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from A Tribute To Judas Priest : Legends Of Metal Vol. II [tribute] (1996)
You're in for surprise
You're in for a shock In London town streets When there's darkness and fog When you least expect me And you turn your back I'll attack I smile when I'm sneaking Through shadows by the wall I laugh when I'm creeping But you won't hear me at all All hear my warning Never turn your back On the ripper You'll soon shake with fear Never knowing if I'm near I'm sly and I'm shameless Nocturnal and nameless Except for "The Ripper" Or if you like "Jack The Knife" Any back alley street Is where we'll probably meet Underneath a gas lamp Where the air's cold and damp I'm a nasty surprise I'm a devil in disguise I'm a footstep at night I'm a scream of the fright All hear my warning Never turn your back On the ripper...the ripper....the ripper |
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from Iced Earth - Something Wicked This Way Comes (1998)
Daylight breaks hard on sacred ground
For centuries, we've questioned them of His birth But in this hour, on this day, The Elder knew Years of madness must now subdue Order must be enforced to hide the truth 'Cause on this day, in this hour, it's coming true Child of the wicked and ancient man Baptized in black magic, their master plan Born of the Watch, his prophecy, by their command Conceived of the Beast and in stars above We'll shape and guide him with underlying love Born of the Watch, through sands of time, by their command So, behold the birth, the wicked child Born of the Beast, in eastern sands He will arise, He will divide He has the power to bring the end It's up to us now to seal his fate Marked with the proper math, the child's none too late Blessed by the Beast, our Chosen One was born this day He'll rise from the ashes of our dying race Manipulate history, time and space The Elder, Men of the Watch, professed this day So, behold the birth, the wicked child Born of the Beast, in eastern sands He will arise, He will divide He has the power to bring the end Behold the birth, the wicked child Born of the Beast, in eastern sands He will arise, He will divide He has the power to bring the end |
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from Iced Earth - Something Wicked This Way Comes (1998)
Yesterday is gone forever
No turning back the clock In the end, all is sinful No need to bear the pain The end, is coming soon You can't hold out forever Repent your sins to me Before you pass this world In this time I am law I know you've been betrayed From man's word, I'm given life Through loss, I only gain For you, I feel no sympathy No sorrow, no remorse Confess your sins to me They'll be taken by force Chorus: It doesn't matter what you've done In my words you are a sinner For every word you say to me In every way, you are a sinner Question me not I am the one that binds this world You follow without sight I grow stronger every day Take the souls I have damned Burn them in my name These are the burning times The years of pain |
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from Iced Earth - Something Wicked This Way Comes (1998)
As human beings, we're a complex thing
Sometimes so beautiful, other times so vain We've built an empire, the blood is on our hands Genocide and the chains that bind The consequence ahead Oh, you ought to know Oh, you ought to know Wrote about in history as if it's all O.K. A race of people murdered another one enslaved Now our world crumbles, it's happening within Open your eyes and realize The world we're living in Oh, you ought to know Oh, you ought to know If we could focus on important things Live and let live true freedom, not everyone's the same No more war for your god, no more war for your race It's our world, it's what we make it Make it a better place Oh, you ought to know Oh, you ought to know We can change the world that we're living in Live and let live true freedom Let the reign begin |
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from Iced Earth - Something Wicked This Way Comes (1998)
You abuse and you victimize
But you're dignified, so you justify It's in your eyes where deception lies So you criticize with cruel eyes Father in black, black as sin Pure hypocrisy to no end Condemnning me and my fellow man I live my life among the damned Chorus: I've gotta do as you say, not as you do You're a man of the cloth, I'm comin' for you You say you can save me, cleanse me of my sin A holy predator, the wolf in sheepskin See the pain in my eyes Disciples of the lie Breeding fear in your twisted smile Pedophile, in denial I taste revenge when I think of you A life of hell you put me through When I find you I'll take you out No remorse, you're going down You see satisfaction in my eyes I vindicate, now you die I've gotta do as you say, not as you do You're a man of the cloth, and I'm comin' for you You say you can save me, cleanse me of my sin A holy predator, the wolf in sheepskin See the hatred in my eyes Disciples of the lie The blackness inside overwhelms me The pain engulfs and turns to rage in me Trapped so deep in my mental hell Release the demons, set me free I've gotta do as you say, not as you do You're a man of the cloth, and I'm comin' for you You say you can save me, cleanse me of my sin A holy predator, the wolf in sheepskin I've gotta do as you say, not as you do You're a man of the cloth, I'm comin' straight for you You say you can save me, cleanse me of my sin A fucking predator, the wolf in sheepskin I want to see you die Disciples of the Lie |
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from Iced Earth - Something Wicked This Way Comes (1998)
Make the sadness go away
Come back another day For years I've tried to teach But their eyes are empty Empty too I have become For them I must die A sad and troubled race An ungrateful troubled place I see the sadness in their eyes Melancholy in their cries Devoid of all the passion The human spirit cannot die Look at the pain around me This is what I cry for Look at the pain around me This is what I'll die for Make the sadness go away Come back another day The things I've said and done Don't matter to anyone But still, you push me to see Something, I can never be Why am I their shattered king? I don't mean anything I see the sadness in their eyes Melancholy in their cries Devoid of all the passion The human spirit cannot die Look at the pain around me This is what I cry for Look at the pain around me This is what I'll die for |
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from Iced Earth - Something Wicked This Way Comes (1998)
My only comfort is in death
My only solace, my dying breath For release, I have prayed Thrown past life, not afraid Life's a bitch, life's a whore Nothing less, nothing more There is nothing she would do for me I will end this suffering Chorus: Existence of one man Hatred with no end My madness, my sadness I am my own savior The voices are calling Out of this life, I'm falling There is one choice, that I see In raging flames, The Dark One awaits Existence of one man Hatred with no end My madness, my sadness I am my own savior |
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from Iced Earth - Something Wicked This Way Comes (1998)
I can see clearly now, a painful vision indeed
An attack on hallowed ground, from high above Alien to us, the species known as man A serious threat, in the eyes of the Elder So heed my warning, before our own existence falls near extinct Our culture is lost in ancient mystery, covered in the sands of time A sacred few survive the massacre this night In secret they will meet a new society Ten thousand years from now, a child will be born I've seen the vision, the writing on the wall He'll walk the Earth, two thousand years or more Paving the way, for mankind's fall So there is hope you see, but we must act with great speed Assemble the chosen, the ones to lead, and morph them in the likeness of man Oppressed for centuries, await the prophecy The child will set us free, reclaim it rightfully We'll take their identity and live among them free All the while, plotting events that mold their history We'll build the perfect beast with the knowledge that they seek If it takes ten thousand years, we never will retreat Assassins we will be, through human history Jesus Christ to Kennedy, the Domino Decree Disciples of the Watch, prepare the coming curse If it takes ten thousand years, we never will retreat And so, our world is doomed, we'll lay claim again some day There is hope, in the birth of one, so many centuries away |
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from Iced Earth - Something Wicked This Way Comes (1998)
There is a place far from her home
She strayed her path too long In that wood, she found the stone Lost souls should never look upon At first glance, a lone monolith Lifeless, cold and grey She looked in deep, this timeless relic The lost fall easy prey Come into my world, my child I will take you home I'm your Reaping Stone Come into my world, my child I will take you home I'm your Reaping Stone Think not of ones you've lost Nor of ones you leave I shall give you strength to pass I will set you free Come into my world, my child I will take you home I'm your Reaping Stone Come into my world, my child I will take you home I'm your Reaping Stone |
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from Iced Earth - Something Wicked This Way Comes (1998)
Listen not to ones who preach
Those who feel you're a freak Everything about you is wrong You must be sick, you don't belong Father said, worry not what they say Use your mind, your own free will In a time when everyone follows Ignorance can kill They only say what they want you to hear Half-truths have been twisted to conceal your fate In a world of spoon-fed emotion Intelligence can save Chorus: Stand alone Hear what I say Stand alone You will seize the day Son, say what you mean, don't be afraid Tell them how you feel, hear what I say Be true to yourself and true to your own Your spirit will crush the hearts of stone Stand alone Hear what I say Stand alone It's a leap of faith Stand alone Listen to what I say Stand alone You'll seize the day |
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from Iced Earth - Something Wicked This Way Comes (1998)
