Symphony X - To Hell And Back lyrics

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(Verse)

I had lead the land into the slaughter

I stood to my veins

I was my own worst enemy, still hellish man

Which remains

I had shown the serpent into the garden

I wore the mask of Cain

Take a look in these eyes where the past evil lies

It feels my pain

(Chorus)

Oh, the hellhounds drawing near

Oh, and my conscience isn’t clear

(Verse 2)

I’m the one who whispered the words to Judas

I’m the hangman’s noose

Though I tried to repent in a vile attempt

It’s no use

I’m the judge, the jury and the executioner

All the things I’ve seen

With an eye for an eye, kill the man, kill the past

Kill the dream, yeah

(Chorus)

(Bridge)

I’ve been to hell and back, I can’t justify believing the lie

I slowly fade to black learning to live and die

I’m learning to fly

(Guitar solo)

(Bridge)

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I just can’t let it go

Words spoke in vain now fall like a silent tear

A shield dense by candle light

Oh, in the dead of night

And all of the things I learn

Slowly disappear

And all is nothing near

(Verse 3)

Riding the storm, heading for a fall

I curse you all, be damned

Through the haze, I saw the cuts both ways

A life is drawn in the sand

I am bound with that stroll, that steel

Through conquer all and divide

Striking with a lion fist of will

I will not be denied

(Interlude)

On and on and on, no quarter wraps, no quarter given

On and on and on, never forget, unforgiven

(Verse 4)

Thunders rise from the devil’s eyes

Scorch fire heart, drenched in black

No return, I will watch and burn

Now there’s no turning back

(Interlude)

On and on and on, no quarter wraps, no quarter given

On and on and on, the past can never be unwritten

On and on and on, no quarter wraps, no quarter given

On and on and on, never forget, unforgiven

(Guitar solo 2)

(Bridge x2)

I’ve been to hell and back, I can’t justify believing the lie

I slowly fade to black learning to live and die

I’m learning to fly