1. WELCOME TO DESTRUCTION

Welcome to the war-zone
Welcome at our stage
Enjoy our show of frenzy and blind rage

Welcome to the war-zone
Welcome to the fight
Leave everything behind and join us on this ride


2. PARALYZED

What happened in the world today?
Tell me what we really know
There are far too many secrets
We are all kept in suspense
Do we really know the reason why they fight in the middle-east?
Do we really know the reason why the terrorists attack?


[Chorus]
A dirty game is going on
And no-one knows the players
Perhaps our only hope
Is that someone hears our prayers
Here we are all condemned
Paralyzed without a will
The last way out seems to be
To take our suicide pill


A government out of touch
Not caring for their people
A system beyond our control
The politicians are merely puppets
People fighting their own neighbours
Destroying their possession
A last mean of despair
But there is no way out


[Chorus]
A dirty game is going on
And no-one knows the players
Perhaps our only hope
Is that someone hears our prayers
Here we are all condemned
Paralyzed without a will
The last way out seems to be
To take our suicide pill


3. CHILD SOLIDER

His parents died, shot in the head
Killed by his unit alone at night
They took the kid and gave him drugs
They gave him guns, taught him to kill

[Bridge]
He's still a child
But now a soldier
Can't comprehend
What's going on

[Chorus]
The gun's weight`s almost too heavy for his tiny little hands
All he learned has no more value and he has lost all his friends
Only soldiers now surround him, kids who used to be his pals
But the past is now forgotten, he just went straight to hell

His mind is drugged, no feelings left
A perfect killer, who obeys?
Now he's killing the innocent
To get more orphans for recruitment

[Bridge]
He's still a child
But now a soldier
Can't comprehend
What's going on

[Chorus]
The gun's weight's almost too heavy for his tiny little hands
All he learned has no more value and he has lost all his friends
Only soldiers now surround him, kids who used to be his pals
But the past is now forgotten, he just went straight to hell


4. CITY OF DARKNESS

All the wildlife has disappeared
And earthquakes are always feared
Everywhere one sees explosions
But the ground is still frozen
Some people here have all the power
The rulers in an ivory tower
Constructing a new kind of life
But these creatures are not alive

[Chorus]
It's the city of darkness
It's the city of hate
A system without emotion
It's the city of darkness
It's the city of hate
It's just a cruel police-state

The language in the streets is strange
From day to day their meanings change
Everywhere beggars can be found
Collecting things from filthy ground
Useless things dumped in the streets
All this stuff which no one needs
What a contrast between rich and poor
So much poverty, there is no cure

[Chorus]
It's the city of darkness
It's the city of hate
A system without emotion
It's the city of darkness
It's the city of hate
It's just a cruel police-state


5. MY FORTUNE

So many places I have been
So many faces I have seen
So I travelled for my life
Never settled, had a wife

So many friends I have met
So many friends I have led
A fortune-teller I once was
But my fortune will not last

And again I will stand up
I will empty this cup
To follow this road I will dare
A road to god knows where


[Chorus]
I am standing naked in the rain
Crying out I called for god
A million questions in my head
But the answers god has not
I am standing naked in the rain
A white dove in my hand
I have lost my direction
Tell me, where is my promised land?


6. HOSTILE WATERS

Whenever you board a ship
You put your life in the captain`s hands
And sometimes this could be a man
With a complicated inner life
Your own life depends on him
Gambling on his decisions
Hoping for some better days
On the way to a new shore


[Bridge]
She`s the pride of our seas
She is what we all admire
She's a baby in a basket
A book in a bonfire

[Chorus]
We are leaving hostile waters
At full force straight ahead
Watching out for good conditions
Leaving behind what we dread


Here we are now in open waters
Pirate ships follow in our wake
The navigator has a scheme
To outrun all our enemies
Finally we`ve reached clear waters
The new shore not far from here
A dangerous passage left behind
With obstacles and enemies


[Bridge]
She`s the pride of our seas
She is what we all admire
She's a baby in a basket
A book in a bonfire

[Chorus]
We are leaving hostile waters
At full force straight ahead
Watching out for good conditions
Leaving behind what we dread


