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In the beginning there was darkness
And in the darkness there was fear
And fear gave birth to God
Whose rule was harsh but clear
But reason led to questioning and God became a man
He retreated to the skies
Though some began a search to comprehend the universe
The men of God screamed out - you must not question why
So in towers and in attics
Pure reason took its course
In hiding from the so-called holy man
Who'd wipe it out by force
Then emerging from the shadows with triumph in their eyes
Came the keepers of the flame
As the iron hand of science took revenge upon the pious
They wondered if the world they knew could ever be the same
How can these mighty opponents be reconciled?
The cross and the crucible fight for our souls
In the here and the now and the after-life
Mortal man can't understand the mind of God
You need us to guide you to the glory of the Lord
Creation's not a toy for man to prise apart
God provides the spark that puts the questions in your heart
He holds all the answers, lead you from the dark
He holds all the answers - do not question
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For The Greater Glory
07:35
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A circle of stones to capture the sun-god
We call him to earth to banish the cold
The blood of our children will safeguard the harvest
We willingly give all we have in the hope of his love
For the greater glory
With our hearts and souls we sacrifice
We'll banish the infidel cross from our homeland
With the love of Allah on our side we can't fail
Our saracen blades will turn red the desert
Our martyrs will reap their reward in God's paradise
For the greater glory
With our hearts and souls we sacrifice
Dear mother, the rain's been falling for days now
I think we're in Belgium though some say it's France
You'd like the captain, he seems like a nice man
He says that tomorrow we'll get our big chance
Last night outside on the wire I heard a boy dying
In the tongue of our foe he called out for his mother and cried
"Dear Ma, I'm sorry, but God doesn't live here
Remember your son who is gone now because of his lies"
For the greater glory
With our hearts and souls we sacrifice
For the greater glory
With our flesh and blood
Our fathers and brothers and husbands and sons
We pay the price
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The Executioner
06:30
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Cold night, New York,
Air hangs like death,
Last train to Brooklyn
Pulls in out of breath
King of the blade Holds court in the aisle,
His young face beams danger--Menace with a smile
But if he touches me,
I'll blow away his confidence--He'll wish he's let me be...
I'm Judge and Jury--Executioner
He'll pay the price,
But justice won't come easily
I'm Judge and Jury--Executioner
I have the right to clear the garbage from the street
Eyes meet in combat--He knows the score,
He wants me to take him But I want much more!
I want to see him bleed,
I'll strike a blow for innocence--He'll wish he'd let me be
I'm Judge and Jury--Executioner
(Who's fool enough to pay the price!)
He'll pay the price,
I'm Judge and Jury--Executioner
(Since when is running scared a vice?)
I have the right to clear this garbage from the street
If someone touches me,
They'll suffer for their ignorance
They'll wish they'd let me be
I'm Judge and Jury--Executioner
Who'll pay the price
(Who's fool enough to pay the price?)
Who's fool enough to challenge me,
I'm Judge and Jury--Execuitioner
(Who'll make it safe to walk at night?)
Take my advice, Stay well away from men like me.
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Rat Racing
09:19
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The call of the wild, brings me to my window-sill, eyes to the dawn.
A tug on a heartstring by soft, unknown, fingers.
Leading me on,
But there's only a streetlamp,
standing guard to my soul,
In the morning air.
A silent companion, waiting like me for the dawn...
Faint stirrings of life are heard 'cross the rooftops,
Breaking the spell,
Echoes of footsteps that call down the pavement,
With stories to tell,
And Chimney-smoke towers reaching out on the grey,
Of the morning light,
Passionate fingers, outstretched in welcome for the dawn...
The sound of the city,
Thunders around me,
Drags me along,
The babble of voices,
The roar of the traffic,
Drown me in their song,
I'm only a heartbeat keeping time with a pace,
Set by marching feet,
A pulse that beats stronger as the new day unfolds from the dawn...
Can you feel it pumping?
Can you feel it flowing round and round?
Can you feel it through your fingertips?
To your head it flows up through the ground...
Does it scare you?
When you feel the scenery closing in...
Adrift on the street,
I merge with confusion,
And I feel complete,
Swelling with the human tide,
Heart and mind electrified.
--I'm swaying like the ground beneath my feet,
We can stand and watch with pride,
or maybe scorn and cricise,
How people seem like rats at running pace,
But you and I are runners too,
There's nothing more that we can do,
But join the rats down at the starting gate,
But you and I are runners too,
There's nothing more that we can do but run.
The final strait lies round the bend,
But I don't want this race to end...!
