1989 
Blessing In Disguise 
Auf dem dritten Album geben MIKE HOWE am Mikro und JOHN MARSHALL an
der Gitarre ihr Debut. Der Einfluss des Ex-Heretic Sängers
und Ex-Metallica Roadies sind deutlich zu spüren. Vorallem
die Stimmliche Bandbreite stieg und auch die Songs wurde
experimentierfreudiger. Meine Anspieltips: "Fake Healer" und
"Anthem To The Estranged". 
  
| Guitar: Craig Wells | Guitar:Kurdt Vanderhoof | |
| Drums: Kirk Arrington | Vocals:David Wayne | Bass:Duke Erickson | 

Fake Healer (5:55) K. Vanderhoof
I prey upon your morbid fear 
Of terminal disease 
You won't know the difference 
Now it's time for surgery 
Another shot, another pill 
Two weeks therapy 
I take all major credit cards 
Your money is what I need 
I'm a healer 
I will keep you all alive 
I'm a healer 
A villain at your bedside 
Take this and you'll be fine 
Severely educated 
Just pay your bill on time 
I think it's time for another test 
I need more of your blood 
Sign this affidavit 
So my insurance won't go up 
I'm a healer 
I will keep you all alive 
I'm a healer 
Research and development 
Spend millions every year 
You sickly and decrepit ones 
Keep my yacht safe on the pier 
You're dying on a stretcher 
We'll try to save your life 
If you can't afford my service 
I will let you die 
I'm trusted and respected 
Says my diploma on the wall 
Before I will do anything 
I'll give your bank a call 
I'm a healer 
I will keep you all alive 
I'm a healer
Rest In Piece (April 15,1912) (6:38) K.
Vanderhoof 
Integrity of construction 
The best money can buy 
Her size is greater than any 
A Belfast shipyard's pride 
Signal flags spelled out the word "Success" 
On her maneuvering trials 
Preservers and lifeboats were not in excess 
Unsinkable, no plans to save lives 
Athinai reports icebergs and field ice 
At seven bells ahead just five miles 
A black hulk against the night's darkness 
Disaster along starboard side 
Full speed astern were the orders 
It would do them no good 
No apparent collision 
A rip deep below the waterline 
Come at once, we have struck a berg 
Interference in transmission 
The newest, largest ship afloat 
Had two hours to live 
Lower all lifeboats, we have too few! 
Women and children first! 
Distress rockets fill the air 
Abandom Ship!" 
Sinking faster, every light ablaze 
Machinery, engines, crashing to the bow 
Arching vertical, stern points to the sky 
The great ship fractured 
Everyone must die 
Watching their families make it to safety 
Fifteen hundred went down 
The orchestra played to the last moment 
An eerie almost unreal sound 
The calm and ice North Atlantic 
Titanic's burial ground
Of Unsound Mind (4:44) J.
Marshall 
A man exists alone 
Hidden by a shell 
Touched in such a wicked way 
No one could ever tell 
Is what he sees for real? 
Or only in his mind? 
The staring of the old man's eyes 
Chills him deep inside 
It is the eye 
That will destroy him 
Stuck in the mind 
It is the eye 
That will destroy me 
Stuck in my mind 
He plots the aweful deed 
He know it must be done 
Precision of a madman's mind 
His goal is only one 
Is what he sees for real? 
The evil eye, the sun 
His pain and fear must lay to rest 
Piece by piece it's done 
It is the eye 
That will destroy him 
Stuck in the mind 
It is the eye 
That will destroy me 
Stuck in my mind 
... 
Twisting and tortured scars on my brain 
No one can touch me in here 
Trapped, fighting, driven to kill 
Forced to live with my fear 
When will it end? What can I do? 
Who will believe? Why is this fear haunting me? 
The end is the cure, the only way out 
To numb the source of my pain 
Death to life is insanity 
the anger is growing again 
When will it end? What can I do? 
Who will believe? Why is this fear haunting me? 
... 
How can he stand to bear the pounding of his heart? 
Something really must be done before he's torn apart 
Is what he hears for real, the heartbeat in his head 
I hear the pounding of his heart, but I know the man is dead 
It is the eye 
That will destroy him 
Stuck in the mind 
It is the eye 
That will destroy me 
Stuck in my mind
Anthem To The Estranged (9:31) K.
Vanderhoof 
Starved for destination, a beggar man by trade 
A desperate man needs more than someone else to blame 
Friendless he appears, he hides behind his tears 
For things he's lost, or things he'll never have at all 
The forgotten man wanders misplaced in the world 
Obscurity is all the eye can see, and I recall 
All alone again 
As we pass on by and continue with our day 
Can we appraise the quality of life some other way? 
All alone again 
When you take a longer look at someone on the run 
You may see reflections of yourself becoming one 
Take an extra moment when you find yourself at peace 
To think about your values and your own affluency 
Everything you've worked for and everything you've done 
May be thrown by the wayside, and you're not the only one 
Everything around you may seen worn and overused 
But imagine yourself removed from all that you're used to 
All alone again 
Once an influential man, once was in his prime 
He spends his days repeating lines like "can you spare a dime?" 
Shunned by those loved you and by those who were your friends 
Can you adjust to a different life of living on the edge? 
