Paradoxes

Why don't you realise There are things that are so clear And pretend that everything is alright While you try to make believe That there ain't nothing wrong You can't count your sleepless nights What can you say at the point of no return No use to ask for right or wrong What will you say when the fire stops to burn And there's no place left where you belong We won't be happy With all the things we have If we can't stop thinking of the cost We won't be happy With all our friends we have Filled up with fear That they might once get lost What can you say at the point of no return No use to ask for right or wrong What will you say when the fire stops to burn And there's no place left where you belong Go face the world Take things just the way they are Face the world Let honesty be our guiding star We face the world There ain't no use to lie to yourself Face the world always eye to eye When the world is facing you You can say it gets better When it won't You can say age makes you wiser But it don't You can plead, you can preach You can knock on wood until your fingers bleed But you will not change a fact ... Go face the world Take things just the way they are Face the world Let honesty be our guiding star We face the world There ain't no use to lie to yourself Face the world always eye to eye When the world is facing you What can you say at the point of no return No use to ask for right or wrong What will you say when the fire stops to burn And there's no place left where you belong Go face the world Take things just the way they are Face the world Let honesty be our guiding star We face the world There ain't no use to lie to yourself Face the world always eye to eye When the world is facing you

Submitted by Infernal Flame — Feb 25, 2026

Words used as weapons Hurting like a knife Violence, intolerance Between man and wife A little child that shivers Afraid of its own daddy's touch Those people look like you and me Absolutely ordinary Sometimes you even find them On Sunday mornings in the church But you can see it in their eyes They are private warriors in disguise It is a struggle for existence For the right to disagree This is private war behind closed doors Where it leads nobody knows They are conquerors in the name of ignorance This is private war behind closed doors Just a family affair, but a red river's source This is private war Two heads of state discussing Find no way to compromise They hold their different points of view And the tension starts to rise They are just like you and me But they got something deep within There is a time bomb ticking Under those people's skin A man and his wife Mother and daughter Brother and brother Father and son If they had an army to command So what would they have done You can see it in their eyes They are private warriors in disguise It is a struggle for existence For the right to disagree This is private war behind closed doors Where it leads nobody knows They are conquerors in the name of ignorance This is private war behind closed doors Just a family affair, but a red river's source This is private war You can see it in their eyes They are private warriors in disguise It is a struggle for existence For the right to disagree This is private war behind closed doors Where it leads nobody knows They are conquerors in the name of ignorance This is private war behind closed doors Just a family affair, but a red river's source This is private war This is war

Submitted by Infernal Flame — Feb 25, 2026

Trying to get it all out of my mind Searching for sentences, trying to put down some lines That say how it feels That say all those things we left unsaid Fragments of pictures, like flickering lights Come into my mind and then they get out of my sight But each one leaves a dark dark trace behind It was one of the days When it feels like we could lose anything that's worth keeping And it makes me confused But maybe tomorrow brings more than what we hoped to find Hold on, when the bridges in between are broken Let us hold on to that day that lies ahead Let us hold on, and say the words we have never spoken Hold on, anything we do is better than Moving in circles of sadness Missed opportunities and chances passed Cautious hopes that dissolved at last Have brought me here Made me cry those bitter tears In circles I go round and round One day lost and one day found I hoped in vain that it could ease my pain To think it over, again and again It was one of the days When it feels like we could lose anything that's worth keeping And it makes me confused But maybe tomorrow brings more than what we hoped to find Hold on, when the bridges in between are broken Let us hold on to that day that lies ahead Let us hold on, and say the words we have never spoken Hold on, anything we do is better than Moving in circles of sadness I know wherever the wind may blow Might be the place Where I should go The tears will be gone before tomorrow is there I can feel my heart beat faster As I finally raise my head and swear I will hold on I will hold on Let us hold on Let us hold on Hold on, when the bridges in between are broken Let us hold on to that day that lies ahead Let us hold on, and say the words we have never spoken Hold on, anything we do is better than Moving in circles of sadness

