Hall of Pain I

[Intro] [Male Voice] (In the gallery of my mind, the echoes weep, where secrets hide and shadows creep.) [Verse 1] I walked the gallery of my mind, Heard the music of my soul unwind. Saw the cracks within my heart, And drank the tears, each one a scar. I stood in the shadows of my life, Waiting for the end of strife. On the streets of my despair, Within the walls of endless care. [Pre-Chorus] Turn around and show your face, I see my shadow in your embrace. The final moment is drawing near, I feel my blood, but taste the fear. [Chorus] Oh, what comes next? Oh, what comes then? Will I rise or fall again? (again) At last, I feel the thrill of life, Yet dread still cuts me like a knife. (like a knife) [Verse 2] I close my eyes to block the pain, Gazing into twilight’s stain. Reaching for you, hand outstretched, But only fear, my heart has fetched. Alone in these forsaken halls, Just you and I, where darkness falls. [Pre-Chorus] Turn around and show your face, I see my shadow in your grace. The chains that bind, I cannot break, And now my soul begins to ache. [Chorus] Oh, what comes next? Oh, what comes then? Will I rise or fall again? At last, I feel the thrill of life, Yet dread still cuts me like a knife. [Bridge] [Male Voice] (Never have I seen such doors, Nor paths that lead to distant shores. Now I lie in chains, confined, With nothing left but shattered time.) [Verse 3] I feel my strength begin to fade, As the storm of time turns light to shade. As an old man, I rise once more, Hands outstretched to the darkened shore. You turn around, reveal your face, But I am blind in this empty space. [Outro] [Male Voice] (The end has come, the time is spent, The face I sought, a memory bent.) Oh, what comes next? What comes then? In shadows deep, I wait again.