Breathe Deep the Dark

Waiting and watching the sands slip away from me Looking into the eyes of eternity I have feared the cold grip of death and the unforeseen I have hoped the end of my life would begin all my dreams Returning from an empty eden and shattering life's fantasies To my rebirth, I owe my chance Spiraling into the mouth of infinity Fighting the haunting remains of my memory I have felt the cold hand of death and the nothingness I can hear the calling that brings me back from the abyss Returning from an empty eden and shattering life's fantasies To my rebirth, I owe this chance To know the only hell is burning deep in the stars From my rebirth, to Destiny's End We were born unto the end Our destiny's in our hands Emerging from the womb of the universe Walking the path of my former existence I can see a vision of life and it's beckoning I can shed the thoughts of my past and live once again I've seen the end Returning from an empty eden and shattering life's fantasies To my rebirth, I owe this chance To know the only hell is burning deep in the stars From my rebirth, to Destiny's End

Submitted by Iron_Wraith — Feb 12, 2026

(To the Memory of H. P. Lovecraft, Clark Ashton Smith and Frank Belknap Long) I'm Obscure, the shadow black Alone I walk on the shunned path Centuries mine, reveal the past The unknown yawning black Treading the lone path others fear to explore Open gates to realms of eternal night Material world, nothing to me now I am one with the darkness Seek not the light Alien core, light is not for me Free in the dark with the coffin worm Survived alone in the world's dusk Your gods are dead, earth buried them Riding the night wind Soar above the tombs Of sorcerers departed and towers burned Doom has taken shape and sealed Earth's fate Still I live strange years Stand beneath the stars Free to ride the solar winds Above the dying land Taking my solace in dimensions far This pale, blank aeon... Recall years when the worlds sailed Darkling tides in crimson skies In galleries ever I search For haunted crypts where no lamp burns Lurking in the caverns deep within the mind Crowning the throne of dreams with the blackened gems Dwelling in the towers both ruined and vast I am he who returns when the scythe shall fall Free to ride the solar winds Above the dying land Taking my solace in dimensions far This pale, blank aeon... Once I sought the shape of the world around me Once I dreamed I'd walk the common path Once I let the weakened minds disguise me Once I thought I lost my outer shell (Lead: Dan) Dark world is rising The sky is black The light of day's not coming back (Lead: Perry) I'm the night, my visions dark Alone I tread the ancient track Centuries mine, learned from the past The unknown yawning black Treading the lone path others fear to explore Open gates to realms of eternal night Finding the release in the cosmic scheme Welcome the exile from those they called men Free to ride the solar winds Above the dying land Taking my solace in dimensions far Breathe deep the dark!

Submitted by Iron_Wraith — Feb 12, 2026

Man or a myth, I've been shaped by the hands of the master Fiction or fraud, my path has been laid in this manner Pride of creation, a god in the eyes that would view me Forever - alone with the fears and the haunts that pursue me King of all kings From atop this throne I shall reign Just fuel for my fire, the ones that shall stand in my way Born to this legend, must I rise to such unholy ranks A legion behind me, we march towards this life I must claim Eternity becomes my destiny Eternity brings serenity I believe the hand of fate is guiding me Be not deceived, false gods and their treachery (Leads: Dan, Perry) Alone I stand this world that I have made No more a man, I seek to be immortal Like lion and lamb, one beast must succumb to the other I shall take for my own the spirit and dreams of all others Selfish, filled with greed, this is the caste that shall mark me Unto this end I shall lead all into my darkness Eternity becomes my destiny Eternity brings serenity I believe the hand of fate is guiding me Be not deceived, false gods and their treachery

Submitted by Iron_Wraith — Feb 12, 2026

(Intro Lead: Dan) The dreams came withering through the trees when the dark had fallen... No one dares to close their eyes; no ones dares to reach for Sleep when nightmares wait for the call... (Theme Leads: Perry)

Submitted by Iron_Wraith — Feb 12, 2026

(Inspired by the tale "The Fortress Unvanquishable Save For Sacnoth" by Lord Dunsany) Night is the enemy men falsely perceive Chasing pale spectres through a world within dreams Fear is the catalyst to warp frail minds At twilight's stroke phantoms besiege Waking dreamers fall to an abyss of stars Marching through the darkness where heroes always die Comets blaze the way to nightmare's return On feverish wings the creatures they fly Fortress of dreams invincible you are Fortress Unvanquishable - free my mind Fortress Unvanquishable - let me dream When darkness falls our faith dispells Strength will break through castle walls Illusions of peace are dwelling behind Conquer savagery; time enacts its toll Mundane is the curse others fail to see Empty is the sky for those who cannot dream Fortress Unvanquishable - free my mind Fortress Unvanquishable - let me dream Facing immortals shadows Seeking the fortress tall Escape the stark reality Eternal, your quest of dreams (Lead: Perry) Men spin their tales of ages past Leaves turning to ash, old legends die Fear is the catalyst to warp frail minds In lands beyond sleep, fleeing lost truths Comets blaze the way to nightmare's return Fortress of dreams invincible you are Fortress Unvanquishable - free my mind Fortress Unvanquishable - let me dream

