Arch Enemy
ALBUMS / SONGS / LYRICS
Symbolical and mystical Between life and death we're torn A constant struggle Like an apocrypha Nobody can be certain A thousand days, spent in hell The ultimate sacrifice Your voyage starts With a question mark But the distant future Will not tell Bury me an angel Set my black soul free!! Blackened chariots Bearing evil souls Ride the surface of burning holes Nocturnal... traveller You represent the ruined spirit Symbolical and mystical You shall be damned for all time
Weak and sick I crawl In the dust of past mistakes Leaving for the darkness Of tears and cold heartaches Suffer in this grief Of forever burning hate The ashes of my life By the torment you create On my knees... remembering The wasted years of dark insanity The rage increases fast As the memories eat me alive God, I wish this to end But I'm not prepared to die No more a human being Just a fool of anxiety Unable to escape The darkest insanity
Stumbling through This complex puzzle that is my life Thirsty for knowledge But drinking from poisoned fountains Flashbacks from my past God knows how long I'll last Images of you Leading my soul astray These four walls Are closing in, suffocating me My last wish is to Transcend from this dimension of boredom Wrap your arms around me Like a circle around the sun I loved you so Why couldn't you love me? EUREKA! - I found the secret of life!? EUREKA!
These gardens of angst In which I stand Lost and confused Hungry for more Eager to cross This river of tears Safe in this void In which I live Free from despair Weaving a web Surrounding my soul Imprisoned distress In a world of dying angels Trespassers on unknown domains Traumatic defeat This time I'll burn For one thousand years Bearing the truth Deep down inside It dies with me Taste the pure salt Of misery Hell's ecstasy Feel destiny Breathe in your neck Cut you so deep Twisting my mind Living in sin Dying within Wicked and mean Sinister eyes Staring at me
Behold the apocalypse The end is closing in Did you ever really doubt That we would pay for our sins... The heavens will burn No one can save us now Everything we once loved Shall perish in flames... Armageddon coming on A black dawn slowly rising The heat will slowly consume you Like a moth around a flame Out of this silent planet A single sign of life appears A man made machine Carrying an embryo of human life...
Trapped in a downward spiral of pain Horrific memories, your life flashing by There is no life left for you to live You've had your share and more Act of transfusion - blood child! Transmigrate into the future or the past Eternal damnation awaits you my love In the kingdom of the sick and the rotting dead You will suffer excruciating pain You shall now reap the twisted fruit Of what you once sowed Transparent - revealing the lies Transmutation - What you have become Act of transfusion - blood child! Transmigrate into the future or the past Transmigration macabre
On the fields of desolation We are all alone Crying in each others arms In fear of the unknown Feelings of uncertainty We are all doomed To live in solitude And never ending gloom On the fields of desolation Eternal life or termination Why don't you cover me I need your sanctuary This sea I'm drowning in Might be where the end begins In times of grief and sadness We're searching for the light Seek for a place of safety Seek for a place to hide God turned his back on man In divine resignation Torn between two believes Eternal life or termination? As we drown in darkness Weak and depraved On our final journey Too late to be saved We've gone through places Where the cold wind blows Is this the end of it all I don't know, I don't know
As I walk alone Paralysed and frozen Weakened by the fact It is the life that I have chosen This is life that I believed in Sentences me without mercy Staring down the depths Of the mind once again Regret this way of living Retrospectives in the end Losing faith in heaven Now conform to hell Blindfolds of romance This pain I can not bear
Beware the beast of man For he's the devils pawn Alone among god's primates He kills for sport, lust or greed The sacred scrolls... The truth unfolds... Shun him - or become like him Shun him - the beast of man Let him not breed in great numbers For he will make a dessert of his home and yours Shun him - drive him back into his jungle lair For he is the harbinger of death
Into the night - the darkest corner of my mind Sink into my inner self, an erotic fantasy A spiralling vortex - an instant alter ego fix Here I am the ruler of all, in this kingdom of sin (Floating in a dreamlike state I am the emperor of a paralell universe) Sinister mephisto - ride the sky Sinister mephisto - the ultimate high What I can't have in actuality I feast upon in my "reality" An extravaganza of forbidden pleasures No sexual wish dark enough, to suppress I am no longer a mortal man As master of the ceremony - divine perversion I hereby declare the orgy to begin Ravage yoru luscious virgin flesh (how I love it) My cup runneth over - drink my distilled insanity
Like insects of the night, we are drawn into the light Feeding off the starglow energy - controlling our fate Bloodsucker selling hope to the hopeless Newborn messiah or the devil incarnate? Surrounded by a field of lost souls These feeble minds - so easy to control Salvation Damnation It's all the same to you But does anyone really know What the future holds in store A day will come When the sun will rise again Rays of black will shine And together as one, We will walk in the dark of the sun Say a prayer for the unborn child in the womb The children are the heirs of this dogmatic chaos Is there a future in this claustrophobic tomb? We can only rely upon ourselves, to save us We are the resistance, our last line of defense Prepared to fight for our promised land Rebels at heart, they will hunt us to the ends of the earth The chase is on - forever going on and on
Anxiety prevails in the end On deathrow awaiting my fate Sacrificed upon the altars of justice Part of the ritual of ultimate fear Determined men prepare to slay Executioners axe draws near On my way to depart from life Lost all sense, all the gallows I will die! Let the killing begin Let the end your life of sin Feel the torment within As the beauty of death sets in Counting the days, the sleepless nights Wide awake in a state of lunacy Voices echo inside my head Haunting memories, punishing me Through a tunnel of madness These endless catacombs Left to die in a pit of confusion Swept away by a wave of illusion
Across the lake of fire Through the desserts of decay The flames are burning higher In this land of death you're easy prey Black Earth Save - Our - Souls Looking back in anger At the twentieth century Tormented we surrender In artificial serenity Twisted, torn and burnt Violation of the crust Man got what man deserved Turned the future into dust A millenary failure The dark age has returned Waiting for a miracle To save the common herd "In a century of darkness The horror spreads within - As our planet stops to turn All hope is lost for man"
Hideous crimes, atrocities The slaughter of millions - beyond belief Those were dark times, so different from now The law of evil ruled our fatherland I was but a pawn in their game Why should I feel any guilt? Still when I close, close my eyes The words unfold, it all comes back I can't defy it, can't deny it I know it ot be true In my sleep - they come to haunt me They know it to be true Tears of the dead We are all on the turning wheel of fate A young man, standing proud in uniform I never stopped to hesitate Until it was far to late My hands are soiled, covered in blood Stains that never wash away Their hollow eyes... Confronting me - Judging me Now an old man, at the end of my days Contemplating - My life of sin Living is never simple - the rosad is hard I had no say - just a puppet in a sick play
Divine queen of evil Sowing her seeds of hate Mistress of pain Diva satanica - Master of temptation Medusa... abuser... both beast and beauty Seducer... she'll use you... bring you to your knees Blinded by her infinite beauty you are lured into the temple The smell of incense burning this carnal pleasure yearning Bride of satan Transgress the rules of this world Too late you realize this love is ripping you apart Medusa... abuser... both beast and beauty Seducer... she'll use you... as fodder for her dreams Drinking the blood Eating the flesh She's getting high on you Watching you die gives her a thrill ...There is always more blood to spill...
