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SHAPESHIFT LYRICS
"Fragments" (2007)
1. Evil In Mankind
2. New Extreme
3. Fragments
4. The Plague
5. Price Of Our Last Lie
6. Next Stop: Garden Eden
7. Indignity
8. Unsensed Nonsense
9. Shapeshift
1. Evil In Mankind
i am the solution for your riddle
i'm the man standing in the middle
i am pulling all your strings
i'm the straw to which you cling
when you dream in your sleep
i'm the monster in the deep
as the shadow on your wall
under your skin i slowly crawl
don't you know who i am?
lying deep within every man
your ridiculous fears
are the music in my ears
i will break your mind
i'm the evil in mankind
all the wars that i start
ripping families and nations apart
wrath, fear, hate and decay
destruction, corruption, seduction, dismay
2. New Extreme
revolt!
rip the system down to the core
revolt!
now and forever more
revolt!
it's better to burn like a wretched flame
than to be burned out and live in shame
a way of life with no regrets
come and taste it, place your bets
sick is what we are, no reason to deny
deforming conventions we need to defy
our place is on top of the fucking line
confronting us is like pearls before swine
we are feeling dead
we are seeing red
rejection of the scheme
we are the new extreme
one more lesson to learn
one last recognition to earn
we are the new extreme
3. Fragments
something's been added to my life
a certain feeling inside
crippled and ugly, coldness unfolds
emotions on a roller coaster ride
one cut deep enough
so the wound spills out its sorrow
another milestone on my journey,
guess it's time for me to go on
and leave the fragments behind
like a needle inside my arm
the infection drawing nearer
i bathe myself in shattered glass
of a two-faced broken mirror
the colours fading from grey to black
not a thing in the world resembles this feeling
the fear i was afraid of reached my soul
not warmth but darkness seizes control
the greater meaning of all the pain
will never show its face
a theatre grotesque of all my thoughts
at a certain point there is nothing
left that could ever reach your heart
you find yourself betrayed and left alone
the pieces seemed to fit,
but somehow the last one is gone
4. The Plague
watch out beware the devil in me
it's just as simple as it can be
your mind will never ever accept
what your eyes no longer see
pure and evil misery
blackened heart
dawning day catastrophe
don't you see?
i am the thorn in your eye
the plague that's invading your fields
just when you thought you'd be free
i grin and piss on the flag that you wield
you poison me with your sickening shit
count me out, destroy my retreat
just chaos and a life of distress
no longer i'll bear this mess
5. Price Of Our Last Lie
do you wanna hear my story
as it wanders through my mind
the tale of a blind man who outlived the lies
counting the stones they threw at my face
feeling the marks that will never disappear
these eyes have been blinded
but still i can see
the world is falling to pieces
stone cold hearts just don't realize
the arrogance when a helping hand is needed
the idiot blindly follows,
the wise man sets his sails
hoping for a wind to lead him
off to a new deception
no one is innocent
no one is free
everyone is to blame
everyone could have seen
we sold our lives for a lie
but we ignored the price
a distant laughter is all that we can hear
no one is crying, everything is still
we are all alone now, all alone with our fears
and though we had the chance,
we just closed our eyes
6. Next Stop: Garden Eden
i'm feeling like a feather in the wind
thought it was now or never, reality grinned
up and down and round and round
raging storm pushed to the ground
overwhelmed, afraid to drown
soul destroyed, sorrow crowned
today i gave up the power i possibly never had
since then my soul is flying lower
it's driving me mad
sinking back into insignificance
after all i can no longer defy
body trapped in a hypnotic trance
next stop garden eden - access denied
i get the urge to destroy the world
7. Indignity
hate me with all your heart
step right through the light that shines for you
hate me for all time
you can not turn back and close your eyes
when you lost all hope
i will sell you a lie
everything you hold for good
will be worth nothing
i am hate, i am demise
the indignity that burns in your eyes
i am wrath, i am disgust
your lonely tears are gonna feed my lust
when you lost all hope
fear the future
fear the past coming back for you
fear yourself
a whole new sight
on the things surrounding you
in the blink of an eye
you forfeit all that's left
you are fractured
all dreams buriedNew Extreme
(Sebastian)
revolt!
rip the system down to the core
revolt!
now and forever more
revolt!
it's better to burn like a wretched flame
than to be burned out and live in shame
a way of life with no regrets
come and taste it, place your bets
sick is what we are, no reason to deny
deforming conventions we need to defy
our place is on top of the fucking line
confronting us is like pearls before swine
we are feeling dead
we are seeing red
rejection of the scheme
we are the new extreme
one more lesson to learn
one last recognition to earn
we are the new extremeThe Reaper's Call
(Sebastian)
it seems that nothing will ever heal the pain inside
condemned forever we conceal our path
we face the mirror and we cry
is it now or never? the last chance for us?
a step too much, the reaper's calling
see him clinging to our lives
as he holds our hands we're dying
(hear him calling)
close to the end and everything seems bright now
our eyes wide open,
gazing towards the gate we're supposed to pass
what will be our destiny?
what holds the future in case we fail?
a black cloud of anger and fear
hangs above the remains of our world
shattered faces with blinded eyes
staring at this emotional graveyardPerfect Life?
