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THEOCRACY LYRICS

album: "Theocracy" (2003) 1. Prelude 2. Ichthus 3. The Serpent's Kiss 4. Mountain 5. Theocracy 6. The Healing Hand 7. Sinner 8. New Jerusalem 9. The Victory Dance 10. Twist of Fate

1. Prelude
[Instrumental]

2. Ichthus
The Price Upon my head is death They've pushed us underground for all who dare to speak the name the iron fist comes down face the test, put to death if discovered its the price we pay Lord, bless my brothers with courage I pray (Enemies castigate but darkness doth illuminate Irony: the blood we bleed every drop this fire feeds into forever...) Lines of faith drawn in the sand, completed by another Stranger, show me where you stand and if you are my brother One part by me, one by you CENTURIES FLY BUT THE FLAME IS STILL ALIVE THE MAY HIDE IT, BUT IT WILL NEVER DIE CARVED IN THE WALL, SEE THE TWO HALVES OF THE SIGN

THROUGH THE AGES HIS GLORY WILL ARISE FOR ALL TIME Forced into the catacombs unite to praise the King of kings they fear a revolution and the power that He brings heaven's sons stand as one, as believers in the blood of Christ even in death we have true life (Enemies castigate but darkness doth illuminate Irony: the blood we bleed every drop this fire feeds into forever...) Lines of faith carved in the wall, a sign of peace abided Stare into the eyes of death clothed in the grace provided this will live on without me CENTURIES FLY BUT THE FLAME IS STILL ALIVE THE MAY HIDE IT, BUT IT WILL NEVER DIE CARVED IN THE WALL, SEE THE TWO HALVES OF THE SIGN THROUGH THE AGES HIS GLORY WILL ARISE FOR ALL TIME This will live on without me... CENTURIES FLY BUT THE FLAME IS STILL ALIVE THE MAY HIDE IT, BUT IT WILL NEVER DIE CARVED IN OUR SOULS, SEE THE TWO HALVES OF THE SIGN THROUGH THE AGES HIS GLORY WILL ARISE FOR ALL TIME

3. The Serpent's Kiss


Born into the darkness thrown into the viper's den the serpent in the cradle takes the child into its nest of sin

slowly suffocating the souls of victims it has found into the vicious cycle on the path that only leads us down Rat-race-fueled machinery this system of corruption have we become so cold and numb we're blind to its destruction? We're forging in the fires made of greed Our idols made of gold then bowing down before them with corrupt, adulterous souls opened eyes, realize... WHAT WE HAVE DONE WHAT WE HAVE SEEN WHAT HAS BECOME OF OUR LIVES CORRUPTED OUR DREAMS WHAT WE HAVE LOST AND WHAT REMAINS PARALYZED BY THE VENOM THAT RUNS THROUGH OUR VEINS THERE'S GOT TO BE MUCH MORE TO LIFE THAN THIS THE WORLD'S CARESS IS JUST THE SERPENT'S KISS The demons veiled as angels The darkness as the light the poison seems so harmless as you drink of it tonight we reap the harvest we have sown empowering our enemies we dress the wolves as sheep and then forget their true identities forgive me now I see... WHAT WE HAVE DONE WHAT WE HAVE SEEN WHAT HAS BECOME OF OUR LIVES CORRUPTED OUR DREAMS WHAT WE HAVE LOST AND WHAT REMAINS PARALYZED BY THE VENOM THAT RUNS THROUGH OUR VEINS THERE'S GOT TO BE MUCH MORE TO LIFE THAN THIS THE WORLD'S CARESS IS JUST THE SERPENT'S KISS

Father bring us back to you we're lost sheep, afraid, confused tangled in the scnares that grow along this road of pain we chose and though we've wandered far away we've turned around and lost our way though we are the prodigal, with open arms for us you still await All we are is laid to waste All we've seen crumbles in haste everything under the sun is vanity put in its place you have seen this all before we are nothing, nothing more we're the ones who betray you, yet we're the ones who you adore. I stand before you as a child by this world I've been defiled stained and poisoned, burned and beaten bruised and wounded, sick and vile with hands reaching out to you, I run realizing what I've done you take me in your arms, a reunited father and son... And all illusion ceases to exist the world's caress is just a serpent's kiss

4. Mountain
I'm searching to find what's beyond each horizon to the end of one world and on to a new one always chasing golden sunsets I'm struggling out of the depths of the valley and my weary legs have failed me once again so I give my broken soul to you And in my weakness is Your strength realized Consume me in the fire of Your glory once again and help me rise Rise, taking flight To the zenith of life Rise to the top of the mountain with You The world disappears Into the valley below me

As I'm lost in the glory of You Step by step the climb gets harder my being weakens as I struggle farther and farther flesh is weakness, darkness, sickness my dreams are shattered, my ambitions crumbled my will defeated, my spirit humbled once more I am hopeless, helpless without you And I must decrease so that You may increase and when I find you're all I have I found you're all I need to help me rise Rise, taking flight To the zenith of life Rise to the top of the mountain with You The world disappears Into the valley below me As I'm lost in the glory of You I cannot fight this battle on my own Have mercy I'm fallen weakness clothed in flesh and bone consume me I stand in awe of who you are and what I feel I cannot explain forged in the flame, broken again Take me to the places I can't go Transcending I'm sick of living in the status quo New Beginning And when it seems I've given up On eagle' wings you life me up again and this time I know, in the end ...You carried me

5. Theocracy
At the center of my heart there sits a throne That the rightful occupant's not always free to call His own For how can I give the King His place of worth above all else When I spend my time striving to place the crown upon myself?

