Forged in flames of doubt and delirium Shrouded by dust of time We are one Your soul in search of elysium Mine waiting for the sundown Heed these words unheard by the ages Spoken from far beyond I am here to share the unwritten prophecies Tales of your nightfalls yet to come My playwright Shine in the light On cloud nine we will reunite Once you’ve seen ’Now’ holds the truest dreams All the worlds I dared not enter Mine to yearn Yours to remember My playwright Embrace the vice On cloud nine we will pay the price Plunging into deepest of tragedies You never saw a choice Tell foul lies and rid yourself of realities Fantasies in existence Neither blind faith nor holy angels Guided you through the dark Pave the way Believe in your own deliverance Tides will be turning Board the Ark My playwright Shine in the light On cloud nine we will reunite Once you’ve seen ’Now’ holds the truest dreams All the worlds I dared not enter Mine to yearn Yours to remember My playwright Embrace the vice On cloud nine we will pay the price One heart By time torn apart My playwright Shine in the light On cloud nine we will reunite Once you’ve seen ’Now’ holds the truest dreams All the worlds I dared not enter Mine to yearn Yours to remember My playwright Embrace the vice On cloud nine we will pay the price

Where is the mirror of those days? When glass was mere glass, untrue Such is the grandeur The doom we all must face Endless fountains that never granted grace Golden hair, fashion wear A source of light in ill despair Mirrors cast their illuminating glare Fame, empty pride Recognition nationwide My reflection Cursed me inside What is beauty within? A heart that used to dwell in sin In the garden of Eden found its twin Surrender to ruby red lips Engage in your ego trips Dusted with scent of jasmine Tanned, flawless skin Where is the mirror of those days? When glass was mere glass Only one in view No longer reflecting the vain gaze Of a girl in Cinderella shoes Paid for perfection With scalpels it was shaped Still the pain in the eyes was not erased Pleasure is devil´s bait And all the smiles turn into hate A new chance for self love to lacerate Worship the ruby red lips Engage in your ego trips Run after fleeting dreamworlds Great wings unfurled Where is the mirror of those days? When glass was mere glass Only one in view No longer reflecting the vain gaze Of a girl in Cinderella shoes Astonished eyes all stare There`s wealth and the world`s applause Where is the mirror of those days? When glass was mere glass Smiling back at you Despair lies right behind this face Of a girl, kind, untrue Where is the mirror of those days? When glass was mere glass Only one in view No longer reflecting the vain gaze Of a girl in Cinderella shoes Just tell me Where is the mirror of those days When glass was mere glass Smiling back at you Great despair lies right behind this face Of a girl most kind yet so untrue Of a girl in Cinderella shoes

Be wary of the black nightfall Look not in their eyes Those grim wolves on your wall Never afraid of the darkness It is the absence of light that feels endless Sometimes, you hear them outside the window Their cry in a black crescendo The Maidens of Nevermore have come Join us Be one with your dismay The shadows descend in her mind A child of lustre Without care for mankind And when the maidens call her name She’d lose herself in the twilight with no shame Sometimes, beneath a vast constellation Enhanced by imagination The Maidens of Nevermore would call Lead us As night-time would lead you And still the Maidens call her name

Left behind all the childhood streets that day Not to flee but to end a shadow play The battles are carved in me Yet the longing is there for all to see Thorns of the curse pressed onto me Debts that were never paid To forgive a beast I don`t need a priest Might as well be deceased Feels like I have lived ten enshrouded lives Yet I only miss one Homesick hearts endure stabs from rusty knives Hurts that can`t be outrun We praise the strangers Deal harsh wounds to those who share the blood The homesick hearts roam where wounds decay Soon will be on their way The road leads me nowhere My mind`s endless warfare The call of the sirens Left me with no guidance Not a place, but a feeling turned alive By the one who cut me off from my hive Let the sorrow overtake To find a power that only death can break As the night turns to morn A blanket untouched is silently torn As the melted snow ceases to flow Granted mercies may go Feels like I have lived ten enshrouded lives Yet I only miss one Homesick hearts endure stabs from rusty knives Hurts that can`t be outrun We praise the strangers Deal harsh wounds to those who share the blood The homesick hearts roam where wounds decay Soon will be on their way The homesick hearts know it won`t remain Home will not be the same

Teaching my heart to follow the guide To learn to care A love affair Arising scene of dare A gentle presence that brought me in The ice would melt, but only for them heartfelt Alone I’m left to count The passing of the years The price I chose to pay Shielding the heart with fears Like a wavering snowstorm in the night I`d break the gates and escape into moonlight Each day that passes may shed new tears Your heart it breaks, mine it repairs Lovers united by fears The innocent and the sinful joined The inner core was cold as ever, purloined I painted my face that shade of blue That always received a smile from you The blue is to stay The blue makes me stray Alone I’m left to count The passing of the years The price I chose to pay Shielding the heart with fears Like a wavering snowstorm in the night I`d break the gates and escape into moonlight Alone I`m left to count The passing of the decades The price I chose to pay Shielding the heart Torn apart

