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Seven deadly sinsSeven ways to winSeven holy paths to hellAnd your trip begins
Seven downward slopesSeven bloodied hopesSeven are you burning fires,Seven your desires...
I am he the bornless oneThe fallen angel watching youBabylon, the scarlet whoreI'll infiltrate your gratitudeDon't you dare to save your sonKill him now and save the young onesBe the mother of birth strangled babeBe the devils own, Lucifer's my name
( Chorus )Moonchild - hear the mandrake screamMoonchild - open the seventh sealMoonchild - you'll be mine soon childMoonchild - take my hand tonight
I count the heads of those unbornThe accursed ones I'll find them allIf you die by your own handAs a suicide you shall be damnedAnd if you try to save your soulI will torment you - you shall not grow oldWith every second and passing breathYou'll be so alone your soul will bleed to death
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The twins they are exhausted, seven is this nightGemini is rising as the red lips kiss to biteSeven angels seven demons battle for his soulWhen Gabriel lies sleeping, this child was born to die
One more dies one more livesOne baby cries one mother grievesFor all the sins you will commitYou'll beg forgiveness and none I'll giveA web of fear shall be your coatTo clothe you in the nightA lucky escape for you young manBut I'll see you damned in endless night
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Infinite dreams, I can't deny themInfinity is hard to comprehendI couldn't hear those screamsEven in my wildest dreams
Suffocation, waking in a sweatScared to fall asleep againIncase the dream begins againSomeone chasing, I cannot moveStanding rigid, a nightmare's statueWhat a dream, when will it endAnd will I transcend?
Restless sleep, the mind's in turmoilOne nightmare ends, another fertileIt's getting to me, so scared to sleepBut scared to wake now, in too deep.
Even though it's reached new heightsI rather like the restless nightsIt makes me wonder, it makes me thinkThere's more to this, I'm on the brinkIt's not the fear of what's beyondIt's just that I might not respondI have an interest, almost cravingBut would I like to get too far in?
It can't be all coincidenceToo many things are evidentYou tell me you're an unbelieverSpiritualist? Well, me, I'm neitherBut wouldn't you like to knowThe truthOf what's out there, to have the proofAnd find out just which sideYou're onWhere would you end? In Heaven orIn Hell?
Help me, help me to find my trueSelf without seeing the futureSave me, save me from torturingMyself, even within my dreams
There's got to be more to itThan thisOr tell me, why do we exist?I'd like to think that when I dieI'd get a chance, another timeAnd to return and live againReincarnate, play the gameAgain and again and again
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Give me the sense to wonderTo wonder if I'm freeGive me a sense to wonderTo know I can beGive me the strength, to hold my head upSpit back in their faceDon't need no key, to unlock this doorGonna break down the walls, break out of this bad place
Can I play with madness?The prophet stared at his crystal ball...Can I play with madness?There's no vision there at all!Can I play with madness?The prophet looked and he laughed at me! Ha! He said-Can I play with madness?He said you're blind, too blind to see!
Oh, said you're too blind to see! Mmm...
I screamed aloud to the old manI said don't lie and don't say you don't know!I say you'll pay for this mischiefIn this world, or the next!Oh then he fixed me with a freezing glanceAnd the hellfires raged in his eyes!He said you want to know the truth son? I'll tell you the truth!Your soul's gonna burn, in a lake of fire!
Can I play with madness?The prophet stared at his crystal ball...Can I play with madness?There's no vision there at all!Can I play with madness?The prophet looked and he laughed at me! Ha! He said-Can I play with madness?He said you're blind, too blind to see!
Ohh! Listen to me! Said the prophet...
Can I play with madness?The prophet stared at his crystal ball...Can I play with madness?There's no vision there at all!Can I play with madness?The prophet looked and he laughed at me! Ha! He said-Can I play with madness?He said you're blind, too blind to see!
Can I play with madness?
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Love is a razor and I walked the line on that silver bladeSlept in the dust with his daughter, her eyes red withThe slaughter of innocenceAnd I will pray for herI will call her name out loudI would bleed for herIf I could only see her now
Living on a razors edgeBalancing on a ledgeLiving on a razors edge, OaahBalancing on a ledgeBalancing on a ledgeLiving on a razors edgeBalancing on a ledge... You know, You know
The evil that men do lives on and on...The evil that men do lives on and on...The evil that men do lives on and on...The evil that men do lives on and on...The evil that men do lives on and on...
