Alesana

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Title
Length
1. "It Was a Dark and Stormy Night"
4:24
2. "The Acolyte"
3:52
3. "Comedy of Errors"
6:16
4. "The Goddess"
4:29
5. "Oh, How the Mighty Have Fallen"
5:42
6. "The Puppeteer"
7:22
7. "Fatal Optimist"
3:26
8. "The Martyr"
4:57
9. "Paradox"
4:55
10.
"Through the Eyes of Uriel"
11. "Catharsis"
4:14
7:16
"It Was A Dark And Stormy Night"

Have you ever actually seen yourself without a mirror?
To slip through the cracks of the universe, my love so true, is my gift to you
Trapped in a world that was dreamt by a madman, hallelujah! hallelujah!
Little did he know his dreams would come true
Im on to you! Im on to you!
Think, if only he could see the gorgeous rage
Then maybe he would never have bled ink on page
An artist, he was so consumed by a world he saw in his mind
a world sadistic with lies and panicking cries
Our world is so callous and cold, empty and lost
Ill bleed for you, to change it all, Ill die for you to save us all
This could be our only chance
This could be our only hope
Lost in your passion, endless attraction, forever yours
You make me feel like Im invincible
Love sings such a sweet ending
Ballad of lust, anticipate the irresistible

Changing the end means going back to where it all began
If we survive we take control and start again
Youve lost your mind, tear the fabric of time itself?!
Stay close to me, I will rewrite history for you
Our world is so callous and cold, empty and lost
Ill bleed for you, to change it all, Ill die for you to save us all
This could be our only chance
This could be our only hope
As your hand drifts from mine
Two hearts still intertwined
Across both space and time
Remember I am yours
I am yours
Remember I am yours
Time seizes my hand
Only a fool is never afraid
Forever yours, irresistible
Forever yours, you make me feel like Im invincible
Annabel please dont go
Ill be fine, well be fine
"The Acolyte"
Dead and lost with tired faces, antiquated passion laid to rest
Wake up!
No smiles for the memories we have, rotting with the corpses of our past
Please wake up!
Here we stand left in the dark! Kick back!
Here we are screaming for help! Strike back!

Do you think that we have a fighting chance?
Shall we dance on the wings of hope and together fly through the sky?
We are not living for this! I will take back what is ours!
Stand up coward!
Dear God, scream it like you mean it!
No time to rest for sleep beckons the weak
Darling, please understand and listen, this is insane
This cant be it, I dont think I am ready for goodbyes
If you leave, if we try to finish what we began
I dont think I can bring you back
So kiss me before you go and whisper three sweet words
There must be something that I missed, pieces drift away
I wish I could think outside of the box now, solve the riddle
no stone will be left unturned
with God as my witness I will find a way
to slow, to beat the wheels of time
I wake up beside you and we smile, oh foolishness
Stand up coward!
Dear God, scream it like you mean it!
No time to rest for sleep beckons the weak
Shatter the hourglass
Dissect the universe, tear through reality, rearrange the stars above
Open your eyes and gaze the skies above a world that we have made
Blood, sweat, and tears, ions and years
Were building a utopia
Yet I still remain in this cursed place
So far from my dreams
This must be hell! I will escape!
Burn it to the ground
Tear it brick from brick
Till theres nothing left but a hole in the sky

Shatter the hourglass
Dissect the universe, tear through reality, rearrange the stars above
"Comedy Of Errors"
Ive been here before am I losing my mind?
Look at me, tell me Im crazy
Were in danger
Follow me and youll see things are not what they seem
Take my hand or dont you trust me?
We are in danger and Im the one to blame
At the edge of mans reason there exist designs to escape reality
The tesseract calls to me
Cosmic strings shall be mine to pull
Failure met by failure
Try again! Try again!
Still she calls to me...
Can I hold you closer and drown in your dreams?
I promise fantasies can be more than words that we have buried alive
The nightmare is real still I pray and beg for more
Im never closing my eyes
Forever one with the night
Hush sweet baby dont say a word
Im ignoring destiny for reasons I cant tell you
We try to fool our minds
How long do we wait for salvation?
Is it a sin to wonder?
Get off your knees!
Failure met by failure
Try again! Try again!
Shes insane!

