Angra - Aqua (2010)

1. Viderunt Te Aquae
2. Arising Thunder
3. Awake From Darkness
4. Lease Of Life
5. The Rage Of The Waters
6. Spirit Of The Air
7. Hollow
8. A Monster In Her Eyes
9. Weakness Of A Man
10. Ashes
11. Lease Of Life (Remix)

1. Viderunt Te Aquae

[Intro]


2. Arising Thunder

Time for your reflection
What's the promise you have made?
Destruction of your pride and reconstruction of my name
You betrayed me where's your bravery?
Now you face your doom
Your fate will be traced by the spear that went tearing through
When you hear the winds of revenge
All of the distance and the chains
You put around my damned soul
Right now it's all finished
I'm just building your new world
While you navigate in peace
And glance at lands you will control
Bewitched you cannot see the route
And hell where you will go

[Bridge:]
When you hear the winds of revenge
You will see the goddess crying
And the boats will sink and now
You play my secret game

[Chorus:]
Arising Thunder!
Welcome to me, you fall alone
Stand up and face me in a fight!
Drowning in tears deep in the storm
Once again, once again!
Go!
Look out!

[Repeat bridge & chorus]

Once again,
Push!
Once again!


3. Awake From Darkness

Out in the dark I roam onward to meet my fate
Time's an illusion today
Away from all I know, a frail that is filled with pain
Feeling the lifeless taste ahead
I wish for no more than air

[Chorus:]
Flashes of clearness cross my eyes, disclosing power
The tides will hurry my return
Now in the blackness I see light, I will not cower
I contemplate life with helpless faith
Master of my design I am, awake from darkness

Pages of wisdom turn, mind over matter reigns
My fear won't lead me astray

[Repeat chorus]

I seek the quiet night, over the crushing waves
I imagine thoughts on golden rays and days when I'll rise again

I am
Awake from darkness

[Repeat chorus]

A broken dignity an upsurge soon to be
Within these books I find my hope and liberty

[Repeat chorus]

I am
Awake from darkness
I!


4. Lease Of Life

Where do you come from?
I hear an angel's song
It seems to be a call,
Eros's chant of love
Take me through the storm

When you came from?
It took so long
Spirit brought me life,
a passion at first sight
Lend thy hand, my heart

Nymphs dance around the isle
A phantom screams and haunt me all the time
Then you come
Like an angel from the skies
Princess of my dreams
I wonder why you are gone
Someday you'll return

Where do you come from?
Faraway? Beyond?
Virgin as a diamond
Precious like a child

Lend thy hand, my heart
We've got to believe we'll join our lives
Over the vengeance, treason of lies
We can be one, we can restart

Forgive my mistakes (time will tell)
Forgive my mistakes, someday
Since I arrive on the shore
I've seen all (someday)
A new chance brought from the source
In a lease of life


5. The Rage Of The Waters

Rise of the tides, breaking the hush
Far in the distance it's heard
Watery eyes, feelings disturbed
Face the troubled waters
Soaking the earth, kissing the sand
Your feelings seem to overflow
Running in streams, out of control
A wave is on its way

It will collide against your soul
When your fears are all tumbling in disorder
In the ocean of new emotions

[Chorus]
In the rage of the waters
Wild surging, transformations, molding our lives
It's the age of the waters
Stirring up the patterns of our minds
So long, it took me to learn
Surging waves can take all your hope
But when the torment ends, comes the calm
There's no reason to despair, no!

[Repeat chorus]

In the rage of the waters
Where the tides are turning, feelings are running, molding our lives
It's the age of the waters
Boiling the fears we've kept inside, changing the direction of mankind


6. Spirit Of The Air

Deep in the ocean, mermaids are crying
Oh, Lord
King of thunder, magic surrounds You
Oh, Lord

On the island, land of the elves of the hills
Ariel's wind, blow the sails into a war

Before You can say, "Spirit! Come and go!"
My Lord
I'll bring the tempest, I won't even question
I'll be gone in a trip of a toe

Inside of your rage, now I'm trapped again
Cloven pine was my prison for a decade

[Chorus:]
Groves and standing lakes
Island of dreams where You reside
Spirit of the air
You throw your tricks and spells
And claim for your freedom once denied
It's no good watch the skies through someone else's eyes

I'm a soul of freedom, Lord of the wisdom
A creature of nature, I drag 'em to the ocean

[Repeat chorus]

Through someone else's eyes...


7. Hollow

Enchanted by fierce desire
Souls consumed with haunting fire
An empty guarantee
A stolen freedom

Deceptive illusions rise
Take the chance to mend your pride
Been tortured and humbled
Never again

Lost in a maze of sounds
Clarity escapes
The whispers chase you away
Numb and unaware

Hollow, the world where you belong
Lies you have believed for far too long
Laid low, life has come undone
Nothing stays the same, for time is all you own
All you own

Under a cold dead sky
In the sea you'll learn what you must be
Stretch for hell as you seek revenge
Bear the scars of your inhuman rage

Lost in a maze of sounds
Clarity escapes
The whispers chase you away
Numb and unaware

Hollow, the world where you belong
Lies you have believed for far too long
Laid low, life has come undone
Nothing stays the same
For time is all you own
Empty spirit, hollow soul


8. A Monster In Her Eyes

I always was a lower being
Not much, I'm just a beast
You might think I'm the lowest of the low
But there is something you should know.

