Through the Valley Within Lyrics & Tracklist by Shadows of Paragon

In the deep, I find a mirror reflecting your face; it haunts me. Why did you give me these lesson to pass? I pass on your malice.

Submitted by Iron_Wraith — Jun 06, 2026

Voices screaming inside my head, am I insane, am I even alive? More than alive, I know I am. The outside world is absolute but I live in a multitude of dimensions. I am beyond reach, meaningless values don't matter to me. Darker than the starless night, I fell their creeping touch. Swearing to myself: it was the last time! "Nothing's left here for you..." Why won't you just leave me alone? "...Your filth will last eternally." Your words will not tangle my mind! "You will never get rid of us." I'll sacrifice anything fro just one moment of peace, for just this moment of peace. Blood, so beautiful, razors, my precious key of serenity. Quiet, finally solitude, sometimes minutes, sometimes hours before my fiend returns. This moment of peace is worth any pain. There are many ways to torture oneself. Razors - cutting deep into my flesh. Some try to understand, try to figure me out. But my hands are tied, I can only tell so much. "You may not tell them our secrets..." I may not talk about the voice, the demons! "...Or we will torture you." My filth will last forever! "There is no hope for you." Apathy - the fruit of repressed experience. In my dreams, it keeps on haunting me. My razors, precious blood. Why won't serenity endure? My blood, the one thing pure about me, it gives just one moment of peace. Is there blood stronger than mine? Is there peace that will last? A peace where voices make no difference? "You may not seek that blood, depend on us or you will surely die." Is there blood stronger than mine? Is there peace that will last?

Submitted by Iron_Wraith — Jun 06, 2026

This live shows no mercy, selfish emptiness and death is all it offers. There is a place where I want to wander, a place without confusion. A place where I gain control over the nothingness., the nothingness that devours my pitiful soul. Suffocating my will to be alive. The hollowness screaming in my face, not leaving regardless of how loudly I scream back. he voice reminds of my worthlessness. I know despite the lies is speaks the truth. I live, although in some way I'm dead. My struggle in neither against human flesh and blood, nor against the forces of the unseen world. The battle is my own, and my strength fades, I carry myself on my shoulders. Inner peace cannot be found in this physical world. A man can live his whole life with pleasure but when life has reached he end of the line you must ask yourself what purpose life had. Over and over the lies shatter my thoughts. Was I meant to live here on the brink of madness? I pass it on to You. There is a place where I want to wander, a place without confusion. A place where You are in control. There is a name I whisper over this dark ocean, a name that gives me peace. (1 Pet. 1:18-19)

Submitted by Iron_Wraith — Jun 06, 2026

Time has come for renewal. I urgently long for an altered situation. Only chained to my solitude there is serenity in my insecurity. A fatal stillness in silence after the abuse, long enough have I rested in the dark, Silently cried out all pain, reached out my had for kindness but dreading rejection. Was I reaching for false hopes? Was I waiting for human goodness although all I had seen was human wickedness? Was I closing the door for approval? I hid in the fear of being lost forever and chose to slowly fade . I swam toward the bottom of my sea fo self pit, filled my lungs with deadly water from my past. I swam deeper when someone tried to pull me up, sacrifice myself in fear of drowning the one who cared. I longed for an altered situation but human kindness i feared the most I expected even more wickedness God I know that You were always there. Only Your thoughtfulness kept me alive during my darkest hours. Was I reaching for false hopes? Was I waiting for human goodness athough all I had seen was human wickedness? Was I closing the door for approval? Sometime I wish You would have let me die. Still I knew, that You offer life in abundance But I search for the indemnification that can come only from the who inflicted shame on me.

Submitted by Iron_Wraith — Jun 06, 2026

Like an angel from heaven, through eyes darkened by grief. What made you become like this? I used to drown in your beauty, now all I see is despair. Wish you could fathom the main cause of my pain; not being a part of you. Labeling me an item for rejection, or else maybe sorrow must die and who will you be then? Beloved, I have seen you so many times, in so many appearances. All of you aggrieve me severely. Don't you leave like the rest have done. Don't you leave, stay with me. Let me speak encouraging words to you; You were created to fly, your wings aren't there just by fate, There is someone who wants to plant a future in your life. Let me speak His edifying words to you and continually meaning it from the deepest of my heart. What if you could believe me? If I only got to be one drop in your rain. Why do you listen to thoughts of darkness and self-destruction? Why do you degrade yourself to nothing while your significance is so great? A righteous man chose to die for your sake. You say your life has no meaning. You don't see your link in the chain and even the leaves lose their colors. Can you fathom merely the slightest fragment fo the mortal sacrifice by the Lamb for you? The share of grace that is yours. The body of Christ for you The blood of Christ for you.

