1. THE DEVIL'S MOUTH

Along the mountain pass, the valley of the peace
A thousand miles to march, the danger is to cease
Along the thread of hope, between the fangs of hell
The fear of falling in, a tale you will not tell

We hope, we pray, to live this day
We dare not say, the price we pay
In the Devil's mouth

Along the river deep, the horror of the tide
A thousand leagues to see, coast to coast we hide

We hope, we pray, to live this day
We dare not say, the price we pay
In the Devil's mouth

We carry our souls, from heaven to hell
We burn all our bridges, for story we tell
We carry our hearts, like cargo in hand
We take all our chances, like holes in the sand

Up in the burning sky, the risk of falling free
A thousand feet to ground, spiral to the sea

We hope, we pray, to live this day
We dare not say, the price we pay
In the Devil's mouth

We carry our souls, from heaven to hell
We burn all our bridges, for story we tell
We carry our hearts, like cargo in hand
We take all our chances, like holes in the sand


2. VICTIMISER

Politics & money are nothing to compare
Innocence he takes away, vanished in thin air
Borderlines & barriers, nothing to declare
Misery & tragedy, a bringer of despair

Son of silence, you're on death row
I can see our bleeding heart

Force of the steel, the end has begun
The victimiser always in control
Force of the steel, there is no beyond
The victimiser takes away your soul

Needless war & casualties, his justice is untrue
Countless lives you've torn apart will never forgive you
Fantasies & power games, hard to work around
Stench of rotting corpses, hopes & lives drowned
Son of silence, you're on death row
I can see our bleeding heart

Force of the steel, the end has begun
The victimiser always in control
Force of the steel, there is no beyond
The victimiser takes away your soul

Force of the steel, the end has begun
The victimiser always in control
Force of the steel, there is no beyond
The victimiser takes away your soul


3. NEVER BACK DOWN

When the night draws in
And evil's around
Sends you in a spin
And nerves are tightly wound

When the danger's near
And I can't see what's ahead
And I face my fear
And the sky is bleeding red

My life will never be the same
Lost time, is all I have to gain

And I won't back down
Never back down
I won't back down, no way
And I won't back down
Never back down
Living for today

And I won't back down
Never back down
I won't back down, no way
And I won't back down
Never back down
Living for today

When your life is hard
And beaten into sin
The devil marks your card
He wants you to give in

When the serpent's cry
entices you to stray
An eye for an eye
Your spirit won't give away

My life will never be the same
Lost time, is all I have to gain

And I won't back down
Never back down
I won't back down, no way
And I won't back down
Never back down
Living for today

And I won't back down
Never back down
I won't back down, no way
And I won't back down
Never back down
Living for today

And I won't back down
Never back down
I won't back down, no way
And I won't back down
Never back down
Living for today

And I won't back down
Never back down
I won't back down, no way
And I won't back down
Never back down
Living for today


4. ANTHEMS TO THE DEAD

Holding them close in a final embrace
Mind is so tired, tears down your face
Finding the words to what you mean
All of the things you've seen

Letting them go is so hard to do,
The love & the blood grips hold you
You want them, need them
With a passion that holds so true

Memories pour out from your heart,
The things you left unsaid,
Memories reach back to the start
Like anthems to the dead

You thought were ready to face this bad day
But when it arrives you know there's no way
The pain & the sorrow consuming your mind
It's all way too much you find

Here comes the guilt, like everyone feels
Making no sense, you're under the wheels
You want them, need them
With a torment that faith conceals

Memories pour out from your heart,
The things you left unsaid,
Memories reach back to the start
Like anthems to the dead
Anthems to the dead


5. IN SOME WILD UNIVERSE

I see your lies, it's habitual
See in your eyes, you're invicible
Hate this game where I cannot win
Holding the flame, you burn my skin

I don't hate you, it's much more than this
Blood is old, running cold into the abyss

In some wild universe, will you tell the truth ?
Your blessing is my life's curse from a tortured youth

I see your mind, working overtime
Makes you so blind to all of your crime
Hate your face, assassin's eyes
Hate this space, your trail of lies

I don't hate you, it's much more than this
Blood is old, running cold into the abyss

In some wild universe, will you tell the truth ?
Your blessing is my life's curse from a tortured youth

I don't hate you, it's much more than this
Blood is old, running cold into the abyss

In some wild universe, will you tell the truth ?
Your blessing is my life's curse from a tortured youth

In some wild universe, will you tell the truth ?
Your blessing is my life's curse from a tortured youth


6. THE ALTAR AND THE CROSS

As the sunsets in the West
It rises in the East
Just as opposites attract
The famine & the feast
Now a brand new chapter starts
As pages grow so old
When it seems all hope is lost
The prophecy is told...

