1. ARMY OF DARKNESS

Deep in the dungeons
In chambers of fear
Raising my forces of death
Minions from Underworld
Creatures from hell
Fearsome with eyes glowing red
Twin bladed axes
And blood stained swords
Deadly and waiting to strike
Their rage and their bloodlust
Flow through their veins
My hoard will be unleashed tonight

Your time has come I have returned
Evil always finds its way
All hope is lost, your candles burned
So you better pray

Charge! Beastly warriors
Plunder and steal
Looting for treasure and gold
Burn down the castle
And capture the King
Then bring me his head on a pole
Hear how they scream
How they pray for their lives
But no one will live through the night
Torture the peasants
And slaughter fair maids
Then slay all the heroes in sight

[Chorus]
I'm the Bringer of Evil
The Master of Pain
My Army of Darkness will rise
I terrorize my minions
And rule my domain
The ones not obey me will die

My path is covered
With chaos and mayhem
Your pathetic race is doomed
And bears my mark
In my way
Follows death and destruction
And when the night falls
You’re alone in the dark

I tear out your hearts
And rip out your souls
Your lives will depend on my will
There's nowhere to hide
This is your fate
The prophecy has been fulfilled

Your time has come I have returned
Evil always finds its way
All hope is lost, your candles burned
So you better pray

[Chorus]

Despair - Prepare - Beware - Have fear – I’m near
- The Army of Darkness is here!


2. LET THE METAL DO THE TALKING

I didn't choose to take this path, I was cursed to live this life
I fought the evil with my sword and God was by my side
I crossed the oceans of the world, protector of my king
To kill was no priority, I was a warrior with pride

I have been through heaven and I have been through hell
But changes they were coming and I just couldn't tell

[Chorus]
Let the metal
Sing out loud
Do the talking
Stand up proud
Let the metal
Show the light
Do the talking
Or fight the fight

With the victory at our grasp an ambush struck us down
We didn't know what to believe, a traitor in our lair
We were captured one and all, and brought before their king
- I will punish as I please, and I don't believe in "fair''

We were chained and shackled, at the bottom of a well
I have been to heaven, but now I am in hell

[Chorus]

The years have passed and I'm still here, blinded but alive
Mercy doesn't reach this far, my heart is black with hate
I can't get out but I can fight, my swords is by my side
Must I accept my destiny, oh how cruel is fate?

Here I dwell in darkness, I never see the light
It seems that for eternity my enemies I fight

[Chorus]


3. FIGHT TO THE FINISH

I used to know this kid who wanted so to win
But he never made his goal, he always gave it in
I told him - Hey kid, you gotta use your brain
Set your mind to winning, I know you're gonna gain

You've got to venture, if you're gonna win
Don't give it up, be headstrong

[Chorus]
Fight to the finish
Let will be your guide
Fight to the finish
With the fire inside

Whatever you're into it’s always the same
Is it worth fighting for then head into the game
If you feel the weariness starting to grow
Just fight the feeling and make the adrenalin flow

Just keep on striving, don't give in
Set your mind to winning

[Chorus]

Psychological hinders, you tripped and you fell
Built a mental barrier? Then kick it all to hell
Never let them get you, never give it up
Coz when you're in the race boy, it's your time to fly

You've got to venture, if you're gonna win
Now keep it up, be headstrong

[Chorus]


4. BRING ME TO SUBMISSION

What's going on inside your twisted little mind?
The face of innocence, a mask you hide behind
I know the games you play, seen them all before
Though you have taken all, you still come back for more

[Chorus]
Bring me to submission
Break me to my knees
You'd better change your vision
Coz I ain't gonna cease

With lies and wicked games, you tried to make me bleed
The allies that you lured to do your dirty deed
They fell for your blue eyes, but missed your blackened mind
But when the curtain falls, who will you hide behind?

[Chorus]

You think that it's all over now
But just you wait and see
You tell me that I'm down and out
It shows that you don't know me

I'm stronger than you think, and patience is my guide
I'm coming out on top and you have lost your pride

[Chorus]


5. TRAPPED UNDER ICE

Another night on this slow motion country side
Picked up my girl and we got on out for a ride
Driving out into the night
Getting away from the bright city light
The pale moon was shining on us, shining down on us
We took a ride, found us a place to park
I heard a sound, someone was there in the dark
I saw a flash and I turned around
Something hit me and the stars whirled around
I woke up in a cell behind bars
Cell behind bars

[Chorus]
Feels like I’m
Trapped under ice
Let me out, take me away
Trapped under ice

What have I done to deserve this cell
Closing walls, this is no better than hell

Someone's coming maybe he can explain why I'm here
It's my mother and she's looking at me in tears
How could you do such a terrible crime?
Kill your own girlfriend, are you out of your mind?
I felt the agony creep up on me
Creepin’ up on me

[Chorus]

I haven't done it, I'm innocent I swear, I swear
Oh, please God won't you help me if you're there


6. DECEIVED

When night turns light to darkness
The shadows creep under my skin
I'm locked up behind those bars
For my deeds and dreadful sins

