Echoes Of The Modern Mind

I keep fooling myself With each mask that I wear This burden I must bear I'm stuck in disguise With all these white lies All these white lies I am ready... for whatever may come around Everything I do is for The dearest to my heart But I often have these thoughts That I'm just playing my roles Like an actor in the theater of life With no way for a freedom's cry Every now and then I try to put them away I scratch them hard till I bleed But I feel that's what I need From inside I have to fight my way out Through the pain till I see the glimmer of light I keep fooling myself With all these white lies all these white lies Mesmerized... by the way of life That everyone of us Have to play our parts How many more fights await me? On this path I walk persistently How many more cuts will I take? Just to keep my loved ones safe Every now and then I try to put them away I scratch them hard till I bleed But I feel that's what I need From inside I have to fight my way out Through the pain till I see the glimmer of light That's just the way humans are Like actors we play In the theater of life That's just the way humans are The masks we wear Are the burden we bear Sacrificing ourselves For the ones we try So hard to protect Don't forget who you really are (really are) Take them out, embrace your scars Face the picture your life has made And don't let your identity fade Don't let your identity fade

Time kills, cold chills Time kills, dead still Rotten worms burrow deep, dripping venom within Leeching on life that we try to live Turning us to unusable dust Don't know how long this can last Everyone's destiny is a deep hole In the ground The last bell calls out a name With a terrifying sound Time kills, cold chills Time kills, dead still When you'll rest after a fleeting, merry life There's no sin left abide Friends will boast with a fiery cheer, About the moments you both held dear Everyone's destiny is a deep hole In the ground The last bell calls out a name With a terrifying sound Time… kills… All… that lives… Everyone's destiny is a deep hole In the ground The last bell calls out a name With a terrifying sound The last bell called But I refuse to hear it's sound My time has not yet come So I will roam this earth Until my final breath

After planting a seed of doubt Shadow grows, leeches inside my mind Silent plea an echo of the distant thought Rotting inside in my brain Now my insecurities are all i've got And the madness is my friend The more i think of you My burden grows in size Truths or lies, no distinction in sight And all it took for me Was a small seed of doubt Am I crazy or slowly losing my mind In my memories, your picture begins to rot My dread is bigger with every single thought I fear that after harvest there will be no way back No way back Am I crazy (am I crazy) or slowly losing my mind In my memories, your picture begins to rot Perpetual clash between truth and your lies Is eating me from inside The crop bore its fruit harvester's on its way Such a small seed Yet the yield is so high Now i have to pay the price For the lie you planted with uneasy doubt If I can bring myself to trust ever again If I can leave myself open For someone new to come Am I crazy (am I crazy) or slowly losing my mind In my memories, your picture begins to rot Perpetual clash between truth and your lies Is eating me from inside Now I'm overwhelmed with all the dreaded thoughts I wish I never Gave you all my heart All my heart All it took was a small seed of doubt

Is it love or self preservation That I feel from you Can I keep myself alive If I never learned how to live I won't be the extension of your narcissism A Hybrid of mixed personalities Image of greatest hope To fulfill dreams of someone else You're casting a big shadow When I'm looking for the sun Cause it's not fun Dreaming your dreams Clipping my wings Your influence on me is over Set me free, let me be Your influence is over All your strings won't hold me no longer I will fight this predestination Even broken down Cause it's a better path to take Your thorns are piercing my heart I will rip them out Just to break apart Our showdown is on Prepare to fight or die Just few minutes left Till my last stand Against the only god I knew Which is you You're casting a big shadow When I'm looking for the sun Cause it's not fun Dreaming your dreams Clipping my wings Your influence on me is over Set me free, let me be Your influence is over All your strings won't hold me no longer No matter how hard you tried You never heard when I cried No matter what would you do It only made me turn against you

Fell into deep hole of sadness Nothing dear to hold on to Just a fleeting glimpse of hope That behind this wall Behind this wall of numbness Primal flame awaits Can it melt the chain of heartache Ignite the embers of desire Relit the fire Like a phoenix From the ashes You will live to see a new dawn And when the night meets new day Through the flames you'll find your way From Ash to ash But Avoid the dust In ash you might find the ember That can ignite the fire Just feed it right A small crack appeared in the wall Could it be a breakthrough I have to tear it brick by brick Or i will never Turn a page for new chapter Make a vow with myself To learn from all my mistakes And have the courage to be born again Like a phoenix From the ashes You will live to see a new dawn And when the night meets new day Through the flames you'll find your way From Ash to ash But Avoid the dust In ash you might find the ember That can ignite the fire Just feed it right Ash to ash dust to dust The cycle never ends The gift of life is precious Don't let it go to waste You Soon will be reborn As someone else you never knew Relit the fire Or fade away Relit the fire Reincarnate

