MEMENTO VIVERE

Although for you I have this love…
I cannot die just for your sake.
My life is an ancient promise;
a pillar that helps the temple stand.
My life stands for many things
that go well beyond your name.

I cannot die just for your sake…
because I wasn’t born to die for you,
but to lend a shoulder to those who weep.
My life is a ray of hope
For many who put their trust in me;
I cannot die just for your sake.

MONS IGNIFER

There’s an explosion every second
Though to you I may seem dormant
Magma of craze within my core
Bursts out of each and every vent
I am in a ceaseless eruption
Vomiting flames each moment
I no longer want to come after you
The wolves within me chase your scent

ARDKHELENE ARTRASLAK

Time to walk the same path
That is illumined by your light
Time to walk away from rage
Dawn approaches breaking the night
Time to go beyond this stage
Time to walk the same path
That leads to the feet of the sage
Time for separation to end now
Finally the time for us to meet
Time to walk within your light
Time to walk towards your feet

PAIN

These were simply wasted years, of my life that passed in fears
Fears that my each effort might just end up going in vain
Appalled at your utter decency, frightened, in fact, by my fancy
Driven by a strange urgency, I stood on the verge of going insane
I stood there… suffering, waiting, on the verge of going insane
How could I bear so much pain?

For a long time I somehow waited, hopeful, however, too ill fated
And then, plagued by a strange feeling, I could no longer refrain
And I seeked you in every place, with a vague memory of your face
But you weren’t there, not a trace. Without you I am no more sane
Without the assurance that you are there, I am nothing but insane
How could I bear this constant pain?

BULLETS WITH AN INSCRIPTION

I have got no “bullet with your name”
But you may be downed all the same
For here inside me all things do burn
Firing bullet after bullet with the inscription
“To whomsoever it may concern”

FLASHBACKS

I no longer wish to cry
You are tired, so am I
I don’t want to shed more tears
But I have these ancient fears
That once again they will embrace me
I hide from shadows and they will trace me
The shadows of my yesterday
The shadows that will come and stay

I don’t wish to embrace pain
But it embraces me again and again
I don’t want to stay awake and weep
But these flashbacks don’t let me sleep