Set me free, let me out of here From these chains to which I am bound Time was always on your side While my final hours slipped away Frustration in their minds The hatred in their eyes A new breed will now rise Damnation's way: Losing my grip on reality Outside this cage I am struck by paranoia A paradox to all life's mysteries A never ending trail to follow: I am the sinner upon damnation's way Always deprived of hope, never to see the break of dawn My life I lived in the shadow of you The other side now greets me with open arms
Standing at the bridge of destiny So long since I tasted fear Lurking in the darkest holes Awaiting my minds weakest moment Old words from an old world Against the laws of nature They say the truth is overrated Wall of anger corrupts my thought Standing at the bridge of destiny Show me a sign On the verge of losing my sanity Free my soul My inner demons torture me Flapping their wings in my face Damn you! You twisted illusion I am no longer afraid See through their liquid souls Evil eyes that will hypnotize You can no longer hurt me I am my own worst enemy Unleash the trapped souls of the dead Spirits since long forgotten Guardians fo the lost faith Destined for glory? Watch them all turn into sand And the wind blow them away Wisdom pours into my soul ...endlessly...
This liquid vision of euphoria Living a life on borrowed time Paying the price of immortality Desperately avoiding our fate Lead me through the halls of tortured souls Alone, forlorn... human dignity dethroned Forevermore - A life never ending Time stands still as the immortals keep on breeding The future is locked within us All we need is the key Crying at the fountain of youth Eternal life is killing me Triumphant in chariots they ride On this arena of the undead Anoher lap of honour for the... Vacant galleries Lead me through the halls of tortured souls Alone, forlorn... human dignity dethroned Forevermore - A life never ending Time stands still as the immortals keep on breeding
Spiritual Isolation - The ultimate frustration Scratch the surface, tuurn another page The ugly truth or another pretty lie You deceived me, I believed you Why did everything go... So wrong... For so long... So the truth comes out at last I'm dead inside (I'm burning up) A hollow shell (My private hell) In my own misery You leave me to dwell Then we were young and strong Now everything is wrong Did you want me, did you need me Could you not say you believed me? Everything we had is gone... Like an old forgotten song The deceiver and believer Now everything is... So wrong... for so long.
From the womb, to the tomb An eternal struggle for the holy truth We are not the first, nor shall we be the last We shall be followed by thousands more Study the scriptures - Intensify the faith The works of men much greater than you or I From the cradle to the grave Thousands of immortal souls just waiting to be saved! Pilgrim man - What are you searching for? Believe the tales when everything else fails Pilgrim man - Deep in your heart you know Your faith is already bought and sold All my life I served the cross Always believing my God was a just one I maimed for you - I killed for you But looking back at my life I just don't know anymore...
Fly with me on a starlit sky I'll set you free... Yes, it can be A dream unchased is a life at waste Never let them conquer your pride Our love is warm here Like the image of a distant sun This star will always shine And never, ever fade away Fly on... Silverwing Fly with me... Stay free... Silverwing Seeking truths in spirit skies Which one of you will guide me tonight? The milky way tastes sour, Has heaven lost its power? So let us set sail on this sea of dreams The moon gets lost in the morning sun Just let the spinning wheel spin And let your life begin
The human blood is far too thin The life in it much too fragile DNA code twisted into form An ancient dream will now be reborn Demonic! Science! A high price for a passion so intense Demonic! Science! This world no longer makes any sense Save the best - strip away the rest Every weakness, every bleakness will be erased New flesh for a new world! Men in white clothes performing the ultimate test This is the era - this is the time A new dawn arrives...
The shape of all my doubts... My fear Come closer... Trust me Here I stand in the falling rain There is no joy inside these tears I see the world through a twisted and bitter stare To be where I have been... to see what I have seen Is it a dream? Or can I believe... The memories will haunt me for evermore The shape of all my doubts... My fear Come closer... I trusted you I am not the man you used to know I am different... Everything is different now When you left me, you planted a seed of hate in me Nothing is stronger... Stronger than this
Angelclaw - A queen of the night She reigns from her throne of stone Bringer of evil, a destroyer of souls Do what thou wilt, lust is her excuse She'll use you up, suck you dry This beautiful creature makes you high Try to break the spell that is cast Bu she knows you all to well Angelclaw... Effigy of a God long forgotten A sickening ritual She raises the chalice of blood The hunt starts again...
So now the bridges are burnt A lesson learned? Promises broken Tender lies softly spoken Changes in you Changes in me Maybe it was never meant to be It wasn't you It wasn't me We were far too close to see
Divine queen of evil Sowing her seeds of hate Mistress of pain Diva satanica - Master of temptation Medusa... abuser... both beast and beauty Seducer... she'll use you... bring you to your knees Blinded by her infinite beauty you are lured into the temple The smell of incense burning this carnal pleasure yearning Bride of satan Transgress the rules of this world Too late you realize this love is ripping you apart Medusa... abuser... both beast and beauty Seducer... she'll use you... as fodder for her dreams Drinking the blood Eating the flesh She's getting high on you Watching you die gives her a thrill ...There is always more blood to spill...