Take a stand against the unknown Enter the combat zone Engrave tombstones for those who explore Humanity and all it`s cherished for A man of peace is but a militant in the wake of diablo`s call Brothers unite, make sure the heretics will fall Find the hate that sleeps within you Fueled by your waterloo The rules were told by holy books of old Like sacred statues, they must never fold A man of peace is but a militant in the wake of diablo`s call Brothers unite, make sure the heretics will fall A man of peace may find his tolerance when the sun rises in the west Brothers unite, until then they must be oppressed Follow the religion Protect the constitution We`ll endure in silence True message long forgotten The words of men rotten Spill the blood in your god`s name And your crimes shall be without victims or sin

Perfect shades in the afternoon sun Carefree the thoughts Such breathtaking stillness In the sea of what could be undone Swam through the joys To find a lost voice, someone Reason or rhyme Unwelcome in this pastime Sometimes the angels cry Falling into thoughts To wave the world goodbye Pleading silently until there’s no more pain Locking the chest of bane Life can`t see me when I sail away The path I would tread Is a longing for freedom Sea-shells on the white shore on my way They whisper to me A song of past life, away Reason or rhyme Unwelcome in this pastime Sometimes the angels cry Falling into thoughts To wave the world goodbye

Prepare your hearts for the cold hand of slaughter Blood-stained shall be the sands of Kandahar More than a nation A courageous daughter Every second closer to fiends from afar A drop of my sweetheart’s blood Scars created A future devastated Blood rushing down a mountain Death river torn apart The afghan Jeanne d’Arc faded Her will not persuaded So near is loss so far away the dawn Maiwand Beneath the sunset they dream of an ending Pledging allegiance to symbols of shame Cold is the grave when there is no ascending No death was in vain They so proudly exclaim Scars created A future devastated Blood rushing down a mountain Death river torn apart The afghan Jeanne d’Arc faded Her will not persuaded So near is loss so far away the dawn Maiwand Scars created A future devastated Blood rushing down a mountain Death river torn apart The afghan Jeanne d’Arc faded Her will not persuaded So near is loss so far away the dawn Scars created A future devastated Blood rushing down a mountain Death river torn apart The afghan Jeanne d’Arc

See the silence Hear the sunlight Meet the morning dressed in white Where there was a love Now only fading cinders dwell Wounds are but a field of orchids Dying on their journey to the earth The rain this morning falls on embers seeking birth Oh I wish to wash away the severance Cherish the loves I still am allowed Walk across the fallen fields with only sufferance Blessed by the rain Renewed and avowed Oh The field is wet with tears though I never weep Just one thought away Out I stepped onto the road back home The world awaits Raindrops remain Oh I wish to wash away the severance Cherish the loves I still am allowed Walk across the fallen fields with only sufferance Blessed by the rain Renewed and avowed Oh

”Poor soul”, he thinks ”Diminished by a disability” I’m diminished only by your ignorance. I am not to be pitied Nor should you feel guilty for me Perhaps one day I’ll walk And I’ll see from both eyes But I’m already blessed Accepting realities has truly become a part of me The beauty inside this man is the work of an artist gone Like music beyond imagination, it shatters the sun Revealing the brawn Rising above the crippling curse like a phoenix of winds adverse In search of a cure for the malediction inside No longer there, hope unaware But maybe one day he will walk See from both eyes, learn to talk No need for a prayer, for pity stays around the clock He, who always conquered the day Got his share of pouring rain Heroes do not grow with ease There’s a blessing in disease He holds council with the dead To break free from chains ahead Stronger winds would hide the scars On a highway to the stars So much would he want to tell you, but silence still reigns his play I wish someone took his place if only for one single day Leading astray Walking a step in blind man’s shoes is a journey to broadened views No reason to fear or to hold out hope for strangers Seen on the news, hardships amuse But maybe one day he will walk See from both eyes, learn to talk Not a stranger from afar, but a man with hidden scars He, who always conquered the day Got his share of pouring rain Heroes do not grow with ease There’s a blessing in disease He holds council with the dead To break free from chains ahead Stronger winds would hide the scars On a highway to the stars His only crime is a need of chair Can’t turn and run from the cold stares of strangers Kindly empathize, never sympathize Life was created fair Hold out hope for them Doesn’t help him now Life might cast a prayer But then there is the darkest hour, just before the dawn. Why did it have to be me? Frustration Damnation An unholy fusion foundation Scream and cry Weep and sigh Fighting a war where the soldier keeps asking why He, who always conquered the day Got his share of pouring rain Heroes do not grow with ease There’s a blessing in disease He holds council with the dead To break free from chains ahead Stronger winds would hide the scars On a highway to the stars Birds, earthbound, disabled by birth Taking off away from earth Into Edens of their own Where restrictions have no throne Still live without the wings Like a cellist missing strings Wheelchairs pass the cars On a highway to the stars