I had a friend many years ago One tragic night he died The saddest time of my life For weeks and weeks I cried Through the anger and through the tears I've felt his spirit through the years I'd swear, He's watching me Guiding me through hard times (chorus) I feel it once again It's overwhelming me His spirit's like the wind The angel guarding me Oh, I know, oh, I know He's watching over me Oh, I know, oh, I know He's watching over me We shared dreams like all best friends Blood brothers at the age of ten We lived reckless, he paid the price But why? Why did he have to die? It still hurts me to this day Am I selfish for feeling this way? I know he's an angel now Together we'll be someday I feel it once again It's overwhelming me His spirit's like the wind The angel guarding me Oh, I know, oh, I know He's watching over me Oh, I know, oh, I know He's watching over me |
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from Iced Earth - Days Of Purgatory (1999)
"Angels Holocaust"
As I walk through the blackened forest Thoughts of hate and anger fill my soul The charred remains of the holy rollers Scream repentance though it's far too late I fight back the laughter at what I see The suffering healers false destined prophecy He didn't think yesterday of the end of his life The brainwashed fools born again of a thousand lies Hate filled screams break the silence Terrifying dreams filling up your head Blasphemy thrusting out, in the masses it reigns The mask of hypocrisy is slowly unveiled Fear the angels holocaust, they're screaming Dreams of pain forever entering your head Death and hatred loathing, on mankind it feeds Earth is dead and gone now, we've brought it to an end For the last time I've been betrayed Never again will I subject myself to this hypocrisy Something is drawing me to the other side Only time will tell my true destiny As I travel through the astral plain I see the break of day As though the sky has burst in flames Before the storm I dread Lightning breaks across the sky Blackish-blue at night Riders ride on dismal clouds I scream at heaven's light |
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from Iced Earth - Days Of Purgatory (1999)
"Angels Holocaust"
As I walk through the blackened forest Thoughts of hate and anger fill my soul The charred remains of the holy rollers Scream repentance though it's far too late I fight back the laughter at what I see The suffering healers false destined prophecy He didn't think yesterday of the end of his life The brainwashed fools born again of a thousand lies Hate filled screams break the silence Terrifying dreams filling up your head Blasphemy thrusting out, in the masses it reigns The mask of hypocrisy is slowly unveiled Fear the angels holocaust, they're screaming Dreams of pain forever entering your head Death and hatred loathing, on mankind it feeds Earth is dead and gone now, we've brought it to an end For the last time I've been betrayed Never again will I subject myself to this hypocrisy Something is drawing me to the other side Only time will tell my true destiny As I travel through the astral plain I see the break of day As though the sky has burst in flames Before the storm I dread Lightning breaks across the sky Blackish-blue at night Riders ride on dismal clouds I scream at heaven's light |
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from Iced Earth - Days Of Purgatory (1999)
Go now, into the plains
Seek out, the answers you'll find Visions will be shown to you At night by the lit desert moon Be strong, ride forth in pride Our destiny, lies in your hands Visions will be shown to you You're truly his chosen one |
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from Iced Earth - Days Of Purgatory (1999)
And so we begin with another sun
The earth's enslaved with hypocrites They lay their heads to rest at night Say a little prayer and all is right Christ it's nothing personal You've got to see They twist and turn your words For their own needs They're brainwashed puppets The almighty crutch Cowards of reality And their dying love Living life in total lies Judging others Believe that I say or burn in hell Bow down your head You won't feel so bad Do as I say or burn in hell Close your eyes, look deep inside Master of the ignorant Master of the lies Judgment day is close at hand Generate that blasphemy Master of the damned Lies Now behind your reflection Lies the one who knows the truth Your conscience will condemn you On judgment day you'll lose It seems very odd to me How you sin and feel so free And all you have to do is say Forgive me ... I believe Lies, foolish lies Behind your brainwashed eyes Lies, foolish lies Behind your brainwashed eyes Judge me not my shallow friend Lest ye be judged yourself You abuse the words you preach You mold them for yourself Brainwashed hypocrisy Justifies the life you lead Forgive me father I have sinned Lay my head to rest again Living life in total lies Judging others Believe what I say or burn in hell Trust in me, say yes I believe Do it now or burn in hell |
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from Iced Earth - Days Of Purgatory (1999)
In one last breath
You'll feel this damned old soul You'll see the things I see For all these years Of pain and sacrifice You'll know the pain I know Of all these things I offer unto you Infernal wisdom waits Now unleashed Like the flames of hate My sacrifice is made Every note And every word you hear Comes from deep within An angry soul That twists and turns inside Pondering this life Crimson eyes Staring through your lies Awakes the inner rage Take my knife Make my sacrifice You're my burnt offering Spill your blood Offer me good omen Make the sacrifice, the hours close at hand Burn your soul Offer me good omen Take your very life, this I command Dark shadows fall on this sacred ground Where true evil lies, summon them to rise Take the traitors, thieves and liars Feed them to the fire But first, spread their blood around The message will be found Walk carefully my friends stab my back again A warning from the sky From the sacred eyes These are not idle threats my friends We're slaughtering the lambs True vengeance is on the rise The traitors shall be damned Cast their bodies to the flames Spill your blood Offer me good omen Make the sacrifice, the hours close at hand Burn your soul Offer me good omen Take your very life, this I command |
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from Iced Earth - Days Of Purgatory (1999)
On the fall of our kingdom time would never be the same
cursed mortals,their ignorance brought about undying pain not of life nor of death light...we'll never see again Entombed, now and forever by the suns blinding light trapped by flesh turned to stone, set free by the night lavish lords that we once were condemned to never die as we watch the genocide from on high Long ago...the first age of earth from the dragons womb we're given birth protectors of our fathers right guardians of primordial light how can we save our dying world from the humans lack of sight The darkest corner of your mind is where we choose to live reminding you of what you've lost in your quest for dominance of our children all is gone except the terror in your soul our image cast in stone, which once was flesh and bone The time will come when we rise and reclaim our domain from the war and deceit which infests our world we are all around you watching, waiting...in the shadows |
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from Iced Earth - Days Of Purgatory (1999)
On the fall of our kingdom time would never be the same
cursed mortals,their ignorance brought about undying pain not of life nor of death light...we'll never see again Entombed, now and forever by the suns blinding light trapped by flesh turned to stone, set free by the night lavish lords that we once were condemned to never die as we watch the genocide from on high Long ago...the first age of earth from the dragons womb we're given birth protectors of our fathers right guardians of primordial light how can we save our dying world from the humans lack of sight The darkest corner of your mind is where we choose to live reminding you of what you've lost in your quest for dominance of our children all is gone except the terror in your soul our image cast in stone, which once was flesh and bone The time will come when we rise and reclaim our domain from the war and deceit which infests our world we are all around you watching, waiting...in the shadows |
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from Iced Earth - Days Of Purgatory (1999)
Walking in the subway
alone late at night New York city gangs everywhere in sight You feel their anger upon you you feel their hateful eyes walk a little faster now you're fighting for your life As they walk on closer their eyes burn down your back you feel a thousand cries not prepared for their attack A mission bell sent sign a sign that you board soon you've come this far, no turning back we hope you make it too Don't expect, sympathy we don't know, the word you walked my turf, insanity but in this place you die Your life is wasted your blood is tasted as it drips down the blade You didn't make it you couldn't take it you walked the subway you paid Your money's gone your clothes they're torn you're lying in a pool of blood You know you're leaving we watch you grieving but in this place you die Don't expect sympathy we don't know the word you walked my turf, insanity but in this place you die |
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from Iced Earth - Days Of Purgatory (1999)
Walking in the subway
alone late at night New York city gangs everywhere in sight You feel their anger upon you you feel their hateful eyes walk a little faster now you're fighting for your life As they walk on closer their eyes burn down your back you feel a thousand cries not prepared for their attack A mission bell sent sign a sign that you board soon you've come this far, no turning back we hope you make it too Don't expect, sympathy we don't know, the word you walked my turf, insanity but in this place you die Your life is wasted your blood is tasted as it drips down the blade You didn't make it you couldn't take it you walked the subway you paid Your money's gone your clothes they're torn you're lying in a pool of blood You know you're leaving we watch you grieving but in this place you die Don't expect sympathy we don't know the word you walked my turf, insanity but in this place you die |
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from Iced Earth - Days Of Purgatory (1999)
