Hellraiser
Tom Smith Lyrics

Welcome, nice to meet you,
Greetings, it's a pleasure to make your acquaintance

We've been waiting for so long,
We have eagerly awaited your arrival

In the hope that you'd drop by our little store.
We anticipated that you may visit our establishment

We may not be accessible
Our store is not easily reached

To everyone, it's true,
It is not open to all individuals

But we've got everything you want and more.
However, we possess all that you desire and beyond

So many other eyes have held the anguish in your own,
Numerous individuals have experienced the same distress you have had

Ambition burns within you like a fire,
Your passion and desire for success and achievement are intense

And I believe we have the thing
I am confident that we possess the necessary object

To satisfy your every black desire.
To fulfill all of your dark cravings

The things you want are found beyond doors
The items you seek are behind elusive entrances

More obscure than mine,
More mysterious than my own

But they will open if you have the proper key.
However, they can be unlocked with the right key

The pleasures of the ages
Eons of pleasure

And the tortures of the damned
As well as the punishment of the condemned

Are at your fingertips for just a modest fee.
Are easily obtainable in exchange for a small price

And each sadistic fantasy exceeds the one before,
Each cruel and malicious dream surpasses the last

You'll not believe the wonders to unfold,
You will be astonished by the marvels that await

The mystery and majesty locked up
The enigma and grandeur sealed away

Inside this box of black and gold.
Contained within this black and gold container

You twist it, and you pull it, and you twist a little more,
You manipulate and maneuver it heavily until it opens

Then you wait for your new playmates to rise up from the floor.
After opening, you wait for your new companions to emerge

If you want to buy damnation, I've got some to sell,
If you wish to purchase condemnation, I offer it

Come take a chance and raise a little Hell.
Come take a risk and bring about chaos and turmoil

The greatest aphrodisiac
The most potent stimulant

Is power, so they say,
According to some, it is control and authority

Ambition leads to daring new extremes.
Aspiration drives individuals to attempt bold and unconventional actions

But goals are meant to be fulfilled,
However, objectives are intended to be achieved

And once you have, your careful-knit
Once you succeed, your intricately planned

Existence can unravel at the seams.
Your way of life can completely disintegrate

Contentment leads to boredom, to frustration, to the grave,
Satisfaction leads to monotony, annoyance, and eventually death

A wasted life of emptiness and pain...
A life of futility, devoid of meaning and full of agony

Unless, of course, you walk the roads
Unless, of course, you choose to journey

A lesser man would surely call insane.
A man of lesser fortitude would label as crazy

The world is made of other worlds
The world comprises other dimensions

We barely know are there,
That we are scarcely aware of

And beings that we cannot understand.
And creatures that we are incapable of comprehending

Some are helpers, some are healers,
Some are assistants, some are curers

Some have made an art form
Some have perfected a technique

Of the vivisection of their fellow man.
Of dissecting their fellow human beings

You'll marvel at their scrupulous attention to detail,
You will be amazed by their meticulous attention to particularities

Creativeness and exquisite technique,
And innovative and exceptional methods

And when they've had you for awhile,
And once they have held you captive for a period

You'll say "I love you" every time you shriek.
You will exclaim "I love you" every time you scream in agony

They tease you, and caress you, and they slowly break your heart,
They tantalize and touch you, gradually destroying your spirit

Then oh-so-very carefully, they tear your soul apart.
Then, meticulously, they rip apart your inner essence

If life means nothing more to you, I think you might as well
If life has no other purpose to you, it may be best

Come take a chance and raise a little Hell.
To come take a risk and wreak havoc

Everything is relative
The entirety of existence is dependent on one's viewpoint

Within the eyes of God,
Through divinity's perspective

Someone's pain brings someone else's delight,
An individual's suffering provides another person's enjoyment

And all it takes is just a subtle
An insignificant shift is all that is required

Shift in point of view
Change in one's position

To make the wrongs of Man seem good and right.
To justify mankind's transgressions

But I should give you warning that a thing that's done is done,
However, I should caution you that once a deed is accomplished

You cannot just abandon it and go,
You cannot merely abandon it and depart

And if you try, you may find out
If you attempt to do so, you may learn

Eternity is longer than you know.
That infinity is lengthier than you realize

They play with every inch of skin, and seek out every nerve,
They toy with every part of your flesh and locate every nerve ending

An Inquisition giving you what you think you deserve.
Like an Inquisition giving you what you believe is rightly yours

Where agony and ecstasy unite, you'll never tell,
Where pain and pleasure combine, you will be unable to discern

Come raise yourself a private little Hell.
Come create your own individual Hellish experience