Programmed to serve, and clean up our grime
His pistons are weary and thoughts turn to crime
Bypass the circuit, he’s setting the trap
Dropping the dustpan, his mind has gone snap
In his laser eyes, no one could dispute
For him, forgiveness does not compute
From his Tesla coils, in his metal breath
Filled with two hundred gigabytes of death
(woah)No! The Robot’s Revenge!
(woah) Oh no, oh no, the Robot’s Revenge!
(woah) yeah the Robot’s Revenge!
(woah) you’ll catch him, the Robot’s Revenge!
Electrical pulse, titanium frame
He knows of no mercy he knows of no pain
Plutonium core, hard wired to kill
He’ll stack up the bodies till he has his fill
The servos will flash, parts made in Japan
The death and destruction is part of his plan
For hundreds of miles, they’re hearing the sound
“TONIGHT ALL THE CITIES WILL BURN TO THE GROUND!”
(woah) Look out! Look out! The Robot’s Revenge!
(woah) Oh no no no No no The Robot’s Revenge!
(woah) Metal arms of death, the Robot’s Revenge!
(woah) He’s gonna catch you now, the Robot’s Revenge!
Through the night, through the dawn of time
We will stand on the hills of Babylon, and fight! (fight)
We will fight (fight), ha ha ha fight for our souls (hooa!)
At the virgin vault
On our steeds, as our women cry (cry)!
We will brandish the sword of steel, and we will rally towards the sky (sky)
They will feel pain, oh they will die (die)
At the virgin vault
At the virgin vault they know the rules
At the virgin vault they aren’t our tools
At the virgin vault they’ll steal our souls
At the virgin vault they’ll pay our tolls
Through the fields, with our weapons drawn
We will show them the gates of hell, as our battle rages on
Showing no mercy until dawn
At the virgin vault
Soaked with blood, hear the thunder roar!
And our quest will never end, until we reach the final shore
Legends are we, oh, in this holy war
At the virgin vault
At the virgin vault we storm the gate
At the virgin vault we’re filled with hate
At the virgin vault the end is near
At the virgin vault they scream with fear
At the virgin vault they know the rules
At the virgin vault we aren’t their tools
At the virgin vault they’ll steal our souls
At the virgin vault they’ll pay our tolls
Are you ready virgins? Cause here we come.
At the virgin vault with bated breath
At the virgin vault, await your death
At the virgin vault with metal will
At the virgin vault a lust to kill
At the virgin vault we feed the flames
At the virgin vault they know our names
At the virgin vault, burnt to the ground
At the virgin vault, by honor bound.
Come on!
So you say you’ve got a hot heart, huh, baby we’ll see
The lone wolf cries to the moon, and he knows that his time is soon
If there’s a way back to you, I’ll take it
For every golden rule, I’ll break it
There’s a fire in my soul, burning back to you
Take a chance, we’ll be together
You know that you’re the one for me, yeah!
(Hot heart) in the fire
(Don’t try) to temp/tame desire
(We’ll win) over death
You and I in our last breath
So you say you wanna play my game, is that your plea?
Well don’t you know that I write the rules, and baby listen, ain’t got time for fools
Every step you take, I’m waiting
And every you pass you fake, I’m hating
Every time you see right through me, and call my bluff
Take a chance, we’ll be together
You know that you’re the one for me, yeah!
You know you’ve got a hot heart!
In the fire!
You know you, you know you’ve got a hot heart!
High above the barren plains
Many men have tried and failed
All that’s left is charred remains
Corpses on the rocks, impaled
A fire burning through his veins
A warrior, he must prevail
Forked tongue and fire breath, a hero meets his burning death
Raise your sword into the sky, and then prepare to die
Hot fire, cold steel, his jaws await you
With weapon, and shield, you know what you must do
No mercy, no retreat, it’s a battle to survive
Victory or defeat, you’ll never leave this place alive
On the cliffs…of desolation
The dragon sleeps on piles of gold
This will be your final destination
But there are dangers yet untold
Left for years in isolation
The serpent’s hunger will unfold
Scaling jagged rocks by night, ready for the final fight
Ahead the dragon lies in wait, prepare to meet your fate!
Hot fire, Cold Sweat, As death surrounds you
No rest and no regret, You pray your aim is true
He watches from the black, there is fire in his eyes
You ready your attack, you can’t escape your own demise
The serpent rears back, Your spirit fails you
Your vision fades to black, You know your time is through
You drop the shattered sword, as the flames begin to rise
Your death is your reward, you can’t escape your own demise
Yeah!
Baby baby, it’s been a long night
out on the road without you
I wanna hold you like the neck of my guitar
I will always be true
Don’t tell me there’s a wrong or a right
Cause I don’t know either one
All I’m going to say is that I’m going to put up a fight (fight!)
I will not be undone
You will know when the sandman comes
What this love, what this love becomes, yeah
Don’t worry at all
Cause I’m alone in Cole Hall
Baby don’t make me crawl
Cause I’m alone in Cole Hall
Baby baby, I long for your touch
longing to be by your side
Baby baby, I miss you so much
baby don’t you know that I tried
Lemme tell ya, there’s been sleepless nights
been a whole lot of pain
we’ve had our share, our share of fights, but
without you I’m not the same
And you will know, when the sandman comes
What this love, what this love becomes, yeah
Don’t worry at all
Cause I’m alone in Cole Hall
Baby don’t make me crawl
Cause I’m alone in Cole Hall
Under the glow of the city lights
contemplating the sacrifice
I’ve lost my days but I’ve kept my nights
these thoughts alone in my head
Locked and loaded
ready for the prowl
it’s cougar season, the time is right
this wolf is ready to howl
No one ever said the road was easy
but no one else can tell me how to live my life
I’d rather take my chances with the wasteland
Than put up day to day with all this strife
Friday or Monday, it’s all the same
forgot how long I’ve been playing my game
and everyone trying to pass the blame
and no one’s stepping up
well I will stand and fight
for what I feel is right
I’ve got an apatite
for standing in the spotlight
No one ever said the road was easy
you gotta pay the toll when you hit the wall
every night they try to push you higher
but all they wanna do is watch you fall, fall, fall,
Fall! You’re up against the wall
you thought you gave it your all
but now you’re forced to crawl
crawl!
The barbarian chieftain gave the decree
the ground shook like thunder beneath the killing spree
A lone warrior challenged them, to his honor bound
but that night his entrails wet the dusty ground
Burning through the fields and taking lives
drinking blood as death arrives
Taking all their virgins for their wives
There’s no chance you will survive, no
The barbarian horde!
In the fortress of power, atop the demon spire
the barbarian went berserk and threw his sex slave in the fire
in the wake of the rampage, the survivors made a vow
the barbarians drew their swords screaming “WHERE IS YOUR GOD NOW!?”
Burning through the fields and taking lives
drinking blood as death arrives
Taking all their virgins for their wives
There’s no chance you will survive, no
The barbarian horde!
Gonna get terminated
In a world of machines
You must fight to stay alive
And they're running from the hive
In the maze of steel
The power in their eyes
Will foreshadow your demise
On they kill without compassion
Never failing in their quest
To put mankind to the test
Pray and hope you see tomorrow
Raise your eyes before you die,
To the blackness in the sky
(Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey!)
Gonna get terminated
In the world of tomorrow
Where only the strong survive
For the power we must strive
Fight to keep mankind alive
With our weapons and our will
See our destiny fulfilled
Fight until the end of time
We will not forget our quest
Until the end is manifest
Here we fight to save our souls,
The conflict will be settled
In the fire and the metal
(Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey!)
Gonna get terminated
Gonna get terminated
(Note: this album was created while we were all still in college, and written mostly about our surroundings. The "lakeshore" path next to our dorms was colloquially referred to as "rapeshore" due to the lack of lighting. Obviously, we don't condone any form of rape.)
You think you’re safe walking by yourself
That no one knows your pain
I’m watching you through gilded woods
And lord knows I’m insane
Your eyes reflect the dark moonlight
There’s longing I can see
And don’t you worry dear my dear
Soon you’ll be with me
And though your heart beats quicker still
Nothing’s as it seems
I’m gonna pray on all your fears
And take away your dreams
And even though you’re crying tears
Still no one hears you scream
Take you to the
Rapeshore!
You’re gonna die!!!
And now I’ve truly made you mine
You’re truly one of us
Your eyes they glow just like the moon
There’s nothing to discuss
The leaves are dancing with the wind
The night is full of lust
I’d gladly join you in the hunt
Your prey, the deadly, the unjust
I’m gonna pray on all your fears
And take away your dreams
And even though you’re crying tears
Still no one hears you scream
Take you to the
Rapeshore!
You’re gonna die!!!
A peaceful village in the forest
They lived their lives out day to day
And out of nowhere an evil presence
Brought forth corruption and decay
It started small, by stealing children
To fill their minds with savage rage
one by one, day by day, the town fell into disarray
and disappeared, or so they say….
Evil Heights
You’ll lose your life
you’ll die tonight
in Evil Heights
The full moonlight
no will to fight
you’ll feel the bite
of Evil Heights!
In time the whole town was infected
The full moon makes them lose control
They spill the blood of the outsiders
and with their witchcraft steal your soul
You may not understand their language
and how the moonlight makes them change
but be you bold, be you brave, you are walking towards your grave
the taste of blood is what they crave, yeah!
Evil Heights
Evil nights
You’ll die tonight
in Evil Heights
The full moonlight
no will to fight
you’ll feel the bite
of Evil Heights!