I won't live to see tomorrow There won't be another breath None of them will ever sorrow Those who sentenced me to death I've been waiting here for ages For the hangman to appear Soon the priest will read some pages From the Bible for my fear I see a place an evil place Comin' my way What can I do where can I run I'm gonna die anyway Things are getting clearer This is the price I have to pay I feel like screaming out my anger There is so much left here to do When it happened I was younger And my destiny was you I see a place an evil place... What can I do About leaving you We were only halfway through What can I say There was no other way They wouldn't let me stay
On the fields of desolation We are all alone Crying in each others arms In fear of the unknown Feelings of uncertainty We are all doomed To live in solitude And never ending gloom On the fields of desolation Eternal life or termination Why don't you cover me I need your sanctuary This sea I'm drowning in Might be where the end begins In times of grief and sadness We're searching for the light Seek for a place of safety Seek for a place to hide God turned his back on man In divine resignation Torn between two believes Eternal life or termination? As we drown in darkness Weak and depraved On our final journey Too late to be saved We've gone through places Where the cold wind blows Is this the end of it all I don't know, I don't know
Dark thoughts rise up Deep in your mind The killing of hope The end has begun The locked psycho-door breaks down The beast breathes freedom and fire Blows bloody thoughts into your mind Demons whisper: "COMMIT SUICIDE!" Weak is your body, Helpless your soul, The beast destroyed your will Left nothing but an empty shell Self-destruction leads its way Your weapons turn against yourself Cutting through, killing you A downward spiral, the shadowbeast has won The shadowbeast calls A vulture of life Your worst enemy dwells From within
Dark shadows from above Ravens fly, obliterate the sun "It's a sign of the devil. He will come for his servant tonight" These are dark times Suspicious minds breed like rats Guardians of corrupt morality Spread their filthy lies Am I to burn I have not sinned! Burnt at the stake. Innocent blood that can never be washed clean The flames of ignorance Grow higher and higher Licking my flesh - burning my soul The raven laughing in the moon These are dark times Suspicious minds breed like rats. Guardians of corrupt morality Spread their filthy lies again...
You can't kill me. I am living inside you. I am a part of your existence Twisted thoughts in a twisted mind Provoking you Black is my heart - dark is my soul My hatred I can not control Evil seed growing stronger Your freewill... Dying! Inside you - heart of darkness A part of you - heart of darkness To deny me, is to deny yourself. The illusion is dissolved You are no longer in control The facade crumbles - the transition is complete ...The transition is complete I come to you in the night I am your dark subconscience I keep you awake, knowing I am the heart of darkness
I am hunting for your soul It dwells within your heart I lacerate the pounding flesh Your spirits shall be mine So rise my spirit rise! Revel in this dead mans' body Grip his soul, sip the blood Life is death A holy carnage Ravenous I will be your god Carnivorous Jesus I need your flesh Ritual slaughter Fill up the chalice With the essence of your life Liquid strengths Trapped in your veins I crave your blood You must die!
Meet your maker Rising from the ashes Like a phoenix to the sky So intense, so glorious... Uncontrollable desire For our souls The great lawgiver So high and mighty The immaculate deception A taker of life With unbridled aggression Striking down on the disbelievers Savage - Messiah Take us higher Savage - Messiah Take us now! Blessed in blood We are reborn in hate Thousands of spirits cry So intense, so glorious... Uncontrollable desire For our souls The great Messiah So high and mighty
I leave the anguish behind Scars are healing - I am set free The chains of guilt are in the past They no longer have a hold on me Dead bury their dead I walk through Elysian Fields The light is shining on me Time marches on...
Weaving a web - of lies and deceit It's a dangerous game - we play All this time - the pain eating us away All this time - the memories refuse to fade A rotting shell of dying trust We share this hell at any cost Phases and stages Circles and cycles And empty charade This pointless masquerade A dangerous game A dangerous game - we play Web of lies I can see it in your eyes Web of lies You can see it in my eyes It will never be the same We have gone too far this time Our temple of false dreams Comes crashing down... A rotting shell of dying trust We shared this hell at any cost
Step inside the circle of fire Flames of desire enlighten the night Follow your instinct Burn and writhe in ecstasy Love will turn to hate Heat will turn to ice There is nothing in between The first deadly sin Ancient taboo takes control The demon eve possesses your soul Riding high above the flames You will step into hell Dwell in passionate evil Forbidden fruits of lust Embrace and kiss the face of death It's your first deadly sin
Sands of time Running through my fingers My life slipping away And I feel nothing Swallow the tears Eat the pain - It's worth the degradation - Eat the pain Behind the smile / I feel nothing I reach out to touch, but I'm not really there This reflection in the mirror Can't reality be me I see no connection With who I wanted to be Drink another glass Swallow these pills At the end of the rainbow You take the bitter The bitter with the sweet When love dies The angels cry Here I am Alone... Alone in a crowd
At the mercy of our conscience Confined within our fate Never really questioned why We are refugees in a dying world To become a part of the end Are we the ones, the ones to blame? We are mortals of shadows and dust The sun sets on our sinking ship of fools On our journey into oblivion We ask ourselves again and again Now will we be remembered Shadows... And dust...
I am forced to creep down the path Of my sad and senseless life Darkness surrounds me At the end of the tunnel there is no light A blackened void, nothingness Lament of a mortal soul Who am I? Only dust in the blowing wind Am I dying? My name dies slowly Echoes into eternal oblivion Replaced by others, castly forgotten I hate my empty existence [1st Lead - Christopher] [2nd Lead - Michael] Lament of a mortal soul Who am I? Only dust in the blowing wind ...I am dying!
