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Caracalla
03:44
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Your light fades away...
it can’t begin to pierce a shadow
sending waves of hate.
The royal blood will never falter.
Royal, you may be golden but your mind is rot.
You will never be a god.
Your light fades away...
it can’t begin to pierce a shadow
sending waves of hate.
The royal blood will never falter.
Remember, it’s over.
You’re ending, you aren’t immortal.
You’re nothing, you’re no one.
They won’t remember you!
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Narrator: Now that you’ve done this evil thing
you must go before the elders.
When you speak choose your words carefully.
They could be the end of you.
Apollyon: “If these words should be my last, hear me out.
I never wanted it to be this way.
If these words won’t get through your ears,
you’re no better than me at all.
Hear my appeal (have you no mercy, have you no grace?),
have you no heart?
What will become of me?
What will become of the ones that I love?
All for this one mistake.”
Elder: “You should see it in our eyes
we’re not convinced.
Oh, don’t you know your words are wasted?
We don’t believe you.
Why should we care?
Show us your heart.”
Apollyon: “If these words should be my last, hear me out.
I never wanted it to be this way.
If these words won’t get through your ears,
you’re no better than me at all.
Hear my appeal (have you no mercy, have you no grace?),
have you no heart?
What will become of me?
What will become of the ones that I love?
All for this one mistake.”
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3. |
The Debt
02:50
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The dice didn’t fall the way I willed.
The dreaded end,
snake eyes
sending me down a hole
determined to ride.
A glutton for loss.
You’re out of time, and so am I.
It’s been too long (this debt unpaid).
Now I face the sun, the scorching rays,
with my life the debt repaid.
It’s more than compulsion now,
it’s so much more,
I need the rush!
If I’d win once,
I’d be done,
I’d have what I need,
and so would you, but...
You’re out of time, and so am I.
It’s been too long (this debt unpaid).
Now I face the sun, the scorching rays,
with my life the debt repaid.
With greed in place of mercy,
is my life really worth your money?
Give me time!
I’ll get back every cent.
There’s no hope.
Don’t leave me here!
Give me time!
I’ll get back every cent!
You’re out of time, and so am I.
It’s been too long (this debt unpaid).
Now I face the sun, the scorching rays,
with my life the debt repaid.
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4. |
Light
03:52
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Let there be light, I'm stumbling.
Groping in the dark, searching for a foothold,
Something to latch onto.
I've lost my way in the dark.
I've lost myself, a husk of a man.
I can't find my way back to the light.
I know there must be-
There must be a way, a beacon to guide me home.
If there's not a chance then why would I be here?
To suffer and wander aimlessly?
Is it always a chore to leave the comforts we've known?
Am I lost forever?
Can I ever be restored?
I think I've been this way before,
But I can't decipher the shadows.
It's all the same,
So I'll leave it all behind and chart a course I've never known.
Will you leave me alone when I need your light to guide me home?
I've been too proud to admit
I'm scared of the dark without you.
All alone,
I’m falling through the hole.
All I know,
I’m never coming home.
Illumination is no more.
No more, no more.
No more hoping, no more praying,
Life is ending.
Light,
it goes away but never seems to die
So close your eyes,
It still surrounds you but your mind evades.
We all haft to decide,
if we live through the light.
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Apollyon: “The ones I once loved all turn their backs on me this day.
Now I know that I’m alone.
Lost, cold, and naked I’m wandering through this barren wasteland.
Torrid and desolate, few are we who reside here.
But mark my words,
I will have my revenge.
Spurned by the elders, eagerly egregious, the excommunication.
We all bear the marks of their great obstinance,
brazened by their tormenting fire.
They’ll see my true powers and persuasion.
They’ll rue the day they made me abomination!
I’ll burn them to the ground!
Sworn to my sword, you’ll regret this!
I’ll make you feel me!
My anger will move the mountains
and the sea!
The ones I once loved all turn their backs on me this day.
Now I know that I’m alone.
Lost, cold, and naked I’m wandering through this barren wasteland.
Torrid and desolate, few are we who reside here.
Just as sure as the night turns into day
never again will I be ashamed.
Their wickedness, their evil hearts, laid low.
Brick by brick and stone by stone
I’ll tear it all down!
