========================= Demons & Wizards Lyrics ========================= I. Rites of Passage (intro) II. Heaven Denies I've stained the land Milleniums I've prayed Now I know there's no release Since paradise is lost I hold a crown I know your name But I am just your Fallen angel of doom pre-chorus: Thus heaven denies Refused for all times I am not guilty at all chorus: Deadlands, Wastelands Darkness will cover my mind And oblivion shall reign I made up my mind And oblivion shall reign through the night Deadlands, Wastelands Darkness will cover my mind And oblivion shall reign Still we are one, you and I Realize, I did what you wanted me to The lack of pure souls and the fading light It's me you blame First there was light Then came the night Cruel nothingness pre-chorus chorus Hope turns to despair There's no one in these barren lands The lust for light I'm sure that it will fade It will fade Spiritus Sanctus The lust for light I'm sure that it will fade Spiritus Sanctus Eternal hell III. Poor Man's Crusade The Holy Ghost can't save you anymore Your souls are condemned to burn in hell Damned for all time So spoke the noble one He convinced us all He is a gifted man Though he will slaughter in the name of Christ Holy and bright He's a devil in disguise Protector of the cross Beware of the snake chorus: All in all it's just a poor man's crusade Poor man's crusade The Holy Land home of our blessed lord Enslaved and stained by godless hands They shall be damned Jerusalem Is waiting for you To rise once again So we will slaughter in the name of Christ Holy father, holy father chorus You'll shed your blood Your bodies fall That is the price you'll pay To cleanse you of your sins Vicious and cruel Let's kill them all Let's kill them all So we will slaughter in the name of Christ Holy father, holy father chorus IV. Fiddler on the Green Sad voices they're calling Our precious girl she can't be gone How bitter this morning When daddy's darling Went out and started her day Wasn't there a dream last night Like a spring never ending Still the water runs clear Through my mind On the field I can see a fiddler The fiddler on the green and the sad boy I took him too early Would you mind Would you mind Would you mind If I take you To be with you To be with you To be with you To be with you The sun seemed bright The air was clear The air was clear A trick of light Turned red into green She saw the light Her face was pale Her body smashed Her beauty's gone Isn't it a shame The reaper said He is quite alone here And still waiting for you Oh I really did fail for the first time Spoke the fiddler, poor old fiddler The fiddler on the green The fiddler on the green It would be nice… Take my hand Just hold my hand I'll take you there Your pain will go away V. Blood on my hands And as I bear my inner soul I've kept it hidden and safe Fulfill the god's desire To hold their waning flame A sacred life And what have started long ago Is heading towards the end There's no easy way out There's blood on my hands But I am sure in the end I will prove I was right Runes of a long forgotten time Ancient spells in endless rhymes Soon the other world appears Roam to the ghostly river Rhine Leave the misty shades behind I can feel I'm getting near chorus: By the ancient spirits' rites The old ghosts proclaim their rights Still they're lost in time Lost in time I wonder why they're lost in time Lost in time The curse lives on Still chasing me It's always been there by my side And it won't let me out A treacherous leaf And a secret unsealed It will cause deadly wounds Roam to the ghostly realms at nights To cleanse the dark shades of my night Leave the mortal world behind Float to the endless streams of time An eternal ray of light Leave my mortal shape behind chorus Lost in time I wonder why they're lost in time Lost in time The blood on my hands you see Cannot be washed away I am chosen by destiny To dwell in misery chorus VI. Path of Glory For ages now I've often faced the fear It's hard to see Old memories are clouding my mind It's beyond this life I know the secrets are within me Wonderin' In a world of broken dreams Depressed and haunting me No way out So many times it's hopeless dark and gray No way out And other times it's hope that saves the day Many moments of my life I pray tomorrow Inner peace will find its way and set me free There's a light beyond the dark (darkest day) There's a light beyond this life And painful memories will all wash away Painful memories will all wash away No longer struggle with the fear of The end and what's beyond I live a life of loyalty True to myself and my own The way out A sea of life so peaceful and serene The way out The path of life lies open wide for me chorus: Come join the path of glory Leave all your fear behind Come join the path of glory Leave all your fear behind Many moments of my life I pray tomorrow Come join the path of glory At last eternal peace will set me free Come join the path of glory Leave all your fear behind Come join the path of glory Release me set me free VII. Winter of Souls Facing the storm And there's no one by my side The curse will take its toll Is it justice or a foolish pride As the wind is blowing cold And the winter takes control How can I survive In higher lights we seem to drown We hold the key but not the crown In higher lights we seem to drown We hold the key but not the crown Look into my eyes and see For all the wisdom I still bleed And only willow trees will bring Oblivion chorus: Haunted by the lust of my father Revenge is mine and down falls the kingdom Conceived of his greed and a harsh reality Haunted by the lust of my father Revenge is mine and down falls the kingdom Your illgotten son Your flesh and your blood Faith fools the day The honest man will fail my don Facing another wound Can't hold back the storm Soon the winter reigns my heart We're both caught in agony In higher lights we seem