The destitute find meaning in a different way of life 
The doorways that they dwell in are shelter in the night 
No shining crystal possessions set out for his display 
His purpose is to find the food to get him throught the day 
All alone again 
Roaming aimless through the streets of supply and demand 
Once a gypsy disconnected, no more, no future plans 
Self discarded king of ruin, worthless to the world 
Fight to keep his sanity, his voice is never heard 
You may think it thoughtless and his mind is on a string (?) 
He always seems to find a reason to him through the day 
All alone again 
He staggers down the alley to drink his spirits by himself 
As he prays to God that he wakes up somewhere else
Badlands (7:21) K. Vanderhoof /
M. Howe 
I ride alone, the wasteland that I cross 
Will take another life, we'll take another loss 
I feel a dry wind, dust is in my eyes 
The artic cold at night, the earth, it tells me lies 
God in heaven, my only friend 
Will I live to see my journey's end? 
As the world awakens me so hard, my values have been changed 
I make a promise to myself: Never again 
A dusty godforsaken path, endless to my dismay 
I know these are the badlands, somehow I'll find my way 
No more paradise, no more soothing rain 
All the sacrifice, the pain is all the same 
Still I'm pushing onward, alone I can't deny 
My presence fills the desert, my spirit never dies 
Will these lonely nights ever end? 
Will I live to see my journey's end? 
As the world awakens me so hard, my values have been changed 
I make a promise to myself: Never again 
A dusty godforsaken path, endless to my dismay 
I know these are the badlands, somehow I'll find my way 
The vultures that circle, cloud the empty sky, 
Patiently waiting, they wait for me to die 
Tortured and beaten, blistered by the sun 
Forceful and heartless, have the badlands won? 
Still I'm pushing onward, alone I can't deny 
My presence fills the desert, my spirit never dies 
As the world awakens me so hard, my values have been changed 
I make a promise to myself: Never again 
A dusty godforsaken path, endless to my dismay 
I know these are the badlands, somehow I'll find my way
The Spelll Can't Be Broken (6:46) K.
Vanderhoof 
Rituals are carried out for reasons quite unknown 
The fact remains you have no mind to call your own 
Condoned by a bible I have written for myself 
No duplicates, there's only one inside my shelf 
The spell can't be broken 
You all have been chosen 
You're dying for me 
Demoralized servant to my every need 
A system of tyranny rages uncontrolled 
One day soon you'll find it now controls your soul 
Nothing's changed for many years, your dreams are run with rats 
They won't hesitate to rip the shirt off your back 
The spell can't be broken 
You all have been chosen 
You're dying for me 
Demoralized servant to my every need 
What will you do when your future unfolds? 
Life as you've known it, you'll be much too old 
Days of your youth were all spent in defense 
Memories are painful, the thoughts you resent 
I know I was meant for much better things 
No time to sleep, so I've lost all my dreams 
Look forward to nothing, look back at the same 
I'll spend my life here and deal with the pain 
The choice has been made, you all will be slaves 
Unreasonable power 
I mock at the suffering and grow strong by the hour 
Hatred grows among the ones destined to be slaves 
But only life itself can lead you to your grave 
Lost in thoughts of what you're told to do for someone else 
I don't think you're superior, you're making my life hell 
The spell can't be broken 
You all have been chosen 
You're dying for me 
Demoralized servant to my every need
It's A Secret (3:47) J. Marshall
Cannot Tell A Lie (4:17) K.
Vanderhoof 
On the pedastal you stand of promises to keep 
I can make the changes and keep you off the streets 
I will never let you down, together we can win 
All I need is your support, the funds keep flowing in 
I am the one who will make all the difference 
I am the one who cannot tell a lie 
My opposition tells you that I am the bad guy 
But I have done some research in his private life 
I feel that it's my duty to let the people know 
I know it's no one's business, I destroy to get a vote 
I am the one who will make all the difference 
I am the one who cannot tell a lie 
Raise those banners, raise those flags 
Raise your wages, raise your hands 
No more war, all at peace 
I have the solution to all the nation's needs 
Hail to government, hail to liberty 
Hail to God above, hail to me 
No more war, all at peace 
I am the solution to what this nation needs 
My missile proposition is effective as can be 
No trades for arms for hostages, no Star Wars shit for me 
I'm an average person, blue collar all the way 
Everyone will have a job, just cast your vote my way
The Powers That Be (5:22) K.
Vanderhoof 
It's more than understanding, to realize just what it means 
Interpretations, different meanings, can be drawn out of anything 
It all makes sense now, I see it clear 
The picture comes together, and I have lost the fear 
Your heart is the key 
The powers that be 
Are handed to me 
There is no suit of armor to pretect you from the dark 
Just let your guard down, and the sword will hit the mark 
The words get twisted, you hear the lies 
Just takes a look around you, and pray they realize 
Your heart is the key 
The powers that be 
My sanctuary 
It's not what you wear, it's what's in your mind 
It's not worth the emptiness inside 
I have left all blackness behind 
No more questions about black and white 
A gift of free will, the choice is all up to you 
Just let your faith rule, and you will know what to do 
The cults grow stronger, I'll stay away 
I'm looking at tomorrow, now I know the way 
Your heart is the key 
The powers that be 
Are handed to me