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Disc 1: 1. Sirens (Live) [Written by Jon Oliva, Criss Oliva] A song called sirens On the sea They heard the voices sing Through the storm The island's closing in They'd heard tales Of lives lost at sea Deserted beach just beyond their reach You're approaching the island of the Sirens Sirens Hungry for man tonight Sirens Sirens Claiming the sailors' lives Nine men made it to a shore A night of terror Lies neatly in store Who are those women? Are they real? Is this just a crazy dream? You're approaching the island of the Sirens Sirens Hungry for flesh tonight Sirens Sirens Claiming the sailors' lives Terror happens quickly Remains till the sailor are gone They vanished in the night Sirens singing their song Whoa--till they're gone... ALL RIGHT!! ALL RIGHT!! Good Night 2. Power Of The Night [Written by Jon Oliva, Criss Oliva] Out there coming closer quicker Moving with a swiftness Closing in on me Children of the metal movement The legions growing stronger Stronger than they believe It's a power I'm drawing From a light that's glowing Power of the night The call of the wild Power of the night Raise the fist of the metal child Thrashing Screaming, twisting, banging Heads upon the platform The witch has been conceived Children of the metal movement The armies growing stronger Crack my cranium It's a power I'm drawing From a light that's glowing Power of the night The call of the wild Power of the night Raise the fist of the metal child Out there coming closer quicker Moving with a swiftness Closing in on me Children of the metal movement The legions growing stronger Stronger than they believe Thrashing Screaming, twisting, banging Heads upon the platform The witch has been conceived Power of the night The call of the wild Power of the night Raise the fist of the metal child Power of the night The call from the wild Power of the night Power of the night 3. Prelude To Madness [Instrumental] 4. Hall Of The Mountain King [Written by Jon Oliva, Criss Oliva, Johnny Lee Middleton, Paul O'Neill, Grieg] Far away In a land caught between Time and space Where the books of life lay We fear This castle of stone The mountain king roams All alone in here But he's not the only one Lost inside Forever hidden from the sun Madness reigns In the Hall of the Mountain King Oh yeah His deep Dark eyes Keep watch on his kingdom And the mysteries that sleeps safe inside His hall His towers of stone Shall not be overthrown For eternity It is guarded by the king Insanity and the power that it brings Madness reigns In the Hall of the Mountain King Oh yeah In the Hall of the Mountain King Oh yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah Come with me Stay close by my side As the darkness of night closes in Don't fear In the thunder, it roars When the Mountain King calls all his children home To where I hid him we must run Refuge here but I was forever on the run Madness reigns (my friends) In the Hall of the Mountain King Oh yeah In the Hall of the Mountain King Oh yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah 5. 24 Hours Ago [Written by Jon Oliva, Criss Oliva, Johnny Lee Middleton, Paul O'Neill] Behind the wheel just went along I'm tired of hearing the same old song Look I rule the night No end in sight I think I'm going insane, oh yeah Engines grind I hit the red line I'm movin' fast Forget the past I'm burning tread In my head I am gone Twenty four hours ago Yeah Got to escape Can't take any more I grabbed my suitcase And kicked down the door Yeah I've got blood shot eyes Hypnotized I feel no pain Oh yeah Engines grind I hit the red line I'm movin' fast Forget the past I'm burning tread In my head I am gone Twenty four hours ago Yeah Engines grind I hit the red line I'm movin' fast Forget the past I'm burning tread In my head I am gone Twenty four hours ago Yeah Twenty four hours ago Yeah 6. Gutter Ballet [Written by Jon Oliva, Criss Oliva, Paul O'Neill] Another sleepless night A concrete paradise Sirens screaming in the heat Neon cuts the eye As the jester sighs At the world beneath his feet It's a gutter ballet Just a menagerie Still the orchestra plays On a dark and lonely night To a distant fading light Balanced on their knives Little parts of lives Such a strange reality Kill the unicorn Just to have its horn Soon he's just a fantasy It's a gutter ballet Just a menagerie Still the orchestra plays On a dark and lonely night To a distant fading light The jester takes his bows Slips into the crowd As the actors fade away Another death to mourn Another child is born Another chapter in the play It's a gutter ballet Just a menagerie Still the orchestra plays On a dark and lonely night To a distant fading light 7. When The Crowds Are Gone [Written by Jon Oliva, Criss Oliva, Paul O'Neill] I don't know where the years have gone Memories can only last so long Like faded photographs, forgotten songs And the things I never knew When the skin is thin, the heart shows through Please believe me what I tell you is true Where's the lights, turn 'em on again One more night to believe and then Another note for my requiem A memory to carry on The story's over when the crowds have gone All my friends have been crucified Made life a long suicide true Guess