It will terrorize you
Completely immobilize you
There’s no escape for you tonight!
You’ve been beat down; a disgrace
they kicked the sand right in your face
they’re trying to put you in your place
You know you’ve got to fight it
Staying hungry, on the street
you feel the pulse beneath your feet
they’re out to make you retreat
You know you’ve got to fight it
No matter how many times you fall
or when you think you’ve hit the wall
it lights a fire in your soul
you’ll fight until you reach your goal
and when you’re reaching for the top
you know you’re never going to stop
you trade the pleasure for the pain
you’re gonna break the chain!
You gotta reach for the heart of a lion
Dig through the fur of mystery
You can follow your dream to the gates of hell
But to come out on top ain’t a guarantee
You gotta climb to the peaks of tomorrow
Ride down the edge of a jagged knife
You can follow your dream to the rising sun
Reach for the sky, ’cause you’ve only got one life
You’ve been fighting, to the end
the only thing you can comprehend
you’ve got an honor to defend
you know you’ve got to fight it
you’re a fighter, you can’t quit
you’ll get beat down, you’ll get hit
your body’s screaming to submit
you know you’ve got to fight it!
you know you’re out to take the win
so let the final round begin
they see the fire in your eye
your spirit’s never gonna die
and when you’re reaching for the top
you know you’re never going to stop
you trade the pleasure for the pain
you’re gonna break the chain!
Street lights, fist fights
You better watch out cause I own the night
Fast women, high heels
We let them know that they have sex appeal
No reason, no rhyme,
Put the pedal down to make some time
Moving product, getting paid
Living my life by the edge of the blade
Motorcycle, to the line
And I’m waiting for a starting sign
Burning rubber, road rash
Leaving behind a trail of dirty cash
At the hideout, WOAH
Wait till it’s night out then I’m back to the show
Hide in shadows, start a fight
You know we’re gonna spill some blood tonight
We’re so badass
No one can compete when we’re out on the street
Nitro and gas
Riding through the night trying to start up a fight
Heavy metal
Blasting in our ears while we throw back some beers
Floor that pedal
They run and hide when we step outside
Street lights, fist fights
You better watch out cause I own a knife
Loose women, burning gas
And I’m out tonight to kick some ass
No reason, no rhyme,
Put the pedal down to make some time
Moving product, getting paid
Living my life by the edge of the blade
Flying like a thunderbolt
the missiles giving chase
the canyon lying dead ahead
there is no time to waste
his flames ignite the jet black sky
a bogey on his six
the throttle on his jet set high
it’s how he gets his fix
The white hot lead, and missile fire
they’ll save the world, and take you higher
Burning through the sky
sound the battle cry
Unloading
Exploding
Flying through the night
ready for a fight
jets shrieking
heat-seeking
Emerging like a phantom jet
the saviors of the world
the evil men will not forget
how the wicked plan unfurled
they fight to save the future
with their supersonic speed
now evil’s in a tailspin
they’re out to make them bleed
The white hot lead, and missile fire
they’ll save the world, and take you higher
Burning through the sky
sound the battle cry
Unloading
Exploding
Flying through the night
ready for a fight
jets shrieking
heat-seeking
Skyforce, without fear they will fight to the end
Skyforce, peace and justice they will defend
Skyforce, for the future the evil must die
Skyforce, for the future they take to the sky
Had to save ‘em or they’d end up dead
instead I wake up in a hospital bed
I feel the pain
left from the fire
My face in bandages, skin feels tight
I got a feeling that something ain’t right
Hold back the scream
A stranger in the mirror
You gotta fight
Stay outta sight
Don’t you know that you’re a wanted man?
You gotta live
you can’t forgive
All you can give
Is a promise that you’ll find him as fast as you can
Under the knife
A soul against the technology
Fight for your life
You’ve got the face of the enemy
I know the face staring back at me
wanted for murder in the first degree
I hear the boots
walking down the hall
make my escape and the hunt begins
there’s out to find me; I’m out to find him
no alibi
it’s do or die
Under the knife
More than mistaken identity
Fight for your life
You’ve got the face of the enemy
In the dragon’s den
he found the ring of magic fire
and everything he touched
was consumed with his desire
flammable or not
the curse incinerates at will
with a hunger unrestrained
the firestorm
an evil conflagration
the burning steel
will break the seal
Woah, with the chains on fire
and the fires of metal will burn
Woah, with the chains on fire
we’re fighting our way with the chains on fire
As his power grew
the many kings tried to obtain
the secret of his blaze
to expand their own domain
with resounding force
the curse imprisoned now by chains
the warriors believed
the firestorm
the embers of cremation
the burning chains
all that remains
Woah, with the chains on fire
and the fires of metal will burn
Woah, with the chains on fire
we’re lighting our way with the chains on fire
With every step you take
my heart begins to ache
My only weakness is longing for you
With every chance that slips
between my fingertips
you’ve got defenses that I will break through
Don’t start behaving
Like I don’t know how to feed your craving
you’ve got a battle, and the battle is me
Fighting for love
Fighting for love
and when the weight of the world’s got you down
You’re fighting for love
Fighting for love
Fighting for love
and when the fear is always around
You’re fighting for love
I feel your racing heart
although we’re miles apart
I will keep chasing you till the end
I almost see your face
and feel your sweet embrace
is this so hard for you to comprehend?
Don’t start behaving
Like I don’t know how to feed your craving
you’ve got a battle, and that battle is me
Oh, you’re Fighting for Love
Fighting for love
On your love is what I depend
You’re fighting for love
Fighting for love
Fighting for love
and your honor is what I defend
You’re fighting for love
Fighting for love
Fighting for love
And I will follow the beat of your heart
You’re fighting for love
Fighting for love
Fighting for love
even though we are miles apart
You’re fighting for love
Yeah, you’re fighting for love
Yes you’re fighting for love, for love
For love, for love, yeah, fighting for love
Oh don’t be afraid, baby hold out your hand
You are my girl, and I am your man
I’ll fight for you love, I’ll die for your love
for love, for love, yeah, for love
Decide your side
you’ll find that in your anger you are not alone
they’re blind, a closed mind
and they prey upon the weak who would not stand up and speak
perched on their hollow throne
of lies
we will stand up and fight
we are taking back the night
be cautious; know his eyes are watching
be steady with your blade
we are mounting a crusade
we will destroy the king of shadows
unleash the burning sword
to fight the dark
our home will be restored
we ride! for glory we will
fight, tonight
we stand against the legions of hypocrisy
we stand, for our land
and charge against the beast, all of hell we will release
tonight the shadow king
must die
we will stand up and fight
we are taking back the night
be cautious; know his eyes are watching
be steady with your blade
we are mounting a crusade
we will destroy the king of shadows
unleash the burning sword
to fight the dark
our home will be restored
we ride! for glory we will
Fight!
You've all heard the whispers,
and the tales men tell,
of a ship made of iron,
and a crew of demons from hell
Sailing under the moonlight
striking fear wherever they might
if I told you their captain was I
you'd probably drop dead from fright
fight and die
is a motto tattooed to our skin
say goodbye
when you see the black flag with a grin
then the roar of the cannons begin
With a high, high, ho
With a high, high, hee
we'll get drunk and we'll pillage together
as we're sailing the metal sea
With a high, high, ho
With a high, high, hee
The treasure is ours, forever
as we're sailing the metal sea
We'll keelhaul the traitors
in the dead of night
to send men to Davey Jones
is our prime delight
They will run from our cutlass
we'll leave no soul be
So drop all your booty and run
it's a guarantee
Men! Take up your swords!
And fight for the Lords!
We live, we fight, we die!
Men! Our treasure awaits!
So break down the gates!
When you see the black flag with a grin
Then the roar of the cannons begin!
A drive through the mist
down a lonely trail
a shortcut, a mistake, lost
across the veil
From out of the fog
Came the demon wail
A town up ahead, the forest you fled
will daylight ever prevail?
Run! Towards the light! They can smell your…
Blood! Through the night! And the mist keeps growing…
They are evil, take your flight
from the mists that curse the night
find a shelter, dodge their sight
there are shadows all around
Numbers growing, from the mist
Tell yourself they don’t exist
Feel the cold grip on your wrist
in the foggy harbor town
You dash through the streets
and search for an open door
a flash and the street is alight
and the thunder roars
A second of light
confirming your greatest fear
a moment to flee, but up from the sea
the terror is already here
You can try to close your eyes
still the evil will arise
You’ll lose your mind
make their way up from the shore
feel them scratching at the door
you’re out of time
All alone in the darkness
They left you for dead
A howl cuts through the midnight air
chasing you; they smell the trail you’ve bled
the insatiable hunger
to stay alive
your only hope is the feeling of fear
wounded, hunted, fighting to survive
(keep running, keep running) You’ve got to try
but you’re fighting to breathe
you’ve got the vengeance on your side
(keep running, keep running) you were left to die
you hear the call of the wolf
pulse is racing, pack is chasing you
Whooaaaa
covered in battle scars
whoaaaaa
run away, run away
redemption lies afar, it’s a
full moon; a fight or flight
take your chances running from the night
In the serpentine forest
stranded and bare
hell bent to escape alive
fate has destined you alone were spared
in the mind of the monsters
you’re gonna die
a last chance to escape your fate
take the jump and death you will deny
In the forest of madness
he will challenge his fate
and the angels above him,
for his soul they await
For the sake of the one he has loved
he will fight to the death
from the shadows, the glint of a sword
makes him steady his breath
forced to kill, forced to fight, not gonna die tonight
(the fear subsides, the fates collide, he lets the sword decide,)
fight to live, the battle cry, he lets the sword decide,
The beauty of the blade
a deadly serenade
and all the blood we paid to
the beauty of the blade
Stepping out of the shadows
they stand ready to fight
very soon, the clash of cold steel
breaks the silence of the night
clears his mind of distraction
never thinking to run
he will send him to the devil himself
for the deeds he has done
forced to kill, forced to fight, not gonna die tonight
fight to live, the battle cry, he lets the sword decide,
(the fear subsides, the fates collide, he lets the sword decide,)
The beauty of the blade
a bloody masquerade
and all the souls we paid
to the beauty...the beauty....
he'll never break, too much at stake, tonight,
he grips his blade, for his last crusade, tonight
fighting destiny,
fate won't take hold of me.
