Blind Guardian : Memories of a Time to Come

Melodic Power / Germany
(2012 - Nuclear Blast / Virgin / EMI Records)
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DISC 1

1. IMAGINATIONS FROM THE OTHER SIDE

Where are these silent faces
I took them all
They all went away
Now you're alone
To turn out every light so deep in me
Hold on, to late

Will I ever see them back again
Or did they all die by my hand
Or where they killed
By the old evil ghost
Who had taken
The ocean
Of all my dreams
Which were worth to keep
Deep inside my heart
I wish I
Could get them back
From the everflow
Before they'll fade away

[Chorus]
Imaginations from the other side
Far out of nowhere
It got back to my mind
Imaginations from the other side
Far out of nowhere
It got back to my mind
Out of the dark
Back to the light
Then I’ll break down
The walls around my heart
Imaginations from the other side

Where's the ocean's daughter
Was Peter Pan in Mordor
No one's there to keep alive
All these fairy tales
May I return to Oz
Will I meet the "Tin Man"
"Coward Lion" where are you
Without brain the scarecrow's lost
In the middle of the lake
Stranded in the real world
Left in a world
No place for daydreams
Serious life
I fall into
I fall into a dark hole
And I can't come out

Do you know if Merlin did exist
Or Frodo wore the ring
Did Corum kill the gods
Or where's the wonderland
Which young Alice had seen
Or was it just a dream
I knew the answers
Now they're lost for me

[Chorus]

[Solo]

I hope there is a way back
With my talisman
So I look into myself
To the days when I was just a child
Come follow me to wonderland
And see the tale that never ends
Don't fear the lion nor the witch
I can't come back
I'm lost but still I know
There is another world

[Chorus]


2. NIGHTFALL

No sign of life did flicker
In floods of tears she cried
"All hope's lost it can't be undone
They're wasted and gone"

"Save me your speeches
I know (They blinded us all)
What you want
You will take it away from me
Take it and I know for sure
The light she once brought in
Is gone forevermore"

Like sorrowful seaguls they sang
"(We're) lost in the deep shades
The misty cloud brought
(A wailing when beauty was gone
Come take a look at the sky)
Monstrous it covered the shore
Fearful into the unknown"
Quietly it crept in new horror
Insanity reigned
And spilled the first blood
When the old king was slain

[Chorus:]
Nightfall
Quietly crept in and changed us all
Nightfall
Quietly crept in and changed us all
Nightfall
Immortal land lies down in agony

"How long shall we
Mourn in the dark
The bliss and the beauty
Will not return
Say farewell to sadness and grief
Though long and hard the road may be"
But even in silence I heard the words
"An oath we shall swear
By the name of the one
Until the world's end
It can't be broken"

Just wondering how
I can still hear these voices inside

The doom of the Noldor drew near

The words of a banished king
"I swear revenge"
Filled with anger aflamed our hearts
Full of hate full of pride
We screamed for revenge

[Chorus]

"Vala he is that's what you said
Then your oath's been sworn in vain
(But) freely you came and
You freely shall depart
(So) never trust the northern winds
Never turn your back on friends"

"Oh I'm heir of the high lord!"
"You better don't trust him"
The enemy of mine
Isn't he of your kind and
Finally you may follow me
Farewell
He said

[Chorus]

Back to where it all began


3. RIDE INTO OBSESSION

Come, I’ll show you the end
You're damned
'Cause no-one can defy me
Just watch these maddened creature
Like you they all once reach out
A war to win
But I'm gonna burn this vision down

Call me the father of lies
Just watch these saddened creatures
They've turned you into their savior

You'll hold your ground
Until your last breath
You'll twist then turn
And now you're falling down

[Bridge 1]
The battle rages on
And forever and ever
The wheel will turn

[Chorus]
Let ages come and go
The wheel will turn now
The wheel will turn
Another ride into obsession
I am reborn
The wheel will turn now
And I'm driven to obsession

[[Lead Andre]

All these dying men
Try to understand
They all followed the sign

It's the cycle's end
There's no hope
For a while
From the ashes arise

Can't save her
Enjoy the flames
So precious, so pure

And you try,
You're sure to fail
And madness
Is the price you've to pay

Unholy grounds
Witness your last breath
The cycle ends
And you're stumbling again

[Bridge 2]
The battle will go on
And forever and ever
It's raging on

[Chorus]
Let ages come and go
The wheel will turn now
The wheel will turn
Another ride into obsession
I am reborn
The wheel will turn now
And I'm driven to obsession

Through the flames you see me,
You'll be mine, believe me
This is the moment I long for

[Solo: Andre]

Wake up there's a storm to face and
Right now while the land lies bleeding
It's me, I conquer your soul

Still I’ll be on my way
Oh light, let me out of here, I pray

And over and over and over again
There is no beginning
No end

[Bridge 3]
This war it still goes on
And forever and ever
I will return

[Chorus]
Let ages come and go
The wheel will turn now
The wheel will turn
Another ride into obsession
I am reborn
The wheel will turn now
And I'm driven to obsession

Light - so serene, no!
True source reign over me
There's no end and
There's no beginning
"You will never be alone"
There's no end and
There's no beginning
"You will never be alone..."