As the days draw to a close
A dawn will rise above
While the body's laid to rest
A child is born from love
For the altar & the cross
We strike a certain chord
For the honour & belief
We're living by the sword


7. LIVE FOR THE FIGHT

Run for dreams
Always believe
What lies in store
Stand up & face
Hold on to faith
True to your core

Remember your name
Don't play the game
Just use your fear take all you see
Will probably be one final tear

Hold on, to where you belong
Hold tight, to follow what's right
Hold on, be strong
And in the end live for the fight

Follow the tide
It that's your ride
It's up to you
Your destiny
Is in what you see
A chosen few

Hold on, to where you belong
Hold tight, to follow what's right
Hold on, be strong
And in the end live for the fight

Hold on, to where you belong
Hold tight, to follow what's right
Hold on, be strong
And in the end live for the fight


8. KILLING SEASON

In a world of make believe
Protected from everyone's view
All in your head, secure in your mind
You just do what you want to do
They don't regard you, they don't lend a hand
No time to understand

Killing season, don't need reason
Social lesion, no-one remember your name
Killing season, don't need reason
Social lesion, no-one remember your name

Always alone, always the fool
Long time since you spoke out loud
What makes you trick? So utterly sick?
So shamefully shunned by the crowd

They don't acknowledge or welcome you in
Your mind absolves you from sin

Killing season, don't need reason
Social lesion, no-one remember your name
Killing season, don't need reason
Social lesion, no-one remember your name

Killing season, don't need reason
Social lesion, no-one remember your name
Killing season, don't need reason
Social lesion, no-one remember your name


9. TASTE THE BLOOD

Hours pass, I'm left alone
But the war has left me cold
Selfish mind rule the world
But the fight it still unfolds
Time is a healer but agression burns away
The mis-believers, never led astray

You gotta taste the blood, before your realise

Reading books will never aid
Predictions will never save
It's all in your point of view
Pray to God won't save you

Time is a healer but agression burns away
The mis-believers, never led astray

You gotta taste the blood, before your realise
You gotta taste the blood

Nothing can save you, don't run and hide
'Cos nothing can break you, stare death in the eye

You gotta taste the blood, before your realise
You gotta taste the blood, don't run and hide
You gotta taste the blood, before your realise
You gotta taste the blood, don't run and hide


10. SOUL REMAINS

We've travelled the world, near & so far
Into the west, and the eastern stars
It's not so different, for you & me
Hid beneath the surface, solidarity

Though we see with a diffrent eye
Forever we share a name
Though you fly through a different sky
Your soul remains the same

We've see the Berlin wall, crossed the Spanish plain
Drifted on the water, raced the fast lane
Never polarized, despite the miles between
United by the music, living the dream

Though we see with a diffrent eye
Forever we share a name
Though you fly through a different sky
Your soul remains the same

From the heartland, a counterpoint, a spirit burns a flame
Under a different sky, your soul remain the same
From the heartland, a counterpoint, a spirit burns a flame
Under a different sky, your soul remain the same

Though we see with a diffrent eye
Forever we share a name
Though you fly through a different sky
Your soul remains the same

From the heartland, a counterpoint, a spirit burns a flame
Under a different sky, your soul remain the same
From the heartland, a counterpoint, a spirit burns a flame
Under a different sky, your soul remain the same

A spirit burns a flame
Your soul remain the same
A spirit burns a flame
Your soul remain the same


11. SILENT SACRIFICE

At the dawn of time, when nature was a child
Men burning crosses, drove us to the wild
In the misty highlands, a fight to the death
The warrior survives, to take another breath

And the wind will carry us home
As the blood moon rises
No strength to carry on

Find a holy priest, in a foreign land
A wise man to trust, to give a helping hand
He tries to find the past, this warrior from hell
With a premonition, a vision he can tell

And the wind will carry us home
As the blood moon rises
No strength to carry on

Warrior, silent sacrifice
Warrior, born to pay the price
Valhalla rising

Warrior, silent sacrifice
Warrior, born to pay the price
Valhalla rising

Warrior, silent sacrifice
Warrior, born to pay the price
Valhalla rising