DYS Lyrics

all songs written by Dave Smallee
LATE NIGHT
The distant beat begins again
Calling him away
From the so-crowded room
Something ever beckons him
As he follows a tune
Which he alone can hear
Late Night. Alone.
Out of sync with the beat of joy
He grows closer every day
He grows closer every step
Away


ECHOES
Can you hear me scream?
Will I scream forever? Don't know
Can you feel me burning?
Burn forever... don't know
Can you see these scars?
Feel them forever... don't know
Can you feel the pain?
Hurt forever?
I don't know if this will last forever
I'll keep burning until my heart grows cold
I sing and I scream the feelings inside me
Will I burn it out before I grow old?
'Cause I'll always question them
I'll always think
But will I always burn
Like I'm burning now?
Can you hear me scream
Scream forever in my brain
Echoes forever in my brain
Echoes forever in my brain
Echoes...
THE LONER
As the primal chord is struck
Fire rages in his soul
The demon enters from within
As the rock begins to roll
All his life
The boy had nothing
To meet challenge
He went through hell
Now the torch has killed the dove
The torch has killed the dove
The flames dance in his eyes
Only hate remains for him
The darkness starts to rise
The flames dance brightly in his eyes
His fists become steel
Those who mocked him years before
Will die or they will kneel
All his life he had no love
He didn't have a friend
Somewhere in this bleak terrain
The mind began to bend
The torch has killed the dove...
A demon trapped within all men
Has won the battle here
And those who set the demon free
Now have cause to fear
Gone the days of loneliness
Trapped within his brain
He steps forth into darkness
And remembers all the pain


CLOSER STILL
In the void,
Black emptiness denies all stars
From this heart's mouth
Rivers of pain are flowing
Dark waters
Of a darker current still
As invisible and
Intangible as she
Yet closer still
In the darkness
Melody cries out alone
Seeking harmony that will
Not be found
Empty notes echo back
Answers of silent dischord
In the darkness
In the void
WHICH SIDE AM I
My quest began so long ago
White flames eternal
Internally burn long
Question marks
Branded in so soft a brain
Who am I
And why must life be pain
Searching always for
A truth out of reach
Questions within,
Darkness or light
All or none
All become one
Which side am I
The side you don't see
That is the real me
The many faces of Eve
I am the trinity gone sick
Stream of consciousness gone mad
I am the agony
I am the ecstacy
I am the soul of fire and ice...
Which side am I


NO PAIN, NO GAIN
Getting bigger, tougher, meaner,
Meaner and stronger
And I can't take all this shit
For very much longer
Now I'm getting myself ready for your attack
Getting ready to hurt you back
One sided war - No More!
My mind's getting smarter every day
And my body gets harder - every day
Now my heart's less caring,
Contempt is freed
I'm not afraid to hurt you,
Not afraid to bleed
One sided war - No More!
HELD BACK
I look at you and bite my tongue
I hold back all I want to say
I'm tired of screaming my answers back
When I'm with you - it's just your way
Anger burns in me at you
Nothing more that I can do
Anger burns in me at you
Nothing more that I can do


GRAFITTI
My body's a temple
Pure as the driven snow
'Til the needle pierces flesh,
Enters beneath the skin
It retracts from the skin
And then it punctures again
Rise,
Puncture,
Rise,
Puncture
The needle
It makes me feel so good
No pain from this needle
This needle means happiness
The blood smears my flesh
It's wiped away
So the needle can help me
Each trip lasts forever
In my brain
Scar me needle
Pierce me
I want you with me always
Scar my brain
Until my head is clear
I want you with me always



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