A lonely maiden stands
Bound to the obelisk As she tugs and pulls And tries to twist Shackles slice her virgin wrists Blood now covers her tiny hands How does thou receive this fate? She asks of her own mind Purity, innocence, encourage death Life... gone is mine I also ask of you my lord Thy god in heaven For I understand the error of mans ways But of creation and the seven days When was created the murky haze From which the beast has risen Fail me not my master For this is your creation Your son the bastard Leviathan Blackness, dripping stench Unrelenting vice Vile embellishment Transcending pure evil Standing now before her eyes Wings expanding... she's going to die Belching blue green fire Flesh feeds the desire The serpent gods apocalyptic smile Come to me my demon brother Of us both and our fathers A failure of creation... abomination |
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from Iced Earth - Days Of Purgatory (1999)
The sympathy in my mind is growing cold
Life is like the burning sand so I'm told The time is coming near when solitude appears Take the chains of oppression away Through the sands of time I'm marching on The blistering rays of hate strengthen me The violent mass has shown my destiny Does all of this justify the rage inside Chorus: The desert rain is changing me It's called on me to rise A world of hate and malice Yes, that's the way it seems The hour glass is running out The serpent rides with me We shall rise and conquer Crushing all that's weak All that's light is burning out The serpent rides with me Repeat chorus |
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from Iced Earth - Days Of Purgatory (1999)
The sympathy in my mind is growing cold
Life is like the burning sand so I'm told The time is coming near when solitude appears Take the chains of oppression away Through the sands of time I'm marching on The blistering rays of hate strengthen me The violent mass has shown my destiny Does all of this justify the rage inside Chorus: The desert rain is changing me It's called on me to rise A world of hate and malice Yes, that's the way it seems The hour glass is running out The serpent rides with me We shall rise and conquer Crushing all that's weak All that's light is burning out The serpent rides with me Repeat chorus |
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from Iced Earth - Days Of Purgatory (1999)
What do I see on the icy plains
The desolate one, it's my terrain The wind it blows cold, howling my name I am the king, the king of this waste Can't you see this barren land lain to waste Ravaged, scorched, yet frozen from your neglect I am the formless one, I came to save You are the chosen ones, you'll be my slaves I stand on the glacier above it all Watching them crumble, watching them crawl Iced Earth has risen, nature will fall Death and destruction mark them or fall Can you feel the madness here Drawing you all too near Earth, fire, water and air Save yourselves from despair We are together now Crush the cowards, do it now End the light, end the one We have come to save the young ones So on an on the story goes Destroying yourselves, the pain it shows Music - Jon Schaffer Lyrics - Jon Schaffer |
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from Iced Earth - Days Of Purgatory (1999)
What do I see on the icy plains
The desolate one, it's my terrain The wind it blows cold, howling my name I am the king, the king of this waste Can't you see this barren land lain to waste Ravaged, scorched, yet frozen from your neglect I am the formless one, I came to save You are the chosen ones, you'll be my slaves I stand on the glacier above it all Watching them crumble, watching them crawl Iced Earth has risen, nature will fall Death and destruction mark them or fall Can you feel the madness here Drawing you all too near Earth, fire, water and air Save yourselves from despair We are together now Crush the cowards, do it now End the light, end the one We have come to save the young ones So on an on the story goes Destroying yourselves, the pain it shows Music - Jon Schaffer Lyrics - Jon Schaffer |
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from Iced Earth - Days Of Purgatory (1999)
I came into this world
A screaming infant Forced entry into this life As I grow the pain sustains Deep inside my soul Visions come and visions go But hate will never leave me As I grow the pain sustains Deep inside my soul Visions come and visions go But hate will never leave me Life and death never again I shall not return Soul sucking pious man I shall not return The reflection, an aging soul My body's old and cracked Death soon will be with me Coldness, inactive pain Soul sucked at the speed of light Trapped in someone else No please not again Evil reincarnated The cycle's spun once more Soul sucked at the speed of light |
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from Iced Earth - Days Of Purgatory (1999)
I came into this world
A screaming infant Forced entry into this life As I grow the pain sustains Deep inside my soul Visions come and visions go But hate will never leave me As I grow the pain sustains Deep inside my soul Visions come and visions go But hate will never leave me Life and death never again I shall not return Soul sucking pious man I shall not return The reflection, an aging soul My body's old and cracked Death soon will be with me Coldness, inactive pain Soul sucked at the speed of light Trapped in someone else No please not again Evil reincarnated The cycle's spun once more Soul sucked at the speed of light |
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from Iced Earth - Days Of Purgatory (1999)
The feeling that you get when we creep inside
You won't see us there, you won't feel our stare But when we're next to you we do all we can do To get the cold sweat out, watch you squirm about And as you try to move we grab and strangle you With all of your deceit and our reality Night Nightmares In the night Hell is coming down, your fate has turned around Too scared to make a sound Now you're frozen there in your human shell It's a nightmare I am the god of fear Night Nightmares In the night |
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from Iced Earth - Days Of Purgatory (1999)
The feeling that you get when we creep inside
You won't see us there, you won't feel our stare But when we're next to you we do all we can do To get the cold sweat out, watch you squirm about And as you try to move we grab and strangle you With all of your deceit and our reality Night Nightmares In the night Hell is coming down, your fate has turned around Too scared to make a sound Now you're frozen there in your human shell It's a nightmare I am the god of fear Night Nightmares In the night |
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from Iced Earth - Days Of Purgatory (1999)
Cannons pound into the night
Angels soar into the sky The battle rages on Deliverance unholy one The seeds of hate fly tonight Good and evil light the sky Another vision from inside I know it's wrong I can't deny For seven years I have reigned In this damned and desolate hell Now I've lived the masters vengeance It saved me from myself We paint the sky with blood tonight Setting free the damned to fight The whore of Babylon is here The end of the storm is near Chorus: Pure evil Feel the pain from the jackals wrath Pure evil Dance in flames for the final quest Hear the ghost of violence Fear the God of detriment The land on earth is soaked with blood Hear the screams of the helpless ones Axes yield and daggers fly Ripping through all flesh in sight We paint the sky with blood tonight Setting free the damned to fight The whore of Babylon is here The end of the storm is near Repeat chorus |
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from Iced Earth - Days Of Purgatory (1999)
Now I feel that I've reached the end
And the end of my quest is close at hand What have I done I've reached the end And as my life slowly fades away There's not one single thing that I'd change What have I done I've reached the end |
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Now I feel that I've reached the end
And the end of my quest is close at hand What have I done I've reached the end And as my life slowly fades away There's not one single thing that I'd change What have I done I've reached the end |
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from Iced Earth - Days Of Purgatory (1999)
As I travel through the astral plains
I see the break ahead as though the sky has burst in flames before the storm I dread lightning breaks across the sky blackish blue at night riders ride on dismal clouds I scream at heavens light Storming demons travel through the night the time is almost here I lay in a jacket of steel my scream no one hears I can feel the storm approaching the pain is its' reality the death I breathe is in the air I feel no more, no longer care The trumpets sound as I break free this vision I see just can't be me what is this that I have done why am I the chosen one Fight on, grab on stormrider stormrider Now the rider rides through the night the time is almost here as I lay wrapped in steel my scream no one hears Help me, through this hell inside my life's my own, it's my pride carry on my solid dream save me from this horrid scream Fight on, grab on stormrider stormrider |
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from Iced Earth - Days Of Purgatory (1999)
As I travel through the astral plains
I see the break ahead as though the sky has burst in flames before the storm I dread lightning breaks across the sky blackish blue at night riders ride on dismal clouds I scream at heavens light Storming demons travel through the night the time is almost here I lay in a jacket of steel my scream no one hears I can feel the storm approaching the pain is its' reality the death I breathe is in the air I feel no more, no longer care The trumpets sound as I break free this vision I see just can't be me what is this that I have done why am I the chosen one Fight on, grab on stormrider stormrider Now the rider rides through the night the time is almost here as I lay wrapped in steel my scream no one hears Help me, through this hell inside my life's my own, it's my pride carry on my solid dream save me from this horrid scream Fight on, grab on stormrider stormrider |
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from Iced Earth - Days Of Purgatory (1999)
