Burden of Life - Rightful Salvation

Intro:

I'm spiralling towards a blackened void
Descending down, to where dreams go to die
I hear the ear-splitting sound of the knell
Godspeed to myself and welcome to hell

I stare upon the gates to netherworld
They invite me into sorrow's realm
Again the disturbing sound of the knell
Godspeed to myself and welcome to hell

Verse I:

Countdown to armageddon
Wayfaring through this land of anguish
To think it was I who caused her this mischief
Is giving birth to self-hate in my ressurected heart

Racing to her rightful salvation
The abyss will be mine and not her destination


Verse II:

From every angle closing in
Dead memories wallowing in thoughtlessness and sin
Hades seems so familiar
Like this place was made for and from me

Racing to her rightful salvation
The abyss will be mine and not her determination
I hear voices sing


Verse III:

Skeletons dance to the sound of my swansong
They remind me of times I buried deep within
At this point it gets harder to stay strong
Passing flaw after flaw and sin after sin

Racing to her rightful salvation
The abyss will be mine and not her destination
Clearer than ever, the voices sing


Choir:

All this pain she did withstand
and the years she longed for you
In turn you took her life
And imprisoned her in hell



Bridge I:

As I foresaw, we meet again
What is it now, my simple friend?
Do you have more than your darling to lose?
Make me an offer I can't refuse


Lead: Bodarwé
Interlude:

I beg you demon, let her go
don't deny it, we both know
I'm supposed to be your slave
so let her go, that's all I crave

Take me instead
I no longer care if I'm dead
I'll do anything you command
Her freedom's my only demand

So it shall be done …


Leads: Haimerl/Kötterl


Interlude II:

You freed me from this monster's violence
Gave me a second lease on my life
But I will not forget and I will not forgive
We would not have winded up here if for once
You thought of someone else than yourself



Verse IV:

She ascends back to where she belongs
I reach out, my final desperation
But there's no use in denying the truth anymore

Carrying out her rightful salvation
The abyss is mine, not her destination


Verse V:

I will be suffering more than ever before
I will ache from every fibre right to the core
Though tacitly I accept the burden placed on me
Cause now everything's the way it's supposed to be

Granting her rightful salvation
The abyss is mine not her destination


Outro:

End of the line
Come and resign
Now you're a slave
Clock strikes it's done

Your life
Your love
Doomed to
Die