i should've stayed

Produced by Mark Xenophontos 

Lyrics by Mark Xenophontos 

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Little honey bee
Cherry picked from the tree
Sweet and deadly
That's what you are
Poison hiding
Behind every scar

Tied up in surrender
Gazing up to heaven
Can't remember what I'm fighting for
What am I fighting for

Honey and daggers
That's all you are
Honey and daggers
Gone too far
Sweet lies and violence
Deep in my soul
Losing myself
Losing control

Blood is in the air
Secrets everywhere
Hidden truths beneath
Your perfect skin
Let the chaos begin
Let the chaos begin

Greater heights mean nothing
When you drag me down below
To a world I didn't want to know
What did I want to know

Honey and daggers
That's all you are
Honey and daggers
Gone too far
Sweet lies and violence
Deep in my soul
Losing myself
Losing control

Jezebel come whisper
Sing your poison song
I believed your promises
But I was wrong
I was wrong
I WAS WRONG!
EVERYTHING'S WRONG!

Honey and daggers
That's all we are
Honey and daggers
Gone too far
Sweet lies and violence
Burning my soul
Losing myself
OUT OF CONTROL!

Just a ghost in the night
Just a ghost in the night
Honey and daggers
Just a ghost in the night
Just a ghost in the night
Honey and daggers
Just a ghost

Honey & Daggers

“ALIVE Again” is a high-energy, emotionally charged track that blends electronic pop and dance music with uplifting vocals and dynamic production. The song opens with an atmospheric intro that quickly builds into a pulsing rhythm, setting an anthemic tone. A driving beat and layered synths create a sense of urgency and momentum, while the lyrics center around themes of rebirth, resilience, and rediscovery of self.

The vocalist delivers a passionate performance, with a tone that shifts from introspective to empowered as the song progresses. The chorus is a standout, with a soaring melody that feels both liberating and cathartic—like breaking through emotional barriers to reclaim vitality.

Musically, the track leans on rich textures, tight percussive elements, and a powerful drop that makes it club- and festival-ready. Its emotional intensity and celebratory vibe make it ideal for moments of personal victory or reawakening.

ALIVE Again

The fire's gone
But smoke still clings
In the silence
Memories sting


I held the match with trembling hands
You watched it burn and turn to sand
We were the flame, now just the scar
Ash and embers, all we are


Words like sparks we couldn't tame
Scorched the soul, then passed the blame
I whispered truth, you screamed a lie
We watched it fade and didn't cry

Ash and ember
All that remains
Smoke in the sky
Blood in the rain
We rose like fire, we fell like stone
Now I walk through this ruin alone


I see your face in blackened glass
A ghost that lives inside the past
Time won't heal, it only hides
The char remains we kept inside


Ash and ember
We lost the flame
All that we built
Gone in the name
Of pride, of pain, of uncontrolled
Now I rise from the wreckage uncontrolled
Ash and ember
And nothing more

Ash And Ember

In the dust of twilight's glow,  
Ride the shadows, hearts laid low,  
Whispers of the ones we know,  
The good, the bad, and the dead, we sow.  

Outlaws lurking, guns drawn tight,  
Promises broken under moonlight,  
Lives once bright now lost from sight,  
The good, the bad, and the dead ignite.  

Chasing dreams through valleys wide,  
Bitter winds and a heart that cried,  
Ghosts of choices that we bide,  
The good, the bad, and the dead collide.  


Stars are fading, darkness creeps,  
Echoes haunt where silence weeps,  
In the night where danger leaps,  
The good, the bad, and the dead runs deep.  


Oh, the good, the bad, and the dead,  
Stories woven in the threads,  
We’re all just wanderers, misled,  
In the silence where the lost are fed.  

Through the canyons, old tales spun,  
Memories linger, battles won,  
But every victory's a loaded gun,  
The good, the bad, and the dead, we shun.  


The Good, The Bad And The Dead

Twisted

"Echoes in the Fog" - The climax of Abberline’s journey. Guided by Crowe’s final ciphered messages, Abberline discovers the ritual to sever the entity’s grip: the vessel must die, and another must bear the curse. In a derelict church drowned in fog, Abberline faces Crowe, who flickers between monstrous host and pleading friend. With the pendant shielding him, Abberline drives the ritual blade home, granting Crowe release while binding the Codex’s curse into himself. As Crowe whispers his final thanks, the veil shudders and closes, but whispers still linger in the fog. Abberline, marked and forever changed, steps into the night as both detective and vessel—the hunter and the haunted.


