Candles glow, the table’s set

We promise peace we’ll soon forget

Smiles rehearsed, a fragile start

Hope wrapped tight around our hearts

Coats come off, the wine is poured

Old jokes land like they’ve done before

We ask about the year gone by

Careful words, polite replies

Clocks are ticking, plates collide

History waits just outside

Every silence feels too loud

Every laugh won’t last somehow

We all pretend we’re finally free

From what we were, from what we’ll be

Oh, beloved family feast, we raise a glass

To broken years and moments past

The beloved family feast, so warm, so sweet

Till truth comes crashing through the seats

The beloved family feast, it starts in peace

Ends with doors that never ease

Someone sighs, someone snaps

A harmless word becomes an attack

Old wounds dressed as jokes and wine

Cross the line every time

Voices rise, chairs scrape floors

Nobody’s listening anymore

We swear this time we’ll let it go

But we all know how this goes

Too much said, too much meant

Too late now for innocence

Oh, beloved family feast, flames in our eyes

Love and anger intertwined

The beloved family feast, the same old play

Where “I’m sorry” comes too late

The beloved family feast, we’re incomplete

Leaving crumbs instead of peace

Coats back on, the night is cold

Different stories will be told

Each one walking their own way

Saying “next time will be okay”

But the echo of slammed doors

Lingers longer than before

The table’s quiet, plates remain

Unfinished words, familiar pain

Till next year’s hope, till next year’s lie

Another feast, another goodbye

METAL IS THE ANSWER!

When the walls close in

When the air tastes like pain

Silence is a prison

Driving me insane

Pressure on my shoulders

Teeth clenched, fists tight

Every step feels like 

A never-ending fight

Turn the volume up

Let the darkness speak

Heavy metal finds me

everytime I’m weak

Heavy metal is the answer when I fall

The cure, the weapon, the fire in it all

In the riffs I find the solution which I need

When the world betrays me, metal makes me bleed free

Voices in my head 

Try to drag me down

Drowning in the noise, 

About to fucking drown

Then the drums hit hard 

Like a breaking chain

Every single note 

Screams: COME ON AND RISE AGAIN!

Heavy metal is the answer when I fall

The cure, the weapon, the fire in it all

In distortion lives the truth I believe

When the world goes cold, metal makes me breathe

No fake smiles, no hollow prayers

Just raw emotion ripping through the air

Pain into power, scars into sound

From the underground, we rise unbound.

Heavy metal is the answer, loud and real

The only fucking thing that makes me feel

In the chaos I discover who I am

Metal is the cure, the knife, the plan

When the echoes fade and the night is done

I’m still standing, had my battle won

Through every struggle, through every scar

Heavy metal was the answer all along

Rain on my jacket, hole in my shoe

Wrong place, wrong time, nothing new

Every sign says “try again”

But I’m tired of losing when I give in

Bad luck follows me like a shadow

Every promise breaks by tomorrow

I lend my hand, they take my arm

Smile in my face, then pull the alarm

I pick up pieces that aren’t even mine

Paying their debts with borrowed time

They say “you’re strong, you’ll be okay”

Funny how that means “stay in the pain”

I bend, I break, I compromise

Always truth in my alibis

But every favor turns to chains

And I’m done wearing all the blame

I’m Done With Everything, hear me say it

Done with the lies, done with the waiting

Done With Everything, all the pretending

Done being used and never defended

Done With Everything, drawing the line

If saving myself is a crime, that’s fine

They call me when the world falls down

When they need a fix, I’m always around

But when I’m drowning, there’s no reply

Just empty words and a busy line

Luck never knocks, it kicks me out

Still I stood tall through all the doubt

But even saints get tired of grace

When it’s wasted in the wrong place

I tried to be the bigger man

But I’m smaller every time I stand

If kindness costs me everything

Then I’m done paying that fee

I’m Done With Everything, can’t you see

Done being everyone’s emergency

Done With Everything, no more disguise

Done with the guilt, done with the lies

Done With Everything, I choose me tonight

I won’t fade out just to keep you alright

Maybe I’ll lose a few more friends

Maybe some bridges won’t ever mend

But I’d rather stand alone and true

Than break myself in two for you

Bad luck may still know my name

But I won’t play the same old game

I’m Done With Everything, hear me roar

Done being the one you ignore

Done With Everything, I’m letting go

Of every weight you never owned

Done With Everything, I’m finally free

This is the last time you take from me

Rain’s still falling, but I don’t care

I’m walking lighter, breathing air

Bad luck can try, but I’ve changed the scene

I’m done with you, I’m done with everything

Neon lights on a tired street

Coins and cards at his tired feet

He flips a smile, rolls the dice

Says, “Everything comes with a price”

