This Is The Life

THIS IS THE LIFE - Written by Carroll Bryant

This is the life

Just sitting here and thinking about you

Night after night

There's nothing else that I would rather do

If this is how it has to be then I open myself up to love

If this is how I have to feel then I can't get enough

This is the life

I guess that it just had to be my time

To get it right

It's funny how things always fall in line

And I don't care what anybody might say

You're all that matters to me anyway

This is the life

When I met you

I was heading down a long and lonely road

Somewhat confused

But now my loneliness is put on hold

If this is who I have to be than I'll give it more than a fair chance

If this is what I have to believe then baby, welcome to the dance

This is the life

I guess that it just had to be my time

To get it right

It's funny how things always fall in line

And I don't care what anybody might say

You're all that matters to me anyway

This is the life

If this is how it has to be then I open myself up to love

If this is how I have to feel then I can't get enough

No, I just can't get enough

This is the life

Just sitting here and thinking about you

Night after night

There's nothing else that I would rather do

This is the life

Seraph

SERAPH - Written by Carroll Bryant

Only in his holiness 

Gracious by default

Never in such loneliness 

And in love there is a lot

Only in his holiness 

Catch him at his weakest moment

And you still cannot defeat him

Try and suffocate his meaning

And you will surely perish 

Murder everything that he stands for

if you can

If you dare

And still he shall never be forgotten

Try and desecrate his image

And you shall surely die

He can't be banished

But you will surely perish into the land of dogs

And shake hands with the evil gods

Only in his holiness 

Gracious by default

Never in such loneliness 

And in love there is a lot

Only in his holiness

Eyes Of The Soul

EYES OF THE SOUL - Written by Carroll Bryant

I look beyond your beautiful skin

I look at you from deep within

I'm dancing on a cloud

Oh, for crying out loud

Feels like I'm falling

You

I'm falling in love again

I look at you with tenderness

I look at you with sweet innocence

I'm hanging by a thread

With this feeling in my head

I'm dizzy

Feels like I'm falling

You

Godspeed to my heart and soul

I can't disregard you no matter how hard I try

No matter where I go

With all of my knowledge and still

I don't know why

I just don't know

I'm falling

You

I'm falling in love with you

Feels like I'm falling

You

Are you falling for me too?

Godspeed my love to you

The Wicked And The Dead

THE WICKED AND THE DEAD - Written by Carroll Bryant

There is no stopping this ride

You can run but you can't hide 

You can close your eyes

Still you know that someday you're gonna die

You're gonna die

You know it that you're gonna die

It's all in your head

This game they call life is for the wicked

And the dead

Without a chance you know that I'm right

And someday you know that you're gonna die

You're gonna die

You know it that you're gonna die

There is no running the light 

You can drive as fast as you like 

Evil will survive and it will find you tonight 

It will watch you die

You know it that you're gonna die

You're gonna die

Scream until your stomach is fed

It's just a thing for the wicked

And the dead

Without a chance you know that I'm right

And someday you know that you're gonna die

You're gonna die

You know it that you're gonna die

Scream!

Just fucking scream!

It's okay

We like it that way

Scream!

Just fucking scream!

Watch as your blood escapes

From every single vein 

Just fucking scream

Scream from beyond the grave

Scream because you are my slave

Scream!

Just fucking scream!

Screaming is just a way to clear your head

And to wake up the wicked

And the dead

Scream!

Just fucking scream!

Evil needs to be fed

Feed it to the wicked and the dead

Just fucking scream!

Way To The Wind (Reprise)

WAY TO THE WIND (REPRISE) - Written by Carroll Bryant 

Way to the wind

A song and a friend 

Gently to stay and then

Blow away again

Way to the wind

This message I send

Will give you my heart and then

Blow away again

Anxiously I stand there as I watch you come and go

Giving me a feeling that I have never before known

Desperately I call to you as my memory starts to fade 

Crying out for mercy as my love for is played 

Like a song

Way to the wind

A song and a friend 

Gently to stay and then

Blow away again

Way to the wind

This message I send

I give you my soul and then

You gently blow away once again

Way to the wind 

Space Monkey

SPACE MONKEY - Written by Carroll Bryant 

"Take your paws off of me you damn dirty ape!"

Bang your head

Here comes another one 

The power play and .... fun is just for fun 

Love is dead

Inside another one 

I can't see their faces

I can't see no one but a space monkey
One is one but sells for two

Space monkey

From three to four to why is do

Whooze shooze?

