1. Welcome
[NO LYRICS]


2. GARDENS OF THE SINNER

As the heat is rising, out there in the past

Fallen angels calling, they have come to last

They are coming out of the dark

Then the horsemen ride out,

everything grows cold

Now their armies march in,

out there from the underworld

I do not want my eyes to see,

I never wanted to believe

Take me to the gardens of the sinner,

Bury me and let me rest in peace

Now the time of truth has come for everyone

The fallen angel stands in victory

The final seal was broken,

it opened up the gates

For the dark avengers,

their anger kills the light and then ...

I do not want my eyes to see,

I never wanted to believe



Take me to the gardens of the sinner,

Bury me and let me rest in peace

Now the time of truth has come for everyone

The fallen angel stands in victory

As the seventh angel opened up the seal

His curse brought endless desease

And as the wind carried the deadly seed

to the minds of the doomed,

They were gone for the stage of hell

Take me to the gardens of the sinner,

Take me down and let me rest in peace

Now the time of truth has come for everyone

The fallen angel laughs and grins, now...

Take me to the gardens of the sinner,

Bury me and let me rest in peace

Celebrate the time of truth for everyone

The fallen angel stands in victory ...





3. RICH AND FAMOUS



I don't believe in fame, I believe in music.

I don't believe in money, I believe in the power of love.

I know I got a brain and I know how to use it.

I don't want no one to stick his finger in my pie.



You think you put your best foot forward

But it is moved by someone else.

In blind belief you follow every path that says:

I lead you to a universe of fortune, fame and luck.



Do you really wanna be - rich and famous, rich and famous.

Do you really wanna be - rich and famous now.



I don't believe in Rock 'n' Roll illusions.

I don't believe that what they say must always be the truth.

I don't believe in good guys against bad guys.

I just might as well say I believe in Santa Claus.



Mr. Big shot wat is your game

Mr. Big shot what is your final aim.

Now you wonder who is to blame.

Mr. Big shot what is your final aim in life.



Rich and famous, house with two hours, big jacuzzi, car with TV.

Private airplane, furs and diamonds, seafood cocktails-

CRAP AND BULLSHIT!





4. ALL OF THE DAMNED



One time in life is all I need, to satisfy my senses

Delusions of reality, are tearing your defenses



I never try to catch the rainbow,

But in the end I have a dream...



All of the damned will be wearing the crown

It's hard to believe as your world's going down

You won't understand why

They served you so well

You won't understand

Why the hopeless are marching through hell



So all you see around you now

Is falling down defenseless

A free life is our only need, for life is only rented

I see a face in my mirror on the wall,

And I don't know what it can be

I see a face inside the rainbow

At the end of the dream,

The face in the rainbow is me



All of the damned will be wearing the crown

It's hard to believe as your world's turns around

No, you won't understand why

They served you so well

It's hard to believe,

Why the hopeless are marching through hell



[SOLO: Kai/both/Kai]



I never though I'd catch the rainbow,

But in the end it's still a dream...

I see a face in the mirror

At the end of the dream,

The face in the mirror is me



'Cause all of the damned

Will be wearing the crown

It's hard to foresee

As the world turns around

No, you won't understand why

They served you so well

It's hard to believe,

While the hopeless are marching through hell





5. NO RETURN



I'm riding the wind, don't need your request

You'd never invite me but I will be your guest



Oh, no, no, don't be afraid of the Reaper

It's time to go I call your name and you follow

Fly with me



Take a look around and say you love me,

And I will guide you through the Golden Door

For everything you see there is a reason

The big wheel is turning like always before



There is no return from the other side of Heaven

For the big wheel turns and the circle must go on

Forever more



How do you like the Termination day? - So far -

Kiss me good bye, cause I must fade away



Oh, no, no, don't be afraid of your Master

It's time to go he's calling your name now you follow

Fly away



Take a look around...



There is no return...



[Solo Kai]



Welcome to eternal life, my friend

Now take your seat on your cloud

Enjoy your stay

But always remember

There is no return



There is no return...



There is no return...



