Faithful Darkness
Black Mirror's Reflection
1. Burning Bridges
[Music: Jimmy “Judas” Persson, Lyrics: Joakim Strandberg Nilsson]
Killing time by losing faith
Instead of figuring out how to make a change
Giving it a try when it's too late
Got no one else to blame but themselves
They keep collecting things they do not need
Still rejecting emptiness without any dreams
Cheating creatures, betrayers to the bone
Secret meetings, meaningless unless they´re pure
Who are they to decide what's wrong?
Too much effort in making the right calls
Living in constant fear
Burning bridges and finding another wall
Sick and tired of the life they call their own
Never, ever gonna take a shot and let it go
So many believe, they did never have a choice
All over all, the slaughtering upon their soul
They keep collecting things they do not need
Still rejecting emptiness without any dreams
Cheating creatures, betrayers to the bone
Secret meetings, meaningless unless they´re pure
Who are they to decide what's wrong?
Too much effort in making the right calls
Living in constant fear just to lose it all
Burning bridges and finding another wall
Who are they to decide what's wrong?
Too much effort in making the right calls
Living in constant fear
Burning bridges and finding another wall
2. Another Pain
[Music: Jimmy ”Judas” Persson, Lyrics: Jimmy ”Judas” Persson]
As I lay myself to rest, painting up a pretty picture
Schematics of my life.. Total failure....
Don't even know where to begin, remembering all those lies
Living beside my shadow and looking through its eyes
I'm frightened
Embracing depression as my life is passing by
Feeling so lost. Is this real, or just another nightmare?
NO ONE CAN EVER SEE ALL THE SCARS INSIDE
MY EXTERIOR MADE UP SELF IS ALL A LIE
PROTECTING WHAT’S STILL LEFT INSIDE OF ME
AS I’M BREAKING APART I CHOOSE WHO I WANT TO BE
Breaking down my inner walls and then there’s no return
My life is filled with corrupt memories
Scars on my arms, Scars in my soul
I’m beyond all repair
Embracing depression as my shadow is passing by
I'm still so lost. Am I dead or alive?
NO ONE CAN EVER SEE ALL THE SCARS INSIDE
MY EXTERIOR MADE UP SELF IS ALL A LIE
PROTECTING WHAT’S STILL LEFT INSIDE OF ME
AS I’M BREAKING APART I CHOOSE WHO I WANT TO BE
NO ONE CAN EVER SEE ALL THE SCARS INSIDE
MY EXTERIOR MADE UP SELF IS ALL A LIE
PROTECTING WHAT’S STILL LEFT INSIDE OF ME
AS I’M BREAKING APART I CHOOSE WHO I WANT TO BE
NO ONE CAN EVER SEE ALL THE SCARS INSIDE
I LONG FOR A BETTER PURPOSE, A REASON TO SMILE
PROTECTING WHAT’S STILL LEFT INSIDE OF ME
AS I’M LEAVING MYSELF, SALVATION IS NEAR
3. Blessing Of Ignorance
[Music: Jimmy “Judas” Persson, Lyrics: Erik Nilsson]
Listen to the words
I'm screaming in your face
Look when I tear apart
The lies that you told
When I dropkick your smile
Into the concrete
When I rip out the darkness you fed my heart
Emptiness - the silent truth
Perseverance - inhale victory
Ferocity - let our blood boil
Vengeance - bring them their end
WHEN YOU BROUGHT ME DOWN TO THIS REALITY,
TO FACE THE TRUTH YOU KEPT FROM ME
IMPALE THE PAIN OF YOUR CREATION,
FUCK YOUR IGNORANCE LEAVE ME DEAD
Never ending hatred
That pushes me further on
That takes me to the edge
Emptiness - the silent truth
Perseverance - inhale victory
Ferocity - let our blood boil
Vengeance - bring them their end
WHEN YOU BROUGHT ME DOWN TO THIS REALITY,
TO FACE THE TRUTH YOU KEPT FROM ME
IMPALE THE PAIN OF YOUR CREATION,
FUCK YOUR IGNORANCE LEAVE ME DEAD
4. When Emotions Fall Pt. 1
[Music: Jimmy “Judas” Persson, Lyrics: Joakim Strandberg Nilsson]
Caught in a subconscious state of mind
Always aware of moments that won't ever occur
Will I ever meet her again? (again)
Even if I would it could never ever be the same
So many years ago
No one ever saw it coming
Fading memories somewhere in the back of my mind
Are they lost forever?
DO YOU REMEMBER HER? ARE YOU DENYING THAT YOU STILL CARE?
I CAN’T STAND THE THOUGHT OF HER EYES, SHE BROUGHT ME INTO PIECES
So many signs I wouldn't believe
Neglecting what I should have felt was real
Will I ever dare to dream again? (again?)
A persisting fear off ending up in a nightmare
So many years ago
I just can't recall the feeling
Now all I see is a pitch-black blur of pain
Tormenting me, whilst I am asleep!