He wakes up chasing yesterday

Another win that slipped away

Clock keeps ticking, but he won’t see

He’s betting time like currency

Promises stacked like poker chips

Love on the edge of his fingertips

“Just one more round,” he always swears

Luck is a god who hears his prayers

He says fate is just a hand you play

Blame the cards when you lose your way

Every loss just fuels the fire

Hope dressed up as desire

It’s the Game Of Life, he’s all in tonight

Playing with hearts under flickering lights

The Game Of Life, no rules, no shame

He thinks he can beat it if he plays it again

The Game Of Life, he calls it a test

But every win costs more than the rest

Pictures fade on the hallway wall

Voicemails left, but he won’t call

Rent past due, trust running thin

Still convinced the next spin wins

He laughs it off, says “I’m in control”

With shaking hands and an empty soul

He sees the world like a loaded deck

One wrong move, but he won’t check

He says love’s just a risky bet

Easy come, easy regret

If he loses, he’ll try again

That’s what he tells himself in vain

It’s the Game Of Life, he’s all in tonight

Trading tomorrow for a moment’s high

The Game Of Life, he can’t walk away

Every loss just makes him stay

The Game Of Life, he’s crossing the line

Betting his soul, one roll at a time

What if the jackpot never comes?

What if the house has already won?

No reset, no second chance

No pause button, no final glance

The table’s empty, the lights burn low

There’s nothing left, but he still won’t go

It was the Game Of Life, he played it wrong

Thought he was clever, thought he was strong

The Game Of Life, he gave it all

Family, love, pride, and hope let fall

The Game Of Life, now the cards are gone

And he’s still rolling dice alone

Morning breaks on an empty room

No cheers, no lights, no lucky tune

Life moves on, no replay sign

No more bets, out of time

The Game Of Life keeps spinning by

Without him in the game this time

Durch kalte Gänge klingen Glocken

Mißtrauen wächst das Herz beengt

Wo Obere Nachforschung blocken

Wo Wahrheit sich in Weihrauch fängt

Sie sagen Kind vertrau uns blind

Doch hinter Türen fällt das Licht

Und jedes Schweigen das beginnt

Ist einmal mehr zerbrochene Pflicht

Heilige Schatten wer bewacht euch

Wer zählt die Tränen die niemand sah

Ihr baut Paläste aus gelernter Ohnmacht

Doch eure Schuld bleibt immer da

Heilige Schatten könnt ihr’s fühlen

Der Glaube bricht an eurer Wand

Ihr sprecht von Liebe sprecht von Frieden

Doch deckt die Lüge mit eurer Hand

Die Akten stauben in den Kellern

Geschichten flüstern namenlos

Man hört die Wahrheit leise gellen

Doch euer Mantel bleibt zu groß

Ihr predigt Recht und Moralität

Doch schützt vor allem euer Sein

Und jedes Kind das stiller geht

Trägt euer Erbe schwer wie Stein

Heilige Schatten wer bewacht euch

Wer zählt die Tränen die niemand sah

Ihr baut Paläste aus gelernter Ohnmacht

Doch eure Schuld bleibt immer da

Heilige Schatten könnt ihr’s fühlen

Der Glaube bricht an eurer Wand

Ihr sprecht von Liebe sprecht von Frieden

Doch deckt die Lüge mit eurer Hand

Doch eines Tages bricht der Schleier

Fällt wie Staub von alten Türen

Dann steigen Stimmen aus den Mauern

Und Hoffnung findet neue Spuren

Vielleicht erhebt sich aus den Schatten

Ein Lied das niemand mehr erstickt

Und Wahrheit nimmt in freien Schritten

Den Weg zurück ins reine Licht

Die Glocken läuten in den Morgen

Ein Wind trägt altes Leid davon

Und wo das Dunkel einst verborgen

Erwacht ein leiser neuer Ton

Cold sweat on my neck again

Same hallway, same ticking clock

Floorboards groan like broken ribs

Something’s hunting, something wants

It’s not behind me, it’s in my veins

This nightmare breathes with my own lungs

No doors to shut, no light remains

I feed the beast

By running blind

By running blind

Mirror cracks with every step

Eyes too wide, teeth too sharp

It mimics how I used to pray

Now it laughs in my own bark

It’s not behind me, it’s in my veins

This nightmare breathes with my own lungs

No doors to shut, no light remains

I feed the beast

By running blind

What if I stop?

