Ode to INsanity

Lyrics

[Production] [Intro] I like the way you smile at me baby I like the view from here, and when you call me dear I like the way you smile at me baby So baby won't you smile for me "I know always that I am an outsider; a stranger in this century and among those who are still men." [Verse 1] Up in the clouds, down in the depths Wake up in sweat, afraid of my death Visions of evil haunting my mind Masters through time and all humankind The horror, the horror, and all of the madness Ancient gods from afar are nothing but passive Beyond anything I could comprehend I am alone cause of loss of friends Flashes of grotesque beasts Flashes of them and the flesh that they eat Afraid I will become they next recipe I swear this shit will be the death of me Masters of the night, watchers of the day Not even the crosses will keep them at bay I pray my lord my soul to keep I know something watches me as I go to sleep [Interlude] "The Old Ones were, the Old Ones are, and the Old Ones shall be. Not in the spaces we know, but between them. They walk serene and primal, undimensioned and to us unseen" [Verse 2] At night I can't sleep, I toss and turn Candlesticks in the dark, visions of victims being burned Shadows behind every corner, stalking my path No way to seek help cause I lost all my cash Thoughts can't be stopped, I hear the mocks I hear the ticking of all of the clocks I feel the time slipping away I feel my life's not living today I feel like life's a mistake I feel like escape is drifting away It doesn't matter, nothing else does Medication won't help, not even love I feel seduced, by the powers beyond I feel the life force coming out of the pond I look at reflections, I pray for my rites I don't see the light, something isn't right [Interlude] "We live on a placid island of ignorance in the midst of black seas of infinity, and it was not meant that we should voyage far" [Verse 3] The pendulum swings, right through my dreams Turns into the worst, nothing's as it seems I cry for my God but I get no answer Thoughts of the living that I have no chance of I hear the angels, singing my name Whispers in the dark, lingering pain I fought them before, but now I must fall The wretched want me, I hear their call I walk through the shadows, over the path Thoughts of regret into my past I want to fight but I cannot resist So much to go over down on the list I hear her talking to me (Dooooo) I see her stalking me (Doooo) I feel her calling me (Dooooo) Sounds of sorrow and madness, always be wallowing Being controlled, flow to the rope I have no soul and I'm losing all hope Final sounds that I hear are of a gentle hum My neck swings side to side like a pendulum [Outro] "If I am mad, it is mercy! May the gods pity the man who in his callousness can remain sane to the hideous end!"