Can you hear me? Can you see me?
Can you hear me? Someones talking
Can you see me? Someones watching
Delusions of grandeur, where the hell am I? Save me from myself!
cause I can no longer play this morbid game
Just when I thought it was over, here we go!
Galaxies welcome me inside!
Im insane!
Oh the horror! Oh the panic!
Paranoid and deranged! I am a God!
Psychotic and ashamed! Why! Why!
It was a dark and stormy night...
Ive traveled near and far, raced with all the stars
now alone Ill be, subtle tragedy
If I had one more chance to just explore
I would take your hand and do it all again
"The Goddess"
My breath is slowly catching up to my mind after the crash
Inhale, exhale
Now open your eyes, see the wonder
Im telling you its unbelievable
Did I lose myself? Am I still alive?
Something isnt right
Am I just asleep or is this really happening to me?
Tell myself Im fine

Get up on your feet, get up on your feet
Answer me now!
I never wanna leave because you feel like ecstasy
A seduction becoming a part of me
Damn you! Temptation, youve got a hold on me
Stand up, walk away, dont fall into the trap
Illusion is best when you dont try to fight back
Give in to the pleasure, skin on skin
I will take you places youve not been
Elation is nothing but a myth unless you give in
Did I lose myself? Am I still alive?
Something isnt right
Am I just asleep or is this really happening to me?
Tell myself Im fine
Get up on your feet, get up on your feet
Answer me now!
We choose the foolish of the world to astonish the wise
The weak to embarrass the strong
Nothing is impossible, we must hope for everything
You dont have to understand things for them to be
You just have to believe in the unbelievable...
My shadow hides in a place where the sun screams
Come back, my tears
Please just tell me what you are!
Why cant I feel?
I cant stay here I will never be anything but a fraud too scared to lose it all!
I wont let you go
I dont wanna leave because you are ecstasy
I dont wanna leave because you are ecstasy

"Oh, How The Mighty Have Fallen"
Im having trouble breathing
And if I dont think fast Im likely to find myself here for good
Panic sets in as I start to question
Why I see you standing there beyond the glass...
Who said that we never would touch the speed of light?
So far behind me, understanding
Stars become rivers flowing backwards, oh yea!
When did my heartbeat start to echo?
Why are my thoughts now fading, drifting, yea!
Twisting, yea! tearing, yea! bleeding, yea!
Excuse me, are you a maniac?
I am and Im okay with that
My moon, my stars,
One last night, one final kiss
Desire begging me not to go
Goodbye my everything
Im terrified, I pull you near
Making sure that you are real
Open my eyes, it was all a dream
An endless maze, a mobis labyrinth
Exodus, redemption, where have you gone!
And yet your gaze will not cease to burn into me!
So far removed, so mockingly you observe
Pariah, hypocrite! I will be free!
And yet you will remain
Excuse me, are you a maniac?
I am and Im okay with that
My moon, my stars,

Goodbye my everything, goodbye my everything
No!
Futile screams go unheard
Incarcerated by so many walls
No!
Imprisoned and banished within a nexus of my own design
Dont go back, dont leave me
Hide from the world, lets not exist
Please God kill me!
Time is mocking me and now Im fighting gravity, yea
Im destroying me, colliding worlds will set you free
A straight line is not the shortest distance between two points!
I know that now! But Im afraid it might be too late!
Will we come back from this?
Hold my hand, Im blind!
Show me how, Im lost!
My God its beautiful
The portal opens, time is slowing, no turning back now, Bel
My moon, my stars,
Goodbye my everything, goodbye my everything
No!
Futile screams go unheard
Incarcerated by so many walls
No!
Imprisoned and banished within a nexus of my own design
"The Puppeteer"
I welcome you to paradise!

Its what you wished for
A mountain of filth haunted by tortured shrieks of the dead!
I know youll love it here!
Time stops and once again Im stranded nowhere
And yet again Im so confused
Why stop?
It honestly cant get much worse and Im better off here than on my own
Step right up, come one and all!
I will be your host tonight!
Welcome to the dreams of hell!
Youre in for a wild ride!
Its strange but I feel right at home
Its odd but I dont want to go
Am I a fool? Am I crazy to want to stay? Do I belong?
Another time, another place? This will do just fine
Foolish mortal, what did you think?
That youd shackle the hands of time?
And defeat the Gods themselves?
Sweet vanity youre my favorite sin!
Swallow mountains and choke on them
Then drown yourself on Lazarus
Spread your wings and grab the sun
Pretty lady lets dance!
I bet you thought that you could choose to leave?
Everybody is dead!
Youre all alone and Im the one, the only one! Yea!
Ill do whatever it takes
Oh, whats another mistake
Back and forth and upside down as we laugh ourselves to sleep
Were trying to escape
An evil place so full of wonder taking a hold of me...
Feeling the pressure, I should be over you
Slave to the pleasure, I cant get over you
Tonight well try to pretend that were alright, yea
Say its forever, dont let me fade away
Everythings gone, everythings lost

