Mark Of The Judas

Darkest Hour Mark Of The Judas Lyrics
1.A Blessing In Tragedy

A blessing in tragedy

Burning what's left in effigy

Wreckage, when there's nothing left

Wreckage, the birthright of regret

A place where truth can hide

A place where fallen egos can survive

A place where fear rusts through pride

A place where heroes go to die

Self delusion, self destruction

Falling so short of faith

An empty shell

A carcass left of greed

An empty shell

In the shade grows another weed

And you wear the scars well

Merciless liar

How many times till your shadow haunts you too?


2.eclipse

Mass ceremonial suicide

A nation of millions caught in the jaws of a lie

Uniform stagnant filth

Sub culture with no remorse or guilt

Feeding the frenzy of fears

It feeds on it's young for years

A new chain for the same set of slaves

A new shovel for the same set of graves

I can't pretend I care anymore

None of this is worth anything anymore

An angel with the eyes of a whore

This facade has been bleeding from the core

A new home not far from the past

A new home from the same suffocating past


3.Escape Artist

This time the circle closes

This time there's nothing left for you, for me

This time the circle closes

This time we lay this to rest Others just like the others

Loneliness, hopelessness

Others just like the others

Hopelessness, hollowness

Others just like the others

Hollowness, heartlessness

Tonight, I'll kiss your poison lips

This time your past surrounds you

This time the circle closes in

This time salvation binds you

This time the hate will break you again

Fears-- you said face your fears

But the tears make it all so clear to me now

Tonight, I'll kiss your poison lips


4.For The Soul Of The Savior

That's all right because you wish you were dead

You live life with a hex over your head

A savior's mouth with a serpent's tongue

But don't forget you're like this with the chosen one

And I forget about my losing streak

But you never slip at a chance to remind

It sounds like you should save a prayer for me

But I'll take my chances with the unworthy

And you know the quick path

The righteous, the way back

I'll end up the only one

I'll end up the lost son

And you know the way back

The righteous, the way back

I'll end up the only one

I'll end up the forgotten

And you know the quick path

The righteous, the way back

I'll end up the only one

Swallow it all and wash it all down

It must be the weight of that crown

And all the lies seem to become me

Because it's easier than the truth

Failure; the only thing that seems to matter

It's not the fact that you're the walking dead

So save a prayer for me

Don't waste a prayer on me


5.How the Beatiful Decay

Paranoia and you can still pretend

How this cross will always mend

Paranoid and the pestilence sets in

What failure looks like when you begin

'Cause you've heard this one before

And it won't stop you from walking out that door

Wasted on nothing but borrowed time

Wasted on the guilt that's all mine

This is how the beautiful decay

And the pain washes the color away

How the wicked find their separate ways

How you'll look on that day

I promise no surprises

Last time I lost myself

I promise no surprises


6.Legacy

A legacy that rots with time
Cold before it hits the ground

I've heard the screams from the inside

I know-- never look back

When memories fade to flashes

The trust-- was just a trap

Look for my picture in the ashes

Deceit riding under a white flag

A casualty of sincerity

Dust on the gallows

And not a tear in sight

Just like the old days

Perfection rotting from the inside out

A place face that cracks with age

A blank stare screaming with rage

Sunken cheeks a lonely heart

Sadistic seduction-- you know the part


7.Messiah Complex

I saw the world die a little today

Just to feel the wealth of the decay

Just so you can know what it feels like

What tears taste like

We owe it all to the sickness inside

We owe it all to the fears we've learned to hide

We belong where traitors can touch the divine

Where the unforgiven can send us a sign

Was it the symptom?

Or was it the sickness

Or was one last try

Our only weakness

Falling face first

Tears stinging down your cheek

Drowning face first

A haven for the wretched, the cursed

Only the lonely

We belong where fires can seer this from our eyes


8.The Mark Of The Judas

You want to own this

You want to control this

Well I chose an eternity of this

And laugh at the fire

Take all you want and all you need

You never cared what you left of me

Never give what you can't take back

The true mark of the Judas

Never forget

The true mark of the Judas

All my words blinded by piety

And I won't lose myself like you did

Fears-- you want to talk of fears

Well I'm the one who's been hiding

All these years

Too many secrets

Too many lies

I will never be clean again

Too many secrets

Too many lies