Battle cry, to engage for the war, set the stage and armies march and kings arise for the choice, the time has come mine or thy will be done? and the pain reflects in holy eyes for the will to obey for the night to the day and the seasons change and rulers die not of flesh, not of men wage the war deep within on and on uit rages undenied I TAKE MY CROWN AND CAST IT DOWN CASTLES BURNING CASTLES BURNING LEARN TO GROW, GROW TO BE A FLESH AND BLOOD THEOCRACY TO TAKE THE LOSS AND BEAR THE CROSS RAISE THE KINGDOM RAISE THE KINGDOM BURN AWAY ALL IVE BEEN TO RESURRECT THEOCRACY WITHIN and the would-be rulers of my heart that I place upon the throne each lead the kingdom of my life to ruin to bring every though into submission to tear the idols down is to break the chains, to rearrange, to give the king his crown I TAKE MY CROWN AND CAST IT DOWN CASTLES BURNING CASTLES BURNING LEARN TO GROW, GROW TO BE A FLESH AND BLOOD THEOCRACY TO TAKE THE LOSS AND BEAR THE CROSS RAISE THE KINGDOM RAISE THE KINGDOM BURN AWAY ALL IVE BEEN TO RESURRECT THEOCRACY WITHIN Father, use me to be your hands down here a mirror to reflect your glory into hurting eyes and let me see the world with vision clear

and not through selfishness and lies for if I am consumed with my own cares what right have I to speak the words Thy Kingdom Come? And if I am consumed with my own will, what right to pray Thy Will Be Done? As all round me I see bleeding souls please give me strength to never pass them idly by and as the angry storm clouds start to roll may they see comfort in my eyes for just as you are full of mercy and love the same to others you have called me to be and by the covenant of grace above and below within our souls: theocracy I TAKE MY CROWN AND CAST IT DOWN CASTLES BURNING CASTLES BURNING LEARN TO GROW, GROW TO BE A FLESH AND BLOOD THEOCRACY TO TAKE THE LOSS AND BEAR THE CROSS RAISE THE KINGDOM RAISE THE KINGDOM BURN AWAY ALL IVE BEEN TO RESURRECT THEOCRACY WITHIN

6. The Healing Hand


[I. The Gift] Gloria gloria underneath a burning star seeking their salvation see them searching for the One who's come to heal their nation prophecy incarnate holiness in flesh arrived the star has shown the path to life and hope is now alive FOR UNTO EARTH IS BORN THE HOLY HAND [II. Restoration] See the multitudes surround this man of miracles the key to life they've found, He is the Son of God

Hear the suffering people cry for healing from this man as they reach out to touch a supernatural hand "take my scars, heal my wounds, give new life to me" the cry cleanse my stains, kill disease, Master, make this sickness die Endless power, fueled by faith, restoration in one touch Miracle, supernaturally disease is crushed THE HOLY HAND BECOMES THE HEALING HAND [III. Adulation] Faith is Freedom, freedom faith [repeat] hear the people joined in praise to Christ incarnate holy one worthy is the lamb they say messiah prophesied has come honored for eternity, forever shall we give Him praise never will our hearts turn cold, we never shall betray [IV. Betrayal] Hearts Once Soft have turned to stone left their king to die alone lips that once had echoed praise now mock the holy gift of grace prophecy fulfilled in death complete redemption with final breath Israel lifting up her king not in praise, but suffering see the hand that drives the nail through the hand that never failed hear the laughter, see the games the mock salvation unashamed see the ones He came to justify coldly stand and watch him die rejected by his chosen land The healing hand becomes the bleeding hand [V. Eternity] His kingdom forever, the Lion of Judah in strength everlasting redemption, atonement complete resurrected in power, as King now he stands FOR THE BLEEDING HAND HAS BECOME THE RULING HAND

Faith-born forever, a part of His kingdom become Or reject him, stand back and watch his kingdom come Alpha and omega almighty is he Christ reigns victorious for eternity Eternity

7. Sinner
Shame covers me what was light has turned to dark pain torments me where there once was something holy now beats my blackened heart sin has tangled me my life is broken and I bleed eternally grief's controlling me so I cry out to the only one who can bring the healing that I need HELP ME SAVE ME TAKE THIS GUILT AWAY FROM ME HEAR ME TAKE ME BACK TO WHERE I WAS (BEFORE THE FALL) WASH ME CLEANSE ME SEE WHAT HAS BECOME OF ME TRYING ON MY OWN I FAILED SO I NOW COME CRAWLING BACK TO YOU I'VE FALLEN HELP ME SAVE ME TAKE THIS GUILT AWAY FROM ME HEAR ME TAKE ME BACK TO WHERE I WAS (BEFORE THE FALL) WASH ME CLEANSE ME SEE WHAT HAS BECOME OF ME TRYING ON MY OWN I FAILED SO I NOW COME CRAWLING BACK TO YOU I'VE FALLEN I'm a sick man rotting slowly

spiritual leprosy I'm a captive crying out tear the chains and set me free HELP ME SAVE ME TAKE THIS GUILT AWAY FROM ME HEAR ME TAKE ME BACK TO WHERE I WAS (BEFORE THE FALL) WASH ME CLEANSE ME SEE WHAT HAS BECOME OF ME TRYING ON MY OWN I FAILED SO I NOW COME CRAWLING BACK TO YOU I'VE FALLEN

8. New Jerusalem
New Jerusalem In My dreams I have seen beyond in my dreams I have seen what I am coming from Visions of my eternity visions of a celestial holy city 12 gates of Jerusalem 12 angels surround the wall only one way leads inside the gates only one way prepared for us all I have seen the New Jerusalem Glorious, the new Jerusalem behold, the world of corruption has passed away out of the ashes below me I rise into the city of new life, the power, the way ascending into paradise by the grace of the holy one I am free from this world of desolation free from greed, lust and selfishness to nevermore be a slave to this wicked flesh by the ultimate sacrifice I'm alive, yet transcend this life from this old world of death burning down now I walk through the ashes unto holy ground

I have seen the New Jerusalem Glorious, the new Jerusalem behold, the world of corruption has passed away out of the ashes below me I rise into the city of new life, the power, the way ascending into paradise

9. The Victory Dance


She stares ahead in silence again her eyes tell me of struggles, loss and pain a mask to hide a world of sorrow where hollow, painted smiles remain the flesh whispers its lies to me and walks me to the edge, so far to fall I'll never have another chance if there's a chance at all If I fail this time... Seven scares turned to ashes faces of madness melt into victory trial by fire, my burden burned in refining flames of purity seven steps into darkness mortal and crownless eternal victory altar flames rising, burning higher and straight through the fire I'm dancing the victory dance she takes the communion cup unholy born and raised a slave to rules of man will my eyes reflect you when she searches them again? I am not a god I release this burden unto you Seven scares turned to ashes faces of madness melt into victory trial by fire, my burden burned in refining flames of purity seven steps into darkness mortal and crownless eternal victory altar flames rising, burning higher and straight through the fire

