Mike Malone supplied (most of) the lyrics to the musical version of the project.

I was originally going to include illustrations per song on this page, but the new and improved drawings for the novel (in the online novel chapters section ot "the Book") are superior to the old song drawings, so Ihave removed these.

The darkness clings to the room, as fog clings to the nearby moor. The dark priests have found and unburied the mythic beast. Bound by chains, his arms and legs are pulled tight in all directions. They whip him, demanding he reveal his secrets. But he has an inner strength which carries him through his torture. His secrets are not evil. His secrets are those of a person who once faced pain, fear, and suffering; and paid the ultimate penalty for his innocence. They cast him into the swamps, leaving him for dead. But he is not dead. He can not die. He thinks about what they had asked him, and wonders how he could ever tell the story to any living being. Where Do I Begin: Where Do I begin? Where Do I begin? To face my fears Where do I begin? To tell the tale? Where do I begin? To sing the song that you wanted to hear Where do I begin? To state the case That history has erased To live in the light, To struggle to fight, To find out what real, And what's fabled I wanted to share all of this, All with you I've lived through the ages, by turning the pages, of lives that I've lived, loved and lost I've scattered the wreckage, of broken, lost decades, and suffered to pay out the cost And I don't ever want to lead my life alone, I sing the songs of sorrow Where do I begin To live the life That will never set me free? To wonder aloud? Will I ever come down? Or stand on that wall all alone; I wanted to feel all the love in the world

When Lucas was young, he saw his father drag his mother away to her death. The young boy cowered and hid. Afterward, he suffered abuse, neglect, and scorn at the hands of the man who killed his innocence. And his mother. He felt it was punishment for his failure to act on his mother's behalf. This, however, did not stop him from contemplating the revenge he knew would one day feel so sweet. Thank You Dad: I turned to ghost. A man who was not there. I turned to a devil. A man who had dissapeared. Long ago. Thank You, for All that you've done, Dad. You've given me Scars on my hands Thanks for the burden, and the weight of your world. When it's late at night and the beggar comes, and you'll know I'll never have the strength to run away... I frequently forget who I'm supposed to be, and that love makes the world go around, Because you took and you stole, and you've broken everything And I watched as you tore it all down.

In nearby Rye, Lyssa Delidakis instructed her younger sister, Penumbra, to conjure a prophecy in an ancient mirror used for scrying. Lyssa was amazed and encouraged by her sister's gift for hearing the words of the spirit and foretelling the future. She did not know that her younger sister sometimes pretended to be in a trance, and made up the prophecies as a joke. Today, she prophesized that her sister would finally meet the boy would be the father of her child. He would fall before Christ, struck by the hand of God. His love would last forever. Lyssa was very pleased. Face in the Mirror: Who am I? Who is this face in the mirror that I see? Who am I? Who is this face in the mirror, is it me? d-d-d dark clouds are swirling. reveal my desperation. d-d-d don't know, the right from wrong. it's lost in the transalation. i don't know why things aren't what they seem. life goes on, a haunting sort of dream. candles burning, heed the warning, darkness falls, the endless mourning, spirits calling, tides are turning, what, what, why... t-t-t take me into the fire, the dark illumination. t-t-t touch me. i know desire, your ultimate damnation. i don't know why or if its even true. the spirits show, the spirits always knew...

A chance encounter in a church, where Lucas fulfilled Penumbra's prophecy, brought Lucas face to face with the girls. Lyssa was tongue-tied, stuttering, and nervous. Penumbra was impish, sultry, and flowing with life. Her eyes drew him in. Despite Lyssa being certain that the prophecy had singled him out to be her lover and the father of her child, her sister had other intentions. But Penumbra was drawn to him with intensity and fear. Her feelings gradually overcame her better judgment. Betraying her sister, and against her families wishes, she began the short and tragic life she would share with Lucas: two outcast rebels, living a forbidden love, cursed by the family and the world. His spirit bride. Before they escape, Lucas witnessed the jealous and heart-broken Lyssa hang herself. On Our Own: I feel I hold the answers, When I touch your face. I feel the warmth of bright light, On a sunny day And I can't see anything, for the brilliance of your face. Holding on by holding you, Every single day And we'd run until darkness fell, because they couldn't slow us down Finally hiding a world away, A world they never found We were young and scared and on our own. We were young and scared and all alone But you aways saw the light, That I was shinning out for you We were running, loving. It's all that we could do Touching bare skin, Feel you breathe, Gaurd our secrets Watch you sleep, I know that you still Want to dream Picking up the pieces, of the life we feared. It doesn't really matter now, because we're here And I can't see anything, but the brilliance of your face. Holding on by holding you, Every single day And we'd run until darkness fell, because they couldn't slow us down Finally hiding a world away, A world they never found We were young and scared and on our own. We were young and scared and all alone But you aways saw the light, That I was shinning out for you. We were running, loving. It's all that we could do

