King of Terrors
Symphony X
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I awake, without the sun Encased in walls of steel Terror so real, it blinds me Rancid darkness steals my breath The Pit, on the edge of death The wells of Hell know not my name I slip away, into black I fade away Terrified, to the left and to the right Spirits of the Damned, iron shadows cast Hear my desperate cries Shrieking demon, far and wide Praying for this breath to be my last Awake again, paralyzed I'm shackled to this alter Sacrificed to their God 'Inch by Inch and Line by Line' The Blade, descending lost in time The fiends of Doom they call my name I slip away, into black I fade away Terrified, to the left and to the right Spirits of the Damned, iron shadows cast Hear my desperate cries Shrieking demon, far and wide Praying for this breath to be my last "The Inquisitorial vengeance Had been hurried by my two-fold escape, And there was to be no more dallying With the King of Terrors" [Edgar Allan Poe, The Pit and the Pendulum] Terrified, to the left and to the right Spirits of the Damned, iron shadows cast Hear my desperate cries Shrieking demon, far and wide Praying for this breath to be my last
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Written by: PINNELLA MICHAEL, JASON RULLO, MICHAEL LEPOND, MICHAEL ROMEO, RUSSELL ALLEN
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