I'm dancing the victory dance

10. Twist of Fate


[I. Descent Into The Valley Of The Shadow] Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death I will not fear Yea, though I breathe heavy struggle in every breath I will draw near [II. Passage Through The Valley] I have broken bread with evil unaware I have sat down to dine with the road to hell I have walked hand-in-hand with deception and greed And I have lived to tell Sometimes I feel like a puppet of "fate" And struggle to sever the strings Sometimes my soul tries to fly away But collapses under broken wings The modern-day Judas has planted the kiss The chameleon has changed once again Open the gates of betrayal Plant the knife in my back, my "friend" Why must another day sown reap with confusion? Why must I sleep wrapped in blankets of pain? Trying to win with the cards I've been dealt But without eyes of faith there can be nothing gained The thorn in my flesh, the scars of myself The dance with deception, the death of my pride Confusion of life, tasting the knife inside The hand of "fate" has wrapped its freezing fingers around me And squeezed until the life dripped from my soul And broken strings disrupt cohesion of my symphony But my eyes watch the Conductor in control I wait for an answer I search for a sign I pray for the healing of time I look for a reason

To bring peace of mind But once more, no reason I find Father, hear my cry Spirits swarm around me: I feel it They war against the one who dwells inside Fate does not exist, I know it in my soul, And strife to have that same faith in my mind Tonight I sleep upon a bed of nails it seems For once again I am a field of war But it has long been written, all things work together perfectly for me For I have been reborn The hand of God has wrapped protective fingers around me To guard me from a self-defeating way The Spirit brings discernment so I need no eyes to see I realize my loss is gain today I wait for an answer I search for a sign I pray for the healing of time I can't fathom the reasons With this mortal mind So I step out in faith after closing my eyes Father, hear my cry [III. Ascent Unto The Mountain] Visions of a child, visions of a life I behold Visions that I can't purge from my mind Visions in the night, dreams of second sight I behold Dreams of supernatural warning signs? The issues of man, the fabric of time All weave in cohesion, exist interwined Divine orchestration, flawless grand design Beyond comprehension,beyond mortal minds Methodically, flawlessly restructuring my life Supernaturally changing me, surgically precise Father of glory, the only help I see Reach down your hands to me Set me free Father of mercy, please take this hex from me For yes I do believe

Thanks to e_tac for sending these lyrics.

THEOCRACY LYRICS
album: "Mirror Of Souls" (2008) 1. A Tower Of Ashes 2. On Eagles' Wings 3. Laying The Demon To Rest 4. Bethlehem 5. Absolution Day 6. The Writing In The Sand 7. Martyr 8. Mirror Of Souls 9. Wages Of Sin

1. A Tower Of Ashes
Behold the tower brick by brick we raise it upward to the sky To reach the heights of heaven and beyond With eyes of fire and burning pride our power cannot be denied So God Himself can look at what we've done Questioning my own intent and motive Babel, are you really all that far away? Sometimes I wonder what we'd do if the applause had died And we found ourselves performing to an empty hall upon an empty stage The eyes of God, or the eyes of man? No one can serve two masters in opposing masterplans But we go our way And keep climbing higher and higher But farther to fall And we build all our strongholds behind all our walls But we stand on the threshold

of losing it all All the glory we crave All the towers we raise All the pride we build up to the sky When the vanity fades The illusion gives way to a tower of ashes and lies Still we seek to build our towers higher and higher Sometimes when we think we're so high the only way to go is down When it is our pride that takes us higher and higher We watch our towers crumble and in helplessness we hit the ground Higher and higher But farther to fall And we build all our strongholds behind all our walls But we stand on the threshold of losing it all All the glory we crave All the towers we raise All the pride we build up to the sky When the vanity fades The illusion gives way to a tower of ashes and lies

2. On Eagles' Wings
The tears stream down her face onto the cold hospital bed Just like a prisoner between four ugly walls The fear she can't control is running rampant in her head With every day she spent just waiting for that call And I will never leave her side We walk the tightrope between faith and fear Each moment of our lives But then the darkest hour of night is turned to day Another miracle, another act unfolding in this play And I'm blown away The wine overflows, and my cup runneth over again My thankfulness grows

with these blessings I can't comprehend You raise my spirit to the sky above to fly away To fly on eagles' wings You life the fallen back on high again to coronate The King above all kings All honor All glory Raised to Your Majesty on eagles' wings I looked him in the eye and played these words over and over in my mind But that can't be what he just said I heard it for myself and know that life can be unkind But can't you see I'm much too young to lose my dad? But I'm blown away When you laugh at the odds for the doctor's cannot know your plans I'm blown away You hold the keys to all life and death and all time in your hands You raise my spirit to the sky above to fly away To fly on eagles' wings You life the fallen back on high again to coronate The King above all kings All honor All glory Raised to Your Majesty on eagles' wings Every tribe and every nation (Life your voices and sing) [Life a song of praise on high on eagles' wings] All in heaven, all creation Let the tongues of men and angels (Lift your voices and sing) [Let your heart reach to the sky on eagles' wings] All ye blessed, all ye thankful, sing! You raise my spirit to the sky above to fly away To fly on eagles' wings You life the fallen back on high again to coronate The King above all kings All honor All glory Raised to Your Majesty on eagles' wings

3. Laying The Demon To Rest


As I sit alone and tired, with time to spare Temptation rears its ugly head Born from a deceptive dream into a nightmare It calls to me again Testing me to see if I will break this time Or at least how far I'll bend I can see its glowing eyes and hear its evil cries "Come dance with me, my friend..." So, the things that I want to do I find myself not doing but the things that I don't want to do I fall into - Why? Why do we struggle with the former things and live in our own power below our means? War Don't you understand this is war? War with the principalities and powers Things unseen that would devour us all The spirit battles the flesh And now my wounds are deep and torn wide open I'm tired and weary, hurt and broken down Lead us not Into temptation But deliver us From the evil one Darkness falls On my spirit again Again temptation calls I can hear it As the battle rages on and on I face the things that put my faith to the test When fallen angels won't leave me alone Father, come and lay the demon to rest When my sword has broken off in my hand I see the dark futility of the flesh When I'm about to fall, please help me stand Father, come and lay the demon to rest [Instrumental break]

