Blood Stains

Still conscious, though powerless
I look through his eyes
He takes over my being
No-one hears my cries
But I heard theirs
And I watched them die
Blood..... Stains..... Everything

Inside I felt the twist of evil
I knew something had begun
I tried, but I couldn't stop it
Soon I was overcome
Should have ended it myself
But it's too late now, he's too strong
With this evil tearing through me
What will I become?

(Chorus:)
Everything I touch
Everything I see
Blood stains everything
Now he's a part of me

Lifeless and blank were her eyes when I left her
Her blood stained the floor, the walls and my hands
Lying naked and battered beyond recognition
This image of horror forever framed in my mind

If only she'd left right away when I'd told her
If only I'd stayed away from the start
If only I'd known that a change was upon me
I could have left and she'd still be alive

(Chorus)

Maybe she died for nothing
And it seems I've killed for less
This nightmare will never be over
If I don't end it myself

I leave her now to death and myself to Hell

(Chorus)

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Horseback Poison

Through mouth, through needle, through skin so frail
Your God-given life I do impale
You have chosen to infect yourself so
And you will suffer my tyrannical blow

To your will, your essence, through and through
And to this destruction... you don’t have a clue.
For my curtains are drawn over your mind’s eye.
Do you realize my grasp? You don’t even try!

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For I am the Horseback Poison, my intent only pain
My determination... unwavering, until your will is slain
For hope and strong will are my arch-enemies.
They halt my advance, they quiet my pleas.

I say what you want. Twisted truth, gruesome lies.
Of my harmful intention? I am cloaked in disguise.
The devilish throes of ecstasy gold
Is all you will feel. Is all you are told.

You’re happy, you’re safe, you’re self aware
Don’t look behind the curtain, for it’s at yourself that you stare

(Chorus)

But of these traits that I list, you now have none.
Our war of attrition, I have already won.
I now gallop unhindered through your maze of veins.
Your reward? Euphoria, followed by years of sharp pains

Ah, but I chatter on so, when there is work to be done.
Have no worry, your soul may receive a slight stun.
And what’s this I hear, from your own lips so vile?
Could it be? Your body you no longer wish to defile?

"I am going to stop you. I don’t want to die."
Go ahead, doomed slave... I’d like to see you try.

(Chorus)

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Nothing Ever Changes

I walked to school yesterday
The lecture bored me
Three hours is too long
So I went home early

I began to wonder
Where's my life going?
I stared out the window
Time starting slowing

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Nothing ever changes
From day to day
But in the end it's all different
Where did I stray?

I walked to school this afternoon
The lecture bored me
I sit here all day debating
If I should leave early

I'll walk to school tomorrow
The same old routine
But is there a point here?
I don't learn anything.

(Chorus)

So I grab my axe
And write a simple score
It reminds me of a future
That I've lived before
Hiding all my demons
From the people I adore
Will things be different this time
Or must I live them once more?

(Chorus)

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Pride

This is a song about the all ighty ollar.

Why would a person
that wants to look perfect
do things they'd have to hide
to look perfect?
If you know something's wrong,
just don't do it.
If it's something you'll have to hide,
you could simply avoid it.

Don't bring on this shame,
your own scarlet letter
Listen to your instincts.
I think you might know better.
I don't think you know this
but I am proud of you.
And I know some others
that are proud of you, too.

(Chorus:)
Don't let us down!
Don't let me down!
Is money worth that much to you?
What else are you willing to do?
Is money really that important?

If you know something's wrong,
just don't do it.
If it's something you'll hide,
you could simply avoid it.
Why would a person
that wants to look perfect
do things they'd have to hide
to look perfect?

(Chorus)

Where in the hell are your priorities?
Why would you sacrifice your purity
when you could just accept a little charity?
It really doesn't make a bit of sense to me.

Where the hell are your priorities?
Why would you sacrifice your purity
when you could just accept some charity?
It's not pride!
It's not pride!
Don't tell me it's pride!
I know it's not pride!
'Cause you're not proud!

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Smiling Back

Maiden marked the end
"Never believe again"
the motto of a bleak, black September

A desperate time ends
Anticipation begins
In an optimistic November

I saw the look in your eyes
And I knew

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I must make you mine
I've got to help you see
there's only two people
when you are smiling back at me

A dream that could never be real
Emotions I'd never feel
But with a hint I stopped my dreaming

Could this dream be real?
Are these emotions to feel?
A plan now, I started scheming.

I saw the look in your eyes
And I knew

(Chorus)

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Thicker Skin

Lying in this bed I've made
It's all too easy to give in
This place of rest to be my grave
Once despair sets in

But I must rise and shed the lies
That haunt me in my sleep
The ties that bind my hands and mind
Won't stop me being free
Being free

(Chorus 1:)
If I can find the heart, to walk
The path into the bleak unknown
Maybe words of war, will hurt no more
Though I face the night alone

No more a man, than a child
Now I've seen what lies within
Closed doors and denial, my life on trial
Playing the game, I could never win
Never win

(Chorus 2:)
Now I see with open eyes
I care not what tomorrow brings
Break down the walls, that I hide behind
I've grown a thicker skin

(Chorus 1)

(Chorus 2)

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Time Stands Still

Sands fall slowly or they don't fall at all
As days get longer, shadows rest tall
Cold air surrounded me, sent chills down my spine
But the air's not to blame, it was all in my mind

(Chorus:)
Time stands still; still days go by
I don't pretend to understand it.
I don't pretend to know why.
Time stands still; still days go by
Days go by

I couldn't help but feel that something wasn't right
If I had you near me, I'd make it through the night
But now I lie wishing for what I felt yesterday
Please let that feeling return and never fade

(Chorus)

Be patient. Better days will come.
And while you wait, feel free to dream.

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