4. SOMEWHERE FAR BEYOND

I came from far
Beyond Your reality
The ocean of time
It's the odysee of mine
I am the narrator
And now I’ll tell You
Where I’ve been
And what I saw
And how it ends

Welcome to the wasteland
In a world which is turning faster
Where I'm alone for a while
It's turning faster
Away from light straight to the dark
The march of time it has begun
I'm caught in an ancient dream so bright
And then the march of time begins

The man in black he waits
Behind this last task
It's full of pain
To sacrifice the only son
The legions of the lost
Wait in the old mine
They try to stop me
The battle it has begun

So I'm not afraid
To walk down to the wasteland
I'm so alone on my way
And I don't fear that dusty godforsaken path
Somewhere far beyond

[Chorus]
Somewhere far beyond
The march of time it has begun
Somewhere far beyond your reality
And then the march of time begins

Look at my soul
And behind
There are some things
I’ve to hide from You
I'm following the black man
I'm losing control
And I don't care
What's happening to the boy

Welcome to the new world
One more step to the dark tower
And my whole body's in flames
I'm looking for Those healing things to be prepared
The march of time it has begun
I'm caught in a prisoner's dirty life
And then the march of time begins

The prisoner did bring the healing spell
The queen of shadows found herself in pain
And death brings answers to us all

What will I find
When the dark tower appears
Will it be the end
Or just a new quest after all
I am the narrator
And now I’ll tell You
Where I'd been
And what I saw
And how it ends

[Solo]

[Chorus] (X2)

Look around and see
The world is turning fast
Faster day by day
Somewhere far beyond
I’ll try to change it
If I can - Somewhere far beyond
There's only one chance
And it lies - Somewhere far beyond
Somewhere far beyond
The march of time it has begun
The march of time it has begun
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Now the time has come for to leave this land
Take my charge with pride sacrifice

Oooh

[Lead: Andre]

Running and hiding I'm left for the time
To bring back the order of divine
Hunted by goblins no Gandalf to help
With swords in the night
Oh the last part of the game
Decision of death and life
Blood for Sauron they'll call tonight
The final battle cry

[Lead: Andre]

Running and hiding I'm left for the time
To bring back the order of divine
There exist no tales and hobbits are crying
For all
Children of death

[Lead: Andre]

I have a dream
The things you've to hide for
Deliver
Our kingdom and our reich
Don't fall in panic
Just give me the thing
That I need or I kill
Don't run away
For what have I done

[Chorus]
Oooh Majesty
Your kingdom is lost
And you will leave us behind
Oooh Majesty
Your kingdom is lost
And ruins remind of your time
Now come back

Solo: Andre

[Chorus]
Oooh Majesty
Your kingdom is lost
And you will leave us behind
Oooh Majesty
Your kingdom is lost
And ruins remind of your time
Run, run, run

Cries
Cries in a dark land
Hear the voice it's cold as ice
Eyes
They are watching
They look for me but cannot find

Creature is following no place to escape
My last steps will find the right way
Where is the future the call of the blind
Cause there is none to find
Look to the sky you see no light
My weapons burst with fear
With the howling wolves the nazgul will die
For all
Children of death

[Lead: Andre]

Cries
Cries in a dark land
Hear the voice it's cold as ice
Eyes
They are watching
They look for me but cannot find

Run
Run for the whole world
It's time you cannot wait
Lost
Lost in a dark world
You feel the strange but cannot see

Too many battles we carry along from the war
And too many frightens we feel from his law
For so many victories we're praising so strong
For so many blood we've lost

[Lead: Andre]

[Chorus]
Oooh Majesty
Your kingdom is lost
And you will leave us behind
Oooh Majesty
Your kingdom is lost
And ruins remind of your time
Run, run, run
Behind
Run, run


6. TRAVELER IN TIME

The Morning Sun of Dune
The Morning Sun of Dune
[Lead: Andre]

The holy war's
Waiting for
The morning sun (X3)
The morning sun of Dune
There's no tomorrow
The apparation of this land and it's dream
Makes me feel I’ve seen it before
I can taste there's life
Everywhere you can find
In the desert of my life
I see it again and again
[Lead: Andre]

And again, again, again, again
Dark tales has brought the Dijahd
Like whispering echoes in the wind
And I'm a million miles from home

[Chorus]
Traveler in Time
Knowing that there's no rhyme
[Lead: Andre]

The morning sun is near
First light of dawn is here
The morning sun is near again
The Fremen sing that
Their kingdom will come
And I'm the leading one
Battlefields on our crusade
Filled with Sardokaurs
Killing machines crying
In raising fear they're hiding
Where do we go now?
So where is the way?
When I'm a million miles from home

[Chorus]
Traveler in Time
Knowing that there's no rhyme
[Solo Andre]

The morning sun I feel
All pain and sorrow
The apparation of my words in these days
Makes me feel I’ve told them before
All my plans will come true
I’ll control destiny
In the desert of my life
I’ve seen it again and again
[Lead: Andre]

By my dreams I must find a way
To stop the raging war
I’ve to choose now
I will leave
My body and seek
And time will stand still
When I’ve to leave
My body and find
A way back to the world I love
When I'm a million miles from home

[Chorus]
Traveler in Time
Knowing that there's no rhyme
[Solo Andre]


7. FOLLOW THE BLIND

Follow the Blind
Your journey, your last hope, it can begin
These passing dreams
Were really no fantasy
There are more things than we know
Come take my hand
[Solo Andre]

Searching for the talisman you'll find it
On another plane far from all time
Maybe you wonder while you see
The same faces
Everywhere
You can find yourself in it
Cause you are a part

I'm another
Strange my feelings
Where am I here
For a short time
I remember I had been here
[Solo Marcus]

[Chorus]
I'm alone, follow me!
Calling you, follow me!
I'm alone, follow me!
Follow me
Follow me it's my time
Follow me
Follow the Blind

Wandering around in my darkest dreams
Iron shadows are lurking at me
In this desert the tyrant's calling
On the run to save my Love
She's full of pain
The queen is lying far behind
In an endless dream
[Solo Andre]

Before I thought I was dreaming
A strange voice whispers in my ears
You're the rat in the trap
Return, or pain will come to you

[Chorus]
I'm alone .. ..No!


