All lyrics copyright 2007-2008 by Requiem in Black. All rights reserved.

Front Line

Wounds pour like water
Where those before me died
An empty smile a crooked mile
Their deeds have gone undone
The thunder of desertion
A call to all that's left

<CHORUS>
The silent cries of agony
A glimpse of things to come
Close yet so far away
Fighting on the front line

<2nd Verse>
Broken dreams of days gone by
I stand in this crusade
A soldier in a nameless war
Weary from the fray
Towers rise and fall again
All these things shall pass

<CHORUS>
The silent cries of agony
A glimpse of things to come
Close yet so far away
Fighting on the front line

<3rd Verse>
It doesn't change my purpose
The noise of clashing steel
A pawn that's played a shield displayed
I know that I must win
And joys of life now left behind
Victory beyond my grasp
 
<CHORUS>
The silent cries of agony
A glimpse of things to come
Close yet so far away
Fighting on the front line


Ether

Blazing are these bridges
Glowing in the distance
Paths that lead to nowhere
Complacent I've become
Weaving from your mouth
A web of duplicity
Excuses and disloyalty
I've seen your kind before
The judgement and the hate
A pre-determined state
Buried in decaying ruts
It used to be much more

<CHORUS>
Falacies and deciet
Is something ever gained?
Walking on a razor's edge
Words burn into ether

<2nd Verse>
Piercing through the flesh
These scars upon my back
Bleed for your amuzement
For you I'll never break
With a stare as cold as ice
All wrapped up in bows
Underneath the surface
The flaws begin to show
The setbacks and the battles
Time and time again
Disappointment into anger
Shattering in my hands

<CHORUS>
Falacies and deciet
Is something ever gained?
Walking on a razor's edge
Words burn into ether

Salvation

Farther down the road
A funeral pyre grows
Your sins and your crimes
I should have known the signs
I see questions in the glass
But no one's there to ask

<CHORUS>
There is no
Salvation here

<2nd Verse>
In the blood that's shed
With a sentence read
A constant game of chance
Played on circumstance
Judgement day reflects
A lack of respect

<3rd Verse>
Your life is just stories
Full of all but glory
As your life decays
A fake unworthy slave
A constant game of chance
Played on circumstance

<CHORUS>
There is no
Salvation here
 
<4th Verse>
Pictures in the maze
A puppet on a stage
Actions speaking clearer
Than anything you say
Do you feel better?
Do you feel better?

Captive

A prisoner inside this place
Clinging onto hope and faith
Look around what do you see?
The same four wall surrounding me

<CHORUS>
Am I fooling myself?
I am held captive

<2nd Verse>
Ropes that strangle and take hold
The barbs cut seep into my soul
An anchor to a sinking ship
I drown so deep in this abyss

<CHORUS>
Am I fooling myself?
I am held captive

<3rd Verse>
The same old place the same old names
There's no way out so here I stay
When will my turn come at last
To leave this place in the past

<CHORUS>
Am I fooling myself?
I am held captive

Revolution Nation

Beyond the gates of mourning
Days before the warning
With lies in your heart
Turn your faces in the wall
A world gone astray
In the politics of today

<CHORUS>
Revolution Nation
Spinning in my head
Revolution Nation
Democracy is dead

<2nd Verse>
We will overthrow you
Exposing you for what you are
The ruins that decay in time
And crumble to the earth
Handing down misfortune
The truth will always hurt

<CHORUS>
Revolution Nation
Spinning in my head
Revolution Nation
Democracy is dead

<3rd Verse>
Listen to this story
Tales of rape and greed
This misguided country
And we aren't really free
So gather round and listen
Before the final curtain

<CHORUS>
Revolution Nation
Spinning in my head
Revolution Nation
Democracy is dead

Convince Yourself

This story gets so old
Over again so what's this for?
The tears fall like rain
And days turn into years again
I tell myself it's ok
But those thoughts just decay

<CHORUS>
Convince yourself into the night
Convince yourself that it's allright
Convince yourself
Convince yourself
Convince yourself into the night
Convince yourself that it's allright
Convince yourself
Convince yourself

<2nd Verse>
Once the halls were filled
Now the emptiness is shrill
No one listens anymore
All the others just keep score
Forgotten music in the air
No one out there really cares

<CHORUS>
Convince yourself into the night
Convince yourself that it's allright
Convince yourself
Convince yourself
Convince yourself into the night
Convince yourself that it's allright
Convince yourself
Convince yourself

<3rd Verse>
Black shrowd overhead
A downward spiral with no end
Choking on ash and soot
The naked truth piercing through
Broken wings that cannot fly
Buried here 'till I die

<CHORUS>
Convince yourself into the night
Convince yourself that it's allright
Convince yourself
Convince yourself
Convince yourself into the night
Convince yourself that it's allright
Convince yourself
Convince yourself

Escape

All samples

Life

Hanging from the gallows
A piece of rope remains
Swinging in the wind it stands
Whispering my name

<CHORUS>
Stuck inside this hell that we call life
Only growing older 'till we die

<2nd Verse>
Is this an illusion
A memory now gone
The path has grown dark and yet
Still I stumble on

<CHORUS>
Stuck inside this hell that we call life
Only growing older 'till we die

<3rd Verse>
Swirling in the air
Can you hear them call?
Where do I now go from here
In this void I fall