The beauty of the blade
a bloody masquerade
and all the souls we paid
to the beauty...the beauty....
he'll never break, too much at stake, tonight,
he grips his blade, for his last crusade, tonight
The souls that fall
to neither heaven nor hell
must prove their worth
to escape the spell
sinner or saint
honor or pride
their final resting place
he will decide
he will not hear
your feeble plea
pick up your weapon is his one decree
all the legions standing tall
The enforcer is the judge of all
make your way towards the gates
The enforcer, he awaits!
purification
of soul and steel
sin and salvation
the past revealed
the holy fire
readies you for the fight
to heaven’s gates
you will ride tonight
As you approach, there’s a burning desire
to meet your maker and escape the fire
the pain is great, almost more than you can stand
the sword is ready in your steady hand
All temptation you repel
The enforcer holds the keys to hell
write your name in blood and sweat
the enforcer is your final threat
Hypnotized by the eyes
of the serpent’s endless stare
to the temple of set
to the snake’s eternal lair
Feel the venom and fire
as you begin to lose your mind
constricting your thoughts
you will leave your will behind
Tearing out your heart
entombed for an eternity
you must pay your debt
to the followers of set
A shadow in the dark
as you slither through the night
you feel the fear in your prey
as you ready for the bite
Another soul to place
on the altar made of gold
losing your regret
as your blood is turning cold
feel the sharpened fang
piercing through your memory
a gift you can’t forget
from the followers of set
sinister forked tongue
hisses secrets in your ear
lost in a trance
and your past will disappear
the rituals commence
as you shed your wretched skin
the poison enters your veins
the metamorphosis begins
mummify your corpse
chained to this immortal tomb
died to pay your debt
to the followers of set
You had me drinking your poison
you had the devil’s touch
you had me down on my knees baby
you always made me your crutch
No more deception!
I’ve had enough of your lies
you always played me for the fool, baby
you had me hypnotized
You’ve got the moves, your wicked…t-t-t-t-t-touch
I lost control from your wicked…t-t-t-t-t-touch
Woah…you had me down on the floor
Woah…and I was begging for more
(Take. No. More) NO MORE!!
(Take. No. More) NO MORE!!
(Woah) Well I’ve packed my bags baby
(Woah) Yeah you had me in chains
(Woah) Had enough of you honey
(Woah) Sick of playing these games
Well it was 3 in the morning
Pounding away at the door (oh no!)
Well I can see you’re no good for me baby
‘cause I was ready for more
no more rejection!
I’ve breaking out of this cage
I was a hostage of your love baby
but now I’m turning the page
You’ve got the moves, your wicked…t-t-t-t-t-touch
I lost control from your wicked…t-t-t-t-t-touch
When I tried to break away
you sprang your trap
now I know your wicked ways
I’m not coming back
(Take. No. More) NO MORE!!
(Take. No. More) NO MORE!!
(Woah) Well I’ve packed my bags baby
(Woah) Yeah you had me in chains
(Woah) Had enough of you honey
(Woah) Sick of playing these games
Well I’ve turned my back baby
(Woah) Yeah I’ve broken the chains
(Woah) You’re no good for me baby
(Woah) Sick of playing these games
My light, slowly fading
From mortal coil torn
But why, I am rescued,
and reborn
Cover my useless body
replace my bleeding brain
there’s nothing left and somehow
I remain
My broken hands replaced with steel (back from oblivion)
Yet through these sensors I don’t feel (cross into digital)
I’ll learn to live again without the pain
but it will never be the same
I am more than a man (from the darkness, into light)
forsaken once my life began (Soul discarded, blackened sight)
Full power hits the system
Fuels my efficient mind
No time to seek out answers undefined
I can’t remember dreaming
of things I’ll never be
With filtered thoughts
I purge these memories
I analyze what still remains (my shattered memories)
yet no emotion I retain (unchained from empathy)
exist without the warmth of humankind
alone I question my design
I am more than a man (from the darkness, into light)
forsaken once my life began (Soul discarded, blackened sight)
watching the world behind a screen
I am a man and a machine (steel frame; loss of feeling; black and white)
Enter the super soldier
a melding of man and machine
they strike in the night, they’re ending the fight
with their cloaking they will never be seen
A superhuman rival
a traitor from the blood of your own
the orders are clear, kill the mutineer
you fight your way into the enemy zone
Crawl through the jungle like a hunter in the night
silently stalking their patrol (Hawk eye, shadow kill)
You wonder if they feel the crosshairs on their neck
angel of death, complete control, complete control!
Break the encryption
the secret of the enemy plan
you trip the alert, then you hit the dirt
escape as quickly as you possibly can
Arming the charges
the timer’s set and ready to blow
their defences are down, chaos all around
it’s time to send them six feet below
The cameras watching
As they march across/along the street
The people standing
tattered shoes upon their broken feet
High above them
A shadow leaps from roof to roof
Infiltrator
run to safety with the stolen proof
Leave the fighting to those who will fight
You must escape through the night
with the wind at your back you take flight
Keep on running and stay out of sight
The high commander
sends the choppers to the sky
“shoot to kill”
tonight the rebel thief will surely die
Revolution!
The opposition’s final chance
hack the signal
break the people from their heavy trance
Leave the fighting to those who will fight
You must escape through the night
with the wind at your back you take flight
Keep on running and stay out of sight
It’s a plan of attack
Now there’s no turning back
Seek escape, flee the pack
as the sky is turning to black
It’s a plan of attack
Now there’s no turning back
Rockets fire, motion track
run for your life…it’s a plan of attack
Depart from the frozen land
a strong back and sword in hand
Friggjarokkr bids farewell
score the souls we will send to hell
The sting of the icy spray
Haven’t seen land for days
Following Odin’s call
A quest to destroy them all
Men, to the oars!
A glorious death awaits!
sweat from the pores,
blood hunger it creates!
There are bards that will sing our name
there are riches we will claim
When the journey is at an end
they’ll be nothing to defend
The song of the wind and sea
The battle that the gods decree
Sharpening the hardened blade
No soul will survive the raid
Men, to the oars!
A glorious death awaits!
land on the shores,
ram right through the gates, we’re screaming
Row! Ragnarok is calling my name, and I’m screaming
Row! Slicing through the ocean, screaming
Row! Until the longboats hit the beaches I’m screaming
Row! Chased by the demon of death, but still screaming
They lead the horses to the field
The trumpets sound the call
All in all, what a glorious way to die
Stand in glory for the king
And the coming times of peace
the murmurs cease as the royal banners fly
Summon the captain of the guard
in battle he is held in great regard
An honor to joust with a king for the glory it brings, and the fear
of the words of the witch who claims that death is growing near
Who claims that death is growing near
Let no man interfere!
Valor…on the field
The silver gauntlets grip the shield
Silence pierces the helm of the king of the realm
Galloping towards the lance
It’s a deadly game of chance
Danger approaches the helm of the king of the realm
The splinters pierce the golden shield
Today a king will fall
The wound is small, but his strength begins to fail
Call the healer to the field
The smell of blood is in the air
the cries and prayers, will they be to no avail?
His death will greet him slow and cruel
The ending of a long and bloody rule
Live by the sword and the lance and there’s always a chance that you’ll hear
The decree of the witch who claims that death is growing near
Two wounds, into one
The final hours have begun
the strength falls from the hand of the king of the land
Mind fills with regret
of foes and battles never met
But the reaper hears no command from the king of the land
Angels we have heard on high
Sweetly singing o’er the plains,
And the mountains in reply
Echoing their joyous strains.
Gloria, in excelsis Dio!
Gloria, in excelsis Dio!
See Him in a manger laid,
Whom the choirs of angels praise;
Lemmy, Halford, lend your aid,
With our song of metal praise
O come, O come, Emmanuel
And ransom captive Israel
That mourns in lonely exile here
Until the Son of God appear
Rejoice! Rejoice! Emmanuel
Shall come to thee, O Israel.
O come, Thou Rod of Jesse, free
Thine own from Satan’s tyranny
From depths of Hell Thy people save
And give them victory o’er the grave
Rejoice! Rejoice! Emmanuel
Shall come to thee, O Israel.
O come, Thou Day-Spring, come and cheer
Our spirits by Thine advent here
Disperse the gloomy clouds of night
And death’s dark shadows put to flight.
Rejoice! Rejoice! Emmanuel
Shall come to thee, O Israel.
