SHADOW KEEP LYRICS

1. Dark Tower

Off the shores of another land
Looming dark against the sky
Stands a tower of blackest stone
That outlasts time itself
Eyes behold this evil and malevolent monument
For it has claimed so many tortured souls
Wiped out in vain
The will of fate fulfilled its rage
Ends a decade, a forgotten page

-Dark Tower-
Your kingdom come - An heir is born
We will follow and your force will grow

Fear the eye of the hurricane
Latent power still unseen
Emerging from the sacred throne
That the child king sits upon
That leader rules over this malevolent monument
For his reign has taken a mighty dreadful toll
Forging your chains

The ruins we've made in enemies' land
Women we've raped, tortured, enslaved

-Dark Tower-
Your kingdom come - A crown of thorns
We will follow, destruction will flow

Decayed remains of heroes' grave
Martyrs insane, courageous, brave

-Dark Tower-
Your kingdom come - Your blazon is worn
We will follow the flag of sorrow
(Your kingdom come)

2. The Trial Of Your Betrayal

I remember the time long gone by
When we were sharing a misery
What devastated all the grounds
The sea of love had spared some time
Oh a lake of sadness is now filling the space
Oh the lake of sadness is now within the stare

With your eyes you forced you way in and invest me
Then followed the hollow of your sweet white lies
Until now you were the one I care about
But the trial of your betrayal has now come

The myth in every dream is always made of silence
And that's the part you couldn't stand
You spoiled the magic, scratched the paint
The masterpiece is full of stains

Oh can't you see you never needed me?
Oh and did you ever only respect me?

With your eyes you forced you way in and invest me
Then followed the hollow of your sweet white lies
Until now you were the one I care about
But the trial of your betrayal has now come

3. Mark Of The Usurper

In a time, in a place long abandonned by the Masters
You've done it and sinned against me
You've done it and sinned against me again
Pretending you're not bound by the rule of the Illusion
You came and stole my life
You'll bear the mark of the Usurper - Until you die
You came and stole my life
You bear the mark of the Usurper
And now you run from it - You try to run from it

That's your decision, that's your mistake
And when the time comes for redemption
Expect to see Him coming
Expect to see Him coming for you
Claiming your life, avenging the lost one

You came and stole my life
You'll bear the mark of the Usurper - Until you die
You came and stole my life
You bear the mark of the Usurper
You cannot run from it!

Down by the river stealthy movements
Seem to gracefully induce a dance and harvest an even ground
Slowly revealing the reason why you must be punished
And taken away from all existence

"Why" is the word painted on your lips
Innocence faked is a form of art
You've crossed the divine line
And vanity is your crime

You came and stole my life
You'll bear the mark of the Usurper - Until you die
You came and stole my life
You bear the mark of the Usurper
And now you run from Him! (and now you run)

4. Altar Of Madness

Do you realise you've come to me
To ask a favour... a favour
I need your raison-d'útre
To create the vision... arrest my decision
A life for a life
Flesh for blood - Flesh for blood
I feel the shame spreading in your veins
All is so confused, you thought you were immune

Come closer to the altar I promise
It won't endeavour to devour you
Don't turn away, don't hold your breath
Your mission... repel the repulsion
A life for a lie
Slay the goat - Slay the goat

As you watch blood stains stretching along the drain
The Being seems amused of your misfortune

The altar of madness has become a part of you
A pit of darkness for all humanity in you
The elder of madness wants you to share his views
A world of sadness... His world of sadness

As you watch blood stains running along the drain
The Being seems amused of your misfortune

The altar of madness has become a part of you
A pit of darkness for all humanity in you
The elder of madness wants you to share his views
A world of sadness obscure the sky above you

5. Corruption Within

Let me tell you a tale of conspiracy
The frightening intrigues and ways born of an ancient rift
A golden pact, a sustained wrath, an oath
"Worship our Gods forever"
Pharaoh and priests are talking greed
But who's gonna pay for this?
I curse you now with a thousand griefs

Corruption Within... And fate has it all
... The strings have stopped to play the chords
... Harmony is a force of the past
... Corruption within me

The death of our society
has come from the whispers and waves of a crack of the whip
A sudden drought of existence ground, a failure

"Live our life forever"
Unchained and free... or so you think
Look at the price of this
You're paying back with a thousand griefs

Corruption Within... And fate has it all
... The strings have stopped to play the chords
... Harmony is a force of the past
... Corruption within me

... I curse you now with a thousand griefs

Corruption Within... And fate has it all
... The strings have stopped to play the chords
... Harmony is a force of the past
... Corruption within me (Corruption)

6. Cast Out

I thought you were the king of the burned plains
The craftsman of torture and pain
But without reason the will to hurt has gone
And your lust for torment in the sea of time has drowned
You're standing there, facing me
Braving your peers gathered here

As the sun goes down on me
You're cast out, I set you free
As the sun goes down on me
You're cast out, It sets us free

I'm taking back the crown that I've once supplied
To a rebel angel that had made his time
But as the wind blows the leaves of the Eden tree
We'll fix our machine then carry on our deeds

They're everywhere, begging me
They've got nowhere but here

As the sun goes down on me
You're cast out, I set you free
As the sun goes down on me
You're cast out, It sets us free

The situation could not be solved
By any other means you had to leave

Your reef, this place and your memories
For you've been unworthy
To carry on the divine tragedy

As the sun goes down on me
You're cast out, I set you free
As the sun goes down on me
You're cast out, It sets you free!