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5. |
Ghostdancers
06:42
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The thin red line it was my life to fight for King and country
But Boney's gone, the job was done,
old King George has no use for me
There were times we laughed and danced,
life was good we loved our land
But now we starve in our backyard,
the children die in their mothers' arms
We're sailing to America on a ship of dreams
Going to start a new life in the New World
We're sailing to America on a ship called Destiny
Gone to make our fortune where the land is free
This great land we fought across to build the mighty iron horse
The red man fought with bow and lance,
he paid in blood for his savage arrogance
We're spreading 'cross America, build ourselves a dream
Come to make a new life in the New World
The vastness of America shapes our destiny
Here to make our fortune where the land is free
And skies will burn and hearts will break
and tears will fall for these dreams we make
And fires will rage and hopes will fade
through the wars we wage till the end of days
In a fortress called America shadows haunt our dreams
Poisoning the new life in the New World
Our wayward son America betrayed our destiny
Threw away our fortune, chained a land that's free
The land was free
White man came here long ago,
he stole our land killed our buffalo
He made us clowns in his Wild West show,
ghost dancers sing he must go
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Midas Touch
09:42
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Take an act of greed and a tortured soul
Place them together in the crucible
Take two men of different faith
And a scrap of earth they call their place
War is mixture you now create
From this extract the human spirit
Then pressurise it to the limit
And in wondrous vapours you will find
Creative treasures of every kind
From the essence of this spirit take good intentions
And then stir it with desire to turn all things to gold
Take care for as your dreams unfold of countless treasure
This spell can oft go wrong if hunger for power affects
Your noble measure to help your fellow man
So look deep down inside your soul and into the smouldering crucible
Is this truly gold you see?
I see banners flying in the wind
Our darkest demons rising from the flames again
Black wings of terror blocking out the sun
Just one more battle then our golden age may come
But there's no running, there's no turning away
We never wanted, wanted it to be this way
With good intentions we achieve so much
Then we take a sip from the poison cup
Midas touch
We've got the midas touch
I see glass towers rising to the skies
Down in their shadows the last red rose has died
I see machines drink our mothers blood
The mercury's rising - Lord here comes the flood
But there's no running, there's no turning away
We never wanted, wanted it to be this way
Losing everything - achieving so much
Take a sip from the poison cup
Midas touch
We've got the midas touch
Take touch of the human spirit
Pressurise it to the limit
Stir in greed and desire
Turn the temperature higher
Higher higher higher and higher and higher
Iron is the will that knows no fear
Lead is the greed that blinds us
Sulphur is the evil that lies in us all
Tin are the gods that guide us
Carbon is the strenght to conquer hate
Silver is the purest love that binds us
Gold is the power lust that divides us
If I could do magic I would weave a spell
If I could do magic I would weave a spell
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7. |
Falling Down
06:23
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Domes of crystal, spires of light reach out
We’re aspirational creatures there’s no doubt
Living in our brutal cities, nurture an inhuman race
Perish the weak, only the strong will last the pace
The sick and hungry all cry out
But nobody cares to hear them shout..
Our world is falling down
Spinning round
Falling down…
We're out of control we’re falling down
Spinning round falling down….
Smack a child and hope that it will learn
Close your minds again, and we will burn
Arrogance can make us crazy, science is a blinding light
Open your eyes listen to your heart to know what’s right
The dark dictators parade their might
Listen to your heart to know what’s right
Our world is falling down
Spinning round
Falling down…
We're out of control we’re falling down
Spinning round falling down….
Now the lunatics rise again
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Monster
05:28
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I hear no music on the radio
Switch on my Tv there's nothing left amuses me
Can’t find a movie or a comedy show
No sound of laughter no happy ever after
I see them talking but don’t hear what they say
They're all sounding crazy it truly starts to faze me
It's just outrageous their hate appears contageous
They take it the wire, they take it the wire….
I feel a monster… I feel a monster coming
I fear a monster… I hear a monster coming
I see the soldiers as they’re boarding their plane
They smile and they’re taunting, a bravery that’s haunting
Broken mothers fear they come home again
Wrapped up in a flag, huh
Tin pot dictators chase their own atom bomb
While this planet is melting and no one cares for helping
We argue over nothing my head is really hurting
They take it to the wire, take it the to wire….
