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I'm gonna organize some changes in my lifeI'm gonna exorcise the demons of my pastI'm gonna take the car and hit the open roadI'm feelin ready to just open up and go
And I just feel I can be anythingThat I might I ever wish to beAnd fantasize just what I wanna beMake my wildest dream come true
I'm on my wayOut on my own againI'm on my wayOut on the road again
When I remember back to how just things just used to beAnd I was stuck inside a shroud of miseryI felt I dissapeared so deep inside myselfI couldn't find a way to break away the hell
When I'm feelin' down an' lowI vow I'll never be the same againI just remember what I amAnd visualize just what I'm gonna be
I'm on my wayOut on my own againI'm on my wayI'm gonna break away
I'm gonna break awayI'm out on my ownI'm out on my ownGonna break awayBreakin' away
I'm on my wayOut on my own againI'm on my wayOut on the road again
I'm on my wayOut on my own againI'm on my wayI'm gonna break away
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When I was wandering in the desert, And was searching for the truthI heard a choir of angels calling out my name,I had the feeling that my life would never be the same againI turn my face towards the barren sun
And I know of the pain that you feel the same as me,And I dream of the rain as it falls upon the leavesAnd the cracks in our lives like the cracks upon the ground,They are sealed and are now washed away
You tell me we can start the rainYou tell me that we all can changeYou tell me we can find something to wash the tears away,You tell me we can start the rainYou tell me that we all can changeYou tell me we can find something to wash the tears...
And I know of the pain that you feel the same as me,And I dream of the rain as it falls upon the leavesAnd the cracks in the ground like the cracks are in our lives,They are sealed and now far away
You tell me we can start the rainYou tell me that we all can changeYou tell me we can find something to wash the tears away,You tell me we can start the rainYou tell me that we all can changeYou tell me we can find something to wash the tears...
And I know of the pain that you feel the same as me,And I dream of the rain as it falls upon the leavesAnd the cracks in the ground like the cracks are in our lives,They are sealed and now far away
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There's a darkening sky before me. There's no time to prepareSalvage the last horizon, but no regrets from meMaybe I'll be back some other day to live again, just who can sayIn what shape or form that I might be, just another chance for me
A hurried time no disgrace, instead of racing to conclusionAnd wishing all my life away. No-one can stop me now.Time is up it couldn't last, but there's more things I'd like to doI'm coming back to try again. Someday maybe I'll wait till then
No more lies, no more liesNo more lies, no more liesNo more lies, no more liesNo more lies, no more lies
They're all sitting at my table, talking tar and drinking wineThey're time is up just like me, but they just don't know it yetSo just a word of warning, when you're in your deepest dreamsThere's nothing you can hide from. I've got my eye on you
The clock is fast the hour is near. Eventful past is everclearMy life is set the time is here. I think I'm coming home
No more lies, no more liesNo more lies, no more liesNo more lies, no more liesNo more lies, no more lies
A hurried time no disgrace, instead of racing to conclusionAnd wishing all your life away, no one can stop me nowTime is up it couldn't last, but there's more things I have to doI'm coming back to try again. Don't tell me that this is the end
No more lies, no more liesNo more lies, no more liesNo more lies, no more liesNo more lies, no more liesNo more lies, no more lies
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I stand alone in this desolate spaceIn death they are truly aliveMassacred innocence, evil took placeThe angels were burning inside
Centuries later I wonder whyWhat secret that they took to their graveStill burning heretics under our skiesReligion's still burning inside
At the gates and the walls of MontségurBlood on the stones of the citadelAt the gates and the walls of MontségurBlood on the stones of the citadelAt the gates and the walls of MontségurBlood on the stones of the citadelAt the gates and the walls of MontségurBlood on the stones of the citadel
As we kill them all so god will know his ownThe innocents died for the pope on his throneCatholic greed and its paranoid zealCurse of the grail and the blood of the cross
Templar believers with blood on their handsJoined in the chorus to kill on demandBurned at the stake for their soul's libertyTo stand with the cathars to die and be free
The book of old testament crippled and blackSatan his weapon is lustAs for the knowledge of god they had claimedReligion's still burning inside
At the gates and the walls of MontségurBlood on the stones of the citadelAt the gates and the walls of MontségurBlood on the stones of the citadelAt the gates and the walls of MontségurBlood on the stones of the citadelAt the gates and the walls of MontségurBlood on the stones of the citadel
As we kill them all so god know his ownLaugh at the darkness and in god we trustThe eye of the triangle smiling with sinNo passover feast for the cursed within
Facing the sun as they went to their graveBurn like a dog or you live like a slaveDeath is the price for your soul's libertyTo stand with the cathars and to die and be free
At the gates and the walls of MontségurBlood on the stones of the citadelAt the gates and the walls of MontségurBlood on the stones of the citadel
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Let me tell you a story to chill the bones,Out of things that I saw.One night wandering in the everglades,I'd one drink but no more.
