Precious Jerusalem No doubt, doubt No longer need to hide itI've found out who I amI'm moved around in circlesI rise and fall again I know it wellEvery word I tellSeems to make no sense at all WordsWill heal itLoveWill conquer theHearts of the hopeless the almighty is still alive Risin' up from the heart of the desertRisin' up from JerusalemRisin' up from the heat of the desertBuilding up old JerusalemRisin' up from the heart of the desertRisin' up from JerusalemRisin' up from the heat of the desertHeading out for Jerusalem I've gone beyond but there's no lifeAnd there is nothing how it seemsI've gone beyond but there's no lifeThere is no healing rain in EdenThe empty barren wasted paradiseLet's celebrate the dawning of the Sun I turn to you oh my precious JerusalemDeny your prophets their passion and treat them like foolsI turn to you oh my poor old JerusalemDeny my love but you can't change fate Son of man(You truly are mine) Can't stand the painNo more grief and miseryIt goes on and on and on and on and on and on and on Father stop it nowWe must stop it now You really think you are half way upI would not mind if you were right(It's not sure)I'd rather say you are half way downSo I am going to help you if I can I've been caught in wilderness in wildernessI've get out wellI found myself in desert lands in desert landsBut you've been on my mind I turn to you oh my precious JerusalemDeny your prophets their passion and treat them like foolsI turn to you oh my poor old JerusalemDeny my love but you can't change truth Rise up and follow me cause I will bring the lightRise up and follow me wake up and clear your mindI try to bring it back the seed of lifeI try to bring it back the seal of light So if you say there's no faith in manYou better keep in mindThat I can read between the linesMy heavy burden brings eyesight to the blind I've been caught in wilderness in wildernessI've get out wellI found myself in desert lands in desert landsBut you've been on my mind I turn to you oh my precious JerusalemDeny your prophets their passion and treat them like foolsI turn to you oh my poor old JerusalemDeny my love but you can't change me Battlefield It cannot be seen but there's blood on the greenOnly God knows I'm innocentTake me, take me homeA dark seed reigns in me like the Storm rules over the seaI challenge thee, do not cross this bridge alone Don't dare me nowThe threatening shadows will pass by They're getting closer nowOpen your eyesWake up my dear young friendAnd hate shall fade away I will not move, yetI'll stand still instead There on the battlefield he standsDown on the battlefield he's lostAnd on the battlefield it ends War and anger shall reignThe clash of iron can be heardBy blindness you're driven insaneI'm lost in anguish and griefSorrow won't wane 'til you dieA shattered body deeply hurtAnd darkness will cover the lightIt's gone forevermore The field's been left in sorrowThe father and the son they're goneThe Sun shines bright and anger risesLorn and lonely torn apartDon't you think it's time to stop nowWe were charmed and fooled by the old serpent's kiss Let's pray that heaven is on our sideThrough violence and horror shall honour ariseSo let's pray and blessed shall be our leaderWe follow the noble and bright Don't you hear me crying, cryingCome take me awayI hallow thy name There on the battlefield he standsDown on the battlefield he's lostAnd on the battlefield it ends War and anger shall reignThe clash of iron can be heardBy blindness you're driven insaneI'm lost in anguish and griefSorrow won't wane 'til you dieA shattered body deeply hurtAnd darkness will cover the lightIt's gone forevermore That's what the minstrel singJoin in the horrible screamsTake part in murderous deedsRenowned be the lion-hearted Join in the minstrelsyWailing in endless griefIt eagerly longs for moreBroken bodies lay down on the ground Blood sheds all over the placeThe green will be stained foreverAnd hate reigns all over the fieldThey keep struggling on in anger Fiercely intense outrageous, too blind to seeAnd in pain they keep on singingWe claim the land for the highlordGod bless the land and our highlord War and anger shall reignThe clash of iron can be heardBy blindness you're driven insaneI'm lost in anguish and griefSorrow won't wane 'til you dieA shattered body deeply hurtAnd darkness will cover the lightIt's gone forevermore Under The Ice Run'Til you find the answerTime outFor our poor CassandraShe's fairly safe inside the fire Inside the fireAwakes desireCruelly admired They'll torture her soulAnd they'll torment her heartBut won't change her mind Would you like to see meHow I'll cut offHer head life's a gameA lesson to learnDon't be shy just blame meWell, there is noNeed to feel ashamedRemember the oathRemember the oath Wake upIt's time to cross the borderIs it true what they sayAbout the part you've played? Enjoy your stay hereWelcome to the slaughterhouse Release from rotten thoughtsNo more painAnd no more gods Under the ice you will believeUnder the ice you will be freeReleased from rotten thoughtsNo