8. THE LAST CANDLE

Guardian, Guardian, Guardian of the Blind (4x)
Have you forgotten him
[Lead: Andre]

Far from the land
Where the sun is born
Down in the wood "Caladon"
Do you know the place
Where the light is never seen
And all the hopes are turned
By the final cry
Turned to Stone (X4)

Whispering tunes in the wind
All hopes are gone with the night
When the old man will never come back
Remember his words and his songs
And we see the raven's flying in the distance
But no wizard's singing his song

[Chorus]
Somebodies out in the night
I fly in time
The last candle will burn
There's hope for everyone
When the last candle burns high
Oh it's time for life
[Lead: Andre]

The elves and gnoms have to hide
When the moon is showing it's face
And raging orcs will set their traps
And the forest will burn
They hate green trees
And love the dark
They don't understand
That they're caught and left alone
They feel the magic in the wind
They're just fear the old man's song
(solo: Kai)

[Chorus]

Corrupted old gnom
Betrayer of all
You know so much about all
What is your price?

GNOM:
"Too much, too much
You cannot pay with your silver and your gold
There's just a little chance to save the wizard's life
There's just a little chance for all you fools
Now pay"
[Lead: Andre]

And so I walk across the land
And hope to hear the wizard's song

[Chorus]
Somebodies... (X2)

Outro: Somebodies out there
I feel there's somebody
Somebodies out there
I feel there's somebody


DISC 2

1. SACRED WORLDS

The realm's bleeding
It suffers -
Old and weak

No further arguing
There is war at hand
The system's failing
Engine's running

Then after all
I sense the end is dawning
These lunatics deny the truth

I know I will not fail
There'll be
War
It's now or never
We shall stand together
One by one
This world is sacred
I'm coming home
War
It's now or never
We shall stand together
One by one
This world is sacred
I'm coming home

Coming home

You chase in twilight
And you know
You will be on your own
On your own

The misery shown
I’ll be alone in this hour
I face the unknown
Witness the end

I'm bleeding, I'm fading
Here in my final hour
When long lost memories return
And a voice keeps calling
"All dead and gone
It's out of hand
Life is in motion"
I'm wishing,I'm fading
"Time to wake up
Face the truth"

I'm sinking
I'm drowning
There's no doubt and no regret
"Time to reveal now"
This is no illusion

It is real
Carry on the flame
It's not over now
Watch me, I will rise
Time to reveal now

I know I will not fail
Anymore

I'm the one forever
All that really matters
Blessed realm
This world is sacred
I'm coming home
War
It's now or never
We shall stand together
One by one this world is sacred
I'm coming home

Yesterday's gone
There's no today, no tomorrow
I'm raised from the dead
The ritual failed

There at the gates
I'm left alone in this hour
Driven insane
I am left alone

And now I drown in deepest shadows
While the golden hall is sealed
I'm wishing
I'm fading
And I'm part of the machine
My eyes are the eyes of a dead man
And feel the unholy stream

The source of my power
T-energy
I'm in control

I will live forever
All that really matters
I'm the one
This world is sacred
I'm coming home
War
It's now or never
We shall stand together
One by one
This world is sacred
I'm coming home

I spread my wings
But keep on falling
I should have Known
I can see it coming
The war is over
There's whispering in the wind
Just let me out of here
There is no way
There's no end
While all the suffering goes on
All that I know
Is that I'm not insane
It's not over


2. THIS WILL NEVER END

Once upon a time
No more words to say
Find me in the circle
Find me in the end

I am the soul collector
Dressed in ebony
There are no rules
But only one

There's someone young sister,
Caught at the border
Let's get in contact
He's either yours or mine

I have thought
That this will never end
And things go on
But nothing will last
Only the fool in me believes
There is sense in it
In distant shores of green
It's over now

Far out in space
I ride on
Time is chasing us all
It's not quite how it seems
It's just a dream

I don't believe
In a soul or in god
It's just twisted
Further
You do not understand:

Each single breath inspires you
Come to an end - expire

Rise up my sister
Let's cross the border
Reveal the secret
One more soul to burn

I have thought
That this will never end
And things go on
But nothing will last
Only the fool in me believes
There is sense in it
In distant shores of green
It's over now

You finally have approached
Still
There is something left to do:
Draw me and prove
Your souls not ripe, yet!
Prepare yourself then wait for me
Expect the day when I come by
You're released now
For a while you may feel
Resurrection
Open your eyes

The vision's bleak
And its color is black
Far beyond
There's a starving
But dying sun

I have thought
That this will never end
And things go on
But nothing will last
Only the fool in me believes
There is sense in it
In distant shores of green
It's over now


3. VALHALLA

High in the sky where eagles fly
Morgray the dark enters the throne

Open wide the gate, friend
The king will come
Blow the horn and praise
The highest Lord
Who'll bring the dawn
He's the new god
In the palace of steel
Persuade the fate of everyone
The chaos can begin
Let it in
[Lead: Andre]