Once again we have laid another loved one to rest
And as we fight the grief in our hearts We must realize that the fate of death is inevitable Thus in turn we find that through our trials and tribulations Death may be the only real peace of mind |
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from Iced Earth - Days Of Purgatory (1999)
Once again we have laid another loved one to rest
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from Iced Earth - Days Of Purgatory (1999)
Through the flames I watch
As you plead on your knees The reaper awaits The ride that you take Through the lake, lake of flames Will decide your fate Was all of it worth eternal pain The path you chose to live in vain The river Styx is calling your number The hot winds of Hell breathe your name Bridge: On the night that it came to me It was like nothing I'd ever seen A vision darker than death itself A violent cloud straight from the depths of hell And that's when I saw my destiny As it approached I was frozen still I couldn't move, couldn't scream for help Out of the darkness it reached for me And that's when it planted the evil seed And that's when I saw my destiny Chorus: Travel in Stygian The damned scream my name Travel in Stygian I can't repent it's too late Travel in Stygian Hot winds blow upon me Travel in Stygian No remorse it's too late Bridge The henchman awaits you Yes that's right, step aboard We have a very long journey You owe us You got what you wanted In your mortal life Now your soul is in our grasp It's time Riding on the hot winds of hell Traveling down in the ship of pain I chose this fate no turning back The river Styx has called for me |
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from Iced Earth - Days Of Purgatory (1999)
Through the flames I watch
As you plead on your knees The reaper awaits The ride that you take Through the lake, lake of flames Will decide your fate Was all of it worth eternal pain The path you chose to live in vain The river Styx is calling your number The hot winds of Hell breathe your name Bridge: On the night that it came to me It was like nothing I'd ever seen A vision darker than death itself A violent cloud straight from the depths of hell And that's when I saw my destiny As it approached I was frozen still I couldn't move, couldn't scream for help Out of the darkness it reached for me And that's when it planted the evil seed And that's when I saw my destiny Chorus: Travel in Stygian The damned scream my name Travel in Stygian I can't repent it's too late Travel in Stygian Hot winds blow upon me Travel in Stygian No remorse it's too late Bridge The henchman awaits you Yes that's right, step aboard We have a very long journey You owe us You got what you wanted In your mortal life Now your soul is in our grasp It's time Riding on the hot winds of hell Traveling down in the ship of pain I chose this fate no turning back The river Styx has called for me |
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from Iced Earth - Days Of Purgatory (1999)
Look, out in the distant sky
Open, up your weakened minds Feel, what's in store for you The jackals howling at the moon See, the curtain of the night Falling, down into your life Doom, is headed straight for you The night comes shining through Join us in our never ending journey Into the burning lake of fire Let us fill your helpless soul Fill it with sweet desire When the night falls When the moon's full Recall, the look in their eyes The sign of hat, it burns They've come for us, but we'll fight Till death Hypnotizing, paralyzing Brings me to my knees Tantalizing suicide Drives me to the edge When the night falls, when death crawls Frozen in my sleep Rippers slashing, terror laughing Numbers burning deep Join us in our never ending journey Into the burning lake of fire Let us fill your helpless soul Fill it with sweet desire When the night falls When the moon's full |
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from Iced Earth - Days Of Purgatory (1999)
Look, out in the distant sky
Open, up your weakened minds Feel, what's in store for you The jackals howling at the moon See, the curtain of the night Falling, down into your life Doom, is headed straight for you The night comes shining through Join us in our never ending journey Into the burning lake of fire Let us fill your helpless soul Fill it with sweet desire When the night falls When the moon's full Recall, the look in their eyes The sign of hat, it burns They've come for us, but we'll fight Till death Hypnotizing, paralyzing Brings me to my knees Tantalizing suicide Drives me to the edge When the night falls, when death crawls Frozen in my sleep Rippers slashing, terror laughing Numbers burning deep Join us in our never ending journey Into the burning lake of fire Let us fill your helpless soul Fill it with sweet desire When the night falls When the moon's full |
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from Iced Earth - Days Of Purgatory (1999)
I feel, you'll see, the night cold and dead
But watch out, we walk proud Together now until the end In these times we walk that line These frozen times Winter nights Bridge: Look up to the sky, see the moonlit night The winter night sends shivers up your spine But it's deep inside your mind that's where you may find Inner demons and your desire Don't give up, don't give up Don't give up, don't you ever give up If you find you've crossed that line Then it's time, a state of mind Believe in what you see Our sacrifice, reality In these times you walk that line these frozen times Winter nights |
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from Iced Earth - Days Of Purgatory (1999)
I feel, you'll see, the night cold and dead
But watch out, we walk proud Together now until the end In these times we walk that line These frozen times Winter nights Bridge: Look up to the sky, see the moonlit night The winter night sends shivers up your spine But it's deep inside your mind that's where you may find Inner demons and your desire Don't give up, don't give up Don't give up, don't you ever give up If you find you've crossed that line Then it's time, a state of mind Believe in what you see Our sacrifice, reality In these times you walk that line these frozen times Winter nights |
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from Iced Earth - Alive In Athens (2000)
The time is close now, the end is near
My walk through the valley, trails of fear I feel empty, my penance overdue, I guess it's too late now To be with you I'm extremely frightened of what will surely be I sold myself, the death of me I know you can't forgive me I know I'm on my own, I've betrayed you I walk alone What exactly is the meaning of this Just pawns in your twisted game Severe pain for the lie I'm livin' For a love I never could betray Bridge Question me not say the lord unto thee You have chosen your own fate and your own destiny Denied of this life is what you are to be You have chosen your own fate and your own destiny Lord I pound my fists at you Won't you just let me die Would I not suffer enough No inner peace no after life Repeat Bridge I did what I thought was right All for the love of my life I know it's sad but true Something is very wrong Condemned to suffer so long For a love so true The question that lies within Is so hard to understand It still tears at me And in my dying breath My heart holds no regrets I wouldn't change a thing My spirit begins to rise into the heavenly skies Just to be shunned away by you Now all I want is to die, no streets of gold in the sky And I wash my hands of you Bridge Rising to the heavens light Just to plea for death Just to be denied- |
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from Iced Earth - Alive In Athens (2000)
The time is close now, the end is near
My walk through the valley, trails of fear I feel empty, my penance overdue, I guess it's too late now To be with you I'm extremely frightened of what will surely be I sold myself, the death of me I know you can't forgive me I know I'm on my own, I've betrayed you I walk alone What exactly is the meaning of this Just pawns in your twisted game Severe pain for the lie I'm livin' For a love I never could betray Bridge Question me not say the lord unto thee You have chosen your own fate and your own destiny Denied of this life is what you are to be You have chosen your own fate and your own destiny Lord I pound my fists at you Won't you just let me die Would I not suffer enough No inner peace no after life Repeat Bridge I did what I thought was right All for the love of my life I know it's sad but true Something is very wrong Condemned to suffer so long For a love so true The question that lies within Is so hard to understand It still tears at me And in my dying breath My heart holds no regrets I wouldn't change a thing My spirit begins to rise into the heavenly skies Just to be shunned away by you Now all I want is to die, no streets of gold in the sky And I wash my hands of you Bridge Rising to the heavens light Just to plea for death Just to be denied- |
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from Iced Earth - Alive In Athens (2000)
"Angels Holocaust"
As I walk through the blackened forest Thoughts of hate and anger fill my soul The charred remains of the holy rollers Scream repentance though it's far too late I fight back the laughter at what I see The suffering healers false destined prophecy He didn't think yesterday of the end of his life The brainwashed fools born again of a thousand lies Hate filled screams break the silence Terrifying dreams filling up your head Blasphemy thrusting out, in the masses it reigns The mask of hypocrisy is slowly unveiled Fear the angels holocaust, they're screaming Dreams of pain forever entering your head Death and hatred loathing, on mankind it feeds Earth is dead and gone now, we've brought it to an end For the last time I've been betrayed Never again will I subject myself to this hypocrisy Something is drawing me to the other side Only time will tell my true destiny As I travel through the astral plain I see the break of day As though the sky has burst in flames Before the storm I dread Lightning breaks across the sky Blackish-blue at night Riders ride on dismal clouds I scream at heaven's light |
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from Iced Earth - Alive In Athens (2000)
"Angels Holocaust"
