avenged sevenfold

avenged sevenfold

LYRIC ALBUM NIGHTMARE



NIGHTMARE


Nightmare!
(Now your nightmare comes to life)


Dragged you down below
Down to the devil’s show
To be his guest forever
(Peace of mind is less than never)
Hate to twist your mind
But God ain’t on your side
An old acquaintance severed
(Burn the world your last endeavor)


Flesh is burning, you can smell it in the air
'Cause men like you have such an easy soul to steal (steal)
So stand in line while they ink numbers in your head
You’re now a slave until the end of time here
Nothing stops the madness turning, haunting, yearning, pull the trigger


You should have known
The price of evil
And it hurts to know that you belong here, yeah
Ooooh
It’s your fuckin’ nightmare
(While your nightmare comes to life)


Can’t wake up in sweat
'Cause it ain’t over yet
Still dancin' with your demons
(Victim of your own creation)
Beyond the will to fight
Where all that’s wrong is right
Where hate don’t need a reason
(Loathing self-assassination)


You’ve been lied to just to rape you of your sight
And now they have the nerve to tell you how to feel (feel)
So sedated as they medicate your brain
And while you slowly go insane they tell ya
"Given with the best intentions,
Help you with your complications"


You should have known
The price of evil
And it hurts to know that you belong here, yeah
No one to call
Everybody to fear
Your tragic fate is looking so clear, yeah
Ooooh
It’s your fuckin’ nightmare
Hahahaha


(Hahahahahahahahahahahahaha)


Fight (fight)
Not to fail (fail)
Not to fall (fall)
Or you’ll end up like the others
Die (die)
Die again (die)
Drenched in sin (sin)
With no respect for another


Oh


Down (down)
Feel the fire (fire)
Feel the hate (hate)
Your pain is what we desire
Lost (lost)
Hit the wall (wall)
Watch you crawl (crawl)
Such a replaceable liar


And I know you hear their voices
(Calling from above)
And I know they may seem real
(These signals of love)
But our life’s made up of choices
(Some without appeal)
They took for granted your soul
And it’s ours now to steal
(As your nightmare comes to life)


You should have known
The price of evil
And it hurts to know that you belong here, yeah
No one to call
Everybody to fear
Your tragic fate is looking so clear, yeah
Ooooh
It’s your fuckin’ nightmare


WELCOME TO THE FAMILY



Hey kids! (hey kids)
Do I have your attention?
I know the way you've been living
Life's so reckless, tragedy endless
Welcome to the family


Hey!
There's something missing
Only time will alter your vision
Never in question, lethal injection
Welcome to the family


Not long ago you'd find the answers were so crystal clear
Within a day you found yourself living in constant fear
Can you look at yourself now?
Can you look at yourself?
You can't win this fight


And in a way it seems there's no one to call
When our thoughts are so numb and
Our feelings unsure
We all have emptiness inside,
We all have answers to find
But you can't win this fight!


Hey kids!
I have to question
What's with the violent aggression?
Details blurry, lost him too early
Welcome to the family


Hey!
Why won't you listen?
Can't help the people you're missing
It's been done, a casualty re-run
Welcome to the family


I try and help you with the things that can't be justified
I need to warn you that there is no way to rationalize
So have you figured it out now?
So have you figured it out?
You can't win this fight


And in a way it seems there's no one to call
When our thoughts are so numb and
Our feelings unsure
We all have emptiness inside,
We all have answers to find
But you can't win this fight!


Gunning for you and all mankind,
I've lost my mind
Psychotic rabid dementia
I won't be fine


I see, you're a king who's been dethroned
Cast out, in a world you've never known
Stand down, place your weapons by your side
It's our war, in the end we'll surely lose but that's alright!


So have you figured it out now?
So have you figured it out?


And in a way it seems there's no one to call
When our thoughts are so numb and
Our feelings unsure
We all have emptiness inside,
We all have answers to find
But you can't win this fight


Deep inside,
where nothing's fine
I lost my mind
You're not invited,
so step aside
I've lost my,


Deep inside,
where nothing's fine
I lost my mind
You're not invited,
so step aside
I've lost my...