They're on my back I run, but I can feel their talons digging in my flesh Blood trickles down upon the earth And I grow weaker with each breath Each time I shake one off another wraps its teeth around my neck And every time, the one, the thorn is there To tear me down again The angels counterstrike Their flaming swords slice through the fallen ones The demons reunite, attack again The cycle has begun Caught in the middle of this present darkness with nowhere to run We're in a holy war As it is written, so shall it be done Where there's a will, there's a way, they say But sometimes my will seems to get in the way So You will have to fight for me today [Repeat chorus]

4. Bethlehem
All my life, I've waited and watched through the eyes of faith To see the consolation of Israel And even though the flame of my life is now growing dim I know I'll see the Savior of Israel For the Spirit of the Lord has promised unto me That I would not see death before my eyes have seen Him The promise is alive, for through this little child God's holy light illuminates Jerusalem This child will cause the falling and rising of many souls A sign for all the people of Israel This child will be the way and the life unto every soul To every generation shall the Gentiles tell For the way has been prepared

in the sight of every man The Son of God Himself is born in Bethlehem A sacrifice is made in the temple on this day Redemption reaches far beyond Jerusalem O Bethlehem, your star burns bright tonight For my eyes have seen the glory of salvation's holy light Has this little child come to redeem us all? To save us from the fall Redemption is in sight Behold, the Son shines bright Under Bethlehem's star tonight [Solo] O Bethlehem, your star burns bright tonight For my eyes have seen the glory of salvation's holy light Has this little child come to redeem us all? To save us from the fall Redemption is in sight Behold, the Son shines bright Under Bethlehem's star tonight When all the world was sleeping deep in darkness A child in Bethlehem fulfilled the promise The ancients prophesied a great deliverer The one to break the curse of sin forever He didn't come with any worldly fanfare No royal treatment, just a dark cross to bear In Bethlehem a brand new dawn is rising A star to guide the way, forever shining New hope was born for all creation that night For though the darkness came the brightest light

5. Absolution Day
The stage is set A courtroom where I stand shackled in chains No defense to fight the charges brought against my name Guilty on all counts And the penalty is death I cannot say a word because I have no words to say For I deserve the final judgment

brought on me today Guilty on all counts And the penalty is death "Wait! No more!" Suddenly another takes the stand My Advocate To plead my case, a perfect, blameless man "I will take his penalty (I'll pay his price) Place the judgment all on me (Not guilty) And let him go free" Bound in chains I owed a debt that I could not pay Standing guilty in every way When grace and mercy brought absolution Adonai, I raise my hands to the sky in praise For you have taken my sin away Behold, today is my absolution day Only the death of the One could make the sacrifice complete The Lam has sprinkled His own blood upon the mercy seat Absolution day Burn the stain of sin away "By my blood All you heavy laden, enter in I'll give you rest So lay your burden down and start again I've already paid your price (I've paid your price) And built a bridge from death to life To eternal life" Bound in chains I owed a debt that I could not pay Standing guilty in every way When grace and mercy brought absolution Adonai, I raise my hands to the sky in praise For you have taken my sin away Behold, today is my absolution day

No priest can say I'm worthy No sacraments or holy laws can take my sin away No church can wash my spirit clean For the scarlet stain that paints my soul to sleep Runs way too deep [Solo] No blessed holy water Can sanctify me in the eyes of God The great I AM But He has made provision To lift me up and wash me in the blood Of the spotless Lamb For Christ alone is worthy To pay the price to set all sinners free For even me When all works fall short and efforts fail I realize that faith alone's the key Absolution for all who believe [Repeat chorus]

6. The Writing In The Sand


As the circle forms tonight And I take my place to execute my "right" Call the filthy ones into my sight Bring the sinners one by one Stones of judgment shall avenge the things they've done But then I raise my head and stare into the Son Oh, then I feel my blood run cold Eyes like the sharpest blade That penetrate to the bottom of my soul Words of truth that cut so deep You write the lines of mystery I stumble and the stone I held in hand is cast away When the mirror's shown to me I see my own hypocrisy And weep upon the writing in the sand

All the things I try to hide All the times that I avoid your eyes Thinking somehow I can live the lie When the truth becomes too great And I can't try to clean my rotten, filthy state Or the hidden sins that doom me to my fate Oh, I can't hide it from Your sight You search out the secret things, the darkest dreams And reveal them in the light Words of truth that cut so deep You write the lines of mystery I stumble and the stone I held in hand is cast away When the mirror's shown to me I see my own hypocrisy And weep upon the writing in the sand [Solo] When the writing in the sand has washed away I could never turn and walk the other way For the words are carved into my very soul And the light exposes everything I know And all I've ever known Let him who had no sin Cast the first stone When the mirror's shown to me I see my own hypocrisy And weep upon the writing in the sand Words of truth that cut so deep You write the lines of mystery I stumble and the stone I held in hand is cast away When the mirror's shown to me I see my own hypocrisy And weep upon the writing in the sand [Repeat chorus]

7. Martyr
Courage not of this earth in your eyes Faith from far beyond lies deep inside With your life you dedicate with your death you permeate

Frozen hearts and unbelieving minds Watch the whole world watch See the whole world see Courage into sleep Life and death supremacy A chosen soul, under control from high above Shines here below The final test shall soon be passed Heaven's pride dwells deep inside But now will sprout its wings and fly They see His face shine in your eyes As the whole world sees You take the bullet, and take your place In the gallery of heroes Peace not understood by human minds Of origin beyond the realms of time Silent strength and fervency Living faith for all to see Legacy of glory left behind Watch the whole world watch See the whole world see Turn their eyes above Omnipresent end of mockery A chosen soul, under control from high above Shines here below The final test shall soon be passed Heaven's pride dwells deep inside But now will sprout its wings and fly They see His face shine in your eyes As the whole world sees You take the bullet, and take your place In the gallery of heroes Speak no wrath in silence make your mark Light piercing this all-consuming dark Salt, to preserve and create thirst Life continues, freedom from the curse Crowned with a holy crown, my friend Race completed, faith kept to the end See the millions who have faced this fate Greet you in your glory at the gate