Long before you came
You'd have found me here,
and never begged for your help
This old land will be mine once again

And all my sacrifice will be worth the price
and never again I'll be a monster in your eyes

You took my freedom:
And shaped it into your servant
You taught me your tongue
Denying me the word

Lord o' mine for so long
Now comes the time to regain my land

And Miranda will see
All my sacrifice, will be worth the price
And never again I'll be a monster in her eyes
I'll be a monster in your eyes
I'll be a monster in your eyes

Please, be not afeard
By this isle's sounds in your ears
When I have waked, after a long sleep
The clouds I was dreaming
I cry to dream of again

Lord o' mine for so long
now comes the time to regain my land

And Miranda will see
All my sacrifice, will be worth the price
Forever I'll say
My stolen paradise
Will be worth the price
And no longer I'll be a monster in her eyes
I'll be a monster in her eyes
I'm just a monster in her eyes


9. Weakness Of A Man

By the shore, on an island
I can hear, our sea of sorrow
With no harm with no disgrace
I am planting the seeds of tomorrow

In my circle I will reign
I was left behind betrayed
Oh yeah!

Dark backward, abyss of time
Right in front of my eyes
Evil nature destroyed my trust
All their scheming will end up as dust

In my circle I will reign
I will rise against my enemies

Now come away to your master
Bring through the air all your magic

I'll bless and curse you till the end
Set your whole self aflame

Foolish visions in my angry dreams
Bringing vengeance to my shore
Now my wisdom shows a different scene
There is not love for us all

All this time my mind was in the past
Furious footprints in this sand
Now living has revealed at last
All the weakness of a man

Turbulent tides
All the waters seem so rough
Keep your faith because the calm will return

I've been longing for this tide to turn
Bringing vengeance to my shore
Time has passed and this is what I've learned
There is not love for us all

All this time my mind was in the past
Angry footprints in this sand
Now living has revealed at last
All the weakness of a man


10. Ashes

Our revels now are ended
We were actors?
We were spirits?
Melted into air
Now I lift my spell

Forgiveness I embrace
Heaven sent hell away
All my life
As a dream
With open eyes
I'll restart

I was blind and deaf
Until the day of wakening came
I had faith in evil
In his palace of no blame
All this world around me
I created on my own
And now it's time
To free this island and be gone

All my life like ashes in my hand
I'll forgive and prosper 'till the end
The magic of stars now filling my heart
Like a blaze

Time, now it's time!
Feels like ashes all my life!
I'll restart

I was blind and deaf
Until the day of wakening came
I had faith in evil
In his palace of no blame
All this world around me
I created on my own
And now it's time
To free this island and be gone

Lie at mercy all my enemies
I'll forgive and leave across the sea
We are such a stuff as dreams are made on
Set me free
I'll carry on! Carry on!
This end is my start
We are such a stuff as dreams are made on
And I'm gone


11. Lease Of Life (Remix)

[bonus track]

Angra - Aurora Consurgens (2006)

1. The Course Of Nature
2. The Voice Commanding You
3. Ego Painted Gray
4. Breaking Ties
5. Salvation: Suicide
6. Window To Nowhere
7. So Near So far
8. Passing By
9. Scream Your Heart Out
10. Abandoned Fate
11. Out Of This World

1. The Course Of Nature

Across the ages the world has been
Changing, it's drifting in space

The rest of you that still remain
Guarding your memories, now sleep

Running fast you're only
A flash inside the pan

Life will never, never be the same
Time runs over
The course of nature's way

Spinning around you
Millions of screams
Deafen all your sanity

Fast decay, no delay
Minutes are lost in sublime

Running fast you're only
A flash inside the pain

Life will never, never be the same
Time runs over
The course of nature's way

All day you feel lonely
Cause you know
The years have gone by
They'll never come again

Life is overrated
But who will ever know

Life will never, never be the same
Time runs over
The course of nature's way


2. The Voice Commanding You

War games inside your brain
You got to fight alone
Falling back, your sanity has gone

Why'd you ever think that you could run away from pain?
Sorry man, your tries were all in vain

Wandering 'round like a phantom in the dark
And you're waiting for the night to come
Lunacy attacks and you struggle to hit back
You'll be waiting for the morning sun

I'm the voice commanding you
Divided we're nothing – united we're breaking the rules
I'm the voice commanding you
Someday the madness will loose control… over you

Dreaming on, you can fly in a never-ending story
Where the sun will shine every passing day
Free your mind, let your spirit go free into the night
Let the minutes be gone and fly away

Coming in and out the confusions in your mind
Going crazy as the night moves on
Playing with your head now you're wishing to be dead
And you're praying for the dawn to come

I'm the voice commanding you
Divided we're nothing – united we're breaking the rules
I'm the voice commanding you
Don't let the madness assume control
Over you, over you, over you

I'll be there reminding who you are
All the time with no escape
You look inside the voice is calling you
Take your chance it's never late

I'm the voice commanding you
Laying down the law
Divided we're nothing – united we're breaking the rules
I'm the voice commanding you
Can't make me go away… I'm over you

I will never surrender

I'm commanding you
Laying down the law over you
A border line
That you can't hide
The voice commanding you


3. Ego Painted Gray

I feel the pain but I'm afraid to cry
All the time, desperate hiding tears
My life is boring and I count the days
On and on, woe is here to stay

Only if God would show a sign for me
Oh… Only if God could hold my begging hands

This endless torture's building up my rage
Holding on, hide my agony
I'm getting weary just to be alive
All I want is help!!!