What have I done? Can it be undone?
Where did you go? Will I find you?
This is our home, sweet home. The canvas went up in flames
Pretty lady lets dance!
I bet you thought that you could choose to leave?
Everybody is dead!
Youre all alone and Im the one, the only one! Yea!
Ill do whatever it takes
Oh, whats another mistake
Back and forth and upside down as we laugh ourselves to sleep
Were trying to escape
An evil place so full of wonder taking a hold of me...
Feeling the pressure, I should be over you
Slave to the pleasure, I cant get over you
Tonight well try to pretend that were alright, yea
Say its forever, dont let me fade away
Im everything you want, Im everything you need
Youre everything to me, dont let me fade away
Foolish mortal, what did you think?
That youd shackle the hands of time?
And defeat the Gods themselves?
Swallow mountains and choke on them
Then drown yourself on Lazarus
Spread your wings and grab the sun
Parting is such sweet sorrow
Come back to me soon my dear
I will be counting the days
Farewell my love
This is our home, sweet home
Drench yourself in the cries of the damned!
Spill their blood!
Bathe in bliss as we torture the sane!
Help me, God!
"Fatal Optimist"
I miss counting the stars
And I miss the way you kiss me
I miss the way you touch me
I miss calling you mine
Baby you know who I am
And theres nobody Id rather dance with in the moonlight
I just want to go back
I fear the emptiness will swallow me whole
This is my confession
I am no hero and Im not a saint
I cant save the world
and I never asked for this
In your eyes I see the questions I dont have the answers for
Arise suspicious minds
You told yourself I was pure, certain that I would save you
But if it crosses your mind that I was saving myself
Remind yourself that Im dangerous!
Maybe Im not as honest as it seems, a siren dressed in silk
Maybe Im just selling a lie, a villain in disguise
I am no hero and Im not a saint
I cant save the world
and I never asked for this
In your eyes I see the questions I dont have the answers for
Arise suspicious minds
I dont know if Im praying, I dont know if Im begging
But I have to believe that someone, something out there can hear me
I have to know that there is a chance
I have to believe that I might escape this hell
I fear Ive lost myself and I dont know the way back
the way back to what I once was
Am I Fatima? Am I Rusalka? Or am I just me? Sweet, innocent Annabel.
Star crossed lovers in strife embracing on a battlefield
Giving in to the fight, changing at the speed of light
Time to move on to another night
Time to move on to another fight

"The Martyr"
Remember why youre here
Fall for me
Lay yourself before the demon
Spread your legs, bite your lip, meet his eye
Drooling, engorged, wide eyed, shaking, youve got him
Dont fall for me
Dont relent invite him to you
Guide his hand, take his breath, consume him
Gasping, lusting, weakened, frozen, youve won
If you should peek beneath the veil
Dont be surprised to find me there
Im ashamed, a victim of the curse
I think I like the fight
Wrong feels so right, baby
Im flirting with lunacy
Nothing can stop me and my sinful obsession
Please dont forget who he is, my Bel.
A monster who enjoys the fear
Never forget what he is, my Bel
A monster who designed the fear
Listen to me, keep your focus
Your one true love waits in anguish
Lick your lips as the sweat drips down
and taste the torture as you crawl, begging for more, yea!
Remember why youre here

"Paradox"
Dearest love, I hope this finds you well
I am kidding this is probably hell
Lonely stranger with a brush in hand
Never saw me sneaking up on him
Tonight say goodbye to what you thought you knew
Theyll blame the blood spilled on you
Im closing my eyes, one more kiss before I never wake again
Two moves ahead of you
You are a pawn
Castle now but Im behind your king
As your queen lays bleeding on the board
Accept you have lost the game, misjudged your enemy
Unleash the myth living in your worst fears
Im trapped! Dont wait!
Page abandoned, the stories write themselves
The author lost his way again and he forgot to write the end
Race towards the sun, seeing who comes undone
The villainess, the broken bride, we sit and watch the worlds collide
The story is ending
Would you remember Joan of Arc was her flesh yet unlicked by flame?
Will you remember how the waves crash on the shores of time?
Who wouldve ever known that each choice made sense?
Who couldve ever known?
Are we not our actions?
Our lives are poetry, make them sonnets
Unleash the myth living in your worst fears
Im trapped! Dont wait!