[Intro]
The veil hangs torn, the city bleeds,
The Codex whispers ancient creeds.
A voice of man, a god disguised—
The final truth revealed to my eyes.

[Lyrical Intro]
The cipher led, the path was shown,
Through blood and ash, through flesh and bone.
One vow remains, the blade must fall,
To break the chain, to end it all.

[Verse 1]
I found his words in walls of stone,
Each line inscribed, yet not his own.
A faded photo, shadows weep,
His family’s secrets buried deep.
The pendant glows, the knife is near,
The fog resounds with what I fear.
His eyes reveal a fractured soul,
A man undone, no longer whole.

[Chorus – soaring cleans with gothic choir]
Echoes in the fog—his voice remains,
A soul in torment, bound by chains.
Echoes in the fog—his plea, his name,
I end the rite, I bear the flame.

[Interlude
So bind the flesh, so break the seal,
The Codex burns, the wound won’t heal.
So mark the skin, so call the night,
The host must fall to end the rite.

[Verse 2]
“Do it!—free me now,
The god has claimed what I allow.
These hands are not my own to guide,
The shadow waits, it will not hide.
Strike deep, my friend, the stars converge,
The knife the key, the blood the surge.
The fog will howl, the Codex feed—
Through me it reigns, through me it bleeds.”

[Pre-Chorus]
I hold the blade, my hand will shake.
(You must strike true—for both our sakes.)
The veil resists, the Codex cries—
(This is the end—its grip denies!)

[Chorus]
Echoes in the fog—the bond I sever,
One man redeemed, one cursed forever.
Echoes in the fog—the soul is freed,
The god recoils, yet clings to me.

[Bridge]
Zorath’nim! (unbind the chain!)
Mor’thak keleth! (death-words remain!)
Corpus fractum! (the flesh must die!)
Anima mea! (the soul will rise!)

[Breakdown]
Strike! The gate resounds!
Fall! The host unbound!
Burn! The Codex sears!
Bind! I bear its fears!

[Final Chorus]
Echoes in the fog—his voice departs,
The night still binds, it grips my heart.
Echoes in the fog—her blood, his plea,
One soul set free, one curse on me.

[Extended Outro]
“Thank you, Frederick…”
“Forgive me, friend…”
The pendant burns, the Codex brands,
Its scripture carved into my hands.

The fog recedes but not for long,
Its whispers weave an endless song.
I step alone, the night my shroud,
A vessel born, the curse a vowed.

Tenebris aeternum… (eternal dark)
Domine Umbra… (lord of shadow)
Anima fracta… (broken soul)
VINCIT UMBRA! (THE SHADOW WINS!)

[Outro]
I walk these streets where silence weeps,
I am the vessel the Codex keeps.
Echoes in the fog—they call, they bind…
I hunt the dark… yet it is mine.

Ahhhh... ahhhh... ahhhhhh...
Ohhhh... ohhhh... ohhhhhh...
Mmmmm... mmmmm... mmmmmmm...

Echoes in the Fog

YOU’RE NOT REAL, TODAY (ziernor Remix V2)

I was scared of the dark when I was five
But the real ghosts came when I turned alive
Under my bed I found nothing at all
Except the mirror I’ve been trying to stall

I blamed love for the way that I break
Blamed heartbreak, but that was fake
Truth is, I’ve always been afraid
Of the silence, the void, the weight

Fear, you bastard, you wear my skin
You breathe me in, you always win
I drown in your name, I burn in your grip
I try to run, but you’re stitched to my lips
I hate you, I hate me, for letting you live

Afraid of being left, so I stayed
Afraid to speak, so I obeyed
Afraid of pain, so I hurt first
Afraid to feel, so I rehearsed

You taught me how to lie to myself
Pretend I’m fine while I rot in this shell
I never feared the dark, I feared the day
Where I’d open my eyes and still feel this way

Miedo al amor / Miedo a perder
Miedo a vivir / Miedo a querer
Miedo al reflejo que sangra por dentro
Miedo al vacío que trago en silencio

Fear, you fucker, you wear my face
You kiss my wounds, you fill my space
I begged for light, you offered none
You are the reason I come undone
I hate you, I hate me, for what I’ve become

If I ever kill you…
Will I finally be free?
Or have you always…
Just been… me? ... JUST FUCKING ME!!!

Fear

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