That belief And my dreams Keep me safe End the schemes My Lungs cry out I will be here Tiny hands Ached and bruised Knees are bent Eyes confused My voice insists I will be here The pain that I suffered The scorn and the lies Can give me wings Give me wide open skies The smoke screen has cleared I have opened my eyes No more chains No restraints Tell me dad Are you here? Key is turned Enter fear My mind persists I will be here The pain that I suffered The scorn and the lies Can give me wings Give me wide open skies The smoke screen has cleared I have opened my eyes No more chains No restraints The pain that I suffered The scorn and the lies Can give me wings Give me wide open skies The smoke screen has cleared I have opened my eyes No more chains No restraints

RUN That fall was cold The forest’s grin The sky’s white coat It made my fears replete It made my screams afraid A heart I thought was steel It made it all so real Loneliness I’d love to feel A wolf like her Loneliness Loneliness - Loneliness How could it fade while I Washed my hands in tears My mansion turned so silent It appears Oh, if I could relive that day I would keep it just the same And suffer proudly the enduring pain So I'll keep walking barefoot in the rain The time has come (the time has come) I’ve been awaiting (I've been waiting) Welcome spirits (welcome spirits) You’ve delayed The fruit appears so tempting out of reach But it’s too easy of a task, the snake won’t test my spirit And as it is There is no crime I have omitted I turn my back and face the wall There’s no reward for all my toil I look for distant ships on the horizon It gives me hope And bars of steel Oh, they surround me Oh, I am stronger than the pain All bounds for men I am no man The city’s in nocturnal bliss I cannot sleep inside this den Oh, I'm the glowing pair of eyes You see at night within the grass The one who’s straying in the mist I prey on the weak I am the beast

Damn all this traffic When will the light change Starting to panic Will I get road rage And you're lying there It is still a throne Though you call it a chair Alienated from the wolf pack Still, I'm not your flock to prey Starting to accelerate I'm not that dumb to stay I just wonder I wonder Will you come with me Will you come and Will we break through Will we crash into the wall we drive to You don't know But again and again I see you through the night Will we break through Will my fears prevent The dream from coming true Again and again I see you through the night Running wild Faces fear my wrath Starting to panic My memories draw a clear path And the rain slows them all Will I slip Or will I fall Damn all the public What have their lives changed Starting to panic I won't be back in that cage I just wonder I wonder Will you come with me Will you come and Will we break through Will we crash into the wall we drive to You don't know But again and again I see you through the night Will we break through Will my fears prevent The dream from coming true Again and again I see you through the night I remember where we started The future seemed quite bright Where exactly were we parted There's still no sign for that I reached out for help Did she lend me her hand Did she come or stay behind My friend My friend I reached out for help Did she lend me her hand Did she come or stay behind My friend My friend

Tell me again Have I lost my mind Or have I gone blind But I know I'm confined Take my hand and burn it breaking my soul and abuse while ignoring And whisper to me That I will set you free Tell me again Have I lost my mind Or have I gone blind But I know I'm confined Take my hand and burn it breaking my soul and abuse while ignoring And whisper to me That you will set me free Tell me again I am lost in my mind Tell me again that I haven't gone blind Tell me again I am lost in my soul I am lost, I'm here In the desert Tell me again Have I lost my mind Eyes open wide but blind But I know I'm confined I am here imprisoned I feel relieved though I can't see the reason No words have been spoken And I am unbroken Tell me again I am lost in my mind Tell me again that I haven't gone blind Tell me again I am lost in my soul I am lost, I'm here In the desert I am the beast I am the beast I am the beast I am the beast

Waking up Am I now a slave Or was I dreaming What's this place Is this my new regret Is this now home Again and again I see My dreams are just a plea Again and again I'll tear But I will be here I'm woken up I think I see the truth I see the lies What's this place Just like my life A prison I'll call home Again and again I'll see My dreams are just a plea Again and again I'll tear But I will be here I will be waiting I will be fading Now it's all clear Hope is bound to disappear Sometimes I feel like giving up Sometimes I feel I've got to Hold the pieces, rage increases And I I just wanted to shine Through that hardness Can I hold it? Can it be that I’m Gonna break And I’m Gonna break Again and again I'll see My dreams are just a plea Again and again I'll tear But I will be here hold the pieces, rage increases And I I just wanted to shine Through that hardness Can I hold it? Can it be that I Wanna break And I Wanna break Piece by piece they come down crushing Eyes so quick while blood is rushing Pieces of a bowl that has been broken Bones and skin are now awoken Shards and water mixed together Mind and thoughts are one for-ever And I will be waiting I will be fading Now it's all clear I will be here Waking up There's no truth, there are no lies When will I hear the sirens cry I don't want it I don't need it Waking up Time to learn about that man Find out everything I can I don't want it I don't need it Hold the pieces, rage increases As I I just wanted to shine Through that hardness Can I hold it? Can it be that I Wanna break And I Wanna break Woken up I think I see the truth I see the lies What's this place Just like my life A prison I'll call home Again and again I see My dreams are just a plea Again and again I'll tear But I will be here I will be waiting I will be fading Now it's all clear Hope is bound to disappear Sometimes I feel like giving up Sometimes I feel I've got to Hold the pieces, rage increases And I I just wanted to shine Through that hardness Can I hold it? Can it be that I’m Gonna break And I’m Gonna break Again and again I see My dreams are just a plea Again and again I'll tear But I will be here

