Persuader

> Shadows
Will we ever see the light of day
Hear the angels cry for a hollow soul
You think you'll live forever steadfast and strong
But I will prove you wrong
Another struggle to survive
Potential victim, may the sins remove your fear
Blessing and curse as one
I think you'll die tomorrow, perish and burst
Blinded you fall
Your God is dead and gone
Can you hear my voice
Can you look through my eyes
All that is gone will be a memory
You still have a choice
Conceal or shine
Don't preach to the world
Enter reality
Lifeless unbound, now eternal I've become
Can't get rid of this obsession in my mind
Still wearing the birthmark of the man who was deceived
The dream, the lust and despair
You might think it's a fairytale
This is what I call hell
Sinner, slave, unholy ghost
Thy unity

> For some time I looked at the world
Through the eyes of damnation
Dark sights, they hide away from the sun
In the doomsday city I run
In a stream of cruel diminishing thoughts
Darkness shadows the light inside
People not convinced, laughing
End of mankind, wither and die
In denial the fools will carry on
A face unseen will show you what I mean
When the legions arise to destroy
Another day has come to end
No one heard my prophecy
And if tomorrow brings decay
Then it's only my price to pay
Now look, ripping divine serpent
Slither into their minds
Destined to be, eternally
But you are the filth, and death is my God
From the grave black, rise and follow
The strong will remain
All there is left, this eternal horror
Now blood falls like rain

> She's wearing the face of my victim
A well known silhouette
I've seen her, I've touched her before
She won't survive to tell about it
Only her dead body
Such a beautiful thing
The reek of your desecrated corpse
The reek of your soul
No one heard the scream as she was falling
The blade put an end to her voice
Limb by limb I harvested her pure
I tell myself I won't regret it
I'm doing fine
I have the true gift, the sickest of minds
Tomorrow we'll meet again
In a dreamstate world my bride
When the fear and thought collide
Need your secrecy, silence until the end of time
She got lips and skin like sin
She's passing me by in the crowd
You just can't be erased
Why should you linger
Death comes to us all
A dark strike of faith, just show me a sign
Keep walking that line
Lost child, your dreams of wonders
Believers, you see them hanging on
Madness, you pull me under
The meaning - They seem to go away
You're growing as I am falling in despair

> Every morning, every night
Every hour of the day you pray
Your life's flawless
You find comfort in your faith
Without truth there's no turning back
Your passing might seem right
And here is your maker
You will be reborn a million ways
You're here but your mind is dreaming
Illusions
So it's written
Daylight and freedom will never be
When Eden burns
And stars shine no more
The end of your fantasy
Revived and awake
What is this place, what am I doing here
Expected heaven but found the gates of hell
Save me from this nightmare
Where's the promised land
You are complete now
Rejoice a million years
Flames high, the ground is burning
Rain whipping my skin
Forever lost therein

> Used to walk among thee
Like a stranger to the dominant
Do you ever feel it, like a cancer in your mind
Crave for more, it's always there
Distrust is pulling me back
I'm sacred, unholy, I am faithful and false
It all comes together as one
Remove the silence and give birth to my demise
Fast I fall away from heaven
With God as my witness, one day I will return
With hell on my shoulders
I will let it all go now and be free from my burden
Hear my final warning
It is time - Annihilate
In their eyes I'm always there
But my heart is wearing a mask
You are not there just yet
Good things they come to an end
One pure true belief

> There's no need for your prayers
As you catch your final breath
The figure before me couldn't matter any less
Through my life guilt and terror fed
My conviction was not to end
I long for the revolution
Made to be the servant of the black
One mind tied to my heart
Fallen angels wait, your kingdom will come
We were led astray
Life passed away
When the slave becomes the master
We will all be remembered
I know what tomorrow brings to me
Justice, black desire
Insanity spinning faster
Sending you back to hell!
You're in my world now, look at me
No one but us in this gathering
Salvation for you will never be
I am your master, kneel for me
Your prayers couldn't save you
Power shifted to me
Superior empire rise

Sands of time, an illusion
It has begun
Remembrance of life was swept from my mind
Mourning in silence

I've chosen my fate
Faith fought by few
You'll be alone forever
No answer exists
Not for me or for you

Is this the price, wonder why
Your allegiance is blind

This time I give in to honour
I am walking alone again
Chosen by few, if they only knew
I'm the bringer of salvation
So follow me, slaves of labour

Godforsaken command
Reaching out for your soul
Look into the light
Where's the love of Christ now
Still mourning in silence

No longer I'll wait
Reign of the new
No one shall be my master
No answer exists
Not tomorrow, not today

Step into my world supreme
No madness denied
Stray of the weak
The final goodbye

> You ask me if I have a god complex?
Let me tell you something
I am God
Rise and whine
Let your voice be heard
No one shall take the thing that's me
What I love to be
Blood on my altar
Death is my deception
Karma on zero
Redesigned in hell
In these flames I dwell
Twisted eyes are those you find
Screaming the words for mercy
No pity shown from a God
The fear in your eyes now gone
Believe me, obey me
I'm the punishing creator
Sifting for your kind
As I sculpture my own genocide
Last day of judgement
Your blood is gonna boil
They left you here, alone and afraid
Abandoned your soul into nowhere
Eye for an eye that's what I believe
No matter how hard I try
I'll make sure that you'll never be forgotten
I'll leave you here, my prey
Crucified

