Hell Within/Hope Springs Eternal

No lights, all dark in a shell
Am I the damned? Destination hell
Desperate – blaming the heavens for sins I have conjured
Nothing more sadder than a man assembling his own grave
Organize my own funeral – I shall not be saved

Blackened beings wrapping ’round my soul.
All these demons want me, they needed another
They try to take away my loved ones – behead them in my nightmares
I close my eyes and proclaim that all is done

Where are my angels? My saviour? Please take away my pain
Is this water or blood? Please make the heavens rain
Are we cursed? Punishing the bloodline? Mine?

I’ve tasted venom in her mouth, it poisoned me
I’ve consumed the temptress in her entirety

And now I’ve embraced hell like moth to the flames
I’ve chased happiness, played her deadly games
Not knowing that she was my downfall
Her angel-like voice had a demonic drawl

“You are mine… Welcome to your second home…
Bloodied floors… You will come and crawl…”

Spare me from your reach that promises eternal death
I was victimized
My face full of blood, scars and spit

“You have succumbed to your desires…
I hold your kind close to me…
Suffer now my slave…
Suffer eternally.”

I
I am the condemned
Forever I am damned to rot and burn
It’s not yet my turn

Hope is eternal
Hell is eternal

Wash away the sins of the past, of the days gone by
We are all going nowhere fast
Now it’s my time to die

Goodbye

Time, you’re running out of time
You’re wasting your lives and your souls away
But soon you’ll have to pay

Light, a shining ray of light
That may be from below or the above
Let hope be eternal

Music: J. Constantino
Lyrics: R. Africa
Arrangement: E. Perlas, J. Constantino, T. Marcelino