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01. Trapped Under Ground

Wake up alone in the darkness
Praying that this is a dream
Coldness surrounds me in silence
It's harder and harder to breathe

I find myself in a casket
I scream and I scratch to get out
Trying to bring back the memories
How did I end up in here?

Is this how I cease to be?
So this is the bitter end?
Panic spreads in my body
No one answers my cries

Buried alive
Trapped under ground
The walls are closing in

Buried alive
Trapped under ground

Taking farewell of the life I had
Oh Father, take me home
No one is here as I fade away
Open the gates for me

Gathering all of my strength now
The last try to brake my way out
The walls are getting closer and closer
My hope is slowly dying with me

Buried alive
Trapped under ground
The walls are closing in
Buried alive
Trapped under ground

02. Bid You Farewell

The air is cold
The sky is clear
Frost covers the soil
Autumn came
And took you away
Leaving nothing but pain

Oh, how cruel life can be
The grief is slowly killing me

In despair we bid you farewell on this day
In my heart you will live
On though you're gone

We're here to take
A last goodbye
In the heart of October
To pray, to cry
Can't bring you back
And it's hard to accept

Leafs wither and die
Under autumn skies

In despair we bid you farewell on this day
In my heart you will live
On though you're gone

03. Ghost Of A Shepherd

Now listen closely
I will tell you a tale
About a shepherd who
Lived here long ago
One day he heard the sweetest voice
Call upon him from an ancient well

As he leaned over and
Gazed into the deep
Something grasped for him and
Pulled him down the well

A watery grave
He sank to his doom
His spirit lived on
It's haunting this place

An apparition, the shepherd
Has been seen
Sometimes when fullmoon
You still can hear him scream
Searching for his long lost herd
The wails in torment from the pit below

Fallen in shadows
Swallowed into black
A soul in agony
Never to find peace

A watery grave
He sank to his doom
His spirit lived on
It's haunting this place

04. Portal

Midnight hour
The tolling of the bell
Echoes over these forsaken lands

Haunting whispers
A gathering of souls
Faceless figures are slowly rising

Shadows moving
Silent in moonlight
Seems like this graveyard comes to life

Into darkness
They're marching one by one
Are they dead or still alive?

Deep in the woods
Wicked silhouettes
Circle of ghouls
A portal to the dead

Spirits summoned
Around the dancing flames
Opened a gateway down below

Dark illusions
I can't believe my eyes
But I know what I just saw

Deep in the woods
Wicked silhouettes
Circle of ghouls
A portal to the dead

06. Mare Of The Night

Lying awake in the dark
I'm afraid to fall asleep
A scratching sound in the walls
A cold breeze under the door

In my dreams
Mare of the night
Have mercy
Save my soul

I feel a presence in my room
A creature is reaching for me
Something is entering my bed
A demon sits upon my chest

In my dreams
Mare of the night
Have mercy
Save my soul

What causes these weird nightmares
These dreams of dying?
Unwanted, uninvited
But still it's there

I suffocate every night
So hard to breathe
What is this evil presence?
I wake up screaming

07. The Whitechapel Murderer

The alleys lie silent and calm
Dusk is beginning to fall
Dense is the fog in the air
It's here I'm searching my prey

I'm from hell
I'll come for you

You're unaware of my presence
As I'm lurking behind
I am the shadow you fear
I am the steps closing in

This fateful evening, blood will be shed
My knife is sharp and so is my mind

I cut you up
Washing away all your filth
I take your life
Making you free from sin

The bells are chiming for you
Cause this is your final day
Roaming the alleys at night
These streets belong to me

The Whitechapel murderer I'm called
Who'll be my next sacrifice?
Am I a savior or a pig
Are you the ones to decide?

This fateful evening
Blood will be shed
I'll be a legend
As I take your life

I cut you up
Washing away all your filth
I take your life
Making you free from sin

08. Across The Dark River

I take you on my vessel
And carry you across
This dark and raging river
To distant shores

This is your final journey
But don't forget to pay
A coin under your tongue
Is enough for me
A ferryman's fee

Those who cannot pay me
Will not reach their goal
They'll forever wander
Aimlessly

Black rocks mark the shoreline
Of eternity
A place where you can enter
But never leave

The hound of hell awaits you
Three-headed is the beast
The guardian at the gates of
The underworld

Farewell my passenger
My work here is done
I leave you in the hands of
My master