DANGER LINE


My 16 locked and loaded
All fear has been avoided
You say the words and my weapon is drawn


This one could be my last time
Some people call it war crime
I may be staring down a lethal sight
To die


Nothing shocks you like a bullet hole
Leaving my fear on the danger line
Suffering no man should ever know
Leaving my faith on the danger line


I do this for my family
My daughter loves her daddy
Too many talk down on things they don't know


With colours never faded
Reckless and unabated
They may take me but never take us all
I'll crawl


Nothing shocks you like a bullet hole
Leaving my fear on the danger line
Suffering no man should ever know
Leaving my faith on the danger line


I know what you're thinking, I've been there before
So think of the times, the time we spent laughing away
So think of the times at home (life without a care)


Now I find myself in my own blood
The damage done is far beyond repair
I never put my faith in up above
But now I'm hoping someones there


I never meant to leave this world alone
I never meant to hurt the ones who cared
And all this time I thought we'd just grow old
You know no one said it's fair
Tell my baby girl that it's alright, I've sung my last song today
Remind the Lord to leave his light on for me
I'm free




BURIED ALIVE


Take the time just to listen
When the voices screaming are much too loud
Take a look in the distance
Try and see it all


Chances are that ya might find
That we share a common discomfort now
I feel I'm walking a fine line
Tell me only if it's real


Still I'm on my way
On and on it goes
Vacant hope to take


[Chorus]
Hey I can't live in here for another day
Darkness has kept the light concealed
Grim as ever
Hold onto faith as I dig another grave
Meanwhile the mice endure the wheel
Real as ever
And it seems I've been buried alive


I walked the fields through the fire
Taking steps until I found solid ground
Followed dreams reaching higher
Couldn't survive the fall
Much has changed since the last time
And I feel a little less certain now
You know I jumped at the first sign
Tell me only if it's real


Memories seem to fade
On and on it goes
Wash my view away


[Chorus]
Hey I can't live in here for another day
Darkness has kept the light concealed
Grim as ever
Hold onto faith as I dig another grave
Meanwhile the mice endure the wheel
Real as ever
And I'm chained like a slave
Trapped in the dark
Slammed all the locks
Death calls my name
And it seems I've been buried alive


Take you down now
Burn it all out
Throw you all around
Get your fucking hands off me
What's it feel like?
Took the wrong route
Watch it fall apart
Now you're knockin' at the wrong gate


For you to pay the toll
A price for you alone
The only deal you'll find
I'll gladly take your soul


While it seems sick
Sober up quick
Psycho lunatic
Crushing you with hands of fate
Shame to find out when it's too late
But you're all the same
Trapped inside inferno awaits


Evil thoughts can hide
I'll help release the mind
I'll peel away the skin
Release the dark within


This is now your life
Strike you from the light
This is now your life
Die buried alive [X2]


This is now your life
Die buried alive




NATURAL BORN KILLER

One snap for the dying
One click to end the day
Another story with a mangled scene
It couldn't happen any other way


You wanna talk about it?
I'm begging you to walk in my shoes any time
Watch the clock 'til you unwind
You wanna cry about it?
It's making me consider that I lost my mind
The way I see you must be blind


So this is the world you left behind
This is the guilt that consumes you


So die alone
This is the one thing that I won't do
So say your prayers
'Cause I ain't leaving here without you


Can't bribe me with money
Can't shower me with shame
Another killer from a broken home
Until you covered me with manic fame


You wanna know about it?
Well I'ma be fucking with you every time
Story broke and you're behind
And when you ask about it,
You can rest assured I'll give you my best side
Seem we all have friends to find


So this is the hate I've been born to
Full are the tales of the untrue


So die alone
This is the one thing that I won't do
So say your prayers
'Cause I ain't leaving here without you