Submitted by Iron_Wraith — Jun 06, 2026

When I cease to resist deliverance begins. A sting in my heart, face to face with the truth about myself I can't evade the encounter with the Spirit of Truth. When someone lifts my eyes and lets me see everything created with new eyes without a veil concealing my sight, struck with wonder, I fall into tears. Free from agony. Tears renewing, cleansing my soul. When I case to resist deliverance begins. A sting in my heart Face to face with the truth about myself I can't evade the encounter with the Spirit of Truth Tears of contrition What can I do but cry at the sight of my own sin? How I ravaged the beauty, neglected the gift of life. Without a veil concealing my sight. struck with wonder, I fall into tears. Free from agony. Tears renewing, cleansing my soul. An abysmal deliverance when I look through my soul. The suffering is overwhelming, yet full of grace. Tears not leaving misery behind, In that lies the beginning of a new day, A resurrection from death. Those tears are my love for You

Submitted by Iron_Wraith — Jun 06, 2026

Digging, the dirt is cold. My hands are stiff, the mere smell makes me recoil. A taste of disgust, a vile stench, an empty shell. Hiding my face in shame, I wish I didn't have to see. Waves of regret breaking over me. This can't be me! I can see myself running through unknown landscape. Bloody trails behind me, my lungs are burning. A constant flow of blood Carry me... This is My pain. ...back to the source. And I will carry it. Carry me... This is My burden. ...to my Father. And I will carry it. The light still torments me. In the lowest pit, in the darkness, in the deep. Here was my refuge until the day break and the shadows flee away. To wake up, to see, to leave behind, starting to walk. I leave death behind. A pale reflection of light. I can see the darkness fading I close my eyes. In the lowest pit, in the darkness, int the deep. Here was my refuge until the day break and the shadows run away. Footsteps in a distance, I dare not look, hiding my face in the shadow. You are there, In the steps in the blood. Everything is there, the filth covers me no more. Carry me... This is My pain ...back to the source. And I will carry it On my knees... This is My burden. ...to my father. You don't need to carry it

Submitted by Iron_Wraith — Jun 06, 2026

Swimming through floods of tears, rays of anguish pounding me. My will to live diminishes with each wave of affliction that breaks my weakened existence. It bothers me to know that I have been here before. I assured myself that I'd never return to this solitary site, believing I was rescued once and for all. I thought it was a lesson I could learn, but somehow I'm back here, at the reunion of repressed memories, caught in the vicious circle of self-oppression, anxiety, fear, and uncontrollable thoughts. The cold water numbs my limbs; I'm losing focus again, trying desperately to remember the details of my last rescue, clinging to the hope of finding the safe rocks again. The light from the lighthouse flickers once more, and dies as the demons of death are closing in. Overrating my capacities, denying the weakness of my flesh, I tried too hard and fell, slipped down the slippery cold rocks, and now I'm back into the relentless sea. Lies are caging me; hatred, bitterness, and self pity. Why this injustice? Or am I too blind to see the outcome of my actions? I hate me for not trusting You. I hate that I let them get to me. Why do I have to be here at all? You are my Lord regardless of my feelings; rescue my again; pull me up, and let me dry. Place my feet on the rock, and let me see the sunshine once more.

Submitted by Iron_Wraith — Jun 06, 2026

The life I lived was coated in darkness, the presence only consisting of shadows. Actions of severe disparagement, my focus was always in the past. Hatred and wrath close to my heart, what's been done to me is irreversible. Revenge is no elucidation how I have tried to repress, built walls to close out, but it's repeatedly in my dreams. I spread your wickedness. I hurt the ones I love. I can't keep it all down. You are the cause of my anxiety. You owe me my hatred. You crushed the child, killed the innocence. I have no worth. Wish my wrath could strike you, but instead it only hurts those I love. Despite the years, I am still enslaved. Regardless of the energy, I still remember, the moment will always haunt me. What is holding me back? What sops me from caring? What is the source of my destruction? A tranquil image of a wounded child, the grieving touch of God, displays my life in enslavement of hatred and bitterness. Only Your love conveys the might. Revealing truth about myself. It's not the past events that bind me, but the wounds are open to infection, binds my thoughts to the past, commit my heart to hatred. I have neither managed to break the chains, nor been able to defeat my enemy but You show me something else; the path of forgiveness. Trusting You deliver me, daring to believe it's Your will. Accepting your cleansing blood, allowing You to break the chains. The spirits roar in my face striving to cage me, knowing I will lose if I battle alone. Through You I can forgive myself, although I hate my past. I can slowly start to love myself and stop hurting those who care.