No return, no return

From the other side of Heaven





6. ARMAGEDDON


Now all you sinners, this is the prophecy

The revelation of your own destiny

You had a dream once,

a dream that you have sold

And now my brothers,

annihilation is foretold

Will you remember ancient times,

when we rode across the air,

When the day of judgement comes

And when your world is gonna blow

Through your heart and take your soul

In the twilight of the sun

I believe there's no tomorrow

when we all will sink in sorrow

When the day of judgement finally comes

It's the end of the world as we know it

And it's only just begun

The eyes of the world are closin' forever

When the day of judgement will come

Won't you help me now

Now tell me mother earth

oh, what went wrong

In the heart of everyone

Do you remember how it had begun

In the desert in the twilight of the sun

All dead and gone

Can you heal me, I am not the only one

Can you feel me, I don't want to be undone

I'm everyone

Save me from this living hell

I don't wanna know another tale

Someone help me through this on the way

Hear me now

It's the end of the world as we know it

And it's only just begun

The eyes of the world are closin' forever

When the day of judgement will come

Won't you help me now



All gods creation is finally dead and gone

Our revelation, the day of judgement comes

Forevermore I stand alone

The final fury has begun,

when the day has come

Guardians of the monsters of the earth

Take our lives away

and you forever will be cursed

Keepers of the darkness in this world

We will not surrnder to the evil of your birth

Hope will never die,

And the clear blue sunny sky

will ease the pain,

Guardians of the monsters of the earth

Lead us not into temptation

Save us from the revelations

I stand alone, I stand alone,

I stand alone, Inside my head

Noone can hear, noone can hear,

noone can hear, My little word

Holy father, take me on your wings of love

I wish that I could be forever free, oh yeah

It's the end of the world as we know it

And it's only just begun

The eyes of the world are closin' forever

When the day of judgement has ...

End of the world as we know it

And it's only just begun

The eyes of the world are closin' forever

When the day of judgement HAS come

Won't you help me now



[Epilogue:]

Now all you sinners

This is the prophecy

the revelation of your own destiny

Sleep well and dream on

The dream that you have sold

And now my brothers,

this world is slowly getting cold





7. HEAVY METAL UNIVERSE



We're the masters of the wind

We're demons left in howl

We're the undefeated warriors

We have heard the call

We're the keepers and the leaders

Of the only thing we love

We're the saviours

and protectors from above

In our sky there is no limits

And masters we have none

Heavy Metal is the only one

'Cause it's a Heavy Metal universe

With a Heavy Metal sound

Masters of the thunder

Shake you to the ground

It's a Heavy Metal bomber

And it's never going down

Flying 'cross the universe

We're Heavy Metal bound

We're Heavy Metal bound

With a burning hot desire

Like a supersonic blast

We have come to show the world

That we have come to last

There ain't no way to stop us

And you'll never kill our pride

'Cause it's not only music

It's a chosen way of life

And our world has got no borders

And in union we all stand

'Cause Heavy Metal is our promised land

'Cause it's a Heavy Metal universe

With a Heavy Metal sound

Masters of the thunder

Shake you to the ground



It's a Heavy Metal bomber

And it's never going down

Flying 'cross the universe

We're Heavy Metal bound

We're Heavy Metal bound

See my hands held to the sky

Let me rock you 'til forever

Raise your voice we're soaring high

Swear allegiance now or never

Burning up we build a flame

As we speak the oath together

Metal is our way forever...

...way forevermore

Our world has got no borders

And in union we all stand

Heavy Metal is our promised land

It's a Heavy Metal universe

With a Heavy Metal sound

Masters of the thunder

Shake you to the ground

It's a Heavy Metal bomber

And it's never going down

Flying 'cross the universe

We're Heavy Metal bound

We're Heavy Metal bound





8. ONE WITH THE WORLD



Do you think there's a chance

For this world to live in unity as one?

I can try to believe

But I feel it's like a view into the sun.



Blinded by the light everything will look so fine

But still I feel the rays are burning my soul.



So you say you believe

We can change the world together if we try.

I know we won't change.

When it comes to the point

Do you think we reach an aim that is too high?

I know we don't arrange.



But I know we're all the same

When the final curtain falls

And the sings on the way

Are leading us home



When I'm one with the world

I am one with my mind

Forget all the fury there's no need to cry

There's a place we all go, salvation to find

There's freedom to come

When I'm one with the world and my mind.