Though she's a true captive listener Still she insists on playing her games Curiosity will kill this prisoner But I will reveal what she pretends to forget Chased by a stranger Dirty alley Dirty car and dirty man Thrown to basement On a mattress Out of city into his den Talks of wolves and misty creatures You're no beast, you're just insane Sit down Gitta, look around you Just sit down and I'll explain NOW SIT There was a man And he was happy He had a wife She was his life Once There was a man And he was happy A daughter Those deep, green, dark eyes But then Fate Fate came hopping Deep green dark eyes seemed popping Hop hop up and down the road It's time to catch the bird Do you remember You small hopping thing Too small to be seen Don't you remember She was just a child Smell of fire All around me Hard to breath The status: Dire Brain is shut What's left are instincts Screaming pain It's just a cut Save your dearest Out of wreckage Kid or wife Well, who's the nearest Pull away Remember training Breath the air See body grey and cold Everything so Cold Now I'm Chasing a girl through a forest, it's dark Hey little kid, just a stroll in a park I'm begging to be heard, I'm begging to say The truth of what happened just listen and stay My only witness is running away Now she is my life line, now she is my prey I can't let her go and I can't let her slip I know I'll get fucked if I don't get a grip Dirty and dizzy man chasing a kid I know how it looks, her dad won't be thrilled But they have to help me, I'm not asking for much Just say she was saved from the car by my touch Man chasing through the dark After the fire start All I could do was flee It was too much for me He's done wrong, well that can be But was it all because of me Judges around me and You are not on that stand Iron around my hand Being accused and scanned Not your fault Well that can be But I can't set you free Daddy was angry and Told me I should forget Now everything falls in place Come on and take my hand You do remember (I do remember) Relax I'll show you the way I see a man, lonely, how did it come to be Broken, betrayed, and mostly by me Saving my life, it cost him his wife And he wasn't spared just because I was scared The brain is a weird thing, and memories can sting So we just forget, so we have no regret But now I remember and I cannot hide That fault that I carry, should I be by his side A hero is born from the ashes of beast A hero returns after being policed Maybe he's right and the world is just shit He has done wrong and mostly to me But I can't I just can't leave him be Listen dear I will protect you Rest your head here In my arms This world is crazy It's like that joke About a priest Who meets a cop And then

So you think that you’re the man You think that you can win I’m stepping on your turf And I will teach you discipline Oh you’re playing man and wife You’re playing family An addict and a freak Oh no, this is my girl and she belongs with me And you just run along To wherever you belong You better not resist She’s leaving here with me I’ve been broken Get your shit, you’re coming with me Now awoken I will never let her go Choosing sides and choosing lives My savior arrives I’ve been broken Like a geode, best when shattered Now awoken You’re no man, your just a coward Had no hope but now you’ll see My new mentality Tiny pigs come squealing in depths of my own den I’ll show them to some manners, like a real gentleman You’ll run and scream and shiver, like the low-lives that you are You’re calling me a coward while you're hunting in my bar She’s mine And I will make her shine But first I’ll show you how A real predator turns all your pride to chow I’ve been broken Get your shit, you’re coming with me Now awoken I will never let her go Choosing sides and choosing lives My savior arrives I’ve been broken Like a geode, best when shattered Now awoken You’re no man, your just a coward Had no hope but now you’ll see My new mentality All my life protected people like and yet I was rejected Thrown away, I was astray, You just looked away All my life was cheered when risking my life but I was also feared And when I came back cheering replaced with the fear and the doubt All my life rich boys who never feared or cried Told me I should have tried I did Locked up with killers Now two fucking dealers Tell me that they’re claiming my girl Well I am all done, I’ve skipped my parole Huff huff and puff it’s no house, it’s a den You two are no wolves, and I Am no man I’ve been broken I will hold you and protect you Now awoken I will never let you go Bird in cage is here no more I believe I’m free I’ve been broken You are mine now and forever Now awoken I will never let you go It might be the end of me And yet, I know I’m free

