Poetry For the Poisoned Pt.I: Incubus

There was a time when I was young
A boy with bold ambitions
There was a time when I could tell the crooked from the wicked one

There was a song that someone sung
A hint of recognition
There was a time I knew you well enough to know you won’t be gone

Come with me tonight
Tell me how it feels to be alive

There was a time I had respect
A name, a reputation
There was a time when I could watch myself without being disgraced

Come with me tonight
Let us find a place where we can hide
Come into the light
Let me show you how we stay alive

[spoken]
The word incubus means to lie on
And it was believed that any heavy feeling in bed
Such as a weight pressing down on your chest
Especially accompanied by nightmares
Was a sure sign that an incubus had attempted
To have nocturnal intercourse with you.
Given the religious fervor of the middle ages
It’s not altogether surprising that
The idea of a demon lover was believed to account for this phenomenon.

Kamelot – Anthem

Now it won’t be very often that I’ll post lyrics to full songs, but this is one that I feel I need to post. This song is one of my sources of inspiration. It is also a testament to how symphonic metal is different from every other sub-genre of metal.

Song:

 

 Kamelot – Anthem

What’s a miracle, if life itself is not?
Who am I to praise his worth with a hymn?
I may stumble over words that I forgot,
Just as life itself will slowly begin.

Sing me a song for the mountains to move,
Sing me the anthem of life,
Sing me the anthem of life.

I’m sceptical, I like my glass of wine,
I don’t know your name, or what I am to do.
One day you’ll wonder why, try read between the lines,
And you will sing for me, the way I sang for you.

Sing me a song for the ocean to part,
Sing me the anthem of life,
Sing me the anthem of life,
Sing me the anthem of life.

So another page is turned,
I Pray I understand what’s happening,
But if anything, I do know this,
I’ll be the best I can.

Sing me a song like the angels rejoice,
Sing me an anthem of life,
Sing me the anthem,
Sing me the anthem of life.

Lost and Damned

“Don’t ask why
Don’t be sad
Sometimes we all must alter paths we planned
Only try
Understand
I want to save you from the lost and damned

Don’t ask why
Don’t be sad
Sometimes we all must alter paths we planned
Leave me behind
Don’t look back
Cause deep within you know I’m lost and damned”

-Kamelot, Lost and Damned