Do you feel, do you know?

There's an answer to the question when you're gone.

You're not alone.

You will see, we will see

Is there nothing or a better place to go?

We can't go wrong.



There are echoes in the wind

And they say don't be afraid

'cos the signs on the way

Are leading us home





9. DAN'S SOLO
[NO LYRICS]





10. RAZORBLADE SIGH



[Words & Music by Hansen]



Out of the valley of death,

the man turns his back

Stares up to the hills, his eyes burning red

He licks his palm, with brown dried blood

Turns, grinning teeth, up to his lord

The darkness of the night

turns bright at his cry,

So quiet but deadly

Burning deep within, and now he will begin

He cries out to his lord forevermore

It's the razorblade sigh,

shooting up to the sky

Blood on the wings, one of the kings

There's a burning within,

when the storm closes in

He is one of a kind, in the hands of time

Razorblade

His raging fire burns you with desire

As you're taken down into his gravity

He wants you now, into his masterplan

And he'll be taking you into his dignity

Tires are burning on the way through hell

Fallen angel set me free

Wheels are turning, take me far below

Holding out my hands in victory



It's the razorblade sigh,

shooting up to the sky

Blood on the wings, one of the kings

There's a burning within,

as the storm closes in

He is one of a kind, in the hands of time

Razorblade, Razorblade

Death angel is coming ,

you see him ride across the land

Time in his hands

The darkness of the night

turns bright at his cry

It's burning deep within

He cries for more

As I awake,

at the end of the road there's a rainbow

Slowly he'll fade , the dawning of time

On the wings of the razor ...

As I awake,

at the end of the road there's a rainbow

Slowly he'll fade away , the dawning of time

On the wings of the razorblade





11. HEART OF THE UNICORN



Masters are relentless, torture is for slaves

Money, greed and power drives you to obey

Temperature is rising, shakes me to the core

Blood and domination, victims of the law



When bloody angels spread their wings



We're drowning in madness, the heart of the Unicorn...

Dwelling in sadness, the heart of the Unicorn...

...is dead



I see the demons rising, beyond their sleeping void

Deep and down the masters take them to the light

Their piercing rays are blazing, obliterating fast

All dreams are torn to pieces, vaporized at last



When bloody angels spread their wings



We're drowning in madness, the heart of the Unicorn...

Dwelling in sadness, the heart of the Unicorn...

...is dead



I scan the dead horizon, illuminated curse

In squished imagination, catastrophies unfurl

Beyond the cataclysm, a dream of Unicorns

The purest heart in heaven, stabbed by poisoned thorns



Bloody angels, searing with fire-turn to dust



All through the millenniums, I've seen the writing on the wall

Into our oblivion, we are the riders on the storm



We're drowning in madness, the heart of the Unicorn...

Dwelling in sadness, the heart of the Unicorn...

...is dead



Beware - all dead

No light - all dead

No dreams - all dead

No life - you're dead





12. LAST BEFORE THE STORM



[muzax+lyrix: Hansen]



Who's controlling all the misery and pain

When the error signs are lighted in the Masterhall

And from the start the action is in vain

Cause the Beast is always careful to avoid the fall



We crawl up to the skies we'll never return again



We're the last before the storm

Watching the sun going down on us

We wish we had never been born

To be the last before the storm



Who's ever gonna change the world

I don't understand what we are fighting for

The truth is sad, no lying, we are cursed

I don't really know who ever made the Law



We cry out for more, we wonder what's next to the world

We settle the score, we never look back



We're the last before the storm...



Cry out for the people who don't know the world

They don't understand what they say and they're cursed

Lying for reasons in search for the truth



Mephisto - we comin' down [repeat]



[Solo Dirk/Kai/Melody both]



We cry out for more...



We're the last before the storm...





13. VICTIM OF FATE



[Originally performed by HELLOWEEN, written by Kai Hansen]



I was born in the rotten part of the town

The biggest trap I had seen

Wherever you'll go and wherever you'll get to

Evil is all around



My mother's a bitch my father's a killer

Gettin' paid for murder

Fightin' and strugglin' the whole day

The only way to survive



[Bridge:]



Wanted from law but they'll never catch me

I'd much rather die in this bloody war



[Chorus:]



Fly high touch the sky

Never know the reason why it ends

Victim of fate!