Who lay to rest
On Mary's lap is sleeping
Whom angels greet with anthems sweet
While shepherds watch are keeping
Come peasant king to own him
The King of Kings salvation brings
Let loving hearts enthrone him
Whom shepherds guard and angels sing
Haste, haste to bring him laud
The Babe, the Son of Mary
His mother sings a lullaby
Joy, oh joy for Christ is born
The Babe, the son of Mary
Whom shepherds guard and angels sing
Haste, haste to bring him laud
The Babe, the Son of Mary
Is this (is this)
Who lay (who lay)
To rest (to rest)
On Mary's lap (lap)
On Mary's lap he is sleeping
Whom shepherds guard and angels sing
Haste, haste to bring him laud
The Babe
The Son
Of Mary
The Babe, the Son of Mary
The Son of Mary
Hey Santa baby with the high heels on
Sliding down my chimney till the break of dawn
I hope those cookies were not in vain
show me your candy and I’ll show you my cane
On Dasher, Dancer, Prancer and Blitzen
Santa baby you’re my number one vixen
Watch me hang my mistletoe
you’re my slutty, slutty Santa
all around your camel toe
you’re my slutty, slutty Santa
Tell me Santa have I been good this year?
let me fill up your stocking with my christmas cheer
jingle my bells, come on BAY BAYYYY
let me ride in your one horse open sleigh
My yule log is greased for pleasure
Frankincense is not my only treasure
You’d best play nice or you’ll get nothing but coal
you’re my slutty, slutty Santa
Went down South at the north pole
you’re my slutty, slutty Santa
When it’s time for me to go
You follow me and I don’t have a say against it
And I wanted you to know I’m leaving you ’cause I’m sick of your fuckin’ bullshit
Never wanted this to be
So look right now at what you’ve done to this situation
And I wanted you to see
I’ll say goodbye to you now and forever
Just let me be
It’s time I turned my back on you
Now comes the day
Stale and stagnant situation
I’ll go back to masturbation
Just drive away
Blastin’ all your Chumbawumba
and your Huey Lewis And The News
What does it matter to me now
You’ve gone away and you’re still actin’ suicidal
And I want to let it out
When I think of you, I need a fucking Midol
I hope they never let you free
It gives me solace to know that you’re in a jail cell
In the penitentiary
I’ll say goodbye to you now and forever…
Move across the frozen plains
passing petrified remains
on the way to the forgotten fortress laid to dragon’s claim
To release the blizzard’s hold
we will quest into the cold
to pierce its frozen heart and halt the winter uncontrolled
Frostwyrm’s gaze
Darkened days
Fight to the eye of the storm
To defeat the serpent’s spell
we will trudge through icy hell
we will die before the beast can claim the lands we call our own
Though we may never return
our convictions still will burn
We have an oath that we shall keep; We are the knights of dragon’s deep
Passing through the fortress door
frozen dead upon the floor
Through the darkened halls and frozen walls we feel its wicked roar
Seeing out the dragon’s lair
Lesser men would never dare
Be swift and strike the heart before the beast takes to the air!
Into darkness we descend
fight until the bitter end
we will die before the beast can claim the lands we call our own
When we meet its piercing stare
Falling not into despair
We have an oath that we shall keep; We are the knights of dragon’s deep
Gather children, listen well
to the solemn legend I will tell
the balance strives to find a way to make things right
Although you do not trust in fate
Sometimes the stars manipulate
A hidden destiny, a charge you cannot fight
Do you believe?
The prophecy?
Woah,Take you on the longest journey
Woah, to the land inside your dreams
Woah, meet you on the longest journey
Woah, I’ll tell you the truth, sometimes the world’s not what it seems
A foreign shifter, far from home
And by the balance, she will roam
Across a dying realm that chaos will consume
Between the science and the spell
But which is heaven, which is hell?
Your hands will save our lives or they will seal our doom
Do you believe?
The prophecy?
Woah, We are on the longest journey
Woah, to bring balance to the lands
Woah, This is the longest journey
Woah, their fate is resting in your hands
Feel the thunder as you breathe the night
Stealing shadows from the twilight
Tame the fire if you hold the flame
They will remember your name
Endless words from an empty quill
Say the spell; the blood will be spilled
Grasp the edge of a blackened dawn
Your strength will carry you on!
From out of the darkness
And holding the key to the light
Your rescue from madness
will be the reason you fight
Ride on the winds of the storm
Destiny carries you on
Reach for the light of the sun
We won’t stop till we’ve won
Light a spark and the path is clear
Burning roads through the wild frontier
Live your life as a game of chance
Playing your hand in advance
Holy light from the break of day
Feel the poison burning away
Battle cry and the sword is drawn
Your strength will carry you on!
Are you the voice who holds the key?
You cannot change your destiny
Speak to the star that’s burning bright
Aim for the light
Live by the edge of the sword
Glory shall be your reward
Ride to the light of the sun
We won’t stop till we’ve won
Didn’t ask to be the one involved
can’t ignore just what he saw
A shot rings from the edge of the night
but they made a fatal flaw
some men would just shrink away
some would think to run and hide
some men would stay away from danger
and keep the truth inside
No…no,
He’s a different breed of man
No…no,
He will fight them if he can
Life on the line
truth is divine
What if they know?
where can he go?
He’s a manly witness
at the scene of the crime
He’s a manly witness
When he’s pushed to the break, he’s got no more left to take
He’s a manly witness
at the scene of the crime
He’s a manly witness
He is running out of time
Will he take the law in his hands
Will he try to set things right
Can he trust all the crooked cops
or will they sell him to the night
No time to play their game
to decide on friend or foe
The wrong done will be repaid
when he lands the final blow
Who is this, that I see before my eyes?
In the mist where the darkness never dies
A soul without a shell to call my home, will I wander evermore?
Forever lost in the fog of war
The chill of death will overtake me
Inside the haze my sanity begins to slip
Although the battle’s just a memory
The memory will not release me from its grip
I was there when it all came crashing down
A fatal charge when our blood baptised the ground
And where are all the souls who died that day, did they all just fade away?
Am I the only one who’s cursed to stay?
Where is the heaven that was promised
To all the men who were prepared to die that day?
Although my time is clearly over
The god of battle has commanded me to stay
Chained to this haze in memory’s maze
still I wander
There is no chance for peace, wait for release
Break rank as you hear the tank crushing what was left of braver souls
Cover fire over barbed wire trying to escape the last patrol
You’ll never make it out alive
Pray to your god and hope that you survive
Feel your heart sinking deeper
See the ghost of the reaper
In the corner of your eye
In the death that surrounds you
Will your courage remain true?
You killed to live – now kill to die!
Iron blood surging like a flood, you feel your body gasp for breath
Panic flight through the darkened night trying to escape the blitzing death
Reverently whisper your goodbye
You killed to live, now kill to die!
Feel the blast from the shell shock
Shake the earth to the bedrock
Shrapnel blasts into the sky
As your blood soaks the concrete
Never admitting defeat
You killed to live – now kill to die!
Killing to live – killing to die – see the light fade from their eyes
As the light fade from your eyes!
Born out of war
Left there to die
Too young to question why
When the feral heart calls
Tear down the city walls
And regain the honor
with a kingdom betrayed
In the temple decayed
their hearts are growing stronger
unaware of their fate
the king lying in wait
he won’t be king much longer
We heard the call
We built the wall
Den of the Wolf
Rule without end
Our hearts defend
Den of the Wolf
If you dare to cross the wall
your armies will fall
this I decree
As I raise up my sword
to the legions ignored
and they bend at the knee
with the blood of a king
carry fate on the wing
our walls are growing stronger
the empire expands
with a wave of my hands
the days are growing longer
The white lights speeding down the freeway
Pushing red, Engines burning
When there is no speed there is no justice
Overdrive, fire from the tailpipe
feel the rush, tearing through the streetlights
You play to win, no second chances
Adrenaline is rushing through your veins
Like the liquid fire that leaves the night alight in flames
You gotta fight
And when you fight you fight to win
Race through the night
Let the final round begin
You’d better light, light this city up!
We’re gonna light this city up!
The flag drops, burning up the pavement
Competition yearning for the payment
Live for the thrill, take no surrender
Spin the wheel, drifting through the smokescreen
Hit the gas, feed the heart of the machine
The engine roars, pushed to the limit
In a time when the men lost the meaning of fear
From the top of the clouds where the spires appear
To the unyielding hand of the king, a message they bring
Walls are sinking down
For thousands years at the peak of the sky
The safeguard of kings and the falcons they fly
Had the gods disappeared? Or worse – a terrible curse?
Threatening the crown
Make haste to the sky! Destruction is nigh! We must not lose hope or our kingdom will die.
On thunder we sail, we search for a trail, with strength in our hearts we know we cannot fail
As we sail towards the top of the desolate hill
A body lies broken and utterly still
The horror reflects in our eyes – the falcon king lies
cold and lifeless
With a poisoned black arrow shot straight through his heart
This must be the work of the beasts of the dark
But surely the prince has survived? Was he captured alive?
No time left to guess
Make haste to the sky! Destruction is nigh! We must not lose hope or our kingdom will die.
To the lair of beasts, far away to the east, pursuing them until the prince is released
Far into the sky, On the northern winds we will fly
Following the beasts, Resolve until the curse is released
Woah, We will never give in, we fight to the end
Holding weapons high,
We are the warriors – the masters of the sky
We dive through the cursed breach
In the cold and the dark where the sun cannot reach
Surrounded by piercing stares
As I let loose my arrow I shall not despair
Returning to the sky, past the mighty spires we fly
With the prince released, now begins the era of peace
Woah, We never gave in, we fought to the end
Holding weapons high,
We are the warriors – the masters of the sky
I’ve been praying for so long, for my heart to keep me strong.