Demands me, Commands me
They're inside my brain
Demon voices fill my head

Demands me, Commands me
They drive me insane
Oh god I wish that I was dead

Inside the courtroom hall
The judge and jury did agree
That I was without no doubt
Guilty of murder of the first degree

Demands me, Commands me
They sent me to die
To die behind these prison walls

Demands me, Commands me
I hope I’ll then be free
That my execution ends it all

How could I know I did wrong?
This wasn't meant to be
My feelings and love were so strong
But my demons deceived me

I turned the handle on the door
It opened up so quietly
I watched them sleeping in their beds
Dreaming oh so peacefully…

When night turned light to darkness
I found me standing by their side
The axe of steel was sharp
I was not there inside my mind

Demands me, Commands me
I was betrayed and deceived
What could I do, how could I know

Demands me, Commands me
I was out of control
So I raise the axe and let it...go


7. DEN OF INIQUITY

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8. GRAVY TRAIN

I'm a money making man
And I con as fast as I can
I don't care who I cheat
I'm sly and shameless, and I'm indiscreet

What are you you're willing to pay
I’d sell my mother to you any day
I'm so in love with the silver dime
That lovely jingle puts me into my prime

[Chorus]
Ride the gravy train
With that attitude you drive me insane
Ride the gravy train
But who cares as just as long as it's payin'

Buy this rarity only ten bucks
It ain't worth a shit and it really sucks
Come on take it, don't hesitate
Coz you're a fool of the premium rate

A lovely bundle in the finest green
The most beautiful I've ever seen
Now I ain't working for my wealth
It just comes all by itself

[Chorus]


9. CHASING HIGHWAYS

You are young, you've got your future
Right in front of you
(But) No one's ever gonna tell how
To live and learn your ways through

Set sail for the higher grounds
You found an empty spot
Aiming higher every time
Who knows what trip this time will bring?

[Chorus]
Chasing Highways
Chase of prime of life
Chasing Highways

Forget we learned from our advance
Now's our time to be free
We state our own social variety
The core family is no priority

When it's no longer about securing
Genetic heritage
Give a lifetime and the price
Youth for eternity

[Chorus]

You're not worried about the future
You live for the sake of not getting old
Seen all the corners of the planet
Hell, you might even try that to

You know what it takes to make it
It’s no strings attached
So you gamble - with your life
Roll the dice - belong to the wild


10. LODESTAR

Strange emotions filling my brain
It’s a desperate feeling, is my life in vain?
I’m a burning vessel on a lonely sea
Someone help me to find the right course

[Chorus]
Oh lodestar, guide my way to peacefulness
Oh lodestar, help me on my way

Won’t you help me to find my way
Coz I’m coming back home
Now I’m coming back to stay
I’ll never leave you alone

I was warrior beaten by my mind
So many questions, but no answer to find

Inner feelings erupting in frustration
My shield and sword won’t help me this time

[Chorus]

Won’t you help me to find my way
Coz I’m coming back home
Now I’m coming back to stay
I’ll never leave you alone

Oh, it’s eating me inside
It’s tearing up my mind


11. SINISTER WARFARE

Hear the missiles screaming through the air
You can't imagine it until you're there
All around you bleeding people cry
And now you realize you just might die

There's no shelter, there's no rest
Feel a bullet tearing up your chest

Feel the pain creeping up on you

[Chorus]
Sinister warfare
Sinister – it’s just a power game
Sinister warfare
Sinister - without pride or shame

Who can stop all this insanity?
Leaving the world in total vanity
The time has come to change the scene
To rise up and crush the war machine

It’s a fool’s game with no victory
Just a tragical event for humanity

[Chorus]

Hey Mr. President how can this be?
You play with death, can’t you see?
No instinct of self-preservation
Take some time out and face reality
Then realize it ends in fatality

Sinister warfare

[Chorus]


12. REINCARNATION

When my soul has left this earth, where will it dwell?
Will it ever return again, in a different shell?
Passing purgatory, to be clean and pure
Will it mend the wounds I have, and will I endure?

Will I - see the light again?
Will I - be a different man?

[Chorus]
Reincarnation - Will I return?
Predestination - I will not burn
Reincarnation - Let it begin
My salvation - I'm reborn again

Has it ever crossed your mind what's after dying
Will I come to a heaven above or to the gates of Hell crying
Have you lead a good life, or a life in sin
Will you fight to the very end, or just give in

Will I - be reborn again?
Will I - be much different then?

[Chorus]

Justification - correcting the sin
Elimination - of what has been

My soul is reaching for the purity of a new born child
It's tired and weary from the life I lived of running wild

Is there a heaven, or is it just a state of mind?
Follow the bright light, who can tell me what I’ll find?

Where are the questions for the answers, my friend?
Or will we have to wait and see until I reach the end?
Some claim they've been here and come back again
I don’t know who to believe – I am only man

Will I - remember my life?
Will I - rid all the strife?
Will I - rid all the strife?
Will I - remember my life?

[Chorus]

Chasing wisdom, the questions grow inside
Craving knowledge for to sleep
The more I’m finding, the further down I go
Into oblivion, in too deep
Once I find a ray of hope, others fade
I don’t know what
To believe…