(Bernd)
will we all be perfect someday?
genetically impure will be just prey
order your child from a catalogue
please tell me that this is nothing but a joke
your silicone injections are out
it's time for us all to think aloud
assembly line beauty now comes from your genes
do you really not understand what this means?
is this the perfect life?
is this for what you strive?
the answer's close at hand
are you really to blind to see that this is the end?
military dreams of soulless war machines
loss-free subjugation of unwanted regimes
the consequences are not kept in mind
no human ever again will be one-of-a-kindNext Stop: Garden Eden
(Bernd)
i'm feeling like a feather in the wind
thought it was now or never, reality grinned
up and down and round and round
raging storm pushed to the ground
overwhelmed, afraid to drown
soul destroyed, sorrow crowned
today i gave up the power i possibly never had
since then my soul is flying lower
it's driving me mad
sinking back into insignificance
after all i can no longer defy
body trapped in a hypnotic trance
next stop garden eden - access denied
i get the urge to destroy the worldMind Curtain
(Jochen, Sebastian, Bernd)
walking around, face after face
are they looking at me?
i'm beginning to wonder what's going on
still can hide myself behind a smile
so dazed and not aware
not aware of the things that led him astray
behind the misty curtain in his mind
reality and sickness are struggling for the lead
can you see me smile? i still resist! you won't see me cry! i still resist!
now i am looking at you, no need to run away
now i am what you wanted me to be, stronger than you i'm smiling again
the fight is won
the fight is won and sickness has its turn
inner peace is no more
a one-way ticket and he's never coming back
running fast, faces fading away
they can't see me anymore
no more wondering what's going on
i've reached the point of no returnPrinciples
(Sebastian)
staring at the sand of the hourglass
waiting for the plan of life to fulfill
so many ways, so many faults
the walls around build up a cage
i've got no ambitions in reaching the sky
i rather stay on my feet, forever and ever and ever i try
to ignore the demons surrounding me
to be a stronger man
i wonder why the sheet is empty
the words have disappeared
i wonder how it could have ever happened
my life is going out of hand
a whirlwind is tossing me down
spinning me round as i lose my grip
my nails try to scratch the surface
i wonder how to scream without
having a voice anymoreReproach
(Bernd)
looking in his eyes
you can see this little child crying
all the painful lies
they told him and now he is dying
why did they tell him all those stories
in spite of the truth they so well knew
on his last day on earth he found out
there was so much left he wanted to do
mummy why didn't you tell me
instead you chose to sell me
all those lies, now hear my cries
now you have to live forever, live with my reproach
all the wonders i will see never,
feeling severely encroached
as i\'m gonna die, i spread my wings and fly
leaving this world without being well preparedChoose a song!
8. Unsensed Nonsense
it's all 'bout nothing - it's all about you.
pull the trigger, it's your last chance.
thieves come in the night, among us they wait.
it got colder last night, it got more what i hate.
you know that filth doesn't show on the dark vest you wear.
for worthless values you betray us each day.
the unsensed nonsense your life bears within.
makes us laugh - go to hell, you will!
you poisoned what was good before.
by your dirty hands a queen becomes a whore.
nothing stays holy, nothing is safe.
heart of stone, collecting golden lies in a frozen cave.
also killers will do for your purpose to remain.
for a wink of more power you'll lie, kill and pay.
your disciples break the doors to the treasures of this world.
deceit is among them, you all act the same way
9. Shapeshift
lost within myself
don't wanna see anybody
love me or hate me, but leave me alone
all the feelings are turning to stone
mask wearing off
black rock appears
eternal love turns into fears
killed myself again,
couldn't stand the pain
no need to mourn
tomorrow i'm reborn
go away if you hate me,
you really do not have to see me
shapeshifting into this infernal beast
now run away and save yourself at least
crying - laughing - manic depression
dying - falling - insane progression
leave me alone today,
i need some time on my own
there is no other way,
be sure that it won’t last long
sitting in this cell,
thinking 'bout my life
which today is hell
back into sorrow i dive
always repeating – always repeating – always repeating
lost within myself
don't wanna see anybody
i hate shapeshifting into this beast
now run away and save yourself at least
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