Submitted by Iron_Wraith — Jun 06, 2026

In the midst of this morbid darkness, where galling spirits roam, a flickering ray of hope bears witness of the thoroughly transforming Light. Discover the light, freedom, light and peace! The darkness has been tangible for so long. Enclosed by fear of leaving the safe and known. What is to be found? As he turns his face, light strikes, a warm bath of love, the Love of the Father. Surrounded by fear caused by the friction of contaminated feet impressions of demons who have infected and enticed my past. Is there healing for this victimized soul? Come out of the darkness! Come to Jesus! Discover the light, freedom, life, and peace! Be released from the cumbersome chains! In my heart believing that the Father raised Him from the dead, your crystal water runs through my soul, cleanses, restores, delivers. See, I will do everything new. Born again, the filth is gone. the darkness is gone. Life embraces me in light, a will to live fills my spirit despite my past enslavement. I was born here to make a difference.

Submitted by Iron_Wraith — Jun 06, 2026

The enemy is finally defeated. My memories no longer cause pain, for the Lord has set me free. I see humanity and I realize... we're at a war. Exemption has opened my eyes to see the alteration of the world. The road I once trod has grown colder, revealing the greatest lie of this age. How the spiritual powers manipulate our lives. The social structure we built is the truth in which the enemy secures his lies. Revealed is the lord of hatred. revealed is the lord of lies! We all have a share. Blameless, we are enticed to bury our innocence in filth. In my deepest anguish I sense their hate, hatred towards humanity. They made it look like it was over, as if we had lost our meaning and our worth. But we're in an everyday war, a battle of life and death. We must deliberate and focus. Through my inner conflict, wrath is born. We shall overthrow him, by the blood of the Lamb and through our witness. The Word is my strength and my shelter, the battle is already won. I have found meaning through the blood of Truth. Defeated is the lord of hatred, defeated is the lord of lies. We all have a share, the victory over the darkness of this world. In my deepest anguish, I sense their hate, hatred toward humanity. They made it look like it was over, as if we had lost our meaning and our worth. But we are in an everyday war, a battle of life and death. We must deliberate and focus. My being bows down before Jesus and proclaims victory. His life became mine. My anguish turned to peace. His blood gave me life.

Submitted by Iron_Wraith — Jun 06, 2026

God, hor min bon, band Ditt ansikte mot mig orh balsigna mig efter Ditt fulla matt. Se mitt bjarta, hur jag langtar efter Dig. Min stig blir mork utan Ditt ljus. Min betskap ab Din bag ar dunkel men Du gor mina steg fasta. Derre, se till min stad, se till Din forsamling ab manniskor med langtan att bara Dig togna Se hur morker och forbirring forsoker smyga sig in i bad Du inrattat som heligt Appratta oss enligt Ditt ord att baga bara det bi ar Lar oss Dina stadgar och tillrattavisa oss nar bi gor ont Gor karleken lebande och lat sanningen fa rada. Lat Din forsamling fa bara en plats ab helande och ab upprattelse. Lat oss far hamta styrka ur Din ocrhorda kraft. Vi vill se Din Ande berora. Res oss alska mer och mer. Kristus, se till bart land; da vi har lamnat var kunskap om Gud och vikit ab fran sanningens och karlekens bag. Kristus, se till bart land. Vi ljuger och vi sbar Se blodsoad foljer pa blodsoad Mord, ran och baldtakt hotar landets folk Vi behober en fornyad kunskap om Ditt ord for landet sjalbt sorjer och forsmaktar i sin torst (efter Dig.) Djuren pa marken dor i sjukdom Faglarna under himlen och fiskarna forgas. Ga darfor tillratta med Din forsamling sa att vi ater kan bli fyllda ab Din kraft och ga ut med Ditt budskap overallt dar vi brar fram. Gud, hor min bon omslut oss med helighe. Gor oss ibriga i att komma den hjalplose till motes med budskap av hopp direkt ifran Dig. Hjalp oss att balkomna framlingen med gladje och skynoa oss att lyssna till och hjalpa den i nob. Lar oss ater Dina stadgar. Gor Ditt ord och Din karlek lemande i oss sa att vi kan bara mer som Dig, Kristus. (hos 4:1-3)

Submitted by Iron_Wraith — Jun 06, 2026

Instrumental

Submitted by Iron_Wraith — Jun 06, 2026

Through the Valley Within

1 - Parabellum

2 - Repressed Experience

3 - The Ocean of Inane Thoughts

4 - Fear of Being Forever Lost

5 - Fall Leaves

6 - Without a Veil Concealing My Sight

7 - Darkness Fading

8 - Silentium

9 - A Tranquil Image of a Wounded Child

10 - In the Midst of the Morbid Darkness

11 - At War

12 - Kyrie Eleison

13 - Dawn of Insight