[Chimaira]

Empty

 

I thought I knew you

My dream had come true

Look back, don't crack

Your stares are empty now

I am still here I won't crack

It's all coming back

My thoughts of the fading you

Reach through, make you

Mold myself for two

I cry for the bleeding...######

Loss of feeling now I take the pain

So it's all right now I'm still a justified hole in your eyes

A pupil never a master

A crumble of dirt to the land

Take the blood right out of my hands as you

Realize it's your blood

Blood

My eyes see noones empty face

I see a second coming of the land I was born with the fear of love

You made that fear a dream

Goddless

I see me reaching for the sun

Try forever to

Reach the sky

I'm empty

Can't find you I am still here

It's all coming back

My thoughts of the fading you

Reach through, make you

Mold myself for two I cry for the bleeding...######

Failure

[Chimaira]

Lend A Hand

 

You are God's most beautiful creation

From the moment i set my eyes upon you

I knew i wanted to be near

To feel your arms wrap around me

And to share myself with you

Would be nothing but ecstasy

Knowing you will make me whole again(-L)

Then she said No

I cried out to help you

My friend who does nothing

I watched you high i watched you low

Never falling to far

I am glad to have been here

To help you get through her I know i didn't fulfill,

but i helped somehow

I'll take your pain

Create with me

Chim was a way for you to breathe

I hope it was enough

To help you through this war called love

Take our hand

Before you leave

One more time, reaching our dreams

We feel incomplete

I know one day

You'll solve that mystery

And make them feel

The way you did me

Lend a hand, AE

To you my friend

[Chimaira]

Sphere

 

Crawling back up from the floor now

I look above me and there you are

I see your smiling face so pure, its gold

Reaching your hand out to touch mine

Perhaps all I needed was your smile

A nice compliment or two

Where were you a few weeks ago?

When I was wanting to die

I felt so worthless

But you saved me

Watching me almost fall under

You were with him I was with her

Wanting each other more then life

A kiss away from being perfect

Cry out you're watching over me and I can't be with you

All I wanted was to end me, now to be in love with two

I hate my thoughts now

I'll leave her alone to live in bliss

Your my savior, my dream come true

Why

Trying to figure out a way

I'll lick your wounds, I'll heal your sores

I can never face my past

Not together I felt so sick inside

Death will come very soon

I tear as we drift away

Picture me dead would you cry

[Chimaira]

Divination

 

I always searched for an answer for my convictions

A troubled mind at 15 demonic visions

I saw you rape dand beaten

Who the hell is this monster that surounds my brain

I try to make some sense of this, try to break the mold

Divination

A power I wish I did not have now

I wake with sweat and bood scars of you dad choke

I wake from this nightmare to find it's the truth

Tell me now father what did we do

I'll never understand your actions...never speak to you

Don't try and correct your mistakes never trust in you

Fake ######, fake father die

[Chimaira]

Painting The White To Grey

 

Face I am nothing face

Complete by sarcastic tastes

What a waste I think I'd rather die

Wanting never gaining I find myself pondering life

Always situations I can never hide

Crying tears of anger, hate

Depressed I never know the me, never know what to do

Slit pour out the life a bottle of the "vive"

A desperate cry for something else to justify

I'm in a daze caused by pain

A failing force that wants to change

Painting the white to grey

Numb body shivering

Blood dripping from the skin

Painting the white to grey

Plastic always drastic

A vision of a psychopathic with a razor crawling through the attic

I know somewhere out there someone cares

Wanting me to get my head out of the clouds as they think it's time repair

These scars will never clear

I'll never be the same little one with hopes of one day maybe being sane

I might have tried before...but I locked the door

Now I need a reason to unlock it

I'm in a daze caused by pain

A failing force that wants to change

Painting the white to grey

Numb body shivering

Blood dripping from the skin

Painting the white to grey

Cutting and popping

I know I'm not the definition of your model I'm always dropping

Lying and crying

I rarely find the relevance in always competing or trying...

I take dying

I need to feel the shame in what it was that I did

Cold

In the back of a puppeteer bathroom floor is where I tried to die

[Chimaira]

4Th Album : This Present Darkness ( 2o0o )

 

 

This Present Darkness

 

In this present darkness

I fall upon broken knees

Crawl through weight depression haunted by and unborn ghost

I'll never know your fears

Never see me in your eyes

Curse the one that stole your name from

Me this is the monster that they create from second of your conception

Minutes leading to death sentence will shackle me and turn eyes red

I will constantly endure the pain of your creation

How can I lie awake grace

How can I lie awake my love

Will stay dead in this present darkness

I fall

[Chimaira]

Jade

 

Face black another shadow of innocence tainted

Gave back all the lights and glitter

Wrong track again and again is stings

Wish you all could feel like this

12 is for the reason of regret

9 is for the pain that I'm caused

Will strife ever cease? Someday...

