Woods of Ypres

A meeting place and time. Our chance to make amends. Weather to meet as planned, Or reach out for, the cold, upper hand. (clean) A meeting place and time. Of which neither of them would show. A meeting Place and Time. A meeting place and time. Pictu...

A moment of silence... but not one moment more The dead are to be forgotten, we are here to be...adored Look me, in the eyes, don't believe a word they say For life is good, life is glory, though we live, one life only Tell me, in real time, don't hesitate t...

The sun taunts you In everything you do Like a substance that works for everyone else But has no effect on you It shines for places You’ll never go It shines for people You’ll never know You believe that in your entire life You will never feel What...

In the darkness, under the stars, With enough warning, to pull off to the side, in time In the end, was there anyone to share in your joy? I woke up one day...and realized it was already over Back On the highway, under the moon, my final moments, still wonde...

Drawing meaning from the unexpected, A sign that cannot be denied. A portrait of our everlasting expressions, And the distance between us, side by side. Nearing the end of this long discussion, Still struggling for what more to say, A man of words tryin...

By the time you read this, I will already be dead Do not reply to this, it is only to be read By the time you read this, I will already be dead Do not reply to this, but notify my next of kin Self administrate your estate, Pick up the pieces and give them...

We were born to live, in a desperate time Where it seems the death of dreams, is the end of life But we have only one life to live, just one opportunity And failure is not the end of the world, that's just society! Career suicide is not real suicide, Career...

To pass between, these winter walls, While traveling at night, Taken by reflection, I mine my life The trees have seen me come this way, Many times at any hours. They stand on both sides, And greet me, as I pass. A time and place, where winter begins...

Shallow within the earth, buried deep beneath the snow You would remain forever young while the rest of us grow old We would act upon our guilt, a northern burial was your wish We would obey and fulfill, for your importance is strengthened by your early dea...

The bleak life and modern times Of grey skies and electric light Life... life... So life is precious, after all Respect the body, for it is all you really are Life... life... So life is precious after all Protect the body, for it is all that keeps you...

Trying hard to enjoy the night, to make the best of my time And I would kill to know what it’s like to feel tonight With each cold sip of life, which helps to numb the pain Each touch of the glass to my lips, helps ease the strain. It’s been so long, it’s...

Have you ever wondered what the world would be like without you? If you murdered your dreams and we buried you The thought that was the bitter seed, the subterranean trajectory That was thrust deep within the earth, and grew into a twisted tree The origin...

When I come home at the end of the day, everything is just where I left it… No one has called, nothing has changed, everything is just how I left it… I haven’t spoken a word in days, except for cursing the noise in the hall… I haven’t spoken a word in days...

You must grieve your loss, until the grief is gone But once you've come this far, you can't look back anymore But whatever you do, don't open the wounds Whatever you do, don't open the wounds You must undo the dream, as part of your deprogramming It's wha...

Another era has come to an end You’ll return to where it began Wandering at night on Ypres Rd. To determine why you walk in the woods alone A piece of out history I used to honour They disrespected and disgraced They took the ground upon which I walked And ru...

It’s never too late to admit that you were wrong, when the journey has made you wise enough to know the time has come, to end the tradition. We came this far, to admit we were wrong and the time we wasted, has made us who we are. Though the recovery has just...

Woe, oh I am in denial, and I am depressed I will try to bargain with you, then share my anger with you But I can''t complete the full cycle of mourning I struggle with acceptance I can''t forgive myself Everything I touch turns to gold, then to coal Everyth...

...we are not fully whole... ...we have burning out - again and again... ...returning to foundation - year after year... ...something from neglect, an interior exit... We are not fully whole We have burning out - again and again Returning to foundation -...

When we all have gone to the silenceof eternity To first beforgotten and lost inthe recordsof the earth Could I still miss youthen, in the time and space after life When no one is searching anymore and where weare nowhereto be found We didn't spend o...

A little more today, a little less the next Halves and quarters are keeping me going A little less today, a little more the next Halves and quarters are keeping me going I''m wearing myself off the one thing that''s keeping me alive I''m wearing myself off th...