As I walk through the blackened forest Thoughts of hate and anger fill my soul The charred remains of the holy rollers Scream repentance though it's far too late I fight back the laughter at what I see The suffering healers false destined prophecy He didn't think yesterday of the end of his life The brainwashed fools born again of a thousand lies Hate filled screams break the silence Terrifying dreams filling up your head Blasphemy thrusting out, in the masses it reigns The mask of hypocrisy is slowly unveiled Fear the angels holocaust, they're screaming Dreams of pain forever entering your head Death and hatred loathing, on mankind it feeds Earth is dead and gone now, we've brought it to an end For the last time I've been betrayed Never again will I subject myself to this hypocrisy Something is drawing me to the other side Only time will tell my true destiny As I travel through the astral plain I see the break of day As though the sky has burst in flames Before the storm I dread Lightning breaks across the sky Blackish-blue at night Riders ride on dismal clouds I scream at heaven's light |
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from Iced Earth - Alive In Athens (2000)
Daylight breaks hard on sacred ground
For centuries, we've questioned them of His birth But in this hour, on this day, The Elder knew Years of madness must now subdue Order must be enforced to hide the truth 'Cause on this day, in this hour, it's coming true Child of the wicked and ancient man Baptized in black magic, their master plan Born of the Watch, his prophecy, by their command Conceived of the Beast and in stars above We'll shape and guide him with underlying love Born of the Watch, through sands of time, by their command So, behold the birth, the wicked child Born of the Beast, in eastern sands He will arise, He will divide He has the power to bring the end It's up to us now to seal his fate Marked with the proper math, the child's none too late Blessed by the Beast, our Chosen One was born this day He'll rise from the ashes of our dying race Manipulate history, time and space The Elder, Men of the Watch, professed this day So, behold the birth, the wicked child Born of the Beast, in eastern sands He will arise, He will divide He has the power to bring the end Behold the birth, the wicked child Born of the Beast, in eastern sands He will arise, He will divide He has the power to bring the end |
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from Iced Earth - Alive In Athens (2000)
Daylight breaks hard on sacred ground
For centuries, we've questioned them of His birth But in this hour, on this day, The Elder knew Years of madness must now subdue Order must be enforced to hide the truth 'Cause on this day, in this hour, it's coming true Child of the wicked and ancient man Baptized in black magic, their master plan Born of the Watch, his prophecy, by their command Conceived of the Beast and in stars above We'll shape and guide him with underlying love Born of the Watch, through sands of time, by their command So, behold the birth, the wicked child Born of the Beast, in eastern sands He will arise, He will divide He has the power to bring the end It's up to us now to seal his fate Marked with the proper math, the child's none too late Blessed by the Beast, our Chosen One was born this day He'll rise from the ashes of our dying race Manipulate history, time and space The Elder, Men of the Watch, professed this day So, behold the birth, the wicked child Born of the Beast, in eastern sands He will arise, He will divide He has the power to bring the end Behold the birth, the wicked child Born of the Beast, in eastern sands He will arise, He will divide He has the power to bring the end |
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from Iced Earth - Alive In Athens (2000)
Pure ambition burns in me It's a beast, never to be tamed And the only peace I can find Is when I'm here with you You are the ones that keep me high You are the ones for which I'll die Forever we will be Standing tall, side by side We're the children of the night Chorus: Blessed are you Blessed am I Children of the night So this song is for all of you By my side, through and through We'll roam that world true and free Feeding you the inner beast You are the ones that keep me high You are the ones for which I'll die Forever we will be Standing tall, side by side We're children of the night Blessed are you Blessed am I Children of the night The storm we ride Side by side You keep me high For you I'll die Through the storm we ride |
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from Iced Earth - Alive In Athens (2000)
And so we begin with another sun
The earth's enslaved with hypocrites They lay their heads to rest at night Say a little prayer and all is right Christ it's nothing personal You've got to see They twist and turn your words For their own needs They're brainwashed puppets The almighty crutch Cowards of reality And their dying love Living life in total lies Judging others Believe that I say or burn in hell Bow down your head You won't feel so bad Do as I say or burn in hell Close your eyes, look deep inside Master of the ignorant Master of the lies Judgment day is close at hand Generate that blasphemy Master of the damned Lies Now behind your reflection Lies the one who knows the truth Your conscience will condemn you On judgment day you'll lose It seems very odd to me How you sin and feel so free And all you have to do is say Forgive me ... I believe Lies, foolish lies Behind your brainwashed eyes Lies, foolish lies Behind your brainwashed eyes Judge me not my shallow friend Lest ye be judged yourself You abuse the words you preach You mold them for yourself Brainwashed hypocrisy Justifies the life you lead Forgive me father I have sinned Lay my head to rest again Living life in total lies Judging others Believe what I say or burn in hell Trust in me, say yes I believe Do it now or burn in hell |
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from Iced Earth - Alive In Athens (2000)
Yesterday is gone forever
No turning back the clock In the end, all is sinful No need to bear the pain The end, is coming soon You can't hold out forever Repent your sins to me Before you pass this world In this time I am law I know you've been betrayed From man's word, I'm given life Through loss, I only gain For you, I feel no sympathy No sorrow, no remorse Confess your sins to me They'll be taken by force Chorus: It doesn't matter what you've done In my words you are a sinner For every word you say to me In every way, you are a sinner Question me not I am the one that binds this world You follow without sight I grow stronger every day Take the souls I have damned Burn them in my name These are the burning times The years of pain |
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from Iced Earth - Alive In Athens (2000)
Yesterday is gone forever
No turning back the clock In the end, all is sinful No need to bear the pain The end, is coming soon You can't hold out forever Repent your sins to me Before you pass this world In this time I am law I know you've been betrayed From man's word, I'm given life Through loss, I only gain For you, I feel no sympathy No sorrow, no remorse Confess your sins to me They'll be taken by force Chorus: It doesn't matter what you've done In my words you are a sinner For every word you say to me In every way, you are a sinner Question me not I am the one that binds this world You follow without sight I grow stronger every day Take the souls I have damned Burn them in my name These are the burning times The years of pain |
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from Iced Earth - Alive In Athens (2000)
On the fall of our kingdom time would never be the same
cursed mortals,their ignorance brought about undying pain not of life nor of death light...we'll never see again Entombed, now and forever by the suns blinding light trapped by flesh turned to stone, set free by the night lavish lords that we once were condemned to never die as we watch the genocide from on high Long ago...the first age of earth from the dragons womb we're given birth protectors of our fathers right guardians of primordial light how can we save our dying world from the humans lack of sight The darkest corner of your mind is where we choose to live reminding you of what you've lost in your quest for dominance of our children all is gone except the terror in your soul our image cast in stone, which once was flesh and bone The time will come when we rise and reclaim our domain from the war and deceit which infests our world we are all around you watching, waiting...in the shadows |
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from Iced Earth - Alive In Athens (2000)
The deal was rigged
There's darkness in my soul I want to die again An empty soul shrouded in darkness Alone and confused what am I? Images flash memories jaded He took my life God damn his lies Fight son of the damned, bring down the heavens Smash in the gates, burn 'em down You must accept the fate that you've chosen You will obey your destiny I cheated myself for love Love unconditional Now just to see her face I've lost it all I know there's goodness in me Though I'm not the same I will defy the master I will refuse to be his slave No, I was betrayed I can't accept this My future's unclear, it's a lie I'll follow my heart stand and be counted The curse will lift I will survive I cheated myself for love Love unconditional Now just to see her face I've lost it all |
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from Iced Earth - Alive In Athens (2000)
The deal was rigged
There's darkness in my soul I want to die again An empty soul shrouded in darkness Alone and confused what am I? Images flash memories jaded He took my life God damn his lies Fight son of the damned, bring down the heavens Smash in the gates, burn 'em down You must accept the fate that you've chosen You will obey your destiny I cheated myself for love Love unconditional Now just to see her face I've lost it all I know there's goodness in me Though I'm not the same I will defy the master I will refuse to be his slave No, I was betrayed I can't accept this My future's unclear, it's a lie I'll follow my heart stand and be counted The curse will lift I will survive I cheated myself for love Love unconditional Now just to see her face I've lost it all |
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from Iced Earth - Alive In Athens (2000)