###### this mind that is made to hate

Complete the task of humility

Restrained from who they want me to be

That's what they want me to be

That is not quite good enough for me

###### you and your thoughts on me

###### you and your thoughts of me

###### you how can I not be me

###### you I will never let you take me

I will never be that good little one

I can never see what is so good about life

I can never change just who I am or what is I think I am doing

My hands fell down now I know I failed

You were not there to pick up the waste of this pathetic tale

Maybe I should just end all this right here

Would you like that?

Maybe you could cope knowing that you all have succeeded

I am staying here to betray all of you

Never failing me again

Cut a little...it bleeds slowly can you see it ooze?

I'm going to save me

My eyes turn the color jade

I look at everyone around me

I am so sick of this place

Anyone and anything makes me sick

I just want to end it all

I return to my room walls white with black shades

Oh how would red look?

The reasons are not for your ears

The feelings are not for your heart

I circle in tears wishing, hoping, dreaming

Can I find a way out besides this?

I need it

I want to be where you are

I miss you

[Chimaira]

Options

 

A slave to my thoughts daily

I finally lost my craving

Need this to end real soon

You come then you go away

No way I can make it through this

Can you feel my heart fade away?

Do you remember what it was like when you told me no?

Feeling I can't figure me out

I'd try but I'm not allowed

Where do I go from here now?

My friends can't explain this to me

When I see you I don't see me

I feel I'll never gain

Your affection is a must to me

But reflections of past life won't let me be

Right now all hope is lost

Do you remember what it was like when you told me no?

Feeling I can't figure me out

I'd try but I'm not allowed

Where do I go from here now?

Save some for me

There's still blood for nine

[Chimaira]

Forced Life

 

Images still in my head of you dead

I wish I could take them away instead

I sit in my room alone and cry over my loss

Will anything ever be the same?

I wish I could imagine you happy

A life of ecstasy that would be good enough to stop the pain that lingers

In my heart I know I would be content

It's your forced life...doesn't it feel the same to you?

I sit and wonder

While you ponder of pathetic items that bring you happiness

Those things that put a smile to your face

Are the things that kill me inside

I know deep down you have a good heart

But why am I never included in all of this?

I take you in...rise you up, yet my soul stays untouched?

Nothing ever changes in your mind

Nothing ever changes

Stick your hate to me

I'll find a way to break free

[Chimaira]

Sphere

 

Crawling back up from the floor now

I look above me and there you are

I see your smiling face so pure, its gold

Reaching your hand out to touch mine

Perhaps all I needed was your smile

A nice compliment or two

Where were you a few weeks ago?

When I was wanting to die

I felt so worthless

But you saved me

Watching me almost fall under

You were with him I was with her

Wanting each other more then life

A kiss away from being perfect

Cry out you're watching over me and I can't be with you

All I wanted was to end me, now to be in love with two

I hate my thoughts now

I'll leave her alone to live in bliss

Your my savior, my dream come true

Why

Trying to figure out a way

I'll lick your wounds, I'll heal your sores

I can never face my past

Not together I felt so sick inside

Death will come very soon

I tear as we drift away

Picture me dead would you cry

[Chimaira]

Rizzo

 

Pull up your car you're home from the night on the town

Could not find anyone to go home with to show off your insecurity

So you put your "I love you face" back on

When you are this way you think you are God

But the people around you are destroyed

Coming home getting off by killing who you love

I hope you end up in a body bag

Walk up to your room to be with your lover

Although they don't share your desire

That night frustrated and intoxicated

You need to leech onto another

When you are this way you think you are God

While the people around you are destroyed

Coming home getting off by killing who you love

I hope you end up in a body bag

Pretend you are the king

One day this will all come back to you

One day your child will be a man

[Chimaira]

Taste My...

 

Fall into my hole

I keep seeking

Is there anything left to consume now?

I wish I were happy living in your perfect world

You were never understanding enough

You were never supportive of me

Now I run away from you

I hide all this pain

Can you taste my tears on you?

Now where do I see myself?

Stagnation from my own selfish thoughts

Should I work to achieve my goals, or should I work to leave you be or

should I work to keep you home?

You were never understanding enough

You were never supportive of me

Now I run away from you

I hide all this pain

Can you taste my tears on you?