I was buried in Mount Pleasant Cemetery, alone and unceremoniously ...Buried in Mount Pleasant Cemetery, when life was taken from me Our tree was full and green, I had to leave it The sadness was overwhelming, To be alone beneath it The sun came down hot and...

Everyone lives, but not everyone truly dies While they're still alive and survive Without anything to lose, I don't care what will happen to me I climb through this dirty window of opportunity I feel a change of heart From the pain of a heartbreaking los...

Sunlight shines On the clothes that lay on a chair A desk covered in clutter The floor covered in hair It shines on a figure, so thin and frail It shines on his skin, so sick and pale It shines on the wall, where for so long I have stared Breaking the spell o...

An hour away from home, The lights come on. Standing at the side of the road, I am in awe. Amongst the snow and trees, The freezing cold, I thrive on each sorrowful note. For the moment, all is still, A tranquil pace. The ease of being stranded, In this comp...

We dug this hole for ourselves, but we’ll gladly bury you instead After having sacrificed yourselves, by standing in our way I can hold the Iron Grudge, like a fist! I can hold the Iron Grudge, for as long as I live Can you feel the hatred, from your fellow...

It is a fair and noble arrangement This business of life and existence Where everything we take from the earth Will be taken back and returned The face of god has always been disguised As the mother / giver and lover of all life But the keeper of the l...

To mourn the end is to say goodbye Not To yearn for that which we will never have again We cry for our life together - because we know it will end And we try to understand, how we could ever love again Save your tears, at the end of our time... We've cr...

There was a flash of lightning, Followed by snow In a moment of silence (for myself), After a shock to the soul With a look of disbelief, Alone and numb to the cold I knew the last moment had passed, Before enduring years of sorrow There was a crack of elect...

Part One: The Mirror Reflection I was right along, and I was wrong to believe, Foolish to doubt the self-respecting truths, I learned while suffering. Nothing happens for any reason, There is no plan. We are all just random beings, not destined for anythi...

Rejection from ourselves, will only lead to reflection in the peace and quiet The sooner we quit trying to find the sound, the sooner we’ll find ourselves instead. Suffering the pains taken, dwelling in the pain of creation. For the artist’s mistakes, stare h...

When we're young, we design a plan, we work, we build, we make it real and in the moment it becomes complete, The first cracks start to appear A weak foundation, finally revealed in the desperation, when the walls came tumbling down Oh, In my prime - Oh, nev...

The woman will always leave the man. You may come together, in the lust of summer, And she may stay with you, to see the autumn colours, And love you through the winter, in your warm and cozy home, But by the time that spring arrives… she''ll be gone. T...

The vicious beating, the rapid flow of thinning blood Pumping fluid that warms the darkness of my heart The heavy breathing, the strangest desire The drive of evolution is designed not to be denied No day is complete without the enjoyment of flesh For th...

Another year, another room, where you hang a few things on the walls. It's just where you call home for now, Until it''s time to take them down and move on. Great company, has no where else they need to be, No place else they''d rather go, and no one waiting...

On a county road Under the purple sky Fields of nothing At our sides The End of August And into autumn We stood at the edge And watched the storm The End of August And into autumn We prepare to get serious again On a county road Under the purple sky Fields o...

On the other side of night and day I could be no farther away The moon I see is not our moon, This sun is not the one we know But the are safe with you at home It''s I, who''s gone And I am pining for you, Reminded of you all the time I''m always pining, for...

It''s good that I sleep alone...so often Because I toss and turn so much, I feel bad when I disturb my partner It''s okay that I toss and turn...all night, every night Because I sleep alone so often, I feel bad when I''ve disturbed my partner It''s good that I...

You pulled your things off the walls, took all that was yours. You packed your books into boxes and placed them at the door. You emptied your half of our closet, and went through the drawers. Taking it all for granted and left what was left for me on the fl...

It’s no wonder I’ve felt so tired I’ve witnessed the careless all running past me While I’ve been told to ignore my desires And grow numb with understanding I walk through theses woods I carry this deadwood I am determined to see this through Driven on...