we never figured out the rules But I'm still alive, my fingers feel Gonna play on till the final reel's through And read the credits from a different view Where's the lights, turn 'em on again One more night to believe and then Another note for my requiem A memory to carry on The story's over when the crowds have gone When the crowds are gone When the crowds are gone And I'm all alone Playing the saddest song Now that the lights are gone Turn them on again One more time for me my friend Turn 'em on again I never wanted to know Never wanted to see I wasted my time Till time wasted me Never wanted to go Always wanted to stay 'Cause the persons I am Are the parts that I play So I plot and I plan Hope and I scheme To the lure of a night Filled with unfinished dreams I'm holding on tight To a world gone astray As they charge me for years I can no longer pay Turn 'em on again [repeat] I never wanted to know Never wanted to see I wasted my time Till time wasted me I Never wanted to go Always wanted to stay 'Cause the persons I am Are the parts that I play The parts I play And the light Turn then off my friend And the ghosts Well just let them in Cause in the dark It's easier to see 8. Silk And Steel [Instrumental] 9. New York City Don't Mean Nothing [Written by Jon Oliva, Criss Oliva, Paul O'Neill] I've been here since '81 That's a long time I've seen all there is to see Had a space on Astor Place Had it all once Now these streets Are my reality Because New York City Don't mean nothing It's just a good place when you're running Lights they cut so bright they make you bleed Neon children live their lives there Mad magicians tinsel nightmares Still you know I'm never gonna leave Never sleep alone on the subway Never walk alone on the tracks Never take a ride to the edge of your mind Unless you've got a ticket back Don't believe in T.V. preachers Don't believe in talk show stars Never follow trends if they turn on your friends Just be sure you know who your friends are 'Cause if you're running blind On a refueled mind Better watch the time Careful you don't go too far Never burn the bridges before you Never burn the bridges behind Don't burn the one that you're walking on Gonna hit the water in time Don't believe in expectations Don't believe in shooting stars If you make a stand on a dead empty hand Never let 'em see your cards 'Cause if you're running blind On a refueled mind Better watch the time Careful you don't go too far Too far New York City Don't mean nothing It's just a good place when you're running Still you know I'm never gonna leave 10. Agony And Ecstasy [Written by Jon Oliva, Criss Oliva, Paul O'Neill] Listen to me from deep down inside I'm the madness that just will not die With no regrets of what I'll do to you Before the night is over You'll be crawling to me Call me when you're weak For me you'll lie and cheat You'll never get away With me me you're here to stay Listen D.T. can't you see You stay with me and you'll be free Even as I soothe your soul I tear you down and make you old You just keep on coming back To buy another nickel sack Twelve o'clock time to greet Agony and ecstasy Ecstasy I'm the cries from within When the day begins You know you'll follow me like sheep This shepherd never sleeps Tell me what's your price Come skate on my ice My blades they never rust I'm asking you to trust Listen now the time is right And what a way to start the night Spend your money endlessly Another grand insanity So D.T. here is the plan I'll make your brain a rubber band Time to stretch it out and greet Agony and ecstasy Ecstasy Ecstasy Ecstasy Ecstasy Ecstasy Feel my whisper through your haze of pain Hear the calling of the neon vein See my name upon your soul's marquee I am agony and ecstasy And just remember If you ever need me I'm here 11. Believe [Written by Jon Oliva, Criss Oliva, Paul O'Neill] So after all these one night stands You've ended up with heart in hand A child alone On your own Retreating Regretful for the things you're not And all dreams you haven't got Without a home A heart of stone Lies bleeding And for all the roads you followed And for all you did not find And for all the things you had to leave behind I am the way I am the light I am the dark inside the night I hear your hopes I feel your dreams And in the dark I hear your screams Don't turn away Just take my hand And when you make your final stand I'll be right there I'll never leave All I ask of you Believe Your childhood eyes were so intense While bartering your innocence For bits of string Grown-up wings You needed But when you had to add them up You found that they were not enough To get you in Pay for sins repeated And for all the years you borrowed And for all the tears you cried And for all the fears you had to keep inside I am the way I am the light I am the dark inside the night I hear your hopes I feel your dreams And in the dark I hear your screams Don't turn away Just take my hand And when you make your final stand I'll be right there I'll never leave And all I ask of you is Believe I never wanted to know Never wanted to see I wasted my time Till time wasted me Never wanted to go Always wanted to stay 'Cause the person I am Are the parts that I play So I plot and I plan Hope and I scheme