I’ve been living everyday, this way.
Now I can’t believe its true, as I’m touched by something new,
and the tears fall from my eyes. My eyes.
Can’t you see we are one, for the soul shines on and on…….They’ll believe as I do… When you
shine on me
When you shine on me
With the light of love, in your eyes. In your eyes
Now you’ve seen my innocence, and the child that lives within, find the strength to carry on. Carry on…
Now the best is yet to come, cause I’ve waited for so long, and I’ve lost all that was numb. So numb.
Do you feel like I do, when the years rain down on you?
Don’t you know, you’re my light. When you..
shine on me
When you shine on me
And you lift my heart, to the sky. With the light of love
(Shine on Me) With the light of love
(Shine on Me) With the light of love
(Shine on Me) With the light of love
Do you feel like I do, when the years rain down on you?
Don’t you know, you’re my light…
When you shine on me
When you shine on me
With the light of love, in your eyes. In your eyes
With the light of love
With the light of love
With the light of love
And you lift my heart, oh oh…
(B. Koenig – Arrangement)
Levantando al dios del mar
Mientras bostezaba el sol
El horizonte se desveló
Desnudábanse con aire sensual
La costa y el litoral
Dejando caer la niebla a sus pies
Creí ver el jardín del edén
Y al pisar tierra firme vi llegar
A unas gentes que al ver
Nuestro ropaje no sabían que hacer
Hemos venido a cambiar
Vuestros sueños por la fe
Vuestro oro por tener
A un dios y un rey a quien seguir
Guerra, muerte, destrucción…
Nuestro himno ¡qué valor!
Al soldado y al señor
La conquista les excito
Y aunque nunca, nunca quise ser como él
Pediré que nunca más
Se conquiste a otro pueblo jamás
Quiero pedir perdón
Y conquistar tu corazón
Quiero pedir perdón
En una batalla, las primeras bajas,
Son la justicia y el amor
Y aunque nunca, nunca quise ser como él
Pediré que nunca más
Se conquiste a otro pueblo jamás
Quiero pedir perdón
Y conquistar tu corazón
Quiero pedir perdón
y conquistar tu corazon
Y a ti te hablo hoy
Cuida y ama tu tradición
Hoy quiero tu perdón
Si tu tierra amas, no dejes por nada,
De cuidarla por favor
(B. Koenig – Arrangement)
I’m a-a djiva (hey), I’m a, I’m a-a djiva (hey)
I’m a, I’m a-a djiva (hey), I’m a, I’m a-a djiva
I’m a, I’m a-a djiva (hey), I’m a, I’m a a djiva
I’m a, I’m a a djiva (hey), I’m a, I’m a a dji…
Na-na-na, djiva is a metal version of a hustla, of a hustla, of a, of a hustla…
Na-na-na, djiva is a metal version of a hustla, of a hustla, of a, of a hustla…
Stop the track, lemme state facts:
I told you, gimme a minute and I’ll be right back
Fifty million round the world and they say that I couldn’t get it;
I done got so sick and filthy with Benjis, I can’t spend it
How you gon’ be talking shit? You act like I just got up in it;
Been the number one djiva in this game for a minute!
I know you read the paper – the one that they call a queen,
Every radio round the world know me cause that’s where I be (first!)
I’m a-a djiva (hey), I’m a, I’m a-a djiva (hey)
I’m a, I’m a-a djiva (hey), I’m a, I’m a-a djiva
I’m a, I’m a-a djiva (hey), I’m a, I’m a a djiva
I’m a, I’m a a djiva (hey), I’m a, I’m a a di…
Na-na-na, djiva is a metal version of a hustla, of a hustla, of a, of a hustla…
Na-na-na, djiva is a metal version of a hustla, of a hustla, of a, of a hustla…
When he pull up, wanna pop my hood up,
Bet he better have a six-string guitar in the cooler
Getting money, djivas gettin’ money,
If you ain’t gettin’ money, then you ain’t got nothing fo’ me
Tell me somethin’, (tell me somethin’): Where yo boss at? (Where yo’ boss at?)
Where my ladies up in here that like to talk back? (that like to talk back)
I wanna see her (I wanna see her), I’d like to meet ya (I’d like to meet her)
What you say? (NOT TO ME!), she ain’t no djiva (she ain’t no djiva!)…
Na-na-na, djiva is a metal version of a hustla, of a hustla, of a, of a hustla…
Na-na-na, djiva is a metal version of a hustla, of a hustla, of a, of a hustla…
Since 15 in my stilettos, been strutting in this game,
“What’s yo age? ” That’s the question they ask when I hit the stage
I’m a djiva, best believe her, you see how she getting paid?
She ain’t calling him to grade-up, don’t need him, her best maid
This is a stick-up, stick-up (I need them bags and the money…)
We’re gonna stick-up, stick-up (You see them ask, “Where that money? “)
All my ladies get it up, I see you, I do the same;
Take it to another level, no passengers on my plane…
I’m a-a djiva (hey), I’m a, I’m a-a djiva (hey)
I’m a, I’m a-a djiva (hey), I’m a, I’m a-a djiva…
This is a stick-up, stick-up (I need them bags, all that money…)
Stick-up, stick-up (You see them ask, “where that money? “)
Na-na-na, djiva is a metal version of a hustla, of a hustla, of a, of a hustla…
Na-na-na, djiva is a metal version of a hustla, of a hustla, of a, of a hustla…
I’m a, I’m a-a djiva, I’m a, I’m a-a djiva, I’m a, I’m a-a djiva…
(B. Koenig – Arrangement)
I had a dream last night
In which everything wrong in my life went right
And much to my surprise
It was a quick transition
It played out so vividly
That’s it’s hard to describe what it did to me
Suffice to say I took it
As a premonition
Today’s the day I get a move on
Today’s the day I change
Today’s the day that I improve on
Who I am and everything I do:
Today’s the day that I break up with you
Just stop and think about
All the times I gave in so that we’d work out
If you look at the score
I think I tip the balance
But you prob’ly think that’s great
‘Cause you take and you drain and manipulate
I guess every succubus
Is gonna have those talents
Today’s the day that I get angry
Today’s the day I fight
Today’s the day that I harangue
The telling-off that’s way past overdue:
Today’s the day that I break up with you
Don’t look at me like that
With your cute pouting lips and your big, sad eyes
You’re pretty, but you’re pretty much a bitch
(such LANGUAGE, young man!)
It’s time for you to see
That the world is the world universally
And nowhere does it say
That you can run my planet
So you take our history
And your need for control and co-misery
And brace yourself real good
Then go ahead and cram it
Today’s the day that I’m the victor
Today’s the day I win
Today’s the day I do your sister
Here’s a toast to starting life anew:
Today’s the day that I wake up
It’s time to say I’ve had enough
Today’s the day that I break up with you
(B. Koenig – Arrangement)
豆しば!
毎日一つ
豆知識
ラーラーラー
(B. Koenig – Vocals & Arrangement)
Born from the flesh of above and below
Sanctuary only in name
When the minions of evil from hell overflow
Can no one extinguish the flame?
Ripped from the void, imprisoned in stone
The bonds destroyed, tormenting the throne
Nightmares abound
Deep underground
Out of the hellfire and into our town
An evil awakened that none can control
Lord of destruction, reaper of souls
Descent into darkness; the townsfolk ensnared
Defiled and devoured their souls
The devil, the demon, the heart of despair
Shall pay for the lives he once stole
(B. Koenig – Composition, T. Christian – Lyrics)
Cascading into the unknown
Now a soul ripped apart from my shell and my heart
I’m coming back but not alone
Hear the cries of the lost, paid the ultimate cost
to linger here, detached for far too long
The countdown starts
Reaching zero hour,
will I see you now?
across the dark, reaching out
Blindly I’m searching for you
The day they buried you away
When they severed the line was your soul left behind?
I was possessed; I had to know
Both bewitched and bereft, could I save what was left?
Attached the wires, dove in all alone
The countdown starts
Reaching zero hour,
will I see you now?
across the dark, reaching out
Screaming in silence I,
am torn apart
Almost zero hour
should I just let go
A sacrifice for your hand reaching mine
I don’t recall…
Is it worth returning after all?
I’m ready to fall
Reaching out, reaching out
(B. Koenig – Composition, T. Christian – Lyrics)
Ripping the mantle, extracting the vein, the insatiable maw burrows deeper again
Feel the crack of the rock, hear it shudder with pain, this relentless machine built on capital gain
Now is failing, failing, forsaking the call of its master’s commands
And desiring, craving, the iron the engine demands
Tormentor
Ripping with teeth made of steel
Tormentor
The blood of the rock soon revealed
They look to the sky, across a dark ocean it roams
Expanding in size, too quickly it reaches their homes
The shell of the planet is left to decay as the ground and its people are eaten away
Through rock and through mud, with oil and blood, destroyer of planets devours its prey
Now it’s crushing, tearing, destroying all life with titanium hands
And desiring, craving, the iron the engine demands
Waiting for the end (drill, kill)
Melted to slag for the fires burning
Nothing to defend (drill, kill)
Nothing will remain
Tormentor
Ripping with teeth made of steel
Tormentor
The blood of the rock soon revealed
Tormentor
Slashing into the unknown
Tormentor
Harvesting life from the stone
(B. Koenig – Composition, T. Christian – Lyrics)
We found her naked, convulsing in a temple of sin!