Sure, but - it's new 

It's muzik to me membrane 

As mental as they go they do 

Sounds like a song I sang

I know

I am proud and I am cool

I talk real loud at all of the fools

Like a space monkey will do

One is one but sells for two 

Space monkey 

From three to four to why is do

Whooze shooze? 

Who wears theeze shoes?

Space monkeys do 

Whooze shooze?

My power's gone 

Like two is two but sells for one

Sure but - it's new 

Like muzik here is old to you 

Whooze shooze? 

Who wears theeze shooze?

Space monkeys do

Fire When Ready

FIRE WHEN READY - Written by Carroll Bryant

Well, they said that you're a pistol

Cute as a whistle

So I had to come over and see for myself

Well, you are locked and loaded 

My heart has just exploded

You do things to me baby, that I probably shouldn't tell

I can't believe it

You're looking so way past the fine

I bet it that you hear this, baby, here it all the time

Take me as your prisoner 

Make me your victim

Or kill me if I'm in your sights

Just hold it steady

I'm prepared to meet my destiny

All you have to do is fire when ready

We'll, they said that you were a teacher

The daughter of a preacher 

Still I had to come and check it out

To see what they did mean 

And yes, you are an angel

And when I'm looking from this angle

Like candy you appear so sweet and

A walking, living dream

I won't deny it

You could be my doom

If I even tried it

You could put me in my tomb

Take me as your prisoner 

Make me your victim

Or kill me if I'm in your sights

Just hold it steady

I'm prepared to meet my destiny

All you have to do is fire when ready

You don't take it easy on me

I wouldn't want it any other way

You make me earn everything

You won't take it easy on me

I'll walk through every open door

You make me learn everything

I want you more and more

Well, they said that you're a pistol

Cute as a whistle

So I had to come over and see for myself

Well, you are locked and loaded 

My heart has just exploded

You do things to me baby, that I probably shouldn't tell

Take me as your prisoner 

Make me your victim

Or kill me if I'm in your sights

Just hold it steady

I'm prepared to meet my destiny

All you have to do is fire when ready

Just fire when ready

Just fire when you're ready to kill me, baby

Just hold it steady

Fire when ready

The Prince Of Darkness

THE PRINCE OF DARKNESS - Written by Carroll Bryant

Kill the priests 

Kill the reverends 

Oh, hell, just kill them all

Teach no religions to the children

Let's just watch them crawl

Kneel to the liar of your heart

Kneel to the legion

Sacrifice your life and love

Purify the blood

Crack the whip on the Christians 

Stand before the altar of death

Taste the sour stench of darkness

Make your sex with the serpent 

Celebrate the evil that he brings

Bow to the dagger and enjoy the pain

Regurgitate the love

Let's torture all the people

And then we can bathe in their blood

Stand before the altar of death

Taste the sour stench of darkness

Make your sex with the serpent 

Celebrate the evil that he brings

The Prince of darkness will be your only light

Your only friend

You will live in the flame of the fire

Until the end

The Prince of darkness is the only sex

You can ever have

You can make it in the fire 

This is true power

You cannot forsake your destiny

Kill the preachers

Kill the nuns

Sex them up with deadly fun

Kiss the children with nasty tongues

 Feed them to the animals

Stand before the altar of death

And taste the sour stench of darkness

Make your sex with the serpent 

Celebrate the evil that he brings

Bow to the power supreme

And be one with the Lucifer

Your king

Be one with the prince of darkness

House Of Hate

HOUSE OF HATE - Written by Carroll Bryant

People are stupid 

That I believe

No way to stop it

No way to turn this world around

Tear this planet down

Start it all over again 

The odds are we never will

People are crazy

This I can see

No communication

Just lies on T.V.

So turn this world around

Tear this planet down

Could earth ever rise again?

The odds are we never will

We won't win

We can't win

We won't win

We can't win

It's in our own filth that we lay

It's in our own house of hate that we pray

We live in our own disgust 

We're disgusting

We're horrible

We're disgusting

We're horrible

We are pigs living in our own pigpen 

We are fighting ourselves and each other again

We are eager to go the distance

We're just not willing

And we can't win

We won't win

We will never win again

But we will try again

People are stupid

All then to know

No way to teach them

No way to turn this world around

Tear this dying planet down

Change the course of fate

It's too late

Is it too late?