And I'm waiting
Waiting for the days to slowly pass me by
(And all the promises I'll find)
No hesitating, you pull the trigger now your story's left behind
I know you want to see me fry,
Like my soul, you won't survive


So die alone
This is the one thing that I won't do
So say your prayers
'Cause I ain't leaving here without you


To die unknown
Would crush the fish lens we all see through
To kill the glare
Expose the ugliness we hold true




SO FAR AWAY


Never feared for anything.
Never shamed but never free.
A light that healed a broken heart with all that it could


Lived a life so endlessly.
Saw beyond what others see.
I tried to heal your broken heart with all that I could


Will you stay?
Will you stay away forever?


How do I live without the ones I love?
Time still turns the pages of the book it's burned.
Place and time always on my mind.
I have so much to say but you're so far away.


Plans of what our futures hold
Foolish lies of growin' old
It seems we're so invincible, the truth is so cold.


A final song, a last request
A perfect chapter laid to rest
Now and then I try to find a place in my mind


Where you can say,
You can stay awake forever.


How do I live without the ones I love?
Time still turns the pages of the book it's burned.
Place and time always on my mind.
I have so much to say but you're so far away.


Sleep tight, I'm not afraid.
The ones that we love are here with me.
Lay away a place for me
'Cause as soon as I'm done, I'll be on my way
To live on eternally.


How do I live without the ones I love?
Time still turns the pages of the book it's burned
Place and time always on my mind
And the light you left remains but it's so hard to stay
When I had so much to say and you're so far away.


I love you
You were ready
The pain is strong and urges rise
But I'll see you
When it lets me
Your pain is gone, your hands untied.


So far away.


I need you to know


So far away
And I need you to,
Need you to know...




GOD HATES US


Total Nightmare!
Total Nightmare!


You wanna hear my side?
You need to drown to know
With all the times,
it hurt me to fuck you,
I built a wall with your blood to show!


God Save Us!
God Save Us All!
God Hates Us!
God Hates Us All!
Total Nightmare!
Total Nightmare!


Nothing to heal
no one to break
Pills had a role now there's nothing to take
Nothing to trust
Noone to fake!
You'll find out sooner that it's best if we just know our place!


My infiltrated mind!
My lacerated soul
It took me years, create me, control you
I left myself for an idea I stole!


God Save Us!
God Save Us All!
God Hates Us!
God Hates Us All!
Total Nightmare!
Total Nightmare!


Liar Rape kill, Love Hate Fear


You better take your time
You better take it slow
Cuz when you seek the one
There's Nothing left to show


Total Nightmare!
Total Nightmare!




VICTIM


House full of roses
A letter on the stairs
A tape full of messages for anyone who cares
Collage of broken words
And stories full of tears
Remembering your life
'Cause we wish that you were here


Nothing is harder
Than to wake up all alone
Realize it's not okay
It's the end of all you've known
Time keeps passing by
But it seems I'm frozen still
Scars are left behind
But some too deep to feel


And some say this can't be real
And I've lost my power to feel, tonight
We're all just victims of a crime


When all is gone and can't be regained
We can't seem to shelter the pain inside
We're all just victims of a crime


Some days you'll find me
In a place I like to go
Ask questions to myself
Bout the thing I'll never know
What's left to find
Cause I need a little more
I need a little time
Can we even up the score?


And some say this can't be real
And I've lost my power to feel, tonight
We're all just victims of a crime


When all is gone and can't be regained
We can't seem to shelter the pain inside
We're all just victims of a crime


And nothing lasts forever
For all good things it's true
I'd rather trade it all
While somehow saving you
It must have been the season
That threw us out of line
Once I stood so tall
Now I'm searching for a sign


So don't need your salvation
With promises unkind
And all the speculations
Save it for another time


'Cause we all need a reason
A reason just to stay
And Some just can't be bothered
To stick around another day


And some say this can't be real
And I've lost my power to feel, tonight
We've all been victims of a crime


