The Breathing Shadow

Just another midnight hour Enjoying the cold of a dark winter night I see the darkness devour Everything that once was light And the stars in the sky are so lifeless and so grey Walking in the light of the moon When the night repairs the day From the trees comes a mournful tune I am not alone I can hear them say The moon is your guide There is no place you can hide Oh, when the night comes down And all the colours turn black & white Oh, when the night comes down The dark is conducting the nightfall overture Who am I in the eyes of the world What have I done that will remain Who am I? Will I ever know? But right now I am king of this winterlane is there anybody out there? In the middle of the mist in the field The air doesn't relieve me anymore Something is here that I have never felt before ………And it's closing in on me…………… I am lost in the maze of the night Surrounded by light so dark I am losing all track of time I'm trying to come out of this endless park And the air is so dry I can hear the daylight cry repeat chorus ……… Is there anybody out there?……

Submitted by Cyberwaste — Apr 26, 2025

I see the day is coming The night is led astray The dawn of new desires The end of yesterday I walk the road to nowhere Ah, that's what I call home If I only knew what I was heading for, But I don't have a place to roam And then I heard the voices calling Across the sky in flames I could hear them clearer now Once again I could hear them say: Dream, dream! I hear the shadows say Go to sleep my friend! But I'll remain awake Dream, dream! I hear the shadows say Go to sleep my friend! Dream, dream! I hear the shadows say Go to sleep my friend! Could be my last mistake Dream, dream! I hear the shadows say Go to sleep my friend! From a place of shelter Where I could get some rest I was so cold but I couldn't care And soon the sun caressed Dream, dream! I hear the shadows say Go to sleep my friend! But I'll remain awake Dream, dream! I can hear them say Close your eyes my friend! Dream, dream! I hear the voices say Go to sleep my friend! I'll make no more mistake Dream, dream! I could hear them say Go to sleep my friend! My frozen eyes refuse to see Something tells me it's too dangerous to sleep It's like I've been thru this before Here I am! Frozen to the core ...Frozen to the core... I know I must be dreaming Or am I still awake Hallucinations rule me But right now, what difference does it make? ...I am falling again... Dream, dream! I hear the shadows say Go to sleep my friend! But I remain awake Dream, dream! I hear the shadows say Go to sleep my friend! Dream, dream! I hear the darkness breathe Go to sleep my friend! And I fade away Dream, dream! I heard the voices say Close your eyes my friend! And now I fade away Dream, dream! And now I fade away...

Submitted by The Void — Nov 09, 2025

I fly away to another dimension Far beyond reality I fly away from these evil voices Is it time to meet my destiny? It brings me back to my childhood And the hateful memories The show is rolling before my eyes And once again I see the tragedies Dreamland is calling I am drifting away Far from the shadows that's haunting my day Now I can see the old wood hillside That's the place where we used to play I brings me closer to the place I fear The place where my best friend passed away I didn't mean it, I couldn't know But what I did made him fall dead to the ground I get to see the scene repeated And then I hear the voices call Dreamland is showing the dark of my past One with the shadows, the die has been cast ...And I lost... ...I lost... Let me wake, let me open up my eyes Back to reality This nightmare seems so real There is no way to be free I must return to my body I will die if I don't wake up The voices say that I should stay I wish that I could make them stop Dreamland is hell and I know it for sure I need to stay alive and this ain't no cure I feel that I am fading away The shadow come closer and it forces to stay I'm falling apart with every beat of my heart The frost in my soul is so cold And in the haze I see a hand to hold I try to reach out but it's moving away And the voices are laughing Laughing as I pray...

Submitted by Grave666 — Apr 26, 2025

I woke up laying in this bed I didn't know if I was 'live or dead Have I returned to reality Have I escaped this evil entity? I'v been... Higher than the sky Falling in and out of time Once I saw him die My remorse ain't worth a dime If I only knew what was going on I hear no voices, pray to god that they're gone Someone must have found and then brought me here I have been released from all the doubt and fear Then this woman came into the room She was so scared, but still she tried to stay She spoke a tongue I couldn't understand My guardian angel from a foreign land She tried to explain how she brought me here She found me lifeless in the cold And there was something about me that wasn't right So she rescued me from eternal night And even though I can't understand the words she's saying She's talking to my soul And there is mystery in her gleaming eyes I've been…… Higher than the sky………

Submitted by Finntroll — Apr 26, 2025

I don't know why I feel this way Whatever happened to yesterday And the voices left without a grace Maybe I was going insane? I guess it was all an illusion Based upon my living I am raised upon confusion I must leave this broken home For my heart is in dispair I have to go back to where I was last night When there was evil in the air I can't describe the feeling I'm like a creature that is drawn to the flame It has already changed my life I will never be the same But first I will close the door to my mind And sort out what is there behind It's such a mess here in my head So I will do what the voices said (……Sleep)

Submitted by Nargaroth — Apr 26, 2025

This track is instrumental.

Is this song not instrumental?