DO YOU REMEMBER HER? ARE YOU DENYING THAT YOU STILL CARE?
I CAN’T STAND THE THOUGHT OF HER EYES, SHE BROUGH ME INTO PIECES
I remember every single time
I remember how she let me down
I can't push this shit aside
I know she's gone forever
I remember every single time
I remember how I was so blind
I won't let it tear me down
But I can't deny I do still care
DO YOU REMEMBER HER? ARE YOU DENYING THAT YOU STILL CARE?
I CAN’T STAND THE THOUGHT OF HER EYES, SHE BROUGH ME INTO PIECES
I remember every single time
I remember why she let me down
I won't ever win this fight
I can't escape from her eyes
5. Stand As One
[Music: Jimmy “Judas” Persson, Lyrics: Erik Nilsson]
Make your stand
A feeling of independence
An un-scattered mind
No more endless nights in pain
Push forward, worthless bastards
Think, a destiny of your own
A personal meaning, finding a purpose
Avoid becoming a hollow peon
Stand as One
Assemble the legions within
Stand as one
See beyond the fallen
BLIND
DUE TO THE GHOSTS AROUND
FIND
YOURSELF WALKING BESIDE ME
You spend millions of hours
Breathing our air, devour our hope
Can't you leave us alone?
Can't you see that we're superior?
This world was made for us
Stop stealing our tears and our joy
Evolve to that within your dreams
Rise up and fly away
Assemble the legions within
Stand as one
See beyond the fallen
BLIND
DUE TO THE GHOSTS AROUND
FIND
YOURSELF WALKING BESIDE ME
TRY TO LIVE AMONG THE STARS, SMILING ON YOUR WAY TO THE COFFIN
THERE IS MORE TO THIS LIFE THAN THE DRESSED UP SHELLS IN FRONT OF YOU
6. Remember This Fight
[Music: Jimmy “Judas” Persson, Lyrics: Erik Nilsson]
Reflect back over time
Do you wish for weakness again
Reflect into your mind
Scattered dreams lost forever
It feels like I’m trapped
Within my own imagination
How come, that what I seek
Is lost into eternity
Is lost into eternity!!!
HOW CAN I
REMEMBER LAST TIME, REMEMBER THE FALL
A VISION OF SAFETY
REMEMBER THE PAIN, REMEMBER THIS FIGHT
Reflect back over time
Do you wish for need again
Reflect into your mind
Silent lies all around
I traded my strength, my solitude
For something more, something different
Now I’m like everyone else
Trapped within fear of loneliness
HOW CAN I
REMEMBER LAST TIME, REMEMBER THE FALL
A VISION OF SAFETY
REMEMBER THE PAIN, REMEMBER THIS FIGHT
Marching down a lost road
Carry banners with empty symbols
A trapped mass, longing for an order
LIBERATED INTO THE WIND
FORESEE THE NEXT TIME, REJECT THE FALL
CLOSING MY EYES, IGNORING THE NORMS
FOR NOW THE TIME HAS COME TO FIGHT ONCE MORE
7. Destroy
[Music: Johan Aldgård, Lyrics: Joakim Strandberg Nilsson]
A leap from a bridge
Never certain where it ends
Feeling the loss of power
Sense the inevitable
A sensation of ageing inside
When you think you have control
You are already lost
WIDE AWAKE AND AWARE OF REALITY
BREATHING THE FEELING OF BEING SO MUCH MORE
AND ALL THIS TIME I KNOW
WE’RE MORE THAN PUPPETS
IN THIS GODFORSAKEN SHOW
Deciding fate
Obeying others
So much left to learn
Don't, for a second, believe you have control
When everybody knows there's so much left to destroy
Destroy, there's so much left
WIDE AWAKE AND AWARE OF REALITY
BREATHING THE FEELING OF BEING SO MUCH MORE
AND ALL THIS TIME I KNOW
WE’RE MORE THAN PUPPETS
IN THIS GODFORSAKEN SHOW
I, I don't wanna see you face any more
Get out of my way or end up on the floor
I promise you won't even stand a chance
I won't ever let you be the one
The one who tries to change my life
This will never last
WIDE AWAKE AND AWARE OF REALITY
BREATHING THE FEELING OF BEING SO MUCH MORE
AND ALL THIS TIME I KNOW
WE’RE MORE THAN PUPPETS
IN THIS GODFORSAKEN SHOW
8. Hate Injeciton
[Music: Jimmy “Judas” Persson, Lyrics: Erik Nilsson]
Didn't you get tired of your own lies?
Didn’t your weakness consume you from within?
