HOPE FOR THE DYING LYRICS

1. Aurora

[Instrumental]

2. Setting Sun

We have but one
life left to live
just one chance to take
barely just one breath to breathe

burdened with a heavy load
often persuaded by all of our fear to fail
tell me does it ever end

We were not created for this
Wandering without a purpose
selfish life without a meaning
never ends only repeating

So where does it end
Do we just bury our dead in the ground
And watch the memories degrade
Where does it end

The sun is setting on our days
numbered well before our fate
The only tragedy at hand
Wasting what chance we get

I won’t admit defeat this time
Won’t give in to selfish lies
I’ll feed the flame that burns inside
The flame that burns inside

The sun is going down
dead are buried 6ft in the ground
The only tragedy at hand
wasting what little chance we get

The sun is setting now
No way to fight or flee

The light is fading out
Is darkness where you’ll be

Is darkness where you’ll be

Stand beside us,
We’ll be the voice of tomorrow
Stand, make a difference
Our voices heard through all ages

3. Flame Forged

Time, it passes by –
We are but passengers along for the ride
And all the faces change
But we all know that the scenes remain the same

The sun goes down
We blow the dust off our gloves
Though years have gone by
We find they still fit the same
Another journey for my brothers and I
I light up the torches for again we will ride

Through all the trends of the ages
Those who might tear us down
Through all the friends who betrayed us
We still ride

Never surrendering our focus
Nothing to slow us down
Just when you thought that we were ending
We raise our banner high

We will carry on through sun and storm
Through thick and thin
Regardless of the circumstances we are dealt
The flames burn on
With torches above our heads
We power through
This darkened world once again
Another journey for my brothers and I
Never surrender
Never lay down and die

Through all the trends on the ages
Those who might tear us down
Through all the friends who betrayed us
We still ride

Bringing the sounds of tomorrow
Nothing so slow us down
Though many miles are behind us
We still ride

4. Narcissus

It stands to reason
A mans worth is the sum of all his wealth
Possessions he has gathered up

Living it up for the moment
and never slowing down

Lost in the dream
building life on a
foundation of fame,
notoriety
without any shame

Most never knowing
That we were built for so much more

I’d write my name in stone
standby and watch the world crumble to the ground, crumble to the ground
It wouldn’t have any meaning
As even stone is ever fleeting

Like carving your name in the wood of a ship that’s long been sinking
Our life is lost and forgotten at the bottom of the sea
Selfish, heartless
Constantly searching for our eternity

Build it up till it all starts falling down
and build it up again
Engineers of our own fate
We’re not giving it up
I am the king of
What I want to rule
But it’s dragging me down
It’s dragging me down

Build it up till it all starts falling down
and build it up again
Engineers of our own fate
We’re not giving it up
I am the king of
What I want to rule
But it’s dragging me down

Burn it down
Tear it down

Silver and gold
Valued at nothing
When we are gone
Interchangeable with dust

To regard our souls
Lacking empathy
Will end in…

5. Nemesis

…Death – finds us
All of us
Who knows the hour?
But it’s upon us
We can’t escape
Our bodies,
Worthless bags of flesh in waiting
Most left just counting down the hours…

Hours wasted
Days even
I can’t believe the time I’ve spent
Toiling away
I was a slave to all of my own demons
Meanwhile my soul was in decay,
In decay

Oh, the end is near
I am not worthy
Oh, what have I done?
My life was wasted

Selfish reasons
Filling the depths of my mind
Ever consuming my thoughts
Mountains climbed and conquered only
Validated my own self-worth
If time allowed
I’d spread my name across the earth

Redemption seems like a far away fantasy
Am I too late?
To absolve all my sins
As I approach my eternal destiny
Will it be light or darkness I see?

So here it is
My story as it unfolds
How it will end
Soon to be known

Chiseled in stone
Here lies the man who
Didn’t believe
His heart could be pure
Buried alone
In my final resting place
Even my thoughts
Are fading from form
Cast aside
As if I were nothing
Beneath the Earth
Where souls go to burn

Oh, the end is near
My life was wasted on my selfish reasons

6. Trenches

He covers his face
As the rain starts pouring down
Another night alone
Broke and in the cold

He never imagined
His life would be this way
Crawling through the trenches
Fighting to live another day

She thought their love was ever true
The night she let him in
He took away her purity
And never called again

And now her body grows
In unfamiliar ways
He left her in the trenches
She’s counting down the days

Crawling through
These trenches surrounding
With miles ahead
No ending in sight
Dragging through
Net of thorns above, below
All enduring
The trenches of life
The trenches of life