7. Meta-Morale

Welcome to the pride of our super-bio-crystal
Please just take a seat, you'll need one...
You have been chosen to host our new agent
And hold the flame of the principle
That will guide humanity from now on
You ask me to smile and find a reason to accept your grime
Become a guinea pig and be part of the crime...

Enter your new master (the Meta-Morale)
A reality you can't escape
Conflicts * Seizure * Meta-Morale
Enter your new master (the Meta-Morale)
There's no way around, no way out of the pressure
Conflicts * Seizure * Meta-Morale

These walls define the sides of a physical realm of treachery
I'm locked inside a cage made of strifes
I can't remember the smells and the textures
Or even the name I'm known by
Their damn cure has left little alive

But I'll keep hoping for me that the poison inside
Succeed to destroy me, releasing my mind...

Enter your new master (the Meta-Morale)
A reality you can't escape
Conflicts * Seizure * Meta-Morale
Enter your new master (the Meta-Morale)
There's no way around, no way out of the pressure
Conflicts * Seizure * Meta-Morale

"Just a little sacrifice"
These words are worth a thousand lies

Enter your new master (the Meta-Morale)
A reality you can't escape
Conflicts * Seizure * Meta-Morale
Enter your new master (the Meta-Morale)
There's no way around, no way out of the pressure
Conflicts * Seizure * Meta-Morale

8. Silver Sword

I faked so many times
For the sake of peace in our life
When you prayed at night, so did I
I was so blind, no more am I
Remember the fights you had
With everyone, about everything
I didn't know what side to be on
No, I didn't betray you
I just didn't follow you
On the path along whose way
You have shaped your truth...

The Silver Sword

Once again you are the white knight
And I am the black sheep
A mind you can't understand
But forests need different trees

Tolerance is a word you don't know
And when you look into my eyes
You only see the perfect me
The one you want me to be
The one who'd share your views
But here I stand and disagree
So your anger burst to defend your truth...

The Silver Sword

Once again you are the white knight
And I am the black sheep
A mind you can't understand
But forests need different trees
You'd swear you are the right one
'cause as the angel speaks to you
Your speech must be in some ways
The one and only truth...

Once again you are the white knight
And I am the black sheep
(But forests need different trees)

9. Death: A New Horizon

I'm waking up and you're staring at me
Please dry the tears in your eyes
I will soon be too blind, too weak
And I don't want to see this last
...And the beginning meets the end...

Sense the new horizon open before thy eyes
There's a light, there is hope at the end of this rainbow
For a new horizon... New horizon...

My time has come but I'm craving for more
I guess it doesn't matter
But I still believe, learn from me son
Fate has no meaning at all

...And the beginning meets the end...

Sense the new horizon open before thy eyes
There's a light, there is hope at the end of this rainbow
For a new horizon... New horizon?

I've given up but your life is here
Remember me as the good man I might have been
For I'm too far myself to hear
The fading echoes of the past

...And the beginning meets the end...

Sense the new horizon open before thy eyes
There's a light, there is hope at the end of this rainbow
For a new horizon... (There's a light, there is hope)

10. Murder

I am the ghost of a ghost that lives inside your head
The third generation core of a system based on drugs and strain
Here from my prison cells I watched over your health
But now I want to be free, mess around your sanity
I'm more than a shade of grey or scarecrow, or prop for plays

How does it feel to think again?

You murdered another side of me... oh
Leaving behind such a harsh symphony
You murdered another side of me... oh
Shattered my soul feels incomplete

You relied on me to control the few yourselves
But what could happen to me you never really care
Now I'm a runaway, a hunter, a bird of prey...

How does it feel to think again?

You murdered another side of me... oh
Leaving behind such a harsh symphony
You murdered another side of me... oh
Shattered my soul feels incomplete

Fear my vengeance, fear the pain
A twist in the right bond, should really drive you insane
You plead my indulgence, can't you see you claim in vain
A bend in that connection and your sanity slips away

How does it feel to think again?

You murdered another side of me... oh
Leaving behind such a harsh symphony
You murdered another side of me... oh
Shattered my soul feels incomplete

11. Inner Sanctum

In the depth of your mind
The paradox of your loneliness awaits for a sign
And the shadows of pain in circle around you
The ritual has begun
They seem so far away but unconscious and willingness
Have merged and become one and left you in this state
It's rather late to wonder if it was what you want
The endless gate is open now... waiting for you

Inner Sanctum will be your new home
Relieved from the weight of the world
Inner Sanctum a peace of mind
Where you'll live free away from sorrow

Are you sure you're alive
In full control of your intentional psycho-suicide
Be a shadow of pain by you, because of you
For the matter's not theirs to decide

They seem so far away but unconscious and willingness
Have merged and become one and left you in this state
It's rather late to wonder if it was what you want
The endless gate is open now... waiting for you

Inner Sanctum will be your new home
Relieved from the weight of the world
Inner Sanctum a peace of mind
Where you'll live free away from sorrow

Who keep us away from the truth and in the darkness manipulate
The innocents that we are materialising their own game
The privilege, the wonder wrapping around the masquerade
Shatter the gate and what's behind... appears to you

Inner Sanctum will be your new home
Relieved from the weight of the world
Inner Sanctum a peace of mind
Where you'll live free away from sorrow

12. Queen Of The Reich

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SHADOW KEEP LYRICS