Look out, here's Starbreaker Cruisin' into town Set his mind to stealin' Every little heart around Step out on the sidewalks If you're feeling game He comes but once a lifetime Never seen again Starbreaker Glides in from the sky Starbreaker Takes you up so high Paradise is waiting For the chosen few Let's hope maybe this time He picks me and you Star voyage to a new world Light-year miles away Cross your fingers, here he is, Take us now this day Starbreaker Glides in from the sky Starbreaker Takes you up so high Starbreaker, take my hand Starbreaker, understand Starbreaker, you're the one Starbreaker, lead us on, and on Look out, here's Starbreaker Cruisin' into town Set his mind to stealin' Every little heart around Step out on the sidewalks If you're feeling game He comes but once a lifetime Never ever seen again Starbreaker Glides in from the sky Starbreaker Takes you up so high
There goes the siren that warns of the air raid Then comes the sound of the guns sending flak Out for the scramble we've got to get airborne Got to get up for the coming attack. Jump in the cockpit and start up the engines Remove all the wheel blocks theres no time to waste Gathering speed as we head down the runway Gotta get airborne before its too late. Running, scrambling, flying Rolling, turning, diving, going in again Run, live to fly, fly to live, do or die Run, live to fly, fly to live. aces high. Move in to fire at the mainstream of bombers Let off a sharp burst and then turn away Roll over, spin round and come in behind them Move to their blindsides and firing again. Bandits at 8 o'clock move in behind us Ten me-109s out of the sun Ascending and turning our spitfires to face them Heading straight for them I press down my guns Rolling, turning, diving Rolling, turning, diving, going in again Run, live to fly, fly to live, do or die Run, live to fly, fly to live, aces high.
I won't live to see tomorrow There won't be another breath None of them will ever sorrow Those who sentenced me to death I've been waiting here for ages For the hangman to appear Soon the priest will read some pages From the Bible for my fear I see a place an evil place Comin' my way What can I do where can I run I'm gonna die anyway Things are getting clearer This is the price I have to pay I feel like screaming out my anger There is so much left here to do When it happened I was younger And my destiny was you I see a place an evil place... What can I do About leaving you We were only halfway through What can I say There was no other way They wouldn't let me stay
Divine queen of evil Sowing her seeds of hate Mistress of pain Diva Satanica - Master of temptation Medusa... abuser... both beast and beauty Seducer... she'll use you... bring you to your knees Blinded by her infinite beauty you are lured into the temple The smell of incense burning this carnal pleasure yearning Bride of Satan Transgress the rules of this world Too late you realize this love is ripping you apart Medusa... abuser... both beast and beauty Seducer... she'll use you... as fodder for her dreams Drinking the blood Eating the flesh She's getting high on you Watching you die gives her a thrill ...There is always more blood to spill...
On the fields of desolation We are all alone Crying in each others arms In fear of the unknown Feelings of uncertainty We are all doomed To live in solitude And never ending gloom On the fields of desolation Eternal life or termination Why don't you cover me I need your sanctuary This sea I'm drowning in Might be where the end begins In times of grief and sadness We're searching for the light Seek for a place of safety Seek for a place to hide God turned his back on man In divine resignation Torn between two believes Eternal life or termination? As we drown in darkness Weak and depraved On our final journey Too late to be saved We've gone through places Where the cold wind blows Is this the end of it all I don't know, I don't know
Set me free, let me out of here From these chains to which I am bound Time was always on your side While my final hours slipped away Frustration in their minds The hatred in their eyes A new breed will now rise Damnation's way Losing my grip on reality Outside this cage I am struck by paranoia A paradox to all life's mysteries A never ending trail to follow: I am the sinner upon damnation's way Always deprived of hope, never to see the break of dawn My life I lived in the shadow of you The other side now greets me with open arms
This is killing us Fighting the truth a losing battle We believe in nothing Just hatred for each other Tragic sinister serenade Twisted melody shatters reality Dying hopes for a better day Fragile dreams that break away No more, no more This pain must end We have chosen to suffer Believe in nothing but... Hatred is a vicious circle Betrayal is at hand Paralysed souls bleeding Begging for salvation Deeper and deeper the wounds we cut The truth burning our flesh Silent war to set us free Stigmata of a tragedy No more, no more This pain must end We have chosen to suffer Feeling nothing but hate It's eating us up from the inside Taking our feelings away
Tear down the walls Wake up the world Ignorance is not bliss So fed up with second best Our time is here and now I am the enemy I am the antidote Watch me closely I will stand up - now We will rise Rise above Stereotype Fools Playing the game Nothing unique They all look the same In this sea of mediocrity I can be anything Anything I want to be We will rise
Giving our blood To the doomsday machine Fighting for ravaged land A worthless gain Marching on a dead end road A violent new disorder Feeding off mistrust Forgot what we were fighting for A worthless aim A victory stinking of despair Dead eyes See no future Falling from grace We are coming home Battalions of hate Seeking shelter in hell Bloodstained memories Will we ever be forgiven Our twisted fate Time will tell
The more I see - the less I believe The more I hear - the less I care This world we've created, has left me cold This world is sedated, dying in it's sleep I feel nothing Seen it written on a thousand faces The simple truth we fear Seen it happen in a thousand places Instinct brought us here The more I see - the less I believe The more I hear - the less I care We used to be the chosen ones Second to none Look at what we've become A pathetic excuse for life I feel nothing I can feel nothing Nothing at all Except for the pain That hits me again
Crawling in the slime Dirt infested minds Always second best, leader of the rats Spreading their disease Hiding behind trivial cynicism Venomous tongues spitting forth lies So quick to criticize the life of others Who are you to judge us On a higher plain Our art lives on forever You are the scum beneath us Fighting your pathetic battle Anonymous animosity Dirt infested minds You hide behind trivial cynicism Venomous tongues spitting forth lies So quick to criticize the life of others Who are you to judge us Laughing right into your face As we watch your infantile behaviour Love us or hate us - we don't care We never aimed to please you Anonymous animosity Dirt infested minds Anonymous animosity Spreading their disease Always second best Leader Of The Rats Spreading their disease
Living in the shadows Crawling in the dark Another face - you will never see Another voice - you will never hear Erase my mortal shell To feed my dying soul Morbid glory shines on me I will leave my mark You will know When I go You will see Exist to exit Suicide - Escape oblivion Kiss the blade of sharp, cold steel The perfect day for my final exit Hold your breath when I die Art, action, reincarnation Evolution through ritual death Reborn as an infamous legend Forever immortal, post-mortem fame
I spit in your face, preacers and leaders Spewing false dogma to their believers A nation of wolves haunting the sheep Their fangs in your flesh So painful and deep Despise your heroes Living a lie Despicable heroes Fooling the blind (Open your mind) Puppets on strings, face on the ground Nothing more than a shallow farce Consume the young, thoughtless ones Eat their brain, leave them blind And then destroy I spit in the face of your preachers and leaders Spewing false dogma to their believers A nation of fools, nothing but sheep Their fangs in your flesh, so painful and deep.
