MEMORY GARDEN LYRICS

1. The Evangelist

From nowhere he came
No-one knew of his name
Indoctrinated those with ignorant minds
Righteous were his words, and calming his smile
Obscured though, his intentions...

Healed the sick, and craved nothing in return
Raised the dead
Cast the demons out of their heads
Just a hearsay, nothing true
But convinced them all
Gathered his army so well
Thought they were saved...

"Hear me when I'm calling"
Was he first commandment from the evangelist
"Sacrifice your lives for me,
receive a greater spiritual reward"
Turned them into marionettes of faith, so unaware
Their longed-for rise was their fall

There was no light, to offer guidance for those souls
Lost their sight, all blinded by authority
No water turned to wine
Miracles were never to be seen

The sky could have fallen
It wouldn't have changed anything at all
They built his empire
Stone by stone, grave by grave
"Heresy must not prevail"

2. Latent Lunacy

Minute by minute
Everyone by himself
Step by cautious step
A sandpit-minefield hell

A strict hierarchy
None but one's law apply
Don't look, don't argue
Never ask the question why

Dread the night
Fear the dawn

Psychosis spread like a virus
Men reduced to beasts
The weakest turns to victim
Vultures come to feast
Manipulated minds
All dignity is lost
Just follow order through your holocaust

A blank expression
Dead eyes staring back
Too late to save yourself
Facade of innocence loudly cracks

Demons down
They all respawn

Given every chance
Wasting it all through hatred and pride
Spiralling down, to die away
The deepest pit of hell is where you'll reside

3. Daughters Of The Sea

Couldn't believe my eyes, I saw them before me
More majestic than the sun and the moon
A myth from another time and dimension
Never believed any of it to be true

Holders of all worlds wisdom
I was so eager to learn
"Keep out of earshots distance"
I sealed my fate, I didn't listen

Have you heard the sirens sing
Peace inside a storm they bring
They lure you right into their arms
You can't resist their cunning charm
Refuse to leave them beauteous
And starve to death in happiness
Few have lived to tell of three
Deadly daughters of the sea

Suddenly, my journey had ended
No chance to ever return
Willingly left behind on the coastland
My own perdition a few steps away

Sing to me again, I need to hear
Tell me everything, I need to know
Comfort me for a while, I cannot leave
Hold me as l die, a few days to breathe

4. Barren Lands

Staring through these barren lands
Like countless times before
Have been walking since forever
A thousand miles or more
Not a soul to share my thoughts
Of this devastation brought

Cold winds whisper
The blackened sky advance
Dry leaves perform their crippled dance
Patterns in the sand mark my way
Others can follow and join one day

So self-destructive but unwilling to see
The seams were all ripped and damnation set free
Prophecies of old
Just an old fools story told?
We have forsaken ourselves

Far too greedy and filled with hate
The high-minded bonds evaporate
Selling the course with every mistake
The waves of consequence obliterate

Memory fragments of a perfect world
Still, people dreamt about the perfect world
Instincts took over, intellect put aside
Survival needed sacrifice
Nature and man collide

5. Violate & Create

I hope you will burn for this
Some secrets are not meant to be
Only a matter of time
Your ugly true self unwind
You preach and pray with a smile of content
No doubt your teaching is from heaven sent
Lost your grip when that boy was you
Lost all your conscience and moral too

The childhood dreams are lost
The world suddenly turned colorless

With one hand on the scripture
And the other around his neck
You molest the child in the house of your god
Kiss and tell you mean nothing but well

Desecrate and neglect the common sense inside you
Violate and create another monster like you

The urge for flesh in a twisted heart
You can no longer tell your disciples apart
A man to confide in
To whom do you confess?
Darken your deeds
Take a moment to bless

Win their trust with righteous talk
Show them lust, forget the pain
A mother's love, her pride and joy
Turns into a hollow and worn out toy

6. Doomain

There's no absolution for what you have done
A crime so horrendous, time after lime
You've taken advantage of the weak and bereaved
Now take a few minutes to repent
My justice descends

A riddle is given, your memories unlock
The fear that you feel was long ago mine
Been calling yourself a man of pure heart
Now what awaits you will perfectly tear you apart

Deep down in my doomain
You'll have your share of pain
Tangled in my reigns
In my bloodstained doomain

A syndicate of sin
Formed by the dark intentions of man
Dressed up in modesty
Your cold eyes reveal perversions grown too strong

I lead, you follow
We're dancing on glass
My chamber of reprisal
Won't let miscreants pass

7. The King Of The Dead

Born out of happiness, a child so innocent
Crawled so blind into this world
From a young boy to a cynical man
Tried to deal with both pleasure and pain
Years passed by, winter by winter and fall by fall
Tears passed by, one by one and still they fall

I slowly awake, as dreams start to fade, and I clear my head
I rise from myself, so still
As I welcome the King of the Dead

The lust found in sorrow, the seeking of Gods
In memory scattered, betrayed by life's odds

An emptiness so deep, from all that was lost
Insignificance grew larger, life raised the costs

Denial fed weakness, it's food for the vile
Rest under dark skies and cry with a smile

8. A Diabolical Mind

Another trainload of pure despair
Serenaded by the finest waltz
Thousands shiver
Confusion and fear
Unworthy lives
Diminished to less than nothing

Diabolical mind
Visions so absurd
The angel of death makes every prayer unheard

The waves of misery hit your feet
Relish your task of selecting
Left or right
The white-gloved hand swing the cane of fate
Live another day, or die right away

Suffocating smoke rise to the sky
Trenches of fire consume them all
Some were spared, but only momentarily
Just to be exposed to his sadistic frenzy

Science of the fictitious kind
Horrible procedures
Growing madness in the heart of hell

9. Misfortune

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MEMORY GARDEN LYRICS