Hear me whisper As rage is crawling deeper and deeper Hiding in silence, awaiting the sirens Confused and abused Little girl who’s been used and confused All my life Hear me speak A hero that’s been turned to a freak Serving my country, I now have a bounty Branded and wounded A house dog that’s cornered and fears for his life As the rain is coming down (His horns became a crown) As the night just pales and fades This morning will be painted red A wounded prey but still not dead Hear me roar I’ve never seen this side before A lioness Starving but biting No answer but hunting Allied with a wolf for surviving and saving His life Hear me growl For I can no longer howl A wolf who’s been tossed by the pack It’s too dark, moon is black But a beast cornered just means it won’t think before taking life As the rain is coming down (His horns became a crown) As the night just pales and fades This morning will be painted red A wounded prey but still not dead Hear us scream Lost all our hope with our dream Caged But a dog becomes wolf and a bird becomes raven When demons and shadows invading our haven For life Hear us rage A wolf and a raven in cage Tonight we stand The weak become elders In shadows we hide Black fur and black feathers United to fight For our life

Never leave the den Never locked again Never try to stall But it’s all too late, thanks to that call Fear is not for us They will never see, never be Never before I was the dark Never feared myself and Now I stand before my trial Never leave the lane, never show your pain Never share your problems and again Never leave the lane, never show your pain Never show the toil I will never fall and By skill I will survive When the enemy attacks you must stay controlled and calm and just look them in the eye, show no fear or else you die Bullets in the barrel hand is steady on the stick. I’m the boogieman, I will never knee, never plea Never caged again, nothing left to gain And never, until I die Never leave the lane, never show your pain Never share your problems and again Never leave the lane, never show your pain Never show the toil I will fight while I’m alive But never caged again Claws and teeth We can survive Duck and cover, then recover Thoughts of training, trust your instincts One two three, remember duty Four five six, the trigger clicks One two three four: Here is my roar (Princes or villagers) Five six seven eight: This is my fate One two three four: Cops at the door (Who will survive) Five six seven eight: I’m no inmate Once in a cold nights I fought for what I’ve been told Those who trained me, they left me Rage started to get hold Now I’m just a problem, and now I know they lied A killer is guilty, once he’s not on your side And doors are kicking, bullets singing But I’ll make sure I survive Pitchforks and torches, they come in justice's name I’ve seen all that justice and how it spreads the blame Undecided We are bonded And if we’re busted I won’t be encaged and by god I will survive Undecided We are bonded And if we’re busted I won’t be encaged and by god I will survive Listen to me I will not flee If I go out and die This is not our goodbye Smell of fire all around me Hard to breath the status dire Brain is shut what’s left are instincts Red and blue have left the precinct A wolf and a bird Have thinned the herd This morning is red As we count the dead The darkness is gone We survived

I gained my freedom, gained my strength Other people would give up And act as they were dead I'm his agent, I'm to blame After all I've done for them They set me up in flame and chain But now I am both space and time When the key turns in the lock You better stay in line The cage is mine The cage is mine And so they took Everything I've ever dreamed They turned me deaf And all I can hear are my screams I'm going down So I'll break the news Till end of time Innocence will be abused Gone, null and void Almost destroyed I fought - I lost I ran - got caught Paid Cried Failed Died Pushed Surged Climbed The world would not bend And if you are like me All you need Are the claws to break free But I I'm just full of lies And I won't deny There's no eye for an eye Imprisoned While I begged and reasoned Was an act on your stage A bird in a cage And there's no forgiveness For what you have done But now You fear, you run It's creeping Crawling on me All this shame and anxiety I guess you're going down I gained my freedom, gained your strength Other people would give up and act as they were dead Time to draw the raven's claw Time for them to learn that justice's not the same as law I'm your agent. I'm to blame After all you've done for them - they set you up in flame and chain But clawing life is a fine line When I took control of yours I lost control of mine The Cage Is Mine The Cage Is Mine I see a bird fly Across the sky Ragged leathers Battered feathers So pure and weak Defiled by me But I I can make this right The bird I used to be has flown away I need to summon all my will and stay With only hours left Can I forget

