Sleepless Empire

[Intro: Andrea Ferro] The enemy will stay up late In silence to patrol I'm under siege It's my war [Refrain] I'm back against the wall [Verse 1: Cristina Scabbia, Cristina Scabbia & Andrea Ferro] Time is deceiving But it's up to me now I must be the better version of me To resist I'm tasting my blood And I'm dressed in bruises [Pre-Chorus: Cristina Scabbia] No matter what comes my way I'm here to face it all This life is just a moment I've built among my ruins [Chorus: Andrea Ferro & Cristina Scabbia, Cristina Scabbia] No matter how hard you try No matter if I fall Surrender is no option I've nothing left to lose I stand up without complaints I'm focusing on you (Focusing on you) The distance is decrеasing I am relentless [Verse 2: Cristina Scabbia] Ears arе ringing I know it's up to me now I can see the countdown Over my head, it is grim But I've come so far Even if it's grueling [Pre-Chorus: Cristina Scabbia] I never felt so broken I've never given up on you My body took the damage But I'm not bleeding through [Chorus: Andrea Ferro & Cristina Scabbia, Cristina Scabbia] No matter how hard you try No matter if I fall Surrender is no option I've nothing left to lose I stand up without complaints I'm focusing on you (Focusing on you) The distance is decreasing I am relentless [Bridge: Cristina Scabbia] Here and once for all I will fight till the end I'm on overload But I'm undefeatable [Pre-Chorus: Andrea Ferro] No matter how hard you try [Chorus: Cristina Scabbia, Cristina Scabbia & Andrea Ferro, Cristina Scabbia] No matter how hard you try No matter if I fall Surrender is no option I've nothing left to lose I stand up without complaints I'm focusing on you (Focusing on you) The distance is decreasing I am relentless

Submitted by johnmansley — Apr 24, 2025

[Intro: Andrea Ferro] Standing like a scarecrow [Verse 1: Cristina Scabbia] I come back to life when dark stands still And when nobody's around I'm like a dummy Just a poor man's design It's hard to spot me in a crowd I don't look alive in an empty field When there is no one around I know it's funny how I look in disguise But I've been frozen all my life [Pre-Chorus: Andrea Ferro] Dark celebration as I realize [Chorus: Cristina Scabbia, Andrea Ferro] Aren't we all scarecrows praising the sun? Here we stand together Realize we won't bend or break Until the day is over Upon our fields Aren't we all scarecrows? We project eternal shadows [Post-Chorus: Andrea Ferro] We're standing through rain and shine [Verse 2: Cristina Scabbia, Andrea Ferro] I'm half alive but I am mostly dead Under the midnight sky A still life frame inside the gallery of time No one can figure me out 'Cause I'm a freak of nature I don't want to belong You might think that I'm a failure But I'll prove you wrong [Chorus: Cristina Scabbia, Andrea Ferro] Aren't we all scarecrows praising the sun? Here we stand together Realize we won't bend or break Until the day is over Upon our fields Aren't we all scarecrows? We project eternal shadows [Post-Chorus: Andrea Ferro] I am a freak of nature And I don't want to belong No failure [Bridge: Cristina Scabbia, Andrea Ferro] But sometimes I just feel a little lonely Hollow eyes witness every passing day (No failure) Won't turn my face away from the sunlight Through the thick and thin I always had it my way No, I don't mind about the odds Bring on the judgemental storm all over me (No failure) Resilient against all elements Let the crows dance and fly above my head [Pre-Chorus: Andrea Ferro] We project eternal shadows Standing through rain and shine [Chorus: Cristina Scabbia, Andrea Ferro] Aren't we all scarecrows praising the sun? Here we stand together Realize we won't bend or break Until the day is over Upon our fields Aren't we all scarecrows? We project eternal shadows [Outro: Andrea Ferro, Cristina Scabbia] I am a freak of nature And I don't want to belong, no failure Won't turn my face away from the sunlight Through the thick and thin I always had it my way, oh We are freaks of nature And we don't want to belong We're scarecrows Resilient against all elements Let the crows dance and fly above our heads