When all is gone and can't be regained
We can't seem to shelter the pain inside
We've all been victims of a crime
Victims of a crime
Living with this crime


I'm missing you (x4)




TONIGHT THE WORLD DIES


Lost the meaning of our stay
Learn to live another day
Doubt the choices that we've made
I know that we can't hide our shame
It's only in disguise


Drowning in our own debris
Fool our thoughts as though we're free
Close our eyes so we can see
The depth of all we mean to be
If only in my eyes


I don't mind(read the writing on the wall)
Mother cries (tortured voices as we crawl)
Find me on my better days
To lose me once again... in a way


So try and love me while you can
And take the time to understand
As long as I can touch your face
You know I'll never leave this place
If only in my mind


I don't mind (read the writing on the wall)
Mother cries (tortured voices as we crawl)
Find me on my better days
To lose it once again, in a way
But I seem to find better ways to consciously pretend


Silence all I wanna say
With tendencies to run away
I run away with you tonight
Launder all my sins away
And just like that mistakes are made
You know, tonight the world dies


I don't mind (read the writing on the wall)
Mother cries (tortured voices as we crawl)
Find me on my better days
To lose it once again
But I seem to find better ways to consciously pretend




FICTION


Now I think I understand
How this world can overcome a man.
Like a friend we saw it through
In the end I gave my life for you.


Gave you all I had to give
Found a place for me to rest my head.
While I may be hard to find
Heard there's peace just on the other side.


[The Rev]
Not that I could
Nor that I would
Let it burn
Under my skin,
Let it burn.


Left this life to set me free
Took a piece of you inside of me.
Now this hurt can finally fade
Promise me you'll never be afraid.


[The Rev]
Not the I could
Nor that I would
Let it burn
Under my skin
Let it burn


I hope it's worth it, here on the highway, yeah
I know you'll find your own way when I'm not with you


So tell everybody, the ones who walk beside me, yeah
I know you'll find your own way when I'm not with you tonight


I hope it's worth it, what's left behind me, yeah
I know you'll find your own way when I'm not with you


So tell everybody, the ones who walk beside me, yeah
I know you'll find your own way when I'm not with you tonight 





SAVE ME


LET’S GO! 

(We all know, we all know!)
Sorry, did I wake your dreams?

Some questions run to me
We only, only wake up when we sleep
Met by the lunar light, trouble’s all we find
Lost our way tonight
Is it something we said?
Is it something we said to them?
Is it something we said?!

(Save me)
Entrapped into my own world
(Save me)
Where the endings are the same as every other
We’re only here to die
(Save me)
I’m losing my only dream
(Save me)
I can use some God in life, some place to go
If you hear me, let me know

(We all know, we all know!)

Ever since the day you let my face being said unknown
How many years to walk this path alone
So much to see tonight, so why’d you close your eyes?
Why can’t I shut mine?
Is it something we did?
Is it something we did to them?
Is it something we did?!

(Save me)
Entrapped into my own world
(Save me)
Where the endings are the same as every other
We’re only here to die
(Save me)
I’m losing my only dream
(Save me)
I can use some God in life, some place to go
If you hear me, let me know
If you hear me, let me know

Help me find my way
So, help me find my way

No pulse inside of me, stone cold lips and have seen
All lies into a degree, losing you I wanna be
Find out, what now?
He may be out of his mind
But someday you will find, that sanity has left us all blind
And dragged us all behind, a moment seen with those eyes
Crystal blue skies, they say that all beauty must die
I say it just moves on

If you only open your mind, then someday you will find
That sanity left us behind, and walk right through the dark
I can see the picture’s clear, it’s yesterday, pictures of my own
I can hear the voices begging you to stay, but know you’re not alone.

(Save me)
Entrapped into my own world
(Save me)
Where the endings are the same as every other
We’re only here to die
(Save me)
I’m losing my only dream
(Save me)
I can use some God in life, some place to go
If you hear me, let me know
If you hear me, let me know

Tonight we all die young. [6x]
Tonight we all die
Tonight we all die young!