Sacrifice

I was young
I was cold but not insane
I had one good friend
It was a voice without a name
And so here we are
Same need and same mistake
But it could be yours
You see it could be even be yours

I said i've done things
That left me hurt and ashamed
She said all i need
Is a place to hide the pain
She said don't trust dreams
Because dreams will break your heart
I said little girls play in the house of shame
Some of us play like god

Play like god,
Save my soul
Play like god
I know that god don't live here in my heart

She said touch my soul
I've never touched someone so cold
She said touch my heart
I've never touched something so old
She said play like god
And then you can play with me
I moved underground
And caught the isolation blues
Sound familiar?

I said kiss my face
I've seen things you'll never see
She said kiss my arse
I've been everything i need
She said memories
Are only there to make you bleed
I said little girls play in big boys games
Some of us play but cry

Play like god
Save my soul
Play like god
I know that god don't live here in my world

Where do we belong?
She said i've been sick
But then no-one's clean for long
She said pray for me
Like god, i've fucked the world
I said little girls play with the big disease
Some of us play with you

When i sleep
I slide into
Some heaven
But no one is there.


If i believed,
If i should wonder,
If i forgive
Then would you come for me?


When i sleep
I hear sad words
Songs of god
That show me the lie.


'i'll keep you safe,
I'll keep you warm and
I'll keep you here,
Alone forever.'


And i believe in faith and magic.
And i believe in love and wonder.
And i'll believe in you when you come for me.
And i'll believe in you when the world comes apart.

Listen to my voice.
We are gathered here today
To speak of things we have to do,
And the friends we have to call,
From the middleground,
From the darkness.


It's been many years,
Many years,
Since we have faced a danger such as this.
There is nowhere left to hide.
No safety in old glories.
No sanctuary.


I've seen the same nightmare in all our dreams,
But now it's come to earth in search of us,
And through treachery, we are found.
So we must pray to the maker of all things,
And wait for the storm to come.


Maker
We are disciples to your desire.


Maker
We are the voices that sing your praises.


Maker
We are the rage that feeds your devotion.


Maker
Rise from the ground and be our salvation.

Call me deadliner
Nothing in here but dust.
Are you afraid dear listener?
Nothing in here but us.


I'll give you black rumours
'stay away from everything i've seen.'
I'll give you black rumours
'stay away from everyone i've been.'


The broken sound of love and lies
Still fill your room.
Faded memories of shame
Will find you soon.


I'll give you corrosion
Miracles are never what they seem
I'll give you corrosion
Welcome to the nightmare, not the dream.


I can remember everything.
Every promise, every lie,
And how the words of strangers made me cry.
All the pride, all the shame,
All the friends that came from nowhere
And then hurried back again.
I collected scars like a man at war
And i thought 'isn't life peculiar,
Desire takes you there, but not back.'
No more. i'm just another old story.


When god heard your prayer
It said 'i am not your friend.'
Laughed like a fallen angel
And said 'i've no love to send.'


It keeps a photograph
It likes to overdose on time
It said 'time to leave'
Like other friends of mine.


I'll give you dark wonders
You are all invited to the show.
I'll give you dominions
You are all invited to the show.
I'll give you dead hereos
You are all invited to the show.
I'll give you love and napalm
You are all invited to the show.

I'll crawl for you
Hurt if you want to
I'll be the thing that you feed.

I'm not asking
For love or redemption
I'll sell my guilt to your need.


I'll breathe for you
Die if you want to
I'll mourn with you by my grave.


I dare you to judge me
Now god has disowned me
I've come to you to be saved.


They say i sold my soul.
We all reap what we sow.


I'll shine for you
Burn if you want to
You'll be the prize for my pain.


I'll kill your god
And pray for salvation
I'll be the in to your sane.


I'll lie for you
Be your conscience in you
Sacrifice reason for shame.


I won't ask for
Faith or forgiveness
I'll be the blood in your veins.


They say i lost my way
I'll wait for judgement day.


Don't pray for my soul.
Don't pray for my soul.
Don't pray for my soul.
Don't pray for my soul.


I'll be your darkness
In the light
I'll be your vampire calling
In the dead of night


I'll be your demon
Shadow man
I'll be your one confession
And if i can


I'll be your nightmare
And scream for you
I'll be your one possesion
If you want me to


I'll be your secret
Memory,
I'll be your exhibition
Of atrocity.


They say i sold my soul.
We all reap what we sow.


They say i lost my way.
I'll wait for judgement day.


Don't pray for my soul.
Don't pray for my soul.
Don't pray for my soul.
Don't pray for my soul.


They kneel down, praise god
Shout allelujah,
Lift up their eyes when they pray.


When children kill children
Don't it make them wonder?
Don't it make them question their faith?