[Verse 1]
Locked in place, body won’t obey,
Eyes wide open, I’m the devil’s prey.
Breath like poison, heavy on my chest,
A shadow king, I’m his honored guest.

Figures creep in the corner of my mind,
Faceless, soulless, leaving me terrified.
Cold steel hands, pressing down inside,
I’m awake, but there’s nowhere to hide.

[Chorus]
Paralyzed! — Trapped in my skin,
The nightmare grins, it pulls me in.
Paralyzed! — I’m screaming inside,
A living hell where the fear won’t die.

[Verse 2]
Walls are shifting, they breathe and shake,
My mind’s a cage, my body can’t wake.
Whispers rising like snakes through the air,
“Sleep is death; you’re already there.”

I see its teeth in the blackened void,
A demon’s laugh that I can’t avoid.
It leans in close, I feel its breath,
The cruel embrace of waking death.

[Chorus]
Paralyzed! — Trapped in my skin,
The nightmare grins, it pulls me in.
Paralyzed! — I’m screaming inside,
A living hell where the fear won’t die.

[Bridge – Heavy, stomping breakdown]
[Screamed]
I’m suffocating, but I’m alive!
Buried in terror that will never subside.
It’s not a dream—IT’S NOT A LIE!
The beast in the dark won’t say goodbye!

[Break]

[Solo]

[Breakdown]
Paralyzed! — Eyes like glass.
Paralyzed! — It watches, laughs.
Paralyzed! — Won’t let me go,
A prisoner of a shadow’s hold.

[Chorus – Double tempo, relentless]
Paralyzed! — Trapped in my skin,
The nightmare grins, it pulls me in.
Paralyzed! — I’m screaming inside,
A living hell where the fear won’t die.

[Outro – Heavy, pounding with fading screams]
The night returns, I know it waits,
Behind my eyes, the fear creates.
I’ll fight, I’ll burn, I’ll never give in,
But sleep comes crawling back again.

[Whispered]
It’s always there… watching… waiting…


Paralyzed

[Intro – Spoken]
(Playful menace)
Step right in, don’t mind the smell…
That’s just history rotting well.
London’s shining bright tonight,
And the orphans keep it white.

[Verse 1]
The sweep’s got a smile and a handful of soot,
Says, “C’mon, little angel, put your back into it.”
The flue’s too tight and the night too long,
But the chimney hums a nursery song.

Butter and bone, down they go,
Coughing in the undertow.
Scrape the walls, don’t dare to stall,
You’ll make the Queen’s unholy call!

[Pre-Chorus – Whispered]
Shhhh… listen…
They never left at all…

[Chorus – Full band hits, eerie choir backing]

They’re the buttered orphans in the walls!
Still greased and ghostly through the halls!
A thousand cries behind the brick,
The soot, the sorrow, the candle’s wick!
Buttered orphans in the walls!

[Solo]
[Solo]
[Solo]

[Verse 2]
A sweep’s brush breaks — the screams come through,
No light, no breath, no God for you.
The factory bells keep tollin’ time,
As butter drips in gothic rhyme.

Parliament feasts, the nobles toast,
To the Empire’s might and the children’s ghosts.
And when the wind begins to crawl,
You’ll hear them laughing in the wall.

[Bridge – Spoken, theatrical build]
Oh, London, sweet London…
Built on soot, sorrow, and song.
You scrubbed your guilt with melted gold,
But the screams still hum along…

[Spoken-menacing]
Don't worry little Timmy,
You will never go hungry again
Your service is at an end.   Hahahahaha

[Solo]
[Solo]
[Solo]

[Final Chorus – Choir, organ, full crescendo]

They’re the buttered orphans in the walls!
Echoes dance where the darkness calls!
Every chimney tells their tale —
Of butter, blood, and industrial hell!

[Outro – Spoken whisper fading out]
Grease the gears, my darlings…
The fire still needs feeding.

Buttered Orphans In The Walls

[haunting intro]

[Verse]
Once a shadow roamed the night
Looking for a place to hide
Darkness whispered stories told
Of a heart so cold

[Verse 2]
Children whisper tales of fright
Scared to sleep without the light
Hiding shapes behind their bed
Of a figure dread

[Chorus]
Midnight Shadow don't you come
To my house where children hum
Lullabies that mask our fear
Keep your whispers clear

[solo]

[Verse 3]
In the town the bells they toll
For the ones who won't grow old
Parents hold their breaths at dusk
As they lock and trust

[Bridge]
Silent echoes in the dark
Leaving just a cruel mark
Innocence now fades away
As the shadows play

[Verse 4]
Once a shadow roamed the night
Gone with dawn's first morning light
Yet the memory remains
As blood still runs through our veins

[solo]

[outro]
Midnight Shadow don't you come
To my house where children hum
Lullabies that mask our fear
Keep your whispers clear...forever

The Midnight Shadow Remastered

[intro no vocals]
[crescendo]
[instrumental]

[break]
[Verse]
[female vocals]
"In the quiet, I hear your breath,
A chilling presence, like a dance with death,
I long for freedom, from your unseen eyes,
To break these binds, and say goodbye."

