Testo Dona Nobis Pacem

Rising from the lake of fire the white swan wings shall burn Soaring up they take you higher it breaks your smile with every turn Stretched out into cold horizons are memories of the serpent shore A silent taste of cursed desires, afraid, but still you long for more Defeat, oh horrid vision, leave my mind! Set me free from the cage of my memories and of my dreams Open doors to oblivion where sanctified slumber awaits Be the dreams of ephemeral stature to leave me in time Leave my private own darkness behind as I pass through the gates Made restless by conscience I crave for relief but I'm wedding my eyes to the hand of a thief Will my terror at least take my mind off the feast and caution me to not fall asleep? Did I burn all my oil in the eve and my slumber so the groom shall pass me left forever to hunger Still to kindle the fire I'll start and awake and beg and plead for my burning soul's sake Dona nobis pacem Father, I see the clouds march up to cover the evening sky and the stars are but dim lights in abysmal distance, Apprehension of the moonlit enigma - of time in reversal, suffering eternal, judgement a-coming, deliver me from this terminal dusk unto the dawn of everlasting light Damnation beyond the realms of earthly fire, impotent to withdraw, eternal death Fear not my child, I shall take your hand If you follow me to the promised land you shall never fear again Defeat, itself defeated, fled my mind Set me free from the cage of my memories and of my dreams Open doors to oblivion where sanctified slumber awaits Be the dreams of ephemeral stature to leave me in time Leave my private own darkness behind as I pass through the gates