[Bridge:]
So many centuries
So many Gods
We were the prisoners
Of our own fantasty
But now we are marching
Against these Gods
I'm the wizard, I will change it all
(Lead: André/Marcus)

[Chorus]
Valhalla - Deliverance
Why've you ever forgotten me
[Solo Andre]

[Chorus]
Valhalla - Deliverance
Why've you ever forgotten me

Magic is in me
I'm the lost magic man
Never found what I was looking for
Now I found it but it's lost

The fortress burns
Broken my heart
I leave this world
All Gods are gone

[Bridge:]
So many centuries
So many Gods
We were the prisoners
Of our own fantasy
But then we had nothing
To lead our life
No, no, we can't live without Gods

[Chorus]
Valhalla - Deliverance
Why've you ever forgotten me
[Lead Kai]

(Both bridges were sung by Kai Hansen)


4. BRIGHT EYES

Fool just another
Fool just another
...

I’ve been waiting
For signs of god

Create- enslaved- behaved-
Everything is out of control

Leave me alone
Isolation bears hope
There's something else waiting
A promised destiny
Freezing me
I feel restless and low
These days full of sadness
Had joyfully changed
Into fear

My freakshow will start tonight
Don't miss the right time

[Chorus]
Bright eyes
Blinded by fear of life
No Merlin is by my side

Everything is out of control
Everything is out of control
In my future plans
Everything is out of control
Noone's left to hurt
Everything is out of control
Sorrow's gone away

Broken memories
Walking upstairs
Step by step
I see the whole world burning
The poet dies in Neverland
How it burns

Hey, mother stubborn
I really hate you
If you say yes I will say no
Ashes to ashes
But dust won't be dust
If you go there
I will go back

[Chorus]
Bright eyes
Blinded by fear of life
Betrayed by sunrise
Bright eyes
Blinded by fear of life
No Merlin is by my side

Hey, father stubborn
You're ying
And I'm young
I feel alone
Who really cares
Born into ashes
To lose all the games
With a smiling face

[Chorus]
Bright eyes
Blinded by fear of life
And dark dragons rise
Bright eyes
Blinded by fear of life
No Merlin is by my side

So I sit still in my room, today
Winter's here
In summer's season
Shall I say
I was wrong
If I'm right
Farewell to my last hope


5. MIRROR MIRROR

Far, far beyond the island
We dwelt in shades of twilight
Through dread and weary days
Through grief and endless pain

It lies unknown
The land of mine
A hidden gate
To save us from the shadow fall
The lord of water spoke
In the silence
Words of wisdom
I’ve seen the end of all
Be aware the storm gets closer

[Chorus 1:]
Mirror Mirror on the wall
True hope lies beyond the coast
You're a damned kind can't you see
That the winds will change
Mirror Mirror on the wall
True hope lies beyond the coast
You're a damned kind can't you see
That tomorrows bears insanity

Gone's the wisdom
Of a thousand years
A world in fire and chains and fear
Leads me to a place so far
Deep down it lies my secret vision
I better keep it safe

Shall I leave my friends alone
Hidden in my twilight hall
(I) know the world is lost in fire
Sure there is no way to turn it
Back to the old days
Of bliss and cheerful laughter
We're lost in barren lands
Caught in the running flames
Alone
How shall we leave the lost road
Time's getting short so follow me
A leader's task so clearly
To find a path out of the dark

[Chorus 2:]
Mirror Mirror on the wall
True hope lies beyond the coast
You're a damned kind can't you see
That the winds will change
Mirror Mirror on the wall
True hope lies beyond the coast
You're a damned kind can't you see
That the winds will change

Even though
The storm calmed down
The bitter end
Is just a matter of time

Shall we dare the dragon
Merciless he's poisoning our hearts
Our hearts

How shall we leave the lost road
Time's getting short so follow me
A leader's task so clearly
To find a path out of the dark

[Chorus 2]


6. THE BARD'S SONG (IN THE FOREST)

Now You all know
The bards and their songs
When hours have gone by
I’ll close my eyes
In a world far away
We may meet again
But now hear my song
About the dawn of the night
Let's sing the bards' song

[Chorus]
Tomorrow will take us away
Far from home
No one will ever know our names
But the bards' songs will remain
Tomorrow will take it away
The fear of today
It will be gone
Due to our magic songs

There's only one song
Left in my mind
Tales of a brave man
Who lived far from here
Now the bard songs are over
And it's time to leave
No one should ask You for the name
Of the one
Who tells the story

[Chorus]
Tomorrow will take us away
Far from home
No one will ever know our names
But the bards' songs will remain
Tomorrow all will be known
And You're not alone
So don't be afraid
In the dark and cold
'Cause the bards' songs will remain
They all will remain

In my thoughts and in my dreams
They're always in my mind
These songs of hobbits, dwarves and men
And elves
Come close Your eyes
You can see them, too


7. THE BARD'S SONG (THE HOBBIT)

Out in the distance
There's so much gold
The treasure that I’ve found
Is more than enough
Far to be the hill we've to go
Over the mountain and seas
To the old hill
Where the old dragon sleeps
Blind in the dark dungeon's night
So God please take me away from here
And Gollum shows the way right out

[Solo]

I'm alive

The dying dragon brought trouble and pain
And horror to the halls of stone
I’ll take the mighty stone
And leave the dwarves behind
Ice and fire and forest we passed
And horror in the halls of stone