It's much too late

"Yes, it is too late. We won't win. We can't win. We're much too disgusting like pigs in a pigpen. We are so horrible to each other. It's our fate. We can't change. We can't evolve. Not like that. Not that fast. This world is dying. This planet is slowing down. The galaxy wants us out. The universe."

Turn this world around

Or tear this planet down

Start it all over and over again

The odds are that we will never win

Let's try this once again

Over and over again

Let's give it one more final try

Before we ... and then we ... die

Once Upon A Time

ONCE UPON A TIME - Written by Carroll Bryant

Once upon a time I believed in god

Once upon a time I believed in love

Once upon a time I believed in grace

Once upon a time I believed in the human race

But now it's gone

Now it's gone forever

Now I'm alone

No more kind forever

Will it ever come back again?

Will I ever make a new friend?

Or will it lay in the house of never?

Never again 

Once upon a time is all that we got

Left

Once upon a time is everything we lost

Yeah

But now it's gone

Now it's gone forever 

Now I'm all alone

No more kind endeavors 

 Once upon a time I believed in god

Once upon a time I believed in love

Once upon a time I believed in grace

Once upon a time I believed in the human race

Common Man

COMMON MAN - Written by Carroll Bryant 

The meaning of life isn't in the questions

Never in the answers 

Only suggestions

The secrets passed down through time

Isn't in the travels 

Forwards or backwards

Or living to be hassled 

They are in the stars 

They are in the hearts of all of them

We may not understand

I know I am a common man

A fleeing asteroid makes us paranoid

The power of love can be the power of calm

We are frightened of them

Because we don't understand

Their presence could mark the end 

To the common man

Everything is about the action

The power of love and the power of satisfaction

The grace of god 

Oh lord 

Isn't in the religion

Isn't living there anymore

I'm just a common man

Heaven or hell

It's a rebellion 

Loudly they're yelling for peace

We're just sitting here chilling

On a planet that's spinning

I suppose things could be worse

The meaning of life isn't in the questions

Never in the answers 

Only suggestions

The secrets passed down through time

Isn't in the travels 

Forwards or backwards

Or living to be hassled 

They are in the stars 

They are in the hearts of all of them

We may not understand

I know I am a common man

And I've had enough of this

They live in the stars 

They have a heart 

Too

I am a common man 

Portrait Of A Friend

PORTRAIT OF A FRIEND - Written by Carroll Bryant

If you look closely in her eyes

You might be surprised

Because deep inside you're gonna find

What you don't realize

That hiding in the child

Is a secret other life

Dreams that burn with a light

Enough to make you blind

And even in the darkest night

Comfort she will find

In the strength of all her might

Enough to win the fight

She's a shadow of herself

A victim of somebody else and

Every time I try to picture

What it must be like

I ... get a snowy vision

Of time always losing time

And why does it even matter

If the heart inside is fine

It's nothing like I pictured

She changes all the time

All the time

She can make you laugh one minute

Then she can make you cry

You can think you're going to get it

And then you realize

That while the room is spinning

It's really in your mind

The gypsy girl with all her magic

Buries you alive

And even in a weaker moment

She can rip you all apart

In the gloom of impending doom

You can trust her heart

She's a shadow of the mystery

A warrior of what you believe and

Every time I try to picture

What it must be like

I ... get a blurry vision

Of time always losing time

And why does it even matter

If the heart inside is fine

It's nothing like I pictured

She changes all the time

All the time

When a hug is not enough

I ... wanna find the hidden passage

To everything she loves

When it gets confusing

I ... only want to touch

Her deepest dreams and everything

That to her, it means so much

The woman hiding within a soul

Trapped by history and I know

The riddle ... can never be solved

Not tonight

She's a shadow of herself

A victim of everybody else and

Every time I try to picture

What it must be like

I ... get a snowy vision

Of time always losing time

And why does it even matter

If the heart inside is fine

It's nothing like I pictured

She changes all the time

All the time

Every time I try to picture

What it must be like

I ... get a blurry vision

Of time always losing time

And why does it even matter

If the heart inside is fine

It's nothing like I pictured

She changes all the time

All the time

Tears Of Love

TEARS OF LOVE - By Carroll Bryant

Inside the tears of love

Memories of us forever

Of a time we were together

Inside the tears of love

All the pain we just can’t handle

Feeling that the night will never end

When you came and didn’t stay

Now you give yourself away

To other men

Then again you are a woman