I was rambling, enjoying the bright moonlight, Gazing up at the stars. Not aware of a presence so near to me, Watching my every move.
Feeling scared and I fell to my knees, As something rushed me from the trees. Took me to an unholy place, And that is where I fell from grace.
Then they summoned me over to join in with them To the dance of the dead. Into the circle of fire I followed them, Into the middle I was led.
As if time had stopped still I was numb with fear, But still I wanted to go. And the blaze of the fire did no hurt upon me, As I walked onto the coals.
And I felt I was in a trance, And my spirit was lifted from me. And if only someone had the chance To witness what happened to me.
And I danced and I pranced and I sang with them, All had death in their eyes. Lifeless figures, they were undead all of them, They had ascended from hell.
As I danced with the dead, My free spirit was laughing and howling down at me. Below my undead body just danced the circle of dead.
Until the time came to reunite us both, My spirit came back down to me. I didn't know if I was alive or dead, As the others all joined in with me.
By luck then a skirmish started, And took the attention away from me. When they took their gaze from me, Was the moment that I fled.
I ran like hell faster than the wind But behind I did not glance. One thing that I did not dare,Was to look just straight ahead.
When you know that your time has come around, You know you'll be prepared for it. Say your last goodbyes to everyone, Drink and say a prayer for it.
When you're lying in your sleep, when you're lying in your bed, And you wake from your dreams to go dancing with the dead. When you're lying in your sleep, when you're lying in your bed, And you wake from your dreams to go dancing with the dead.
To this day I guess I'll never know, Just why they let me go. But I'll never go dancing no more, 'Til I dance with the dead.
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Weaving a thread round your heart and your soul,Deceiving your eyes and delaying your goalShips in the night when they pass out of sight,Deliver their cargo of earthly delightsTo the woman and children the souls of the dead,I've opened the book and no mercy is shed
You want forgiveness and you want it cheap,I don't give redemption rewards for the meekSuffering evil when you pay the price of fame,There isn't a god to save you if you don't save yourselfYou can't blame a madman if you go insane,Give me the strength so I carry on
Trapped in the web but I cut the threads,Show you the gates of tomorrowTrapped in the web no mercy is shed,Show you the gates of tomorrowTrapped in the web slaves to the dead,Show you the gates of tomorrowTrapped in the web but I cut the threads,Show you the gates of tomorrow
Suffering evil when you pay the price of fame,There isn't a god to save you if you don't save yourselfYou can't blame a madman if you go insane,Give me the strength so I carry on
Trapped in the web but I cut the threads,Show you the gates of tomorrowTrapped in the web no mercy is shed,Show you the gates of tomorrowTrapped in the web but I cut the threads,Show you the gates of tomorrowTrapped in the web slaves to the dead,Show you the gates of tomorrow
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Bleeding you dry from the start, the sum of my partsTo give it away, new life in a daySome new Frankenstein, damned for all time
Cursed by the angel who fell, who saves me from hellAnd who is my god? And where is my soul?Too tired to jump, too young to run
Neverending, forever searchingChasing dreams, the dreams of my heartAlways seeking, always askingQuestions right from the start
Out beyond the new frontierPlaying god without mercy without fearCreate a beast made a man without a soulIs it worth the risk, a war of God and man?
I want to end my life now, but I don't know howRecycled again a lifetime of painThe spawn of a man, the devil has planned
Neverending, forever searchingChasing dreams, the dreams of my heartAlways seeking, always askingQuestions right from the start
Out beyond the new frontierPlaying god without mercy without fearCreate a beast made a man without a soulIs it worth the risk, a war of God and man?Is it worth the risk, a war of God and man?
Neverending, forever searchingChasing dreams, the dreams of my heartAlways seeking, always askingQuestions right from the start
Out beyond the new frontierPlaying god without mercy without fearCreate a beast made a man without a soulIs it worth the risk, a war of God and man?Is it worth the risk, a war of God and man?