Trolls in the dark
The dawn took them all
Caught in the wood
By the wooden kings' men
But now I'm alone
'Cause I’ve made up my mind

By the spell of gold
The king under the mountain
Will risk the great war
Oh what a fool
He's losing control
So I am trying to find a way
Blind in the dark dungeon's night
Then darkness comes from the northern side
And Thorin clears his mind


8. AND THEN THERE WAS SILENCE

Turn your head and see the fields of flames

He carries along
From a distant place
He's on his way
He'll bring decay
(Don't move along
'Cause things they will go wrong
The end is getting closer day by day)
In shades of grey
We're doomed to face the night
Light's out of sight

Since we've reached the point of no return
We pray for starlight we wait for the moon
The sky is empty
Alone in the unknown
We're getting nowhere

We have been betrayed
By the wind and rain
The sacred hall's empty and cold
The sacrifice made
Should not be done in vain
Revenge will be taken by Rome

We live a lie
Under the dying moon
Pale-faced laughs doom
Indulges in delight

It's getting out of hand
The final curtain will fall
Hear my voice
There is no choice
There's no way out
You'll find out

We don't regret it
So many men have failed
But now he's gone
Go out and get it
The madman's head it

Shall be thyne
We don't regret it
That someone else dies hidden in disguise
Go out and get it
Orion's hound shines bright

Don't you think it's time to stop the chase
Around the ring
Just stop running running
Round the ring
Don't you know that fate has been decided by the gods
Feel the distance, distance
Out of reach

Welcome to the end
Watch your step, Cassandra
You may fall
As I’ve stumbled on the field
Sister mine
Death's a certain thing
Find myself in darkest places
Find myself drifting away
And the other world
The other world appears

Find myself she dies in vain
I cannot be freed
I'm falling down
As time runs faster
Moves towards disaster

The ferryman will wait for you
My dear

And then there was silence
Just a voice from other world
Like a leaf in an icy world
Memories will fade

Misty tales and poems lost
All the bliss and beauty will be gone
Will my weary soul find release for a while
At the moment of death I will smile
It's the triumph of shame and disease
In the end Iliad

Raise my hands and praise the day
Break the spell show me the way
In decay
The flame of Troy will shine bright

The newborn child will carry ruin to the hall
The newborn's death would be a blessing to us all

Good choice?
Bad choice?
Out of there
You've chosen misery
Power and wisdom
You deny
Bad choice

War is the only answer
When love will conquer fear
So the judgement's been made to the fairest
The graceful says badly he fails

Warning
Fear the heat of passion, father king
Don't let him in
Don't let her in
Desire, lust, obsession
Death they'll bring
We can't get out
Once they are in

She's like the sunrise
Outshines the moon at night
Precious like starlight
She will bring in a murderous price

In darkness grows the seed of man's defeat
Jealousy
I can clearly see the end now
I can clearly see the end now
I can clearly see the end now

The thread of life is spun
The coin's been placed below my tongue

Never give up
Never give in
Be on our side
So we can win
Never give up
Never give in
Be on our side
Old moon's time is soon to come

Nowhere to run
Nowhere to hide
Nothing to lose
Like one we'll stand
We'll face the storm
Created by a man

Roar roar roar roar
Troy Troy Troy Troy

And as the lion
Slaughters man
I am the wolf
And you're the lamb

Hallowed Troy will fall
Round the walls
Faith is shattered bodies fall

Nowhere to run
Nowhere to hide
Nothing to lose
Like one we'll stand
It's all for one and one for all
We live for will be wiped out

I feel that something's wrong
Surprise, surprise they're gone
Full moon your time goes by
And new moon's still kept our of sight
We live we die

Misty tales and poems lost
All the bliss and beauty will be gone
Will my weary soul find release for a while
At the moment of death I will smile
It's the triumph of shame and disease
In the end Iliad

Raise my hands and praise the day
Break the spell show me the way
In decay
The flame of Troy will shine bright

Roam in darkness
Spread the vision
We will be lost if you truly believe
Troy in darkness
There's a cold emptiness in our hearts
That they've gone away
And won't come back

They'll tear down the wall to bring it in
They'll truly believe in the lie, lie, lie
With blossoms they'll welcome
The old foe

The vision's so clear
When day and dream unite
The end is near
You better be prepared

The nightmare shall be over now
There's nothing more to fear
Come join in our singing
And dance with us now
The nightmare shall be over now
There's nothing more to fear
The war it is over forevermore

No hope
The blind leads the blind
Carry on
Though future's denied
Mare or stallion
There's far more inside
We are in at the kill we'll cheerfully die

Misty tales and poems lost
All the bliss and beauty will be gone
Will my weary soul find release for a while
At the moment of death I will smile
It's the triumph of shame and disease
In the end Iliad

Raise my hands and praise the day
Break the spell show me the way
In decay
The flame of Troy will shine bright

Holy light shines on

So the judgement's been made
We're condemned though the trial's far ahead
The crack of doom
Father
Your handsome son is heading home

Heading home

Still the wind blows
Calm and silent
Carries news from a distant shore

Out of mind
Can't get it
Can't get it
Out of me head

Sorrow and defeat


DISC 3

1. BRIAN


When the sky is burning,
See the Moon falling down.
On your right is lightning.
See the war in the sky.

Remember Brian,
When it's time.
Remember Brian.

[Guitar solo]

All our empty heads
Discover the war in the sky.
Don't need no revolution
By the birthday of Brian.

Remember Brian,
When it's time.
Remember Brian.