May guns rise to kill me

Vice Grip

[Chimaira]

Painting The White To Grey

 

Face I am nothing face

Complete by sarcastic tastes

What a waste I think I'd rather die

Wanting never gaining I find myself pondering life

Always situations I can never hide

Crying tears of anger, hate

Depressed I never know the me, never know what to do

Slit pour out the life a bottle of the "vive"

A desperate cry for something else to justify

I'm in a daze caused by pain

A failing force that wants to change

Painting the white to grey

Numb body shivering

Blood dripping from the skin

Painting the white to grey

Plastic always drastic

A vision of a psychopathic with a razor crawling through the attic

I know somewhere out there someone cares

Wanting me to get my head out of the clouds as they think it's time repair

These scars will never clear

I'll never be the same little one with hopes of one day maybe being sane

I might have tried before...but I locked the door

Now I need a reason to unlock it

I'm in a daze caused by pain

A failing force that wants to change

Painting the white to grey

Numb body shivering

Blood dripping from the skin

Painting the white to grey

Cutting and popping

I know I'm not the definition of your model I'm always dropping

Lying and crying

I rarely find the relevance in always competing or trying...

I take dying

I need to feel the shame in what it was that I did

Cold

In the back of a puppeteer bathroom floor is where I tried to die

[Chimaira]

Split

 

Late night comes are you home?

No you're not

You're out with urge to satisfy yourself it's your vicious plot

Looking back I realize that it's my fault

I'm not around so your love comes to a halt

You have no remorse in you

It's the only thing you know

You destroy me every time you little ######

I never wanted this

Gave myself to you to get paid back with lies

Every time I trust you I lose in the end

I feel disgust in myself

I love how you can call me and pretend you're innocent

While I'm out here trying to better myself

You're a pig when it comes to my emotions

You drown me in your wake because you have no devotion

You have no remorse in you

It's the only thing you know

You destroy me every time you little ######

I never wanted this

Gave myself to you to get paid back with lies

Every time I trust you I lose in the end

[Chimaira]

Pass Out Of Existence

 

Oh I'm that sick I see it that way

I'd rather be dead then have you stay

You pretend that it's ok

Right now it's my time to take

Feeding off my hate today

Feeding off the lives I waste

Now it's time to change my ways

Now it's time to erase my name

Can't see my face

You can't see my face now

Pass out of existence

Gone

Disgusted by your presence now

I wonder what it would be like if you were down

Could you cope? Could you really cope?

Could you hope? Or would you sit and wait for me?

Seeking for my placement now

Now it's time to change my ways

Now it's time to erase my name

Can't see my face

You can't see my face now

Pass out of existence

When I close my eyes

I see myself dead

I know you want it this way don't you?

When I close my eyes

I see myself

Dead...gone now

[Chimaira]

Lumps

 

I feel as if I have been dreaming

I am confused as to how I got here

One minute

I am heading down a path of destruction with no hopes but for death

Then there was you

You opened me to a different light

The path you lead me down was priceless

With one quick glance it was stripped from me

I was so ashamed I never let you be you

I have been puking with regret

I found myself again

And although we were apart

I managed to move on

Something was still missing

I made me sick

Far to familiar

I needed you once again, maybe now I can change

Maybe now I can secure my lumps

[Chimaira]

Severed

 

Stay awake to decide

Are you coming back?

Is this my sanity?

I can't forgive

Oh is it the same to me?

I can't take your place

I'll never see you, never flee from me

Severed

Lost lies in the house I bring

I can't ###### see

I can never pull your self from me

I can't focus

Libertine my "said to be"

I will never save you

Wait...today is not the same

Severed

[Chimaira]

Dead Inside

 

I felt so alone

You left feeling so empty and needing

Can't see the glitter in you

You called me all the time

Hiding behind your lies materialistic

Go away

You don't know what it's like to be dead inside

You called him a friend to help you get through it

I see your true face now

Well my tears are gone, I am happy now

Thanks for making it clear

Go away

You don't know what it's like to be dead inside

I am dead to you

You take my heart and used it as a tool

I wish that this would just go away

You can't find love you can't cry tears

And you won't be crying alone

Who are you today...another face erased

[Chimaira]

3Rd Album : Pass Out Of Existence (2001)

 

 

 

Let Go

 

My scabs are almost picked

Slowly growing into this

Feelings I just can't let go

I am such a bore that you need that much more

Go back that way and see what you get from me then

Nothing at all

My dead hands rise

Why am I this way?

Face my past I can't let go

I see them in the jel

Laughing at me it is hell

Nothing can stop this torture

Fake my way through life

Call on me my wife

Went back that way and I saw just what I was worth

Nothing at all

My dead hands rise

Why am I this way?

