They are the ghosts of innocence
That have awoken from my dreams
Welcome to your nightmare
Say good-bye to everything
All your past obscenities
They have determined where I stand
Echoing cries, in the time that it began

Hear me now
Feel my blade
There is no more time for apologies
Malevolent emotions
Take hold of me
Are you ready to begin your trip to the other side
Death is an old friend of mine

You can't escape your judgment
I hear them calling out your name
Do not beg for mercy now
You never showed any to them
Embrace your final punishment
There's not a soul to hear you scream
I have to thank you for letting out the animal in me

Hear me now
Feel my blade
There is no more time for apologies
Malevolent emotions
Take hold of me
Are you ready to begin your trip to the other side
Death is an old friend of mine

The blood became alive
When I was trapped inside
And I can feel the dark passenger coming
My mother's blood and mine
Uniquely intertwined
Help me father put your memory from my mind
My hunger to destroy
When I was just a boy
It pulled me deeper into something that I now enjoy
The ritual begins
Evil will meet it's end
In your destruction I will finally feel whole again

There is no more time for apologies
Malevolent emotions
Take hold of me
Are you ready to begin your trip to the other side
Death is an old friend of mine

I have become your nightmare
Say good-bye to everything


Lyrics submitted by LoverDemon, edited by Klannar, Mordiggan

Old Friend Lyrics as written by David Draiman Dan Donegan

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    I agree with NightsideOfEden616, it's definitely about Dexter. I also agree with your lyric corrections. But i have one more for you.

    Hear me now Feel my plea There is no more time for apologies Never let emotions Take hold of me

    Should be

    Hear me now Feel my blade There is no more time for apologies Malevolent emotions Take hold of me

    Feel my blade bc Dexter kills with a sharp knife. and its Malevolent bc david draiman told me on twitter.

    nhlrox48 @DAVIDMDRAIMAN David, love 'Old Friend' ! Just wondering, what is the line after 'There is no more time for apologies' ? Thanks

    in reply to ↑ @DAVIDMDRAIMAN @nhlrox48 MALEVOLENT EMOTIONS TAKE HOLD OF ME

    nhlrox88on November 21, 2011   Link

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