Since Nascence

[a. Daughter of Silence] Abraded spirit left on edge Afflicted to relieve ennui Abandoned to the elements Ravaged Daughter of silence Bound in silver strands since nascence Each year forging another link in the chain of life Some stay pure while others Become tarnished over time Tempest inside a cracked vessel Token of a shattered visage Telic rage in hidden vestige Awakened Daughter of silence Bound in silver strands since nascence Each year forging another link in the chain of life Some stay pure while others Become tarnished over time Innocence reclaimed removes the human stain Of entities ingrained all purity profaned Daughter of silence Bound in silver strands since nascence Each year forging another link in the chain of life Some stay pure while others Become tarnished over time She hears your words Knows them for lies So she remains selectively silent [b. Daughter of Denial] Fear at freedom's last threshold Fever visions of tomorrows False bright dreams of transformation Untenable Somewhere inside a quiet strength resides Quiescently awaiting a spark of life long denied Pushed beyond the point of breaking Pressed in lightless places blind Palpable terror becoming Unbearable Somewhere inside a quiet strength resides Quiescently awaiting a spark of life long denied Innocence reclaimed removes the human stain Of entities ingrained all purity profaned Daughter of denial Daughter of denial Watching shadows on the wall shift Waiting for footfalls on the stairs Wanting to fade away somehow Untouchable Somewhere inside a quiet strength resides Quiescently awaiting a spark of life long denied She hears your words Knows them for lies Yet she remains selectively silent Daughter of denial [c. Mother of Deception] [Instrumental] [d. Father of Condemnation] Drawn in then drawn down Where light can't burn away the tarnish Burn it away Tattered shards of spirit self Binding her to nothingness Fading into shadow Cursed among the damned Aftermath in afterimage When evil stirs within secure wall's confines Sorrows cast shadows unbroken More than meets a blind eye Innocence reclaimed removes the human stain Of entities ingrained all purity profaned Afterthought's aftereffect When fear responds again recurs hell refined Lost soul left hallow and made then Withered ghost denied Drawn in then drawn down Where light can't burn away the tarnish Burn it away Tattered shards of spirit self Binding her to nothingness Fading into shadow Cursed among the damned One hand to hold her down Disassociate But none to keep her here Disconnect Shackled to empty spaces A vessel of anger Innocence reclaimed removes the human stain Of entities ingrained all purity profaned Drawn in then drawn down Where light can't burn away the tarnish Burn it away Tattered shards of spirit self Binding her to nothingness Fading into shadow Cursed among the damned She hears your words Knows them for lies Yet she remains selectively silent