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Mandrake - Innocence Weakness lyrics



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01. Prelude

Music by Lutz de Putter
Instrumental

02. A Secret To Reveal

Music by Lutz de Putter
Lyrics by Birgit Lau & Lutz de Putter
They all live it seems
In perfect harmony
But the truth seems to be concealed
Until the curtain falls
All the hidden thoughts remain a mystery

Everyone has a secret to reveal
I wonder what your worst would be
Everyone has a secret to reveal

What would I see what would I find?
If I entered your mind
What would you see what would you find?
And if you entered mine

Dark shadows live in the corners of my mind
Hidden inside dwells hate of every kind
For all those who dare to cross my path
Some day will witness my wrath

They all live it seems
In perfect harmony
But the truth seems to be concealed
Until the curtain falls
All the hidden thoughts remain a mystery

Everyone has a secret to reveal
I wonder what your worst would be
Everyone has a secret to conceal
I wish you'd confide yours to me

03. Save Us From Ourselves

Music by Lutz de Putter
Lyrics by Birgit Lau & Lutz de Putter
Start thinking if truth is what you see
Evidence for the light of day
The dark of night, just a curtain
A single thought, never to be spoken

Struggling with a creeping cognition
God gave and God takes
Everyone you love, everyone you hate
Every sinner and every saint

An endless quest, tired and distressed
No wish more desired
An endless quest, tired and distressed
No question more unanswered

Holy war for your redemption
Controlled and commanded
False responsibility
And ancient slavery

Save us from ourselves

Holy war for your redemption
Controlled and commanded
False responsibility
And ancient slavery

Save us from ourselves

10,000 days in the fire
and no one ever saw the truth

An endless quest, tired and distressed
No wish more desired
An endless quest, tired and distressed
No question more unanswered

The engine of joy and suffering
Nowhere else to run

Holy war for your redemption
Controlled and commanded
False responsibility
And ancient slavery

Save us from ourselves

04. A Serenade To The Sea

Music by Lutz de Putter
Lyrics by Birgit Lau & Lutz de Putter
I welcome the beautiful night
I am happy to be all alone
And I welcome the heavenly light
I am happy to be all alone

Oh I want you to be right at my side
But I did not hear your call 'cause of my pride
Oh I want you to be right at my side
But I did not hear your call 'cause of my pride

I see you drown there in the sea
And watch you die
While lying in the sun
Lying in the sun

Oh how I wish you were here right at my side
Love at first sight, love at first sight

I welcome the beautiful night
I am happy to be all alone
And I welcome the heavenly light
I am happy to be all alone

Oh I want you to be right at my side
But I did not hear your call 'cause of my pride
Oh I want you to be right at my side
But I did not hear your call 'cause of my pride

05. Among The Demons

Music by Lutz de Putter
Lyrics by Birgit Lau & Lutz de Putter
I saw you in a corner
A shadow against the wall
Hidden beside the cradle
Nobody saw you crawl

You lingered in the dark
Always by my side
You taught me in my dreams
Protecting me while I sleep

Strengthening myself
Hardening my will
But now that I grew older
You vanished without a trace
Without any trace

Where are you now?
I'm seeking for you to rely on
Where have you gone?
I summon your protection my demon
Where are you now?
I'm waiting for you all night long
Where have you gone?
There is no other reason to go on

Cornered by gloomy figures
Call upon your assistance
Step out of the dark
Ripping further existence

Your grin was in my face
Your strength was in my bones
Your confidence possessed me
You were like my best friend

You lingered in the dark
Always by my side
You taught me in my dreams
Protecting me while I sleep

Where are you now?
I'm seeking for you to rely on
Where have you gone?
I summon your protection my demon
Where are you now?
I'm waiting for you all night long
Where have you gone?
There is no other reason to go on

06. Innocence

Music by Lutz de Putter
Instrumental

07. Autumn Infinity

Music by Lutz de Putter
Lyrics by Birgit Lau & Lutz de Putter
Don't accuse me of things
I haven't done at all
Just look who's talking now
You are the one to blame

Don't put the saddle on the wrong horse
I will not bear the blame
You cocooned a mesh of lies
It is elucidated now

You will see that in the end
I will come back at you
You will see that in the end
Who is paying the dues?

