City Ad Mortis

Screaming through the iron bars

Knowing the time is running out

Here they come to make their day

Lead me through the roaring crowd

I`m waiting for the toll of the bell

The people cast their stones and yell

I look at the hangman dressed in black

I`m scared to die, can I come back?

The rope is scratching my skin

The trap-door's moving under my feet

I realize the situation I'm in

A last wish is what I need

So, my life comes to an end

I hope there's more beyond this land

Say a prayer, so I can forgive

So here I go, my final whiff

Live to die, where the soul goes on

When the body is gone, die to live

It's a place like in a dream

There's no rank among the dead

We died together in one big stream

You meet the people you've never met

Only place left for a few

If you lived your life maybe for you

But I know my place, I know my name

So it can never be the same

Live to die, for evermore out of sight

In a city of light, die to live

Live to die, this eternal night

For those who died, die to live