With entrails and wolf tails and animal skin.
Divination, desecration of the laws of our Lord,
A harlot of the devil’s horde! She is the
Heart of the curse that has fallowed the land
But fate is now ours to command, we’ve got to
(Burn it down! Burn it down!) with fire!
(Burn it down! Burn it down!) with fire!
Fire! Throw her to the cleansing pyre!
Drink in her screams as the flesh melts away,
Satan will claim her today!
“Fools! You Fools! My master is near!
Weep to your god as you cower in fear!
Flesh melts away but my powers remain
By fire you all shall be slain! All your
Temples, your houses, the children you’ve raised
All shall succumb to the blaze! Now I will”
(Burn it down! Burn it down!) with fire!
(Burn it down! Burn it down!) with fire!
Fire! Growing in a raging pyre!
Higher and higher, swallowed by the cursed hellfire!
Feast on your souls as your bodies decay,
The master of sorrows will steal you away!
(Burn it down! Burn it down!) with fire!
(Burn it down! Burn it down!) with fire!
Fire! Growing in a raging pyre!
Higher and higher, swallowed by the cursed hellfire!
Relish your screams as your bodies decay,
Satan, my master, will claim you today!
(B. Koenig – Composition, T. Christian – Lyrics)
A broken crown,
lost beneath the ruins of the sands
I hear them calling out my name,
“hero of the land”
Among the torment war can bring,
My name they still commend
But those deserving more than I,
simply call my name as friend
Oh, this broken world we will defend
Stand, stand, up from the sand
No absolution with weapon in hand
Sealed away for a thousand years
The magi knew that the power to fear
Is our own, sealed in stone,
awaiting the hero to conquer the throne
Feel the power now returning
From the towns and cities burning
Make a stand against the empire
Western winds whip up a wildfire
Sealed strong in magic armor
No force was thought could harm her
The spell of trance now broken
She joins the call to
Stand, stand, weapon in hand
Power of ages within our command
Sealed away for a thousand years
Break the spell and the myth reappears
in control, power of old,
exposing the evil for all to behold
This broken world,
scattered to the winds of disarray
This shattered land will be reborn,
we will never back away
Hand in hand, one by one,
stand together, come what may
There is dark before the dawn,
and we have found where we belong,
Yearning for the break of day
In this land of blood and war
Hope will make us strive for more
Enslaved nevermore
Hold high the names who braved
the fire and sword
Through a land reforged
The magic destroyed, dispelled to the void
We ride the winds of change
And say a prayer for better days
Throne and the sword
Now restored
May he reign
forevermore!
(B. Koenig – Composition, T. Christian – Lyrics)
Where are my manners? We haven’t been introduced!
I seem to have compelled the dungeon guard to cut us loose
And what a splendid party! You’re having so much fun!
It seems we made it right on time; the ball has just begun
No need to make a racket, and please stay in your seats
I promise to be swift; you see my men are quite discreet
Just a tiny favor, I don’t mean to be bold
But empty out your pockets ‘cause we’re taking all your gold!
Hush dear, for there is no reason to fear
If you’ll lend me your jewels and follow my rules
Soon we will all disappear
Last night we slept in chains
Tonight we drink champagne!
Sing to our fame! Remember our name!
We are the Brothers of Cain!
Now I know just what you’re thinking, let’s cut right to the chase
For if you take that sword out I will shoot you in the face!
There’s no need to be violent, no, that simply will not do!
Let’s all just keep our heads or else I’ll steal your women too!
We’re having such a blast! The time has quickly passed
I’d love to stay and party but I fear we’re fading fast
That lightly guarded galleon in the harbor should suffice
So thank you all, ‘twas quite a ball, and now we say goodnight!
Hush dear, you’ll notice I’m quite cavalier
Ask your man to sit still until I’ve had my fill
Of most of his flagon of beer
Last night we slept in chains
Tonight we toast our fame!
Remember our name, I’ll say it again,
We are the Brothers of Cain!
Tonight you’re bound and gagged,
Now raise the blackened flag!
Sing to our fame! Remember our name!
We are the brothers of cain!
(B. Koenig – Composition, T. Christian – Lyrics)
Sands of time
falling down
Fighting to turn it upside down
Your time has come
Said the spectre unto me
But these shackles of hate
Won’t set me free
The pact was sealed
One last chance to set things right
Trade my soul for sand
Set my path alight
Grains of sand
hold your ground
Now to the glass forever bound
Within my shell reborn
There will be
Nothing left of me
It’s the price I pay to pull you under
Broken free
from your heresy
As you drown under the sand
Carry your debt
Like the cross around your neck
Conceal your guilt
And keep your eyes in check
Gather your men
Fortify your gilded walls
No price you pay
Can stop me now
Stone by stone
Watch you fall
Now is the time I reap it all
The glass is slowly drained
Inside my soul contained
Before the last grain falls
My sword will find them all
There will be
Nothing left of me
It’s the price I pay to pull you under
Wait and see
What you’ve done to me
I will hear no words of clemency
Broken free
from your heresy
As you drown under the sand
Slings and arrows come
Wish to do me harm
Stand and shield away
With your shadow gone
Pierce’d by the dawn
Lost in disarray
Stand by my side, in the shelter you provide
With such a blinding light,
The darkness opened wide
You are falling from the sky
Burning light that blinds my eye
Fading far away, away
Chasing shadows from the past
Shine so bright you’d never last
Longing you to stay
As I watch you fade away
A restless mind possessed
Lamenting your distress
Ceasing to obey
Play the paragon
Forever soldier on
Bury the decay
(K. A. Shimada – Composition, B. Koenig – Composition/Arrangement, T. Christian – Lyrics)
Paid in gold
And a key to break the hold
Of the ancient seal; the entrance to the tomb
Find the fabled sword
In the chambers unexplored
But beware the lures that lead men to their doom
Carved in stone
Are the answers to questions unknown
Dust and bone,
And the treasure of the ancient curse’d throne
Now
Strike a torch and step with care
Defy the curses if you dare
As you break the seal and enter the trial of the tomb
As the doorway closes fast
Pray the light you bear will last
Through the silver halls that shine like the light of the moon
The wealth of countless lords
Line the halls within this hoard
But a madness takes you if you dare to steal - look out!
Read the signs
Find the traps and their designs
And the safest path will surely be revealed
Find your way
Through illusions that lead men astray
Don’t delay
As the ground beneath you cracks and falls away
Now
Strike a torch and step with care
Defy the curses if you dare
Keep your wits about you; trapped in the trial of the tomb
The only one in here alive
The only aim is to survive
Keep a steady hand; The wrong move will lead to your doom
We are the rats beneath your street
The sound that fills your dreams
We will survive where others die
With a will to carry on
The ones swept up and tossed away
The refuse of the cabaret
You think your battle’s won
But we’re still fighting on and on and on
A fool that prays for it to end
The damage you yourself began
You – You “made” us
You hate us
You scorn us time and again
Now fear us
Now hear us
Your time is at an end
Come closer, this secret
Is just for us my friend
We’re fighters, survivors
We’ll fight you to the end
You teach the blind to bend the knee
Bewitched by golden dreams
Wear your disguise and spin your lies
They’ll never see the fangs you hide
Behind the curtain take their life
Another notch upon your knife
You deem your castle strong
But the charge continues on and on and on
You think you own this common ground?
We’re strong together; we will tear you down because
(K. A. Shimada – Composition, B. Koenig – Composition/Arrangement, T. Christian – Lyrics)
Another chapter ends as the streetlights meet the dusk
I never hung my hat for too long; I never found someone to trust
Just another empty road to a town I couldn’t name
Just a step ahead of loneliness, just a mile ahead of pain
Then I met you…
And I knew just what you wanted me to do
Let’s steal away tonight on a chase for something new
One more time
Cross the line
Make you mine and I will be there by your side
Every time
Cross that line
Make you mine and on forever we will ride, by my side
I saw your amber eyes calling out for something more
And your long and listless legs that yearned to bolt right out that door
Ready to burn away the roots that hold you down
To give a fond farewell to no one; to make a break and ditch this town
When I met you…
Well I knew just what you wanted me to do
We ride the line tonight on a chase for something new
(K. A. Shimada – Composition, B. Koenig – Composition/Arrangement, T. Christian – Lyrics)
There are fables, I’m told, of a
Curse’d tomb of memory - some make-believe
Yet the air’s turning cold, and I swear I hear them
Calling me…
Heavy haze steals my breath, the passage out I cannot see
Screaming, searching,
My heart is racing,
Trapped in a never-ending memory
Hear the echoes of war
Resounding forevermore
Hold on, don’t you fold
to the desolate cold
Escaping this maze
Breaking free from the haze
“Remain!” Demands
the phantom refrain
Illumination fading
My sanity degrading
The phantom hand reaching for my chest
Miasma chokes my breathing
Deaf from eternal screaming
The grief of souls never laid to rest
Screaming, searching
Consciousness breaking
Trapped in a horror that no man should see
Hear the echoes of war
Resounding forevermore
Enslaved and controlled
by the desolate cold
No escaping this maze
Disappear in the haze
Remain
I am forever enchained
This barren sea of fire and sand
Prophets call this “holy land”
Pious zeal that spreads like rust
To see men dying over dust
The arid wind tears at my face
A thousand miles from your embrace
Remembering songs that you’d recite
Wary that this fight is
All in vain? Will I ever feel the frozen winds again?
And hear you beckoning my name?