<CHORUS>
Stuck inside this hell that we call life
Only growing older 'till we die

Victory

Though despair descends
And dark clouds slowly form
I'll never give away
The dreams I have today
Though I try and try
For once I'd like to win
I reap what I sew
And must face my sins

<CHORUS>
Looking for a life line
Victory is mine

<2nd Verse>
Excuses that you make
No will of your own
Like a sheep that's lead
You go where you're told
Familiar is this place
Your problems come my way
Ond though your mission's clear
My win you try to take

<CHORUS>
Looking for a life line
Victory is mine

<3rd Verse>
Standing my ground
You will slowly drown
I'll never bow my head
I'll never walk away
Through these final hours
Losing all your power
I curse your spirit till
Time stands still

<CHORUS>
Looking for a life line
Victory is mine

Worthless

I often wonder why you are here
The choice for euthanasia is so clear
A rotten soul right down to the core

<CHORUS>
Welcome to your nightmare
Welcome to the hate machine
All your empty promises
You stupid bitch you're worthless

<2nd Verse>
Life was wasted when you were born
I wish I'd never crossed your path before
Take your bullshit back I want no more

<CHORUS>
Welcome to your nightmare
Welcome to the hate machine
All your empty promises
You stupid fuck you're worthless

<3rd verse>
This world would be better without you
It's cruel to treat me like you do
Get out of here before I kill you too

<CHORUS>
Welcome to your nightmare
Welcome to the hate machine
All your empty promises
You stupid dick you're worthless

~*~




Masquerade 

Liquid dreams
Pour onto the canvas screen
The starlit night..light as day
Music starts to fade away
Here I sit and no one knows
The path I tread is mine alone

<CHORUS>
Can't escape this empty feeling
Deep inside my senses reeling
Lost somewhere inside this masquerade


Footsteps echo down the hall
Bells ring out their curtain call
I turn to see myself more clear
And no one's standing there
A fool am I to believe
You ever cared for me

<CHORUS>
Can't escape this empty feeling
Deep inside my senses reeling 
Lost somewhere inside this masquerade


Cracking now the mask
Your colors went from truth to black
And time you never spent
Excuses to the bitter end
Until all is gone
And words no longer spoken

<CHORUS>
Can't escape this empty feeling
Deep inside my senses reeling
Lost somewhere inside this masquerade


Time you never spent
Excuses to the bitter end
Footsteps echo down the hall
Bells ring out their curtain call
A fool am I to believe
You ever cared for me

Liquid dreams
Pour onto the canvas screen....


Home

Everything is dark and gray
Memories they fade away
Long ago there was a place
I could call home
A billion stars, a million years
A thousand lives, a hundred tears
Searching through the empty spheres
Always out of reach
I do not belong here

<CHORUS>
Falling further into space
Footsteps that I can't retrace
As I try to find my way
Home


Through the veil of death
Lights the way into regret
Earthbound now I forget
Where I was before
Flashing dreams of eternity
Burning red is all I see
Another time surrounding me
Drowning me in sorrow
Lost in vastness beyond all bounds
Screams are silently drowned
Promises turn into lies
We are all blind

<CHORUS>
Falling further into space
Footsteps that I can't retrace
As I try to find my way
Home


Falling further from all grace
A hollow shell inside a cage
A body where my soul is chained
<A body where my soul is chained>
A billion stars, a million years
A thousand lives, a hundred tears
Searching through the empty spheres
Always out of reach
<Always out of reach>

<CHORUS>
Falling further into space
Footsteps that I can't retrace
As I try to find my way
Home


Flashing dreams of eternity 
Burning red is all I see
Another time surrounding me
Drowning me in sorrow
Everything is dark and gray
Memories they fade away
Long ago there was a place
I could call home

This Silence

"The only thing certain in life is death. Once you are trapped on this earth you are in the darkness. You live your life in solitude."

Trapped inside this darkness
Of my mind's deep unknown
Spreading like disease
Uncertainty is sewn
Can you hear me cry out
Were you ever really there?
Did you promise me too much
Or did you even care?

<CHORUS>
Searching through this silence
For an answer...


With you I felt so close
To everything I dreamed
But love is just a fantasy
Filled with pain and trickery
Every precious moment
And another day is lost
The heresies I've said

<CHORUS>
Searching through this silence
For an answer...

Is this really happening?
Is this real or make believe?
Dreams are all that's left
Of you and me
Now I live in solitude
A charade that is my life
Bleeding from these wounds
That will never heal inside

Searching through this silence...

 
The Depths of Darkness

Heavy masked in shadow
The wasteland lies in wait
Full of empty vows
And agony
A torn up paper doll
Scattered in the air
A waltz of goodbye
In the stillness of time
Lost in a maze
Of fate

<CHORUS>
Within the depths of darkness
I return again
To see your face
To hear your voice
To touch your skin


Having lost my way
I stumble for a second
Even though so many times
I've been before
And in my eyes
The pain reflected all to clear
A broken heart, shaking will destroyed

<CHORUS>
Within the depths of darkness
I return again
To see your face
To hear your voice
To touch your skin

<Child's Voice>
"Vampires? There is no such thing as immortality."

There is nothing left for me
In this world of suffering
<In this world of suffering>
Time is but a moment
Then it's burned away
Straining through these ashes
I will find you here

Within the depths of darkness
I return again
To see your face
To hear your voice
To touch your skin