She woke me up in the morning with a soft and gentle touch And now I realize that I need her too much I really don’t know if my body will move if I try to walk away And something in her eyes are begging me to stay (Begging me to stay) Back on my feet, I’m standing, but I can hardly walk She’s bound to mystery and I am a sparrow and she’s the hawk I know I must leave and get on with the search My soul has left me in the lurch And there is something about her smile that’s killing me inside Totally drowned in gypsy eyes I know she can see right thru my disguise Totally drowned in gypsy eyes And when she smiles is the closest that I’ll ever get to paradise... I am at her door, I am leaving – now it’s time to say goodbye I can see a gypsy tear is shining in her eye I try to say that I will soon return and seek shelter for the night But now I must return to where the dark deceived the light Totally drowned in gypsy eyes I know she can see right thru my disguise Totally drowned in gypsy eyes She is the one that makes my life-force arise Totally drowned in gypsy eyes I know she can see right thru my disguise Totally drowned in gypsy eyes And when she smiles is the closest that I’ll ever get to paradise

Submitted by Corpse Grinder — Apr 26, 2025

Thinking of the wood that guards the hillside It has changed in many ways The best friend that I ever had, I killed him And I'll always remember his face But I'm alone... I'm thinking of the voices from the parklane How come they just disappeared Right now I am back where it all started And now the voices are calling again But I'm alone... And the voices are only one voice I hear it much clearer now It's like on another level Where I can hear the words without a blur And it seems like that we can communicate I hear him say he's such a lonely soul A spirit from the lonely skies And somehow I recall the voice But I just can't place it in time - Hey, you should remember me! It said And then it was gone Faster than it came Faster than it came I am walking down the lane and I am shaking Now the voices have returned And I wonder who the hell I've been forsaking Who will see my bridges burn? And I am not alone... And I am not alone... I'm not alone... I saw my shadow move But I didn't move I has a life of itself And it's breathing And you can't runaway from your own shadow I'm desperately trying to run away from myself But the shadow is following me wherever I go Just like my shadow, but it's not my shadow It's not my shadow It's not my shadow

Submitted by Infernal Flame — Apr 26, 2025

I try to escape from the shadows of mine It’s following me wherever I go It’s like someone is breathing behind My own reflection has turned into my foe I hear his voice as he speaks unto me ...I am here to torment, you will never be free... ...You’ll know the difference of pleasure and pain... ...If you’re sunshine then I am the rain... ...Can you remember, can you recall?... ...You put the noose around my neck... ...I won’t surrender until you fall... ...You will obey... ...I am from the other side... ...And I have come to teach you pain... ...I’ll give a lesson in evil from the dark side... ...You’re the ocean that I have to drain... ...And I have come here to reign... ...I am from the other side... ...And I have come to teach you pain... ...I’ll give a lesson in evil from the dark side... ...You’re the ocean that I have to drain... ...And I have come here to reign... It makes this noise that will never stop I will be strong and never give it up My shadow drags me like a magnetic field There is no return, the maze has been sealed ...Can you remember, can you recall?... You said it would be such an innocent game ...You’re the offender, and now you crawl... ...And you obey... ...I am from the other side... ...And I have come to teach you pain... ...I’ll give a lesson in evil from the dark side... ...You’re the ocean that I have to drain... ...And I have come here to reign... I wonder where we’re going We’re getting closer to the hill And the forest of the nightmares Will we do the same again? Will he see me hanging just like the way he did? And will he see me end my life just the way I ended his? ...Hide and seek of life and death... ...Now it’s my turn to see you gasp for your last breath, my friend... ...I am from the other side... ...And I have come to teach you pain... ...I’ll give a lesson in evil from the dark side... ...You’re the ocean that I have to drain... ...And I have come here to reign... ...I am from the other side... ...And I have come to teach you pain... ...I’ll give a lesson in evil from the dark side... ...You’re the ocean that I have to drain... ...And I have come here to reign... There is this noise in my head That forces me to do things I do not want to I hear him say: I want your body dead So that I can be reborn, it’s my turn to live now I have been here in this place that turns hell into heaven for too long now I will have access to your mind And I’ll get what I want!

Submitted by Infernal Flame — Apr 26, 2025

I have no control, he’s making my moves I am like a puppet on a string To get a hold of my body he must empty my soul But right now I wonder what the end will bring I wonder if I am dreaming, if I do will I wake up Before we reach the forest where my dreams will stop Thinking about the woman that has saved me from the cold I really need her here now, I need a hand to hold And the more that I think of you the more you fade away And here in this hell that I am going through I can’t even close my eyes and pray The noise drives me crazy but I remain calm In this blur I hear a melody It might be the final psalm It’s time for a change An eye for an eye Admitting it’s strange He’ll live and I’ll die He’s out for revenge An eye for an eye It’s my turn to suffer now The final goodbye An eye for an eye An eye for an eye Desperation takes control... My life is slipping away We’re coming closer to the end... And there is nothing that I can do! I see thru these eyes, I am blind! I am thinking about my life the way it used to be Thru the good times and the bad And all the moments that I’ve had It’s not a way to end a life But I guess it was just pretend I am out walking this winter night And everything is like before!... We enter the forest now and I can see the tree The rope is still hanging there Like a monument to forever be In the noise I hear laughters but I also hear cries I guess it is my soul I hear Knowing of his sacrifice? Please someone release me father Let this torture stop I feel a tear is coming as I am climbing higher up Please my friend forgive me I wasn’t meant to end this way Trying to control myself, but I am the game you play And the noose is around my neck And now my time is here I wish I could show my regrets and express my fear Where am I going to? Can you tell me what we’ll be? Will I come to where you are? I guess I’ll just die and see! The gallows is ready now, an eye for an eye I wish I could live somehow, but lifeless I’ll lie And he will be born again, I die oh I die I am jumping now I am losing life an eye for an eye It’s only black and no signs of light And the shadow... has entered my body And I can hear him... say farewell with my voice “Oh, when the night comes down And the dark is conducting the nightfall overture”

Submitted by Warbringer — Apr 26, 2025