Tilting The Hourglass lyrics keeps me locked awayI must close my eyes to see your face /emptiness has darkened my eyesas I hopelessly beg for my life to end...tell me why...my iron eyes tell the taleheroes always pay in their bloodI can be only thisI see the fear growing in their lost eyesmy purpose is so clear...I am the axI am the ax and this is why I must not fear the endand when I'm gone will you forget me?pen wears its steady course across the pageresigned to it's designs to take the hiveemptiness has darkened my eyes /as I hopelessly beg for my life to end...tell me why...I wish I could make you see, I wish I could make you see through the painthrough the end, I wish I could make you see the greater purpose that I have to serve...no one else will fight...no-one else will fight...so I must /my iron eyes tell the taleheroes always pay in their bloodI can be only this...I am the ax...fear has been lost to faiththe darkened night has come before the endof which we must prevailamidst the pitch of steel we shall ariseI will destroy all those who oppose memy iron eyes tell the taleheroes always pay in their bloodI can be only thisI see the fear growing in there...