more than man<br/> Come chylde take my hand we of the living darque<br/> Come chylde make our stand living by our hearts<br/> <br/> Run through the barren land the land in moonlight bathed<br/> The earth thrums 'neath your feet like sinew in your legs<br/> Feel pride in sharpened tooth in deadly pointed fang<br/> Bring rule to the wild pack the law of wolf not man<br/> <br/> Scent your prey on the breeze the silent night time air<br/> Claim the name lycanthrope howling out your cares<br/> <br/> Come chylde take my hand we of the living darque<br/> Come chylde make our stand we are more than man<br/> Come chylde take my hand we of the living darque<br/> Come chylde make our stand living by our hearts<br/> <br/> Stride across the concrete jungle the jungle of steel and glass<br/> Dance under ambient neon concealed from daylights rays<br/> Untouched by passing time your silent sanguine life<br/> <br/> Come chylde take my hand we of the living darque<br/> Come chylde make our stand we are more than man<br/> Come chylde take my hand we of the living darque<br/> Come chylde make our stand living by our hearts

Submitted by Iron_Wraith — Jun 06, 2026

The night closes in like a second skin<br/> Wrapped in darkness once again<br/> Takes away pain and feeds the rage<br/> Time to kill and purge the sin<br/> <br/> Run little rabbit run and hide<br/> Keep to the shadows where I abide<br/> Better remember as you cross that line<br/> There's no soul darker than mine<br/> <br/> Mask of light holds dark desires<br/> I'm a coiled serpent ready to strike<br/> Your innocence lost under venomous fang<br/> You're tattered and torn and faceless named<br/> <br/> Run little rabbit run and hide<br/> Keep to the shadows where I abide<br/> Better remember as you cross that line<br/> There's no soul darker than mine<br/> <br/> False mask falls through ember and flame<br/> Frees my rotting soul trapped within<br/> To hell departs forsake this plane<br/> Justice served of dark angels tainted wings<br/> <br/> Run little rabbit run and hide<br/> Keep to the shadows where I abide<br/> Better remember as you cross that line<br/> There's no soul darker than mine<br/> <br/> The silent fall the fall from grace<br/> The hunter turns and becomes the prey

Submitted by Iron_Wraith — Jun 06, 2026

This sword do I take leather guard the same<br/> I gird myself for battle the right to stake my claim<br/> Sheathing now my weapon all this I prepare<br/> Ride upon winged steed to see the golden weir<br/> <br/> Birthright of Olympus within this mortal coil<br/> Straining always to attain rightful power and skill<br/> <br/> Equine muscles flex beneath driving upwards still<br/> Flying forward moving on simple strength of will<br/> Raising now my blade challenge issued forth<br/> Grant me entrance do this now I am rightfully yours<br/> <br/> Birthright of Olympus within this mortal coil<br/> Straining always to attain rightful power and skill<br/> <br/> You dare demand right of birth you may never enter<br/> A mortal cursed the taint upon you seals you out<br/> If you choose to risk the buffeting winds<br/> And rail against the lightning sharp<br/> Cerberus lies in wait below for those with finite hearts<br/> <br/> I will not falter, falter from the path<br/> You say I cannot enter yet there must be a way<br/> Only half mortal this taint you see<br/> Gladly would it fall away if Olympus welcomed me<br/> <br/> So with this sacrifice you offer to pave the shining way<br/> To shed the mortal flesh to let it fall this day<br/> Are you prepared<br/> <br/> Take this mortal half burn it all away<br/> Let the god stride forth and take his place this day<br/> Birthright of Olympus no longer mortal coil<br/> Now and forevermore my rightful power I wield

Submitted by Iron_Wraith — Jun 06, 2026