So, you dove into the dark beyond yourself?
Lost your way to find the surface once again
Insomnia will kill all your solemn nights… Oh!
Haunting your despair!!!

Sorrow made your life a living hell
Lights are fading
Caught inside the black-holed inner-self
Ego painted grey…

Insomnia will hold pleasures in a shell
And your defiant stare!!!

Sorrow made your life a living hell
Lights are fading
Caught inside the black-holed inner-self
Ego painted grey…


4. Breaking Ties

Into my mind
It all came closer again
Things that we say
Sometimes throw the reason away

And I know I've been less than a man
There's a burning inside me since then

I have cried for you
Lost my pride for you
Now that you are gone
I can see the sun
I have lied to you
I have tried to do
What you want me to
What a perfect day to throw it all away

Feelings disguised
Are now coming to new life
So many tears
That have fallen down through your eyes

I am only the shell of a man
There's a burning inside me since then

I have cried for you
Lost my pride for you
Now that you are gone
I can see the sun
I have lied to you
I have tried to do
What you want me to
It's a perfect day to throw it all
A perfect day to throw it all away

Wasted time, nowhere left to go
Peace of mind is what I find today
Breaking ties from this lies you know
Life has no meaning
When you're out with me
So don't let it go, you'll never know
How many days and nights

I have cried for you
Lost my pride for you
Now that you are gone
I can see the sun
I have lied to you
I have tried to do
What you want me to
It's a perfect day to throw it all away


5. Salvation: Suicide

Wishing to be dead when hope is gone
Depreciating life when the days are looking bad

Sick of being alive when everyone is vain
Lost your hopes and now you fight against depression

Cause life's hard for everyone just look all around you
So why squander all your power on self-destruction

Too proud to make amends
Your faith, it all depends – hold on tight…
Too scared to be alive?
Salvation suicide calling me!

A long way to hell

My spoiled paradise has met this dead end
Cause I live my life all on my own with pride

Too proud to make amends
Your faith, it all depends – hold on tight…
Too scared to be alive?
Salvation suicide haunting me!

Get out of my way!
Get out of my way!
On my way to hell


6. Window To Nowhere

No doubts!
You're the result of the chances you take
Face the circumstance!

Have you become who you wished to be?
Resigning to what you loved and cared

There's no way out!
Memories will come to remind you some day
How it could have been

Through every door you will step in
Another choice you're stuck between
Don't look back. Just make your way ahead

A window to nowhere
The void in which I stare
Now that I've come so far where do I go from here?

Decision just came in time
A new door is open
You have to go again… decide!

You finally realize
The whole world you're facing
The window of your life… good bye!

A window to nowhere
Wide-eyed in great despair
Now that I've come so far where do I go from here?

Life is drowned in fears
The river of my tears
Please hold my trembling hands before I go insane all again


7. So Near So far

Look at my face
Scars won't deny

Alone again
I start to cry

Staring at me
Too blind to see

Open arms
For all I give
For all I take
Inside of your heart
So near so far

I'm just a boy… like you

Oh! Father I pray
For your charity
Wisdom for life

Was all I needed
Was all I wanted
To share with you

You know my heart
Was not disguise
Waiting for you
So stay with me

I'm now a man! You know!

Come! Take a chance
And give it all
No harmful winds
To whisper for

Life is short, you know
We can regret
Healing wounds always help us to redress
And with you I learned to live

Come! Take a chance
And give it all
No harmful winds
To whisper for

Our time is short, you know
Must we still regret?
Healing wounds always make time to redress
And I love you more each day


8. Passing By

Home you go tonight
To break the sound of tears
Life's fading
To keep the world away
Is not enough to ease the pain

Time is passing by…
Time is passing by; I see it in your eyes

Fire burns inside
A light that's caught between
Night and day
Sun's been set to die
The supernova in your mind

Time is passing by
I see it in your eyes (repeat)
Time is passing by
I see it in these eyes (repeat)
They tell me all!
You can't deny
It's in your eyes

Visions disappear
Memories of a dream
Surrender
Give them to the wind
Deny your sorrow, live again

Time is passing by
I see it in your eyes (repeat)
Time is passing by
I see it in these eyes (repeat)
They tell me all

Time is passing by
I see it in yours eyes (repeat)
Time is passing by
I see it in these eyes
I see it in your eyes

They tell me all!
You can't deny
You know you tell me lies


9. Scream Your Heart Out

Shaken out of liquid dreams you're under
The hellfire-red, insane nightmares
Is coming back inside
Patiently you walk again
Through the lane of a sandman's pain
Inner urge, tough beliefs
Is the way to a land of free

Howling strong
Shouting loud
The fear should be cast out now!

Awoken from a eternal sleep
You're trembling
In deadly black
With painful eyes
Delusion is back inside

Cry for more
To be sure
And find your own real truth

Let your heart out, put your soul in it!
Time to fly away and let your mind go free

No denying what this life should give
From mistakes you learn to forgive

Scream your heart out! Dig your soul in it
Time to fly again and let your mind go free

No denying what this life should give
Building dreams of your hope is the key
Feel the truth of your heart to relief
From your dreams you will learn how to live


10. Abandoned Fate

Silent talks
In a cold room, lost
Thoughts are gone
I'm alone

Wonder why
Why the faults were mine

Should I promise this?
Day by day
I need you
Hold you

Can't my eyes just tell?