What if I turn?

It only grows 

When I look away

It’s not behind me, it’s in my veins

This nightmare breathes with my own lungs

No God, no chain, no sweet refrain

I star the monster

Step by step

SISYPHUS IS RISING!

I wake before the sunrise

Chains of silence on my breath

The mountain stands above me 

Like a sentence that won’t rest

I push against the daylight 

With a burden made of stone

And every step reminds me 

That I stand here all alone

But the sky keeps whispering, “Try again, try again,”

Even though I know how every story ends

So I roll this stone toward the sun

Even if it falls when the day is done

Caught in a curse I can’t outrun

Still I rise, still I rise

Every time the world comes crashing down

I plant my feet and turn around

Sisyphus dreams are heavy, but

Still I rise, still I rise

The gods watch from their distance

Proud of what they think they’ve won

But they’ll never understand 

The quiet power in holding on

The weight becomes a heartbeat 

Steady rhythm, steady pain

Yet in the dust beneath my hands 

I learn to live again

And the wind keeps telling me, “Try again, try again,”

Maybe the falling is where the strength begins.

So I roll this stone toward the sun

Even if it falls when the day is done

Caught in a curse I can’t outrun

Still I rise, still I rise

Every time the world comes crashing down

I plant my feet and turn around

Sisyphus dreams are heavy, but 

Still I rise, still I rise.