Born in a flicker world of lies and get into it
On a mote of dust
Suspended in a sunbeam

It's your fault, your fault alone
It's not mine
It's your fault, your fault alone
It's not mine

I am so sick of all your can't
It is all just empty talk
I just want to get rid of you
The prosecution rests

You will see that in the end
I will come back at you
You will see that in the end
Who is paying the dues?

Born in a flicker world of lies and get into it
On a mote of dust
Suspended in a sunbeam

It's your fault, your fault alone
It's not mine
It's your fault, your fault alone
It's not mine

08. Coma

Music by Lutz de Putter
Lyrics by Birgit Lau & Lutz de Putter
As the rain falls down
And the kingdom falls asleep
When the bridges are burning
And the kingdom falls asleep

I start to fix the light
I crash the beautiful day
To punish the weakness inside
And getting stronger

Coma, please pray for mercy
A mass disease

Blood is pumping through your veins
Try to kill the insane
While health is growing
And the bridges are burning

Coma, please pray for mercy
A mass disease
Coma, a parasite your last glorious march
Coma, a paradise wait til death do us part

Gasping for air, watch you die
See this life come to an end, come to an end
Oh my God

Coma, a parasite your last glorious march
Coma, a paradise wait til death do us part

Blood is pumping through your veins
Try to kill the insane
While health is growing
And the bridges are burning

Coma, please pray for mercy
A mass disease
Coma, a parasite your last glorious march
Coma, a paradise wait til death do us part

09. Indignation

Music by Lutz de Putter
Lyrics by Birgit Lau & Lutz de Putter
She stares into the fire
A fire with no flames
She stares into the fire
A fire with no flames

What you wish to kindle in others
Must burn within yourself

A mass of icy crystals
She sees in front of her
No warmth to hold on to
Just cold and frost remain

What you wish to kindle in others
Must burn within yourself

But then she goes to the empty riverside
Where she wants to leave everything behind

Her inner strength is lost
Vanished into thin air
Her hand stretched out
Shivering with cold

What you wish to kindle in others
Must burn within yourself

But then she goes to the empty riverside
Where she wants to leave everything behind

10. Existence

Music by Lutz de Putter
Lyrics by Birgit Lau & Lutz de Putter
She has lost her grace
A grace that seemed so dear
She has trailed away
Desperately

She has lost her faith
A faith that seemed sincere
She has lost ground
Desperately

She has lost her grace
Lost ground and hope and faith
Mournful melodies take her far, far away

She has lost her hope
A hope that disappeared
She has trailed away
Desperately

She has lost her peace
This peace allayed her fears
She has lost ground
Desperately

She has lost her grace
Lost ground and hope and faith
Mournful melodies take her far, far away

All that remains are mournful melodies
Saddening you
All that remains are melancholic sounds
Making you forlorn

She has lost her grace
Lost ground and hope and faith
Mournful melodies take her far, far away

11. Silhouette

Music by Lutz de Putter
Lyrics by Birgit Lau & Lutz de Putter
The crimson sea
Reflects my silhouette
Embrace all the tears I've ever shed

All the tears I've shed

The shallow ground
Surrounds my feet
I can't find no sleep

The whitecaps look like crowns
Of long forgotten kings
May they rest in peace

The breezes of the night wind
Are whispering your name
May you rest in peace

Thus you prowl
In the realm of the dead
Your fading memory
Reflected in my head

As I wander
Close beside the lake
At least I am wide awake

The whitecaps look like crowns
Of long forgotten kings
May they rest in peace

The breezes of the night wind
Are whispering your name
May you rest in peace

Thus you prowl
In the realm of the dead
Your fading memory
Reflected in my head

12. Weakness

Instrumental