Claim for pain
Was it all in vain?
New sad days to come
Many smiles we've done
Mourning face
In an abandoned fate

My mind is blind
But I still believe
The truth in shadows
Lies at me

Don't take my freedom
Is all I've got
Can't force my reason
For lovers knot
I'm lonely and lost

Don't mistreat me
Don't dismiss me
In joy and sorrow

Find a meaning
Keep on dreaming
It is so hard to learn

Here I stand
In a castle of sand
Who can help me then?


11. Out Of This World

[bonus track]

So now I see
How nice it could be
To rocket through the star
Like a fire bullet through the sky

Beautiful sight
Silent and bizarre
Wonder where you are
Rocket like a bullet through the sky
Circling on orbit through the night

Peace of mind - not so far away
Till I find my way back home
So close to me
Reaching out - to learn how good life is
Living in a world like this
So close to me
Our blue marbles just a grain of sand
And the universe is waiting for us there

Out of this world..
Into the darkest night
Hoping that I´m not alone
People are lost on that solid ground
And there´s something I want you to know
We are slowly destroying this world
No other planet
Nowhere is better than here
Into the night

Out of this world
Spinning around the night
Seeing the people so small
I see how much we have screwed our lives
And there´s something I´m trying to say
There'll be no second chance for our race
Circled horizons
Staring at our lonely world
Into the night
Like a fire bullet through the sky
When I find my way back home

Angra - Temple Of Shadows (2004)

1. Deus Le Volt
2. Spread Your Fire
3. Angels And Demons
4. Waiting Silence
5. Wishing Well
6. The Temple Of Hate
7. The Shadow Hunter
8. No Pain For The Dead
9. Winds Of Destination
10. Sprouts Of Time
11. Morning Star
12. Late Redemption
13. Gate XIII

1. Deus Le Volt

[Instrumental]


2. Spread Your Fire

[The crusader meets a Jewish Rabin; an old blind oracle with frightening looks who acknowledges that the voyager has been chosen by God to bring light to the eyes of people who can't see. He hands the crusader a book of blank pages eagerly shouting, "Spread your Fire! burn the temples down!".]

[The oracle's voice resounded in his ears lunatic and sensless for years.]

Woke up to life not long ago
You think your mind is in control?
God will take it back someday

It's not so hard to understand
They say the world has good and bad
Father Universe brings Love and Hate

Glorious - You'll lead the way
To free the world from these chains
Glorious - Your story now begins, Oh!
Fire!
Unleash the angel of the Light
Thank him for bringing us to life
Lucifer is just a name!

We are the only ones to blame
Just look around, I'm not insane!
Satan is a child of our God

Glorious - Don't be afraid
To lead the way with thy sword
Glorious - You are the chosen one. Go!

Spread your fire

Salve ara, salve victima
Spread your fire
De passionis gloria
Spread your fire
Qua vita mortem pertulit
Spread your fire
Et morte vitam reddidit

Glorious - Don't be afraid
To lead the way with thy sword
Glorious - You are the chosen one. Go!

Salve ara, salve victima
Spread your fire
De passionis gloria
Spread your fire
Qua vita mortem pertulit
Spread your fire
Et morte vitam reddidit


3. Angels And Demons

[Rumors come to the ears of the cardinals and the Pope. "A knight from the order of the temple has gone crazy and is claiming to be the new Jesus! Many of the peasants from the villages seem to be following the man." ...For threatening the catholic hegemony he is persecuted, captured, tortured, kept in prison, judged and sentenced to death. In front of the cardinals, the culprit humbly explains how Angels and Demons disguise, then he pronounses his famous Theory of Light based on the forgiveness of Satan, the absence of God, the Athiest Love and the Gnosis. "No absolute truth can exist in a conscious mind, because every single thought is submitted to an individual and arbitrary judgement."]

Dreams -- sensations you prove
Are taken from nature
You find those emotions are true in your mind

Fight against the kingdom of fear
Sooner or later they'll try to convince you are wrong
But I'm sure..
We're just

Crawling Angels and Demons disguised
The truth you don't know so try to be sure
When your Angels and Demons arise
Face the Truth: God is not love!
Feel as fluid as life,
Love is a rainbow
As much as it seems to be real
It's all in your mind

Sooner or later I'm gonna convince that
The truth is a lie
There's no Judge when we die
Only dust
We're just
Crawling Angels and Demons disguised
The truth you don't know so try to be sure
When your Angels and Demons arise
But we're still not sure which way we should go
When the Angels and Demons disguise
Just confusing our brains with their lies
Enticing emotions
Revoltiong devotions
The Angels and Demons telling me lies!


4. Waiting Silence

[The man falls in love with the young Muslim lady, and finds himself divided between the warmth and comfort of a humble life and his hunger for wisdom.. He is writing his dream and revelations on the empty book given by the Jewish oracle as his two sons are growing up . Four years have passed and his happiness seems to be a gift from God, waving deep into his heart. No other feeling could be greater than to hold and protect his beloved ones. Yet, he isn't complete. Should he share his knowledge and revelations? Would people care? And, as the great meanings of life are unveiling to his eyes, the Shadow Hunter is tormented by an extreme anxiety.. The urge for shouting reminds the moments prior to the troops' attack. A disturbing Waiting Silence, hovering seconds before the desperate screams.]

Caught in space and time
Like a bird in a cage
Cruelly confined
In a passing matters state

You suddenly realize
That the wrong is the right
Daring the laws
Ready to put up a fight
But...

