1. Precious Jerusalem
No doubt doubt
No longer need to hide it
Iīve found out who I am
Iī moved around in circles
I rise and fall again
I know it well
Every word I tell
Seems to make no sense at all
Words will heal it
Love will conquer
The hearts of the hopeless
The almighty is still alive
Risinī up from the heart of the desert
Risinī up for Jerusalem
Risinī up from the heart of the desert
Building up old Jerusalem
Risinī up from the heart of the desert
Risinī up for Jerusalem
Risinī up from the heart of the desert
Building up old Jerusalem
Iīve gone beyond
But thereīs no life
And there is nothing how it seems
Iīve gone beyond
But thereīs no life
There is no healing rain in Eden
The empty barren wasted paradise
Letīs celebrate the dawning of the son
I turn to you oh my precious Jerusalem
Deny your prophets their passion and treat them like fools
I turn to you oh my precious Jerusalem
Deny my love but you can change fate
Son of man
You truly are mine
Canīt stand the pain
No more grief and misery
It goes on and on and on and on
and on and on and on
Father stop it now
We must stop it now
You really think you are half way up
I would not mind if you were right
Itīs not sure
Iīd rather say you are half way down
So I am going to help you
If I can
Iīve been caught
In wilderness
In wilderness
Iīve got out well
I found myself
In desert lands
In desert lands
But youīve been on my mind
I turn to you oh my precious Jerusalem
Deny your prophets their passion and treat them like fools
I turn to you oh my precious Jerusalem
Deny my love but you can change truth
Rise up and follow me
īCause I will bring the light
Rise up and follow me
Wake up and clear your mind
I try to bring it back
The seed of life
I try to bring it back
The seal of light
So if you say
Thereīs no faith in man
You better keep in mind
That I can read between the lines
My heavy burden brings
Eyesight to the blind
Iīve been caught
In wilderness
In wilderness
Iīve got out well
I found myself
In desert lands
In desert lands
But youīve been on my mind
I turn to you oh my precious Jerusalem
Deny your prophets their passion and treat them like fools
I turn to you oh my precious Jerusalem
Deny my love but you can change me
2. Battlefield
It cannot be seen
But thereīs blood on the green
Only god knows Iīm innocent
Take me, take me home
A dark seed reigns in me
Like the storm rules over the sea
I challenge thee, do not cross this bridge alone
Donīt dare me now
The threatening shadows will pass by
Thereīre getting closer now
Open your eyes
Wake up my dear young friend
And hate shall fade away
I will not move, yet
Iīll stand still, instead
There on the battlefield he stands
Down on the battlefield heīs lost
And on the battlefield it ends
War and anger shall reign
The clash of iron can be heard
By blindness youīre driven insane
Iīm lost in anguish and grief
Sorrow wonīt wane ītil you die
A shattered body deeply hurt
And darkness will cover the light
Itīs gone forevermore
The fieldīs been left in sorrow
The father and the son
Theyīre gone
The sun shines bright
And anger rises
Lorn and lonely
Torn apart
Donīt you think
Itīs time to stop now
We were charmed and fooled by the old serpentīs kiss
Letīs pray
That heaven is on our side
Through violence and horror
Shall honour arise
So letīs pray
And blessed shall be our leader
We follow the noble and bright
Donīt you hear me crying
Crying
Come take me away
I hallow thy name
There on the battlefield he stands
Down on the battlefield heīs lost
And on the battlefield it ends
War and anger shall reign
The clash of iron can be heard
By blindness youīre driven insane
Iīm lost in anguish and grief
Sorrow wonīt wane ītil you die
A shattered body deeply hurt
And darkness will cover the light
Itīs gone forevermore
Thatīs what minstrel sing
Join in the horrible screams
Take part in murderous deeds
Renowned be the lion-hearted
Join in the minstrelsy
Wailing in endless grief
It eagerly longs for more
Broken bodies lay down on the ground
Blood sheds all over the place
The green will be stained forever
And hate reigns all over the field
They keep struggling on in anger
Fiercely intense
Outrageous, too blind to see
And in pain they keep on singing
We claim the land for the highlord
God bless the land and our highlord
War and anger shall reign
The clash of iron can be heard
By blindness youīre driven insane
Iīm lost in anguish and grief
Sorrow wonīt wane ītil you die
A shattered body deeply hurt
And darkness will cover the light
Itīs gone forevermore
3. Under the Ice
un ītil you find the answer
Time out for our poor Cassandra
Sheīs fairy safe inside the fire
Inside the fire
Awakes desire
Cruelly admired
Theyīll torture her soul
And theyīll torment her heart
But wonīt change her mind
Would you like to see me
How Iīll cut off
Her head lifeīs a game
A lesson to learn
Donīt be shy just blame me
Well, there is no need to feel ashamed
Remember the oath
Remember the oath
Wake up itīs time to cross the border
Is it true what they say
About the part youīve played?