When the end is nearing,
See him hanging on the cross.
A war in the sky
Now by the ending of Brian.

Remember Brian,
When it's time.
Remember Brian.


2. HALLOWEEN (THE WIZARD'S CROWN)

Years ago I came back.
This'll be my hardest attack.
Burning fire in my brain.
I can feel the deadly flame.

You'll never make it, your blood I suck.
Your fire's burning round my neck.
Celebration, let the day.

Hunting me down, there's no escape.
There's no way out, but trying to escape.
You're just insane, can't catch me.

Halloween, I'm sent to hear his voice on Halloween.
Halloween, can feel the Kiss of Death on Halloween.

When you feel the Kiss of Death,
There's nothing you can do.
An angel sent me to destroy and kill.
Yeah.

You see the X, but it's too late.
It's in your head and you are dead.
There's no way out, they tell us.

Can feel the Kiss of Death.
There's nothing in my head but blood.

Halloween, I'm sent to hear his voice on Halloween.
Halloween, can feel the Kiss of Death on Halloween.

[Guitar solo]

This gaining dawn I feel.
Just tell me how this is real.
Is it the end of me and you?
Can feel the Kiss of Death.
There's nothing in my head but blood.

Halloween, I'm sent to hear his voice on Halloween.
Halloween, can feel the Kiss of Death on Halloween.
Halloween, I'm sent to hear his voice on Halloween.


3. LUCIFER’S HERITAGE

(Instrumental)


4. SYMPHONIES OF DOOM

[Hansi:]
In the dark night (they) defend their missiles,
Where it's the night we all die.
Enthralling power, who searches to be masters.
They play their game with your life.
The burning fire comes around, the heat is on
Just for this day, it's all sad blues.

[Marcus:]
The East Sun is burning hard.
See, your life is short.
See the rainbow in the mirror.
See the rainbow in the sky.
See the desert in front of you.
See the desert of life.

Standing in the cold rain, waiting for the end.
See the shadows of the night.
I have told you, but now it is too late.
These are Symphonies of Doom.

[Hansi:]
Feel the danger, this final battle.
It will imply us all God's agony.
The endless blitzes just blind your eyes shut
And blow your life out to nothingness.
Black shadows storming in the East, but you can't see.
The liec has set that power free.

[Guitar solo]

[Marcus:]
The East Sun is burning hard.
See, the life is short.
See the rainbow in the mirror.
See the rainbow in the sky.
See the desert in front of you.
See the desert of life.

I'm no sinner. I'm no fool.
I have heard these chants before.
I have told you, but now it is too late.
These are Symphonies of Doom.


5. DEAD OF THE NIGHT

Every night I hear thunder.
The shadow, can't you see?
So one night I will follow.
The dark side reigns in me.

(He) leads me to the dark plains.
The end is near, I feel.
But (I’ve) never seen his damned face.
My hearts pound hard in fear.

Dead of the night, take me away.
Dead of the night, he's looking for you.

A hundred solemn faces,
They look at me and laugh.
But if one wants to touch them,
They glow through nothingness.

If I come to tell you,
You look at me and laugh.
I never found the doctor,
So one day I’ll be mad.

In that night I follow.
No pain, no work, no more.
He leads me on through the dark realm.
My sense grows far too dense.

[Guitar solo]

Dead of the night, take me away.
Dead of the night, he's looking for you.

They will not take me easy.
No love will come through death.
I take them on and kill myself.
And just feel emptiness.

Now you see them rising,
But no one knows but me.
So, don't try (to) follow a demon
And wait for a last attack.

In that night I follow.
No pain, no work, no more.
He leads me on through the dark realm.
My sense grows far too dense.

Dead of the night, take me away.
Dead of the night, he's looking for you.
Dead of the night.


6. MAJESTY

Now the time has come for me to leave this land
Take my charge with pride sacrifice
Running and hiding I'm left for the time
To bring back the order of divine
Hunted by goblins no Gandalf to help
With swords in the night
Oh the last part of the game
Decision of death and life
Blood for Sauron they'll call tonight
The final battle cry
Running and hiding I'm left for the time
To bring back the order of divine
There exist no tales and hobbits are crying for all
Children of death
I have a dream the things you've to hide for
Deliver our kingdom and our Reich
Don't fall in panic just give me the thing
That I need or I kill
Don't run away for what have I done

[Chorus]
Oh majesty your kingdom is lost
And you'll leave us behind
Oh majesty your kingdom is lost
And ruins remind of your time
Now come back

[Solo]

[Chorus]
Run, run, run

Cries Cries in a dark land
Hear the voice it's cold as ice
Eyes they are watching
They look for me but cannot find
Creature is following no place to escape
My last steps will find the right way
Where's the future the call of the blind
Cause there is none to find
Watch the sky you see no light
My weapons burst with fear
With the howling wolves the nazgul will die
For all Children of death
Cries Cries in a dark land
Hear the voice it's cold as ice
Eyes they are watching
They look for me but cannot find
Run Run for the whole world
It's time you cannot wait
Lost Lost in a dark world
You feel the strange but cannot see
Too many battles we carry along from the war
And too many frightens we feel from his law
For so many victories we're praising so strong
For so many blood we've lost

[Chorus]
Run, run


7. TRIAL BY THE ARCHON

(Instrumental)