They moved secretly to Ireland to begin a new life, but Lucas and Penumbra had little time to enjoy their love as the shadow of death and tragedy pursued them. Lucas had not known the depths of Lyssa's dark-powers. His wife became posessed by the spirit of her sister. Her condition worsened, unable to be cured by medicine or magic. When Penumbra died, she left Lucas alone with his misery, a man cast away by the world, scorned by god, hated by men, cursed by destiny. Soot: I've seen the change, in myself, in the twinkling of an eye. I've seen my world, go up in flames, the matted stars, they fade away. I felt the loss of all i love. Smoke filled Skies, no sun left to see. I’ve felt the change, Been rearranged, in the fleeting glimpse of destiny. Breathe, I can't breathe, I can't breathe this air . I choke from the smoke of the life I've lost. See, I Can't See, Can't See through thE Haze you've given the night and condemned the day I don't know what, I don't know why you left me like silent remains i don't know know, i don't know why you wiped me, like soot from your your hands

Lucas, felled by the weight of guilt and loneliness, tried to end his sorrow by taking his own life. He failed. He did not realized that he too had been cursed. His attempted suicide set into motion the most poignant curse which had been dangling unseen over his head. The legacy of dark magic which surrounded him and his family transformed him into a fanged revenant, consumed by sorrow and rage. Autumn: Autumn chill is in the air. Alone Stands the quiet Sentinnel. Its’ leaves have fallen. It has changed Though unmoved, it lives, Bare and naked Blood like tar, It’s soul shivers in the Cooling Breeze Lost and gone are the golden Dreams of summer Lost and gone are it’s pride A pride that fuels the will to carry on A Pride That Fuels Human and pushes ambitions onward It waits To be felled, Chopped to the ground and released But none are coming And so It stands: Barren, lifeless And hoping

By the sea at night, he returned to his homeland of England. He stealthily made his way to the elegant manor known as dark-house. That is where Penumbra's family lived and lives. Behind the house, under the moonlight, as a light snowfall covered the ground, Lucas found a freshly dug grave and a simple tombstone with his wife's name on it. He mourned his loss, and the end of her young life. Moonlit Graves: The quiet autumn chill surrounds me Its' breeze blowing in my face And the sorrow falls from heaven to The rythym of the rain I don't know if you can hear me still Or if you even care Can you hear me? Can you see me? Can you lift my heart in your hands, and free me? I don't know when my love left me. I don't know when my world went numb I don't know when the darkness took me. I don't know what I've become. So I sit here with my vacancy. I sit here all alone. I sit here with the emptiness. Your life is scrawled out on as stone

In a moment, as quickly as the wind can change its course, sorrow turned to rage, and Lucas broke into the manor. He interupts a cotillion with an artistic display of death. Wondering why God doesn't intervene and strike him dead, he searched the house for the parents who nurtured the darkness and tragedy in his life. One by one, he claimed the guests, while stopping to get drunk on potent Absinth. Blood and poison mingled in his veins. Absinth: The absinth at least helps me to cope with my pain and control my ‘sickness’. It makes me feel good, like my soul is real again, but even that fades with time. Where are you? My soul burns like the Waste of a flame. I still can't take just what I am. Passing, spinning, lifetimes lost. Angels fear my trembling hands. Where are you? God, for now, where are you? Don't Make me do it! What have I become? The world is mine to wander on and on. All Alone

Fueled by rage and blood, Lucas found a new fit for his transformed self: he who is higher than god; he who is above judgement; he who judges. He sought, found, and destroyed the parents. I AM: I am the stone mountain, You are the sea I need more loving, C’mon pretty baby give it back to me I am the white lighting, You are the storm I need more loving, C’mon pretty baby let me keep you warm Give me baby, Everything I need. Let your waves and loving, Wash all over me Give me baby, Everything I need. Let your endless loving, Wash all over me I am the black raven, You are the breeze I need more loving, C’mon pretty baby give it back to me I am the stone mountain, You are the sea I need more loving, C’mon pretty baby give it back to me Give me baby, Everything I need. Let your waves and loving, Wash all over me Give me baby, Everything I need. Let your pain and loving, Wash all over me Give me baby, Everything I need. Let your pain and loving, Wash all over me Give me baby, Everything I need. Let your pain and madness, Crash all over me

