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(Intro)

So tired of waiting

So sickened and untamed

Waiting for you to notice me

And raise me from my grave!

I

The shade’s been waiting,

Staring at the void.

‘Been swallowed up and twisted out,

‘Been reborn and then unborn.

II

Raging in my coffin,

Impatiently, ‘been wondering.

Longing to rise again, to wear my skin.

Awakening within!

(Chorus)

I am the darkness,

Council of the Snakes!

Possessing alive! The venom inside!

Council of the Snakes!

II

I am the master,

Magician in your mind!

Feeding you with illusions,

While you’re dreaming dead at night.

…And I think you know my name,

We’re together in this game

I am you and you are me,

Sharing this one real face of shame.

(Repeat chorus)

(Narrative)

Mystifying imagery,

A communion in your mind.

I am free! No longer a shade!

I am now…

The beholder of your life…