8. BATTALIONS OF FEAR

Can't believe the things I see
That happens in the state
By a mortal distance that I can't believe
Self destructive infernal
To save us from the breed
But I know that it is all a lie
Star wars begin now
His bombs come exploding
To bring back the death of the night
No mercy he's knowing
How strong he must show us
For the last film you all get a part
Be by my side
Or you've to die
Believe what I do is the right
Soon Armageddon
Last hours are running now
The final solution begins
The words of a madman
No children to tell them
For what they'll not see in the light
Choose by your voice
He kills and destroys
At the end you must die for the night
In earlier chess games
We're playing the part of a soldier
But now we are not qualified
To save our own life
The traps are all placed by command
They are ready to strike
We live and we'll die
By the lies to believe

[Lead]

[Pre-Chorus:]
Try to escape from this suicide dreams
Or past time will come back again
Hiroshima is a joke to that what will come
At the end of the game we all die
Die now

[Chorus]
Battalions of fear
They search and they scream
For the American dreams
Battalions of fear
The way of R.R.
To show he is the star
Battalions

[Solo]

Star wars

[Solo]

With hands full of blood
He talks about peace
With snake poisoning tongue
He's praying
El Salvador and Vietnam
You soon fast forget
But you satisfy on Afghanistan
You've been the master
You kill with a laughter
Your screams of peace are wrong and loud
Cause so we are and here we are
We scream and shout!
Your laughing about all the fools
Scream and shout!
With power of evil they stand

[Pre-Chorus]
[Chorus]


9. RUN FOR THE NIGHT

There comes the last part and end of our old age
With thunder and lightning the dark lord is taking
The crown of the whole world
His creature will kill me and poisons my soul
To the end I’ll fight but I know that the things
That I do are so meanless - Oh no

I see the hill but it's so far away
I know I can't reach it
But I try it again and again in my dark dreams
He's waysting my last will how long can I stay here
When the mightiest of all will now

[Chorus]
Run for the Night burn away
The times of his fall I’ve to pay

Visions of darkness prepared for the last strike
And blooddlust their weapons and madness
You see their eyes there's no way out
I'm lost in a dark dream and losing control
To the end I’ll fight but I know that the things
That I do are so meanless - Oh no
I see the hill but it's so far away
I know I can't reach it
But try it again and again in my dark dreams
He's waysting my last will
How long can I stay here
Who the mightiest of all will now

[Chorus]

You see them running in the shadows of the night
It is not what it used to be
They've been scared and they've been anxiously tonight
You them running with the wind they
Run for the night (X3)

[Solo]

[Chorus] (X2)


10. LOST IN THE TWILIGHT HALL

Awaiting my last breath
The mirror calls my name
It's showing me the way
Into the dark
The bridge appears
I jump into the dark side
And hear the voice it's cold as ice
"Welcome to reality"
Where am I now?
Darkness surrounds
Can't go forward
Can't go back
[Kai:] I see planets dying
[Hansi:] I fall into the light
[K:] a new universe awakens
[H:] I'm a Traveler in Time
[K:] Pray for the light
[H:] Where's the key
[K:] To the gate
[H/K:] of a new life - no
[H:] I search for deliverance
[K:] But I cannot find

[Lead Andre]

[Chorus]
Look behind the mirror
I'm lost in the twilight hall
Once I’ll be back for a moment in time
That's when the mirror's falling down

[Lead Andre]

Take me away
From the place I’ve been
To another life
In another world
A sign of life
Surrounds me now
The bridge appears in the dark
I'm free
I fly alone
Leaving this darkness now, forever?
The memories of children
And the wisdom of many lifes
Burns deep in me
Where will the light go to?
Where will the light go to?
Is this deliverance?
Is it the end?

[Chorus]

[Solo Andre]

I'm back there's a new chance for me
And all my memories are gone
I can feel what's happening to me
And the mirror will burst

[Chorus] (x2)

[Lead Andre]


11. TOMMYKNOCKERS

[Lead Andre]

She's opening her eyes
To find the thing
By a touch she's lost
It's waiting for her a long time
The kingdom's lost
Cause there's one nail missing
Playing with fire
Turn of the light
And she'll fall down
Playing with her life
But she can't leave it
There's one rhyme in her brain

[Lead Andre]

[Chorus]
Oh, last night and the night before
Tommyknockers, Tommyknockers
Knocked at your back door
Tommyknockers

[Lead Andre]

The pain in my head
The cycle awakes
I'm on my way to Oz
I want to drink and she wants to dig
She's in trouble oh I know
There's something going wrong
Tommyknockers on their way
What's up in "Leighton street"?

[Chorus]
Oh, last night and the night before
Tommyknockers, Tommyknockers
Knocked at your back door

[Lead Andre]

I'm the hero, I'm back
With weapons and with magic spells
I’ll seddle every task
An old, ill and drunken guy

[Lead Andre]

The moon is full of blood
I’ve found her not, not far from home
I should better get away from here
She's on her way to be another one
Playing with fire
She can read my thoughts
It's too late
Playing with her life
Tommyknockers brought her trouble

[Solo Andre]

The ship in the earth I touch
A vibration is filling me
And music is in my head
Nose is bleeding
And my fall down
Filled me with pain
You'll be like a Tommyknocker
I’ll be like you
But there's something going wrong
I read it in your face

[Chorus]
Oh, last night and the night before
Tommyknockers, Tommyknockers
Knocked at your back door
Tommyknockers knocked at your back door
Tommyknockers knocked at your back door