Enjoy your stay here
Welcome to the slaughterhouse
Release from rotten thoughts
No more pain
And no more gods
Under the ice you will believe
Under the ice you will be free
Released from rotten thoughts
No more pain
And no more gods
Please understand
Itīs not in our hands
Barren the land
Itīs all dead and gone
And still the tyrantīs face is red
So witness my glory, my triumph, my fame
Itīs the sweetest taste
King of terror
Just stop wining
Hold your breath
It wonīt take long realize
This is your judgement day
In between the killing carry on
There are no rules here
Welcome to the slaughterhouse
Release from rotten thoughts
No more pain
And no more gods
Under the ice you will believe
Under the ice you will be free
Released from rotten thoughts
No more pain
And no more gods
Try to understand
Youīre the artificial enemy
An illusion we all need
For our sake
For our sake
Weīre not allowed to see
Beyond thatīs your skill
Will we ever learn the lesson
"We canīt fly with broken wings"
Break the chains
Time to change
Iīm afraid to say
But you wonīt play a part
Itīs been nice we now get to the climax
Your destinationīs unknown
Just get out of my way
Donīt mind the blood here
Welcome to the slaughterhouse
Release from rotten thoughts
No more pain
And no more gods
Under the ice you will believe
Under the ice you will be free
Released from rotten thoughts
No more pain
And no more gods
Try to understand
Under the ice you will be free
Release from rotten thoughts
No more pain
And no more gods
And no more gods
Iīm afraid to say
But you wonīt play a part
4. Sadly Sings Destiny
A wooden cup
And a crown of thorns
Will set up the stage for the cross
I rent a room next door
There is nothing more
No further voices to hear
Iīll be free
It doesnīt matter anymore
That someoneīs knocking at my door
Iīve known it long before
The Galileanīs on the floor
Shame on me
Shame on me
Iīm a tool and nothing more
I can feel itīs getting nearer
Images theyīll turn out clearer
Creeps in and out of your mind
Iīm destiny personified
I know thereīs something more behind
But is it really justified
To sacrifice
To crucify
The rescue of the human kind
Sadly sings destiny
Sadly sings destiny
"For ages Iīve been waiting
Now spring is in the air
Let it in"
Repeat
I hear them howling hear them scream
The raging mob turns mad it seems
The kingīs in town
We need a crown
I think we all know
How it ends
So weīre not going take it longer
So all I know is I donīt care
Sp weīre not going take it longer
Now we are aware
I can feel itīs getting nearer
Images theyīll turn out clearer
Creeps in and out of your mind
Iīm destiny personified
I know thereīs something more behind
But is it really justified
To sacrifice
To crucify
The rescue of the human kind
Sadly sings destiny
Sadly sings destiny
"For ages Iīve been waiting
Now spring is in the air
Let it in"
Repeat
There I tie the ass
There I tie the colt
Begging for a last chance
I hear the voices say
"We get him home tonight
And thatīs all you need to know"
Iīm alone
So I canīt stand it any longer
And I donīt want to see it all
Nazarene your vision will come true
Will come true
Theyīll get you
I can feel itīs getting nearer
Images theyīll turn out clearer
Creeps in and out of your mind
Iīm destiny personified
I know thereīs something more behind
But is it really justified
To sacrifice
To crucify
The rescue of the human kind
Sadly sings destiny
Sadly sings destiny
"For ages Iīve been waiting
Now spring is in the air
Let it in"
Repeat