Love will drag your heart away
To a world where dreams are made
Can't hide away
When your helpless mind obeys

Together we wait in silence
(Still are the cries)
Forever the fate is hungry
for your soul
Together we wait in silence
(Still are the cries)
Worth your while until you're gone

All the secrets of life reveal
To my eyes I can't conceal
And again I fly away
To a world where dreams are made

Together we wait in silence
(Still are the cries)
Forever the fate is hungry
for your soul
Together we wait in silence
(Still are the cries)
Worth your while until you're gone

Life's too short to grieve in sorrow
(Still are the cries)
Fate is waiting for your soul
(Secrets inside)
Live your life like no tomorrow
(Still are the cries)
Worth you're while until gone

Fate's gonna take your soul!


5. Wishing Well

[The crazy Rabin keeps appearing on his dreams. "It makes no difference if you throw your coins into the Wishing Well, or save your prayers inside a marvelous church filled of gold. All that matters is the faith inside you! If there is a God, He has no home; He is everywhere!"]

Close your eyes, what do you see?
Takes a while to believe
Feel the wind kissing your chin
Hold your cries make your wish
Dream away, breath...

Why did it take so long to understand?
Black sheep of the flock will soon be
banned
Don't loose your hope, wish away

(Journey to the sacred
ground of Dreamland)
To one's heart's content I'll be free again
(Visions telling secrets on the Dreamland)
And my fortune ends
in the Wishing Well

Close your eyes what do you feel?
Hold your cries keep it still
Where am I? Why am I here?
Reasons where
Reasons why

(Journey to the sacred
ground of Dreamland)
To one's heart's content I'll be free again
(Visions telling secrets on the Dreamland)
And my fortune ends
in the Wishing Well

Oh! Who knows the truth
in this world?

(Journey to the sacred
ground of Dreamland)
To one's heart's content I'll be free again
(Visions telling secrets on the Dreamland)
And my fortune ends
in the Wishing Well
Close your eyes,
what do you see?
Make your dreams
come true again
Where am I? Why am I here?
Dreaming is believing,
your wishing well


6. The Temple Of Hate

[July of 1099, Jerusalem was stormed by the army of the Holy Roman Church; which atrociously annihilated every single inhabitant. The poor man's wife and two children were among the dea; cruelly killed by the insane Christian soldiers. "The entire population of the Holy city was put to the sword, Jews as well as Moslems, 70,000 men, women and children perished in a holocaust which raged for three days. In places men waded in bloodup to their ankles and horsemen were splashed by it as they rode through the streets. Weeping, these devout conquerors went barefoot to pray at the Holy Sepulcher before rushing eagerly back to the slaughter." - Desmond Sweard, The Monks of War.]

[The Reign of Jerusalem was founded upon the fanatic, intolerant and ignorant ideals of The Temple of Hate, against the will of those who lived in the Holy Land before their invasion.]

Nations battle on the field across the lands
Ruthless - stealing territories from our hands
Anger throwing down the victims to the ground
Cold blood younger soldiers weeping with no sound

Revolution striking down right now!

Blind fools fighting for the power to command
Flag poles threading down the freedom of our men
Innocence dying by the fury of the sword
Poor men falling before saying their last words

Revelation code XI
Striking over us

Sounds of revolution
Freedom is proclaimed

Bells announcing changes for the better
in the temple of hate
The Temple of Hate!
Satan awaits!

Revolution we have waited
Burning down our souls

Sounds of revolution
Freedom is proclaimed
Bells announcing changes for the better
in the temple of hate
Satan awaits!
The Temple of Hate!


7. The Shadow Hunter

[On a brothel-tavern, a gypsy prostitute sees in the eyes that he is the chosen one and reads him cards instead of giving him carnal pleasure. "The words of the old man won't have any sense until you find the morning star", says the prostitute. "Your mission is important, but it is not in the army". The voyager is desperately seeking for redemption to his mind and spirit, like a roaming wolf seeks for food. She fills him with doubts; saying that love will drag him out of his path.]

[...During the conquest of Xerigordon Fortress, The Shadow Hunter is injured and has to run away to escape from the troops of Kilij Arslan. Loosing blood, he collapses before getting back to Constantinople. He dreams about the lost scrolls hidden in the ruins of the Temple of Solomon and inside lost caves by the Dead Sea.]

I remember the blood on his hands
So ashamed regretting his faults
So defenseless he came from the darkness
We spoke and had a good talk

Dark old hat reminds me of someone
I find hard to recall
Bowed his head surrendering to sorrow
Wears the face of war
Desperate cries:

(Desperate cries)
Running in circles
(Mourining in vain)
Resigning to terror
(A sinful warfare)
A sinful warfare
(Innocents die)
Lost in the faith from my fragile heart...
...From my heart

Wearing black, a bow without arrows
God, have mercy on his soul
Eyes of dread, entrenched in horror
My devotions are gone!

(Desperate cries)
Running in circles
(Mourining in vain)
Resigning to terror
(A sinful warfare)
Atrocious attack
(Atrocious attack)
My crusaders faith
Drowns in religious blood
But I'll fight till the end
Gonna find my Holy Grail

Running blind against the faith
Reason slips away
Churches falling like castles on the sand
Ends the Holy War
Have the good for bad.