Face my past I can't let go

I won't take no for an answer

[Chimaira]

Army Of Me

 

[Japanese Bonus Track]

 

[bJORK cover]

 

You can't

Understand I still have a lot to say

To you

A fortune nothing has left no time or place

My life

Upon my life there will always be lies

No more

I won't believe in this hypocrisy

You are

Parasitic bottom feeder

All you

Maggots you're one in the same

You all make me sick

Guilty

Especially you who justify your rational lives

Killing

You're killing in the name of God almighty

Cowards and crooks

Surrounded by liars, killers and haters

Cowards and crooks

Surrounded by liars, killers and haters

Cowards and crooks

Surrounded by liars, killers and haters

Cowards and crooks

I'm surrounded by filth

Army of me

It lives in us all

Army of me

It will avenge me

Army of me

It lives in us all

Army of me

It will avenge me

Cowards and crooks

Surrounded by liars, killers and haters

Cowards and crooks

Surrounded by liars, killers and ha ters

Cowards and crooks

Surrounded by liars, killers and haters

Cowards and crooks

I'm surrounded by filth

Army of me

It lives in us all

Army of me

It will avenge me

Army of me

It lives in us all

Army of me

It will avenge me

[Chimaira]

Overlooked

 

Closing comments made you wonder

What was the start of it all

Hunting to find the answers

Unavailing attempts to be me

 

Hey

Did we distract you

Did we prevent you

Did we bore you

Did we stop you

 

And I'm

Betrayed by you

Won't be overlooked by you

Betrayed

Betrayed

 

Hoped you were thinking of redemption

Found out you erased the memories

Erased the thought of me

How can I believe this untrue

 

I know I'm not insane

 

Come take a look in my eyes

[Chimaira]

Eyes Of A Criminal

 

This rage has overcome

No more will I shun

These thoughts I've had

This lie I've lived

I let them put the blame on me

Engulfed in hate

Retaliate

You can't conceal these thoughts

You can't disguise this rage

 

You have

Overstepped

Your boundaries

Now I've got

 

I've got your back against the wall

Forever trapped

Staring through the eyes of a criminal

 

A broken home

Left alone

An excuse you used

Don't bullshit me

Save all the breath that you can breathe

Engulfed in flames

Incinerate

You can't conceal my thoughts

And you can't disguise my hate

 

Staring through my eyes

[Chimaira]

Stigmurder

 

Ever want to commit murder

Feel the rush as you kill

Looking into dead eyes

Collecting their last thoughts

Sometimes I feel no remorse

Sometimes I want a taste

Why am I so different

Than those who can just do it

 

I want to change what I've become

But I can't kill the urge

But I can't kill the urge

You are now mine forever

Walk with me one last time

You'll walk with me one last time

 

I feel you embracing

You wish it would end

I feel life for the first

Time I ever have

 

You cannot ###### with me

Like you have in the past

This time I will stop you

Dead in your ###### tracks

Your eyes close away

As I feel salvation

Now you pray

Light, the final vision

Your eyes are blank

 

I want to commit murder

Feel the rush as I kill

Looking into your eyes

Collecting your last thoughts

I never feel remorse

Now I want a taste

I know I'm no different

Than those who can just do it

 

I want to change what I've become

But I can't kill the urge

I can't kill the urge

You are now mine forever

Stigmurder

[Chimaira]

Crawl

 

As I lay this all to rest

Shadows appear reminding me

Of all things left unsaid by me

 

Maybe one day you'll believe

That I will crawl

I will crawl on broken knees

 

It's beyond what you really need

Forcing it all out of you

Will I make your life complete

Come clean

 

Am I the sorrow

that you won't reap

Am I the secret

that you can't keep

Well I won't stop

until I'm complete

And I won't stop

until you believe

I won't stop until you need me

[Chimaira]

The Duhumanizing Process

 

Explode

 

Clear the way, the new king has arrived

To take your place while I've got you on your knees

I always had this vision of who I'd become

A powerful giant who could rule with ease

And who would

 

Bring the truth

I will bring the truth

Your time is up - there's no chance left for you

 

Bring the truth

I will bring the truth

Your time is up as I end it for you

 

Was it me or were you just afraid

When you promised me nothing but a throne

When time comes you will hide the fact

That you will only be one way

A fake liar

 

You can try to hide

It will all come back to you

You shatter dreams before they're fully dreamt

You're a pig and should die

I would feel no remorse

I honestly absolutely ###### hate you

Hate you

 

You can't change this

The only thing you have to remember is

 

Bury my dreams... I will bury you