Haken - Cockroach King lyrics

Tantalized by the co*kroach and its promise I fantasised about soaring with golden wings "Flying with gold wings" Hypnotized by the co*kroach and its promise I was compromised by a treasure That was fit for fools "Lured by a fool's gold" Blinded by a fickle fortune Diamonds in my eyes Blinded by the grand illusion Golden wings to fly The hunter draws closer to its prey Vacantly I was gazing at the mirage I yearned to be an apostle Of the self-made man Hopelessly I bathed in my ignorance Desperately toking on the roach of irony My fickle fortune beckoned A treasure fit for fools The hunter draws closer to its prey I blindly wandered down the golden path In pursuit of a misbegotten dream The Great Gatsby whispered in my ear The road from rags to riches leads nowhere The grand illusion beckoned With promises of deceit (Chorus) The co*kroach King sits on his throne With the Midas touch and a heart of stone An empire build on guile and greed A bleeding ground for those who heed The grand illusion's faded The hunter snares its prey I fear and loathe the co*kroach The mirage melts away (Chorus) The co*kroach King sits on his throne With the Midas touch and a heart of stone An empire build on guile and greed A bleeding ground for those who heed Lured by a treasure that was fit for fools "Searching for the truth" Lost in this labyrinth in search of the truth "With your promises of deceit" Trapped in your kingdom build on greed and guile "Build on greed and guile" Only to find the insects have multiplied (Chorus) The co*kroach King of guile and greed With a broken crown he's left to bleed An empire falling to its knees A bleeding ground for those who heed I longed to be a disciple of the co*kroach I was hopelessly choking On the roach of fallacy "The roach of irony" Thankfully when the mirage finally melted The impurity of the co*kroach was revealed to me "The roach of irony" Blinded by the grand illusion Blackened wings to fly Burning ashes of the hunter Scattered in the sky