more painAnd no more gods Please understandIt's not in our handsBarren the landIt's all dead and gone And still the tyrant's face is redSo witness my glory, my triumph, my fameIt's the sweetest taste King of terror just stop winingHold your breath it won't take longRealize this is your judgement dayIn between the killing carry on There are no rules hereWelcome to the slaughterhouse Release from rotten thoughtsNo more painAnd no more gods Under the ice you will believeUnder the ice you will be freeReleased from rotten thoughtsNo more painAnd no more gods Try to understand You're the artificial enemyAn illusion we all needFor our sakeFor our sake We're not allowed to see beyond that's your skillWill we ever learn the lesson "We can't fly with broken wings" Break the chainsTime to changeI'm afraid to say but you won't play a part It's been nice we now get to the climaxYour destination's unknownJust get out of my way Don't mind the blood hereWelcome to the slaughterhouse Release from rotten thoughtsNo more painAnd no more gods Under the ice you will believeUnder the ice you will be freeReleased from rotten thoughtsNo more painAnd no more gods Under the ice you will be freeReleased from rotten thoughtsNo more painAnd no more godsAnd no more gods(No more gods) I'm afraid to say but you won't play a part Sadly Sings Destiny A wooden cup and a crown of thornsWill set up the stage for the crossI rent a room next doorThere is nothing moreNo further voices to hearI'll be free It doesn't matter anymore that someone's knocking at my doorI've known it long before the Galilean's on the floorShame on me, shame on meI'm a tool and nothing more I can feel it's getting nearerImages they'll turn out clearerCreeps in and out of your mindI'm destiny personifiedI know there's something more behindBut is it really justifiedTo sacrifice, to crucifyThe rescue of the human kind Sadly sings destinySadly sings destiny"For ages I've been waitingNow spring is in the airLet it in"Sadly sings destinySadly sings destiny"For ages I've been waitingNow spring is in the airLet it in" I hear them howling hear them screamThe raging mob turns mad it seems"The king's in townWe need a crown"I think we all know how it ends "So we're not going take it longer"So all I know is I don't care"So we're not going take it longer"Now we are aware I can feel it's getting nearerImages they'll turn out clearerCreeps in and out of your mindI'm destiny personifiedI know there's something more behindBut is it really justifiedTo sacrifice, to crucifyThe rescue of the human kind Sadly sings destinySadly sings destiny"For ages I've been waitingNow spring is in the airLet it in"Sadly sings destinySadly sings destiny"For ages I've been waitingNow spring is in the airLet it in" There I tie the assThere I tie the coltBegging for a last chance I hear the voices say"We get him home tonight and that's all you need to know"I'm alone So I can't stand it any longerAnd don't want to see it allNazarene, your vision will come trueWill come trueThey'll get you I can feel it's getting nearerImages they'll turn out clearerCreeps in and out of your mindI'm destiny personifiedI know there's something more behindBut is it really justifiedTo sacrifice, to crucifyThe rescue of the human kind Sadly sings destinySadly sings destiny"For ages I've been waitingNow spring is in the airLet it in"Sadly sings destinySadly sings destiny"For ages I've been waitingNow spring is in the airLet it in" The Maiden And The Minstrel Knight The faithful crowd is gathered hereSoon they'll appearThe high and mighty show up the kingIs in doubts"Apart from this beggar hereThere's no one like you my dearTasting my lipsNo one but you and him" Round the fire everyone should singAnd praise the gracious queenRound the fire everyone should danceAnd we praise the handsome knight Forever and ever we both will be oneThe maiden, the fair and the youngFell in love Will you still wait for me?Will you still cry for me?Come and take my handWill you still wait for me?Will you still cry for me?Come and take my hand There's a moment in life when all the years will pass byAnd the eyes filled with tears we once shedWe recognize failures, the desperate criesOf the ones who believed in our lies Whenever I'll go you'll be with meMy first though and my lastThough we'll depart in bitternessOne day you'll understand Carry onBeloved maiden, mineCarry onOr we have to pay the price Will you still wait for me?Will you still cry for me?Come and take my handWill you still wait for me?Will you still cry for me?Come and take my hand Yesterday's memories and melodiesAre gone with the wind, so sadSnow-white her hands and golden her hairBut she's not the oneOut in the emptiness where everything's paleThere is no sign of you, I'm aloneHow I wish you would be here, I'm aloneTelling me it's alright, come rest (your hand)Come rest your handCome rest your handCome rest your handCome rest your hand I'm alone and sadness reigns in my heartAs long as we live it won't go awayWe are one but torn apart Will you still wait for me?Will you still cry for