5. The Maiden And the Minstrel Knight
The faithful crowd is gathered here
Soon theyīll appear
The high and mighty show up
The king is in doubts
"Apart from this beggar here
Thereīs no one like you my dear
Tasting my lips
No one but you and him"
Round the fire everyone should sing
And praise the gracious queen
Round the fire everyone should dance
And we praise the handsome knight
Forever and ever we both will be one
The maiden, the fair and the young fell in love
Will you still wait for me
Will you still cry for me
Come and take my hand
Will you still wait for me
Will you still cry for me
Come and take my hand
Thereīs a moment in life
When all the years will pass by
And the eyes filled with tears
We once shed
We recognize failures
The desperate cries
Of the ones who believed in our lies
Wherever Iīll go youīll be with me
My first though and my last though
weīll depart in bitterness
one day youīll understand
Carry on, beloved maiden, mine
Cary on or we have to pay the price
Will you still wait for me
Will you still cry for me
Come and take my hand
Will you still wait for me
Will you still cry for me
Come and take my hand
Yesterdayīs memories
And melodies
Are gone with the wind so sad
Snow-white her hands and golden her hair
But sheīs not the one out in the emptiness
Where everythingīs pale
There is no sign of you
Iīm alone
How I wish you should be here
Iīm alone
Telling me itīs alright
Come rest your head
Iīm alone and sadness
Reigns in my heart
As long as we live
It wonīt go away
We are one
But torn apart
Will you still wait for me
Will you still cry for me
Come and take my hand
Will you still wait for me
Will you still cry for me
Come and take my hand
Proudly it stands
Until the worlds end
The victorious banner of love
6. Wait for an Answer
I cannot say that I donīt care
īCause Iīm aware of everyone and everything
Theyīre everywhere
Donīt be a fool
Stop spinning around
Spinning around
Youīre right it ainīt safe here
Start using your brain
Your brain
The cautious hare
Cannot be seen as a coward
Heīs simply aware
He constantly knows whatīs going on
That the wheel of life turns on
It wonīt hold on
Silent creature
Filthy teacherīs
Spreading the disease
A release
A vanished
Kingdom falls
It goes on
On and on
And again
It goes on
Round and round
Oh I canīt get it out of my head
Wish Iīd be a bird of prey
A pure and a blessed
A hawk who could ease the pain
Donīt look back tell me
Is it where you belong
A place in the dark
A song without hope
Donīt look back tell me
Is it where you belong
Oh I wait for an answer
So far
Donīt look back tell me
Is it where you belong
I will wait for an answer
So far
Donīt look back tell me
Is it where you belong
I will wait yes I will wait
Donīt look back
Weīre the last descendants
In the line of valiant soldiers
Weīre mistreated angels
We are the blackbird nation
Weīre the chosen ones
Weīre the last descendants
Weīre a tribe of unsung glory
We are the fallen angels
Well the time is right
You shall be on my side
I donīt I donīt I donīt need anyone
Be with or be against me
Iīm white I am chosen
There is not the slightest
Doubt it all
Not at all
In lower airs
Weīre ground down
By their ignorance
Hate will grow like a foul cancer
To find a foe seems to be the answer
Round and round
Oh I canīt get it out of my head
Wish Iīd be a bird of prey
A pure and a blessed
A hawk who could ease the pain
Donīt look back tell me
Is it where you belong
A place in the dark
A song without hope
Donīt look back tell me
Is it where you belong
Oh I wait for an answer