7. THANATOPHOBIA

Afraid to die
Afraid to live
In this world full of hate
Roaring thunder
Death is coming
A brilliant flash in the night
A mighty shadow darkens the sky
But I am not afraid to die


[Chorus]
Thanatophobia
Blood drains from your vein
Thanatophobia
You will soon feel the pain
Thanatophobia
Your skin is getting cold
Thanatophobia
Death has taken hold


The dark herald
Hear him now
His voice sounds over the land
Thunder and lightning follows his way
A dark shadow at your window


[Chorus]
Thanatophobia
Blood drains from your vein
Thanatophobia
You will soon feel the pain
Thanatophobia
Your skin is getting cold
Thanatophobia
Death has taken hold


8. FROZEN IN TIME

I favour obscurity
Whenever it serves my purpose
I favour all kinds of things
To reach my own goals
But suddenly everything has changed
As I found my true confession
It was almost like a stroke
Beyond my comprehension


[Chorus]
It feels like a fond memory
Which is frozen in time
Now awakened from the cold
A memory sublime
It is the wisdom of the world
All frozen in time
Conserved for eternity
Void of any grime


It hit me like a disease
Without warning over night
A strange fever woke me up
Released what was locked away
Buried in my early youth
While I was still a child
With each year another layer
Freezing it in time


[Chorus]
It feels like a fond memory
Which is frozen in time
Now awakened from the cold
A memory sublime
It is the wisdom of the world
All frozen in time
Conserved for eternity
Void of any grime


9. ONE

We always thought that there`re two sites
Black and white from which we chose
Never have thought that this
Might not be the whole truth
There`s no good god, no evil devil
Just one god who is all
No fallen angel ruling hell
There is just one entity


[Chorus]
Let`s forget about black and white
About the devil who is to blame
In the end it is our decision
We can use our free will without shame


So what shall I believe?
Shall I obey or shall I go?
Is there no black, is there no white?
Only grey with no sites
And in the end it will not matter
How much white you add to grey
It always was and will be grey
No separate sites on which you could stay


[Chorus]
Let`s forget about black and white
About the devil who is to blame
In the end it is our decision
We can use our free will without shame


10. DARWIN`S NIGHTMARE

Here you are better off dead
Right at the cradle of all mankind
It is the beginning of dawn
It`s the dawn of humanity

So many hungry mouths to be fed
But the food is for the rich
And when you die the price goes up
So get to your grave as long as you live


[Chorus]
From the cradle to the grave
We are condemned to die
In front of our maker
We have to testify


Survival of the fittest here
Depends on the exploitation
Exploitation of the least
Economically privileged


[Chorus]
From the cradle to the grave (it's a nightmare)
We are condemned to die (it's Darwin's nightmare)
In front of our maker (you are not born free)
We have to testify (no chance to live)


11. BLIND RAGE

With an inward turning gaze
Of one who sees his own truth
Certainly a true believer
In his superior mind
Hard times always bring about
A certain need for escape
Here we all let everyone
Bury his head in the sand


[Chorus]
The lie, the war and the death
Now it`s time to confess
What happened here so long ago
And do not claim that you don`t know
Right here, right now, we are all one
No more a nation divided
Convinced by a leader we are all stunned
The time has passed we cannot hide it


A whole nation in blind rage
More dangerous than anything
Whatever you will believe
Whatever will come to your mind


[Chorus]
The lie, the war and the death
Now it`s time to confess
What happened here so long ago
And do not claim that you don`t know
Right here, right now, we are all one
No more a nation divided
Convinced by a leader we are all stunned
The time has passed we cannot hide it


12. BABYLON

After all the wars
We are reunited in Babylon
We have learned from the past
This is our final chance
After all the wars
Destruction finally left behind
The old cities are all gone
Babylon this is your time


[Chorus]
Here we are the sole survivors
Escaped all the slave drivers
Reunited at the edge of dawn
A new society is reborn


Babylon for a second time
A new start for our generation
After all these struggles here
We have reached our destination


[Chorus]
Here we are the sole survivors
Escaped all the slave drivers
Reunited at the edge of dawn
A new society is reborn