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1. |
Another Candle
03:53
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I've seen through times of mystery
And dreamed of truth in history
I can't imagine why we'd let our lives be stole away-
For armageddon
To be their pawns
And fear their gods
With no free will - NO!
Another candle burning down
See the flickering light upon the ground
There'll never be a chosen few
The ignorant- they never knew
And now the oceans cry
From the fire in the sky
And there's nothing you can do
'Cause the world you've known is through
And now your people cry
At the rivers running dry
And there's nothing you can do
'Cause the world you've known is through
Desire - the lust for total joy
The fire - a world it shall destroy
Fever - you'll feel it in your mind-
It's the nature of your kind
Lost - the future from your view
The cost - too high to start anew
Reason - the one thing you ignore-
Could open up the door
Another candle burning down...
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2. |
The Servant
03:24
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A servant's life is always short
I never wonder why
An angel fails to keep his wings
Falling from the sky
On your way -on your way
On your way -to the ground
A misty dew settles down
On the Earth below
The winds of time are telling me
I've got no place to go
I'm on my way -alone
But now, I'm free
To find the reasons why
I must believe, in faith within my mind
-and in my wings
A servant's life is always short
I never wonder why
An angel fails to keep his wings
He knows it's time to live or die...
Fly on!
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3. |
Tear Down the Walls
04:33
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They dwell in a palace of ivory and gold
In beauty and comfort, a fortune untolled
Yet, out in the courtyard injustice prevails
They've turned their backs on what lordship entails
They squander their riches on oceans of wine
The masses are starving while ministers dine
The bringers of Sorrow, the masters of pain
Rise up in anger, let sweet vengeance reign!
Tear down the walls - tear down the walls
A code of corruption, a throne of despair
A common affliction the townspeople share
Depriving the hungry and robbing the poor
Slaves to a system they loathe and deplore
A bounty of torment, abuse of command
The wicked are crippling this misgoverned land
The innocent perish, the cruel remain
Take up your sabres, let sweet vengeance reign!
Tear down the walls - tear down the walls
Tear down the walls - tear 'em down!
The peasants are storming this palace of gold
By evil repressors, no longer controlled
The banner of justice unfurled overhead
The victors rejoicing, the conquered lie dead
Yet few of them know what the future will bring
Another unjust and unmerciful king
The nature of monarchs is always the same
Soon time will come to let sweet vengeance reign!
Tear down the walls...
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4. |
Tomorrow Night
04:02
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I look into your eyes as you look into mine
I see you smile and look away
I sense a passion burning deep within your heart
Can this be real? I look away
And then I wander through the maze of my emotions
Looking for the answer to the question in my mind
Another dream has come and gone
I watch it fade away
And now I wander through the maze of my emotions
Looking for the answer and waiting for a sign
Tell me now –you lead, I’ll follow
Will I be with you tomorrow night?
I look into your eyes as you look into mine
I see you smile and turn away
And now I tremble in the midst of my emotions
You are the question and the answer to my dreams
Tell me now –you lead, I’ll follow
Will I be with you tomorrow night?
Tell me now –you lead, I’ll follow
Will I be with you tomorrow?
Will I be with you tomorrow night?
I look into your eyes as you look into mine
I see you smile and come my way
Tell me now – you lead, I’ll follow
Will I be with you tomorrow?
Tell me now -you lead, I’ll follow
Will I be with you tomorrow?
Will I be with you tomorrow night?
I see you smile…
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5. |
Running From the Thunder
02:59
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I hear it in the distance
I can feel it in the wind
Somehow, some way
Will it return again?
I see a change taking over
A taste of things to come
Somehow, some way
Am I the only one?
- Running from the thunder
- Reaching for the sun
I've heard it in the distance
I've felt it in the wind
Sometime, some day
Will it return again?
I've seen the changes around me
The threat of things to come
Sometime, some day
Am I the only one?
- Running from the thunder
- Reaching for the sun -lookout!
Running from the thunder
Reaching for the sun...
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6. |
The Cloak
02:33
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The black night is the cloak I wear
I'm a nightmare borne on wings
A dark image of boundless fear
On the street I'm king of kings
A pale specter of shattered hopes
I'm a symphony of lies
A vague shadow, a nameless pair of eyes...
A stained picture of broken dreams
I'm a twisted demons' rage
a cold whisper, a silent scream
I'm a panther left uncaged
The dim glow of the haunting moon
I'm your deepest fears unveiled
The wind mocking your every step
I'm a dagger cast in steel
The black night is the cloak I wear
I'm a serpent's icy gaze
A grim chorus, a siren's suite
I'm the misty twilight haze
The chill stabbing the midnight air
I'm a frenzied banshee cry
A blind evil, a mindless beast
I'm the fate you can't defy
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7. |
R.I.P. (live)
04:57
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8. |
Hands of Destiny
03:27
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Like oils upon a canvas cast in silver, black, and grey
The angry skies of autumn hold the distant sun at bay
Mighty airborne armies waging battles in the sky
The clouds are locked in conflict, sending thunderbolts to fly
Yet in our abundant wisdom
Man can't tame the sky, the mountains, or the sea
Held beyond our understanding, helpless to deny
The hands of destiny
A monolithic menace reaches up to touch the sky
Below, a tiny township, waiting, helpless to defy
In a violent clamor sends a molten sea of flame
Bringing forth destruction, leaving nothing to remain
Yet in our abundant wisdom
Man can't tame the sky, the mountains, or the sea
Held beyond our understanding, helpless to deny
The hands of destiny
With the rage of Neptune, savage seas divide the land
Claiming countless victims of the power at his command
Dark and dismal waters seem to laugh with fiendish pride
Leaving those who dared to venture washed up with the tide
Yet in our abundant wisdom
Man can't tame the sky, the mountains, or the sea
Held beyond our understanding, helpless to deny
The hands of destiny
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9. |
Keeper of the Reign
04:45
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...And the poor shall kneel down at their master's feet
And dedicate themselves to please...