So far
Donīt look back tell me
Is it where you belong
I will wait for an answer
So far
Donīt look back tell me
Is it where you belong
I will wait yes I will wait
Donīt look back
Donīt be a fool
Stop spinning around
Spinning around
Donīt move it ainīt safe here
Theyīve stained holy grounds
Oh no
The hopeful he sadly admits
Thereīs no hero no place to hide
There is no shelter from the storm
The maddened crow will spread terror
But I know
Bitterly they will stumble
Find themselves smashed on the ground
Donīt look back tell me
Is it where you belong
A place in the dark
A song without hope
Donīt look back tell me
Is it where you belong
Oh I wait for an answer
So far
Donīt look back tell me
Is it where you belong
I will wait for an answer
So far
Donīt look back tell me
Is it where you belong
I will wait yes I will wait
Donīt look back
Itīs you who has said
Thereīs no tomorrow
I donīt know but who I am
I wouldnīt sit back any longer
Itīs surely built in sadness
But the sadness surely will go by
So we will all know the answer
The answerīs within
Itīs in your mind
7. The Soulforged
Iīm not insane
Thatīs how it seems though
Spiteful cruel but wise
Beyond his age
My body fails
My soul will rise
The end of lifeīs immortalized disease and agony
And I see death through golden eyes
Beyond the door
Thereīs something more
It seems thereīs just one way
On through the heat
Iīve felt the touch of evil
I still feel the icy claw in me
For a decent price
Iīve banned kindness from my heart
The spirit of all truth and beauty
Pawned for my desire
And from the flames
As chance would have it
the soulforged will come into light
And from the flames as chance would have it
The soulforged,
The stainless will rise
I will never change my mind
I will leave it all behind
And through the hour glass
Everythingīs grey
Everyoneīs pale
No colour nor beauty will enlighten my heart
The seat of lifeīs empty and cold
Cadaverous you all seem to me
Stillborn but youīre still alive
Youīre still alive
Truth lies in loneliness
When hope is long gone by
Iīll wipe out the bliss of the new age
And welcome you precious night
And from the flames
As chance would have it
the soulforged will come into light
And from the flames as chance would have it
The soulforged,
The stainless will rise
From a distant time
Voices echo in the hall
"Come and join us
Enter life and everything is gone now"
And through the looking glass
I still fear mortality and its loss in the end
Unlimited power in my hands
The claw of the dragon ascends
"Mourn for his lost soul
Heīs cursed and condemned"
Each step I take
May it hurt may it ache
Leads me further
Away from the past
But as long as I breathe
Each smile in my bleak face
Iīm on my way to find
Back to the peace of mind
And from the flames
As chance would have it
the soulforged will come into light
And from the flames as chance would have it
The soulforged,
The stainless will rise
I will never change my mind
I will leave it all behind
8. Age of False Innocence
Cut off the light
Take a look
Thereīs nothing beyond but pain
Suffer in the deepest void
The flame of hope isgone
What have I done?
Denied the father and the sun
For a moment it seemed
Thereīs space beyond the spheres
Aflame the night
So clear and bright
Unstable light
Youīve been sacrificed in fear
Now thereīs one thing for sure
Iīm not afraid anymore
Day after day weīve been fixed in the bowl
For so long
For ages weīre captured in shells
And crystallized walls
Predestined or punished?
By man or god?