Submitted by Infernal Flame — Feb 25, 2026

Thoughts are moving slow In constant fatal flow In this labyrinth I'm in On a sheet of ice too thin No words for what I feel I cannot describe Why can no one understand this I climbed the ladder stair by stair I hoped that I would get somewhere I found that movement is my way To stop the world from turning grey But now I reached a wall It stands there high and tall Once built for my protection Now it stands right in my way Courage is the spark, hope is the drive Our passion, our hunger Our aims let us strive But my rose-coloured windows Broke long ago And the clear look that's left Makes my tears sometimes flow For some wounds we have Only time knows the cure There is nothing worse that we can do Nothing worse for me and you Than boxing shadows with our memories Boxing shadows with our past Never look back Those walls we have inside Those walls we built on pride Every day they are growing higher And cut the sunlight from our eyes This is just another lesson We must learn Courage is the spark, hope is the drive Our passion, our hunger Our aims let us strive But my rose-coloured windows Broke long ago And the clear look that's left Makes my tears sometimes flow For some wounds we have Only time knows the cure A step you dare On unknown land The common touch Of a helping hand A light that shines Right through the mist Or the desperate power Of a clenching fist Go on, when the whole world around you Is falling to pieces There is still something left To hold on to

Submitted by Infernal Flame — Feb 25, 2026

The evening sun shines on the sea Forgotten dreams come back to me A river run dry returns in flood Running through my veins Running through my blood It was a very special magic moment's glance A dreamer back in paradise A dancer lost in trance Every word you said still echoes in my ears When I close my eyes I still hear every noise I would not waste a minute, if I had the choice If I could make the winds raise with a prayer I would call them all to take me there Rivers run dry, but waters flow No sun in the sky, but flowers grow A silent scream that hurts my ears A friendly word that causes fears That's what we are We live in the age of the paradox man In riddles we speak and riddles we are I cannot take anymore From the day of our birth we are searching for tenderness For the love we need and acceptance we seek without cautiousness With every day that goes by our demands grow While our conscience seems to get less I am just like this myself And so that is what I confess It is a wired game we play Everyone so led astray How I wish there was somebody That I could count upon How many times in my life have I sold my own identity Have I been the victim of my own incapacity It's an endless flow A constant up and down Sometimes we are close to reach a shore Sometimes we are close to drowning Forever it goes on From our first day to the last There are some precious moments in between They are all I need They are all I care for Rivers run dry, but waters flow No sun in the sky, but flowers grow "Yes" we say, but "No" we mean Mostly things are not what they seem That's how it is We live in an age of paradoxes Encoded in riddles But nobody knows what they mean anymore Wasting years with a second's levity Undermining laws of gravity Generations sacrificed on the altar of progress If there would only be a place somewhere That could offer me some rest Where I could stay until this storm is over So here is my request It's an endless flow A constant up and down Sometimes we are close to reach a shore Sometimes we are close to drowning Forever it goes on From our first day to the last There are some precious moments in between They are all I need They are all I care for Higher than high becomes lower than low We go faster than fast, but move slower than slow Perspectives change in the moment of truth The travesty ends in the moment of proof It was a very special magic moment's glance A dreamer back in paradise A dancer lost in trance Every word you said still echoes in my ears The shining sparkle in your eyes This is all I need This is all I care for

Submitted by Infernal Flame — Feb 25, 2026

Tell me how do you think about what I do About the story you have heard Tell me why does that man in the mirror not look like me It all seems so absurd I only tried to find out What is wrong with me Now I stare into these eyes Of that man in the mirror that once was me And I cannot believe That it is real what I see A broken heart lies on the floor and no one cares about A man caught behind prison walls is trying to break out But what I have to know is, if this is all I could expect Because after all these years I thought you'd owe me some respect At the end of each day, there is a hole in my heart That reminds me of you At the end of each day, there is a hole in my heart Tell me what to do Won't someone tell me what I can do Ain't no explanation I don't want to put the blame on you I am not here to try To turn false into true I don't want to argue I don't want to apologise I am here to testify And that is what I say At the end of each day, there is a hole in my heart That reminds me of you At the end of each day, there is a hole in my heart Tell me what to do Won't someone tell me what I can do When my castle collapses to sand When the treasures I hold Slip right through my hands Do you know how that feels I know I should stop to struggle with myself To ponder and pore over things I cannot change Whatever you say, whatever you will do Somehow I am still yours Although you are acting strange No miracle cure, no magic boxes To save me from drowning to rescue me But I can't deny that while I stand here The boat that I am on is sinking into the sea A broken heart lies on the floor and no one cares about A man caught behind prison walls is trying to break out But what I have to know is, if this is all I could expect Because after all these years I thought you'd owe me some respect At the end of each day, there is a hole in my heart That reminds me of you At the end of each day, there is a hole in my heart Tell me what to do Won't someone tell me what I can do And so I lay my defences down When I listen to my heart I hear the sound of a cold machine That fills an empty space Like a clockwork ticking This is all that I can feel