Circle of fire my baptism of joy at an end it seemsThe seventh lamb slain, the book of life opens before meAnd I will pray for youSome day I may returnDon't you cry for meBeyond is where I learn
Living on a razors edgeBalancing on a ledgeLiving on a razors edge... You know, You know
The evil that men do lives on and on...The evil that men do lives on and on...The evil that men do lives on and on...The evil that men do lives on and on...
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Living on a razors edgeBalancing on a ledgeLiving on a razors edge... You know, You know
The evil that men do lives on and on...The evil that men do lives on and on...The evil that men do lives on and on...The evil that men do lives on and on...
The evilThe evilThe evil that men doThe evilThe evilThe evil that men do, Oaah, Oaah
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Here they stand, brothers them allAll the sons, divided they'd fallHere await the birth of the sonThe seventh, the heavenly, the chosen one
Here the birth from an unbroken lineBorn the healer, the seventh, his timeUnknowingly blessed and as his life unfoldsSlowly unveiling the power he holds
Seventh son of a seventh sonSeventh son of a seventh sonSeventh son of a seventh sonSeventh son of a seventh son
Then they watch the progress he makesThe Good and the Evil which path will he takeBoth of them trying to manipulateThe use of his powers, before it's too late
Seventh son of a seventh sonSeventh son of a seventh sonSeventh son of a seventh sonSeventh son of a seventh son
Today is born the seventh oneBorn of woman the seventh sonAnd he in turn of a seventh sonHe has the power to healHe has the gift of the second sightHe is the chosen oneSo it shall be writtenSo it shall be done
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Now that I know that the right time has comeMy prediction will surely be trueThe impending disaster it loomsAnd the whole of the village is doomedWhy won't you listen to meIs it so hard to understandThat I am the real seventh son?Your life or death on me depends
Suffering and pain impending disasterSouls crying the devil's laughterHeard the cry of the seven whistlersLucifer smiles, looks on and waits
I'll take your life in my handsYour fate, your fortune's in my visionsHeed what I say and you'll seeWhat will bePlease listen to me
Now that they see the disaster is doneNow they put all the blame unto meThey feel I brought on a curseDon't they know that the tormentIt stays with me, knowing that I walk aloneThrough the eyes of the future I seeThey don't even know what fear isDon't they know I'm the one who is cursed
Purgatory beckons souls lost foreverLife after death or heaven hereafterHeard the call of the seven whistlers againNow Lucifer laughs, hell awaits
I had their lives in my handsTheir fate, their fortunes in my visionsNo one believed in my true prophecyAnd now, it's too late.
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Feel the sweat break on my browIs it me or is it shadows that are dancing on the wallsIs this a dream or is it nowIs this a vision or normality I see before my eyes
I wonder why, I wonder howThat it seems that the power's getting stronger every dayI feel a strength, an inner fireBut I'm scared I won't be able to control it anymore
There's a time to live and a time to dieWhen it's time to meet the makerThere's a time to live but isn't it strangeThat as soon as you're born you're dying
There's a time to live and a time to dieWhen it's time to meet the makerThere's a time to live but isn't it strangeThat as soon as you're born you're dying
Just by looking through your eyesHe could see the future penetrating right in through you mindSee the truth and see your liesBut for all his power couldn't foresee his own demise
There's a time to live and a time to dieWhen it's time to meet the makerThere's a time to live but isn't it strangeThat as soon as you're born you're dying
There's a time to live and a time to dieWhen it's time to meet the makerThere's a time to live but isn't it strangeThat as soon as you're born you're dyingAnd be reborn again?
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The demon in your mind will rape you in your bed at nightThe wisdom of ages, the lies and outrages concealedTime it waits for no manMy future, it is revealedTime it waits for no manMy fate is sealed
If I cancel tomorrow, the undead will thank me todayFly in the face of your prophets, I mock your morality playsThe moon is red and bleedingThe sun is burned and blackThe book of life is silentNo turning back
Only the good die youngAll the evil seem to live foreverOnly the good die youngAll the evil seem to live foreverOnly the good die youngOnly the good die young
Mystery madman, a victim of cruel charadeSome innocent pawn in an end game, one more stalemateIs death another birthday?A way to kiss your dreams goodbye?Do the undead live within us?And look through our eyes?
Walking on water - are miracles all you can trust?Measure your coffin, does it measure up to your lust?So I think I'll leave youWith your bishops and your guiltSo, until the next timeHave a good sin
Only the good die youngAll the evil seem to live foreverOnly the good die youngAll the evil seem to live foreverOnly the good die youngOnly the good die young
Seven deadly sinsSeven ways to winSeven bloody paths to hell
Seven downward slopesSeven bloody hopesSeven are your burning firesSeven your desires....