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In a foreign field he lay, lonely soldier unknown graveOn his dying words he prays, tell the world of Paschendale
Relive all that he's been through, last communion of his soulRust your bullets with his tears. Let me tell you 'bout his years
Laying low in a blood filled trench, killing time 'til my very own deathOn my face I can feel the falling rain, never see my friends again
In the smoke in the mud and lead, smell the fear and the feeling of dreadSoon be time to go over the wall, rapid fire and the end of us all
Whistles, shouts and more gun fire, lifeless bodies hang on barbed wireBattlefield nothing but a bloody tomb, be reunited with my dead friends soon
Many soldiers eighteen years, drown in mud no more tearsSurely a war no-one can win, killing time about to begin
Home, far away, from the war, a chance to live againHome, far away, but the war, no chance to live again
The bodies of ours and our foes, the sea of death it overflowsIn no man's land God only knows, into jaws of death we go
Crucified as if on a cross, allied troops they mourn their lossGerman war propaganda machine, such before has never been seenSwear I heard the angels cry, pray to god no more will dieSo that people know the truth, tell the tale of Paschendale
Cruelty has a human heart, everyman does play his partTerror of the men we kill, the human heart is hungry still
I stand my ground for the very last time, gun is ready as I stand in lineNervous wait for the whistle to blow, rush of blood and over we go
Blood is falling like the rain, its crimson cloak unveils againThe sound of guns can't hide their shame, and so we die on Paschendale
Dodging shrapnel and barbed wire, running straight at cannon fireRunning blind as I hold my breath, say a prayer symphony of death
As we charge the enemy lines, a burst of fire and we go downI choke a cry but no-one hears, feel the blood go down my throat
Home, far away, from the war, a chance to live againHome, far away, but the war, no chance to live again
See my spirit on the wind, across the lines beyond the hillFriend and foe will meet again, those who died at Paschendale
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Everybody's waiting for something to happen,Everybody's waiting for something to seeLunatics waitin for bigger disasters,Everybody's waiting for news on TV
Winding lives at the end of the spiral,Waiting dictators with their next big thrillEveryone's looking but no one is listening,Everybody wants to be in at the kill
I wait for the signs, they tell me true, I see the signs of the end time
Everybody's searching but nothing's revealing, Everyone's looking for the reason whyEveryone's hoping for life everafter,Everyone's looking at death from the sky
Everyone's nightmares are going to happen,Everybody's ripping the mask from their eyesEveryone's praying but no one's believing,Everyone's heroes tell everyone's lies
I wait for the signs, they tell me true, I see the signs of the end time
So I watch and I wait, and I pray for an answerAn end to the strife and the world's misery, but the end never cameAnd we're digging the graves, and we're loading the guns for the kill
Can the end be at hand? Is the face in the sand?Future memory of our tragedy
Can the end be at hand? Is the face in the sand?Future memory of our tragedy
So I watch and I wait, and I pray for an answerAn end to the strife and the world's misery, but the end never cameAnd we're digging the graves, and we're loading the guns for the kill
Can the end be at hand? Is the face in the sand?Future memory of our tragedy
Can the end be at hand? Is the face in the sand?Future memory of our tragedy
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I can't be compromising in my thoughts no more,I can't prevent the times my anger fills my heartI can't be sympathizing with a new lost cause, I feel I've lost my patience with the world and all
And all the politicians and their hollow promises, And all their lies, deceit and shame that goes with itThe working man pays everything for their mistakes,And with his life too if there was to be a war
So we only get one chance can we take it,And we only get one life can't exchange itCan we hold on to what we have don't replace it,The age of innocence is fading... Like an old dream
A life of petty crime gets punished with a holiday,The victim's minds are scarred for life most everydayAssailants know just how much further they can go,They know the laws are soft, conviction chances low
So we only get one chance can we take it,And we only get one life can't exchange itCan we hold on to what we have don't replace it,The age of innocence is fading... Like an old dream
You can't protect yourself even in your own home,For fear of vigilante cries the victims wipe their eyesSo now the criminals they laugh right in your face,Judicial system lets them do it, a disgrace
Despondent public worries where it all will end,We can't protect ourselves our kids from crime the trendWe cannot warn each other of evil in our midst,They have more rights than us, you cannot call that just
So we only get one chance can we take it,And we only get one life can't exchange itCan we hold on to what we have don't replace it,The age of innocence is fading... Like an old dream
The age of innocence is fading like an old dream...