Submitted by Infernal Flame — Feb 25, 2026

It feels like time is running backwards Somehow it don't want to pass by But I get so nervous and afraid of what is to come And I just cannot tell you why I can hear all the words you say But I don't understand Should I have looked at your smiling face When I looked at your shivering hands It is a game of hope and glory It is a game of shame and pride It is a never ending story And it never turns out right So don't ask me, if you need good advice Maybe I could find some friendly words But my heart is cold as ice I can hear all the words you say But I don't understand Should I have looked at your smiling face When I looked at your shivering hands It is a game of hope and glory It is a game of shame and pride It is a never ending story And it never turns out right It is a game of hope and glory It is a game of shame and pride It is a never ending story And it never turns out right It could have almost turned out right It almost turned out right It could have almost turned out right

Submitted by Infernal Flame — Feb 25, 2026

With cooling rain and warming sun So long we lived here, disturbed by none In freedom, peace and harmony Like this it should forever be The forest was our generous host Until the day when we have lost All that life once meant for us It started long before In another time, another wood We heard about, but did not care How could we know how much we should Then dark clouds came upon our sky We raised our eyes and wondered why If only lion, eagle, ox and man Had changed the world as long as they still could Do you remember how it was before Will those times never come back Time never stands still Clouds in the sky It is too dark to see the sun Shine on me Clouds in the sky Sun, shine on me now Like a tempest they came over us With a thousand hands To take away in a minute What took a hundred years to build up They made us homeless, hopeless, helpless They built their city, showed no pity And as we run away Always one step behind We hear the sound of marching feet on burnt down ground Once we will be the ones that are free Will be the lords of the world Dreams will be unfurled If we unite and stand side by side We can survive Please let the sun shine on me Shine on me now And as we leave the tempest, we stare at all the strange shapes And we don't know, where our journey goes It is quiet in this dark land, so cold in this hard land No matter how we try, we cannot read the signs This place of misery lies far behind us now But still we walk on And as we lay down At night we still can hear The sound of marching feet on burnt down ground Do you remember how it was before Will those times never come back Why can't time stand still Clouds in the sky It is too dark to see the sun Shine on me Clouds in the sky Sun, shine on me now Shine on, let it shine on To another world

Submitted by Infernal Flame — Feb 25, 2026

Long ago it went out of our hands We are believing in words that we don't understand Trust in the media's honest appeal And forgot to trust in what we feel Set all your channels open to receive It will not be in vain Collecting and reflecting Is the way that leads away from pain Life behind the barriers, in invisible frontiers In a jail of glass, with walls made of frozen tears Through windows we see, in the papers, on TV Those information cannot mean much Through windows we see, but we cannot touch It is not the tumble of the dice Remove those hands from your eyes Just open windows in your mind Leave the barriers behind It is just a different state of mind A thinking of a different kind A little bit more encouraged voice Speaking for the right of choice Farewell to all that lies behind Farewell to this pair of tired eyes The head in the sky, the feet on the ground We break all the walls around Life behind the barriers, in invisible frontiers In a jail of glass, with walls made of frozen tears Through windows we see, in the papers, on TV Those information cannot mean much Through windows we see, but we cannot touch It is not the tumble of the dice Remove those hands from your eyes Just open windows in your mind Leave the barriers behind Open eyes and open ears Won't let us get too far If we can't lay down our masquerades And stand for what we are All these sheets of glass are the barries between Those of us, who wish to be Those, who don't wish to seem It's time to open windows in our minds It is not the tumble of the dice Remove those hands from your eyes Just open windows in your mind Leave the barriers behind

Submitted by Infernal Flame — Feb 25, 2026