The sympathy in my mind is growing cold
Life is like the burning sand so I'm told The time is coming near when solitude appears Take the chains of oppression away Through the sands of time I'm marching on The blistering rays of hate strengthen me The violent mass has shown my destiny Does all of this justify the rage inside Chorus: The desert rain is changing me It's called on me to rise A world of hate and malice Yes, that's the way it seems The hour glass is running out The serpent rides with me We shall rise and conquer Crushing all that's weak All that's light is burning out The serpent rides with me Repeat chorus |
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from Iced Earth - Alive In Athens (2000)
Mine is pure darkness
It is as blackness is Damn the light which comes from You as a moth to flame I burn In the twilight of morning I rest my weary eyes For the benefits of the nights bounty were many My soul has been redeemed (with those of others) I missed my love tonight Hiding behind the figure I cannot bare to face That of a dead profit And his beast of burden Thorns ripping through his brow Skin soft and white, eyes fire and ice Just as I recall Not longer than nine score Certainly food for the gods And fit for a prince Her throat I'll have it now I will have her, she is mine Rise of the sun, my test of time And when shadows fall on unholy ground It's time to sleep again As consciousness slips into blackness I rise to nights warm embrace And though my blood runs cold I know my love will be alone And my mortal heart shall beat again Like it did ten thousand years ago Forbidden love can only taste this sweet Not like the others so incomplete The symbolic arrow that pierces my heart Takes the shape of a wooden stare Now I am the one crucified For her immortal heart I'd give my own And die for mankind's sins But that is not the nature of this beast I am denied I will have her, she is mine Rise of the sun, my test of time When shadows fall on unholy ground I will make her mine |
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from Iced Earth - Alive In Athens (2000)
You abuse and you victimize
But you're dignified, so you justify It's in your eyes where deception lies So you criticize with cruel eyes Father in black, black as sin Pure hypocrisy to no end Condemnning me and my fellow man I live my life among the damned Chorus: I've gotta do as you say, not as you do You're a man of the cloth, I'm comin' for you You say you can save me, cleanse me of my sin A holy predator, the wolf in sheepskin See the pain in my eyes Disciples of the lie Breeding fear in your twisted smile Pedophile, in denial I taste revenge when I think of you A life of hell you put me through When I find you I'll take you out No remorse, you're going down You see satisfaction in my eyes I vindicate, now you die I've gotta do as you say, not as you do You're a man of the cloth, and I'm comin' for you You say you can save me, cleanse me of my sin A holy predator, the wolf in sheepskin See the hatred in my eyes Disciples of the lie The blackness inside overwhelms me The pain engulfs and turns to rage in me Trapped so deep in my mental hell Release the demons, set me free I've gotta do as you say, not as you do You're a man of the cloth, and I'm comin' for you You say you can save me, cleanse me of my sin A holy predator, the wolf in sheepskin I've gotta do as you say, not as you do You're a man of the cloth, I'm comin' straight for you You say you can save me, cleanse me of my sin A fucking predator, the wolf in sheepskin I want to see you die Disciples of the Lie |
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from Iced Earth - Alive In Athens (2000)
I can't believe this now
This isn't what I planned I lived and died and now I just can't understand With all the love I feel I could never leave her No matter what the cost My soul's the price to see her Oh, how I love you The pain won't go away Oh, when I need you You're always so far away I cry for you Leaving myself to blame I died for you I gave up everything The pain was just too much When I finally saw her She's happy and in love In love with my best friend What makes it hurt so bad Is that I love them both And they will never know For love, I sold my soul Oh, how I love you The pain won't go away Oh, when I need you You're always so far away I cry for you Leaving myself to blame I died for you I gave up everything Oh, how I love you The pain won't go away Oh, when I need you You're always so far away I cry for you Leaving myself to blame I died for you I gave up everything |
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from Iced Earth - Alive In Athens (2000)
I can't believe this now
This isn't what I planned I lived and died and now I just can't understand With all the love I feel I could never leave her No matter what the cost My soul's the price to see her Oh, how I love you The pain won't go away Oh, when I need you You're always so far away I cry for you Leaving myself to blame I died for you I gave up everything The pain was just too much When I finally saw her She's happy and in love In love with my best friend What makes it hurt so bad Is that I love them both And they will never know For love, I sold my soul Oh, how I love you The pain won't go away Oh, when I need you You're always so far away I cry for you Leaving myself to blame I died for you I gave up everything Oh, how I love you The pain won't go away Oh, when I need you You're always so far away I cry for you Leaving myself to blame I died for you I gave up everything |
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from Iced Earth - Alive In Athens (2000)
What do I see on the icy plains
The desolate one, it's my terrain The wind it blows cold, howling my name I am the king, the king of this waste Can't you see this barren land lain to waste Ravaged, scorched, yet frozen from your neglect I am the formless one, I came to save You are the chosen ones, you'll be my slaves I stand on the glacier above it all Watching them crumble, watching them crawl Iced Earth has risen, nature will fall Death and destruction mark them or fall Can you feel the madness here Drawing you all too near Earth, fire, water and air Save yourselves from despair We are together now Crush the cowards, do it now End the light, end the one We have come to save the young ones So on an on the story goes Destroying yourselves, the pain it shows Music - Jon Schaffer Lyrics - Jon Schaffer |
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from Iced Earth - Alive In Athens (2000)
What do I see on the icy plains
The desolate one, it's my terrain The wind it blows cold, howling my name I am the king, the king of this waste Can't you see this barren land lain to waste Ravaged, scorched, yet frozen from your neglect I am the formless one, I came to save You are the chosen ones, you'll be my slaves I stand on the glacier above it all Watching them crumble, watching them crawl Iced Earth has risen, nature will fall Death and destruction mark them or fall Can you feel the madness here Drawing you all too near Earth, fire, water and air Save yourselves from despair We are together now Crush the cowards, do it now End the light, end the one We have come to save the young ones So on an on the story goes Destroying yourselves, the pain it shows Music - Jon Schaffer Lyrics - Jon Schaffer |
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from Iced Earth - Alive In Athens (2000)
The howling winds blow
On this moonlit night Eyes locked in fear With a dark embrace The bitter cold winds Freeze the tears that fall Hands held in grace As we take the final step Obsessed with our love Here is our fate To need the final call On this special winter day A message to our elders They surely won't forget Our love must last forever In death we shall not part It seems like only yesterday Our lives together planned They say it's just a passing phase We're damned by our youth Why does no one understand What we have is real This is not your average love it's forever Last December Mother you have forced us here Last December Father now we'll disappear Last December One last step we fade away So we take the final step Heed the final call Together we are strong Divided we must fall Teenage suicide Our only way out Together we might live Divided we must fall Last December Mother you have forced us here Last December Father now we'll disappear Last December One last step we fade away |
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from Iced Earth - Alive In Athens (2000)
The howling winds blow
On this moonlit night Eyes locked in fear With a dark embrace The bitter cold winds Freeze the tears that fall Hands held in grace As we take the final step Obsessed with our love Here is our fate To need the final call On this special winter day A message to our elders They surely won't forget Our love must last forever In death we shall not part It seems like only yesterday Our lives together planned They say it's just a passing phase We're damned by our youth Why does no one understand What we have is real This is not your average love it's forever Last December Mother you have forced us here Last December Father now we'll disappear Last December One last step we fade away So we take the final step Heed the final call Together we are strong Divided we must fall Teenage suicide Our only way out Together we might live Divided we must fall Last December Mother you have forced us here Last December Father now we'll disappear Last December One last step we fade away |
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from Iced Earth - Alive In Athens (2000)
Make the sadness go away
Come back another day For years I've tried to teach But their eyes are empty Empty too I have become For them I must die A sad and troubled race An ungrateful troubled place I see the sadness in their eyes Melancholy in their cries Devoid of all the passion The human spirit cannot die Look at the pain around me This is what I cry for Look at the pain around me This is what I'll die for Make the sadness go away Come back another day The things I've said and done Don't matter to anyone But still, you push me to see Something, I can never be Why am I their shattered king? I don't mean anything I see the sadness in their eyes Melancholy in their cries Devoid of all the passion The human spirit cannot die Look at the pain around me This is what I cry for Look at the pain around me This is what I'll die for |
