Evil, Dark, Grotesque

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Say It Again (feat. The Rasmus)

This track is the scream I never got to let out, the truth I wasn’t allowed to speak. It’s a song for every survivor who was told to stay quiet, who was made to feel small, broken, or invisible. “Name in the Fire” lit the match—this is the aftermath. Stronger. Louder. Unapologetic. Every lyric is a scar I’ve learned to wear with pride. This is for the ones who made it out and for the ones still fighting. You’re not alone.

The Fire I Became

Scars Like Stars

Lyrics:

[Verse]
Trapped beneath the surface, cradling my sorrow
I keep seeing patterns of a new tomorrow
Bargaining with muses, keeping ghosts at bay
Trying to remember how I lost my way

Gasping for salvation, sparks of sympathy
Hoping that, come daylight, they can set me free
Crafting odes to silence, I stand beyond the pale
When I invite my audience to watch me as I fail

[Chorus]
This is a script I can't rewrite
A cage I carved with too much care
I feign control with all my might
But I am hollow everywhere
My structure holds, my seams are tight
Yet something monstrous waits inside
I kiss the dark and call it light
Then let it in, with arms spread wide

[Verse]
Seeking your attention was never worth the cost
'Cause I keep having nightmares since our paths last crossed
But promise you'll remember how I made you wait
While I was busy wallowing in misery and hate

I wield these words like weapons, but they were never mine
Now I'm so sick of fighting, (just show me a sign)
I am not asleep here, nor am I awake
I don't want to fade, (with every step I take)

[Chorus]
This is a script I can't rewrite
A cage I carved with too much care
I feign control with all my might
But I am hollow everywhere
My structure holds, my seams are tight
Yet something monstrous waits inside
I kiss the dark and call it light
Then let it in, with arms spread wide

[Bridge - In Romanian]
Frântă-mi tace mintea-n palme, inima mi-o port
Prinsă-n cuie pe sub pielea albă ca de mort
Clipa-n valuri se destramă, sângele mi-e viu
Visele îmi sunt capacul negrului sicriu

Gândurile-mi stau alături prinse de fotoliu
Muzele așteaptă-n patul camerei de doliu
Dintr-o dată năvălit-au fluturi în stomac
Într-o baltă de cerneală lasă-mă să zac

[Chorus]
This is a script I can't rewrite
A cage I carved with too much care
I feign control with all my might
But I am hollow everywhere
My structure holds, my seams are tight
Yet something monstrous waits inside
I kiss the dark and call it light
Then let it in, with arms spread wide

Hollow

Heavily inspired by the mood, structure, and style of “Zombie” with socially conscious lyrics and a raw emotional charge.

Echoes of Silence

What Did You Think I’d Be

Produced by Mark Xenophontos 

Lyrics by Mark Xenophontos 

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Rub your hands together, feel the static rise
Cast your spell on broken dreams and alibis  
With your wicked ways, you're digging deeper down
Trading everything to wear that golden crown

Don't blink twice, don't look right
Something's coming in the night
Everything you built will wash away

A chariot on fire, burning through the power lines
You'll run away scared when you read between the signs
To the Babylon tower where the broken angels fall
Where your kingdom crumbles and you lose it all

In the neon glow where devils make their deals
Pretty faces hiding how the darkness feels
Built your empire on a foundation made of lies
Now you're staring at the fire in the skies

Don't blink twice, don't look right
Something's coming in the night
Everything you built will wash away

A chariot on fire, burning through the power lines
You'll run away scared when you read between the signs
To the Babylon tower where the broken angels fall
Where your kingdom crumbles and you lose it all

Here today, gone tomorrow
Time to burn it all down
Watch your kingdom die

A chariot on fire, tearing through your house of cards
To the Babylon tower where your empire turns to ash
A chariot on fire, coming for your soul tonight
Your kingdom's burning down, you lose it all

There's still time for redemption
Choose your side before it's gone

Babylon

Mind Over Madness

Lyrics 


You are welcome to my nightmare tonight
Say hi to my friend the grave digger in sight
He’s got a great smile it cuts like a knife
And a great bite it’ll steal your life


Shadows creep where the cold winds sigh
Are you ready to run or ready to die


Welcome welcome to the show
Where the dark is all you’ll know
Grave digger’s grin it’s your delight
But his bite it ends the night


Coffins whisper secrets below
The graveyard hums with a ghostly glow
He’ll offer a hand but don’t you take
It’s a deal you’ll wish you didn’t make


Tick tock hear the clock it’s late
Grave digger smiles he seals your fate
Laughter echoes in the air so thin
This is where your fears begin


Welcome welcome to the show
Where the dark is all you’ll know
Grave digger’s grin it’s your delight
But his bite it ends the night


Welcome to My Nightmare - REMASTERED - HD

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The Hell He Made

Winnipeg composer, retired from the farm, still chasing meaning in melody. My work lives where TV cues meet YouTube soundscapes, with a few albums in between. Built in Mixcraft Pro, fuelled by late-night coffee, stubborn curiosity, and a Stoic’s sense of timing. Also writing on politics, history, and philosophy, because sound isn’t my only instrument.

Mind Over Madness

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