me?Come and take my handWill you still wait for me?Will you still cry for me?Come and take my hand Proudly it standsUntil the world's endThe victorious banner of love Wait For An Answer I cannot say that I don't care cause I'm awareOf everyone and everything they're everywhere Don't be a foolStop spinning around(Spinning around)You're right it ain't safe hereStart using your brain, your brain The cautious hare cannot be seen as a cowardHe's simply aware(He constantly) knows what's going onThat the wheel of life turns onIt won't hold on Silent creature, filthy teacher'sSpreading the disease, a releaseA vanished kingdom falls It goes on, on and on and againIt goes on, round and roundOh I can't get it out of my head Wish I'd be a bird of preyA pure and a blessedA hawk who could ease the pain Don't look back tell meIs it where you belongA place in the darkA song without hopeDon't look back tell meIs it where you (belong)Oh I wait for an answer so farDon't look back tell meIs it where you (belong)I will wait for an answer so farDon't look back tell meIs it where you (belong)I will wait yes I will waitDon't look back We're the last descendantsIn the line of valiant soldiersWe're mistreated angelsWe are the blackbird nation, we're the chosen onesWe're the last descendantsWe're the tribe of unsung gloryWe are the fallen angelsWell the time is right you shall be on my (side) I don't I don't I don't need anyoneBe with or be against meI'm white I am chosenThere is not the slightest doubt at allNot at all In lower airs we're ground down by their ignorance Hate will grow like a foul cancerTo find a foe seems to be the answerRound and round it goes on and again ohI can't get it out of my head Wish I'd be a bird of preyA pure and a blessedA hawk who could ease the pain Don't look back tell meIs it where you belongA place in the darkA song without hopeDon't look back tell meIs it where you (belong)Oh I wait for an answer so farDon't look back tell meIs it where you (belong)I will wait for an answer so farDon't look back tell meIs it where you (belong)I will wait yes I will waitDon't look back Don't be a foolStop spinning around(Spinning around)Don't move it ain't safe hereThey've stained holy groundsOh no The hopeful he sadly admits there's no heroNo place to hide there is no shelter from the stormThe maddened crow will spread terrorBut I know bitterly they will stumbleFind themselves smashed on the ground Don't look back tell meIs it where you belongA place in the darkA song without hopeDon't look back tell meIs it where you (belong)Oh I wait for an answer so farDon't look back tell meIs it where you (belong)I will wait for an answer so farDon't look back tell meIs it where you (belong)I will wait yes I will waitDon't look back It's you who has said there's no tomorrowI don't know but who I amI wouldn't sit back any longerIt's surely built in sadnessBut the sadness surely will go bySo we will all know the answerThe answer's within, it's in your mind The Soulforged I'm not insaneThat's how it seems thoughSpiteful, cruel but wise beyond his age My body failsMy soul will (rise)The end of life's immortalizedDisease and agonyAnd I see death through golden eyes(Beyond the door)There's something moreIt seems there's just one way On through the heatI've felt the touch of evilI still feelThe icy claw in me For a descent price I've banned kindness from my heartThe spirit of all truth and beauty pawned for my desire And from the flamesAs chance would have itThe Soulforged will come into lightAnd from the flamesAs chance would have itThe Soulforged, the stainless will rise I will never change my mindI will leave it all behind And through the hour glassEverything's grey, everyone's paleNor colour nor beauty will enlighten my heartThe seat of life's empty and cold Cadaverous you all seem to meStillborn but you're still aliveYou're still alive Truth lies in lonelinessWhen hope is long gone byI'll wipe out the bliss of the new ageAnd welcome you precious night And from the flamesAs chance would have itThe Soulforged will come into lightAnd from the flamesAs chance would have itThe 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 glassI still fear mortality andIts loss in the end(Unlimited) power in my hands("Mourn for his lost soulHe's cursed and condemned")The claw of the dragon ascends Each step I take mMay it hurt may It acheLeads me further away from the pastBut as long as I breathe (and) each smile on my bleak faceI'm on my way to find back to the Peace of mind And from the flamesAs chance would have itThe Soulforged will come into lightAnd from the flamesAs chance would have itThe Soulforged, the stainless will rise I will never change my mindI will leave it all behind Age Of False Innocence Cut off the light, take a lookThere's nothing beyond but painSuffer in the deepest voidThe flame of hope is goneWhat have I done?Denied the father and the sonFor a moment it seemedThere's space beyond the spheres Aflame the nightSo clear and brightUnstable light(You've been sacrificed in fear)Now there's one thing for sureI'm not