Unashamed Speak the name Life fulfilled Heaven gained Edify Testify Standing tall Glorify Life laid down Martyr's crown Greatest friend Soul unbound Broken chain Christ proclaimed Hold the torch Raise the flame Pure soul flying free Legend now to be Closing helpless eyes As the temple dies Glorified in love You turn it all above Power not of you Courage shining through Watch the whole world watch See the whole world see Courage into sleep Life and death supremacy [Repeat chorus]

8. Mirror Of Souls
[I. The House Of Mirrors] Listen to the tale I tell a haunting dream I know so well When walking home alone one night my path revealed by candlelight Ahead I see an open door with no idea what's in store I glance inside the door to see a hall of mirrors beckons me I take a breath and step inside

a tale of love and shattered pride The door slams shut, I start to run And it seems my journey has begun... I run and turn from side to side with fear and panic in my eyes The vastness overwhelming me mirrors far as the eye can see I see myself in every one I see the things that I have done A thousand forms of flattery the fear soon turns to haughtiness in me Different mirrors, different shapes my different strengths accentuate Each mirror has a name and face and all reflect me in some way I look at them to see myself to judge my life by someone else The metaphors within replete: the mirrors are the people that I met Look at the man you see - in the mirrors The things you can be - in the mirrors The glory of me revealed in the mirror's eye The mirror never lies The fire in my eyes - in the mirrors The vanity rise - in the mirrors The power of pride comes alive in the mirrors Gazing in the mirrors I behold All the greatest chapters of my story ever told In the mirrors The world is turned to gold [Orchestral section] At the end of the Hall of Mirrors I behold a golden door I imagine all the beauty the other side must hold in store So I quickly reach out my hand To enter the next room in this promised land I pull the giant door open To continue my journey, I step inside But it slams shut behind me, and I'm back outside The pouring rain welcomes me

into the arms of the coldest, blackest night [II. The Stranger In The Storm] The light of the mirrors has faded away into distant memory As the rain keeps coming down My candle extinguished I struggle to walk a path I cannot see And the rain keeps coming down The darkness grows with every step I could cut it with a knife As the rain keeps coming down I can't see a thing and I've never felt so alone in all my life But the rain keeps coming down... Caught in the fury of the storm (The darkness suffocates) Body and soul weary and worn (Another twist of fate) Never been so afraid before (The ending of this tale?) Never should have opened the door (From euphoria to hell) I question my fate, my end to die in this storm Maybe this was the plan back from the day I was born But in the hall of mirrors I had felt so high I cannot walk another mile in this flood So resigned to my fate, I just collapse in the mud If I cannot go on, I'll just lay down and die Suddenly a light I see, shining in the distance I make my way toward it with my fading hope reborn As I draw near, the light is clear Though the rain beats its resistance But I press on and pray this is a shelter from the storm Advancing now toward the light I'm quickly moving forward This hope has given me new strength I thought I'd never know But I take a step, and fall right back For the ground's gone beneath me

And I behold, illuminated in the light's warm glow A dark chasm, a great abyss A vast expanse of nothingness A pit that has no bottom as far as the eye can see It spans the whole horizon, and there is no way across My lonely heart is shattered and all hope I had is lost I'm startled to feel a hand on my shoulder I turn to see a shadowed figure standing in the rain But somehow I'm not afraid of him Even when he speaks my name And somehow I can tell that he means me no harm Just by the peace that I see in his eyes And even though I've never even seen him before It's like he's known me all my life "Why are you crying?" the stranger asks As I wipe away the tears I point toward the great abyss The source of all my fears "I must get across and get to that light For it represents my only hope tonight But when I saw the chasm, all that hope was lost I've spent so long in the dark and the rain That the sight of the light made my heart sing again But the gulf's so wide, and there's no way across" The stranger smiled, and took my hand He said, "But you are wrong, my friend You cannot cross the gulf yourself, that's true" He led me down toward the edge And pointed just over the ledge And said, "Behold, I built a bridge for you" [Solo] I cross the bridge toward the light The stranger saved my life tonight I turn to try to thank him, but he's gone A long way to the other side I'll make my way without my guide No time to waste, for I must carry on The bright light shines forth from behind A door beyond description Blood and scratches mark the door from ages of abuse I'm confused no more, for above the door

Is a weathered, old inscription "All who would see reality, enter the Hall of Truth" And so I do [III. The Truth Revealed] As I step inside I can see another mirror A mirror so bright That my eyes must turn away A mirror so high I start to question all the others And as I stand there in the Hall of Truth my heart can only say: "Show me the truth, I don't know what to believe For the mirrors all showed something different to me And my pride has given way to misery I've spent so long in the dark and the rain That the sight of the light made my heart sing again And the stranger built a bridge across for me" "BEHOLD THYSELF" a voice rings out in paralyzing thunder It echoes all throughout the hall and sends me to my knees When the voice calls my name I'm overcome with fear and wonder As I slowly start to rise and face the great mirror in front of me When I open my eyes, I have to close them again But still the image is burned into my mind... A face with eyes as black as night A terrifying sight The flesh rotting away in sickness and decay It's mangled by disease I'm unable to breathe Tell me what manner of creature this could be 'Cause it's not me I run away as fast as my feet will carry me Back to the door leading into the night Even the storm that almost claimed my life was better than this And so I throw open the door and see a man (The figure of a man) The stranger from the storm returns again