[Chorus]
[harmonic vocals]
"You’re the reaper in the wind, the phantom in the night,
Watching with the hidden, obscuring thoughts of light.
I feel your eyes upon me at all times, though no one else can see,
Your haunting presence here, won't set me free."

[ghosts talking]
"I see you!"

[music pauses]
[music unpauses]
[drum solo]

[Verse]
A fiend moving, always out of sight,
Lurking in the memories, places, that once felt right,
Your presence chills me, I can’t escape,
No matter where I go, you shape my fate.

[Chorus]
You’re the reaper in the wind, the phantom in the night,
Watching from the hidden, obscuring thoughts of light.
I feel your eyes upon me at all times, though no one else can see,
Your haunting presence here, won't set me free.
[ghost talking]
"forever mine."

[music lowers]
[epic down tuned riff solo]

[music slows]
[break]
[beat change]

[Bridge]
But your game is at an end, if you’re ever found,
An exorcist awaits, from the love I’ve found.
He chases away the ghosts, or makes you disappear,
In their arms, I’m safe, and now you will know fear.

[music stops]
[outro]
With the exorcist as my shield, they stop the fear inside,
Your haunting fades away, nowhere left to hide.
With the exorcist, I’m finally free,
From your ghostly grip, I’ve reclaimed me.
[end]


Seeing What No One Else Can See Redone


"Listen everyone,  the company just claimed bankruptcy.  You have one hour to grab your shit and leave the building before the bank locks the door."

"Shit"

All-in, all night, all numbers, no leverage —
Company caved, payroll paved — no severance.
Fresh badge, new field, old bones, new lesson,
Balance the deference with pressure I’m pressin’.

[Verse]

Built brands like spines on a balance-sheet skeleton,
Quarter reports glittered, I delivered — the veteran.
KPI predator, spreadsheet Edison,
Then the floor fell out — boardroom exodus, let us in.

Peers swore “we got your back, man, family.” reverent,
Fire alarms blared — gone in a second then.
Now they brag online they “saw the signs,” intelligent —
Cool… who faced the storm? The penitent.

Breakroom ghosts with their hindsight elegance,
I stayed, ate smoke, paid hope with relevance.
Logo on a lawn sign, everything must end —
no severance.

[Hook]

I gave it all to the logo ’til the logo flatlined,
Now I’m rebootin’ from start — hard reset, redefine.
Be unique, be a unicorn ’til they price out shine,
Irreplaceable? Fine. I’m rebuildable by design.

No golden handshake, no cushion — no severance,
Just grit in my grip and a ribcage resonance.
Told my health “later,” later charged interest in,
I’m late to my life — but I’m breakin’ in.

[Verse]

New career, clean slate, skill set irrelevant,
Field don’t care what I did, just what I’m sellin’ in.
Half my age at the helm, voice bright, condescending,
“Click here, do that,” I nod, stay benevolent.

I respect the position; I don’t respect ignorance,
They don’t know the wars I fought under deliverables.
Bite the tip of my tongue, temper militant,
One wrong word — I’m “difficult,” HR disciplined

They sip oat lattes, quote threads like testaments,
I sip doctor’s warnings — back pain, measurements.
My health look like a beater cars dash board.
All the warnings lights are blinking and still moving forward 
“Do the workout later” — warning of the reckoning, but my will? Never lessening.

[Pre-Hook]

New tools, same hunger, I’m apprenticed to the climb,
Learn their apps by lunch and outwork ’em by dinnertime.
If value’s just a number that finance can sever then —
I’ll be the kind of number they can’t measure — no severance.

[Hook]

I gave it all to the logo ’til the logo flatlined,
Now I’m rebootin’ from start — hard reset, redefine.
Be unique, be a unicorn ’til they price out shine,
Irreplaceable? Fine. I’m rebuildable by design.

No handshake, no parachute — no severance,
Just stubborn, steel-lunged, pressure-born eloquence.
Told my health “later” — later sent interest in,
I’m late to my life — but I’m gettin’ in.

[Bridge]

They promised “we’ll stand together.”
But together’s a fair-weather phrase.
I stand alone — taller.
Stubborn ain’t a flaw; it’s a fuel you can’t appraise.
Screw the liars, screw the ones who said they had my back
Screw the chest puffers, screw this im going on the attack.
I won't be left here.  I won't fail
I will reclaim it all, I will prevail...