Welcome to the circus Leave your brain outside Sit back - relax As we feed you lies Spoon fed stimulation Glittering fashion fascination You are lost in the game Media corruption You'll be amused By the things we do to you But in the bitter end The clown is you End of the line You sold your soul For a better life You are better off dead You had one life You had one shot You blew it And you knew it The rot sets in No self control At the end of the line You play the fool
This is the age of dehumanization Perverted creation Damned, misled children You never stood a chance Resurrection a dead messiah For a paralysed race Damned, misled children You never stood a chance Infected Neglected The new breed of a generation to come Rejected Illfated The new breed - a generation to kill Sowing the seed of suffering Upon these fertile hearts Damned, misled children You never stood a chance Chosen to be slaughtered By the masters of manipulation Damned, misled children You never stood a chance Infected Neglected The new breed of a generation to come Rejected Illfated The new breed Parasites A generation to kill
Born with eyes But they are not to see Living on your knees Choking on your spiritual agony Follow the traces of blood Throughout the past centuries You choose not to see Bow down and worship me at the altar of shame You strive for perfection But you don't have the tools Human weakness embodied Fodder for fools Feeding the fear of life itself Over and over again And choose not to see Bow down and worship me at the altar of shame So you're the saint and I'm the sinner? You will never understand You're the saint and I'm the sinner No - you will never understand Born with eyes But they are not to see Living on your knees Choking on your spiritual agony Follow the traces of blood Throughout the past centuries You choose not to see Bow down and worship me at the altar of shame So you're the saint and I'm the sinner? You will never understand You're the saint and I'm the sinner No - you will never understand So you're the saint and I'm the sinner? You will never understand You're the saint and I'm the sinner No - you will never understand
Processed, diluted Virtually unrecognizable I was lost there - No direction A scattered void No more It's over I'm on to you Your evil game The tables have turned I am taking back my soul Tranquilized, Scrutinized Hate injected mind As if internal wounds Wouldn't bleed, Wouldn't hurt me I see through your lies Taking back what's mine
We walk this Earth With fire in our hands Eye for an eye We are Nemesis We are with you Countless vicious souls Fight! - Fighting for freedom United we stand We are legion Voice of anarchy This is revolution Creating new disorder We are enemy Opponent of the system Crushing hypocrisy Slaying the philistine One for all - All for one We are strong - We are one Nemesis A malicious fever burns In our hearts, In our veins Your blood, My blood All blood runs the same
Sudden implosion of silenced emotions Buried beneath a scarred heart for too long Delusions of hope fading away Dying like leaves on frozen soil My apocalypse is near I can feel the end... Coming here Neglecting existence, repulse and repent An endless journey into the morbid Whispering voices distorting all senses Buried beneath a scarred heart for too long My apocalypse is near I can feel the end... Coming here My apocalypse is near I can feel the end... Coming here The bitter taste of a dying dream Shine the light on our shadows and illusions My apocalypse is near I can feel the end... Coming here My apocalypse is near I can feel the end... Coming here
We walk through the ages The world on our shoulders A burden we carry To the dark end of our days A thousand eyes watching Every step we are taking Waiting to see us Struggle and fall And when we are beaten The cross holds us down I hear them laughing And walking away Carry the cross And suffer the loss Hear my confession Forever damnation Reincarnation Bleeding forever Recover in pain Pain gives me strength Pick up the cross And carry it on Over and over The wheel turns again And when we are beaten The cross holds us down I hear them laughing And walking away Carry the cross And suffer the loss Hear my confession Forever damnation
I am after you A shadow on the hunt Don't turn around I am right behind you I will get to you And take you down Tear your insides out Crush your soul I am out for blood Out for your blood I am harder than steel Break your will Waiting all my life To kill I will get to you And take you down Tear your insides out Crush your soul I am out for blood Out for your blood I can smell your flesh I can taste your sweat I can sense your fear I am right here
On a journey ill My mind floats astray Over withered fields I cross the river This shortness of breath Between birth and grave Fading in the distance I am nothing Watch the skeleton dance Dancing on my grave My frozen hour of death Here I am alone Casting my own shadows Traversing the mundane Desperate cry Boundless darkness A voiceless fear Unheard, Unseen It is coming near Watch the skeleton dance Dancing on my grave My frozen hour of death Watch the skeleton dance Here I am - Alone... Had I not known That I was dead I would have mourned My loss of life Loss of life... Between birth and grave Here I am alone
The human race Like a chromatic stain Lost in concrete fields Hybrids of steel Mechanic god creation Enter annihilation We are rendered obsolete Just a relic at their feet Not cold enough - Too human The doomsday machine Created by man Like a black dawn rising To conquer - Conquer and destroy Mechanic god creation Enter annihilation Climbing the walls The walls are too high They swallow the Sun Ebony sky We are rendered obsolete Just a relic at their feet Not cold enough - Too human
Flying high on blackened wings Vengeance in my eyes Colder than steel, instantly real A new power flows in me Reaching out for something Knowing that it's there - Somewhere All I had was All I gave Was it not enough? You took You take Never giving anything back Bridges that I thought I crossed Got to cross them all again These paths that lead to nowhere Mocked me all my life Make a change Break the chain Make a change End this game Vengeance in my eyes A new power flows in me
Monuments of dying dreams As far away as Eden These hours standing still Finding comfort in a distant past Slaves of yesterday You are blind Blind to the sunrise A roaming spirit, Forever lost Among the living Walking down the fatal road Cursed to be left behind Slaves of yesterday You are blind Blind to the sunrise
You were born your brother´s keeper Why can I see blood on your hands? How became your brother´s slayer Embrace again in death At the end of all this hatred lies even deeper hate Their darkness has defeated you Your lifeline running backwards Remember Sins Of Our Fathers A Requiem For The Countless Dead Blood is on your hands The wages of sin Future´s eyes closing now Soul eclipse taking place Laments rise , tears of the dead From the other side of the grave You were born your brothers keeper Why can I see blood on your hands? Their darkness has defeated you Your lifeline running backwards