To the lure of a night Filled with unfinished dreams And I'm holding on tight To a world gone astray As they charge me for years I can't pay I am the way I am the light I am the dark inside the night I hear your hopes I feel your dreams And in the dark I hear your screams Don't turn away Just take my hand And when you make your final stand I'll be right there I'll never leave And all I ask of you is Believe Believe 12. Edge Of Thorns [Written by Jon Oliva, Criss Oliva, Paul O'Neill] An offering of reasons We put them all away A covering of treasons That one by one we let slip away A solitary dancer So lost upon her stage I have seen you on the edge of dawn Felt you there before you were born Balanced your dreams upon the edge of thorns But I don't think about you anymore A study made of winter Of summers long ago And dreams that use to glitter Safely now hidden under snow And so we end this chapter And let the stage lights fade I have seen you on the edge of dawn Felt you there before you were born Balanced your dreams upon the edge of thorns But I don't think about you anymore 13. Chance [Written by Jon Oliva, Paul O'Neill] He was standing all alone Trying to find the words to say When every prayer he ever prayed was gone And the dreams he's never owned Are still safely tucked away Until tomorrow he just carries on Carries on Carries on Carries on See the devil on the streets at night See him running in the pouring rain See him grinning 'neath a twisted light I'll be back again See the people standing in a row See them nodding like a field of grain No one sees the sickle though Coming 'cross the plain And this he knows, if nothing more That waiting in the dark like destiny Are those who kiss the dogs of war And there is no tomorrow, no tomorrow Take a chance Take a, take a chance yeah See the devil he is so intense See the devil go and change his name What's the going price of innocence It can't be the same Is it dark when the moon is down Is it dark with a single flame If there's glass falling all around I am not to blame And this he knows, if nothing more That waiting in the dark like destiny Are those who kiss the dogs of war And there is no tomorrow, no tomorrow Take a chance Take a, take a chance yeah Take a chance Take a, take a chance oh yeah Burn the night away Burn the night away Burn the night... Pictures at an exhibition Played as he stood In his trance Staring at his inhibitions All the time believing That it now came down to nothing but this chance Chance Chance Chance I fear you Your silence Your blindness See what you want to see In darkness One kindness One moment Tell me what you believe I believe in nothing Never really had to In regards to your life Rumors that are not true Who's defending evil Surely never I Who would be the witness Should you chance to die Father can you hear me This is not how it was meant to be I am safe and so are you As for the other's destiny (simultaneously - add a new stanza each time throughand continue as a round) Father can you hear me This is not how it was meant to be I am safe and so are you As for the other's destiny I believe that situations All depend on circumstance Look away Look away Pictures at an exhibition Played as he stood In his trace Staring at his inhabitions All the time believing That it now came down to Nothing but this chance 14. Mozart And Madness [Instrumental] 15. One Child [Written by Jon Oliva, Paul O'Neill] One child stood before the altar One child stood out in the rain One child spent his time imagining And I don't believe he's coming home again, home again, home a... [chorus] Right there in the earth, I've been drawing a line I'm digging it deep, don't know if I'll find A tunnel out so we all can be saved If not, just take this earth and bury me, for this will be my grave One child hid inside the darkness One child never said a thing One child closed his eyes and disappeared But at night I still can hear him whispering, whispering, whisper... [chorus] Right there in the earth, I've been drawing a line I'm digging it deep, don't know if I'll find A tunnel out so we all can be saved If not, just take this earth and bury me, for this will be my grave (lead break/coda) I will believe in you If you still want me to Or tell me I'm on my own There on the other side Tell me the Pilate's died And we're no longer alone [bridge] Take your answers and your promises, believe me I don't care I have held on to your words until I found them only air What good are your promises if you can always take them back? Still, I hang on every word till my hands are bleeding [coda] I will believe in you If you still want me to Or tell me I'm on my own There on the other side Tell me the Pilate's died And we're no longer alone [simultaneously] I will believe in you We had no choice but to stay and follow If you still want me to We have nothing left except tomorrow Or tell me I'm on my own We have nothing left except what will be There on the other side What we need here are some real decisions Tell me the Pilate's died While you only offer mindless visions And we're no longer alone Visions that nobody else here can see [simultaneously / = where stanza 1 lines begin in comparison to other stanzas] [1:] We're on our own We're on