I cannot, I will not
Deny itīs false innocence
I cannot, I will not
The age of false innocence
Take it away from me
For a while
Astronomy has moved the earth
And weīve turned around the sun
Sanctum officium
Has made me believe
Has made me believe
Has made me believe
"We know for sure youīre lying
Would you like to mess with holy science
You know the fear of dying
Would it be worth it to hear you crying"
Iīve slaughtered truth
And Iīve shattered my heart
Far too long I have played with hellfire
And science has turned into madness
But I should have taken it higher
So I feel so I feel
Like Judas must have felt before
That Wednesday night near by the tree
Day after day we will gratefully suffer for more
Predestinedīs our part
So we Bleed in the name of god
Donīt believe in their eternity
Weīre still held in blindness
And Iīve been turned into a liar
If there is no heaven
There wonīt be release
I cannot, I will not
Deny itīs false innocence
I cannot, I will not
The age of false innocence
I cannot, I will not
Deny itīs false innocence
I cannot, I will not
The age of false innocence
Take it away from me
9. Punishment Divine
Itīs warm and tender
But very soon it turn cold
Shadows stare down from the walls
Out of the mist
Itīs coming closer now
It never rains
It pours on me
So let the saints
Set up the courtyard
The unpleasant cage
The obvious point is Iīm insane
Was I aware
Whom I had slain
I fear I was the faceless
The Nameless
The bush set on fire
No one ever dared to speak
"Shame on me
I donīt believe
The here and now
Is all weīre living for"
Joyful it seems
But then suddenly
By one false move
Itīs blown away
Joyful it seems
But then suddenly
Their voices cease
Itīs gone away
Vanished
To the point of no return
Vanished
To the point of no return
Witness my last breath
I do not regret
A word Iīve said
The strong will survive
The weak must die
And out of the mist
Itīs coming closer now
Sinner and saints
The grateful slaves
Natureīs law instead of god in heaven
From far beyond
I can hear them sing
I hear angels sing
Songs of innocence
I hear angels sing
Despite the facts are clear
It cannot be
What we canīt see
I must admit
It sounds so sweet
Joyful it seems
But then suddenly
By one false move
Itīs blown away
Joyful it seems
But then suddenly
Their voices cease
Itīs gone away
Vanished
To the point of no return
Vanished
To the point of no return
Angels sing I hear Angels sing
Can hear them sing
Far beyond I hear them sing
"Itīs true, itīs true
We donīt exist"
Far beyond I hear them sing
"Itīs true, itīs true
We donīt exist"
Well we all know
Thereīs no other side
Itīs good and evil
I know right between
Thereīs no borderline
This is the punishment divine
Surrounded by night
Iīve been offered insight
There is none but the sin of pride
Am I wrong an I right
Am I losing my sight
Abandoning the superior mind
Joyful it seems
But then suddenly
By one false move
Itīs blown away
Joyful it seems
But then suddenly
Their voices cease
Itīs gone away
Vanished
To the point of no return
Vanished
To the point of no return
Right away I will be gone
Gone I will be gone
Through the valleys grey
Through the shapeless land
I walk alone
Iīm left alone
Through the deepest void
A blackened paradise
I walk alone
Iīm left alone
10. And Then There Was Silence
Turn your head and see the fields of flames
He carries along
From a distant place
Heīs on his way
Heīll bring decay
(Donīt move along
īCause things they will go wrong
The end is getting closer day by day)
In shades of grey
Weīre doomed to face the night
Lightīs out of sight
Since weīve reached the point of no return
We pray for starlight we wait for the moon
The sky is empty
Alone in the unknown
Weīre getting nowhere
We have been betrayed
By the wind and rain
The sacred hallīs empty and cold
The sacrifice made
Should not be done in vain
Revenge will be taken by Rome
We live a lie
Under the dying moon
Pale-faced laughs doom
Indulges in delight
Itīs getting out of hand
The final curtain will fall
Hear my voice
There is no choice
Thereīs no way out
Youīll find out
We donīt regret it
So many men have failed
But now heīs gone
Go out and get it
The madmanīs head it
Shall be thyne
We donīt regret it
That someone else dies hidden in disguise
Go out and get it
Orionīs hound shines bright
Donīt you think itīs time to stop the chase
Around the ring
Just stop running running
Round the ring
Donīt you know that fate has been decided by the gods
Feel the distance, distance
Out of reach
Welcome to the end
Watch your step, Cassandra
You may fall
As Iīve stumbled on the field
Sister mine
Deathīs a certain thing
Find myself in darkest places
Find myself drifting away
And the other world
The other world appears
Find myself she dies in vain
I cannot be freed
Iīm falling down
As time runs faster
Moves towards disaster
The ferryman will wait for you
My dear
And then there was silence
Just a voice from other world
Like a leaf in an icy world
Memories will fade
Misty tales and poems lost
All the bliss and beauty will be gone
Will my weary soul find release for a while
At the moment of death I will smile
Itīs the triumph of shame and disease
In the end Iliad
Raise my hands and praise the day
Break the spell show me the way
In decay
The flame of Troy will shine bright
The newborn child will carry ruin to the hall
The newbornīs death would be a blessing to us all
Good choice?