(What does a man gain from his work?
Under the sun where he labors

What is so good for a man in life?
During his days he's just like a shadow

Vanitas! Vanitas! Utters the oracle
A chasing after the wind

Meaningless! Meaningless searches for wisdom
Everything is in vain like your hunting for shadows)

Lost my pride, fought in vain
Had to find reasons to my pain - Oh!

Running blind against the faith
Running blind again
Church is falling like castles on the sand
Ends the Holy War
Jesus was a man

With a heart, with a mind
With a body, with a soul
So divine as your own

God has no mind, has no heart
Has no body, has no soul and no resemblance of you.

No!
(Like chasing the wind...)


8. No Pain For The Dead

[While he is burying his wife and children, the widower knows that he will have to carry that awful pain for life. All the great moments they had together, vanished at once and converted into sad memories only. It is always better for those who leave than for those who stay. As he stares at his son's pale face in the coffin, he realizes how sublime it is to be free from the vain mortal feelings. Thus, there will be No Pain for the Dead.]

Standing by his coffin
Thoughts have gone astray
Life is just a burden
Carry yours away
Wipe the tears that fall
Moments recalled in the

Child's eyes
Watch the world go by
Flying through the stars
Won't hide the scars

Always
Mourning cries
Wasted in this world
I'd never realized
Smiles in the falling rain

Wash the tears away
Face the angel of death
Soon your time will be over
Your salvation is ahead
That's why I said

There is no pain for the dead
Dying now
Hourglass counts down
Laeaving this world
Your destination is

Hiding mourning time
Face up to the world
Another day passes by
Living our minutes in vain
Wipe the tears away

(Triumph for the martyrs of the war
Fallen for the causes of the others...
Worth the sacrifice?
Heroes are dying now
Hearing their mothers cry
Heaven is a metaphor
Free your mind and spirit)

Mother Earth, do you part take my
soul, oh no!
Water, wind and fire...
Will take our spirits away

(Victims of Sacrifice)
Face the Angel of Death
(Struggling to survive)
Soon your time will be over
(Revolution remains)
Your salvation is ahead
It's not so sad
There is no pain for the dead
(Struggling to survive)
Liberation of soul
It's not so sad
There is no pain for the dead, oh!
...No pain for the dead


9. Winds Of Destination

[In 1123, two noble men from Europe and seven Knights Crusaders were nominated to guard the ruins of the Temple of Solomon and to protect the Christians who came to visit the holy places. They were called Templar. Down the tunnels of the temple wreck they found relics and manuscripts which contained the essence of the secret traditions of Judaism and ancient Egypt, some of which probably went back to the day of Moses. Freedom of intellectual thought and the restoration of one and universal religion was their secret object. To the eyes of God, every life manifestation is the same. There is no special path prepared for us. A human being isn't worth more than a whirlwind carrying fallen leaves. We're all being carried by the same Winds of Destination.]

Blood is flowing on the ground
Like a river branching red lines
Anguish is all around
Hope yielding to despair

Life is a circumstance
Any minute slips away
God, please look upon us all
Do you give a damn?

Dancing in the air
Spinning leaves in circles giving
pleasure to my eyes
Sadden my delight
When the joy is over laying scattered
on the ground

Oh! The sun will rise
The beginning of creation
Oh! Into the skies
On the Winds of Destination
Carry us away...

Secret ark of Solomon
Hidden in the temple wreck...
for the king
Many years and centuries
Till seven knights from the order

Down the tunnels of the past
Learning from the undisclosed...
all the way!
Holding dreams on zealous hands
All those archives
Lost and wasted
Somewhere in the battle fields

Farewell to common world
Templars are watching
and guarding the scrolls
Shields of faith the knights behold
All Manuscripts of the sacred
laws are there

Dancing in the air
Spinning leaves in circles
Giving pleasure to my eyes

...arise!

Oh! The sun will rise
The beginning of creation
Oh! Into the skies
On the Winds of Destination
Carry us away

Old leaves will be falling
Old trees will remain
Whirlwind carries you away
For tomorrow be the same


10. Sprouts Of Time

[The Shadow Hunter starts a new religion, gathering people around him to spread the truth for him revealed. Words of peace and love sowed like seeds in the hearts of the wise; but fruitlessly dropped on the rocky soil of the hearts of the blind. 2The future is a consequence of what we do now. The present exposes the Sprouts of Time".]

I lay my eyes in the past
From the first day to the last
Several things we had to learn
Countless mistakes from times of yore

Now we restart, we recreate
Your present is your fate

Don't turn your backs on mankind!
Only yourselves you wanna save
Ignorance burns just like a fire
Consuming people on its flame

Fellow creatures, so wonderful!
So different and so grand

Sprouts of time
The roots evolving
The seeds for the future
were scattered yesterday
Tomorrow's harvest field we plant
today
Your crown will ever last
The tall trees of life

(Life experience)
Break your shell reach the light!
(Mind and sould)
Find your path to the skies
(Will come around on a thunder sound)
Raging with power and fury the new
born world

Sprouts of time
The roots evolving
The seeds from the past
branching out
Growing forever

Hands on heart
Embrace each other
The dances, the faces, the smiles
Behind the past

New seasons bring the chance
To start again
Tall trees will ever last
The circles of life


11. Morning Star

[When he wakes up, two Muslims men are carrying him away on a type of hammock hanging on a long piece of wood. Weak and frightened he can't react. Right above his head, while the sun is dawning, the Morning Star shines in the new day's sky. The six-points-shaped star presents a cross and the trident together as one. He understands the first sign as the wolves are howling. At that very moment, the first prophecy is accomplished. He will find out later, that the two men are brothers. They have decided to carry him to their house since they found him lying stained with blood on the ground.]