our own We're on our own We're on our... [2:] /I will believe in you If you still want me to /Or tell me I'm on my own /There on the other side Tell me the Pilate's died /And we're no longer a... [3:] /We had no choice but to stay and follow We have nothing left except tomorrow /We have nothing left except what will be /What we need here are some real decisions While you only offer mindless visions /Visions that nobody else here can... [all together] I will believe in you If you still want me to Or tell me I'm on my own There on the other side Tell me the Pilate's died And we're no longer a... [chorus] Right there in the earth, I've been drawing a line I'm digging it deep, don't know if I'll find A tunnel out so we all can be saved If not, just take this earth and bury me, for this will be my grave Disc 2: (Bonus-tracks on the limited edition only) 1. Shotgun Innocence [Written by Jon Oliva, Criss Oliva, Paul O'Neill] She's got shotgun innocence In her eyes so intense Never sure of her intent She's a Paris pretty child Even got a wink that's styled Keeps it all behind a smile Look into those worldly eyes And you've got to wonder what she's done No use thinking you can win her Cause this child's already won And it's time that you stand up Show's on Here's why you paid Hold tight Net's gone So welcome to the stage And it's too late to be saved She don't need designer dress Has them all though I would guess Got the wardrobe of the blessed Cover of a magazine Movie star, beauty queen All wrapped up and razor clean Locking up with paradise Is really so much harder than it seems See her as a revelation Much more safely visited in dreams And it's time that you stand up Show's on Here's why you paid Hold tight Net's gone So welcome to the stage And it's too late to be saved So you find you're dreaming about her But it's such a little vice And if you think you've got a chance, boy Well it's time to roll the dice Stand up Show's on Here's why you paid Hold tight Net's gone So welcome to the stage Stand up Show's on Here's why you paid, yeah Hold tight, yeah Net's gone So welcome to the stage And it's too late to be saved Before it's too late Shotgun innocence Innocence 2. Forever After [Written by Jon Oliva, Criss Oliva, Paul O'Neill] You watch the news on your color TV Are you immune to what you see Death and destruction Till it numbs your mind To the rise and fall of all mankind Hey you What ya gonna do When it's your world they're selling out But, you got your plot Smokin' your pot Till the trees are all dead You never knew, hadn't a clue You can't hide your head, head In your hands Nobody's safe Forever after Let's kill the leaders Make it end But then we realize We are them We buy the plastics Burn the fuels We make the choice We are the rules Hey you What ya gonna do When it's your world they're selling out But, you got your plot Smokin' your pot Till the trees are all dead You never knew, hadn't a clue You can't hide your head, head in your hands No one's safe Forever after Hey you What ya gonna do When it's your world they're selling out But, you got your plot Smokin' your pot Till the trees are all dead You never knew, hadn't a clue You can't hide your head, head in your hands Nobody's safe Forever after Forever after Forever after Forever after 3. This Is Where You Should Be [Written by Jon Oliva] Time it slips away, life it carries on I remember telling you a dream About a girl that I had seen The kind that steals your heart away Then she fades into the night All I remember are her eyes I wish she could be found My heart can feel her My arms can't reach her I want you back oh baby I need to see you Here with me This is where you should be ooh She's a fantasy, a vision I can't resist I search the darkness of my mind Trying to find a reason why She's only in my dreams Well she better do it Will I ever see her again? Does she know I want her now My heart can feel her My arms can't reach her I want you back oh baby I need to see you Here with me This is where you should be ooh this is where you should be My heart can feel her My arms can't reach her I want you back oh baby I need to see you Here with me This is where you should be [Repeat] 4. D.T. Jesus [Written by Jon Oliva, Criss Oliva, Paul O'Neill] Jesus was a talker Out-of-place New Yorker Hung out on the boulevard Sellin' nickel candies Saving up all his quarters Bought himself a cheap guitar Started playin' bars The kids came in their cars You'd hear them shouting at the stage Jesus saves Jesus saves Hear him cut through the night On your late night radio waves Jesus started changin' Things got really strange He saw his tee-shirts everywhere Started missing shows The band came down to blows But Jesus he no longer cared Things got out of hand And so he quit the band But still the critics they would rave Jesus saves Jesus saves Hear him cut through the night On your late night radio waves So the dice were cast Today become the past Jesus just disappeared He was headed for New York Or so his label thought And there he gave away the years Jesus saves Jesus saves Hear him cut through the night On your late night radio waves paroles ajoutées par mattpriest - Modifier ces paroles
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