You should know that this betrayal, that disguise of love
Gave me the powers beyond my own understanding
Fairy tales about happy endings, angels and black tears
I took you under my wings, I gave birth to what you are
Anger, sorrow, pain, and hatred became my best friends
Triumph and vengeance became my very will to live
Now I breathe as If every day is my last
Now I fight so my will can be done
Actually, how could I believe you
Why didn't my heart beat faster at the time
Like everyone else, believes was all that I had
Believes that you destroyed with your so-called love for me
HATE INJECTION
I BREATH THE DUST OF YOUR LIES
HATE INJECTION
FORCED TO FEED UPON THE ASHES OF YOUR MEMORY
(Buried alive)
Burned by the flames of injustice
But from the ashes I rose like a phoenix
Stronger than ever, rebuilding my life
Creating the new me, fighting against my damaged memories
Buried alive, burned by the flames of injustice
But from the ashes I rose like a phoenix x2
Now I breathe as If every day were my last
Now I fight for my will to be done
HATE INJECTION
I INHALE THE DUST OF YOUR LIES
HATE INJECTION
FORCED TO FEED UPON THE ASHES OF YOUR MEMORY
HATE INJECTION
CLOAKING MY SORROW WITH REASONS OF HATRED
HATE INJECTION
TO SLOWLY REBUILD MY LIFE IN EXILE
Give me my hate injection
9. When Emotions Fall Pt. 2
[Music: Joakim Strandberg Nilsson, Lyrics: Joakim Strandberg Nilsson]
A fragile mind, frightened of what he is
And what he will become, someone full of lies
Convinced that the truth had to be set aside
To keep his precious calm
Causing agony beyond redemption
When the fatal mistakes are revealed
No way out, no return
A lesson learned
A second chance
He askes himself why?
One more time, trying all over again
Fells like a rerun of a fading emotion
Will it be different, can I ever change who I am
Another pitfall, when emotions fall
Enlighten by the complex structure of guilt and regret
(Whispers, whispers)
Is there still time to make things right
Is there another way to live?
Floating in darkness
It's time to face reality
(I can't)
One more time, trying all over again
Feels like a rerun of a fading emotion
Will it be different, can I ever change who I am
Another pitfall, when emotions fall
10. A Cursed Redemption
[Music: Jimmy Persson, Lyrics: Erik Nilsson]
Pretentious bastard
Spreading empty promises all around
Don’t care what you mark, what damage you do
It’s not just about getting a profit
Our behavior reflects your private intentions
So stand up and refuse to take your bow
Why do we step aside?
From day to night we feed the strong
Without ever feeling that we belong
I guess it’s time to search for a light
Suggestions are either green or white
In your chaotic world
Declaring war, spreading disease
Promoting plagues of cursed honesty
Humanity is already lost
Our sense of purpose gone with the winds
Left to root in a world of the undying
From day to night we feed the strong
Without ever feeling that we belong
I guess it’s time to search for a light
Suggestions are either green or white
Go!
Even though you might think
Power is the bigger picture
Gain prosperity through modesty
11. Answer For Your Sins
[Music: Johan Aldgård & Jimmy “Judas” Persson, Lyrics: Erik Nilsson]
Marked by society, paying the cost of judgment
Didn't they hear, when a wolf told lies?
Can't they see him smiling innocently
Where the servants vision ends, the blind and deaf have to act
Strike upon the corrupted
Forced him to the white light
YOU STOLE MY MOST PRECIOUS THING
STAMPED ON HER, FORCED HER TO INSANITY
I MADE YOU ANSWER FOR YOUR SINS
I BROUGHT JUDGMENT UPON YOU
Bringer of sorrow, bringer of pain
An ambassador of mental destruction
You brought vengeance on yourself
I'll tell you everything, before I end you
Everything went black before her eyes
Her world fall apart, leaving her to you
Extending an hour to an eternity
A never ending night of tears and panic
I can’t believe that my life has come to an end
Can some please reach out, and take my hand
YOU STOLE MY MOST PRECIOUS THING
STAMPED ON HER, FORCED HER TO INSANITY
I MADE YOU ANSWER FOR YOUR SINS
I BROUGHT JUDGMENT UPON YOU
Driven by hatred acting on orders from my heart
A second of silence ended your black art
12. Black Mirror's Reflection
[Music: Johan Aldgård & Jimmy “Judas” Persson, Lyrics: Erik Nilsson]
Why do my eyes sparkle?
With a desire no man shall feel
Was I created so different?
Like a lonely rose in the garden of Eve
My wounds will never heal as good as yours
My scars tell stories that you'll never understand
MARKED BY THOSE AROUND ME
MY NEEDS WILL NEVER BE FREE
IN MY WORLD, SO CLOSE TO PERFECTION
BLACK MIRROR’S REFLECTION
It’s such a strong force within
A power beyond any promises made
Whispering voices that tells me
That my demons are here to stay
My wounds never heal as good as yours
My scars tells stories that you'll never understand
MARKED BY THOSE AROUND ME
MY NEEDS WILL NEVER BE FREE
IN MY WORLD, SO CLOSE TO PERFECTION
BLACK MIRROR’S REFLECTION
How can I see myself in you
When you change everything else
A horizon that splits this world apart
That thin line between sleep and awake
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