Maybe hope is just a circle 

Always breaking, always whole

A flicker in the darkness 

That refuses to let go

Maybe freedom isn’t granted

Maybe freedom is defied

In the moment when the stone falls

And I choose to climb

So I roll this stone toward the sun

Even knowing all that can’t be undone

If this is forever, then I won’t run

Still I rise, still I rise

Let the mountain stand before me

Let the gods decide my fate

There’s a quiet kind of glory

In the strength to start again

Der Morgen bricht an, doch er fühlt sich schwer

Wir suchen nach Wegen, doch finden nichts mehr

Die Zahlen auf Zetteln wie Fesseln aus Blei 

Und wieder ein Monat, der kaum zieht vorbei

Wir sitzen am Tisch, wo die Hoffnung einst saß

Jetzt stapeln sich Sorgen. in jedem Fach

Die Kleinen weinen: „Warum nur so wenig?“

Und jede Antwort klingt gleich, wie schon ewig

Wir schuften von früh bis tief in die Nacht

Doch alles, was reinkommt, wird fortgebracht

Ein Teil für die Miete, viel für den Staat

Und uns bleibt als Rest nur Gnadenrat

Wie lange noch, kann ´s einer fassen

Dass uns die Möglichkeiten erblassen

Das bisschen Glück, das uns noch bleibt

Zerrinnt uns leise, wie die Zeit

Steuern auf mein Haupt, sie drücken mich nieder

Sie kommen und kommen, sie kommen stets wieder

Wir tragen die Last, bis die Kraft nicht mehr reicht

Und fragen uns heimlich, was bleibt uns vielleicht

Steuern auf mein Haupt, wir spielen den Held

Doch manchmal zerbricht uns die Last dieser Welt

Die Preise steigen, das Leben wird knapp

Wir halten zusammen, doch kommen nicht nach

Es klingt wie ein Witz, doch ist keiner gemeint 

Ein Lächeln braucht mehr, als es erscheint

Sie reden von Ordnung, von Pflicht und Gesetz

Doch sehen nicht, wie es Familien zerfetzt

Wir ringen um Wärme, wir ringen um Licht

Doch der Staat nimmt zuerst, uns bleibt der Verzicht

Hier steh´ n wir, ernüchtert, der Hoffnung beraubt

Dass uns wird ein wenig mehr Freiheit erlaubt

Wir stehen am Rand, doch fallen wir nicht

Denn Hoffnung trägt uns durch un ´srer Pflicht

Steuern auf mein Haupt, sie drücken mich nieder

Sie kommen und kommen, sie kommen stets wieder

Wir tragen die Last, bis die Kraft nicht mehr reicht

Und fragen uns heimlich, was bleibt uns vielleicht

Steuern auf mein Haupt, wir spielen den Held

Doch manchmal zerbricht uns die Last dieser Welt

Vielleicht kommt ein Morgen, der leichter sich zeigt

Wo das Leben uns wieder ein Stückchen verzeiht

Vielleicht gibt es Wege, wir sehen sie nicht

Doch irgendwas flüstert: „Verlier nicht dein Licht“

Und auch wenn wir wanken, wir stehen noch hier

Denn alles, was zählt, sind die Menschen bei mir

Der Abend fällt leise, die Straßen so kalt

Doch unser Herz schlägt weiter, wird niemals alt

Wir tragen die Bürde, und leben schlicht

Steuern auf ´ s Haupt, doch sie brechen uns nicht

Mirror on the wall, he calls you by name

Spotlight follows you like it’s a game

Every room bends when you arrive

You breathe like the world comes alive

You talk in crowns and destiny

Every sentence sounds like prophecy

You don’t listen, you just wait to speak

Fishing compliments, praise on repeat

You say the stars were made for you

That the sun only shines on cue

Everyone else is just the crowd

While you’re screaming your name out loud

You think you’re the center of the world

Everything spins when your flag’s unfurled

Every heart, every voice, every sound

You swear they all revolve around

You’re the king of a throne made of gold

At least that’s the story you told

Yeah, you think you’re the center of the world

You wear confidence like a disguise

Fragile glass behind diamond eyes

When applause fades, you start to shake

So you build yourself bigger, louder, as a fake

You need reflections to feel real

Borrowing love you’ll never feel

If it’s not about you, it’s wrong

So you turn every silence into a song

You think you’re the center of the world

Every truth bends when your lies are hurled

Every road somehow leads to you

At least that’s what you believe is true

You’re the hero in every scene

Even when you’re cruel, you’re “misunderstood,” unseen

Yeah, you think you’re the center of the world

What happens when the lights go out?

When no one’s left to cheer or shout

Will you still know who you are

Without a stage, without the stars?

The world keeps turning, can’t you see?

It never needed your gravity

You thought you were the center of the world

But the sky never cracked when you fell

All those mirrors you held so tight

Can’t love you back at night

You’re just a name in a million lives

Just another spark in a crowded sky

The mirror’s quiet, no one there

No standing ovation, no vacant stare

The world spins on, perfectly fine

Without you the sun still shine

The night is cracking open

And the silence starts to scream

Every story they have spoken 

Stains the edges of his dream

He’s running through the riddles 

With a fire in his chest

Chasing down the answers 

That deny him any rest

He sees their perfect pictures

All the colors they arrange

But something in the mixture 

Feels deliberately strange

Every “fact” they keep repeating 

Twists the world another way

And he’s drowning in the questions 

That refuse to fade away

He’s done with the fiction

Done with the lies

Done with their comfort 

In a thin disguise

He’s chasing the reason 

He’s tracking the spark

A light in the dark

A light in the dark

He’s restless, breathless

Breaking the chains

Fighting those answers 

Running wild in his veins

If truth has a truth

Then he’s tearing through

Burning the veil 

Just to find what is true

He’s restless, breathless

Won’t let it slide

Digging for something 

They’re trying to hide

His reflection in the mirror 

Shows a stranger growing tired

A man who burns with fury

But refuses to be wired

Every promise that they’re selling 

Only cracks beneath his grip

And he’s clinging to the edge of what 

He feels is gonna slip

He’s done with the fiction

Done with the lies

Done with their comfort 

In a thin disguise

He’s chasing the reason

He’s tracking the spark

A light in the dark

A light in the dark

He’s restless, breathless

Breaking the chains

Fighting those answers 

Running wild in his veins

If truth has a truth

Then he’s tearing through

Burning the veil 

Just to find what is true

He’s restless, breathless

Won’t let it slide

Digging for something 

They’re trying to hide

Let the rumors shatter

Let the noise fall away

He won’t bend to the chaos 

Or the words they betray

If the truth is a ghost

Then he’ll chase every clue

Through the cracks, through the dark 

Till he finally breaks through

Now the shadows are fading

And the night begins to soothe

He’s still standing, still demanding 

What aligns with what is true

And he’ll run till he finds it

Till the lies come unglued

Till he uncovers 

The Truth Behind The Truth