When you said I get you down

Now to know you’re not around

Never again

To be my friend

Inside the tears of love

Give and take we could not borrow

Trapped within our selfish sorrow

Inside the tears of love

All the games we had to play

Ending with no future in our sights

When you danced before my eyes

Fairy-tales that left me blind

To no avail

The Tales we tell

When you thought me of the night

Turn your head and make me cry 

I swear my dear

I couldn’t hear you

When you came and didn’t stay

Now you give yourself away

To other men

Then again you are a woman

When you said I get you down

Now to know you’re not around

Never again

To be my friend

It is the end

Inside the tears of love

Memories of us forever

Of a time we were together

Inside the tears of love

All the pain we just can’t handle

Feeling that the night will never end

To no avail - it never ends

To me my friend

It never ends 

So goes the tears of love

Angels Disappear

ANGELS DISAPPEAR - By Carroll Bryant

There’s a dark cloud hanging over head

It’s blocking out the light of the sun

When hearts break hard, it’s often said

Souls explode when the evening comes

And through it all, the ungodly mess

Is washed away by a river of tears

The hours pass in loneliness

When in the morning angels disappear

We take the precious things and we lay it to rest

The preciousness of love lays in with the dead

We always walk away when we need it the most

The preciousness of love is unveiled as a ghost

There’s a dark cloud hanging over head

It’s dropping the rain down on everyone

When hearts break hard, it’s often said

Only the fools turn around and run

And the world stands still in fretfulness

Watching as feelings cave into their fears

The answers come from outside a guess

When in the end angels disappear

We take the precious things and we leave them alone

The preciousness of love looking for a new home

We always blame the ones that we needed the most

The preciousness of love is itself just a ghost

And angels disappear

And angels disappear

The angels all disappear

There’s a dark cloud hanging over head

It’s blocking out the light of the sun

When hearts break hard, it’s often said

Souls explode when the evening comes

And through it all, the ungodly mess

Is washed away by a river of tears

The hours pass in loneliness

When in the morning angels disappear

We take the precious things and we lay it to rest

The preciousness of love lays in with the dead

We always walk away when we need it the most

The preciousness of love is unveiled as a ghost

And angels disappear

And angels disappear

The angels all disappear

My Funeral

MY FUNERAL - Written by Carroll Bryant

In a world gone crazy

One man stands alone

Waging war against his technology

Planning the leave that will take him home

In a world gone mad

One man versus society 

Planting the seeds of your dirty little secrets

Waging war against the gods of eternity

All we can do is live and die

To both of them to wonder why

There is no end and nowhere to go

Talk to you later at my funeral

In a world gone crazy 

One man goes insane

Taking his chances once way too often

Paying a debt that doesn't pay for his pain

In a world gone mad

One man versus the casualties 

Drinking the wine with bittersweet difference

Waging a war against seraphic serenity 

All we can prove is live and die

To what that means will make you cry

There is no end and nowhere to go

To seek the truth

Here is my funeral 

I don't have to be pathetic to all that I see

I don't choose to be theistic

I just don't believe 

I don't try to be so different just to be the same

I don't need an obituary just so that I can have a name

In a world gone crazy 

One man becomes a crime

Breathing in all of your oxygen 

Changing the thoughts of your perverted mind

In a world gone mad

One man versus insanity

Counting his blessings with a gun on your children

Waging a war against the pope and the presidency 

All we can do is live and die

To what we are and all we try

To face the end with nowhere to go

In search of the future here at my funeral

All we can do is live and die

To both of them to wonder why

There is no end and nowhere to go

Talk to you later at my funeral

Flat Liners

FLAT LINERS - Written by Carroll Bryant

Spinning around and around

My heart jumps up and down with passion

Excitement 

I look to the skies and I see

A raven looking back at me

My body shakes and trembles inside

The spirit exits quickly

I can't control all of my emotions

The raven kisses me

Why do I like this dying?

Why do I wish I was dead?

My soul soon stops its crying

While nothing travels through my head

Why do I like this dying?

Why do I wish I was dead?

My life soon stops its lying

While everything else travels through my head

Spinning around and around

I look to the skies and I see

Lost illusions

Fatal confusion

A country's lost identity 

And the raven kisses me

And the raven kisses me

And the raven kisses .......

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Flat liners

You're dead