Bad choice?
Out of there
Youīve chosen misery
Power and wisdom
You deny
Bad choice
War is the only answer
When love will conquer fear
So the judgementīs been made to the fairest
The graceful says badly he fails
Warning
Fear the heat of passion, father king
Donīt let him in
Donīt let her in
Desire, lust, obsession
Death theyīll bring
We canīt get out
Once they are in
Sheīs like the sunrise
Outshines the moon at night
Precious like starlight
She will bring in a murderous price
In darkness grows the seed of manīs defeat
Jealousy
I can clearly see the end now
I can clearly see the end now
I can clearly see the end now
The thread of life is spun
The coinīs been placed below my tongue
Never give up
Never give in
Be on our side
So we can win
Never give up
Never give in
Be on our side
Old moonīs time is soon to come
Nowhere to run
Nowhere to hide
Nothing to lose
Like one weīll stand
Weīll face the storm
Created by a man
Roar roar roar roar
Troy Troy Troy Troy
And as the lion
Slaughters man
I am the wolf
And youīre the lamb
Hallowed Troy will fall
Round the walls
Faith is shattered bodies fall
Nowhere to run
Nowhere to hide
Nothing to lose
Like one weīll stand
Itīs all for one and one for all
We live for will be wiped out
I feel that somethingīs wrong
Surprise, surprise theyīre gone
Full moon your time goes by
And new moonīs still kept our of sight
We live we die
Misty tales and poems lost
All the bliss and beauty will be gone
Will my weary soul find release for a while
At the moment of death I will smile
Itīs the triumph of shame and disease
In the end Iliad
Raise my hands and praise the day
Break the spell show me the way
In decay
The flame of Troy will shine bright
Roam in darkness
Spread the vision
We will be lost if you truly believe
Troy in darkness
Thereīs a cold emptiness in our hearts
That theyīve gone away
And wonīt come back
Theyīll tear down the wall to bring it in
Theyīll truly believe in the lie, lie, lie
With blossoms theyīll welcome
The old foe
The visionīs so clear
When day and dream unite
The end is near
You better be prepared
The nightmare shall be over now
Thereīs nothing more to fear
Come join in our singing
And dance with us now
The nightmare shall be over now
Thereīs nothing more to fear
The war it is over forevermore
No hope
The blind leads the blind
Carry on
Though futureīs denied
Mare or stallion
Thereīs far more inside
We are in at the kill weīll cheerfully die
Misty tales and poems lost
All the bliss and beauty will be gone
Will my weary soul find release for a while
At the moment of death I will smile
Itīs the triumph of shame and disease
In the end Iliad
Raise my hands and praise the day
Break the spell show me the way
In decay
The flame of Troy will shine bright
Holy light shines on
So the judgementīs been made
Weīre condemned though the trialīs far ahead
The crack of doom
Father
Your handsome son is heading home
Heading home
Still the wind blows
Calm and silent
Carries news from a distant shore
Out of mind
Canīt get it
Canīt get it
Out of me head
Sorrow and defeat
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