Come when you need me, leave me when you need to be free Come when you want me, leave me when you need me to understand Did you fall out of love, because you fell in love again? Did you fall out of love, because you fell in love, with someone new? When t...

I am not, that good anymore, and maybe I never was, But I’ll play my heart out for you, one more time. For in my old age, all I can do is play for you songs from my youth. So let me share my gift, with you once more, Just like we had in the past, so many time...

Drag that fuckin'' weight man, Drag that weight and breathe Pull that fuckin'' anchor across the rocks, push that mountain into the sea Drag that Weight! Over Foreign Landscapes! Drag that Weight! Like a 10 ton stone statue, standing before miles of mountain...

How dare you subject me To Summer’s Envy I will shine brighter than the day you left me You will see traces of you in my revenge Which is in everything I do When summer comes Your spotlight is the sun You can do as you please And get whatever you want...

There is a comfort in longing for Something that’s gone forever It shows how much that something meant to you When it was here To a person who claims To never having had anything They can be confronted by The empty space where something once was I could only...

I’m at home in the North, when I’m alone in the Northern Cold And I belong in the North, when I’m at home in the Northern Cold If you seek understanding, I will try to explain to you The origins of my madness, and my strength in solitude Seldom seen, seldom s...

Who knows how long I’ve stood here... Or how many times. I may wander, but I will return, The same time each night. For running water plays the score to this scene. I stand and stare into the mirror. This has become so familiar to me, Because I no longer rest...

The sun was in my eyes It came through the trees Consumed all of my mind It was all I could see The sun was in my eyes Something became of my life I left all else behind And starred into the light The sun was in my eyes I could not see Please find it in your...

The sun was in my eyes It blackened my sight I was high with conviction That I was invincible The sun was in my eyes I was stricken blind I believed I could see through the dark As I followed the un-guiding light Pursuing the sun While causes of mine are sti...

I had built up all of my hopes and all of my plans Only to have them stand and cast shadows of humiliation Days would pass shadows would remain A reminder of all of my dreams I had to live humbled with The disappointment of what never came to be I vow from th...

The fire has burned, while you were gone. Life in the North goes on without you. The fire will burn, with you or not. My passion will overcome. Year’s end, coming home, and what do I have to show for myself? I amount to nothing more, than what they underst...

Ripping down the valley of asphalt Through a brainstorm of snow and ice Where dynamite blasted the Canadian Shield, I ride Highways 17 and 69 I understand the relation Of black metal and modern life How a cold winter scene Can inspire distortion and screams...

For those who think they are brave Because they’ve never been afraid. Who judge those enduring consequences, When they have always been saved. To all those ignorant fucks who’ve always suckled from the teat: I hope, one day, you’ll meet your fate Lockin...

When I was questioned, I shook my head and starred I was traveling alone, and had nothing to declare He asked how I knew for sure And would I tell everyone I knew If it would hurt to know the truth I can be thankful to be alive but I despise this life....

Life is just pain and piss; It''s nothing that I will miss Life is just pain and piss; It''s just...temporary Life is the madness of a drunken city night With wet leather on your back and rain dripping off your spikes PAIN! Life is just pain and piss. PISS! I...

We stood in the sand we stared at the stars What good is any of it now? These were the moments in our lives That invoked years of silence And after all that we had done We had become…(the private joke). We knew the risks and we were willing to take them...

I see you in my sleep In this sequence of dreams, you are here with me I see you in my dreams In this sequence of dreams, you are here with me In this sequence of dreams, you are with me here It's unlikely to meet and share a dream, If I'm sleeping while...

Your pretty causes Make quick conversation While another world is yearning Painfully for an end And who would save me now Now that you are gone And who would save you from yourself You were the light That shone by me in the night You were the light That shone...

Ever since I was born in a northern town I’ve been digging myself out From a time when I hadn’t seen Anything worth remembering I would aspire to better life To feast my eyes and expand my mind I’d lie awake, I could not wait To leave this place behind Your...