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Illusion Of Time

[Verse 1]
Smoke curls from the barrel's end,
Another ghost fades into the wind.
No name, no face, no trace of sin,
Just the echo of where I’ve been.

[Pre-Chorus]
In every mirror I’m a stranger,
A phantom in a tailored suit.
I trade my soul for silence,
And the deal feels absolute.

[Chorus]
Shadows don’t cry, they just fade away,
Into the black where I earn my pay.
No mercy, no truth, just a crimson sky,
I live, I die, in the blink of an eye.

[Verse 2]
She left a note by the broken glass,
Said, “You can’t outrun your past.”
But I keep walking, head held low,
Through cities I’ll never call home.

[Pre-Chorus 2]
Every job’s another story,
Written in whispers and smoke.
My heartbeat marks the measure,
Of promises I never spoke.

[Chorus 2]
Shadows don’t cry, they just fade away,
Blood in the rain, I can’t wash away.
Crosshairs drawn on a dying light,
I kill the sun to hide the night.

[Outro solo]

Shadows Don't Cry

[Verse 1]
Shadows creep where the wolves howl low,
Born in the night, under crimson glow.
Fate's cruel hand dealt me a loser's game,
Thunder rolls, calling out my name.
Iron chains of destiny bind my soul,
Rivers of fire, swallowing me whole.
Gallop through storms, no escape in sight,
Bad moon rising, stealing the light.

[Pre-Chorus 1]
Echoes of thunder, crashing through the vein,
Heroes fall, but I rise again.

[Chorus]
Born under a bad moon, cursed from the start,
Fighting the darkness tearing me apart.
Screams in the void, echoes of the damned,
Born under a bad moon, sword in my hand!

[Verse 2]
Winds of war whisper secrets untold,
Empires crumble in the freezing cold.
Blades of steel clash in the endless fight,
Bad moon's curse, devouring the night.
Ghosts of the fallen haunt my every step,
Blood on the altar, no time for regret.
Ride through the chaos, no mercy in view,
Fate's wicked grin, coming for you.

[Pre-Chorus 2]
Lightning strikes, igniting the flame,
Legends die, but I stake my claim.

[Chorus]
Born under a bad moon, cursed from the start,
Fighting the darkness tearing me apart.
Screams in the void, echoes of the damned,
Born under a bad moon, sword in my hand!

[Guitar break]

[Bridge]
In the heart of the storm, I find my fire,
Breaking the chains, climbing ever higher.
No more a slave to the lunar decree,
Rise from the ashes, wild and free!

[Solo]
[Outro - Fade with riff]

Born Under A Bad Moon

[Verse]
Sweet little thing come on over to me, 
I got some thing you might want to see
It’ built for loving and made for pleasing, 
You got the time baby I got the reason
Back in my room there’s a party for free, 
No one’s invited just you and me
We’ll close the doors turn out the lights
start a fire and let it burn, burn all night

[Chorus 1]
This loves got more to give, buckle up your seat belt.
Hug me, squeeze me, love me, please me, all between you and me.
Hold on sweet thing cause were going for a ride, Shifting gears out of low, here we go, put me in overdrive

[Verse 2]
I’m playing with your heart like a dog with a bone, 
make you scream and hollar make you Howl and moan
Cause I’m like a fire burning out of control, 
you can’t stop me better let me go
Or like a train rolling down the track, 
once I get started there ain’t no turning back
Just like a wolf creeping up on it’s prey, 
your lost in my woods and you ain’t gettin gettin away

[Chorus 2]
This loves got more to give, buckle up your seat belt.
Hug me, squeeze me, love me, please me, it’s all between you and me.
Now hold on sweet thing cause were going for a ride, relax, kick back, let me put it in overdrive.