to drown We hold the key but not the crown Oh I wish that I could turn back Reach out for the grail and find it I would offer soul and life Feel the emptiness my dark son chorus: Haunted by the lust of my father Revenge is mine and down falls the kingdom Conceived of his greed and a harsh reality Haunted by the lust of my father Revenge is mine and down falls the kingdom The sorrow he feels shall last forevermore Feel this cold winter night Frozen spirits in ice Can't wash away the misery The dark War will take place at dawn There's no choice it's all fate I'm not strong enough The path lies clearly ahead There's no way out Can't hold back all the greed And all the good deeds They are past There's no choice it's all fate It's so hopeless Too long I was blind chorus: Haunted by the lust of my father Revenge is mine and down falls the kingdom Conceived of his greed and a harsh reality Haunted by the lust of my father Revenge is mine and down falls the kingdom By spilling our blood we are one bound Forevermore Haunted by the lust of my father Revenge is mine and down falls the kingdom Conceived of his greed and a harsh reality VIII. The Whistler Beloved mother There is no guilt In what I have done It's far too late To turn it back To turn it back Slowly they move One by one Food for the clan Your kingdom will come Slowly they're marching One by one Follow my magic tune It is so easy Her eyes Her pale cold eyes Are watching over me I've never felt alone All the children For her glory A fair price and The deal was fixed I did my part And they betrayed I cleared their problem well But I trusted lies chorus: All your children went astray Pay the price for ignorance Praise and glory to the clan Watch your step I'll bring the end Rats repeat their feast Queen will be quite pleased All your children went astray Pay the price for ignorance Praise the glorious race of rats One by one they'll join their dance Hungry souls they shall be fed Praise the wisdom of the rats All the children went astray Pay the price for ignorance Now you know fear Face the unknown Dwell in tears The story's told You may have learned Dare not to betray The whistler You should consider You might fail You should consider You might fail All your children went astray Pay the price for ignorance Praise the glorious race of rats One by one they'll Join their dance All your children went astray Pay the price for ignorance All your children went astray Pay the price for ignorance Food for the clan Praise to the rats IX. Tear Down the Wall Deep in the void My heart still bleeds Azrael I am the only one Here on the edge of life Leaving this world behind Dance on the edge of time I think it is time now To take what is mine It all turns to black A prophet or fool Who's acting like god As wicked and cruel Follow my sign As the mad gnome says And now I'll dance Into the sun chorus: Tear down the wall Let silence and madness reign There is no future nor the past Let us dwell in agony Tear down the wall – I'll wipe out starlight Let us tear it down – Let us tear down the wall He can't hold it back Afraid of himself The path in his eyes He is lifeless inside – Nothing is real As the old gnome says I think it is time now To take what is mine chorus: Tear down the wall My madness you will follow Tear down the wall And don't look back Tear down the wall There is no future nor the past Let us tear down the wall The void seems like a cold asylum I search for the last leaf Hope, how I can find the answers If all guardian angels are gone X. Gallows Pole Endless stairs A guiding light It seems to shine bright But it's cold Wicked signs will mark our way Wicked signs will mark our way Mark our way Mark our way Call me Messiah - I am god A true lord but alone Call me a liar - oh I won't deny That I'm mad Am I evil am I good Mad existence, faith and greed The universe a gallows Pole Extinction of the living soul Towards the sun we'll keep moving Fate I hold in hand Dancing 'til the end I am condemned Oh I bring all mankind's end The end Oh I've seen All life die A shattered heart an empty soul Just one false move and it took its toll The rising of an evil seed I can't describe the pain I feel Outside it's dark inside it's cold The sun still shines bright But its time is short Endless stairs A guiding light That once was warm But now it's bitter cold It's freezing hearts It's freezing souls Soon icy shades will cover all It pretends to be alive It pretends to be alive Be alive Be alive Be alive Collapse of the mother All will die The void it frightens me I've faced the demon And he dwells inside And when I laugh it's tears I hid And when I cry it's joy inside A foul disease has stained the land The bitter harvest of a dying bloom And when I cry it's joy inside A wicked smile for all the tears I hide It hurts to hold all the pain I feel The bitter harvest of a dying bloom Nothing is real Nothing but him XI. My Last Sunrise The lamb, the rose The don't exist The lamb, the rose They don't exist These are my last words I need to rest In fear and anger I'll lay down my head A faithless spirit in a broken man Everything is burning Rotten flesh keeps burning It's MY LAST SUNRISE in fear The grail's in pieces All the bliss is gone The rose has dried out And the lamb got slaughtered long ago The hope became another lie Like the nonexisting father god I'll close my eyes, goodbye Don't wait for me on the other side Everything is burning Rotten flesh keeps burning It's MY LAST SUNRISE in fear Don't wait for me on the other side Golgotha - had seen nothing else but A carpenter's death Golgotha - not more maybe not even that Suffer, grief and pain Have driven me insane Can't you see There's nothing real But you and I And I say goodbye Hear no evil, speak no evil See no evil, feel no evil Dream no evil, fear no evil Touch no evil, taste no evil All I see and hear is evil All I think and feel is evil XII. Chant (outro)