from ARIA 1995 "Night lasts less than day"
No feel like sleeping - I'll be
hanged in the morning,
and footsteps by the door could
make my heart burst.
It's not Grim Reaper who's turning
the doorknob
but rather it's Holy Lie in black
coat.
The chaplain brought the Holy Word
to the darkness,
he praised the afterlife and blatantly
lied:
"Condemned to die, you have to
beg divine justice,
cause your salvation is in the
mercy of God.
Kneel, my son, this life is followed
by the other one.
On this very dungeon wall
divine face will shine".
Night lasts less
than day,
day will kill
my faith,
faith will melt
away in sunlight.
Night lasts less
than day,
day will kill
my faith,
no delusion can
survive the
time to die...
I'll leave the charity of heaven
to beggars.
The poor spirit needs almighties and
gods.
Creature of earth I am, a stranger
to heavens,
and what the deuce is life forever
on alms ?
Although I'm doomed to suffer through
the perdition,
although the crowd gathers round the
rope,
I'll take their hateful shouts as
recognition,
I won't feel lonely at the time
to go.
Crack of dawn, the jingle of keys,
my sands are running low.
That's the end, the Grim One sneaks
in
to collect my soul.
Night lasts less
than day,
day will kill
my faith,
faith will melt
away in sunlight.
Night lasts less
than day,
day will kill
my faith,
no delusion can
survive it,
can't survive
the time to
die...