Submitted by Iron_Wraith — Feb 12, 2026

Super god or so he claims Making is living off of you Addiction from the goods you receive He knows what his poison can do Lifestyle means nothing more Distortion of values that were Another fix only makes you smile Vision now becomes a blur Ruling this nation, on his command Spreading corruption over this land He hooks 'em first, his golden rule Indulging his profits from our young His empire, black market wealth Richness while their necks are being hung Beating the system, twisting minds He rips your heart and leaves you blind The law pretends that he's not there Paying off bloody affairs He runs your life, he's picked your crowd You are his slaves, he's walking proud He counts his victims, more each day Your empty lives are cast away (Lead: Dan) Takes a life every now and then Climbing his way straight to the top The innocent only feel his pain Will the killing ever stop? The criminal who can't be stopped by any law of the kind The overlord with the power of a sinister mind Spreading corruption over this land He hooks 'em first, his golden rule Indulging his profits from our young His empire, black market wealth Richness while their necks are being hung

Submitted by Iron_Wraith — Feb 12, 2026

Our every future has been foretold The contradictions are growing old Into the unknown we all were born Suspense eats away, inside we're torn An unsolved world before us lies Our backs against the wall A sea of teardrops will drown our days We must endure them all The hurt's forever, the endless search Who'll free us from the pain? A million questions have filled my head That won't be answered until I'm dead Then all life's secrets unfold they say The mystery, was there another way? An unsolved world before us lies Our backs against the wall A sea of teardrops will drown our days We must endure them all The hurt's forever, the endless search Who'll free us from the pain? An unsolved world before us lies Our backs against the wall A sea of teardrops will drown our days We must endure them all The hurt's forever, the endless search Who'll free us from the pain?

Submitted by Iron_Wraith — Feb 12, 2026

Breaking the silence: lonely screams that can't be heard Casting the shadows, in your mind his spoken word Famine and wars, prophecies are said and done It's growing black, blackening Where's the sun? Where's the sun? Where has it gone? Can you believe all forms of life just die Atomic fate will show our eyes Here lies the sad reality Insight that saw forbidden destiny A vision saw what was to come Time is now under destruction's thumb The eyes that saw tomorrow Leads us to the road of sorrow Echoes of thunder shout across the reddened sky So in an instant existence will die All for the power, money and its lust Our politicians return us to dust Here lies the sad reality Insight that saw forbidden destiny A vision saw what was to come Time is now under destruction's thumb Under its thumb...

Submitted by Iron_Wraith — Feb 12, 2026

Twist the world to fit the mold of what you think is right Colors of the rainbow are really black and white Clutching at the straws of faith, you're hanging by a thread Weave a line of lies or you must face what's in your head (Lead: Perry) Dial your tomorrows and don't think about today Desperate empty hearts leaving mind in disarray Daily dose of fantasy is there for you to read Caught up in the circus that the media portrays as real Look now who is crying Look now who is lying You'll find you'll die trying You'll clutching at straws Doctrines inspired by fear, insight slowly fades Frustration has you in tears From confusion you have made (Harmony Lead: Dan & Perry) Contradict all that you hear Your hope slowly fades The shadows keep drawing near From illusions you have made Betrayed! (Lead: Dan) You're sailing a darkened sea, not knowing when you'll go In search of new tomorrows, still pain is all you know Running out of excuses you can take no more Sad but true your story ends, you saw nothing to live for Look now who is crying Look now who is lying You'll find you'll die trying You'll clutching at straws

Submitted by Iron_Wraith — Feb 12, 2026

Searching for answers still unfound Words and lies keep going round Will I find the golden way? Feeling lied, feeling betrayed The times I've tried, the times I've cried For the ones who've always lied The times I've tried, the times I've cried For the ones who've always lied When I look up to the skies Is there someone out there? When it's time to say goodbye Where do we go when we die? Only knowing what you fear Always fearing what you know If you speak the thoughts you hide You're an outcast being denied The times I've tried, the times I've cried For the ones who've always lied The times I've tried, the times I've cried For the ones who've always lied When I look up to the skies Is there someone out there? When it's time to say goodbye Where do we go when we die? (Lead: Dan) The times I've tried, the times I've cried For the ones who've always lied The times I've tried, the times I've cried For the ones who've always lied When I look up to the skies Is there someone out there? When it's time to say goodbye Where do we go when we die? Where do we go?

Submitted by Iron_Wraith — Feb 12, 2026

(To the Memory of Frank Belknap Long (1901-1994)) (Inspired by his tales "The Flame Of Life" and "Giants In The Sky") (Intro Acoustic Lead: Perry) Out in the distance the voices are calling High in the night, the sirens are blaring Will we survive or just fade away... Humankind bleeding with arrogance To not realize they're so insignificant Adapt to change and leave the Earth behind... Behind... Behind! Flame of life - reach the core of space Suspend time - reach eternity Won't you tell my future? The unknown is waiting Won't you tell my future? Memory is fading Won't you tell my future? Words are forever Won't you tell my future? The unknown is waiting When the final days are approaching Watch the arrogant ones burn themselves out Legacy of the obscure The remaining force going beyond... beyond... Flame of life the creative mind Suspend time reach throughout the years Flame of life reach the core of space Suspend time reach eternity Won't you tell my future? The unknown is waiting Won't you tell my future? Memory is fading Won't you tell my future? Words are forever Won't you tell my future? The unknown is waiting (Leads: Perry, Dan) To die as a pauper, while memories remains To live an outsider, outcast from this time Masses fall into self destruction Vanish from greed into oblivion Won't you tell my future? The unknown is waiting Won't you tell my future? Memory is fading Won't you tell my future? Words are forever Won't you tell my future? The unknown is waiting

Submitted by Iron_Wraith — Feb 12, 2026