Raging rivers run for the lucky one
For the keeper of the grail
And the lower men, subjects of the king
On their hands and knees prevail
Raging rivers run for the honored one
For the keeper of the key
And the lower men, servants of the king
Live to suit their master's greed
The keeper of the reign
The keeper of the reign
Feels no pain...
Raging rivers run for the royal One
For the keeper of the crown
And the lower men soldiers of the king
To whom their lives revolve around
The keeper of the reign
The keeper of the reign
Feels no pain...
Raging rivers run with the blood of mad men
Battle is the keeper's game
For the lucky one, to him no harm shall come
The keeper never feels their pain - no pain!
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10. |
We, The People
03:41
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We, the people
Face the challenge of our lives
Apparent heirs of this domain
The time is short for us
To set a new priority
Or we will surely pay the price of the world
- Your world
- My world
- Our world
In the name of progress
We take more than we need
Respect for life exchanged
For corporate greed
Chemical waste destroys
Our land and sea
With no regard for the future
Of our world
We, the people
Face the challenge of our lives
Apparent heirs of this domain
We, the people shape our destiny
And the time is now to take care of the world
- Your world
- My world
- Our world
We must unite to survive!
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11. |
Dragons' Lair
03:28
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Looking through the windows to your mind
Can't you see that there isn't much more to find?
As you take the crystal deep within
Waiting for the magic to begin
And are the broken mirrors of your soul
Dying for a lesson to be told?
And will you ever find an answer there?
Daring to approach the dragons lair
And the dragon beckons you nearer
And you think you're so damn strong you've got no fear
Are you a victim - a blind man - a fool?
Living in illusions, you can only lose
Shooting deadly arrows in your heart
Bleeding from the moment that you start
A rush that never seems to satisfy
Tempting you once more before you die
And are the broken mirrors of your soul
Dying for a lesson to be told?
And will you ever find an answer there?
Daring to approach the dragons lair
Dragons Lair
Are you there?
Do you care?
...Illusions
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12. |
Masters of Invasion
05:07
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They march at night through fiery battlefields
And the death bell rings it's toll
They take no prisoners, they shoot to kill
And ever onward they will roll
Plated armor of the hardest steel
Their tanks are quick and their trooper's keen
A game of chess with clear-cut strategy
Masters of invasion, take your prey
Masters of invasion, claim your life and dig your grave...
The legions follow orders manifest
No provocation to avenge
Assume a destiny to reach the west
The conquered live in hope for their revenge
You can't escape this vicious war machine
No sanctuary for this grim regime
Freedom and property are stripped away
Masters of invasion, take your prey
Masters of invasion, claim your life and dig your grave...
And on they march to quench their thirst for greed
Without a warrant for their crimes
Annihilation is their craving need
And the death bell counts the lives
Another country doomed to die in vain
Another victim of this mongers' reign
Another paragraph in history...
Masters of invasion, take your prey
Masters of invasion, claim your life and dig your grave...
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Dark figures dancing madly underneath the moon
Chilling cold of fright surrounds you here
Shivers running down your spine like frigid blades of ice
The wind blows applause throughout the hills
Nighttime brings vague and shapeless visions into view
Images of evil catch your eyes
Danger lies amidst the shadows everywhere you turn
'Cause in your dreams the darkness never ends...
Nightmare - faces in the dark surround you
Nightmare - images of hell around you
Nightmare - nowhere left to hide
Nightmare - haunting you tonight
Memories of haunting voices burning in your mind
A strange uneasy presence in the air
Your heart pounds, your breath stops, you tremble with fear
Cast into a cauldron of despair
Caught within a wrath of torment every night you dream
Soon you'll be afraid to close your eyes
Imaginary fears are flowing like a steady scream
As you approach your midnight-mare
Nightmare - nowhere left to hide
Nightmare - haunting you tonight
Don't go out alone
Don't go out alone
Don't go out alone!
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14. |
A.N.D...dogro lived on
03:40
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Face the facts of life on Earth
The nature of mankind
Pages from our past are now defined
Humanity has common sense
We all know right from wrong
We've lived in false pretense too long!
RISE!! RISE!!
Face the facts of present day
RISE!! RISE!!
Rid yourself of ancient ways
Fear of gods and demons is the folly of your mind
Acknowledge facts of science -don't be blind
The war of good and evil is what you create within
The facts of life are where the truth begins
RISE!! RISE!! RISE!!
Prepare for your future -don't live within the past
The ancient cultures never knew the facts
Technology has given truth where myth had been before
It's time humanity stepped through the door
RISE!! RISE!!
Face the facts of present day
RISE!! RISE!!
Rid yourself of ancient ways...
RISE!! RISE!! RISE!!
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Heir Apparent Lynnwood, Washington
Pioneers of Power Metal in the mid-1980's; Progressive Metal in the late 1980's; and returning for a third studio album in 2018. From epic ballads to intense metal, Heir Apparent is known for excellent songwriting featuring amazing vocalists.
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