Submitted by Dahmers Fridge — Apr 24, 2025

[Intro: Cristina Scabbia, Andrea Ferro] In nomine patris [Refrain: Cristina Scabbia & Andrea Ferro] In nomine patris In nomine patris [Verse 1: Cristina Scabbia] I'm going too fast, my legs are tied I won't survive another night It's hunting me down from the inside Analyzes and intrudes my thoughts I've never felt so hopeless and defeated So torn and crucified This night's gonna flash before my eyes Before I die [Chorus 1: Cristina Scabbia, Crisitina Scabbia & Andrea Ferro] Thousand tears are mourning on a cross Before I lose myself, In nomine patris I repent, let go of all the sins I hear the voice of pain, In nomine patris [Verse 2: Cristina Scabbia, Andrea Ferro] I never felt so crashed and desecrated Burnt and consumed inside This life's gonna flash before our eyes Do we really wanna save ourselves? 'Cause we have become the failure We're running out of time We've sold our beliefs, so sacred Minds to purify [Chorus 1: Cristina Scabbia, Crisitina Scabbia & Andrea Ferro] Thousand tears are mourning on a cross Before I lose myself, In nomine patris I repent, let go of all the sins I hear the voice of pain, In nomine patris [Bridge: Cristina Scabbia, Andrea Ferro] And even if heaven now is open wide It's dark as hell and so hard to find I'll keep walking my path, following the horizon in my head And I feel I'm getting closer to the beginning or the end I'll build my empire [Guitar Solo: Marco Coti-Zelati | Refrain: Andrea Ferro] In nomine patris [Chorus 2: Andrea Ferro, Andrea Ferro & Cristina Scabbia] We're mourning on a cross before we lose ourselves In nomine patris, In nomine patris Let go of all the sins, I hear the voice of pain In nomine patris, In nomine patris

Submitted by Nargaroth — Apr 24, 2025

[Verse 1: Andrea Ferro] We're dreaming with open eyes In a state of disarray We are like kings locked in a cage Waiting for salvation that will never come There is no forever, we will be replaced [Chorus: Cristina Scabbia, Andrea Ferro] Suspended without motion A syndrome of sedation Lost in a sleepless empire It's the infinite cycle Where past and future are aligned In a sleepless empire [Verse 2: Andrea Ferro] We're caught up in the rapture Seduced by short term gains We only praise false gods We lack common sense and just live for the day There is no forever, we are not afraid [Chorus: Cristina Scabbia, Andrea Ferro] Suspended without motion A syndrome of sedation Lost in a sleepless empire It's the infinite cycle Where past and future are aligned In a sleepless empire [Bridge: Cristina Scabbia] Are we algorithms or just an obsolete creation Enslaved in a world that is eroding? Living in denial We're logged in with the same old pattern An easy code to be remembered [Refrain: Andrea Ferro] [?] This is a sleepless empire [Chorus: Cristina Scabbia, Andrea Ferro] Suspended without motion A syndrome of sedation Lost in a sleepless empire It's the infinite cycle Where past and future are aligned In a sleepless empire [Outro: Andrea Ferro & Cristina Scabbia, Andrea Ferro] Aeterna insania Ignifer cruciatus (Neurotic empire) Aeterna insania Ignifer cruciatus Perpetua insomnia Ignifer cruciatus (We're tossing the dice) Perpetua insomnia Tormentum humanum (To rule the sleepless empire)

Submitted by The Void — Apr 24, 2025

[Verse 1: Cristina Scabbia] Hold my hands I swear I cannot comprehend I'm trapped in an eerie space, unmoving Why do I feel I'm aware in unconciousness As I carry the shadow with me? [Chorus: Cristina Scabbia, Cristina Scabbia & Andrea Ferro] Come with me In my sleep paralysis With me In my sleep paralysis [Verse 2: Cristina Scabbia] Impending doom Turning sleep into a battleground I know it's untrue But it's feeling so tangible (Isn't real) I don't think I can cope anymore (Breathe) [Chorus: Cristina Scabbia, Cristina Scabbia & Andrea Ferro] Come with me In my sleep paralysis With me In my sleep paralysis You might also like In The Mean Time Lacuna Coil Sleepless Empire Lacuna Coil Our Truth Lacuna Coil [Bridge: Andrea Ferro] I cannot move and I cannot scream I roll my eyes, it's hard to breathe I'm lost Can't find a way out of this [Guitar Solo] [Chorus: Cristina Scabbia, Cristina Scabbia & Andrea Ferro] Come with me In my sleep paralysis With me In my sleep paralysis [Outro: Andrea Ferro] I cannot move and I cannot scream I roll my eyes, it's hard to breathe I'm lost Can't find a way out of this My nightmare blends with rеality I'm stuck in a loop of anxiety Burned out I'm consumed alivе

Submitted by Celtic Frost — Apr 24, 2025