Fearless on my final quest Find truth beyond the flesh Fleeting past my dreams of unfulfilled desire My strength unwavering My journey just beginning A desperate race through the corridors of hell Chaos emerges – Surrender I will not The Last Enemy Is Falling Here I am – To Conquer Death Itself The Last Enemy Is Falling Here I stand – To Conquer Death Itself Funeral silence beneath the burning cross My immortal soul sleeps with the wolves tonight Shin and bones that rot, my blood runs dry See me die to rise with the gods again Defy… Decay Arise again Chaos emerges Surrender I will not
I don’t know I cannot see Who we are now How we used to be Is it you? Or is it we? Look in the mirror We are a fading memory Where are we? We got lost In the cold I will live again you’ll see – tomorrow’s not scaring me Far away from yesterday – just take this pain away Fatal chaos Hurtful lies A broken dream Is all we left behind Is it you? Or is it we? Look in the mirror Just a fading memory
Who is your god – is he not mine? Who is your devil – are we the same? What makes you worse What makes me better Never to trust again – how long have I got? In this darkened maze They keep me away – they scream at night Screams at night Who is your master In this shallow grave? Born to die for a lie I have no soul – I have no pride Genocide Where is justice in this hell? Where is liberty – I paid the price My life blood runs dry Slowly drained from me
Since the day that you were born the wheels are in motion Turning even faster � play your part in the big machine The stage is set, the road is chosen Your fate preordained We are watching you � every step of the way Never too late to stand your ground � revolution begins In you � in me � Revolution! Once lost � lost in their game Mental chains breaking now Set yourself free Who are they to tell you what to do? The stage is not set, the road is not chosen You fate not preordained They are losing control � every step of the way This is revolution!
The end is near. Panic is closing in. Sick with fear they run Watch freedom’s fall. What have we become? Cannon foder Reign of terror. Enslave the nations – devastation! This is war – Pull the trigger. One nation under their control Rise – The Tyrants rise! The enemy inside – The tyrants rise The end is here – Feel it closing in Blood runs red Watch in horror – Our lives destroyed We failed The final holocaust Enslave the nations – annihilation! This is war – Pull the trigger. One nation out of control War, pain suffering The price we pay to stay alive Blood, fire, death His Glory come, his kingdom rise This world will burn!
A precious child with innocent mind Born to suffer, in this life or for another So hopeless and relentless falls this remorseless day The dark remains of a violent world They day you died my tears ran dry I feel you, I hear you echo in my soul I failed you, I miss you so The day you died echoes in my soul This world´s on fire and turned its back on us A lost horizon left behind So hopeless and relentless falls this remorseless day The dark reality of a hostile world
This earth speaks of darkness To come in the blood of man The air breathing poison All waters running black Until the sun rises and set on death The sky burns red like sheer hate The light in our eyes will fade To join the darkness of our souls The earth is losing its light Night falls fast Watch the dying sun We are lost No angel dares to land In this hell of mankind’s making Buried all beauty in our foulness Nature begins to shine its fury Until the sun rises and sets on death The sky burns red like sheer hate Night falls fast upon mankind Pray for the dead The sky burns red Like sheer hate
A greater darkness, my mind’s possessed Disillusioned, numb emptiness (No hope) I feel a paralyzing fear (No salvation) faking control Their coldness hurt me beyond belief DOMINUS BEO SPIRITUS Will I burn? Will I be free? The great darkness consumed my soul DIABOLUS LIBERO SPIRITUS Blind my eyes, I hate the light Despair, frustration, regret Fighting – fighting for what? Lies, your lies – I feel dead inside My pain is all I leave behind A shadow – the only light I followed Transparent I am – like a ghost A far cry from whom I wanted to be I never found my place, my place nor peace
Breathing life into these mares where enemies turn into flesh This is the abyss I fear the most – I feel their eyes staring at me Waiting with carnivorous patience, their memory timeless For all they know I must succumb sometime… A solemn cry rises to the sky as heavy wings blacken out The morning sun with infinite darkness. Am I dreaming or am I dead? In search for my heart – Lost in this hell The vultures are soaring above – Tearing me apart Screaming Voices in my head. A sudden pain then deadly silence Devouring the remains of my heart – I can feel it dying Picking at the bones of my soul Left me dead inside The more I gave the more they took Left me dead inside
Beware the beast of man For he's the devil's pawn Alone among god's primates He kills for sport, lust or greed The sacred scrolls... The truth unfolds... Shun him - or become like him Shun him - the beast of man Let him not breed in great numbers For he will make a dessert of his home and yours Shun him - drive him back into his jungle lair For he is the harbinger of death
This liquid vision of euphoria Living a life on borrowed time Paying the price of immortality Desperately avoiding our fate Lead me through the halls of tortured souls Alone, forlorn, human dignity dethroned Forevermore - a life never ending Time stand still as the immortals keeps on breeding... The is locked within us All we need is the key Crying at the fountains of youth Eternal life is killing me Triumphant in chariots they ride On this arena of the un-dead Another lap of honour for the vacant galleries Lead me through the halls of tortured souls Alone, forlorn, human dignity dethroned Forevermore - a life never ending Time stands still as the immortals keep on breeding
Divine queen of evil Sowing her seeds of hate Mistress of pain Diva Satanica-Master Of Temptation Medusa... Abuser... Both beast and beauty Seducer... She'll use you... Bring you to your knees Blinded by her infinite beauty You are lured into the temple The smell of incense burning This carnal pleasure yearning Bride Of Satan Transgress the rules of this world Too Late you realize This is ripping you apart Medusa... Abuser... Both beast and beauty Seducer... She'll use you... As fodder for her dreams Drinking the blood,eating the flesh She's getting high on you Watching you die gives her a thrill ...The is always more blood to spill.
