Sanctuary

Daylight giving way to night Darkness roams the sky Sinners of the night return to sanguinary cry A virgin's life falls to the grave Submitting to the call Her blood to bathe the devil's needs Her body has no soul Lovers to the grave They give their lives if there's no other way Lovers to the grave They've had their games and now it's time to pay Dancing in the midnight sun Children of the dark Players in a game of death Lovers with no heart The web of doom may never die Roots of evil grow The devil's touch is in the heart The fury in the soul Lovers to the grave They give their lives if there's no other way Lovers to the grave They've had their games and now it's time to pay Oh Lord, oh lord, it's time to pay

Submitted by Finntroll — Feb 22, 2026

[Freeland, C. & T. Troy, Burgess] Time ticks with each heart beat, each moment Taking me somewhere. I never thought would happen And all roads give a promise to lead a better life somewhere Then gone with sharp aggression There must be more to life than this, There must be another way Instead of chasing endless rainbows No, I, I can't live with this restless heart And I, I never meant it this way, no, no Sometimes it feels like I've been here for a thousand years or more Dreams lay just beyond my fingers I'll reach and I'll touch and I'll taste each moment as it comes In my memory she lingers There must be more to life than this, There must be another way Instead of chasing endless rainbows No, I, I can't live with this restless heart And I, I never meant it this way, no, no I, I can't live with this restless heart And it's no longer mine to give away, no, no Here in my heart, I've had all the promises And it's here in my heart that there's nothing to lose Searching my dreams, looking for reason Oh, so deep in my soul I am nobody's fool I know my place in time may be forgotten And the angels that I fear will stay with me Time ticks with each heart beat, each moment Taking me somewhere. I never thought would happen There must be more to life than this, There must be another way Instead of chasing endless rainbows I, I can't live with this restless heart And I, I never meant it this way, no, no I, I can't live with this restless heart And it's no longer mine to give away, no, no I can't live with this restless heart, no, no I can't live with this restless heart And it's no longer mine to give away, no, no

Submitted by Dahmers Fridge — Apr 18, 2026

[C. & T. Troy, Freeland, Burgess] Counting the years I will treasure forever Look to the skies for the wonder you'll never see Tasting the fear but the bitterness will follow Ending the pain but for me it can not be I'll keep on searching the unreachable goal And I'll keep on searching the depth of my soul I cried but the tears would never show in the rain I'd hide them again, oh I lied but my face would never show you my pain, But you know the game I count my fears and I count my blessings The balance I knew would never go my way Clouds melt away, the light slips through darkness The sun so cold, so very far away I'll keep on searching the unreachable goal And I'll keep on searching the depth of my soul [2x] I cried but the tears would never show in the rain I'd hide them again, oh I lied but my face would never show you my pain, But you know the game I lied I cried[3x]

Submitted by VladTheImpaler666 — Apr 18, 2026

[C. & T. Troy, Freeland] So high, so high It rose like a serpent from hell So high I fly I'm trapped and I can't break this spell Standing on the bridge at midnight Will I ever see the new light? Come much further than I did before Push my body to the limit It gets stronger by the minute Now my feet don't eve touch the floor So high, so high It rose like a serpent from hell So high I fly I'm trapped and I can't break this spell Heart is crazy pumping faster Am I slave or am I master? Armed and ready out to sell my soul Living like there's no tomorrow This road to hell I chose to follow Looking for a way out from the cold So high, so high It rose like a serpent from hell So high I fly I'm trapped and I can't break this spell So high, so high I can almost touch the border Upside down and out of order Inside out I've finally lost my way Ride this monster to my freedom Will I reach my perfect kingdom? Will I ever see another day? So high, so high It rose like a serpent from hell So high I fly I'm trapped and I can't break this spell So high

Submitted by Corpse Grinder — Apr 18, 2026

This would be killing me if I hadn't walked away We never said goodbye Maybe that's how it should have stayed Another time, another life You would have set me free I'll be forever by your side If only I could turn the tide Forever in this loneliness This guilt inside I'm driving the lonely way home But I never said it won't protect me From the light of day And all the moments spent with you Inside my head must go away Another time, another life You would have set me free I'll be forever by your side If only I could turn the tide Forever in this loneliness This guilt inside I'm driving the lonely way home Acoustic solo Another time, another life You would have set me free I'll be forever by your side If only I could turn the tide Forever in this loneliness This guilt inside I'm driving the lonely way home Driving the lonely way home Forever by your side Forever by your side Turning back the tide I'll be forever by your side If only I could turn the tide Forever in this loneliness This guilt inside I'm driving the lonely way home Turning back the tide Forever by your side If only I could turn back time I'm driving the lonely way home I'm driving my way home

