Where Prejudice Reigns (EMPYRIA- Sense Of Mind 2002)
Words: Mike K. & Phil L.
SOCAN 2001
Spoken: Where is this world without hatred, fear or greed
Where we don't judge others by their color or their beliefs
In the last days of the war, was there any hope at all
And in the last days of the wall, was there any remorse at all
They took their wives, took their child and led them all away
Took their pride, took their lives until nothing else remained
They walked down aisles single file marked by numbers not by names
Put on trial for their lifestyle only led them to the grave
And when we think things have changed, take a look at the world today
There's still scars there's still pain from the embers of yesterday
Beaten and battered and withered but still marching on are the masses
Who were killed by misguided leaders and foes
Victims of senseless crimes beyond realms of the innocent mind
Some surving the hell at what cost
Chorus:
How can we go on this way, judging by colors, killing by race
Have we no guilt, have we no shame, bringing up children where prejudice reigns
How many years have echoed, fear that another disciple
Will fall from the alter and reign terror
Lessons for all mankind to live far beyond enemy lines
Years of betrayal have made us blind
Chorus:
How can we go on this way, judging by colors, killing by race
Have we no guilt, have we no shame, words whispered in silence still bring pain
Bridge:
Your color is power, one stands for another
Your scars of denial will break the walls
Where hide, where they hide
Your scars of denial is where prejudice reigns, reigns------
SOLO
Chorus:
The Unknowing (taken from the CD - by NEW HORIZON - III - 2006)
Words & Music: Mike Kischnick
SOCAN 2005
V1) I've sailed across the ocean, I've sailed across the sea
I rode into the desert, it never set me free
I've heard the cries of heaven, I've heard their silent screams
I've watched the world around me, crumble at my feet
Bridge: How long can we survive?
(2X) The pain is never knowing
Chorus: Why? The unknowing
Why? The unknowing
V2) As shadows fall before me, the path is hard to see
And like the changing seasons, I feel this change in me
Bridge: (2x)
Chorus: (1x)
SOLO
Bridge: (4x)
Chorus: (1x)
The Lighter Side of Darkness Pt.I (taken from EMPYRIA - Behind Closed Doors - 1996)
Music: M.K. & P.F. Lyrics: M.K
Dark Wings Pub. 1996
V1) I feel the force around me, I see the blood red skies
No more tears for the dying I've been left behind
Chorus: The lighter side of darkness is here...
V2) No more chance for salvation, can't face another day
Final curtain is rising, on the enemy within
Chorus: The lighter side of darkness is here...
Interludes
V3) Now I see a new horizon rising in the east
Changing my perspective on how I used to feel
And now I realize the lighter side of darkness
Was just the fear of life's uncertainties...
SOLO
Outro
Last Rites (1998)
Words: Mike K.
In my darkest hour, in the labyrinth of my soul
Echoes call me back to the places I've never known
The memories come rushing in and I wonder....
What happened to my life
All the years I wandered empty inside
And all the tears I held back just trying to survive
Now in the shadow of death
I walk alone, no one there for me
On my own the weight of the cross is too much to bear
Chorus:
Why should I pray salvation, there's nothing left to save
Why should I ask for forgiveness from anyone, any God, anyway
SOLO
Chorus: (2x)
Why should I pray salvation, there's nothing left to save
Why should I ask for forgiveness from anyone, any God, anyway
What happened to my life, empty inside
What happened to my life, these are my last ritesWhat happened to my life, empty inside
What happened to my life, these are my last rites...
How can we go on this way, judging by colors, killing by race
Have we no guilt, have we no shame, bringing up children where prejudice reignsHow can we go on this way, judging by colors, still killing by race
Have we no guilt, have we no shame, bringing up children where prejudice reigns------