No more of the lies.
For better or for worse I am coming home.
Live or die, live or die, I am coming home.
I am coming home.”
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6. |
Maniacal!
03:53
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When the universe turns its hand on you
will you fall, will you cry?
Will you be alive enough to remember
you are strong enough to stand for the future?
But now you’re weeping,
falling for all the demons.
The rope isn’t long enough;
your mind isn’t bright enough.
Whoa, the depths sure do love you.
Whoa, the demons sure do love...
YOU!
You’ve got your best friend,
the only friend you’ll see until you fall off of the deep end.
You’ll be getting sick!
Your mind is infected.
Just one more hit, just one more hit,
JUST ONE MORE HIT!
Will I ever see you again?
Will you never leave your friend?
When the universe put you to the test
your legs caved in.
Your time is slipping
through your own hands.
Can’t you listen,
my old man?
My old man.
My old man!
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7. |
Ego Trip
03:55
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Overthinking has torn us apart
so I wish you the best on your ego trip.
Your insecurity has changed who you are,
and now you’re so down below.
You’re trapped behind the wall.
So hear my words and think of who you are
as someone I don’t know.
Why have you complicated all that we have done?
You’ve thrown it all away.
Everything I feel I’ve learned
it’s been all by you. All you.
Everything I’ve worked so hard on
you know it’s been all for you.
All for you.
So hear my words and think of who you are
as someone I don’t know.
Why have you complicated all that we have done?
You’ve thrown it all away.
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Apollyon: “What have I done?!?
Before me stands a pile of rubble,
ruins I have wrought with my own two hands.
Remnants of a distant past, I’m all that’s left.
I did this to the ones that I loved.
What kind of monster have I become
to do this to place I called home?
I thought I’d feel something more than this...
some sort of vindication.
I filled my head with these delusions,
I thought I’d be the hero.
But what good is having a kingdom
if I don’t love the ones I rule?
Seeing the destruction I’ve brought about
fills me with a great, undying remorse.
Voices in my head are tearing me apart.
I can never be the same again!
What kind of monster have I become
to do this to place I called home?
I thought I’d feel something more than this...
some sort of vindication.
I filled my head with these delusions,
I thought I’d be the hero.
But what good is having a kingdom
if I don’t love the ones I rule?
They’re all dead!
The mothers and fathers all lying face down.
The cries of their children ring out (and sway the mountains).
Naught can be done to raise their loved ones
from the dead.
What kind of monster have I become
to do this to place I called home?
I thought I’d feel something more than this...
some sort of vindication.
I filled my head with these delusions,
I thought I’d be the hero.
But what good is having a kingdom
if I don’t love the ones I rule?”
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9. |
Skotos
03:52
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Apologies.
You’ll never hear them from me.
When the waves crash into you
don’t beg for me.
It’s been a long time coming.
Maybe you’ll learn something.
Hell is a settling place for you.
The shadow of your guilt approaches.
The barrier of my conscience will not hold long.
You’ll break it down as always.
You’re a monster, you always were.
Apologies.
You’ll never hear them from me.
When the waves crash into you
don’t beg for me.
Gripping at your lungs as you breathe your last breath
is it safe to say that you’re satisfied with death?
You’re all alone and it hits you in the teeth.
You could have had a life.
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10. |
Everlasting
05:19
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When the light is gone, and it’s all over, where do we go?
When the sun goes dark, and it gets too cold, where do we go?
Will we live long enough to meet our goals? We’ll never know.
Will the light in our souls remain intact? Will it be everlasting?
The power of our light will defend us all.
The power of our light will remain alive.
The power of our light will defend us all.
The power of our light will remain everlasting!
Done watching, done waiting, not reciprocating.
Please don’t fade away the light.
Done watching. Done waiting. Not reciprocating.
Please don’t fade away the light.
I think I’ve been this way before,
but I can’t decipher the shadows.
It’s all the same, and so I’ll leave it all behind and chart a course I’ve never known.
Will You leave me alone when I need Your light to guide me home?
I’ve been too proud to admit
I’m scared of the dark without You.
The power of our light will defend us all.
The power of our light will remain alive.
The power of our light will defend us all.
The power of our light will remain everlasting!
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