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from Iced Earth - Alive In Athens (2000)
Make the sadness go away
Come back another day For years I've tried to teach But their eyes are empty Empty too I have become For them I must die A sad and troubled race An ungrateful troubled place I see the sadness in their eyes Melancholy in their cries Devoid of all the passion The human spirit cannot die Look at the pain around me This is what I cry for Look at the pain around me This is what I'll die for Make the sadness go away Come back another day The things I've said and done Don't matter to anyone But still, you push me to see Something, I can never be Why am I their shattered king? I don't mean anything I see the sadness in their eyes Melancholy in their cries Devoid of all the passion The human spirit cannot die Look at the pain around me This is what I cry for Look at the pain around me This is what I'll die for |
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from Iced Earth - Alive In Athens (2000)
My only comfort is in death
My only solace, my dying breath For release, I have prayed Thrown past life, not afraid Life's a bitch, life's a whore Nothing less, nothing more There is nothing she would do for me I will end this suffering Chorus: Existence of one man Hatred with no end My madness, my sadness I am my own savior The voices are calling Out of this life, I'm falling There is one choice, that I see In raging flames, The Dark One awaits Existence of one man Hatred with no end My madness, my sadness I am my own savior |
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from Iced Earth - Alive In Athens (2000)
My only comfort is in death
My only solace, my dying breath For release, I have prayed Thrown past life, not afraid Life's a bitch, life's a whore Nothing less, nothing more There is nothing she would do for me I will end this suffering Chorus: Existence of one man Hatred with no end My madness, my sadness I am my own savior The voices are calling Out of this life, I'm falling There is one choice, that I see In raging flames, The Dark One awaits Existence of one man Hatred with no end My madness, my sadness I am my own savior |
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from Iced Earth - Alive In Athens (2000)
I can see clearly now, a painful vision indeed
An attack on hallowed ground, from high above Alien to us, the species known as man A serious threat, in the eyes of the Elder So heed my warning, before our own existence falls near extinct Our culture is lost in ancient mystery, covered in the sands of time A sacred few survive the massacre this night In secret they will meet a new society Ten thousand years from now, a child will be born I've seen the vision, the writing on the wall He'll walk the Earth, two thousand years or more Paving the way, for mankind's fall So there is hope you see, but we must act with great speed Assemble the chosen, the ones to lead, and morph them in the likeness of man Oppressed for centuries, await the prophecy The child will set us free, reclaim it rightfully We'll take their identity and live among them free All the while, plotting events that mold their history We'll build the perfect beast with the knowledge that they seek If it takes ten thousand years, we never will retreat Assassins we will be, through human history Jesus Christ to Kennedy, the Domino Decree Disciples of the Watch, prepare the coming curse If it takes ten thousand years, we never will retreat And so, our world is doomed, we'll lay claim again some day There is hope, in the birth of one, so many centuries away |
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from Iced Earth - Alive In Athens (2000)
I can see clearly now, a painful vision indeed
An attack on hallowed ground, from high above Alien to us, the species known as man A serious threat, in the eyes of the Elder So heed my warning, before our own existence falls near extinct Our culture is lost in ancient mystery, covered in the sands of time A sacred few survive the massacre this night In secret they will meet a new society Ten thousand years from now, a child will be born I've seen the vision, the writing on the wall He'll walk the Earth, two thousand years or more Paving the way, for mankind's fall So there is hope you see, but we must act with great speed Assemble the chosen, the ones to lead, and morph them in the likeness of man Oppressed for centuries, await the prophecy The child will set us free, reclaim it rightfully We'll take their identity and live among them free All the while, plotting events that mold their history We'll build the perfect beast with the knowledge that they seek If it takes ten thousand years, we never will retreat Assassins we will be, through human history Jesus Christ to Kennedy, the Domino Decree Disciples of the Watch, prepare the coming curse If it takes ten thousand years, we never will retreat And so, our world is doomed, we'll lay claim again some day There is hope, in the birth of one, so many centuries away |
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from Iced Earth - Alive In Athens (2000)
Cannons pound into the night
Angels soar into the sky The battle rages on Deliverance unholy one The seeds of hate fly tonight Good and evil light the sky Another vision from inside I know it's wrong I can't deny For seven years I have reigned In this damned and desolate hell Now I've lived the masters vengeance It saved me from myself We paint the sky with blood tonight Setting free the damned to fight The whore of Babylon is here The end of the storm is near Chorus: Pure evil Feel the pain from the jackals wrath Pure evil Dance in flames for the final quest Hear the ghost of violence Fear the God of detriment The land on earth is soaked with blood Hear the screams of the helpless ones Axes yield and daggers fly Ripping through all flesh in sight We paint the sky with blood tonight Setting free the damned to fight The whore of Babylon is here The end of the storm is near Repeat chorus |
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from Iced Earth - Alive In Athens (2000)
Cannons pound into the night
Angels soar into the sky The battle rages on Deliverance unholy one The seeds of hate fly tonight Good and evil light the sky Another vision from inside I know it's wrong I can't deny For seven years I have reigned In this damned and desolate hell Now I've lived the masters vengeance It saved me from myself We paint the sky with blood tonight Setting free the damned to fight The whore of Babylon is here The end of the storm is near Chorus: Pure evil Feel the pain from the jackals wrath Pure evil Dance in flames for the final quest Hear the ghost of violence Fear the God of detriment The land on earth is soaked with blood Hear the screams of the helpless ones Axes yield and daggers fly Ripping through all flesh in sight We paint the sky with blood tonight Setting free the damned to fight The whore of Babylon is here The end of the storm is near Repeat chorus |
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from Iced Earth - Alive In Athens (2000)
A twisted state of mind, torn between two worlds
One of which the new me hates and the one that's coming true The power is unleashed, they perish at my gaze But am I really in control or am I just a slave I called upon this god to deliver unto me To grant what I desire he brought me to my knees He turned his back on me and filled me with his lies Ask and I received damnation was the price I signed my name in blood, didn't read the fine print Now I'm just a puppet god for the devils own descent Bound and shackled here forever damned a slave Fallen bloody tears can't wash the pain away Chorus All at once it's clear to me Damnation and destiny A slave to darkness shall I be Damnation and destiny And so I must repent or will I be destroyed Will the one that lives in me release me from this lie And will the wrath of god have mercy on my soul Or humilate me, desecrate me, like his only son Repeat Chorus |
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from Iced Earth - Alive In Athens (2000)
A twisted state of mind, torn between two worlds
One of which the new me hates and the one that's coming true The power is unleashed, they perish at my gaze But am I really in control or am I just a slave I called upon this god to deliver unto me To grant what I desire he brought me to my knees He turned his back on me and filled me with his lies Ask and I received damnation was the price I signed my name in blood, didn't read the fine print Now I'm just a puppet god for the devils own descent Bound and shackled here forever damned a slave Fallen bloody tears can't wash the pain away Chorus All at once it's clear to me Damnation and destiny A slave to darkness shall I be Damnation and destiny And so I must repent or will I be destroyed Will the one that lives in me release me from this lie And will the wrath of god have mercy on my soul Or humilate me, desecrate me, like his only son Repeat Chorus |
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from Iced Earth - Alive In Athens (2000)
Listen not to ones who preach
Those who feel you're a freak Everything about you is wrong You must be sick, you don't belong Father said, worry not what they say Use your mind, your own free will In a time when everyone follows Ignorance can kill They only say what they want you to hear Half-truths have been twisted to conceal your fate In a world of spoon-fed emotion Intelligence can save Chorus: Stand alone Hear what I say Stand alone You will seize the day Son, say what you mean, don't be afraid Tell them how you feel, hear what I say Be true to yourself and true to your own Your spirit will crush the hearts of stone Stand alone Hear what I say Stand alone It's a leap of faith Stand alone Listen to what I say Stand alone You'll seize the day |
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from Iced Earth - Alive In Athens (2000)
As I travel through the astral plains