afraid anymore Day after day we've been fixed in this bowl for so longFor ages we're captured in shells and crystallized walls Predestined or punished? By Man or God? I cannot, I will notDeny It's false innocenceI cannot, I will notThe age of false innocence(Take it away from me) (And) for a while astronomy has moved the EarthAnd we've turned around the Sun(Sanctum Officium)Has made me believeHas made me believeHas made me believe "We know for sure you're lyingWould you like to mess with holy scienceYou know the fear of dyingWould it be worth it to hear you crying"I've slaughtered truth and I've shattered my heart Far too long I have played with hellfireAnd science has turned into madnessBut I should have taken it higherSo I feel, so I feelLike Judas must have felt beforeThat Wednesday night near by the tree I cannot, I will notDeny It's false innocenceI cannot, I will notThe age of false innocence(Take It away from me) Day after day we will gratefully suffer for morePredestined's our part so we bleed in the name of God Don't believe in their eternityWe're still held in blindnessAnd I've been turned into a liarIf there is no heaven there won't be release I cannot, I will notDeny It's false innocence(I cannot) I will notThe age of false innocence(I cannot) I will notDeny It's false innocence(I cannot) I will notThe age of false innocence(Take It away from me) Punishment Divine It's warm and tender but very soon it will turn coldShadows stare down from the wallsOut of the mist it's coming closer nowIt never rains -- it pours on meSo let the saintsSet up the courtyard, the unpleasant cageThe obvious point is I'm insane Was I aware whom I has slain, I fear I was:The facelessThe namelessThe bush set on fireNo one ever dared to speak"Shame on me, I don't believeThe here and now Is all we're living for" Joyful it seems butThen suddenlyBy one false move it's blown awayJoyful it seems butThen suddenlyTheir voices cease it's gone awayVanished to the point of no returnVanished to the point of no return Witness my last breathI do not regretA word I've saidThe strong will surviveThe weak must die And out of the mistIt's coming closer nowSinner and saints --The grateful slaves Nature's law instead of God in heaven From far beyondI can hear them singI hear angels singSongs of innocenceI hear the angel sing Despite the facts are clearIt cannot be, what we can't seeI must admit, it sounds so sweet Joyful it seems butThen suddenlyBy one false move it's blown awayJoyful it seems butThen suddenlyTheir voices cease it's gone awayVanished to the point of no returnVanished to the point of no return Angels sing(Can hear them sing)I hear angels singI hear angels sing(Can hear them sing)I hear angels singI hear angels sing(Can hear them sing)I hear angels singI hear angels singI hear angels sing Far beyond I hear them sing("It's true) it's trueWe don't exist"From far beyond I hear them sing("It's true) it's trueWe don't exist" Well we all know there's no other sideIt's good and evilI know right between, there's no borderlineThis is the punishment divine Surrounded by night, I've been offered insightThere is none but the sin of prideAm I wrong am I right? Am I losing my sight?Abandoning the superior mind Joyful it seems butThen suddenlyBy one false move it's blown awayJoyful it seems butThen suddenlyTheir voices cease it's gone awayVanished to the point of no returnVanished to the point of no return (Right away)Through the valleys grey(I will be gone)Through the shapeless land I walk alone(I will be gone)I'm left alone(I will be gone)Through the deepest void, a blackened paradise(I will be gone)I walk alone, I'm left alone And Then There Was Silence Turn your head and see the fields of flames (Don't move along)He carries along(Cause things they will go wrong)>From a distant place(The end is getting closer)He's on his way(Day by day)He'll bring decayIn shades of greyWe're doomed to face the nightLight's out of sight Since we've reached the point of no returnWe pray for the starlight we wait for the MoonThe sky is empty, alone in the unknownwe're getting nowhere We have been betrayed by the wind and the rainThe sacred hall's empty and coldThe sacrifice made should not be done in vainRevenge will be taken by Rome We live a lieUnder the dying moonPale-faced laughs doomIndulges in delight It's getting out of handThe final curtain will fall Hear my voiceThere is no choiceThere's no way outYou'll find out We don't regret itSo many men have failed but now he's (gone)Go out and get itThe madman's head it shall be thineWe don't regret itThat someone else dies hidden in (disguise)Go out and get itOrion's hound shines bright Don't you think it's time to stop the chaseAround the ringJust stop running, runningRound the ringDon't you know that fate has been decidedBy the godsFeel the distance, distanceOut of reach Welcome to the endWatch your step, Cassandra, you may fallAs I've stumbled on the fieldFind myself in darkest places(Sister mine)Find myself drifting away(Death's a certain thing)And the other worldThe other world appears Find