Stumbles in darkness, chambers below
No longer resting, the fire-eyes glow
Fleeing from the shadow, a chaos rebirth
Continual illusions, now having earth
Forgotten denied
A life by your side
A life all alone by your side
Creation of man
A soul wrapped in flames, above the remains
A curse for the cursed
A lion insane, above the remains
Man, human, filth, noble, strong, weak, alone
Now they gather in the four twilight zones
Coming from the north, the east, south and west
Now they're praying to god, please save me - not the rest
The reaper a lie
In the shadows I've been hiding
At times a step away
Surrounded in clouds in hope to bring a better day
My life begins to fade
But still you are so far away

I can't get away from the past of my life
I must look forward, kill the pain, deny the past
But when I'm alone in the dark
My thoughts start running through my mind
And the sweat on my forehead begins to drip
I've seen it in my dreams
I will not fall, but the edge is close enough now
I hope tomorrow I will see the dawn again
I will not fall, but the edge is closer now
I hope tomorrow I will see the dawn again
Voices are calling from somewhere beyond
Now I'm out there, all alone
Voices are calling, but nothing remains
My paradise is stained
Don't be afraid, it will guide you through the night
Bright eyes are watching you now
It gives you strength now to carry on, the past is alive
Now I'm facing it, the past of my life
Breathing down my neck, I can't escape my own demise
Its staring back at me, dark, beauty, truth
The thought I lost has now been found
Don't be afraid, it will guide you through the night
The flame in the torch will never pass out
Unless, I find my way to paradise
Please let me go, I want to live my life alone
You can't stand before me, this is my last chance to survive
The blackened sky will take me away

There was no sympathy
No way to escape
And nothing mattered
Behold the final day
Confusion and fear
The few were gathered

How many steps are there left to go
How many miles to the land

The bringer of light walks among us
Trading a promise
Betrayal is your gift
My life for you

And so they wandered
Their journey began
A search not granted
But eyes did watch them
A none human shape
Flew 'cross the mountains

Chaos
Burning
Meltdown
Nightfall
Fusion
Breakdown

Out of chaos born
In a time when glory lost control
A fallen angel long forgotten
Found its way to conquer your life and soul

We gather our forces, protecting our lands
The demon is calling, your blood it demands
Raise your hands

Heart and steel, forever we will fight with
Heart and steel, we will prevail

Morning comes as shadows fall
Now the time has come to fight them all
When the night awaits, clutch at straws
That was the picture that I thought I saw

He'd watched and waited for so many years
Holding alone the desolate shore
Lonely but faithful to his trust
Forever holding those days of joy

I don't care for the riddles unspoken
March to the cross and believe
My faith is never ending
Now assail the creation of life

No one there to welcome
A bright light, on a deserted plain
Your God is absent
And Heaven abandoned

We'll find a place, where we're no strangers
Past revelation
My true dominion

[Chorus:]
Strike down, this fierceful entity
They stand on their ground or they run
Won't cease the morning sun
'cause we stole heaven from the Earth

Harsh, demeaning, endless seaming
This was all I was given
One fatal last mistake
The word of remorse came too late

No one there to welcome
A bright light, on a deserted plain
Your God is absent
And Heaven abandoned

[Chorus:]
Strike down, this fierceful entity
They stand on their ground or they run
Won't cease the morning sun
'cause we stole heaven from the Earth

[Stick:]
We'll find our way there
And then return
We'll bring the storms

[Chorus:]
Strike down, this fierceful entity
They stand on their ground or they run
Won't cease the morning sun
'cause we stole heaven from the Earth

I can't get away from the past of my life
I must look forward, kill the pain, deny the past
But when I'm alone in the dark
My thoughts start running through my mind
And the sweat on my forehead begins to drip
I've seen it in my dreams
I will not fall, but the edge is close enough now
I hope tomorrow I will see the dawn again
I will not fall, but the edge is closer now
I hope tomorrow I will see the dawn again
Voices are calling from somewhere beyond
Now I'm out there, all alone
Voices are calling, but nothing remains
My paradise is stained
Don't be afraid, it will guide you through the night
Bright eyes are watching you now
It gives you strength now to carry on, the past is alive
Now I'm facing it, the past of my life
Breathing down my neck, I can't escape my own demise
Its staring back at me, dark, beauty, truth
The thought I lost has now been found
Don't be afraid, it will guide you through the night
The flame in the torch will never pass out
Unless, I find my way to paradise
Please let me go, I want to live my life alone
You can't stand before me, this is my last chance to survive
The blackened sky will take me away

> Run Away
Together at heart, but weak in spirits
Formation facing, what's left behind
Taking turns in surrendering
To the faceless world
Turn out the light
Realize, visualize
Cause your feelings aren't sober
Turn out the night
You have been sentenced so run for you life
A sick addiction, beware the hunter
I stood there breathless, the clouds faded away
And a new dawn brought the sun
Summoning the dark, with no intentions
The trail is waiting, not laid to rest
For how long can you fight them
Courage running low, turned out for life
I'm facing my paradise forgotten
But restless here I stand, forever
Awaiting a life without shadows
All is lost, but I see a new beginning
Interfere, scratch the surface
And the beauty is rotten and dead
The sense is gone, release your curses
A scene of fire and lead