The Light in the Shadows
Count another scratch on the wall
Testament to how long I've been here
In the darkness there's nowhere to turn
In my mind there's just one lesson left to learn
In the light in the shadows
I stay alone, I have nowhere to go
I hide away, day after day after day
I close my eyes, but I'm still blind
I turn my face, but I can never escape
The light in the shadows
What'll I see when I look into my eyes?
What'll I learn when I cross-examine my soul?
What'll I find when I confront my fears of old?
What'll happen when I finally lose my mind
In the light of the shadows?
My dreams eat me from the inside
Nightmares show me a scary place in my head
A place I don't want to be, didn't know existed
I wish I was somewhere else, away from the light
The light in the shadows
I'm on my knees, I'm begging, please
Just release me from whatever insanity this is
Can't close my eyes 'cause of the dreams I see
Can't open them either, 'cause if I do they'll bleed
Trapped inside my head, it's wearing me thin
Creatures closing from all sides, hemming me in
I can't breathe, I can't think, I can't escape, I can't see
If they don't kill me first, I'll do it myself
Welcome to my mind, battlefield of the insane
Their bones build my prison, my gaol, my jail
Down here, nothing is real, it's only a bad, bad dream
Your mirror reflects the ghost that you see
And if I don't break out of here I'll die
If I don't do something soon, I'll go blind by the light
The light in the shadows of my mind
I'm twisted round the bend, the noose is round my neck
Somebody, anybody, help me, or else I'll be dead
Caught in the dungeon in my imagination
About to be pierced to death by the iron maiden
The dagger points at me, death comes violently in sleep
The silence is crushing, the darkness overpowering
I feel like giving in
But if I do, they'll rape me until there's nothing left
They won't be content until they tear me to pieces
A final death
They'll twist the knife, they'll drill the nail into the corners of my soul
They'll never leave me until I finally see
The light in the shadows
Bury me alive, suffocate me with light
Too bright to see, too dark to breathe
And the dust still lingers
Long enough to make me suffer!
I'll scream and shout, to make it gone
But it stays, every day, to haunt me
And when the light goes out, the light comes in
The darkness runs and the shadows enter
And I'm there, I'm there, I'm there, I'm there....
And the shadows enter and I cannot hide
And the shadows surround and I can only cry
And the shadows attack and I will surely die
And the shadows invade and I am blind
Blinded by the light
The light in the shadows
I scream so loud, but I can hardly hear
My own voice in my place of fear
Try to tear down the walls with my fingers
Left alone to bleed until life is a misery
My blood stains the walls, of this prison
Left alone, until I am my own company
And my soltitude turns to poison
And the shadows enter again
And I have nowhere to run
And the shadows crawl in
And my time has come
And the shadows poise for attack
And I know there's no going back
Away
From the light in the shadows
Welcome to my mind, burial ground of the insane
Torn my mind apart, now there is no escape
Left alone to bleed, left alone to die in these chains
There's no sense, there never was, just pain
The funeral bell tolls to mark the next round of the game
And this time I know I won't survive
The light in the shadows of my mind
"Darling, don't open your eyes...
Darling, it's alright...
Darling, it's okay..."
Shadows!
There's nothing left for me
Shadows!
There's nothing left of me
Shadows!
There's nothing inbetween (the)
Shadows!
Just one thing left to believe -
shadows
Hmm. Yes.