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| 5:33 | 
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| 2. |
| 5:33 | 
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Alone I traveled through the mountains
Led by a star fading west When I came upon an ancient ruined church and there I stopped to rest Then the black and gloomy night that chased my footsteps crashed down on me like a wave Whispering through the trees an eerie breeze carried a voice beckoning me to be her slave In a whisper she said... Burn forever Leave never from my arms Embrace the night From the black and twisting shadows rose a woman beauty alluring to the eye Oh her devilish grin, her moonlit skin and long dark hair flowing down around her thighs As she approached I felt the evil growing stronger I waltzed with the wicked within Frozen in my place, she kissed my face and in a storm of passion bathed me in sin In the madness...she said... Burn forever Leave never from my arms Embrace the night Then she weaved a mist - and cast me into the shadows "Come with me, love eternally, forever mine" "Set me free - in death we'll dance eternally forever and ever..." As so the light, cast down from the heavens, washed over me like a wave I awoke, it seems, from some crazy dream only to find I was standing at her grave In my nightmare...she said Burn forever Leave never from my arms Embrace the night Burn forever Leave never from my arms Don't ever leave me- never leave me Burn forever Leave never from my arms Embrace the night |
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| 3. |
| 4:22 |
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Through eerie reach of ancient woods
where lumbering mists arise I journey for nine moons of the year to where a land of legend lies Deep within a stony lamp-lit hall under falling grains of sand Magic eyes glance magic pages turned by magic hands And as he spoke I watched in awe A God's aura in his eyes Master of all Darkness fall - Spirits arise Lord of Storms - Blacken the skies With heavy breath, I break the seal howls echo through the room Blood lettings of a black Raven's heart Conjure up the wraiths of doom I cannot heed my Master's call Lakes of Fire - writhe and swell Foolish eyes - while spying Prophet's pages unleash Barons of Hell And as they rose I watched in awe A God's aura in my eyes Master of all Darkness fall - Spirits arise Lord of Storms - Blacken the skies |
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| 4. |
| 7:54 |
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[music - Romeo, Pinnella, Lepond]
[lyrics - Allen] On a cold and misty night, A ring of torches light the hallowed ground Where his father's laid to rest In the reflection of a sword He sees his destiny and he swears up to the sky - "You will not have died in vain" On the field - with sword and shield Amidst the din of dying man's wails War is waged - and the battle will rage Until only the righteous prevail From the shadows comes a man, Returning to his land - Winds of change Taint the sweet smell of home And all around him, he can see The pain and misery This tyrant's reign is through "I will stand and fight... Will you?" A heart of gold pumps within his metal skin A noble line he carries on On the field - with sword and shield Amidst the din of dying man's wails War is waged - and the battle will rage Until only the righteous prevail I wish to stay...to be here with you You were my strength...How can I go on? On the field - with sword and shield Amidst the din of dying man's wails War is waged - and the battle will rage Until only the righteous prevail |
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| 6:20 |
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I awake - without the sun
encased in walls of steel terror so real - it blinds me Rancid darkness steals my breath The Pit - on the edge of death The wells of Hell know not my name I slip away...into black I fade away Terrified - to the left and to the right Spirits of the Damned, iron shadows cast Hear my desperate cries Shrieking demon - far and wide praying for this breath to be my last Awake again - paralyzed I'm shackled to this alter sacrificed to their God 'Inch by Inch and Line by Line' The Blade - descending lost in time The fiends of Doom they call my name I slip away... into black I fade away Terrified - to the left and to the right Spirits of the Damned, iron shadows cast Hear my desperate cries Shrieking demon - far and wide praying for this breath to be my last "The Inquisitorial vengeance had been hurried by my two-fold escape, and there was to be no more dallying with the King of Terrors..." (Edgar Allan Poe - The Pit and the Pendulum) Terrified - to the left and to the right Spirits of the Damned, iron shadows cast Hear my desperate cries Shrieking demon - far and wide praying for this breath to be my last |
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| 6. |
| 4:45 |
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Lurking out of sight
Night shall fall and feed my frenzy Beneath an eerie moon a change comes over me Eyes glow by candlelight A face divided in the mirror My psyche ripped by daggers of my alchemy Side by side with myself again As midnight's curse descends on trembling hands Oh, Save my soul Losing control when the bells toll Savage on the prowl In the lamplight's glow, nocturnal My breath hangs Like ghosts in the evening air This ill effect A vile creation Of my design Abomination The madness rages on and on and on and on Side by side with myself again As midnight's curse descends on trembling hands Oh, Save my soul Losing control When the bells toll Oh, Feed my soul I'm in control When the bells toll Oh, Save my soul Losing control When the bells toll Oh, Feed my soul I'm in control When the bells toll |
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| 8:22 |
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Needless to say, another day has passed away
Yet everything, and nothing, has changed Awake I lie, my thoughts get lost up in the sky Yet everything, and nothing, has changed... Maybe a mystic - with fortunes to tell... Surrender my coin at the old wishing well... Maybe the stars will align in the night... To show me the path that is right 'Would've been's and 'could've been's they waste my days away the colors of my life dissolve and fade to gray So many paths of promise Indecision poisons my mind If only I had seen the signs - so blind Yet I must journey on - on and on A haunting vision torments me It smothers and steals my dreams I see an old man in the mirror cold and bitter starring back at me Here I am - at the crossing of life I stand On my own - looking down the road Hear my cry - answer me Still I'm searching yet the truth is unknown - though the night is cold I walk the road alone |
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| 8. |
| 24:14 |
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| 9. |
| 6:02 |
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Shackled in darkness - the forbidden portrait confined to
it's frame Unbroken silence - a total misfortune and shame Ragin obsession - this mask of oppression, it hides your agression from view This tearing suture renounces the love he once knew Your sacrifice this paradise of innocence Trust the lie - you falsify the line of truth You disguise your insolence Don't deny insanity - mediocrity Save us from this masquerade of lies Kings and fools die in ridicule (save us) Save us from this masquerade of lies A fallen fortress sees him beneath starless skies Subsiding deeper - the final farewell in his eyes Unspoken hero - distrusted and thrusted within surmise Seizing intrusion to unveil his clever disguise Your sacrifice this paradise of innocence Trust the lie - you falsify the line of truth Save us from this masquerade of lies Kings and fools die in ridicule (save us) Save us from this masquerade of lies (Solo) Save us from this masquerade of lies Kings and fools die in ridicule (save us) Save us from this masquerade of lies |
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| 4:51 |
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