And in my dreams dusted in white
You remain my guiding light
Watch the embers burn together, forever
Across the fire, across the sand
I feel you longing for my hand
Save me from this “promised land”
Another thousand leagues today
Do I dare to disobey
Sell my sword; forsake my king
End this suffering, and
Stay the pain? Will I ever feel the frozen winds again?
And hear you beckoning my name?
Pray in vain! Will I ever feel the frozen winds again?
And hear you beckoning my name?
The Guardians - an ancient order of warrior arbitrators who exist outside of the strata of society. Disconnected from any lineage or hierarchy, their unique position allows for incontestable judgment - and punishment - to be doled out to anyone regardless of wealth, status, privilege, or class. They hold sacred no gods, no men, but simply balance itself: an equilibrium of both good and evil. This highly honored position attracts countless volunteers, very few of which survive the ordeals of training in the Guardians’ mountainous stronghold. Occasionally, the Guardians will purchase children of the poor and destitute as servants. Even fewer of these children survive.
This is where our story begins…
“Heed the words of your master.”
No sign of regret as they sold him away
For a pittance of silver
The tears of the child evolve to hate
Their name, their face
Condemned to an arduous fate
The guardians bend and break
In the halls of the stronghold
Bodies are tested; minds take shape
The boy will learn, and grow
Will you light a fire
When the world is bitter and cold?
Will you build the pyre
Out of that which you carry around in your soul?
Can you feed the flames
With the kindling of memories old?
Will they speak your name?
Over and over and over the story is told
Surviving the winter
No easy task for a boy of his age
In the halls of the chosen
Heartache, the one thing that they can’t cage
He slips away
But is caught at the end of the day
His future they now debate:
“We’ll harness the fire
Acolyte training will be his fate.”
Before it’s too late
A child, left alone,
Robbed of the warmth of his home,
Will build, build a fire
Out of anything,
anywhere that he may roam
A child, with no home,
Through trials and training unknown,
Will grow, and desire
And build the heart of his pyre
Sit with me now,
watch as the story unfolds
Chosen for Acolyte training, an arduous path lies ahead. The young child’s first test is to find his Master - and the training grounds - hidden somewhere in the unforgiving mountains that tower above the stronghold…
Finally you’ve found me
So listen to my words
There will be a price to pay
Certainly you’ve heard
If you wish to follow
And give up all you know
You must choose this willingly
You are letting go
No more a captive to your anger
No more a child of control
Acolyte
No one lives in black and white
Ignore the evil that you know
And watch it feast upon your soul
Acolyte
Fear the mourning of the light
That which is growing in your soul
Should heed the reins of your control
Nothing but a shadow
I have always been
Guardian to the balance
of the beast that lies within
The path ahead is ruthless
You may surely die
You will feel a thousand deaths
of pain to purify
No more a captive to your anger
No more a child of control
Farewell to honor and distinction
No more a servant to a soul
Acolyte
Hear the wailing in the night
Sorrow feeds inside your head
And lusts to dance among the dead
Acolyte
See your spirit burning bright
Fall on litany and prayer
You’ll never outrun your despair
Surviving many years of training, the boy - now a young man - attains the rank of Guardian, and with it, the renowned symbol of their rank: the Guardian’s blade. Eager to prove his worth, the young Guardian departs the stronghold to confront those who cause imbalance…
They come and conquer;
No mortal stronger than a warrior supreme
Or so they make it seem
Scars and blood
Rust and mud
To terrorize the soft and meek
A blustering technique
Wild and raucous
Loud and pompous
they drift from street to street
Always dodging from defeat
I see the fear that’s hidden in their eyes
True valor never yields;
a charlatan’s the first to run and hide
No escape so now you must decide
Beg for your life,
or be buried with your pride
Step forward, charlatan
Pay for your lies
My steel will separate
the ones who dare pretend
Today you die!
Through many years
And bloody tears
I cursed the sky for I was weak
Vengeance I did seek
Forego my name
Renounce my claim
And a guardian was born
On my blood an oath was sworn
I have tasted from the cup of pain
I have endured the countless lashes gave and never looked away
I have spat into the face of death
You cannot take when there is nothing left
Word of the young Guardian’s prowess spreads quickly, and he is eventually assigned Guardianship over the land’s sovereign city. However, a new challenge faces him as the city is home to an organized and intelligent gang of criminals. Exceedingly careful to cover their tracks, the young Guardian has little evidence from which to assess punishment. And perhaps their very existence is needed to keep the balance of good and evil in the large metropolis? The city’s populace knows little about this vow of balance and simply protests his inaction towards what they see as an obvious threat. The young guardian is torn between appeasing the people and fulfilling his vow, and his inability to take action fills him with a sense of frustration, foreboding, and dread…
Claws out, scratching my door
Already know that I can take no more
Silence the screams, begging for war
Against these empty-headed carnivores
Sell your spirit to the pack
Ready your attack
Tearing flesh from the bone
Play the role of the victim
Through the city they roam
Someone’s feeding the wolves tonight
Biting off the hand that feeds
Leave no trace, watching you bleed
Follow the pack and act how you feel
Strap your mind to the breaking wheel
Roam the city seeking blood
Crawling through the mud
Tearing flesh from the bone
Play the role of the victim
Through the city they roam
Is it a curse or a symptom?
Throw your mind away, follow what they say
This is the cost of believing
If they catch you alone
Someone’s feeding the wolves tonight
People try to say
Lock them all away
To stop the city from bleeding
If they catch you alone
Someone’s feeding the wolves tonight
The next evening, the foreboding and dread building for months inside the Guardian’s mind has finally manifested itself into reality. Tragedy has struck. One of the wolves’ new recruits - a particularly bloodthirsty and violent individual - has attempted to expedite his enlistment by very publicly - and very violently - murdering a young child.
Another slaughter on the street tonight
But this time no one looks the other way
The cries of agony and anger
At the child’s tattered body on display
You know who held the knife
You could have saved her life
And now I carry
(Carry the shame, you are to blame)
The heavy burden of my choice
I am haunted by her voice
“You could have saved me”
(Why did you wait, to keep us safe)
Suffocated by the weight
Of the life my vow would not allow to take
Sovereign city in my care
Full of people who now spit upon my name
I am a child of the balance
Once again I am abandoned all the same
Bound to the oath I swear
But do they even care
And now I carry
(Carry the shame, you are to blame)
Watch them tearing at the walls
As the statues start to fall
Will I bury
(Bury her name, your honor slain)
All the hope of better days
And a familiar voice
that’s screaming “run away!”
How can I carry
(Carry the shame, you are to blame)
With my spirit running thin
Knowing I will never win
Forever wary
(Your privilege gone, where you belong)
That no matter what I choose
I will always be the one condemned to lose
The enraged mob chisels and tears the Guardian statues from the walls of the central Guardian tower and carries them towards the “void” - a large, seemingly bottomless maw in the earth just outside of the city’s walls. With nearly unscalable sides and nothing but blackness below, the void is many things to many people - a sacrificial altar for the old gods, a garbage dump, a dangerous and foreboding landmark - and on this day it may fulfill all of those roles…
There’s a crowd at the edge of the void, pushing together
And the guards to make sure that no man interferes
And I, alone, overlooking the nether
And I, alone, my anger choking back tears
Watch it go, fall into the shadow
My toil a sacrifice to the blackened maw below
And all I know, swallowed into the shadow
Just an offering to the void; Just another stone to throw
Calloused hands guide chisel on stone for what feels like a lifetime
And the inlays carefully cloaked with silver and gold
And the mob that gathers outside, voracious with gall
All the while, they’re building the pile, awaiting the fall
(You failed us!
Clean your hands of sin, make your offering
Come and pay the price, with a sacrifice
To the gods of old, witness and behold)
Shaken by the conduct of the city he swore to protect, the young Guardian finds himself questioning his own actions and the very concept of what “balance” means...
Forgiveness
That is what you’ve taken away
When you spat upon the hand
Held out in aid
Vengeance
Though it is forbidden by faith
The guardians of your walls
You now desecrate
If they die
By my hand
Has the light forsaken them?
Turned into beasts, no longer men
I am not their champion
Scour the land for signs of light
But only embers remain
The lofty doctrine of our clan
Consumed by the flames
I am changing
Becoming what you’ve seen me to be
The monster you have made
Has finally swallowed me
There was a flame
That beckoned me
Choked in the twilight of your hearts
Now darkness envelops me
Seizing upon their chance, the wealthy aristocrats of the city offer the beleaguered Guardian a chance to unwind by attending an extravagant ball. It is said that Guardians cannot be bribed and cannot be influenced…and yet…
As their control of the city is also threatened by the wolves, they begin to spin their web of manipulation…
“Take a respite from your fight,
to come and dance with us tonight”
Spinning silken thread into a striking gown
“Bare your innermost desire
and I’m sure we can acquire”
Captivating eyes that mesmerize;
your will is breaking down
Compel my tongue
Thy will, Be done
Spellbound by the masquerade
Caught inside a trance
And blinded to the strings they tie
That force you to dance
Drowning in their crimson wine
It permeates your soul
Manifest the tempo of your mind
Caught in the dance of control
The gentle hand that draws you near
Whispers poison to your ear
Slowly suffocate the sentience of your mind
Spin and dance around the ball
Pretend you had a choice at all
Weave a veil across your eyes, oh, the bridle of the blind
Oh, recreate you out of gold
Substitute your will so you do as you are told
The words of the aristocrats echo in the Guardian’s head: This city has fallen out of balance. His instincts told him what had to be done, but his oath of balance stopped him. And where has it gotten him? Innocents dead, and a city that spits on the honor of his sacred position! No more indecision; if the city will not listen, then he must take a new approach…
They are children in need
Disregarding their virtue for greed
I have given them freedom
and watched them suffer
I have shouldered their pain
All I received was a curse on my name
Bite the hand of their master
and bleed their brothers dry!