(To save me once again?) I see understanding in his eyes (He's seen this all before) Maybe he can tell me what I saw behind that door "Tell me what I saw in the mirror Before I ran away Tell me what I saw in the mirror That face of sickness and decay Tell me what I saw in the mirror That left me terrorized With the lifeless, blackened eyes? Was it a demon From the fiery waves? Was it the undead From beyond the grave? Oh the face that I beheld in the mirror left me paralyzed Won't you tell me what I saw in the mirror on this night?" "The light from the mirror you saw from afar The Mirror of Souls shows all men as they are You entered the hall and you asked for the truth The man that you saw in the mirror was you" "No! Don't show me the truth 'cause I don't want to believe What the Mirror of Souls has revealed unto me And the face I saw reflected cannot be me Dying and lost in the arms of decay I do not recognize the face I've seen today And if you say that's my face I must disagree" The meaning of these things I saw: The mirror is the holy eyes of God The truth unveiled before me with these words of the stranger: "The mirrors you saw in the hall long ago Were mirrors of lies, not reflecting the soul When you look unto others to see what they see You see an illusion, deception, false reality" I have seen my soul in the mirror And it has broken me I have seen myself so much clearer

Than I had ever seen "Can't you take away all this sickness from my soul and set me free? You can save me...I believe" And then he said, "Arise, my child our faith has made you reconciled Now gaze into the Mirror once again" We walked together through the door And I looked in the glass once more But the only one reflected back was him Somehow the only one in the mirror saw was him Gazing in the Mirror of my Soul Staring at the man who took my place and made me whole In the Mirror The Mirror of my Soul

9. Wages Of Sin
[Bonus Track] Sin ripped apart my family like a jackal on the carcass of a beast exposing all the vultures who were waiting in the wings to join the feast Descending like spiders, preparing to poison your prey you smile on the outside while planning a way to make the guilty pay but the payment is made Who would feast upon disgrace? Well I don't know, I don't wanna know Blackened hearts will try to raise the wages of sin Death has kissed the lives we knew So isn't that enough for you? The price was paid, and no one has to pay it again for the payment is made The payment is made Death and devastation are the natural consequences of sin Enough for any man to bear, even without your thinly-veiled revenge You hand a glass of water to a man who's beginning to drown You reach out your hand like you care, but only push him further down but the payment is made Who would feast upon disgrace? Well I don't know, I don't wanna know Blackened hearts will try to raise the wages of sin

Death has kissed the lives we knew so isn't that enough for you? The price was paid, and no one has to pay it again for the payment is made The payment is made Restoration, lifting up the fallen Edifying is our higher calling If we fail to reconcile our brothers then we only serve to tear each other down Death has kissed the lives we knew so isn't that enough for you? The price was paid, and no one has to pay it again for the payment is made The payment is made

Thanks to sieg_48, viking90, holysword for sending these lyrics.

THEOCRACY LYRICS album: "As The World Bleeds" (2011) 1. I Am 2. The Master Storyteller 3. Nailed 4. Hide In The Fairytale 5. The Gift Of Music 6. 30 Pieces Of Silver 7. Drown 8. Altar To The Unknown God 9. Light Of The World 10. As The World Bleeds

1. I Am
I am the light upon your path when you have lost your way I am the footprints in the sand the oceans tide cant wash away I am the shelter from the storm that rages on and on The incorruptible foundation that the wise man builds upon I am the bread that feeds a starving man upon the street I am the bounty on the table in the palace at the feast I am the rain upon the earth after a scorching drought I am the quenching of the thirst you never thought youd be without I am the melody that weaves its way inside your soul I am the symphony, the masterpiece, the actors greatest role I am the poetry that speaks to you with every rhyme

I am the songwriter who seems to write your life in every line I am the simple truths that shaped your world from your birth I am the vast volumes of knowledge spanning all across the earth I am the whisper of the wind you feel, but cannot see I am the alpha and omega, first and last, eternally I AM You cannot see me I AM The resurrection and the life, the doorway and the vine, I AM I AM You cannot touch me I AM The bread of life, light of the world, long before Abraham, I AM [Lead Break: Val] I am the trusting child whose simple faith is ever sure I am the parents love, unchanging, unconditional and pure I am the loyal friend whose heart will never let you down I am the hand that pulls you back into the boat before you drown I am the thunder and the glory and the blinding light I am the still small voice that tells you what is wrong and what is right I am the sacrificial lamb a guilty world reviled I am the father ever waiting for his lost and wayward child I AM You cannot see me I AM The resurrection and the life, the doorway and the vine, I AM I AM You cannot touch me I AM The bread of life, light of the world, long before Abraham, I AM I am the heart of the righteous desire and the fourth man you see in the midst of the fire I am the giver of life and the promise of Israel I am the hope of the lonely and lost in the blood running down to the foot of the cross I am the breaking of chains and the tolling of freedoms bell I am the notes that eternally ring in the music too holy for angels to sing I am the fire on the altar consuming the sacrifice I am the three and yet I am the one in the grace of the Father and death of the Son I am the one who redeemed you by paying the highest price I am grace and mercy, I am sacrifice I am endless glory, I am light and life I am long-awaited hope of Israel I am longing sated, prophecy fulfilled I am from the beginning of time, and I am sustaining the system of life I am symmetry, reason and rhyme, and I am conviction that cuts like a knife

I am the author of order and flow I am the Father of Lights: watch me put on a show! I am the seeker of all gone astray I am the keeper of souls til the end of all days I am power, I am glory, I am loves unending story I am justice, I am honor, I am hope and living water I am righteous, I am holy, I am three and one and only I am sovereign, I am faithful, everlasting, I AM that I AM [Solo: Val] [Harmonies: Val and Jon] I am humility, the one who laid it all aside Traded a crown of kings for a crown of thorns, betrayed by human pride I am humanity, took on your curse and all your pain I am divinity, eternity, forever I remain I am your guilty scars, as Roman soldiers tear my back I am the crimson stain that washes all the souls faded to black I am the one who bled in silence and endured it all I am the Word who spoke no word, with a thousand angels waiting for my call I am your covenant Your hero in these bloodstained pages I am your guilt, your sin Your debt fulfilled for all the ages I step into your shoes, your substitute Your sacrifice Your raison detre Your second chance Your breath of life I AM I am the joy of angels dancing in the streets of heaven I am the sinners prayer for mercy and a past forgiven I am the lamb upon the altar dying willingly All hope that was All hope that is All hope to be I AM

2. The Master Storyteller


What do you see when you look around? In the shadows where you would think no light could be found Its there Pictures and signs in these modern times? Its there to be seen if you read between the lines Everywhere Tell me, do you see what I see?