12. ASHES TO ASHES

Taste the poison
Feel that this is life
Hallowed be the game
Of life and innocence
God's waiting for him
Join us at the road to fate
There are two paths
Feel the pain
Which steps into his life
Agony
He'll be crucified
Death awaits
Knocking at his door
Agony
Leave him
The clock will strike the end
Hell or heaven
Reflect and fade away

Ashes to ashes, dust to dust
The life clock strikes and you obey
Like a candle light that fades
Ashes to ashes, dust to dust
When the life clock strikes you obey
Time isn't here to stay
Ashes to ashes, dust to dust
The life clock strikes and you obey
A light shows the right way

[Lead: Andre]

Morning is whispering in my head
Too late to say goodbye
Too late
The last breath's done
Deliverance and all
He's born to find his end
I am the one
The one who's calling
Obey my call to the cemetery
And don't be afraid
To step into the dark
Be sure that my voice
Will take you home

Ashes to ashes, dust to dust
The life clock strikes and you obey
Like a candle light that fades
Ashes to ashes, dust to dust
When the life clock strikes you obey
Time isn't here to stay
Ashes to ashes, dust to dust

[Solo: Andre]

No hope he'd waited so long
This can't be God's will
He surrendered long ago
There was no real chance
Ashes to ashes, and dust will be dust
Ashes to ashes, you all will be dust again

[Lead: Andre]

The clock has struck the end
Up to heaven
Reflections fade away

Ashes to ashes, dust to dust
The life clock strikes and you obey
Like a candle light that fades
Ashes to ashes, dust to dust
When the life clock strikes you obey
Time isn't here to stay
Ashes to ashes, dust to dust
The life clock strikes and you obey
Light shows the right way

Taste the poison
Feel that this is life
Hallowed be the game!


13. TIME WHAT IS TIME

When the moonchild is crying
And silence has broken
The darkest truth

The things she remembered
Had never been her own
Replicant or human
I know the way to show
What do I see
What will I find
Know the answer inside
It's your last step

Time what is time
I wish I knew how to tell you why
It hurts to know
Aren't we machines
Time what is time
Unlock the door
And see the truth
Then time is time again

[Whispering]
These dreams were never mine
It's cold inside
It's gone forever
The things he saw
Who can say what's wrong or right
The vision of a free life
His eyes had seen it all
For what
He's asking
The vision, vision, vision
I know it's all a lie
I’ll remember the past life
And I’ll remember time

[Lead: Andre]

What did I see
What have I done
God I knew the answers
When he felt so tired

Time what is time
Come lock the door don't let me in
I am the one your destiny
Time what is time
Reality - it hurts me so
When time is time again

[Solo: Andre]

Look into my eyes
Feel the fear just for a while
I'm a replicant and I love to live
Is it all over now
Only these years
I’ll leave but I'm singing

Time what is time
He saw it clearly it's too late
It does not heal but it lets us forget
Time what is time
We'll never know
So don't take care
Then time is time again

Should I forget
The way I feel
God he knows how long I tried
Feel there is no reason to cry
I live my life
In fortune dreams forever


14. A PAST AND FUTURE SECRET

Oh, I haven't been here for a while
In blindness and decay
The circle's been closed, now

My song of the end
I’ve seen it all

Listen crowd
I’ll tell you everything
Though I have to say
I didn't know much
Talking about a past
And future secret
Most call him once
And future king
Far back in the past
I saw his ending
Long before it started
I knew his name
He's the one who took the sword
Out of the stone
It's now that ancient tale began
I hear it in the cold winds

My song of the end
I had seen it in my dreams
My song of the end
I can't stop the darkening clouds

I feel cold
When I cry out for the dark
Take him back to Avalon
Dwell on for the new age
So long sleep well my friend
Take him back to Avalon
I will wait and guard
The future king's crown

My song of the end
It was nice but now it's gone
My song of the end
It was fixed the whole time
My song of the end
I saw it all


15. THE SCRIPT FOR MY REQUIEM

Hallowed be the fatherland
God he knows
How long I'd been away
From here I did start for the search so
Full of disease
I still hear my cry outs
From the old cellar's inside

Born in the days of medieval
My inner voice
Is always asking why

I came from nowhere
Without a task, without a name
Don't fear my evil
Fate, so god please lead me through
Forgotten realms
Mysterious dreams
In sunless rooms I'd sworn
I’ll finish what I started, once
I’ll find the holy grail
In the holy land

Returning of the miracles
It's my own requiem
The jester's tears
They are inside me
Agony's the script for my requiem
Returning of the miracles
It's my own requiem
Is the script already written
Jester's tears I cry
Yes, I cry

I went out of my mind
In desert lands
Insanity's pawn
Out of control
Much too long I’ve been isolated
From my thoughts
Enclosed by the leader's spell
Bewildered to march
As a glory knight
And I tried

Still I hear the scream of thousands:
"Crucify, crucify!!!
Take it all
Our gold, our homes, our life,
But we didn't kill your Christ!!
Reach out for your holy grail
Enslave us and make us
Your god's sacrifice!!

Returning of the miracles
It's my own requiem
The jester's tears
They are inside me
Agony's the script for my requiem
Returning of the miracles
It's my own requiem
Is the script already written
Jester's tears I cry
Yes, I cry

[Solo]

Still I'm confused
If I was dreaming
Too late I realized
I'd been another fool
I pay the price,
I pay the price.

Returning of the miracles
It's my own requiem
The jester's tears
They are inside me
Agony's the script for my requiem
Returning of the miracles
It's my own requiem
Is the script already written
Jester's tears I cry

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