Draining what little strength is left
Heavier as you go
Lessening the load
Seems impossible
No, this doesn’t have to end you
You can endure
You can survive
Tragedies are meant for overcoming
We take the lows with the highs
With the highs

Crawling through
These trenches surrounding
With miles ahead
No ending in sight
Dragging through
Net of thorns above, below
All enduring
The trenches of life
The trenches of life

7. Wretched Curse

Without a sound
Converging on my skin
I feel sick
It’s coming around
Can I contain the beast within me?
Just this one time, one time

I feel the wretched in the air
And I see it follow me
I feel the wretched in the air
And I see it follow me
I feel the burning inside
Calling me again
I feel the wretched in the air
Feel the wretched in the air

Running scared
Escaping the grip
I can beat this one step at a time

I break fast as I can run
I feel it breathing down my neck
Its gaining ground but I can’t let it pull me down
No, it won’t happen again
This wretched curse I will escape
Once and for all
Standing tall
Face to face
Free for all
Eternity

Oh God it’s coming around again
I feel the heat upon my flesh
This unrelenting thirst inside of me
Never satiated
My lips tremble as I say
“I know I said never again”
But still the need to quench my thirst
It outweighs the demons
I hold inside of me

Living Water
Cleanse my soul
Make your Grace
All I know

I feel the wretched in the air
And I see it follow me
I feel the wretched in the air
And I see it follow me
I feel the burning inside
Calling me again
I feel the wretched in the air
Feel the wretched in the air

Living Water
Cleanse my soul
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8. Wander No More

Oh are you lost and broken
And beaten down?
Are you alone and weary
And seeking rest?
Have you forgot your purpose
For being here?
And do you seek the refuge
Your battered body surely needs?

You chose to face it all
Put your back against the wall
And in the event of everything
Breaking you down
You let the flames engulf
What was left of your soul

There is a light we can follow
Look up and wander no more

For all the stars in the sky
Fighting for the chance to outshine
Even if all were combined
Could never cast the same light

All who are weary can find rest
All have received the call
It’s inside of us all
Inside of us all

Pick up the pieces of your shattered soul
And know that you can find rest
It’s not too late for all who seek can be absolved
Of any transgression

Sad and broken hearted
Addicted and sick inside
Open up, open your eyes
And wander no more

Never too far gone
To reconcile the past
A new path set before you
So wander no more

There is a light we can follow
Look up and wander no more
There is a light we can follow
Look up and wander no more

9. Legacy

Throughout the ages
Mankind left stepping stones along
The path of the righteous
And the road that never leads you home
Destiny turns to history
Then there’s nothing left
But the lives we touched
And the path we chose to follow

How we’re remembered
Our legacy
It defines us
So stand tall

Hope of the hopeless
Strength for the weak
Look beyond your own desires
The clock is winding down
Its fading fast
The only chance to leave your mark
On this world
In the blink of an eye
It’s all laid to waste
When you’re gone
And your memory fades
What do you want?
What do you want to remain?

How we’re remembered
Our legacy
It defines us

Crush your fears
Release your doubts
Lay all your burdens down

For even if just one
Rises to battle
Transcends the darkness
To guard the hearts of all the earth
All reformation starts with one
A legacy can save us all

Become a warrior
Stand tall and true
Harden your armor
Let your strength carry you
Pick up your sword
Raise it above your head
Etched in the metal
Is the path you have set

Crush your fears
Release your doubts
Lay all your, your burdens down
Your burdens down

How we’re remembered
Our legacy
It defines us

10. Adamantine

Pick up your armor
You can survive this
Don’t run for cover
You can withstand
Oppose the masses
And show your strength
We can survive this
We can withstand

I hear the trumpets sound
The sky is closing in
The wind carries the clouds
Providing darkness
And as the light slowly slips away
I can feel the earth tremble
I can feel it shake

I slowly open my eyes
Thoughts are grim
A thousand warriors
Sword in hand
Is this the end of me?
Should I martyr and die
Or is it time to change sides

Pick up your armor
You can survive this
Don’t run for cover
You can withstand
Oppose the masses
And show your strength
We can survive this
We can withstand

Oh how can it be?
I feel the weight of a blade in my hand
The sun peeks through the clouds
A blinding reflection
Oh, I am but one man
Surely I cannot prevail
What power could this be?
Enough to blind an entire army

Slain
Where once 1000 warriors stood
1000 bodies now lay
Unscathed
I remain standing
My only injury the heat from the blade







HOPE FOR THE DYING LYRICS