The human blood is far too thin The life in if much too fragile DNA code twisted into form An ancient dream will now be reborn Demonic! Science! A high price for a passion so intense Demonic! Science! This world no longer makes any sense Save the best-trip away the rest Every weakness,every bleakness will be erased New flesh for a new world Men in white clothes performing the ultimate test Demonic! Science! A high price for a passion so intense Demonic! Science! This world no longer makes any sense This is the era, this is the time A new dawn arrives...
Symbolical and mystical Between life and death we're torn A constant struggle Like an apocrypha Nobody can be certain A thousand days, spent in hell The ultimate sacrifice Your voyage starts With a question mark But the distant future Will not tell Bury me an angel Set my black soul free! Blackened chariots Bearing evil souls Ride the surface of burning holes Nocturnal... traveller You represent the ruined spirit Symbolical and mystical You shall be damned for all time
Spiritual Isolation - the ultimate frustration Scratch the surface, turn another page The ugly truth or another pretty lie You deceived me, I believed you Why did everything go... So wrong... For so long... So the truth comes out at last I'm dead inside (I'm burning up) A hollow shell (My private hell) In my own misery You leave me to dwell Then we were young and strong Now everything is wrong Did you want me, did you need me Could you not say you believed me? Everything we had is gone... Like an old forgotten song The deceiver and believer Now everything is... So wrong... for so long.
Weak and sick I crawl In the dust of past mistakes Leaving for the darkness Of tears and cold heartaches Suffer in this grief Of forever burning hate The ashes of my life By the torment you create On my knees... remembering The wasted years of dark insanity The rage increases fast As the memories eat me alive God, I wish this to end But I'm not prepared to die No more a human being Just a fool of anxiety Unable to escape The darkest insanity
From the womb to the tomb. An eternal struggle for the holy truth. We are not the first nor shall we be the last. We shall be followed by thousands more. Study the scriptures, intensify the faith. The works of men much greater than you or I. From the cradle to the grave. Thousands of immortal souls just waiting to be saved! Pilgrim man, what are you searching for? Believe the tales when everything else fails. Pilgrim man, deep in your heart you know Your faith is already bought and sold. All my life I served the cross Always believing my God was a just one. I maimed for you, I killed for you. But looking back at my life I just don't know anymore... Pilgrim man, what are you searching for? Believe the tales when everything else fails. Pilgrim man, deep in your heart you know Your faith is already bought and sold.
Trapped in a downward spiral of pain Horrific memories, your life flashing by There is no life left for you to live You've had your share and more Act of transfusion - blood child! Transmigrate into the future or the past Eternal damnation awaits you my love In the kingdom of the sick and the rotting dead You will suffer excruciating pain You shall now reap the twisted fruit Of what you once sowed Transparent - revealing the lies Transmutation - what you have become Act of transfusion - blood child! Transmigrate into the future or the past Transmigration macabre
Fly with me on a starlit sky I'll set you free... Yes, it can be A dream unchased is a life at waste Never let them conquer your pride Our love is warm here Like the image of a distant sun This star will always shine And never, ever fade away Fly on... Silverwing Fly with me... Stay free... Silverwing Seeking truths in spirit skies Which one of you will guide me tonight? The milky way tastes sour, Has heaven lost its power? So let us set sail on this sea of dreams The moon gets lost in the morning sun Just let the spinning wheel spin And let your life begin
Standing at the bridge of destiny So long since I tasted fear Lurking in the darkest holes Awaiting my minds weakest moment Old words from an old world Against the laws of nature They say the truth is overrated Wall of anger corrupts my thought Standing at the bridge of destiny Show me a sign On the verge of losing my sanity Free my soul My inner demons torture me Flapping their wings in my face Damn you! You twisted illusion I am no longer afraid See through their liquid souls Evil eyes that will hypnotize You can no longer hurt me I am my own worst enemy Unleash the trapped souls of the dead Spirits since long forgotten Guardians of the lost faith Destined for glory? Watch them all turn into sand And the wind blow them away Wisdom pours into my soul ...endlessly...
From the ashes of a corrupt undying world They raise like a phoenix A godless entity They are the Khaos Legions
The fire's inside us tonight These bridges will burn so bright Tomorrow bears our name No more power games Reaching for the light beyond We will rise through the dark again Ready to fight for what we believe to be right Yesterday is dead and gone Rattling the chains - shaking the cage Heed our war cry Let there be no doubt - we want out This is reckoning day We are standing in the flames Reaching for the sky Fight to the end Yesterday is dead and gone Under a blood red sky Our voice will be heard in a world Where compassion is lost You try to control us This is so absurd Freedom will be won at any cost Rattling the chains - shaking the cage Heed our war cry Let there be no doubt - we want out This is reckoning day We are standing in the flames Reaching for the sky Fight to the end Yesterday is dead and gone Yesterday is dead and gone Rattling the chains - shaking the cage Heed our war cry Let there be no doubt - we want out This is reckoning day This is reckoning time Yesterday is dead and gone
Gripping the strength of belief Old tales and lies you trust In the end there is no relief A final breath you're breathing dust Get up off your praying knees The door is about to slam shut Armageddon, drawing near As darkness engulfs your soul All the prayers in this world Won’t help you now You deceived, they believed In your bloodstained cross You deceived, they believed In your bloodstained cross A perverted truth your reality Forced your beliefs on the weak Power twisted by years of abuse The strong shall inherit the meek Get up off your praying knees The door is about to slam shut Armageddon, drawing near As darkness engulfs your soul All the prayers in this world Won’t help you now You deceived, they believed In your bloodstained cross You deceived, they believed In your bloodstained cross You deceived, they believed In your bloodstained cross You deceived, they believed In your bloodstained cross All the prayers in this world Won't help you now
Your hate is our trigger Revolution now The more we have to suffer The more we will fight With our fists up in the air! Legions marching ready to fire These streets will burn - let the black flag rise Legions marching ready to fire Empires of corruption - crash and fall Under black flags we march... The voice of rebellion calls your name Servants of the truth are standing tall With our fists up in the air! Legions marching ready to fire These streets will burn - let the black flag rise Legions marching ready to fire Empires of corruption - crash and fall Legions marching ready to fire These streets will burn - let the black flag rise Legions marching ready to fire Empires of corruption - crash and...
