The Pit and the Pendulum

© Copyright by RockYourMusic [Verse 1] Hold on to hope (to hope) Pray to the moon The coast is clear Complete the gloom A descent into madness Into the abyss [Pre-Chorus] When the walls close in And hope is dead The pendulum swings Its blade gleaming bright As we struggle in the darkness To find the way [Chorus] Swinging high, the pendulum In the depths of the pit Where nightmares lie Swinging high with every tick Of the clock in the depths Where time descends We're closer to the end [Instrumental Guitar Break] [Verse 2] Hold on to hope (to hope) Pray to the moon The coast is clear Complete the gloom [Verse 3] In the darkness of despair Where the echoes moan Lies a place of terror Where fear is grown The pit and the pendulum Where souls are torn In the grip of madness A mind's at war [Chorus] Swinging high, the pendulum In the depths of the pit Where nightmares lie Swinging high with every tick Of the clock in the depths Where time descends We're closer to the end [Guitar Solo] [Instrumental] [Bridge] Through the darkness we search for escape But the pit and the pendulum hold our fate As the pendulum swings, cutting through the air We're trapped in this nightmare with no one to care [Instrumental Guitar Break] [Chorus] Swinging high, the pendulum In the depths of the pit Where nightmares lie Swinging high with every tick Of the clock in the depths Where time descends We're closer to the end [Outro] (Swinging high) (Swinging high) (Swinging high) (Swinging high) We're closer to the end In the pit and the pendulum Where darkness descends Swinging high [Instrumental Guitar Solo Fade Out To End] [End]