Of the tragedies in man Lurking in the core of us all The last dying call for the everlost Brief encounters, bleeding pain Lepers coiled 'neath the trees Dying men in bewildered soliloquys Perversions bloom round the bend Seekers, lost in their quest

Your eyes are full of hate, forty one, That's good Hate keeps a man alive, its gives him strength While cutting their shadows, kill them into the dark trough Black is all the way, furious never-ending darkness show Only way could be hard in their small

When you last left me my blood was in a jar And you kept it on your mantelpiece I couldn’t count on anyone to stand there behind me And keep the dogs from dragging me off with them While I slept you crept in and pulled the rug right out from under me

I'll chase the dying of the light Our fellow man is now our enemy Can you taste the poison in the air? I swear it's everywhere, it's everywhere Hidden in plain sight Lost in black and white This is a failed state No love no empathy No love no unity

Hey, hey, mama, what's the matter here Hey, hey, mama, what is wrong with you You didn't have to tell me that you love me so You didn't have to crucify me like you did You didn't have to tell me I was just your kid Hey, hey, mama, what's the matter here

Look what the cat dragged in Look at the swag dats himm Hollowman who gets the mad stacks in Look at his, Kicks and the hats matchinn (that's RIGHT) Look at him Look what the cat dragged (CAT DRAGGED) Push up your black flag (BLACK FLAG)

We'll carry on Your memory will carry on Will never take my heart You can try You'll never break me When I was a young boy My father took me into the city To see a marching band He said, son, when you grow up

Let your soul glow Jesus, black Jesus I been feeling so down I think they should know now I think they should know what's up That's that road I been down I know how it go down I know how it go now, what's up

The feelings I once felt are now dead and gone I've waited here for you for so very long I’ve waited here for you, so long Erase what was Stillborn, I have become Just a shell of a man Stillborn, this I understand

You better watch out I remember it was late one night In the middle of a dream Woke up in a pool of sweat Thought I heard a scream Ran over to the window sill Stuck my head out for a peek Dressed in black was a man I didn't recognise