I feel a monster… I feel a monster coming
I fear a monster… I hear a monster coming
I am just an ordinary guy
The world's gone crazy I couldn’t tell you why
I hear no music just distant angry voices
Fear in the air, panic everywhere
It tears my soul apart, the hatred and lies
I see my friends, despair in their eyes
Something tells me the end has begun
A monster's coming there's no place to run
Run
I feel a monster… I feel a monster coming
I hear a monster… I fear a monster’s coming
I feel a monster… I fear a monster coming
I see a monster… I see a monster coming………
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Alien Messiah
05:09
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Hear me, see me, as I step on to your stage
I talk to every one of you so I subdue your rage
Your leaders have failed you
Your world sits on the edge
Here and now before you, I make this solemn pledge
Follow me (and the crowd went wild)
Come to me (man woman and child)
Trust in me (all the world go wild)
And you will see .......
I come here from a time and place
Where leaders proved their might
No question from their people of their wisdom and their sight
I offer you direction you have never seen before
Realise your destiny and open up your door
Follow me (and the crowd went wild)
Come to me......... ( man woman and child)
Trust in me........ ( all the world go wild)
And you will see ........
I promise you a golden age prosperity and power
Where peace prevails and nothing fails
Your finest hour
"I'm sorry, I don't want to be your Emperor. That is not my purpose. I don't want to rule or conquer you
We seeded this planet millennia ago in the hope that the you would flourish and produce a world of culture and enlightenment.
We want to help you, That is the Atlantean way
We want you to live by each other's happiness - not by each other's misery
We don't want you to hate and despise one another
In this world there is room for everyone and your good Earth is rich and can provide for everyone
Your way of life could be free and beautiful, but you have lost your way
Greed, has poisoned your souls, has infected your world with hate, has dragged you into misery and bloodshed
You have developed technology, but have lost sight of why
Technology that created abundance has left you in want
Your knowledge has made you cynical not wise, your cleverness is hard and unkind
You think too much and care too little
More than technology, you need humanity
More than cleverness, you need compassion
Without these qualities, your lives will end violently, and all will be lost "
Follow me (and the crowd went wild)
Come to me......... ( man woman and child)
Trust in me........ ( all the world go wild)
And you will see ........
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Blackwood
02:27
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Violet Sky
05:10
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What would you do if this was the end of the world
Would you hold on to me so tightly like the first time we met
I want to tell you how much my heart wants to sing
If this is the end of all time I would not change a thing
Won’t you take my hand, climb up the highest hill
We’ll sit there side by side watching the end of the world
We’ll watch the cities burn, we’ll watch the seas run dry
Make love for the last time, under a violet sky
What would we do if this was the end of the world
Would you run for your life, try to survive, would we want to know why
No! In our last moment, I need to feel your love
As I kiss you goodbye, a sapphire explodes in a violet sky
We’ll watch the deserts burn, watch the river run dry
See the cities fall, under a violet sky
And when the moment comes
I will hold you near,
Look into my eyes
We will feel no fear…….
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12. |
The Atlantis Suite
22:22
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13. |
Sanctuary
09:51
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Is this the sanctuary
We talked of in the night?
Is this the sanctuary?
I must try to do what's right
A cold light shines from the watchtower window
Chill wind scratches out my face
Blown between the bars
That hold this place
Is this the sanctuary
We talked of in the night?
Is this the sanctuary?
I must try to do what's right
Twilight howl, the searchlight owl
Wire fingers grip the air
Freedom only comes
To those who dare
Is this the sanctuary
We talked of in the night?
Is this the sanctuary?
Where all our hopes have turned to stone
Nothing left to lose but life itself
Nowhere left to go but through the wire
Cross the compound's barren waste with dread
The sun shall rise upon the free and dead
The free and the dead, ooh
Run (run)
Hide (hide)
But you can't flee what lies inside
Sleep (sleep)
Dream (dream)
But only to the sound of screams
Fear (fear)
Doubt (doubt)
That save for death, there's no way out
Seek (seek)
Find (find)
The free and promised land that lies nearby
And... and...and...and...
And though I wear the yellow badge of hate
I walk a free man through the opening gate
Still ghostly figures line the wire in a daze
No need for flowers here, there are no graves
And though I wear the yellow badge of hate
I walk a free man past the padlocked gates
I pause to look the searchlight in the eye
To ask it shed it's light upon the reason why
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Cut and Run
06:31
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Cold city, runs hot with pain
Knives slash your jugular vein
Cut and Run
There is no escape from the gun
Tongues lie a noose around your neck
"grass stains" seal your fate
Cut and Run
There is no escape from the gun
Nowhere to run
Nowhere to hide
Run from the gun
Flee for your life
Search, search and terminate
We have read your mind
You are an enemy of the state
Nowhere to run
Nowhere to hide
Run from the gun
Flee for your life
Assassin: "John Doe"
"I have reason to believe you are an enemy of the State,
so, by virtue of the powers vested in me by the State,
I am hereby obliged to terminate your existence"
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