I see the break ahead as though the sky has burst in flames before the storm I dread lightning breaks across the sky blackish blue at night riders ride on dismal clouds I scream at heavens light Storming demons travel through the night the time is almost here I lay in a jacket of steel my scream no one hears I can feel the storm approaching the pain is its' reality the death I breathe is in the air I feel no more, no longer care The trumpets sound as I break free this vision I see just can't be me what is this that I have done why am I the chosen one Fight on, grab on stormrider stormrider Now the rider rides through the night the time is almost here as I lay wrapped in steel my scream no one hears Help me, through this hell inside my life's my own, it's my pride carry on my solid dream save me from this horrid scream Fight on, grab on stormrider stormrider |
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from Iced Earth - Alive In Athens (2000)
As I travel through the astral plains
I see the break ahead as though the sky has burst in flames before the storm I dread lightning breaks across the sky blackish blue at night riders ride on dismal clouds I scream at heavens light Storming demons travel through the night the time is almost here I lay in a jacket of steel my scream no one hears I can feel the storm approaching the pain is its' reality the death I breathe is in the air I feel no more, no longer care The trumpets sound as I break free this vision I see just can't be me what is this that I have done why am I the chosen one Fight on, grab on stormrider stormrider Now the rider rides through the night the time is almost here as I lay wrapped in steel my scream no one hears Help me, through this hell inside my life's my own, it's my pride carry on my solid dream save me from this horrid scream Fight on, grab on stormrider stormrider |
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from Iced Earth - Alive In Athens (2000)
I walk the Earth just as they planned
Baptized in fire for my ancient land The coming curse, your anti-Christ, I am the Watcher's eye I vindicate and cleanse the Earth of all mankind For many years, I've walked among you Through the folds of time and space Kingdoms fall, leaders die, as I see fit I devour souls of those that pose a threat I walk the Earth another day The wicked one that comes this way Savior to my own, devil to some Mankind falls, something wicked comes I bide my time planning your fate With bated breath, The Elder wait The coming curse, your anti-Christ, I am the Watcher's eye For your crimes on our kind you all will die I walk the Earth another day The wicked one that comes this way Savior to my own, devil to some Mankind falls, something wicked comes Forged in the sacred flames On the sixth day Of the sixth month In the sixth hour I am your anti-Christ, I will destroy mankind Born of the beast and flames I will devour, I will divide Hellfire rages in my eyes Blood will fall like rain this night The coming curse, the anti-Christ, I am the Watcher's eye I vindicate and cleanse the Earth of all mankind I walk the Earth another day The wicked one that comes this way Savior to my own, devil to some Mankind falls, something wicked comes |
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from Iced Earth - Alive In Athens (2000)
I walk the Earth just as they planned
Baptized in fire for my ancient land The coming curse, your anti-Christ, I am the Watcher's eye I vindicate and cleanse the Earth of all mankind For many years, I've walked among you Through the folds of time and space Kingdoms fall, leaders die, as I see fit I devour souls of those that pose a threat I walk the Earth another day The wicked one that comes this way Savior to my own, devil to some Mankind falls, something wicked comes I bide my time planning your fate With bated breath, The Elder wait The coming curse, your anti-Christ, I am the Watcher's eye For your crimes on our kind you all will die I walk the Earth another day The wicked one that comes this way Savior to my own, devil to some Mankind falls, something wicked comes Forged in the sacred flames On the sixth day Of the sixth month In the sixth hour I am your anti-Christ, I will destroy mankind Born of the beast and flames I will devour, I will divide Hellfire rages in my eyes Blood will fall like rain this night The coming curse, the anti-Christ, I am the Watcher's eye I vindicate and cleanse the Earth of all mankind I walk the Earth another day The wicked one that comes this way Savior to my own, devil to some Mankind falls, something wicked comes |
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from Iced Earth - Alive In Athens (2000)
A force of light, an angel
Sent through time to destroy Avenging the dark ones Descending angelic force Heaven sent the hunter Her mission to crucify Slay the hellspawn His offspring, demonic force Descending from Heaven The angel sworn to bring them down The hunter, the thunder The wrath of heavens comin' down She swore an oath, an allegiance Armageddon is in sight To be the thorn in the devil's back To make him weak, the final fight Descending from Heaven The angel sworn to bring him down The hunter, the thunder The wrath of heavens comin' down |
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from Iced Earth - Alive In Athens (2000)
A force of light, an angel
Sent through time to destroy Avenging the dark ones Descending angelic force Heaven sent the hunter Her mission to crucify Slay the hellspawn His offspring, demonic force Descending from Heaven The angel sworn to bring them down The hunter, the thunder The wrath of heavens comin' down She swore an oath, an allegiance Armageddon is in sight To be the thorn in the devil's back To make him weak, the final fight Descending from Heaven The angel sworn to bring him down The hunter, the thunder The wrath of heavens comin' down |
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from Iced Earth - Alive In Athens (2000)
Through the flames I watch
As you plead on your knees The reaper awaits The ride that you take Through the lake, lake of flames Will decide your fate Was all of it worth eternal pain The path you chose to live in vain The river Styx is calling your number The hot winds of Hell breathe your name Bridge: On the night that it came to me It was like nothing I'd ever seen A vision darker than death itself A violent cloud straight from the depths of hell And that's when I saw my destiny As it approached I was frozen still I couldn't move, couldn't scream for help Out of the darkness it reached for me And that's when it planted the evil seed And that's when I saw my destiny Chorus: Travel in Stygian The damned scream my name Travel in Stygian I can't repent it's too late Travel in Stygian Hot winds blow upon me Travel in Stygian No remorse it's too late Bridge The henchman awaits you Yes that's right, step aboard We have a very long journey You owe us You got what you wanted In your mortal life Now your soul is in our grasp It's time Riding on the hot winds of hell Traveling down in the ship of pain I chose this fate no turning back The river Styx has called for me |
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from Iced Earth - Alive In Athens (2000)
Through the flames I watch
As you plead on your knees The reaper awaits The ride that you take Through the lake, lake of flames Will decide your fate Was all of it worth eternal pain The path you chose to live in vain The river Styx is calling your number The hot winds of Hell breathe your name Bridge: On the night that it came to me It was like nothing I'd ever seen A vision darker than death itself A violent cloud straight from the depths of hell And that's when I saw my destiny As it approached I was frozen still I couldn't move, couldn't scream for help Out of the darkness it reached for me And that's when it planted the evil seed And that's when I saw my destiny Chorus: Travel in Stygian The damned scream my name Travel in Stygian I can't repent it's too late Travel in Stygian Hot winds blow upon me Travel in Stygian No remorse it's too late Bridge The henchman awaits you Yes that's right, step aboard We have a very long journey You owe us You got what you wanted In your mortal life Now your soul is in our grasp It's time Riding on the hot winds of hell Traveling down in the ship of pain I chose this fate no turning back The river Styx has called for me |
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from Iced Earth - Alive In Athens (2000)
Hear now this story of the man that should not be
A ghoul of blackened torment, sullen atrocity A kindred soul to the devils own, malignance personified Cast from his fire he molests the purest light Profane to humanity menaced by flesh and bone Screams of the unknown youth to him the sweetest tone Undying in his will to kill his bloodlust is profound For the blood of the lamb I've got to bring him down Chorus For all the young lives you have slain (Fear now you shall obtain) Vengeance is mine For every young one that has died (Your psychopathic genocide) Vengeance is mine I shall do what the law won't do, I can make the sacrifice In the name of these bodies which held such precious life Mine is not to ask forgiveness this deed I've proudly done Without god without the devil this time I have won Repeat Chorus |
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from Iced Earth - Alive In Athens (2000)
Hear now this story of the man that should not be
A ghoul of blackened torment, sullen atrocity A kindred soul to the devils own, malignance personified Cast from his fire he molests the purest light Profane to humanity menaced by flesh and bone Screams of the unknown youth to him the sweetest tone Undying in his will to kill his bloodlust is profound For the blood of the lamb I've got to bring him down Chorus For all the young lives you have slain (Fear now you shall obtain) Vengeance is mine For every young one that has died (Your psychopathic genocide) Vengeance is mine I shall do what the law won't do, I can make the sacrifice In the name of these bodies which held such precious life Mine is not to ask forgiveness this deed I've proudly done Without god without the devil this time I have won Repeat Chorus |
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from Iced Earth - Alive In Athens (2000)
Enter now the fiendish one
Twisted little man Vile wretch disgusting mess Perverted little man Born of hell and in disease Hate festers in his veins Demonic clown and shapeshifter Little man gone insane Enter now Enter now And violate I'll beat you with your spinal cord Split your skull in two I'll feast on your intestines There's nothing I can't do I'll rip your heart out of your chest Watch it beat as you cry I revel in your agony I violate and make you die Enter now Enter now And violate |
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