Tarnished from PARADOX by Senjakala

Lurking in the shadows
In the depths of my soul
It awaits to surface
Into the light where it would devour
The essence of my life that I hold so dearly
Warping between reality and fantasy
Neither here nor there
Could make anyone question

When night falls and silence grows
As laughter and light disappears into the shadows of the night
It comes full throttle at me, bearing teeth and claws
Masking itself as a man of my dreams
Only to find myself in tears and screams

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In this madness
All my demons come out
In this darkness
All my demons come out
It’s a sickness
In which I can’t control
As it fiercely consumes my soul

Forcing me into a whirlwind of pain and agony
Neither here nor there
Trapped in a body that is tarnished and bare
Feeling neither here nor there

I lay waiting for the light to return
As the demons slowly fade away from me
As my soul returns to my defeated body
I lay waiting for the light to return

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3. Freak show
Like a little ragged doll, being thrown by the likes of them
In the pits of abuse and torment in absolution
Warming up their beds for their attention
But I don't get any recognition as long as they heed and obey me...

Well hello, hello, to the painful, to the dreadful, to the beautiful darkness that grows
Within my soul, I don't think any of you could save me at all

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Step right up onto the stage..
why don't you participate..
in my little freak show, in my little freak show
do you have what it takes?
to keep me entertained
in my little freak show, in my little freak show

All the delinquents, hypocrites and politicians and liars
keep pointing to each other and none of them would take the blame
So I warm up their beds for their kind attention
But I don't get any recognition as long as they heed and obey

Well hello, hello, to the painful, to the dreadful, to the beautiful darkness that grows
Within my soul, I don't think any of you could save me at all

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Hypocrites! Delinquents! come to the front now!
All the wicked and cruel... Come to the centre!
Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the freak show
where all the wicked and cruel rule
Ladies and gentlemen, why don't you participate
In my little freak show

Well hello, hello, to the painful, to the dreadful, to the beautiful darkness that grows
Within your soul l, I don't think any of you could save yourselves...

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• Melodic Metal
• Metal
• Power Metal
• dark melodic
• heavy metal
• progressive
• Brunei