[Final Hook / Outro] 

I gave it all to the logo, now I’m buildin’ my name,
From cost center to centerpiece — yeah, I’ll take the blame.
They can keep the glass tower, I’ll forge my frame,
Steel bones, new tone, same flame.

No parachute, no payout — no severance,
Just cadence and consequence turnin’ to excellence.
Peers ran, claimed foresight — I survived the event,
Late to my life? Fine — right on time for ascent.

No Severance

[Intro – Spoken Entertainer]

“Ladies and gentlemen… your star performer has arrived.
Don’t blink — you’ll miss the finale of this ride”

“Step closer—Jack the Rippers show begins where the streetlights end...”

[Verse 1]
Polished cane, silk and sin,
The curtain rises — let’s begin.
You clutch your purse as you cross the street,
But I already know where we’ll meet.
I’m the whisper they fear to hear
The final vision when the end draws near

[Chorus]
Welcome to my stage of sin
Let the curtains bleed again
I carve applause from mortal cries
And vanish before the morning lies

Welcome to my stage of fear,
I’ll whisper close so all can hear.
You chase my ghost through alley walls,
But I decide when the curtain falls.

[Verse 2]
Papers print my borrowed name
But none can trace the ghost they blame
They post rewards, they shout my name,
Yet stumble right into my game.
I sign each crime with style and flair,
While Scotland Yard just gasps for air.

[Chorus]
Welcome to my stage of sin
The crowd’s gone quiet, so let’s begin
I steal my fame from mortal cries
And vanish before the morning arrives

Welcome to my stage of fear,
I’ll whisper close so all can hear.
My art is death — the night enthralls,
But I decide when this plays final call.

[Solo]

[Bridge – Spoken /Taunting]
“They called me mad, they called me myth,
But every crowd needs a monster to lift…
“Oh, Inspector… you’re looking pale.
Another night, another trail.
Your finest clues — what comic art!
You hunt my shadow, I am always smarter.”
[mock applause]

[Breakdown]
Tick-tock, gaslight glow
Hear the crowd scream down below
Tick-tock — hear the crowd enthralled,
Each drop of red, a curtain call.
Tick-tock --- I bow, they scream, the fog consumes,
And you arrive to empty rooms.

[Final Chorus / Encore]
Welcome to my stage of fear,
Still chasing ghosts year after year.
You write the myth, I take the bows,
And vanish ‘fore the final vows.

Welcome to the stage of sin
This I watch with a wicked grin.
The curtains now at final call
As my tale leaves the world enthralled.

Jacks Curtain Call

textures, and relentless, punchy drums, Explosive, virtuosic guitar solos slice through, Gang vocals shout the chorus with raw defiance
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[intro]

[Verse 1]
Oh...here we go again!
You wake up whining, every day
Like someone you know is dying 
Same story every morning, a verbal decay
You're just wasting all our time, it's trying. 
You're there yapping

[Condescending and sarcastic]
"This sucks"
"Oh life is so unfair,"
"That could be me."
"If they didn't I would of"
"I would but..."
"I could but-"
"But-"
"But-"
-SHUT IT!

Man, I've heard it all before.
If you want something to change,
Get your ass up off the floor.

[Chorus]
No more damn excuses!
I'm sick of hearing you talk.
No more damn excuses!
Fix it or get lost.
No more damn excuses!
You want change? Then move.
No more damn—
No more damn excuses!

[Verse 2]
There you are sitting around,
Like your glory bound.
Waiting for that miracle,
Fooled into thinking the world cares.
But you don't contribute!
You want all that credit,
But won't bleed to get it.
You want something better?
Then you better start fucking trying.
And stop the fucking crying 

The world owes you nothing—
Now get that through your mind.

[Chorus]
No more damn excuses!
I'm sick of hearing you talk.
No more damn excuses!
Stand up or get lost.
No more damn excuses!
You want change? Then move.
No more damn—
No more damn excuses!

[Solo]
[Solo]
[Solo]

[Breakdown]
No more (HEY!)
Damn excuses (HEY!)
No more (HEY!)
Damn excuses!

If you put half the effort in that you do whining you could be the fucking CEO.
Does your jaw ever hurt from yapping so much
My ears do from listening to this shit...
Let's not stay in touch...

[Chorus - Final]
No more damn excuses!
No one is carrying your weight.
No more damn excuses!
Grow up before it's too late.
No more damn excuses!
No more damn—
No more damn excuses

[Epic outro riff solo]

No more Damn Excuses

[intro]

[Spoken]
How many times do I have to hear that
You need to rock harder?
Well, I’ve been rockin’ hard since ’81
And I was born in ’82—

[Verse]
Blood in my veins beats like double-kick drums,
Life is a riff, and I won’t become numb.

[Pre-Chorus]
Raise those horns, crank the gain,
Feed the fire, fuel the metal, do it again!