[Guitar Solo]

[Chorus 3]
Hug me, squeeze me, love me, please me, it’s all between you and me.
Now hold on sweet thing cause were going for a ride, Shifting gears out of low, here we go, put it in overdrive
This love is rising, it’s so surprising, it’s all between you and me
Hold on sweet thing cause were going for a ride, relax, kick back, let me put it in overdrive.
Shifting gears out of low, here we go, put me in overdrive

[Outro]

Overdrive

[Chorus]
Sing the songs that make you feel
Feel the way it used to be real
When we were young and life was new
Time stood still forever for me and you

[Verse]
The leaves
They turn and then they fall
But summer
She comes after all
I'm learning
Learning
I've got no regrets
Only some doubts
That's just the way it works out
So I'm learning
Learning

[Prechorus]
Learning to be free
Learning to be

[Chorus]
Sing the songs that make you feel
Feel the way it used to be real
When we were young and life was new
Time stood still forever for me and you

[Verse 2]
We turn to ghosts before we know
The signs are there
It's time to go
We're learning
Learning
We make our way and break our hearts
It takes its toll
But it makes the art
We're learning
Learning

[Prechorus]
Learning to be free
Learning to be

[Guitar Solo]

[Prechorus]
Learning to be
Learning to be free
Learning to be
Learning to be free

Learning To Be Free Again

[Verse 1]
I walked through the ruins of what we were,
Haunted halls where your echoes stirred.
Love was a flame that burned too fast,
All I could feel was the ghost of the past.

I built my walls and locked the doors,
Swore I’d never feel that pain no more.
But love’s a thief that sneaks inside,
When you’ve run out of tears to hide.

[Chorus]
Then you came like the morning sun,
Shining where the dark had won.
You saw the cracks, not the scars in me,
And you loved me back to what I used to be.
I was lost, now I finally see,
You are the light that found me.

[Verse 2]
Your laughter healed what time forgot,
Every smile a battle fought.
You showed me love ain’t chains or pain,
It’s learning how to breathe again.

I still dream of her some nights,
But your touch brings me back to life.
The past don’t own this heart no more,
It’s yours, it’s whole, it’s sure.

[Chorus]
Then you came like the morning sun,
Shining where the dark had won.
You saw the cracks, not the scars in me,
And you loved me back to what I used to be.
I was lost, now I finally see,
You are the light that found me.

[Bridge]
Every end can start again,
Every wound can find a friend.
I thought I was done with believing,
But love had other plans for my healing.

[Final Chorus]
You came like the morning sun,
Proved my story wasn’t done.
Now when I look at where I’ve been,
I thank the heartbreak for leading you in.
I was lost, now I finally see,
You are the light… that found me.

The Light That Found Me

[Verse]
The leaves
They turn and then they fall
But summer
She comes after all
I'm learning
Learning
I've got no regrets
Only some doubts
That's just the way it sometimes works out
So I'm learning
Learning

[Prechorus]
Learning to be free
Learning to be free

[Chorus]
Sing the songs that make you feel
Feel the way it used to be real
When we were young and life was new
Time stood still forever for me and you
oh yeah oh yeah

[Verse 2]
We turn to ghosts before we know
The signs are there
It's time to go
We're learning
Learning
We make our way and break our hearts
It takes its toll
But it makes the art
We're learning
Learning

[Prechorus]
We're Learning to be free
Learning to be free
oh yeah oh yeah

[Chorus]
Sing the songs that make you feel
Feel the way it used to be real
When we were young and life was new
Time stood still forever for me and you
oh yeah oh yeah

Learning To Be Free

[Verse 1]
We were fire in the pouring rain,
Two souls dancing, wild and unafraid.
But time drew lines we couldn’t erase,
Left me staring at your shadow’s trace.

Every street held your name in the lights,
Every dawn just another long night.
I swore my heart was done,
A war already won—
By the silence left behind.

[Chorus]
Then love came back to life,
Like thunder after the night.
Taught me hearts don’t break forever,
They just hide till the storm gets better.
I found someone who made me see,
That pain can bloom in harmony.
From ashes and goodbye,
Love came back to life.

[Verse 2]
She smiled like the first day of spring,
Made my frozen heart start to sing.
Didn’t think I could feel again,
But love had other plans, my friend.

The ghost of you still whispers low,
But I’ve learned to let it go.
Every tear I cried for you,
Was water for something new.

[Chorus]
’Cause love came back to life,
Like thunder after the night.
Taught me hearts don’t break forever,
They just hide till the storm gets better.
I found someone who made me see,
That pain can bloom in harmony.
From ashes and goodbye,
Love came back to life.

[Bridge]
I thank you for the lessons learned,
For every page your fire burned.
You were the start, she’s the rest,
And now my heart can finally rest.

[Final Chorus]
Love came back to life,
In the glow of her eyes so bright.
You can lose and still remember,
But find your flame in new December.
Now I stand beneath the sky,
And whisper to the night—
Love came back to life.

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