Red Heat Within

Dust of a long-long journey Covers my old black coat And here I am standing At the gates of my home Feelings I've missed so long Are now coming back to me I kneel down to kiss the ground And throw down my sword I was traveller of hundred lands And sailor of seven seas But I couldn't find my place In this whole wide world Good friends I offered help And demons I sent to hell They're all looking down on me My battles are fought See, I have returned to start again Giving myself another chance Dreaming the future, I know how to live my life Signs among the stars showed me the way This is the place I want to stay Doesn't matter if the old Earth turns out of its course

Submitted by VladTheImpaler666 — Apr 25, 2025

Years you have wasted Groping around in the dark Chasing memories which you've lost in this place Is there the daylight? Or just a vision you see? Turning left then right, can't control your maze There is a door, you can't find the key to it Slowly your hope disappears Was there a shine? But you can't return to it Helpless you run from the ghosts you created Why are the walls so cold? Why are you alone? Maybe you've got some friends beyond the iron doors Prisoner in your own world Seeking for the way out but somehow This labyrinth means so much Once you were free, can you remember? Free from the walls made of sorrow and fear Where is the key? (Oh, God, where?) Friends you have trusted This corridor swallowed them all And the moor of your sadness is growing Don't look behind you Probably you'd see a man From the eyes of whom black tears are falling The place where time stands still And silence is the king If your heart is full of anger howl into the wind! The key lies in your soul You can try to find it but somehow This labyrinth means too much This labyrinth is your life

Submitted by Corpse Grinder — Apr 25, 2025

With my last forces I try to climb that hill The heat is rising, it's breaking my will How did I came here? The answer is not found The sun's burning harder and I can't hold my ground It's scorching, it's tormenting me! In the heat, my last reward Someone's punishing me hard By the rays of the desert sun Burning sand in my eyes I reach my hands out to the skies To stop the rays of the desert sun Oh, mighty tornado, please, blow me away Be my redeemer on this judgement day God of sand, I confess my sins!

Submitted by The Void — Apr 25, 2025

On a winter morning He sailed out with the promise To return with splendid gifts from distant lands It was twenty years ago But she still can feel the caress of his hands Night after night When at the rocks the moon is bright She walks the beach alone Out on the sea Far in the distance there must be A ship on its way home Closer is the moment Her heart is beating faster Sometimes he comes to visit in her dreams Love can turn into agony And she doesn't want to live for memories anymore (So she will sail!)

Submitted by SerpentEve — Apr 25, 2025

This is a dark way Painted with blood and tears Like the path of my memories Something has broken I'm in a savage war Nothing is like it was before Soon the blade will rise to victimize I'll find your trail, wherever you may live The gods will like my sacrifice And years go by, but I never will forgive Out in the jungle Where I know every rule I'm the master and you're the fool The source of power Lies in my restless blood Silent hunter's your final cut Those voices from the past I knew so well Keep calling, they whisper Is it madness? I don't know, But I don't care I've got only one thing on my mind I wear a mask, the mask of rage You'll never know, you'll never see my face But I'll make you remember!

Submitted by Morgoth — Apr 25, 2025

Take a look around this place Dust and ashes, we burned it up What's the smile upon your face? Do you really want to pull me down? I wish that I could hide away But the passion forces me to stay Your love is a wicked game In all of my dreams I can see you I try to forget the pain But it's always around me to make me remember you Love is dancing on thin ice Like a vampire you want my blood But I'm a demon in disguise Who's still hungry just as you are Just run one of the ways you see But you'll realize, it leads to me My love is a wicked game In all of your dreams I'm still with you You try to forget my name But it's written in your heart to make you remember this love

Submitted by Celtic Frost — Apr 25, 2025

It's roaring again This is the rage of Melqart Gods of Carthage, I follow your will Some years ago My father made me promise To fight the Romans with fire and steel And my oath I won't forget I'll finish what he started once We took Saguntum, made a passage through snow and ice We rushed the Romans down with rage And saw much anguish in their eyes And I felt there will be no peace and no compromise Here we are, the lion and the eagle Two predators prepared to fight With many bleeding wounds We claw and we tear each other Until one gives the final bite I've lost an eye Deep in the moors of Arnus We beat the legions by Trebia with pride Marching with faith We reached the plane of Cannae We fought in glory and Paulus has died I look back on these years of war All the bloodshed and the pain And I can see the tired eyes of my warriors Shall I storm the mighty walls Or leave this wasted land behind? It's a hard decision and it will steal my force Face to face, the lion and the eagle Two predators prepared to fight With many bleeding wounds We claw and we tear each other Until one gives the final bite With many bleeding wounds We'll rival and fight forever Until one loses all his might Dreams never come true I don't know what to do The senate is asking me what I want to prove They'll never understand I fight for my own land With them or alone, but I must make a move

Submitted by Grave666 — Apr 25, 2025

Ride , father, ride Your child is lying in your arms His body's in fever Don't miss the path Seek for a shelter in the night He's getting much weaker, so ride! Trees in the rain Whisper the words of ancient mights The call of the reaper Ride, father, ride Your child is crying in your arms He's getting much weaker In the darkest night a candle's burning out Witness is only the storm Father, please, help me Darkness' surrounding me I'm so afraid in the night Father, please, hide me He's reaching out for me Save me from the king of the demons The King: Here I am, my boy I am the one you've always waited for I'll tell you things you never heard before Come with me, my boy I am the master of forevermore I'll show you things you've never seen before I'm your guide through the kingdom of shadows This meaningless being has come to the end Take my hand, my boy I am the master forevermore Son: Father, see, here he comes! He's so near His crown is shining in the dark Father: Noone's there, little son Have no fear It's just the wind... Ride, father, ride Your child is dying in your arms His body's much colder A shelter you found But all is in vain, he's not alive He couldn't fight longer In the darkest night a candle has burned out Witness was only the storm Based on the poem "Erlkönig" by J. W. Goethe

Submitted by johnmansley — Apr 25, 2025

A secret shelter, a sanctuary Is the temple of life, you'll see Fading shadows, bridges burn All the wisdom lies there to learn There's a short way in the shade Showing you an open gate But if you want to find a place Away from the dark The longer way you have to walk Hear the sirens calling you Never trust them, their voice's untrue A few companions are all you've got Hard to find out who's a friend, who's not There's a passage through the moor Promising an easy war But if you want to find some peace Deep in your heart The longer way you have to walk

Submitted by Iron_Wraith — Apr 25, 2025