Memories of This was my home I’m coming back late at night And here, still I roam Memories of A boyfriend who’s gone And when he's back with the dope I would put the act on Memories of This love of mine For him I was no more than a dime Memories of Unfamiliar perfumes. stranger's clothes Locked hearts and locked rooms Yes, I needed drugs, we had an understanding Ari was my source, supply was never ending Yes I was addicted, I could not restrain Sweet vials of blue would take away the pain Ari, was my dealer and yes, it was my choice But he abused his power, made me lose my voice He made me go to work, then took it all away He said I like you dear, but still, you have to pay Memories of This love of mine For him I was no more than a dime Memories of Unfamiliar perfumes, stranger's clothes Locked hearts and locked rooms Hands in the air You’re kidding I will shoot, I swear You’re tripping It’s time that you pay For what Taking my life away Oh, well that’s a cliché Just drop it You found the bad guy, Hurray Admit it You think it’s my fault You used me Let go of that colt I was broken You are not much better Now awoken Why don’t you just stop and go? Go You have used me once before, but I am yours no more I was broken Look at you, it’s total madness Now awoken You’re a psycho Get your shit and go See, with me you crossed the line Now you’ll taste some love of mine Memories of you fainted, drooling (Memories of) here in my home fucked and high as a kite (Boyfriend who’s gone) late at night Worried but you’re like That’s how I roam And now you have memories of some romantic shit and a boyfriend who’s gone Had one hope - that was me with that dope dropping your clothes and begging me for a doze Memories of This love of mine For him I was no more than a dime (For me you were no more than a dime) Memories of a boyfriend in your mind? You’re insane Me and you we are one of a kind Memories of a boyfriend who used you But the truth you did the same You just wanted the blue

Why are you here It’s time to learn some things It’s time to learn the truth Why are you here Settle things once and for all You spoiled brat Is this the way to treat your dad My dream appeared so tempting Out of reach But it’s too easy of a task The snake did taste my spirit, and as it is There is no crime he has admitted He faced the back and faced the wall There’s no reward for all time toil I looked for distant ships in the horizon They gave me hope Your walls of fear Oh, they surrounded me But now I’m stronger than the pain Or bounds of men I am no man The city’s in nocturnal bliss I cannot sleep inside this den Oh, I am the glowing pair of eyes You see at night within the grass The one who’s straying in the mist I prey the weak I am the Tell me what you did to Mom I know that you did something You always ruin things! But now Just go and stop your blabbering I know she loved me, I know she did I know that you did something You are just trash! Just like Your mom A worthless piece of garbage It’s time to tell me what you did It’s time to tell me what you did It’s time to tell me what you did It’s time to tell me what you did It’s time to tell me what you did (It's time to learn the truth) It’s time to tell me what you did It’s time to tell me what you did It’s time to tell me what you did Alright I fucking killed her I was alone and so afraid Those damn drugs just made her fade And darkness came upon us all I still remember The fall the cracking of the bone I was afraid to stay alone She was about to leave And take my baby with her It was an accident I can’t believe you are my dad Listen Gitta, I can change No more sadness no more rage I’ve made more than just one mistake But please my daughter, I can change Leave the past and start up fresh Leave the drugs and leave the booze We can try! What can we lose Just one chance and no excuse It’s ok now Don’t worry (No excuse) I am so sorry I was the vengeance and the fist The world has shaped me, through my tears I’ve just been lurking in the mist Shaped by all I am the beast

Tell me again I’m lost in my mind Tell me again I haven’t gone blind Tell me again I’m lost in my soul Tell me again I found a new home Then again, I’m falling Again I fall Tell me again I’m lost in my mind There’s no place for me to run and hide but I’ll fight Tell me again I’m lost in my soul There’s a place for me to run and hide but won’t I’ve been lost in my soul, but was never more alive Trialed and caged for nothing yet they ask why has he lost his mind Well let me tell you something - every man is on the edge Struggling to keep the wolf inside him deep inside the cage I’ve been lost in my mind, but my mind was playing tricks Broken mind is nothing that abuse and violence can not fix I’ve awoken deep dark demons born from your despair You’ve awoken nothing The dark demons, they were always there Self abuse and drugs, that was their name They always were a pair Gitta, look around, inside What do you see Violence and pain or justified revenge that sets you free I’ve been trying to forget But images kept appearing in my head My PTSD was bad Was tearing me apart And my rage was always there and every sound could make it start Then I came into the bar Flashes of that burning car We both were standing on the ledge And so it has begun A tale Of a Bird and a Cage Tell me again I’m lost in my mind There’s no place for me to run and hide but I’ll fight Tell me again I’m lost in my soul There’s a place for me to run and hide but won’t

Music & Lyrics: Arnold Nesis Lead Guitar: Ruud Jolie Bass: Rob Van Der Loo Drums: Casey Grillo Mix & Mastering: Matej Gobec