myself she dies in vain I cannot be freed, I'm falling downAs time runs faster, moves towards disasterThe ferryman will wait for you, my dear And then there was silenceJust a voice from the other worldLike a leaf in an icy worldMemories will fade Misty tales and Poems lostAll the bliss and beautyWill be goneWill my weary soul find release for a whileAt the moment of death I will smileIt's the triumph of shame and disease In the end (Iliad)Raise my hands and praise the dayBreak the spell show me the (way)In decayThe flame of Troy will shine bright The newborn child will carry ruin to the hallThe newborn's death would be a blessing to us all Good choice?Bad choice?Out of three you've chosen misery Power and wisdom you deny(Bad choice, bad choice) War is the only answer when Love will conquer fear So the judgement's been madeTo the fairest the graceful saysBadly he fails (Warning)Fear the heat of passion, father king(Don't let him inDon't let her in)Desire, lust, obsessionDeath they'll bring(We can't get outOnce they are in) She's like the sunriseOutshines the Moon at nightPrecious like starlightShe will bring in a murderous price (In darkness grows the seed of man's defeat)Jealousy(I can clearly see the end now)I can clearly see the end nowI can clearly see the end now (The thread of life is spun)The coin's been placed below my tongue Never give upNever give inBe on our side so we can winNever give upNever give inBe on out side(Old moon's time) is soon to come Nowhere to runNowhere to hideNothing to lose like one we'll standWe'll face the stormCreated by a man Roar Roar Roar RoarTroy (Troy Troy Troy)And as the lion slaughters manI am the wolf and you're the lamb (Hallowed) Troy will fall round the wallsFaith is shattered, bodies fall Nowhere to runNowhere to hideNothing to lose like one we'll standIt's all for one and one for allWe live for will be wiped out I feel that something's (wrong)Surprise, surprise they're gone Full moon your time goes byAnd new moon's still kept out of sightWe liveMisty tales and Poems lost(We die)All the bliss and beauty will be gone Will my weary soul find release for a whileAt the moment of death I will smileIt's the triumph of shame and disease In the end (Iliad)Raise my hands and praise the dayBreak the spell show me the (way)In decayThe flame of Troy will shine bright Roam in darkness(Spread the vision)Roam in darkness(Spread the vision)Roam in darkness(Spread the vision)Roam in darkness(Spread the vision)(Roam in darkness)(We will be lost if you truly believe)(Roam in darkness)Troy in darkness(There's a cold emptiness in our hearts)That they've gone away(And) won't come back They'll tear down the wall to bring it inThey'll truly believe in the lieLie, lie With blossoms they'll welcome the old foe The vision's so clearWhen day and dream unite the end is nearYou better be prepared The nightmare shall be over now, there's nothing more to fearCome join in our singing and dance with us nowThe nightmare shall be over now, there's nothing more to fearThe war it is over forevermore No hopeThe blind leads the blindCarry onThough future's denied Mare or stallionThere's far more insideWe are in at the kill we'll cheerfully die Misty tales and Poems lostAll the bliss and beautyWill be gone(Will) my weary soul find release for a whileAt the moment of death I will smileIt's the triumph of shame and disease In the end (Iliad)Raise my hands and praise the dayBreak the spell show me the (way)In decayThe flame of Troy will shine bright Holy light shines on So the judgement's been madeWe're condemned though the trial's far ahead The crack of doom, FatherYour handsome son is heading home Still the wind blows, calm and silentCarries news from a distant shoreStill the wind blows, calm and silentCarries news from a distant shoreStill the wind blows, calm and silent(Out of mind)Carries news from a distant shore(Can't get it)(Still the wind blows, calm and silent)(Out of mind)(Carries news from a distant shore)(Can't get it out of my head)(Can't get it)(Out of mind)(Can't get it out of my head) Sorrow and defeatSorrow and defeat Harvest Of Sorrow (Bonus Track) She is gone leaves are falling downThe tear maiden will not returnThe seal of oblivion is brokenAnd a pure love's been turned into sin At the dawn of our living timeHope may cover all criesTruth lurks hidden in the shadowsDreams might be filled with liesSoon there will be nightPain remains inside Suddenly (oh) it seemed so clearAll the blindness was taken awayShe closed her eyes and she called out my nameShe was never ever never ever seen again Harvest of sorrow, your seed is grownIn a frozen world full of criesWhen the ray of light shrinksShall cold winter nights begin She is gone and I fall from graceNo healing charm covers my woundsFooled's the dawn and so I amFooled by life and a bitter doomTo bring you the end of the day At the dawn of our living timeHope it soon will pass byFacing a darknessI stand (alone) Harvest of sorrow, your seed is grownIn a frozen world full of criesWhen the ray of light shrinksShall cold winter nights begin