[Chorus]
Metal Rocks harder! Louder than the thunder cries,
Metal Rocks harder! Hear the feedback multiply,
Metal Rocks harder! Steel strings shred like knives,
Metal heads Rock harder! That’s how we live our lives!

[Solo]

[Verse 2]
Growing up on songs like One,
Legends never fade and the genre won’t be outdone.
Turn up the dial, take the stage, glory on path,
We're thrashin’ history, rewrite the facts.
Every metal scream is a cheer from within,
Metal’s my church, we will sin with our kin!

[Pre-Chorus]
Raise those horns, crank the gain,
Feed the fire, fuel the metal, do it again!

[Chorus]
Metal Rocks harder! Louder than the thunder cries,
Metal Rocks harder! Hear the feedback multiply,
Metal Rocks harder! Steel strings shred like knives,
Metal heads Rock harder! That’s how we live our lives!

[Bridge – Instrumental / Shouted Break]
(Tremolo riff, galloping drums, lead fills)
Choke up the neck, thrash on the stage!
Turn the crowd into a rave!
Fists in the air, never obey!
Metal forever—rocking today!

[Solo]
(Blazing fast, dive bombs, squeals, tapping run)

[Final Chorus]
Metal Rocks harder! Louder than the thunder cries,
Metal Rocks harder! Hear the feedback multiply,
Metal Rocks harder! Steel strings shred like knives,
Metal heads Rock harder! That’s how we live our lives!

[Outro – Chant / Fade]
Harder! Harder! Harder!
Rocking till the day I die!

Metal (heads) Rocks Harder

[intro]

[Verse 1]
Yeah, we’ve seen the smoke
We’ve tasted the ash
We’ve buried our brothers
And stomped through the crap
The world wants us broken
On our knees in the dirt
But we lock our jaws
We bleed, not hurt

[Pre-Chorus]
This ain’t surrender
This is the stand
You want our souls?
Come take them, man

[Chorus]
Hold the line — we ain’t folding tonight
The hero’s coming, yeah, he’s burning in sight
We keep the fire through the fear and the fight
Hold the line — hold the line —
We ain’t giving our lives

[Verse 2]
We don’t pray for mercy
We don’t beg for grace
We stare down the darkness
Right in its face
They said we were finished
Yeah, they thought we were done
But we’re steel under pressure
We don’t break — we become

[Pre-Chorus]
Storm’s still coming
Let it come harder
We’ll drag it down
Make the night our martyr

[Chorus]
Hold the line — we ain’t dl tonight
we're hero’s in making, yeah, burning in sight
We keep the fire through the fear and the fight
Hold the line — hold the line
We ain’t giving our lives

[Bridge] (slow, pounding, spoken-with-growl)
We are the wall that will never collapse
We are the howl in the night that bites back
We are the last breath of every lost soul
We take the weight
We HOLD CONTROL

[Final Chorus] (full power)
Hold the line — we ain’t dying tonight
Turns out we are the heros — feel the rise, feel the light
We keep the fire through the fear and the fight
Hold the line — hold the line —
WE SURVIVE.

Hold the Line

[spoken]
"Do you feel that pull? It's like something from the abyss is reaching out to me. Like if i stare into it long enough I can almost make out something looking back."

[Verse singing starts]
Shadows fall, light starts to fray
Voices hum in the background of decay
It whispers louder
Hear it speak
Every echo
I hear it shriek

[Chorus]
It's a whisper in the void
Spinning in my head
A serpent in the noise
Feeding what's unsaid
Feel the static
Feel the pull
Falling deeper
Never full
It consumes....my soul

[long Solo]

[Verse 2]
Eyes like lanterns
They burn too bright
Fingers reach at me through the edge of night
My mind unwinds
The hands decay
I think I'm melting
Slipping away

[Bridge]
I scream but it's swallowed
Swallowed whole
The beast tries to devour my fragile soul
A glitch
A spark
A thread undone
The void is laughing—Saying I'm the one

[Chorus]
It's a whisper in the void
Spinning in my head
A serpent in the noise
Feeding what's unsaid
Feel the static
Feel the pull

[long Solo outro]

Whisper of the Void

In 2021 I started out making electronic music on my phone so I had something to listen to on the way to work that wasn't mainstream radio and it grew from there.

Taking the band name Omshaie (ohm shay) after a character from one of my favorite games.

I started getting requested to share my music with friends and their friends and eventually led to the release of my first album in March of 2023.  Second album release Oct 2023.

Still improving and learning.  Recently expanded to rock/metal.  Can't wait for good things to come.

On July 22 my metal Album: Loresmith - A Warrior of Pride launches on all major steaming services.  Please support and go listen!

Whisper of the Void

Omshaie/Loresmith

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