I had to kill people to save my own life

I don't wanna go to hell

I started at the bottom

I'm headin' for the top



I'll never return I'll never go back

To that goddamn part of the town

Headhunters won't get me 'cause I'm not stupid

But this ain't the life I dreamt of



[Bridge]



[Chorus]



What now lonely man who's standing

In the shadows of the streets

You're left alone with no helpin' hand beside you

You hide from the daylight living in darkness

You got no friends you can trust nobody

Except for yourself

The only shade that's beside you

Is the shade of Lucifer

Laughing with a satanic smile

And his friend Death sharpens his sickle

You don't wanna die, do you? But you will

You will burn in hell!



[Chorus]



Fly high, touch the sky, you will die!





14. RISING STAR / SHINE ON



We drive, we drive, we're riding on through the universe

We've come to reach our destination planet earth

We come, we run, oyu cannot see us, flying in our spaceships, shooting

cross the sky

We explore and we all know what this is about for us all



So many light years we have travelled far from home

Someday we'll be there I know



Shine on rising star

We travelled such a long way

But still you seem so far

Shine on, Rising star for our belief in unity at heart

Rising Star

Come on and shine



Living was torture and dying release

A declining world, no future, no hope

We were passing the point of no return



So many light years, still we travel on and on

And someday we will call you home



Shine on, Rising Star

Diamond in the distance, still you seem so far

Shine on, Rising Star

Forever light the darkness in our hearts

Rising Star, Rising Star



Salvation,

Damnation

We crawl across the sky with pain

Forever we will fly



Out in the darkness

There's a never ending light



[ Solo: Both ]



Still we are far away

But we'll be there one day

Someday we will call you home



Shine on, Rising Star

We travelled such a long way but still you seem so far

Shine on, Rising Star

Forever light the darkness in our hearts

Rising Star, Rising Star



Shadows in the darkness, so far away from home

Standing all alone, noone there beside me

Shadows all around, so far away from home

I know I'm not alone, It seems we're lost in space and time

Shine on

Shine on now, and warm the tears we've shed through years

It's our prison, final reason for the freedom and the glory that we feel

Are you for real ?



Shine on, Rising Star

Diamond in the distance

Still you seem so far

Shine on, Rising Star

Forever light the darkness in our hearts

Rising Star, Rising Star

Shine on, Rising Star

Come on and shine for us

Shine on, shine forever more

Shine on,

Our survival

Rising Star, the last chance for us all

The only hope for our future and a home

For us all

For us all

Come on and shine, Rising Star





15. THE SILENCE



When you're drowning,

when you're freezin',

when you're feeling cold

There's a light in the darkness

as the elder always told.

When the winter's coming closer

and the autumn's passing by,

Then the world will sink in slience

and I think we all should try.

Oh, I wanna live my life in a fairy tale

Where the end is always good and never sad.

Show me the way to another world

Where the sun is always shining in the and

And we fight back the tears, and we lose our fears,

Let the world remain in silence for a while

Sun in our minds in a world full of ice,

Let silence remain for a little while.



Somebody came and slammed the door,

took the feelin' away from our hearts.

And the horror took hold of a place

in our hearts filled with love.



What is left behind the ice,

behind the make up and the lies

Tell me what goes on inside our minds,

There is a hole in our sky,

getting bigger, growing wide

No more answer, but we hold the line

See and hear what we have done to us all,

we wanna be free more than anything,

Do you hear what I say to you?

We will make it through, the sun shall shine.



Hear the words we say and see the light of day

We never will be free until the sun is shining for us all

Carry on, carry on and make our dreams come true

And for a little while we stay together

Carry on, carry on, may all our lovin' stay

And for a little while we stay together, forever

Together, forever.





