The Pain That Bonds (Live in Köln)

I just don’t know how it feels anymore

Life’s drifting in time divided

Empire’s falling in kingdom’s rust

In echoes I won’t hear when the night is over

The beginning, the beginning is the end

The beginning

There’s no refuge for hopelessness

No science for broken-hearted frills

No ornaments, no light, no light bright enough

To cover the darkness of our faithless thrills, no

The beginning, the beginning is the end

The beginning

The pain that bonds it all together

The beginning, as we lose, the colors, as we faint

The bloodline, the bloodline turned specter

Turned specter as we end
The beginning, the beginning is the end
The beginning
Unfolded grief

I don’t know how to cover the rues at my feet

Mercy’s hidden like a lonesome treasure

And sorrow’s evil, sorrow’s evil

But when it’s all you’ve got

It’s a dear friend holding your crestfallen woes
A dear friend, a dear friend
The beginning, the beginning is the end
The beginning

The edge may cover the words of disruption

Its youthful dream, its youthful dream

May fool you into believing
That the voices you hear

May come from heaven and beyond

But static is the noise

Whispering in your ears

Static is the noise

Whispering in your ears

The devil may cry and the angels may sing

Oh, static is the noise, static is the noise

The beginning
The anguish of unknown

The pain that bonds it all together

The beginning, as we lose, the colors as we faint

The bloodline, the bloodline turned specter

Turned specter as we end
The beginning, the beginning
The anguish of unknown
The beginning, the anguish of unknown

A man is falling on his knees

A man is falling on his knees

A man is falling on his knees

Static is the noise

I’m just a man falling on his knees
Can’t you see me
Can’t you see me tonight
I’ve been crawling on your dirty floor
Can’t you save a last prayer for me tonight
A last prayer for me
I’m just a man, just a man waiting for someone
Someone, someone, anyone
Are you the one?

The beginning is the end

Words: Alex Henry Foster
Recorded live in Köln on July 27, 2024