Tools of the Creator to tell His story All that ever was and will be Is it really hard to believe? Turn the pages, all down through the ages See the Master Storyteller bring His masterpiece alive All the shadowed glimpses, scattered fingerprints align And tie the threads together to the Architect of Life Turn the page, the story is alive Everything good comes from above Every picture of grace and sacrifice and love Its Him Music that makes your spirit fly Its His signature painted right across the sky again I can see His hand everywhere Even in the dark its so obvious Hes there Its really not a surprise If you only open your eyes [Solo: Jon] Turn the pages, all down through the ages See the Master Storyteller bring His masterpiece alive All the shadowed glimpses, scattered fingerprints align And tie the threads together to the Architect of Life Turn the page, the story is alive Turn the pages, all down through the ages See the Master Storyteller bring His masterpiece alive All the shadowed glimpses, scattered fingerprints align And tie the threads together to the Architect of Life Turn the page, the story is a masterpiece of faith and reason Turn the page, the story is alive

3. Nailed
Ive been working for my whole life to get to the other side And try to achieve true righteousness All the scourges and whips I cracked The flesh I ripped off my back It only led me to emptiness Here I am, a broken man whos done all that a man could do And found that its only filthy rags Monasteries, religious schools, indulgences, laws and rules It all added up to nothing and darkness and death Vanity, Heartache, and emptiness Efforts all fading away The flesh and defeat that it brings Till You guide me and show me things That my eyes have never seen before

As I burst forth from the belly of the beast Never fight it anymore For the burden on my life has been released Nail it to the door [Solo: Val] Nailed these ninety-five things Ive learned Theyll say that I must be burned For God has no place for heretics All the things that they try to sell Its trickery straight from Hell To turn it into a den of thieves See these madmen peddling the wares of dead mens souls Collecting on a debt already paid so long ago Theres fire in my spirit, and fire in their eyes For now theyll want to burn me alive Yet freedom rings Unworthiness is all I bring The blood of Christ is all I claim This grace revealed everything That my eyes have never seen before As I burst forth from the belly of the beast Never fight it anymore For the burden on my life has been released Nail it to the door

4. Hide In The Fairytale


A child in sweet duplicity For innocence? Or slavery to nature And the bents that haunt him straight out of the womb? He doesnt have to learn the things unseemly that his instinct brings To carry like a burden from the cradle to the tomb Youll never have to teach him how to lie If we are born in innocence, well, dont you wonder why? For selfishness already dwells inside The birthright of Adam, the curse of the old man Day and night Jekyll and Hyde in the fairytale This is much more frightening Darkness and light Feed the new man and tear the veil See the old man dying Behold the loving family man Who tries to do the best he can And loves his wife and children even more than his own life But just like that, a wandering eye leads to a suffocating lie And selfishness and deep betrayal cuts them like a knife

If mankind doesnt have a sinful drive Then tell me why hed wreck his life to get some on the side? The warring of two natures deep inside Starving the new keeps the old man alive Soulsickness nailed to a cross [Solo: Jon] [Solo: Val] [Harmonies: Val and Jon] Humankind in innocence, a lie so thinly veiled Man born without Soulsickness: this is the fairytale Hide in the fairytale

5. The Gift Of Music


Close your eyes, you little dreamers Numbered as the grains of sand Do you believe there is a treasure you cant hold in your hand? Stewards of My great Creation I will give this gift to you A language that can speak your heart when words could never do The melodies will give you wings to fly above creation Whenever you cant find the words to say So My child, I give this gift to you and all the nations So you can give it back to Me one day See the child, ashamed and broken Words can never come out right Dreams of failure dance in his head every single night But twelve words in a simple language suddenly make sense somehow That little boy, once shy and awkward, stands before you now Music is Your masterpiece, Your signature and smile The glorious crown jewel of all Creation Gave a voice and sense of wonder to this lonely child Whose melodies ring forth Your coronation now [Solo: Val] And the strings crescendo like the sunrise in the sky The percussion section thunders like the stormclouds In their wonder up on high The brass is roaring like the mighty oceans tide Creation is music, and music is creation All the earth, a symphony of balanced majesty All of life, a melody with four-part harmony The rhythms march in great complexity Creation is music, and music is creation, let it sing

6. 30 Pieces Of Silver
Whats the bottom line? Or whats the price Id take to leave it all behind? To trade a cross of shame for glory of mankind To sell a crown of life for pennies on the dime And trade eternity for one moment in time For if the key to life is right here in my hand Why would I trade it for an hourglass of sand? Or choose the riches of this mortal coil Forego the incorruptible for praises of man All the treasure in the world so blinding 30 pieces of silver shining Tell me whats the price you seek To place the kiss of death upon His cheek? Blood money and the serpent winding 30 pieces of silver shining Treasure fades away What a price to pay anyway Whats the price youve named? Well is it money, power, acceptance, or fame? And will you sell out for a temporary gain Or dare to stand up undeterred and unashamed And let the glory fall to whomever it may? When all the world is asking you to sell your soul And to deny the cross for silver and for gold The kiss of Judas or the bended knee? Vainglory or humility? The ultimate goal All the treasure in the world so blinding 30 pieces of silver shining Tell me whats the price you seek To place the kiss of death upon His cheek? Blood money and the serpent winding 30 pieces of silver shining Treasure fades away Sold out for the price of slave [Solo: Val] Treasure blinding Silver shining Redefining

7. Drown
I see a ghost, a spirit Walking on the water He bids me come to Him Without a boat To walk upon the sea So I jump over the edge And take a step upon the water Im getting closer As I feel the sea move Underneath my feet I feel the wind and hear The roar of waves That crash around me And when they get their hold on me I feel Im going down Please dont let me drown Like Peter all those years ago Who looked away and sank below When I sink in seas of doubt Will You take my hand and pull me out? The devil and the deep blue sea With open arms awaiting me But I wont go down tonight If I keep my eyes on You, Ill be alright God, the storms are heavy And the waves have beaten me down And the winds have turned me Every which way Round and round and round Its so hard to focus But I dont want to look away Even when the waves grow higher Every day Higher every day Waves and whirlwinds turn my eyes Raging under threatening skies The miracles of yesterday Can sometimes seem so far away Oh we of little faith, how quickly we forget [Solo: Val] Tired and battered by the waves Wont let the waters be my grave Devotion deeper than the sea The oceans tide wont swallow me

