Cross Purposes

Across the desert of the burning dark Darkness which illuminates you There's a place you've always wanted to be Whose pleasures always did escape you It's always been so out of reach Nothing so near ever felt so far, uh-ah And now it's here within your grasp A never ending burning says it all [Chorus]: As you drive into the darkness In front the future, behind you - history, oh-o Caught alone in the dark night Do ya think that's the way it's supposed to be? Ya don't believe your eyes 'cause all they see is lies, oh yeah You better run from the holy man The eyes that will are set upon you Listen not to verse and prayer Songs that thrill, our voices tempt you, uh-ah The inner flame has fear of death Never has light ever seem so dark Pilgrims of sabbocrasy Hear the hounds of heaven as they bark [Chorus] I witness a time and a place that never dies Still frozen in time This darkness the only place that I can hide I witness a dream [Chorus] I witness a time and a place that never dies Still frozen in time This darkness the only place that I can hide I witness a dream I witness a time and a place that never dies Still frozen in time This darkness the only place that I can hide I witness a dream Oh, just a dream

Submitted by Iron_Wraith — Apr 25, 2025

Don't come closer, 'cose it ain't safe here Just turn around now and walk away I gotta tell ya, there are no rules here Sometimes I wonder what goes on there, behind those eyes? [Chorus]: When a promise is broken and no one trusts you And young ones crying with their heads in their hands When you talk about saving the souls of the faithful You can't help thinking you've got blood on your hands From a cross of thorns, cross of thorns Tongues of fire always talking, wasted words that ring in my ears We're still waiting, losing patience with all the lies of four hundred years I gotta tell ya, there are no rules here Sometimes I wonder what goes on there, behind those eyes? [Chorus] We gave you yesterday and now you want today Oh, from the hands of death we take our daily bread Now all we do is choke and the words that you once spoke fade away... Look at what you've done - it's a cross of thorns, cross of thorns Take away, oh, this cross of thorns Look at what you've done, woah Look at what you've done - it's a cross of thorns When a promise is broken and no one trusts you You've got blood on your hands from a cross of thorns

Submitted by Dahmers Fridge — Apr 25, 2025

Mortal eyes looking through a veil of dreams Hypnotised an ever living soul with wings Think you're god, but you never had control Think you're loved, but there's no one there at all [Chorus]: My colours all run dry and now I see the world in black and white It's too late now, it's time to kiss the rainbow goodbye Poison tears running from a palsied face Satan nears descending on the human race Think you're god, don't you wish you had control Think you're loved, but there's no one there at all [Chorus] Listen to the wind, hear the gospel blow Tell me that you don't hear what I'm hearing and I will let you go Look up to the sky, put your trust in me Tell me that you ain't feelin' what I'm feelin' and I will set you free Alright Look into the flame, see the embers glow Tell me that don't see what I'm seeing and I will let you go Taste the holy blood runnin' from my veins Tell me that you don't feel what I'm feelin' and I'll take away the pain Yes, I will now, oh yes, I will Oh-oh... it's time to kiss the rainbow goodbye.!.

Submitted by Corpse Grinder — Apr 25, 2025

Reach out and take for me fruit of the poison tree Give me your body and your soul My youth is fading fast, years melt into the past This mortal life will take its toll [Chorus]: I'm sick and tired of losing, you find this so amusing It's all, I have to keep myself in this state I'm in This spark of nature's fire, my only one desire This world is hanging by a thread [Chorus] People always tried to change me, alter everything I am So many faces staring in on me, you left me in this state I'm in -- Virtual death! You may think this existence is just a human weakness Inside my mind it's near the end -- Virtual death! I'm losing, I'm fading fast, I'm dying -- Virtual death! I'm floating, I'm fading fast, I'm dying -- Virtual death!

Submitted by Finntroll — Apr 25, 2025

In the daylight comes darkness On the verge of night a fear is born Sweeter than the dream, the reality of you Immaculate deception, deception From the spirit runs poison And the wheel of fortune is ever still Sweeter than the light, the darkness of your soul Immaculate deception, deception Something has touched the spirit inside Once there was love, now there's a void Nights of deception ghosts in my mind Am I bewitched, slave to desire? It's knowing that time keeps rolling on Night after day, day after night It's knowing that feeling of coming home To where my spirit lies It's knowing that feeling of coming home To where my spirit lies

Submitted by SerpentEve — Apr 25, 2025

Can you hear? The people sing their song To tunes of glory they move as one Refugees of liberation marching on Sing your songs, rock the nation, write of wrongs When you take a life and steal its shadow All that's left is humanity It's gettin' closer, a change is bound to come There's someone out there holding candles to the sun Then an answer says that peace will come around Stand in line, take your time and be proud You take a life and steal its shadow All that's left is humanity Take a man and steal tomorrow All that's left is you and me, oh yeah Hear them call you, soldiers all in the field of love Brothers, sisters, children - all dying for love Refugees of liberation marching on Sing your songs, rock the nation, write of wrongs Take a life and steal its shadow All that's left is humanity Take a man and steal tomorrow All that's left is you and me, oh yeah Hear them call you dying for love Those who know you dying for love Brothers sisters dying for love Saints and sinners dying for love, dying for love

Submitted by Pestilence — Apr 25, 2025

We are the star demons reachin' out, yeah We wanna touch your world We are the dream makers, pure and sweet, yeah We gonna change your world [Chorus]: When you're tired of giving reasons And freedom fighting freedom If you're searchin' for an answer We can take you back to Eden There's no need for pain and anger The power of peace can destroy the gun Leave behind man's vanity, yeah And living life on the run [Chorus] Is God forgiving? Is this the final warning Watching as the killer turns? Science fiction real life addiction Human race will never learn [Chorus] Back to Eden, back to Eden, back to Eden

Submitted by MetalElf — Apr 25, 2025

Young life, too young, whose eyes are choking Can't rest, can't sleep, for dreams that set you falling Don't feel the hunger, can't drink no holy water No light in these eyes, no place for dreams at all tonight.!. When the hand that rocks the cradle is the hand that holds the knife And the knife that cuts the cable is the spark that feeds the life [Chorus]: No grave could be deep enough, down to hell if we were able The veil of life was pushed aside by the hand that rocks the cradle The oath you take is sacred, to save not steal the life Like the ending of the sweetest soul that looked through human eyes [[Chorus] Young life, too young, whose eyes are choking Can't rest, can't sleep, for dreams that set you falling Don't feel the hunger, can't drink no holy water No light in these eyes, no place for dreams at all tonight.!. It's the hand that rocks the cradle! It's the hand that steals the life!

Submitted by NecroGod — Apr 25, 2025

Where do you go when your conscience takes over? Do you crawl to your corner and cry? Did you imagine that no one would notice? Just a secret to take when you die All the world is watching you Every tongue is screaming: Sinner! How are your dreams? Do they claw at your sleep Making darkness a place you despise? Where is the god that once was your strength? Are ya sure he was there from the start? All the world is watching you Nowhere you can hide Every tongue is screaming Only Satan hears your cries When you sin cardinal sin, you make your bed And on it you must lie, you must must lie And your future's lookin' grim, but did you ever Give a damn about the child? He's runnin' wild When you sin cardinal sin, don't expect the world will treat you well Do you think that God will forgive you Of your sins now, when you need to sell your soul? We point the finger; sin cardinal sin Laugh in your face; sin cardinal sin We point the finger, laugh in your face 'Cause you're no better than the rest of the human race Woah, sin cardinal sin; woah, sin cardinal sin

Submitted by Finntroll — Apr 25, 2025