The story is ending
Why do the floorboards creak like a heartbeat
This room is driving me insane
Whats behind the bricks?
Whos rapping at my chamber door?
Pendulum, why do you torment me?
What am I saying? Have I lost my mind?
I am her!
No longer Fatima, goddess, light
Ive become Rusalka, demon of night!
Two moves ahead of you
You are a pawn
Castle now but Im behind your king
As your queen lays bleeding on the board
Accept you have lost the game, misjudged your enemy
Dont wait...
Page abandoned, time is ending
The story is ending, make them sonnets
We sit and watch the worlds collide
The night that I died I had become Rusalka. I was no longer me. I was no longer Annabel.
The beautiful evil coursed through my veins and I saw so clearly what needed to be done.
As you lay, fast asleep, I penned her farewell and kissed your cheek. The knife felt so light
in my hand, so heavy in my stomach. There is something about this room
"Through The Eyes Of Uriel"
On the edge of reason, beyond understanding
Silent she waits, perfect oblivion
Shes crawling to the end, perfect oblivion

I live behind mirrors within a prison without any bars
Yet I remain lost to the world
In hell Im suspended within a prism
So many walls, so many years, so many lives
Too often Ive watched them die
Images of yesterday feeling so far away
I cant let go of the past, the years, the sweet romance
I am a ticking time bomb waiting in a trance
I need you more tonight than you will ever know
I swear to never forget this heartbreaking dance
The hell of being trapped is simply not a match for death
Heaven awaits
Now I know not to be afraid of the end
My love awaits, will you be there? Take me away
Im ready, Ill be home soon
Images of yesterday feeling so far away
I cant let go of the past, the years, the sweet romance
I am a ticking time bomb waiting in a trance
I need you more tonight than you will ever know
I swear to never forget this heartbreaking dance
beautiful pure silence, come on! Embrace me
sweet perfect nothing swallow my fears, come on!
If I had just one wish Id choke prophets, hang angels, burn children
oh, Id drink oceans, eat the moon, flood the world, end everything
breathe in, breathe out
we could run far away but then how would we sleep at night?
Ive been looking for the words to say our last goodbyes
Hold on to fleeting hopes that I just might survive
Give in to the pleasure
make it last forever
Hold on hold on to everything we are
"Catharsis"
This is the final act
Please take your seats, this is the moment that youve been waiting for
This is gonna be a wild ride!
Your telltale heart is beating, unstable minds descend
Im through trying to reach you, I am the emptiness
Our love will nevermore attach your soul to mine
You dont understand, time is on my side now baby
And time is running out
Do not believe in imitations, we have to crave a masterpiece beneath the ink
Were falling for the fiction, theres more than meets the eye
The end is dawning
The sun is setting on a silent mourning
Our stars aligning as universes shatter time
Im resisting reality
I remember when, my love, you could stop time with just a smile
Save it for tomorrow, my love
Ill regret those words forever more
I danced with our accuser, murderer from the start
Climbed out of Tartarus for one last night with you
You don't understand we are poetry now, baby
But time is running out
Do not believe in imitations, we have to crave a masterpiece beneath the ink
Were falling for the fiction, theres more than meets the eye
The end is dawning
Im resisting reality
I remember when, my love, you could stop time with just a smile
Save it for tomorrow, my love
Ill regret those words forever more
The end is dawning
Have you ever actually seen yourself without a mirror?
I must be dreaming, I drop the knife, turn and see you

You cant be me
I cant be you
Oh my God! Where am I?
Let me go! Let me go!
Save me from this nightmare!
Annabel?! I can not be lying there!
My Bel, you know youre the cause of this?!
If you had not left me then he would not have lost his mind
If youre seeking forgiveness you have come to the wrong place
The compass spins
What's that feeling in your stomach
First a flutter now a shudder
Creeping up your spine and now you know that something's not right
Something lurking something peering inching closer inching closer
Trying not to think about it trying not to think about it
It's here!
Foregrounds burst to nothing
As symmetry explodes
The Artist screams and beauty dies, his canvas rends
While his easel burns
He's lost everything in but one cruel instant existence swept away
Did man even notice as he was erased?

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1. "It Was a Dark and Stormy Night"

5. "Oh, How the Mighty Have Fallen"

"Through the Eyes of Uriel"

"It Was A Dark And Stormy Night"

Ballad of lust, anticipate the irresistible

Here we are screaming for help! Strike back!

Darling, please understand and listen, this is insane

The nightmare is real still I pray and beg for more

Tell myself Im fine

I dont wanna leave because you are ecstasy

Making sure that you are real

I welcome you to paradise!

Everythings gone, everythings lost

Time to move on to another fight

Remember why youre here

Page abandoned, the stories write themselves

Shes crawling to the end, perfect oblivion

I must be dreaming, I drop the knife, turn and see you

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