The Serpent from Tungsten City by ADIRONDACK
Tracklist
| 2. | The Serpent | 6:46 |
Lyrics
It is not by the means of a hurricane of deadly force of will,
A grand and untouchable majesty of terror instilled,
That fells great men;
But the whims of cowards and fools
Who submit to a life which means less than death
And this alone makes them unworthy of sunrise.
And insensate with rage I claw at the heart,
I cry in solitude for that is where tears are strongest,
And in solitude with tears whose force could rip the tide from its comfort
Does the filigree of destiny collide with the burning of souls
And the true sunrise of purpose illuminates a world
So clearly, with a flash!
Before being once again reduced, as the Bird of Wonder,
Only to reappear when the pain once again has become too much to allow.
Dug my grave, I've tied my net
I've done something that I regret
The barbs, white hot with hellfire flame
Enclose around me, I hold the blame
The lives I've tainted, the pain, the rot
Corrupting my morals deep in my heart
Years I've spent blackened and I must repent
Though now I feel that my chances are spent
I coil about the cause of my doom
I rip through my flesh in the slithering gloom
The knife in my ribcage was not made by man
But by monster, by me, by my cowardly hand
I shake with the pain and I quiver in fear
I won't let them see it, I won't let them near
They cannot approach me and not see the truth
Stay back I say now, poison drips from my tooth!
Oh one day,
We will close the window in your room and you will simply lay there quietly
And in that way,
We will be all lifted from a burden that has plagued us far too long
But to say,
That we're happy with the way that things turned out is wrong, so wrong
We just wanted
You to have something to look onward to in life, oh how we've failed
How many years have you walked?
How many lies while you've talked?
How many lies have you spoken, my friend?
How many hearts have you broken?
How many times have you failed me, my friend?
Oh our friendship is nearing it's end
How many times have you hid from your crimes?
When will your folly end?
I need to know all the deeds you have done
I need to know who you are
I cannot stand and abide this, my friend
I do not know your true heart
So tell me the lies you have spoken my friend
Tell me your sorrows and woes
Show me the hearts you have broken my friend
Show me the tales and the ghost
I will not stand and allow this to go on
I cannot let you act in this show 'till you're gone
I must inform you: you're done for, my friend
You've failed us and we must exact recompense
I stood by you through greater dangers!
I allowed you a seat in my house and chambers!
I took a stand and I held out my hand,
And you, my friend, let me down!