Here I am, back to the wall, I picked the fight against the time, Free at last I go my own way, I will resist them, till the day I die, I am who I am; my time has come. I am who I am, take it or leave it, A rebel at heart, No gods, no masters, My time has come. There is no second place, No perfect world, Your head is whole, Freedom in your heart, Be strong; take this chance, Make your way; a better future comes. I am who I am; my time has come. I am who I am, take it or leave it, A rebel at heart, No gods, no masters, My time has come. No gods, no masters. What doesn’t kill us make us stronger. Locked and loaded ready to strike, You stand loud and proud, united as one. I am who I am, take it or leave it, A rebel at heart, No gods, no masters, My time has come.
In this city of broken dreams Monuments of death arise This is the Necropolis Where the nameless live and breathe Rotten tombs of ancient kings Days of glory are gone A mockery to the living souls Confined in darkness Trapped inside these walls Between their father's bones Stillborn to this world All their hopes are lost Doomed to live on a burial ground An empty shrine their home The poorest of society Find some shelter but no peace Children play between the stones Laughter echoes from the walls Their cradle of innocent joy Will be their grave of sorrow Trapped inside these walls Between their father's bones Stillborn to this world All their hopes are lost No safety, no dignity, no light, no justice, no future, no home and nowhere to go Their misery, frustration, anger, depression, sadness, madness will drown in hatred Trapped inside these walls Between their father's bones Stillborn to this world All their hopes are lost
Broken bodies stiff from storms Our spirits scarred to ice The only witness left alive The raven and its staring eyes Taste the blood Hear their cries Horrifying genocide We lost our paradise Through the eyes of the raven See the slaughter, your crimes They will remember And so shall I When I die Let the ravens fly Let my body lie Under snow and blood The wolves of war at your throat Leave nothing but severed bones Scattered upon battlefields Life is the price you pay He who is proud is not for long He who is brave will be destroyed Your murder a heavy crown Layered with thorns of shame Through the eyes of the raven See the slaughter, your crimes They will remember And so shall I When I die Let the ravens fly Let my body lie Under snow and blood
Disinfected torture chamber A scientific abattoir Their death is the price of your progress If these walls could talk, they'd scream No empathy No dignity Cruelty without beauty Cruelty without beauty Archaic rhetoric your weak defense Your victims have no choice, no voice Look in their eyes, does it still make sense? A plastic bag their burial gown No empathy No dignity Cruelty without beauty Cruelty without beauty A legacy of evil you preserve Their blood cannot be washed clean In my eyes their brutal fate you deserve In your dreams you will hear them scream
Chaos is creation A swirling mass of atoms and ideas Natural selection the sculptor of all life Survival of the fittest, all your tall tales are dead We are legion, one will and one heartbeat This is anarchy We are a godless entity There are many ways to die But only one way to live Let the cult of chaos reign Be as free as you can be Confusion, diffusion, your system in turmoil Disillusion, revolution, the storm to cleanse this world False prophets, propaganda Speak in tongues and dead words 'Til the fangs of reality Will sink into their throats This is anarchy We are a godless entity There are many ways to die But only one way to live Let the cult of chaos reign Be as free as you can be There will be dead silence and then a new beginning Let the cult of chaos reign There are many ways to die But only one way to live Let the cult of chaos reign Be as free as you can be
Liar, liar Conceal the truth Severed tongue With a serpent's fire Beggar, pursuer Master of deceit With your own interest at heart When it all came to light Innocence was lost How do you sleep at night Lost trust turned to dust All for one, one for all Did not apply to you An intricate web of lies As the wheels kept on turning No more thorns in my flesh No more chains hold me down I control my destiny Liar, liar Conceal the truth Severed tongue With a serpent's fire Beggar, pursuer Master of deceit With your own interest at heart When it all came to light Innocence was lost How do you sleep at night Lost trust turned to dust No more thorns in my flesh No more chains hold me down I control my destiny No more thorns in my flesh No more chains hold me down I control my destiny
Infestation Of spirit and flesh Indignation Is all you left me with Domination Your ultimate goal Transmigration You will lose control I will rise up and prove you wrong I have been waiting in the shadows for too long The gates are opening - My true self unleashed Laceration Of my mind and soul Alteration Your truth is full of lies Liberation Sweet revenge is mine Devastation You will burn in my hell I will rise up and prove you wrong I have been waiting in the shadows for too long The gates are opening - My true self unleashed Vengeance is mine! The gates are opening - My true self unleashed
I've got a secret - I just can't tell I have created my own hell If you knew what I know It would change your perfect world Locked the vault - Thrown away the key My lips are forever sealed Buried in a place you'll never see This secret dies with me Don't ask me - For I cannot tell Words can kill - Sharp as a blade of steel Skeletons of the past... This burden, this pain Were all these tears in vain? Memories of the past return This one is going with me to the grave It is beating me up inside To that I must confess Secret weighing down my soul Until I draw my very last breath Don't ask me - For I cannot tell Words can kill - Sharp as a blade of steel Skeletons of the past... Skeletons of the past... Skeletons of the past... Skeletons of the past...
The job is done and I go out Another boring day I leave it all behind me now So many worlds away I meet my girl, she's dressed to kill And all we gonna do Is walk around to catch the thrill On streets we call the zoo We eat the night, we drink the time Make our dreams come true And hungry eyes are passing by On streets we call the zoo Enjoy the zoo And walk down 42nd Street You Gonna be excited too And you will feel the heat We eat the night, we drink the time Make our dreams come true And hungry eyes are passing by On streets we call the zoo We eat the night, we drink the time Make our dreams come true And hungry eyes are passing by On streets we call the zoo