It's fair to say that The troubles we face As humanity We often try to fix By the means of our Technology Did we go too far? While being humans Machines are used instead of us Did we lose our minds While being humans We're shedding tears to generated art To reach beyond the border of our imagination We're trading souls for the world's automation There is a threat that lies ahead Push the button, cut the wire Save us save us save While we still can before it's too late Just a meatsack with a brain Do you want to be replaced? Just an ape escaped from cave Do you want to be a slave? What purpose do you serve? Are you optimized enough To be not replaced yet? I resent this future Where I'm a useless waste of space We should band together And push back the wheel of fate To reach beyond the border of our imagination We're trading souls for the world of automation There is a threat that lies ahead Push the button, cut the wire Save us save us save While we still can before it's too late Just a meatsack with a brain Do you want to be replaced? Just an ape escaped from cave Do you want to be a slave? Damnation through automation Damnation through automation

Tell me, am I Good enough for you Tell me, are you Good enough for me Someone cut the line of understanding Are we in love or still pretending Give me answer I am tired of all the question marks Don't wait too long Just make up your mind Our vows yet to be sealed We need commitment to make this deal Invaluable feeling Is what I want to feel Let's get it If you want it I need the truth to know it What you really feel for me About the life we want to live I said it You know it The choice is your to show it I am gonna howl for you To see if what we feel is true Tell me, are you Ready for your next step Tell me, do you Want me to be there When I think it through I can see our paths Merge into one I know you too well And all your dirty tricks Don't be a coward I can't decide for you Let's get it If you want it I need the truth to know it What you really feel for me About the life we want to live I said it You know it The choice is your to show it I am gonna howl for you To see if what we feel is true Let's get it If you want it If you want it I said it The choice is your to show it So show me There is no reason for us to let this go Let it go As we know each other for so So long Let's get it If you want it I need the truth to know it What you really feel for me About the life we want to live I said it You know it The choice is your to show it I am gonna howl for you To see if what we feel is true Let's get it If you want it If you want it I said it The choice is your to show it So show me

Like a tool in the hands of fate Made of love and hate What holds all facts and stays intact? What would you hide or boast about? I know for sure My past will chase me down I'll face the naked truth With all it's glory and flaws Like a part of the game I'm suspended in a frame Through the raging storms I'll find my way that I had lost But I remember now All my scars all that cost I carried it all it's time to rise above Rise above What would you mean If time didn't exist? A mere distant dream Which blurred in the mist These questions speculations Eternal calculation distracts you from your goal So rise above it all! Through the raging storms I'll find my way that I had lost But I remember now All my scars all that cost I carried it all it's time to rise above Rise unbound Like a part of the game I'm suspended in a frame A tool in the hands of fate Made of love and hate Through the raging storms Found my way that I had lost But I remember now All my scars all that cost I carried it all it's time to rise above Rise above Above it all!

It's Party Time Don't resist, just lose your mind. It's party time! Don't freak out, just enjoy your time. Wake up, it's morning — time to shine. Sun has risen up, But you are still in your bed, Just rotting around, Rotting around. You chase for a high Every single night, But you should know That in the long run, It will fuck you up. You look for something — What you are looking for? You look for something — What you are looking for? You look for something to distract your mind. You look for something — What you are looking for is... Party time! Don't resist, just lose your mind. It's party time! Don't freak out, just enjoy your time. Am i going down For a moment of fun? Do i even like what i've become? Justifying all the past mistakes With some lame excuse for A reason to keep on going wild. But when i face the man in the mirror, I see a victim of The downward spiral. Victim of the downward spiral, Just a victim of the downward spiral. I don't want to be a victim of the downward spiral — I have to break this fucking downward spiral! You look for something — What you are looking for? You look for something — What you are looking for? You look for something to distract your mind. You look for something — What you are looking for is... Party time! Don't resist, just lose your mind. It's party time! Don't freak out, just enjoy your time. But avoid the downward spiral... Do you want to be a victim of the downward spiral? Don't be a victim!

Waves of fear! As if my end is near Distorted mind makes me feel like I am blind Now the fear is gone, I am not alone As you come to clear the clouds Out of my mind, infested with doubts With you I'm feeling brave And all of my anger fades You fill my soul With gentle confidence We've come this far We've raised the bar To reach for the stars Now I see all the things That held me back from my dreams All the struggles come to an end With the touch of your hand When we're together All the things that stopped me Are fading away With your name engraved in my heart Waves of hate! Clash with reason I'm boiling inside but when I see you The hate is gone because I am not alone As you are here to clear the clouds Out of my mind, infested with doubts Bound forever in every endeavor Reaching for the sky, you and I Now I see all the things That held me back from my dreams All the struggles come to an end With the touch of your hand When we're together All the things that stopped me Are fading away With your name engraved in my heart Light and dark Marked in the sky Fire and ice Carved in your eyes You and I