As Shadows Burn

Trapped in a prison that's built on belief Playing the victim, consumed by my grief Tricks my mind plays using old memories Painting them blacker than when they were real After a while I get unsatisfied I will get out of these knots I have tied This pain I hold lives in my soul Yet I must learn to let it go I must go on, I must be strong It's always darkest right before dawn Hostile imagery inside my head focused on anger, defeat and regret Inaction is an action in itself This is the darkest that I've ever felt Impending change is a must to survive I'm just existing, not really alive I'm just going through the motions, but no living I must take back what I've lost and fight my demons I embrace my darker side Knowing that it's part of life Even with my war inside I will rise again This pain I hold lives in my soul Yet I must learn to let it go I must go on, I must be strong It's always darkest right before dawn

A veiled horizon A land held back Of worlds undone Immortal in black An endless tomorrow Engulfed in eclipse Black morning's sorrow The absurdity we live The absurdity, with nothing left to give And we are... cast to live undone Until the heart is gone And bred to fail Cast to live undone And setting like the sun Where shadows burn And we become Into a dead sun's delight With tears to tear All faces alike Of that earth that we wear Inspired indeed What lacks the time As horizons decree Such reflections lead us blind Such reflections lead us, And we remain behind And we are... cast to live undone Until the heart is gone And bred to fail Cast to live undone And setting like the sun Where shadows burn And we become Tearing deep into the earth Lost and searching The sacrifice of rebirth, A new dawning Circle complete in the dirt Beyond the pain that has been endured Where heavens litter the sky Removed from reason Banished from all that was mine No solace given Destined desire untold The advent of existence calling me Cast to live undone Until the heart is gone And bred in vain Cast to live undone In exile and among Where shadows burn And we become

Submitted by Cyberwaste — Apr 26, 2025

Walls made of blood and gold Starting to unfold ancient tales left untold Amber colored eyes slowing hypnotize Lead them to their sacrifice Sail from the land of old, holding on to hope Conquering a new world made of gold Dreaming and searching Finding and claiming Blood and gold Stars tell the prophecy of what is to be Descending from the towers of the sea As they realize the fate of their demise The end of a mighty empire Now, greed has come to claim Falling eagles reign Only ruins now remain Dreaming and searching Finding and claiming Blood and gold

Submitted by Cyberwaste — Apr 26, 2025

Reveal yourself to me Reveal yourself to me Unleash all your desires Release your inner fires Beneath your scarlet robe What pain will pleasures hold On paths that lovers strode Between the crimson folds Reveal yourself to me What visions will be seen Inside burning manic dreams And chaotic crimson screams Unleash all your desires Release your inner fires Your taste is what I crave Your scent makes me anticipate I'll hunt you like my prey I long for your scarlet embrace Reveal yourself to me What visions will be seen Inside burning manic dreams And chaotic crimson screams

Submitted by Immortal — Apr 26, 2025

Everyday they wear me down And scar my soul day in day out This burden, I cannot bear Living in this nightmare Voices of emotion, chaos in my head A voice from the commotion Screams above the rest Despair turns into pain Anger turns into hate Revenge calls my name Spellbound by my rage All this pain, takes its toll And it makes the heart grow cold The descent of a blackened soul I replace reality with comforts of insanity I can't go back for it's too late To the dream world I escape Voices of emotion no longer crying out Desire your destruction, I long to take you down What's real? What is not? The line has been crossed Darkness killed my empathy Fire consuming me All this pain, takes its toll And it makes the heart grow cold The descent of a blackened soul As the fog clears, the haze wears off The rush subsides What have I done? I stand before your lifeless shell Now you understand my hell I descend in the abyss Deeper now I start to drift To the sweet slumber of madness

Submitted by Immortal — Apr 26, 2025

As darkness falls, daylight dies And I hear the call of the night A moonless sky above me I come alive like twilight fire I slither like the shadows Whisper madness, feel no pain Nocturnal serenade In the darkness I reign Innocence sleeps, demons dance A veil for the thief, witches chant Ideas disguised as a dream I come alive like twilight fire I slither like the shadows Whisper madness, feel no pain Nocturnal serenade In the darkness I reign

Submitted by SerpentEve — Apr 26, 2025

A gift of freedom to the caged And the gold that couldn't stay Spirit chains of jealous rage, concealed Hearts are strewn across the floor From a love that is no more Ship of dreams has left the shore And empty heart, an empty soul I fall apart, I'm all alone Buried beneath a thousand dreams Buried beneath a thousand dreams Lonely mornings turn to day, Turn to evenings filled with pain Will I ever be the same again As my silent heart awakes, From the ashes I'm remade I start to pull out the stake It's time to live, not time to mourn I will resist, I am reborn Buried beneath a thousand dreams Buried beneath a thousand dreams Buried beneath a thousand dreams Buried beneath a thousand dreams

Submitted by Lake of Tears — Apr 26, 2025

From the void, Nothingness becomes aware of itself Consciousness is born Self realization through creation And so the universe is born Lost inside the human maze Through your mind, you create Only way to the other side Is to live and to die Eons pass by, Alone with all this power Sure makes for a stagnant existence The solution? Divide into pieces The immortal ones, long to be flesh Organized religion A distortion of the truth Make your own decision Ignorance will undo you I, I am the game I, I am the player I'm the creator I'm the destroyer Lost inside the human maze Through your mind, you create Only way to the other side Is to live and to die

Submitted by MetalElf — Apr 26, 2025

This track is instrumental.

Is this song not instrumental?