IN VAIN LYRICS

1. As I Wither

I wither like an oak with dead roots.
Leaves falling of…
Never to return. There is no spring in sight.
As I seek suppression and grace, I'm falling down again…

Left behind! Rage descended from bitterness.
Still the old bonds hold me. My feet stuck in the anger.

Years filled with sorrow and pain. Has hardened my heart.
Tearing my soul in pieces. My life slowly fades away.

I wither like an oak with dead roots.
Leaves falling of…
Never to return. There is no spring in sight.
As I seek suppression and grace, I'm falling down again…

Falling...

As I grasp for the utter palm. All that is left is misery.
Dragging me down. Only to feel despair again.

I wither like an oak with dead roots.
Leaves falling of…
Never to return. There is no spring in sight.
As I seek suppression and grace, I'm falling down again…

Feel the rain as it floats on by.
Rain washing clean all the sins.
Feel the smell of morning.
Before you putrefy and decay.

Vanish the absence of emptiness!
Glorify life and release.
Perish the syndrome that haunts me!
Before it drags me away…

Falling down again…

On my way into the shadows. Still the air is calm.
No longer keeping me searching. As my life fades away…

I wither like an oak with dead roots.
Leaves falling of.
Never to return. There is no spring in sight.
As I seek suppression and grace, I am falling down again…

2. Caught Within

So there he was again.
Standing on the edge of massive cliffs.
Longing for separation, longing for release.
Yet he is unable to claim liberation.

Still he is affected by the years from the past.
He screams out in vain.
Raises his voice, but it cracks.
Leaving wrathful echoes in the crest.

Caught within!
Naked like a child at birth, left out in the dark.
Crying like a child that hurts, forever to mourn.

The struggle continues.
He tries to forget – a seed of life is sowed.
He regains control ‒ appearing as a glimpse of bliss.
When he draws himself up, it all seem so clear.
He won't remorse.
His feet stumbles the first steps of the trail.

The journey has begun.
To return to where he belongs.
The march leads upon unknown paths, giving new perspectives.
He attends a funeral of the old.

Finally home and a cold wind blows in his face.
He watches his friends come to his rescue, or...

They stare at him with a fleeting glance.
He replies quietly, believes he is forgiven.
But again he is deceived.
Betrayed by those he loved.

The old man wipes the dust off his jacket.
I guess, for some the sun never sets...

3. A Vision By Night

A strange dream brought me into to a mortal state of mind.
All of a sudden a shadow whispered: "Come!"
By it's presence I was enticed into a divine dimension.
I became able to see through time.

I saw how it all would end.
I witnessed the nature decay.

Through the mist in my dream, it all came clear
There is no future.
Dreams will be shattered and hope will vanish in the night

The revenant followed me through the fields.
He guided me past the inner circle.
It was beyond time I realized.
What was to come.

I saw how the world would end.
I witnessed the fall of mankind.

Through the mist in my dream, it all came clear
There is no future.
Dreams will be shattered and hope will vanish in the night

Suddenly a voice broke the silence:
"Release us while I'm still breathing!"
I looked for spread of hope, but found none.
The moon had called for the night.

Slowly demoralized…
My face turned pale.
I saw dreary people everywhere.
Most of them had lost some of their friends.
I watched them mourn, as they searched for survivors among the dead.

We have been led to believe the untrue, forced to kiss our king on his feet.
I saw how it all would end.
I witnessed the nature decay.

Through the mist in my dream, it all came clear
There is no future.
Dreams will be shattered and hope will vanish in the night





IN VAIN LYRICS