As he walked from the house of death, in one hand, he carried the heart of the witch; in the other, a lit oil lantern. He cast one behind him, over his shoulder, as he walked away. The lantern exploded and transformed the once great manor into a hellish cartoon. It was time to find those who wronged him and those he loved, and reap them like bad weeds from the crop. It was time to make accountable the rest of those who lived in smug control of innocent's lives. It was time to find his father and savor the confrontation that should end his father's miserable life. Sin Calls Darkness: I’ve been searching for a feeling that isn’t stained with hate. I’ve been searching for the memories and what you took away. So tonight I fight. I’m taking back what is mine, 'cause your fires are burning tonight, for the last time And I know that you’ll lie. And I know that you’ll plead. And I know that you’ll beg forgiveness - am I crazy? - as you bleed. Sinners call their darkness. They get what they deserve. They bow their heads and pay their debts to the masters that they serve. And you’re not leaving this world with a thing. You’re leaving this life with nothing. You’re leaving this world with nothing. Because I’m taking your pride, and I’m taking your breath. I’m taking your life, and I’m taking your death. I’m taking your love, and I’m taking control. I’m taking your heart, and taking your soul. I’ve been searching for the sinner man who taught me how to hate. I’ve been searching for the monsters here who took my dreams away. So tonight I fight. I’m taking back what’s always been mine. And the *** will blacken the night for the last time

For all his strength, rage, and mystical transmutation, Lucas is still no match for the evil cunning of his father who has anticipated his attack. They stand eye to eye, Lucas with his fangs and rage. His father, with a loyal troupe of men who are prepared and armed to capture the vampire. Eye To Eye: Feel me coming, a train run off the track. Feel it squeezing, like a heart attack. I do not know what you call the truth, and I really do not care. I do not wish to shepherd you or the Nightmares that you fear. Well, I finally came here to play your games. I’ll take a moment now to kill the pain. And I will not help you fight the devil at your door. Eye to Eye we say goodbye. I will not fight for you Figured it out, that I’ve gone insane, and I’m only here because you call my name, And it’s all your fault, that the devil’s at your door. You cannot run. you cannot hide. The final dance to say goodbye. Cause I can’t hold down all the rising noise and screaming sounds Cause I can’t feel love. All your wicked acts will call you home, for good

Overpowered, Lucas is bound and dragged to the heart of the dark forest. Many voices become a babble of strange tongues and words as the men, some wanting the power of destroying a vampire, some afraid of such an act, talk about sentencing Lucas to his doom. Lucas swears he will escape, and get revenge. His father mocks him, giving him the holy rites, ashes to ashes, dust to dust. He is lowered into a hole and buried alive. Skeletons: Ashes to Ashes, Dust to Dust. Spirit is Rising, From the Rust Another Autumn turns to winter, Feel it slip away. Days are getting hazy, My bones begin to ache I want to walk out of here in one piece. Who is you savior? get down on your knees Everyday I walk the wire, And Everyday I get a little bit older But I don’t give a damn, No I don’t give a damn Life goes on. I’m trying to survive No one will ever get out of here alive But I’ll take all I want, And pack it up for me Pack the love, And I’ll pack the trust ‘Cause I’m leaving only memories I want to walk out of here in one piece. Who is you savior? get down on your knees Everyday I walk the wire, And Everyday I get a little bit older But I don’t give a damn, No I don’t give a damn You’re born. You breed. You wither and die No one will ever Get out of here alive I need you. I know and I know That I need you, Yes, I need you

In the darkness of eternity, Lucas is smothered. He considers the crimes of passion he committed, the murders, the mutilation, the revenge. In the quiet retrospect of eternity, he hates what he has become. He vows that if he were set free and given a second chance, he would find a way to change his life and undo the wrongs he had committed. Instead of hatred, he focuses on his love and his sorrow. He thinks of his lost love, Penumbra. She becomes the single unifying icon which keeps his spirit alive. Break These Chains: Day by Day I fight my secret war. and Night by Night, I wonder, if you’re beautiful. On and On I sail away. I’m giving back the love you send. I never want to leave the world you’re in. Can’t Break these Chains The Screaming Silence of Worlds gone by awaits Can’t Break these Chains The Big Black World Beyond these walls awaits The Big Black World Beyond these walls awaits Prayers go unanswered in here. I wonder why. I search for you in the dark depths of my mind So everyday when I look for the sun, and I want to reach out for the world above, I wander through wonder, dare to wonder, But I’m bound to this world. And I cannot see you’re world from here And I do not see your hopes and fears Because I cannot feel your love in here And I can’t lose you this way I'm Alone

And then, time darkens the memories, and blurs the distinction between consciousness and sleep. The past can not be changed. The story can not be rewritten. There is no reason clinging to false hope. This is his punishment. And everything else is a lie. Outlived Dreams: I hope I die before I wake. I pray the lord my soul to take. I don’t want to live here no more. I rode this world Around and Round, a slave to what I never found. I don’t want to Be here no More. And My eyes, How their burning And my soul, It Screams And I, Don’t want to live without you Because I’ve outlived my dreams We Hoped to live to see the day When our youth had Finally Slipped away I will Never Love None But You the darkness came, and took you with my heart And my perfect World, Began To Fall Apart And I needed, I needed So much more of you And My eyes, How their burning And my soul, It Screams And I, will never live without you Because I’ve outlived my dreams