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Pernik (Bulgarian: Перник) is a city in western Bulgaria (about 30 km south-west of Sofia) with a population of 81,052 as of 2011[update]. It is the main city of Pernik Province and lies on both banks of the Struma River in the Pernik Valley between the Viskyar, Vitosha and Golo Bardo mountains.
Originally the site of a Thracian fortress founded in the 4th century BC, and later a Roman settlement, Pernik became part of the Bulgarian Empire in the early 9th century as an important fortress. The name Pernik is thought to have originated from that of Slavic god Perun with the Slavic placename suffix –nik (or –ik) added, and was first mentioned in the 9th century. The medieval town was a key Bulgarian stronghold during Bulgarian tsar Samuil's wars against the Byzantine Empire in the 11th century, when it was governed by the local noble Krakra of Pernik, withstanding Byzantine sieges a number of times.
From 1396 until 1878 the city was under Ottoman rule. In the 20th century Pernik developed rapidly as a centre for coal mining and heavy industry. During the Communist rule of Bulgaria it was called Dimitrovo between 1949 and 1962 after Bulgarian Communist leader Georgi Dimitrov. The Surva International Festival of the Masquerade Games is held in the city every January. Pernik has two football teams, PFC Minyor Pernik and FC Metalurg.
I just know it's all gone wrong
Feeling all the pressure, can't weather the storm
'Cause I kept myself in a cage
All wound up and filled with rage
I just know it's all gone wrong
Feeling all the pressure, can't weather the storm
'Cause I kept myself in a cage
All wound up and filled with rage
Forgive oneself of nothing at all
Pounding my head against the wall
Guilt ridden and bound to lose
Puncture my wounds, won't see the truth
I looked in the mirror, what did I see?
One man bitter with apathy
The whole thing turned out to be a joke
But I'm not laughing, I'm without hope
I'm without hope
It's never well thought out, just my instant demise
Haste and hatred, my inner desire
It's all so bitter, the hurt inside
Haste and hatred, my inner desire
Ruptured, I've lost it all
My heart ripped out, I can't stand at all
'Cause I've cost my brain to never relax
Picking at all the torturous facts
I just know it's all gone wrong
Feeling all the pressure, can't weather the storm
It's never well thought out, just my instant demise
Haste and hatred, my inner desire
It's all so bitter, the hurt inside
Haste and hatred, my inner desire
My inner desire
It's my inner desire
It's never well thought out, just my instant demise
Haste and hatred, my inner desire
It's all so bitter, the hurt inside
Haste and hatred, my inner desire