A hand is reaching I grab it and rise

8. Altar To The Unknown God


Build a fire and fan the flame Sacrifice without a name Offerings on the altar to the unknown god Multitudes of gods cover our landscapes and our lives Images of deities and halls of sacrifice Philosophers and scholars and sophisticates we are Our gods are our religion and religion is our god A stranger came to town one day And fearlessly proclaimed The unknown god you worship On this altar has a name He said, This god is not an image Or a statue of the dead In Him we live and have our being As your own poets have said Build a fire and fan the flame Sacrifice without a name Offerings on the altar to the unknown god Dance around the altar blaze Brings the works your hands have made Place them on the altar to the unknown god He dwells not in temples Built by human hands He needs no assistance Or service of man The nameless you worship Is greater than all Your idols of death Never answer your call All nations He formed From the flesh of one man He marked out their times And the boundaries of lands Your life and your breath He bestows with the day So seek Him and find Him For He is not far away Fire upon the altar Burns the sacrifice Sacrificial lamb was slain to pay the final price Come, ye heavy laden Sinners mercy cry

The unknown God your call upon is nigh Gather round the altar Stoke the holy fire Purifying flames of righteousness Are rising higher Come ye hungry, eat the bread of life And drink the wine Altar to the living God divine [Solo: Val] No image of stone or of silver and gold No effigy mankind has raised to behold The day and the hour of judgment is set Hes proven Him by the resurrection of the dead Build a fire and fan the flame Sacrifice without a name Offerings on the altar to the unknown god Stand before the altar blaze Bring the lives His hands have made Place them on the altar to the one true god Your unknown god Is the one living God

9. Light Of The World


So the candles gone out, its been soaked by the rain And the cold winds of doubt have extinguished the flame The lighthouse sits idly in darkness again As the ship sails ocean alone The suns frozen over and all has gone cold And the fires of the past have been bought and then sold And the light on the porch is abandoned and old So the child cannot find his way home Arisen Forbidden We keep our candles hidden Born leaders That follow, floating with the tide You are the light of the world, He said But weve blown out our candles And left men for dead Singing we are the light of the world, He said As the darkness descends on us all If we were the light of the world today Would we hide in the shadows And scare them away? Are we the light of the world

Or are we failing to answer the call? [Lead Break: Val] Men love the darkness Much more than the light For their deeds can be kept out of mind Out of sight And the line has eroded Between wrong and right Like its all relative after all To stand like a wall and resist the temptation To sell ourselves out For hollow acclimation And cheapen the message A weakened foundation Revealing the cracks in the wall No power No glory No one to tell their story No wonder Its all unraveling You are the light of the world, He said But weve blown out our candles And left men for dead Singing we are the light of the world, He said As the darkness descends on us all If we were the light of the world today Would we hide in the shadows and just look away? Are we the light of the world Or are we failing to answer the call? [Solo: Val] To lift up the fallen To stand for the downtrodden The poor and the hurting Are our ministry You are the light of the world, He said But weve blown out our candles And left men for dead Singing we are the light of the world, He said As the darkness descends on us all If we were the light of the world today Would we hide in the shadows and darken the way? Are we the light of the world Or are we failing to answer the call?

10. As The World Bleeds

Why do we only call Your name when theres no one else to call? And we only really seek You when our mighty towers fall Why do we say Youve failed us and Youve turned Your eyes away When were only sleeping in the bed we made? Why do we call for free will, but reject all consequence? Whys the path weve made to Heaven stained with the blood of innocence? Whyd we ignore the warnings that weve read and always known And get angry when we reap the things weve sown? So we blame You Cause our worlds not come out right While the devils masquerading As an angel of the light Just imagine All the pride and all the nerve To ask where Youve been, when were the ones we serve Its not a mystery, its been foretold But we ignored the warning bell so long ago Theres a way that seems right unto men, but well die with the wages of sin As the world lies bleeding The giant is no longer sleeping Poisoned harvest reaping Blindly we just carry on, but the glory is gone Gone We live our lives like we could care less what You have to say Then curse the skies when You dont come clean up the ugly mess weve made But You gave us a choice and we made it and dug ourselves into a hole We always thought we knew the way despite the things You said We just ignored the pile of bodies and the bloodstains on the bed Painting ourselves right into a corner as life spiraled out of control As the world lies bleeding The giant is no longer sleeping All weve sown now reaping Blindly we just carry on, but the glory is gone See us Our promised land of milk and honey Became a land of filth and money Like Babylon and Rome before A land of greed and sin and guilt, a stained and scarlet whore See us Living in our ivory towers Self-appointed kings with no power Built a monument to man Were passing down empty decrees like a disease across the land [Solo: Val] This is the system weve created This is the world so devastated

This is what it looks like when mankind asks You to just leave us alone This is the monster now awakened This is our legacy creation This is the place we end up when we say that we can do this on our own This is our masterpiece: corruption This is our monument: destruction Game point of life and death, the nadir of existence painted black This is the road the Hell weve wandered This is inheritance weve squandered So raise a glass to all weve lost and wonder if well ever get it back Nations calling Our will be done, mankind answers to no one But now it has begun In death, our sin hath borne a son Please forgive us for weve only made it worse Even after You had warned us Sin would only bring a curse Guess we knew better so we went a different way Now were only sleeping in the bed we made All the glory and the power left this place When we turned our backs upon You And chose to live in our disgrace But You warned us And You let us have our way Now were only drowning in the mess we made Blood on our hands

Matt Smith - Lead Vocals Jonathan Hinds - Guitar, Backing Vocals Shawn Benson - Drums Val Allen Wood - Lead Guitar, Backing Vocals Jared Oldham - Bass, Backing Vocals

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