[... In the Muslim family house, their lovely sister Laura will take care of the crusader's wounds.]

Dawning time
Lights a new beginning
On the shadows of your eyes
Hurts inside
Wounded heart is healing
After all you will survive

All the time I was lost in the desert
Counting what was left from the
Illusions in my mind
Hopeless fights
Foolish thoughts we were in heaven
till we die, oh!
Death will bring us back
where we belong
Now you must decide before the
Dawn is brightening up the day
Announcing in the sky
the Morning Star

Nothing left to loose
I am going on my way tonight
(On my way and...)
Shouting to the moon
I'll be roaming till I find the Morning
Star - Oh!!!
Another chance you waste
I'm the owner of my days
I'll be howling through the night till
the end of time.

Look out!

All this time I was lost in the desert
Got to get away!
Now I must decide before the
Dawn is brightening up the day
Announcing in the sky
the Morning Star!

Nothing left to loose
I am going on my way tonight
(On my way and...)
Silent like the moon
I will wonder till I find the Morning
Star - Oh no!!!
Another chance you waste
Cause I'm going on my way tonight
(On my way and...)
Shouting to the stars
I'm the owner of my days
I'll be howling through the night till
the end of time. Oh!
End of time!
Shouting to the stars!


12. Late Redemption

[During the last moments on the life of this crusader, he is still questioning: "Was I right? Was I wrong?" Memories and thoughts twist his mind. The prisoner is being visited by angels. Or are they demons? Who knows? How can the purest heart judge evil? The Angel of Death stretches his arms and offers a comfortable eternal silence. The Shadow Hunter delivers his body and soul, sure of his Late Redemption.]

You wasted all your chances
To find yourself lost and lonely
Were so foolish
You were selfish
Much too blind to realzie
You messed up your own life...

Eu vou contando os dias
E já, já não tenho medo
Eu lhe peço
Eu imploro
Quando a minha hora chegar
Meu descanso minha paz

[ENGLISH TRANSLATION:]
I go on counting my days
And I'm not afraid anymore
I ask you, I beg you
When my time comes
My rest, my peace

Cante uma canção desconhecida
[TR.: Sing an unknown song]
Posioning with hope
the hearts around you
Plante mais lembranças na sua vida
[TR.: Plant more memories from your life]
Death is calling you
(Now or never!)
Nada além do amor é o que parece
[TR.: Nothing but love is what it seems]
Please the ones you love
before you miss'em
Toda a minha dor na minha prece.
[TR.: All my pain in my pray]
Win my chances back cause
Life is short but it's never late!

Tempo que passou
[TR.: Time that passed]
It's time to find Redemption
Não vai mais voltar
[TR.: Won't come back anymore]
Only love defies the Resurection
Tudo que se foi
[TR.: All that is gone]
Mark my words: God's abandoned this world!

Would I live again?
What's the new religion? Yeah!
And what shall be the bread?
Really I don't give a damn!
Never wanna live again
In this vain emotion
Over for me!

Sing a lullaby now I remember
Tempo que se foi e não se esquece mais
[TR.: Time that's gone won't be forgotten]
Memories are twisting in my mind
Win my chances back
Cause life is short but it's never late

Tempo que passou
[TR.: Time that passed]
It's time to find Redemption
Não vai mais voltar
[TR.: Won't come back anymore]
Only love defies the resurection
Tudo que se foi
[TR.: All that is gone]
Mark my words: God's abandoned this world!
Toda a minha dor
[TR.: All my pain]
My destiny is over
Nunca vai voltar
[TR.: Will never come anymore]
And this hope above your comprehension
Tempo que se foi
[TR.: Time that's gone]
Is the love you've been dreaming so long
Over for me.
Nunca...
[TR.: Never...]
...tudo se acabou.
[TR.: ...Everything is over]


13. Gate XIII

[... Life consuming lives to keep living. Ends for one, continues for all. The snake eats its tale. The cycle restarts...]

[Instrumental]

Angra - Rebirth (2001)

1. In Excelsis
2. Nova Era
3. Millennium Sun
4. Acid Rain
5. Heroes Of Sand
6. Unholy Wars
7. Rebirth
8. Judgement Day
9. Running Alone
10. Visions Prelude
11. Bleeding Heart

1. In Excelsis

[Instrumental]


2. Nova Era

Somehow I know
The things are gonna change
New boundaries on the way
Like never before
Find a meaning to your life
Healing whispers of the angels
Bring the sunrise again

New day shines, fallen angels will arise
Nova Era brings the ashes back to life
All over now, sores in pain and awful lies
Angels will arise
Back to life!

Fresh winds of hope
Has taken us ahead
Forever is a place
You have to keep in mind
No way to limit our goals
You'll find a reason to believe
Facing Nova Era

[Chorus]

Oh! Come on! Arise!

Find a meaning to your life
No way to limit our goals
Healing whispers of the angels
Bring the sunrise again!

New day shines, fallen angels will arise
Nova Era brings the ashes back to life
All over now, sores in pain and awful lies
Angels lead you through paradise

Nova Era is a passage to your mind
And forever you may find a better time
Nova Era bring the angels back to life... Life!


