IN VIRTUE LYRICS

1. Paralyzed

I never fell so hard
You were everything
I can’t control myself
You’ve got me paralyzed

My only dream
To be redeemed
My self esteem shattered
Growing cold while you leave me waiting

Paralyzed
You left me numb
Seeking comfort that never comes
I surrender to the pain
Unrequited I remain

I never fell so hard
You abandoned me
Now I can’t console myself
You’ve got me paralyzed

Why have you forsaken me
When I need you the most?
I’ll never feel again
I’m haunted by your ghost

Why have you abandoned me
When I was there for you?
I gave all I could give
Now all I want is the truth

Now I’m awake from this dream
My free will is redeemed
Resurrect faith in me

My shell will break finally
Your command fracturing
Feel the rush of sweet release

Paralyzed
You left me here in a daze alone
Paralyzed and confined in solitude
How could you leave me here waiting?

2. Fatal Eclipse

Sun and moon align setting fire to the sky
A whisper in the darkness
And the shadows come alive
You look me in the eye with a smile and a sigh
“The fuse is growing shorter now,”

Did you think you’d reign forever
Safe in time?
Single voice and single mind
Kneel to no man but yourself
Digging your own grave

Singleness of mind with the hive cast aside
The time of kings is ended in the twinkle of an eye
All your borrowed time washed away with the tide
“The iron fist is rusted through,”

Did you think you’d reign forever
In eternal night?
Sing for freedom, sing for life
Steal from no man what is theirs
Tyranny dies today

Free forever
Safe from strife
We will free you from your life
Ivory tower overthrown
You have been eclipsed

3. Dreamwalker

In a dream of dreams
He comes to me
The waking world
Cannot compete
With the dreamwalker
He’s all I ask for

I dream of life
And live in dreams
The waking world
Is out of reach
For the dreamwalker

Dreamwalker, dreamwalker
Dream until I return again
Dreamwalker

Through the mist I see
My destiny
To be reborn
On wings of sleep
With the dreamwalker
And sleep forever

I long to wake
To feel the sun
She cannot know
What dreams may come
With the dreamwalker

When I wake
I fear the wrath of sunlight
The moon will bring him once again
The earth will turn until the sun dies
To sleep, perchance to dream of him

The final dream is closing in
It’s time to pay the wage of sin
For the

Dreamwalker, dreamwalker
Dream until I return again
Dreamwalker, dreamwalker
Dream for me

4. Foresworn

Dark hooded figures marching
Procession wreathed in jet
A sob escapes in horror
For someone newly lost

So heavy on his shoulders
Dark box of new laid pine
Its contents sacrifice to
A providence divine

This wounded fear unhinging
My scars like fire burning
Lovers in life
But what has changed
Your promise bound us to the grave

Awakened from my sleep
Embalmed but not forgotten
Your eyes go wide when you see
It’s no hallucination
And you will feel my touch again
Cold as the rain is wet
When we are are united in death

Why do you cringe in terror?
Your foresworn bride returns

Dark hand sends splinters flying
Thrown back the hood of death
He watches not believing
Alive she walks again

Dark hooded figures marching
A ghastly silhouette
She reaches out to touch him
His heart beats faster yet

This wounded fear unhinging
My scars like fire burning
Brought back to life
To stake my claim
Come follow me into our grave

Awakened from my sleep
Embalmed but not forgotten
Your eyes go wide when you see
It’s no hallucination
And you will feel my touch again
Cold as the rain is wet
When we are are united in death

Why do you cringe in terror
Your foresworn bride returns

5. Heather

I stop to look as I ink this page
Turn it slowly towards your hands
Hardly turning on the wood grain
I slide the letter across its face

I stop to look as I turn to stone
Look back now, see for yourself
Burn my eyes, teach me to think
I’ve never practiced what I preached

Burn this A into my chest
And I’m sure I will stand but you will fall
You will fall like a stone in the walls
The walls of Jericho

Look at me, look in my eyes
Is this the sinner you left alone?
Of course I won’t take this to heart
It’s not like you left me over the phone

I stop to look as I turn to stone
Look back now, see for yourself
Burn my eyes, teach me to think
I’ll never practice what I preach

Burn this A into my chest
And I’m sure I will stand but you will fall
You will fall like a stone in the walls
The walls of Jericho

This kiss of death, in ecstasy
Ignites my fatal fantasy
I just can’t face reality
I won’t admit my fallacy

Jericho, you’re caving in
Giving way to gravity

6. Masochism and the Pursuit of Perfection

Sowing seeds of doubt
Growing into evil
Chaos or perfection?
Destiny or free will?

Daughters of job
Lost in the ether
Children of logic
Black holes of reason
Slow burning countdown
Stalled evolution
To our extinction?
To our awakening

Is this why we’re here?
Carrying this burden
Will it bring us peace
Challenging our maker?

7. Underture

IN VIRTUE LYRICS