16. HEAVEN OR HELL



Where will I go now it's all over

Where will I be now all is said and done

Here comes the time, prepare for justice

Seems like my final journey has begun



Riding on the wind, there's only one place left to go

Take me to my afterlife, high up or down below



Heaven or Hell - where do we go when we are leaving

Heaven or Hell - whatever comes to set us free

Heaven or Hell - I've gone a long way and I see there's no wishing well

The choice is made, it's heaven or hell



I'm not the one who was expected

So I'll return and be from heaven sent

I'm gonna get myself elected

And now I wanna be the president - "Viva el Presidente"



Master of the damned I'll be the savior of you all

Take me as a holy god to save you from the fall



Heaven or Hell - where is my final destination

Heaven or Hell - whatever comes to set us free

Heaven or Hell - we've gone a long way and we'll see there is no wishing

well

The choice is made, it's heaven or hell



Master of the damned, I'll be the savior of you all

I'm your revelation I'm a walking miracle



Heaven or Hell - what is our final destination

Heaven or Hell - where do we go from here

Heaven or Hell - we've gone a long way and we see there is no wishing well

The choice is made, it's heaven or hell



Heaven or hell

It's heaven or hell

There's no wishing well

It's heaven or hell





17. GUARDIAN OF MANKIND



For no one to see for no one to hear

They fight for our souls without any fear

When injustice done they open their gates

To maintain balance between good and bad



And the winds of freedom blow they vanish into haze

The mighty shadow turns away and wisdom conquers hate



The guardians of Mankind

Are losin' their faith

'Cause malice and falseness

Spread over the human race

The guardians of mankind

Won't shelter our souls

The rulers of darkness

Will soon gain control



Don't try to deceive them don't try to play false

'Cause losing their favour will be the end of shelter



And as the winds of freedom blow they vanish into haze

The mighty shadow turns away and wisdom conquers hate



The guardians of Mankind



[ Solo Henjo, Both, Henjo ]



And as the winds of freedom blow they vanish into haze

The mighty shadow turns away and wisdom conquers hate



The guardians of Mankind

Are losin' their faith

'Cause malice and falseness

Spread over the human race

If guardians of mankind

Won't shelter our souls

The rulers of darkness

Will soon gain control





18. NEW WORL ORDER



On wings of tomorrow we're coming to fly

Erasing the sorrow and this is the place where you die

We're shaking the chains off the world of today

We're coming to get you no matter what you're gonna say



This is the time of the ending

It's the dawn of a new world order

This is a new beginning

Where a new world shall arise, we scream

On the wings of yesterday you're gonna die

And you know it's gonna be - we're screaming



This is illumination - we are

We are illuminates - beware

This is illumination - we are

We are illuminates



We live inside society, our presence is unknown

We plot and we manipulate you to which way to go

Illumination comes across the world to bring an end

Intimidating silent force that puts us in command



This is the dawn of the ending

It's the time of a new world order

This is a new beginning

Where a new world shall arise, we scream

On the wings of yesterday you're gonna die

And we know it's gonna be - forever



This is illumination - We are

We are illuminates - Beware

This is illumination - We are

We are illuminates



In the darkness, we shall await

Prepare for changes, to seal your fate



This is illumination - We are

We are illuminates - Beware

This is illumination - We are

We are illuminates





19. I WANT OUT



[JAPANESE BONUS TRACK]



[Originally performed by HELLOWEEN]



From our lives' beginning on

we are pushed in little forms

no one asks us how we like to be

in school they teach you what to think

but everyone says different things

but they're all convinced that

they're the ones to see



[Bridge:]

So they keep talking and they never stop

and at a certain point you give it up

so the only thing that's left to think is this



[Chorus:]

I want out--to live my life alone

I want out--leave me be

I want out--to do things on my own

I want out--to live my life and to be free



People tell me A and B

they tell me how I have to see

things that I have seen already clear

so they push me then from side to side

they're pushing me from black to white

they're pushing 'til there's nothing more to hear



[Bridge:]

But don't push me to the maximum

shut your mouth and take it home

'cause I decide the way things gonna be



[Chorus:]

I want out--to live my life alone

I want out--leave me be

I want out--to do things on my own

I want out--to live my life and to be free



There's a million ways to see the things in life

a million ways to be the fool

in the end of it, none of us is right

sometimes we need to be alone



[Solo: Kai/Both]



No no no, leave me alone



[Chorus:]

I want out--to live my life alone

I want out--leave me be

I want out--to do things on my own

I want out--to live my life and to be free