PROMETHEUS UNCHAINED

I’ve been fighting for my soul,
But sometimes this takes its toll...
Nobody can understand
What it means to free my hand.
What a curse is vanity!
Nothing but a wicked dream
I’m in quest for sanity...
I’m Prometheus unchained
Last great Titan — ever famed
A chain to hold me evermore
A rock  — goes down in history as thing of lore.
A vulture — demon, heartless, cruel...
Me to keep from rightful rule.
But I  stand strong, alone, and proud,
Never do I show my pain out loud...
I will fight until the end
And then —
My chains at last in half I’ll bend!


IN THE CATHEDRAL OF TEARS

In this gothic cathedral,
Where the light never shines,
I pray at the altar
For you – my one love.

The saints look down in pity,
As tears stream down my face...
The marble gargoyles leer and laugh,
It tears my heart in half...

“Death has taken you,” 
I sigh,
“Now I myself will finally die...”

A black coffin awaits me,
My gravestone is carved...
A red rose is dropped,
As I enter the light...

You stand there, 
All shining, an angel in white...
No longer I’ll cry
Deep into the night...



* * *

It might not sound so easy,
But nature has a voice!
The trees can cry when broken,
And blossoms murmer in the night.
The sun can sing:
“At last, it’s spring!”
The clouds like sheep will run and play
Together with the sun.
'Till winter comes,
All cold and proud.
The snow that’s fallen to ground
Can whisper: “Sleep, my friends, now sleep...”
And sparrows cold (while flying abroad)
Can chirp: “Goodbye! Goodbye!”
It might not sound so easy,
But nature has a voice!
The stars, the moon, the sun and clouds,
And trees and grass can sing.
But all you need to do to hear,
Old nature’s singing voices clear —

Is to think of life,
In all its forms...



* * *

Deep in the darkness,
There shines a bright light,
For me, only me
Out of the night...

This light is deep red
Like the blood of the dead...
The dead of a battlefield
Left for the crows...

This light is the essence,
Of a warmth deep inside...
But I heed the calling —
The call of the Damned...

From the night I once came,
To the night I will go.
Nothing can stop me!
All life is undone...



REPENTANCE

Please forgive me... I have made amends...
Now I’ll keep my peace and bend my neck in submission...
The last chance to speak long ago passed me by
Remaining still and frozen in endless time.
Honesty has been destroyed and has no meaning...
Please, I will not hurt or harm you again...
You have my broken heart, you have my shaking hands
You can pin me down if I try to leave.

Moving without sense of time or a sign of understanding.
Like a tree uprooted. The pain is divine.
How long can I hold out without a cry?
Where are you when I need you most?

Believe in my lack of faith...
It's too late to change anything at all...
How long can your arm hold me?
Where are you when you know I’m wrong?

Still I know you better yet...

On the threshold of my existence,
With a mouth full of loathing and fear
There's no word that can describe my suffering.
Time is slowly passing, but I am still here, alone 
Cursed to see it all through.

Will I carry this heavy burden forever?
My weary hands move with words that you refuse to hear
My heart beats out a pulse as I lie on my deathbed.
This is my kingdom. Here I am all I can be.
I know each time when you are lying.
How? I can tell it from the shame I see in your eyes.
Each time there's a piece of me slowly dying
But you know well that I will never repent.