네오 프로그레시브 메틀하면 떠오르는 이름중 Symphony X가 있다. 이들이 발표한 앨범 가운데에 가장 평단의 호평과 상업적인 성공을 거머쥔 앨범 “The Divine Wings of Tragedy”부터 밴드의 보컬리스트로 참여한 러셀 알렌의 2005년 솔로 데뷔작! Symphony X의 Michael Romeo의 둔중한 베이스와 Stratovarius의 Jens Johansson의 화려한 키보드가 더해져 강력하면서도 멜로딕한 하드 록 사운드를 들려준다.
Sleepy city in the midnight calm All awoken by death's alarm Frenzied panic everyone's in shock Search-lights show the coming of the iron flock Blockbusters falling down like rain Birds of steel deliver death and pain
Chorus: Blackout when the sirens sound Bombs be fallin' y'all you better get down Blackout all over town Woman and children go down in the ground
Blackout [4x]
Dictators and terror kings Invade us with their war machines Nowhere to run, nowhere to go Think we're gonna lay down and die Ya cry "hell no" Man the cannons and open fire Flames of war burning higher and higher
Chorus [2x]
Blackout when the sirens sound Yeah, the blitz is coming, oh the blitz is coming Blackout all over town Armageddon coming, yeah, Armageddon coming Blackout [3x]
81 billion beats the soldier's drum Price of living too high to overcome Politician preaching that war's the only way While another bum dies in the streets of L.A
It's all a lie unjustified It's all for black gold
Killing Christian, killing Hebrew Killing Muslim, Buddhist and Hindu You can't take life So sayth the holy books that you read Manipulated minds Serving prophets of greed
It's all a lie unjustified It's all for black gold And another one dies unjustified We're selling our souls
Woe to the beggars catching pity in their hands While the rich feast on the blood media Broadcast across the land And somewhere there's a child in a distant house Feeling only what children know Fed from a cauldron of hate Grows to deliver a badly blow
It's all a lie unjustified And another one dies unjustified We're all terrorized and horrified All for black gold
Late one night I was fixin' to fight A dirty hustler tryin' to cop my $$$ When from behind a whiskey bottle Cracked me then I hit the floor Barely alive I could feel him drive A black needle in to draw my blood With an evil grin he sang a mojo hymn And left me face down in the mud Dark angel gonna get me Lord, set me free
I've been cursed by a voodoo hand Black magic all around Oh mama, pray for my soul I'm dying on this killing ground Cursed by a voodoo hand Death's needle pushing down Oh mama, pray for my soul I'm dying on this killing ground
Well, I headed south by word of mouth To a shack down Louisiana way I meet another man with voodoo hands And this is what he had to say I feel it in my bones That your restless soul's Tormented by an evil curse But if this mojo man Got your blood in his hands No way the spell can be reversed Dark angel ain't gonna let me be
I've been cursed by a voodoo hand Black magic all around Oh mama, pray for my soul I'm dying on this killing ground Cursed by a voodoo hand Death's needle pushing, pushing Oh mama, pray for my soul I'm dying on this killing ground Oh Lord, I'm dying
Cursed by a voodoo hand Black magic all around Oh mama, pray for my soul I'm dying on this killing ground Cursed by a voodoo hand Death's needle pushing down Oh mama, pray for my soul I'm dying on this killing ground
Feeling heavy, got this stone on my back It's driving me insane Like a levee that's beginning to crack Holding back this river of pain
Desperation has captured my soul My mind stricken with fear Don't see why I should try to go on The voice of reason's calling me It's calling me, but I can't hear it Oh, my hands are shaking Rattled nerves on the verge of breaking That blade is turning on me Turning, turning
(Guardian) Angel, where are you now? No one can save me, only you know how (Guardian) Angel, out on a ledge Pull me away and save me from the bleeding edge
Lonely days and lonelier nights No love come around my door Oh, then demons they just screamin' away Lord, I can't take it I can't take enough to make it go away
I'm feeling jaded Tired eyes on the verge of fading Oh no, oh here they come again Trying to tell me death is my friend
(Guardian) Angel, where are you now? No one can save me, only you can save me now (Guardian) Angel, out on a ledge Pull me away and save me from the bleeding edge
I hear you knocking But you can't come in My shotty's cocked I'm playing hell to win You can't imagine How it can consume The game is winning Can't avoid my doom
I guess you've noticed That I'm not the same Devils conspire To control my brain
[Chorus:] Yeah, I can feel Mad seasons changing Everything and nothing's real My eyes are going Yeah, I can't feel my reasons changing Everything and nothing's real My spirits blown away
The moon is talking And I must comply The dead are walking Can't avoid their eyes The dawn's upon me now I cannot quit Reduced to defecating Where I sit, oh no
I guess you've noticed That I'm not the same Devils conspire To control my brain
She was born in a sea of rage A star we call the sun forged her body In an ancient age
She fought hard to raise us But still we look to the stars Seeking life in the great beyond Life beyond this life of ours
She reigns on and on Spinning into oblivion
Silver string She pulls me back Within her sentinel moon Shielding me from the lifeless black
When all her children leave I will stay behind To guard the queen And hold the line
She reigns on and on Spinning into oblivion Oh, she's divine The envy of all around her Oh, a beautiful aura of blue surrounds her She reigns on and on Spinning into oblivion
She reigns on and on Spinning into oblivion Oh, she's divine The envy of all around her Oh, the mystical aura of life Surrounds her
After all is dead and gone Her spirit lives on forever
Well, here we are It's the world against us again Again and again Heartbreak after heartbreak We force the wings of love into the wind Again and again All our lives we struggled I've come to realize I've always found the strength to fight When I see your eyes In your eyes
[Chorus:] We will fly, you and I Wherever we go Whatever road we choose We can't lose There'll be days when the going is hard But it's just another bend Just another little bend in the road Oh yes, it is Just a little bend A little bend in the road
Where do they go? Youthful years, they slip away Far, far away Been gone too long Home is where I want to stay Always, always For so long we struggled just to get by I've always found the strength to fight When I see your eyes In your eyes
[Chorus]
So here we are Playing the same old game again Again and again Against the odds We seem to find a way to win Again and again All of life's a struggle You've come to realize In faith you find the strength to climb To reach the skies