GREETED BY AN ECHO

Descend into the dimness the villain lives in

Diligent on the hunt until it kills again

Dissent with the limbs of the innocent

Distant crescendos begin this courtship

 

Now I am lost, missing all my innocence

Now I am gone, drifting into the distance

Now I am caught, feeling so indifferent

Now I am crossed, between my past and present

 

This is what you get when you’ve been greeted with an echo...

Listen to the operatic sequence in falsetto

Listen to the very tragic piece of a libretto

Just another charismatic demon in the meadow

Just another quiet creature lurking in the shadow

All the hidden insecurities bleeding from the torso

All the broken hearts unleashing strings of deadly arrows

All the demons beginning to suckle out the marrow

 

This is when your past comes back with the lies you tried to hide...

Listen to the vile serpent ride, scheming in disguise

Listen to the spirit guide, reversing ocean tides

Just another stomach slit wide, freeing all the butterflies

Just another frequent flyer blind, seeking the devils eyes

All the sounds of the euphony, speaking at my eulogy

All the sounds of the symphony, singing my soul to sleep

All the sounds of the drum beat, silencing those strings for me

 

This is a dance with the devil that will swallow up your soul...

Listen to your time, stand still on the ledge of your tomorrows

Listen to your mind, fade away on the edge of your shadows

Just another cold freeze, a chilling piece of a contralto

Just another world to leave, forgetting places that are shallow

All the pain that shows, lifeless eyes empty and hallow

All the lonely souls, helpless cries within the rabbit hole

All the flames below, the underworld where we're all gonna go