Submitted by Finntroll — Feb 22, 2026

[C. Troy] In my dreams I have wandered through life Plan the journey I would make Meeting friends of far gone time From this dream I would never wake The broken wings that once stopped you fly Now in the end the spirit will die... spirit will die When can I touch the rainbow? When can I follow the stars? Why does space go on forever and ever? Will our minds let us travel this far? Now to the edge and far beyond The depth of space and time A mystery no one will ever know No boundaries that we can define The broken wings that once stopped you fly Now in the end the spirit will die... spirit will die [4x] When can I touch the rainbow? When can I follow the stars? Why does space go on forever and ever? Will our minds let us travel this far? Will our minds let us travel this far?

Submitted by The Void — Apr 18, 2026

[Burgess, Freeland] There's magic written in our hearts And it waits to hear you We were dancing all the summer long And rising in the fall On the threshold of a dream Run with the good time thieves And midnight diamonds Now the will is strong and the dream is yours Time to embrace your passion Listen to your heart and tear down all these doors And you can have it all On the threshold of a dream Run with the good time thieves And midnight diamonds On the threshold of a dream Fill your hears with all the colours of the night Tearing down these doors The midnight diamonds Fill your heart with all the colours Colours of the night There's magic written in our hearts Time to embrace your passion Listen to your heart and tear down all these doors And you can have it all On the threshold of a dream Run with the good time thieves And midnight diamonds On the threshold of a dream Fill your hears with all the colours of the night Colours of the night Midnight diamonds

Submitted by Grave666 — Apr 18, 2026

[C. & T. Troy, Burgess] Too young to see what life was meant to be A tender hearts so innocent all could see Into space I'm staring now, Into darkness I'm breaking my vow Who am I to be playing god? I'll be paying the price 'til the end You are my badge of honour Every second of every day I've seen behind every shadow, The phantom of my yesterday Ah, ah You're the reason I am counting I count my shadows now, I'm longing now to end this waiting game Into space I'm staring now, Into darkness I'm breaking my vow Who am I to be playing god? I'll be paying the price 'til the end How I feel this heartache burning inside In the devil I will defend I've seen behind every shadow, The phantom of my yesterday Ah, ah [2x] I see the future, I know it's wrong A new life is beginning, another one is gone I cannot be creation, change this legacy Maybe worth believing, re-live my destiny Tell me who... [2x] Who am I to be playing god? I'll be paying the price 'til the end How I feel this heartache burning inside In the devil I will defend Oh, no, no, no

Submitted by NecroLord — Apr 18, 2026

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[C. & T. Troy, Burgess] Escape from the blackness, but enter the dark The strength of believing in Satan's mark Come join our friendship, leave us your soul Escape the boundaries reliving your role See all of your future, come share in our dreams Don't hide from your saviour, see the line that's between I can hear the sons of Satan, I can hear my friends are waiting Sanctuary, enter the sanctuary The path to freedom is our secret. Come share our souls There is no returning, a life ending now You are a disciple of eternal vow Come and behold us, for flesh there's no need Where you will be just the ind needs to feed See all of your future, come share in our dreams Don't hide from your saviour, see the line that's between I can hear the sons of Satan, I can hear my friends are waiting Sanctuary, enter the sanctuary The path to freedom is our secret. Come share our souls Open your kingdom, open your eyes Am I the chosen one? This time you'll see my name in lights won't be forgotten Escape from the blackness, but enter the dark The strength of believing in Satan's mark Come join our friendship, leave us your soul Escape the boundaries reliving your role See all of your future, come share in our dreams Don't hide from your saviour, see the line that's between I can hear the sons of Satan, I can hear my friends are waiting Sanctuary, enter the sanctuary The path to freedom is our secret. Come share our souls Am I the chosen one? This time you'll see my name in lights won't be forgotten And now at last you see my face This time you'll see my name in lights won't be forgotten And now at last you hear my prayer A silent voice you long to hear too long forgotten In dreams In dreams I've known I've been before Inside this mystery won't be forgotten Won't be forgotten[3x] Submits, comments, corrections are welcomed at webmaster@darklyrics.com PRAYING MANTIS LYRICS

Submitted by johnmansley — Apr 18, 2026