(You rule by) Mercy be damned
(Conscription) I held their hand
(Our choice is over)
Now I will drag them to the light!
My time at hand
Calling for vengeance to be done?
Your wish is my command
To end their suffering
The symmetry vowed in my soul
I let go
You will listen to me
There will be those who reject my decree
For the good of the nation
I end their blindness
No more praying in vain
I am your savior; call out my name
For the good of us all
I demand that you comply
These tower walls
Once they were sacred in my mind
Now shadow over all
To kill my suffering
The symmetry vowed in my soul I forego
Their silken words rang true
Now peace I shall renew
My mind is made
Freed from the irons of restraint
Release the Guardian’s blade
An end to suffering
The balance once found in my soul
I let go
The more blood that is spilled and the more power the Guardian takes, the faster order is returned to the city. This approach is so much easier, he wonders why he even suppressed this side of his power in the first place! In his eyes, the order of the city has been restored. However, the more evil he lets in, and the more he gives in to hubris, the darker his soul becomes…
The fools that fawn upon their fellow man
Show me a king who didn’t rule by killing
A feast of blood to sate my appetite
Save your “honor” for a world of black and white
You’ll bend the knee
And then we’ll see
If I keep you alive
Whispering my name
Forms the clouds that black the sky
Say your last goodbye
Cowering in fear
As the end is drawing near
I will watch you die
Building my cathedral - to the power of evil
A living shadow that you’ve learned to fear
I am the beast who feeds on faith and valor
Twisting your mind; you now belong to me
Your final breath - the only thing that sets you free
Impose my will, draw out the kill
Your soul is mine
Expose your fears through bloody tears
The pain divine
Bitter is the wind
That foreshadows my return
All your hopes will burn
Desecrate and drain
As you cry to God in vain
Heroes never learn
Building my cathedral
The imbalance of the city and the corruption of the young Guardian reaches the ears of his Master. Vowing to undo the damage and pull his Acolyte back from the mires of evil, the Master travels to the city, confronting the Guardian at the top of the tower.
Shocked to stone at the man you have become
Broken shell, once so innocent and young
Warped and torn, there’s no balance in this state
Take my hand, I will free you from your hate
These useless words are lessons in lies!
These simple fools won’t compromise!
Give me the blade and one by one
We will undo the things you’ve done
Can’t you see? All that power in your soul?
Just bitter pain; just a slave with no control
Rule by force, and the balance you ignore
Those you’ve slain, are they better than before?
Those hopeless dregs I could not purify?
Did they not deserve to die?
Give me the blade
and one by one
We will undo the
things you’ve done
This guardian’s blade? A simple task!
All that you had to do was ask...
A sudden snap to focus
by the master’s final breath
Sacred blade, that once signified my path
Now wet with blood, sparked by suffering and wrath
This lifeless frame, once had raised me as his own
And once again, I am utterly alone
I close my master’s eyes
All hear my cries:
Take back the blade! What have I done?
This twisted thing that I’ve become
My senses frayed! My master slain
No absolution for me; no solace for my pain
As he thrust his blade through the heart of the man who raised him - the only father he ever knew - the corrupting power suddenly leaves his soul and his vision becomes clear. His hands covered with blood and his heart heavy with newfound regret, the Guardian looks upon the city. The people below who live in fear of his sweeping judgments - are they truly better off? Do they now respect the Guardians, or simply live in terror of them? The flames that once burned inside of his heart have now reached up and consumed him. From the parapets of the tower, his eyes turn from the body of his master and softly focus on the void. There is one way to restore the balance. One way to make things right. To fulfill his vow, he knows what he must do…
How deep are the layers of blood
collected upon these two hands?
In the corner my master lays still
Lifeless, broken, and damned
Surveying a city strangled by fear
No better off
than when I first appeared
As pain comes in wave after wave
The wind gently whispers my name
This fire, I fed it my soul, burned all I know,
Burned down to ashes, I
I gave it control, swallowed me whole
Burned down to ashes, bitter and cold
I pray that the wind picks me up
And scatters me over their graves
Those that I’d killed, those I condemned
And the child that I never saved
Pulled under by currents of guilt
The void, now screaming my name
This fire, I fed it my soul, burned all I know,
Burned down to ashes, I
I gave it control, swallowed me whole
Burned down to ashes, bitter and cold
Fate’s letting me go
My destiny known;
Just another stone to throw
I stand at the edge of the void, my honor destroyed,
Burned down to ashes, I
I now comprehend, just one way to end,
One way to balance, balance it all
God, let me atone
Take this heart made of ash; all that I own
The power of the magi has conquered the earth
Defiling, distorting the land
A god among men, now twisted in form,
Can kill with a wave of his hand
We are one, risking all
To survive this demon must fall
One last hope, one last try
We will triumph or we will die
By our sword! By our hands!
By the fire of our will and the hope of our land
With our fangs, with our claws,
We will strike where he's flawed;
This is how you kill a god
There’s a tower engulfed by the light of the damned
Guarded by horrors and beasts
The top of the spire, where finally we stand
The darkness will soon be released
We are one, risking all
For our king, this jester must fall
One last hope, one last try
We will triumph or we will die
By our sword! By our hands!
By the fire of our will and the hope of our land
With our fangs, with our claws,
We will strike where he's flawed;
This is how you kill a god
By the souls of our friends
This light of judgment will end
We are one, risking all
To survive, this demon must fall
By our sword! By our hands!
By the fire of our will and the hope of our land
With our fangs, with our claws,
We will strike where he's flawed;
This is how you kill a god
Kill a god
This is how you kill a god
Let fly and feel the thrust of the engine fire
Surging by, the path to glory will take you higher
Oh, they're out to tear you apart if they can catch you
Oh, as the end of the line tears into view
Faster than light, Soar through the night
Bourne on the wings of a falcon
Wind at your back as you break from the pack in the lead
The rule of the master of speed
Boost engage, and watch your enemies fade behind
G-forces rage, banking the apex and flying blind
Oh, feel the beat of your heart surging forward
Oh, the rift of man and machine begins to blur
Faster than light, Soar through the night
Bourne on the wings of a falcon
Feeling the rush as they're left in the dust and concede
That you are the master of speed
Jet set to hit these city streets and make my rivals obsolete
You’re gonna see me wear the crown
Spray my colors in the air and feel the rhythm everywhere
I'm never backing down
One step ahead, I'm dodging lead
Hear the hijacked frequency, it's me!
Gonna tag my name all around this city!
Trying to catch me is a burden I pity!
When I move I'm moving at the speed of sound
Hear the beating heart that will never slow down
There's a madman in the tower who summons demons for their power
He wants to stamp us out
So send your men and send your guns,
you cannot stop what I've begun - The revolution shout!
One step ahead, I'm dodging lead
Hear the hijacked frequency, it's me!
Gonna tag my name all around this city!
Trying to catch me is a burden I pity!
When I move I'm moving at the speed of sound
Hear the beating heart of the city resound
Gonna tag my name all around this city!
Trying to catch me is a burden I pity!
When I move I'm moving at the speed of sound
Hear the beating heart that will never slow down
So wild, standing there
With her hands in her hair
I can't help remember
Just where she touched me
There's still no face
Here in her place
So cool, she was like Jazz on a summer's day
Music, high and sweet
Then she just blew away
Now she can't be that warm
With the wind in her arms
Valerie, call me
Call on me, Valerie
Come and see me
I'm the same boy I used to be
Love songs fill the night
But they don't tell it all
Not how lovers cry out
Just like they're dying
Her cries hang there
In time, somewhere
Someday, some good wind
May blow her back to me
Some night I may hear
Her like she used to be
No it can't be that warm
With the wind in her arms
Valerie, call me
Call on me, Valerie
Come and see me
I'm the same boy I used to be
Never seen his face, but everyone knows when it's time to race
You best watch your back or he'll be stealing your crown
All bets are off, with a chain or a bat or a molotov
Nothing can restrain him once his aim is set on tearing you down
If you want the pain, just say his name
Jon Milwaukee! Eight feet tall!
Jon Milwaukee! Put you right through a wall, his name is
Jon Milwaukee! On a bike since he could crawl!
Jon Milwaukee! Gonna win it all!
He's a wanted man, with a traveling cache of contraband
Breaking out of prison for the thrill of the chase
Nowhere to hide, just a rash on the road as you're kicked aside
No one's ever stopped him, never topped him, he's the king of the race
If you need the pain, just say his name
Jon Milwaukee! Eight feet tall!
Jon Milwaukee! Put you right through a wall, his name is
Jon Milwaukee! Drinks his weight in alcohol
Jon Milwaukee! Gonna win it all!
Flying down the highway like a son of a gun
With a fist that'll hit like a megaton
He doesn't know defeat because he's never outdone
Got a tank full of gas and he's ready to run
Well he's hard as concrete with a face to match
But don't you ever try to beat him cause he'll kick your ass
You'll wake up on fire with your face in the grass
So if you see him in the rearview let him pass, it's Jon!
Oh! Jon Milwaukee!