ntro: Guilty in blasphemy, well let me burn in hell
You know my story, I've fallen from glory
I am a priest with a riot in my heart
The words of heaven makes me furious
1. Where's my glory, where's my pride,
where is my reward
In vain I fought the holy fight,
but I never saw the light
God in heaven,
I never felt your grace
Divine and empty promises,
I feel I've been betrayed
2. I've always been a faithful man,
a guardian of the light
I called your name is my despair,
but you never heard my prayers
Why must I hear,
the cross you gave
You say you really died for me,
Should I die for thee
Bridge 1: And through the shadow-world I roam
Living in these ruins of my home
Chorus: I am the lord of the shadow-world
I sacrificed my faith at the altar
I swore revenge with unholy woes
The heavens shall fall, the angels will bleed to death
3, I preach the word of your love, a hypocrite I am
Behind my mask of holiness you'll find an empty man
Deep inside me the hate is burning strong
In the church, late at night, I do what is right for me
4. All my deeds and all my sins,
I never will repent
Now I belong to the shadow-world
And my faith is at the end
When I die,
I'll never go to rest
I curse my spirit to this church,
I'll never leave this earth
Bridge 2: And from my death I will return
The afterlife could never hold me
This true test of faith,
The cross I hear a curse eternal
When love turns to hate hollow be thy name,
Messiah in black I am
You know my story, I've fallen from glory
I am a priest with a riot in my heart
The words of heaven makes me furious
1. Where's my glory, where's my pride,
where is my reward
In vain I fought the holy fight,
but I never saw the light
God in heaven,
I never felt your grace
Divine and empty promises,
I feel I've been betrayed
2. I've always been a faithful man,
a guardian of the light
I called your name is my despair,
but you never heard my prayers
Why must I hear,
the cross you gave
You say you really died for me,
Should I die for thee
Bridge 1: And through the shadow-world I roam
Living in these ruins of my home
Chorus: I am the lord of the shadow-world
I sacrificed my faith at the altar
I swore revenge with unholy woes
The heavens shall fall, the angels will bleed to death
3, I preach the word of your love, a hypocrite I am
Behind my mask of holiness you'll find an empty man
Deep inside me the hate is burning strong
In the church, late at night, I do what is right for me
4. All my deeds and all my sins,
I never will repent
Now I belong to the shadow-world
And my faith is at the end
When I die,
I'll never go to rest
I curse my spirit to this church,
I'll never leave this earth
Bridge 2: And from my death I will return
The afterlife could never hold me
This true test of faith,
The cross I hear a curse eternal
When love turns to hate hollow be thy name,
Messiah in black I am