The Bard

I lived my life to the fullest
Without a trace of ruefulness, I lived to the fullest
I lived my life from my passion
Walked the path I had chosen, all from my passion
There was no greater joy for me
Than sharing songs and poetry
I've been blessed with fame and glory
At times yielded to lust willingly

At the other side of the tunnel
Was waiting the tribunal
The judge said I was guilty
Of unsanctified heresy
I had sung unholy lyrics
And corrupted minds through music
For this and my debauchery
I’ll stay here for eternity

Therefore I shall never rest
But who would have ever guessed?
In my life, art made me bloom
But in the end, it would my doom

If only I would have known
Would have at least tried to atone, if I would have known
For all the sins that I carry
I feel that it's too late for me, it is too late for me

Will I ever get another chance
To make people wanna dance?
Will I ever find what lies behind,
This melody raging through my mind?

Of this beautiful resonance
Created by these soul’s mischance
This is a tragedy
My art was taken away from me


The Thief

When I was found guilty of theft
The judges ruled my end
To survive I just had no choice left
And so I begged all of them

Please let me live I wanna roam the world again, be free like before
Please let me live I wanna see the Sun again, just see it once more

I know, I know this might be where I belong

Run. Run with longer strides from this human tide
Hide. Find sanctuary from society
Flee. Flee for your own sake the pain you'll tolerate
Fate. When you meet your fate we will celebrate

Twice in a row I've been condemned, then was tossed aside
The first judge decided they would hang me from the gallows
The other sent me down into the inferno

All this time nobody cared
At the end they only laughed ‘til the moment I passed
Watching me sway as life drifted away
With the Sun at my back, with the Sun at my back

Now, I know this place is where I belong

Run with longer strides from this human tide
Find sanctuary from society
Curse. Life was just a curse and hell is no worse
Pain. Both gave only pain to me they are the same


The Saint

Forgotten, unforgiven, forsaken into oblivion
Hatred has replaced my devotion
Awful reason I decried, for Heaven to be denied
Me, the sanctified, holy being as I lived and died

Hadn't believed in the righteous god, oh no
It seems that I only worshiped a fraud

Open wounds, torture tools, screams and darkness
Did I really deserve such a mess?
Much too cruel is this cesspool of distress
Now I’m bound to this tormented place,
And I know there is no escape

All my life I did your will,
In my life I never killed
All of my desires sealed away,
Casting any pleasures astray
At the time did not envy
All that I would never be
But now I see all the possibilities
This life took away from me

In my life I never felt the warmth of a private night
All my life I only knelt, beholding your heavenly might
I never have strayed from virtue, I really did believe in you
My faith, my self-restraint, it was all in vain

Burning souls, blazing fires, shouts of anger
Did I really deserve to suffer?
With no faith, with no hope, and forever
Seeking endlessly for the answer
Open wounds, torture tools, screams and darkness
Did we really deserve such a mess?
With no faith, with no hope, forever seeking without an answer

Just imagine what I could have been
Can you just imagine what I could have seen?

As I died, staying true to my beliefs I was sure it was nothing to grief
But the judge said it was such a shame that my god and the creator were not the same
They sent me down to burn into the flames, and my god was to blame

Burn forever, forever, all that is left, desolation, remains the fire
Forever, for evermore, here within hell's blight
Forever, where we were brought, the light is gone for naught


Disillusion

Now I see, why I could never fathom heaven declined
I was blind to never dare to resign
Finally, I clearly know what was raging through my mind
I can see their complex harmony

For today is the day where the illusion will fall
Hear the call of the melody that I recall

This song I hear sings of hope more than fear
We paid the toll time has come to be whole

We'll meet again as equals in the end
Under the ground our souls will be bound
To this gathering

Bliss as I realize
What was raging through my mind
And today I regain my art
As I lead the waltz