Mirror Of Souls Lyrics - Singles - Theocracy

Listen to the tale I tell 

a haunting dream I know so well 

When walking home alone one night 

my path revealed by candlelight 

Ahead I see an open door 

with no idea what's in store 

I glance inside the door to see 

a hall of mirrors beckons me 

I take a breath and step inside 

a tale of love and shattered pride 

The door slams shut, I start to run 

And it seems my journey has begun... 

I run and turn from side to side 

with fear and panic in my eyes 

The vastness overwhelming me 

mirrors far as the eye can see 

I see myself in every one 

I see the things that I have done 

A thousand forms of flattery 

the fear soon turns to haughtiness in me 

Different mirrors, different shapes 

my different strengths accentuate 

Each mirror has a name and face 

and all reflect me in some way 

I look at them to see myself 

to judge my life by someone else 

The metaphors within replete: 

the mirrors are the people that I met 

Look at the man you see - in the mirrors 

The things you can be - in the mirrors 

The glory of me revealed in the mirror's eye 

The mirror never lies 

The fire in my eyes - in the mirrors 

The vanity rise - in the mirrors 

The power of pride comes alive in the mirrors 

Gazing in the mirrors I behold 

All the greatest chapters of my story ever told 

In the mirrors 

The world is turned to gold 

[Orchestral section] 

At the end of the Hall of Mirrors 

I behold a golden door 

I imagine all the beauty 

the other side must hold in store 

So I quickly reach out my hand 

To enter the next room in this promised land 

I pull the giant door open 

To continue my journey, I step inside 

But it slams shut behind me, and I'm back outside 

The pouring rain welcomes me 

into the arms of the coldest, blackest night 

[II. The Stranger In The Storm] 

The light of the mirrors has faded away 

into distant memory 

As the rain keeps coming down 

My candle extinguished 

I struggle to walk a path I cannot see 

And the rain keeps coming down 

The darkness grows with every step 

I could cut it with a knife 

As the rain keeps coming down 

I can't see a thing and I've never felt 

so alone in all my life 

But the rain keeps coming down... 

Caught in the fury of the storm 

(The darkness suffocates) 

Body and soul weary and worn 

(Another twist of fate) 

Never been so afraid before 

(The ending of this tale?) 

Never should have opened the door 

(From euphoria to hell) 

I question my fate, my end 

to die in this storm 

Maybe this was the plan 

back from the day I was born 

But in the hall of mirrors I had felt so high 

I cannot walk another mile in this flood 

So resigned to my fate, I just collapse in the mud 

If I cannot go on, I'll just lay down and die 

Suddenly a light I see, shining in the distance 

I make my way toward it with my fading hope reborn 

As I draw near, the light is clear 

Though the rain beats its resistance 

But I press on and pray this is a shelter from the storm 

Advancing now toward the light 

I'm quickly moving forward 

This hope has given me new strength 

I thought I'd never know 

But I take a step, and fall right back 

For the ground's gone beneath me 

And I behold, illuminated in the light's warm glow 

A dark chasm, a great abyss 

A vast expanse of nothingness 

A pit that has no bottom as far as the eye can see 

It spans the whole horizon, and there is no way across 

My lonely heart is shattered and all hope I had is lost 

I'm startled to feel a hand on my shoulder 

I turn to see a shadowed figure standing in the rain 

But somehow I'm not afraid of him 

Even when he speaks my name 

And somehow I can tell that he means me no harm 

Just by the peace that I see in his eyes 

And even though I've never even seen him before 

It's like he's known me all my life 

"Why are you crying?" the stranger asks 

As I wipe away the tears 

I point toward the great abyss 

The source of all my fears 

"I must get across and get to that light 

For it represents my only hope tonight 

But when I saw the chasm, all that hope was lost 

I've spent so long in the dark and the rain 

That the sight of the light made my heart sing again 

But the gulf's so wide, and there's no way across" 

The stranger smiled, and took my hand 

He said, "But you are wrong, my friend 

You cannot cross the gulf yourself, that's true" 

He led me down toward the edge 

And pointed just over the ledge 

And said, "Behold, I built a bridge for you" 

[Solo] 

I cross the bridge toward the light 

The stranger saved my life tonight 

I turn to try to thank him, but he's gone 

A long way to the other side 

I'll make my way without my guide 

No time to waste, for I must carry on 

The bright light shines forth from behind 

A door beyond description 

Blood and scratches mark the door from ages of abuse 

I'm confused no more, for above the door 

Is a weathered, old inscription 

"All who would see reality, enter the Hall of Truth" 

And so I do 

[III. The Truth Revealed] 

As I step inside 

I can see another mirror 

A mirror so bright 

That my eyes must turn away 

A mirror so high 

I start to question all the others 

And as I stand there in the Hall of Truth 

my heart can only say: 

"Show me the truth, I don't know what to believe 

For the mirrors all showed something different to me 

And my pride has given way to misery 

I've spent so long in the dark and the rain 

That the sight of the light made my heart sing again 

And the stranger built a bridge across for me" 

"BEHOLD THYSELF" a voice rings out 

in paralyzing thunder 

It echoes all throughout the hall 

and sends me to my knees 

When the voice calls my name 

I'm overcome with fear and wonder 

As I slowly start to rise 

and face the great mirror in front of me 

When I open my eyes, I have to close them again 

But still the image is burned into my mind... 

A face with eyes as black as night 

A terrifying sight 

The flesh rotting away in sickness and decay 

It's mangled by disease 

I'm unable to breathe 

Tell me what manner of creature this could be 

'Cause it's not me 

I run away as fast as my feet will carry me 

Back to the door leading into the night 

Even the storm that almost claimed my life 

was better than this 

And so I throw open the door and see a man 

(The figure of a man) 

The stranger from the storm returns again 

(To save me once again?) 

I see understanding in his eyes 

(He's seen this all before) 

Maybe he can tell me what I saw behind that door 

"Tell me what I saw in the mirror 

Before I ran away 

Tell me what I saw in the mirror 

That face of sickness and decay 

Tell me what I saw in the mirror 

That left me terrorized 

With the lifeless, blackened eyes? 

Was it a demon 

From the fiery waves? 

Was it the undead 

From beyond the grave? 

Oh the face that I beheld in the mirror 

left me paralyzed 

Won't you tell me what I saw 

in the mirror on this night?" 

"The light from the mirror you saw from afar 

The Mirror of Souls shows all men as they are 

You entered the hall and you asked for the truth 

The man that you saw in the mirror was you" 

"No! Don't show me the truth 

'cause I don't want to believe 

What the Mirror of Souls 

has revealed unto me 

And the face I saw reflected cannot be me 

Dying and lost in the arms of decay 

I do not recognize the face I've seen today 

And if you say that's my face I must disagree" 

The meaning of these things I saw: 

The mirror is the holy eyes of God 

The truth unveiled before me 

with these words of the stranger: 

"The mirrors you saw in the hall long ago 

Were mirrors of lies, not reflecting the soul 

When you look unto others to see what they see 

You see an illusion, deception, false reality" 

I have seen my soul in the mirror 

And it has broken me 

I have seen myself so much clearer 

Than I had ever seen 

"Can't you take away all this sickness 

from my soul and set me free? 

You can save me...I believe" 

And then he said, "Arise, my child 

our faith has made you reconciled 

Now gaze into the Mirror once again" 

We walked together through the door 

And I looked in the glass once more 

But the only one reflected back was him 

Somehow the only one in the mirror saw was him 

Gazing in the Mirror of my Soul 

Staring at the man who took my place 

and made me whole 

In the Mirror 

The Mirror of my Soul