3. Millennium Sun

An eagle breaks the silence
And overflies the field
My eyes will try to follow
Till it vanishes away

Like candles in the darkness
We fight against the wind
Devotion to your idols
Soon will overthrow the king

Out of order
Taming borders
Tearing down the fences
On and on and after all
The century has gone
Racism jumble
Turbulence
My eyes believe we have gone to the end

Ordinary Earth
Sailing through the space

Population alienation
Losing all affection
Calling on to heaven's hope
To watch for my protection
Out of luck
Potential stuck
Remote controlled
By the T.V. again

Carries human souls
Lead us the journey of our fate
So come millennium sun
Won't you show us the way
Future's begun
So words from my mouth come
Whispering for your return

Pictures a sunset on the lake
Mirrors of crystal your portrait
Walking on this field while I wait

So come millennium sun
Won't you show us the way
Future's begun
So words come from my mouth
Whispering for your return
Show us the future's began
Burning millennium sun


4. Acid Rain

When the world had a tragic fate
We were draining the poisoned sea
Though the scenes were indeed too sad
Only prayers were taking lead

Oh! Just some of us survived
At least a discent woman and a man
Wide awake! Am I alone in this place
Someone hear me ? my only hope!

The Acid Rain is burning
Right into your eyes
Again your dreams may loose the glow
Allow the sorrow of your thoughts to meet sunrise
And shall the hopefull words
Bring love inside your heart

So the world knew a tragic fate
We were draining the deadly sea
And the scenes were indeed too sad
Only prayers were taking lead

The Acid Rain is burning your eyes!


5. Heroes Of Sand

Sealing light
Nothing to see
Like a miracle life
Starts with the pain
Forever this will be

Close my eyes
Thunders won't cease
Crawling down to the edge
I break down and weep
Tears on the river deep
Oh! Back to the sea

Shout loud
Moving ahead
Ride the horses of justice
Virtues of men, yawns!

Down and out
Losing my head
Like a dream you're returning
Back from the dead-awake!
Shadows will fade some day
All the heroes go down
Shed their blood on the land
Dreaming somehow
The divine will now stand
Heroes go down
With their hearts in their hands
Building their castles on the sand

Haunted by the heavy clouds
Thunder scaring away
Howling like a mountain wolf
Warriors are leading the way


6. Unholy Wars

A lethal bolt pierces the air
Like a falling star
Young eyes are observing in the darkness
His stares reflecting fright
And scared he's struggling hard
To go back

Uneasy warders guard
The jail on quiet nights
Young eyes contemplating somewhere to hide
Mankind will soon learn
That the end has come in time

Dividing lands, retracing
All the borders will collide
Revealing ages when the absence
Of forgiveness rules our lives

Home how I go
My badge is wearing out
Written on the sand
Words to reconcile - unholy wars

Forgive us our father
For we have sinned
Blinded by pride
We know not what we do
Thy kingdom will be done
By holy wars

The battle is over
But the war still rages on!
[Bridge]
[Chorus]


7. Rebirth

Cooling breeze from a summer day
Hearing echoes from your heart
Learning how to recompose the words
Let time just fly

Joyfull sea-gulls roaming on the shore
Not a single note would sound
Raise my head after I dry my face
Let time just fly

Recalling, retreating
Returning, retrieving
A small talk your missing
More clever but older now

A leader, a learner
A lawful beginner
A lodger of lunacy
So lucid in a jungle
A helper, a sinner
A scarecrow's agonyzing smile

Oh! Minutes go round and round
Inside my head
Oh! My chest will now explode
Falling into pieces
Rain breaks on the ground-blood!

One minute forever
A sinner regretting
My vulgar misery ends

(And I) ride the winds of a brand new day
High where mountain's stand
Found my hope and pride again
Rebirth of a man

Time to fly...


8. Judgement Day

Inside the cage of your mind
Waiting for the day
Just a victim of the guilt
Living in despair

Out on your own in the dark
Sinners meet the saints
Bloody river overflows
You don't really care

Setting on fire
Your own freedom
Played the hardest game
Now you will burn
Your eternal flame

Even the brave won't deny
Evil warns again
And your conscience isn't safe
Driving you insane

Playing with fire
Put your freedom
Through the hardest test
Don't blame the scare
On your final day

One last minute passes by your soul
Just one minute lost in the horizon
You will face the judgement day
(Scream your voice free to the air)
Waiting for the judgement day

One last minute passes by your soul
Just one minute more in the horizon
One more minute passes by your eyes
Just one minute less in the horizon

Then you face the judgement day
(Scream your voice free to the air)
There'll no more time to pray
(Sweat in pain you are afraid)
We all face the judgement day


9. Running Alone

When the brave fought
On the land of freedom for the men
Now the bells of hope are ringing
Angels cry again

The goddess of wind was mad, oh no!
Spreading the fire
Rushing our destiny (and) from now
Dividing us all.
Visions of steady land
Cheering the sight
Orders to wait until the night

Answer me,
What happened to your life?
Answer me, what do you hide?

The storm made us angry, I don't know!
Spreading the fear
Old friends like enemies, be strong!
And hide all your tears
Revolting the high command
Don't let it drown
Captain took off before the dawn.

Answer me,
What happened to your life?
Answer me, what do you hide?
Can't you see
Salvation without fight?
Can't you see it?
That you are blind

Under the sun
In a solitary world
I am running alone
Scars on my face
Weary hands from digging dirt
I was dying all alone

Am running?
Where am I?
Where has everyone gone this time?
Left my future far behind
I am nothing but the sole survivor

Under the sun I still see this world burning
Scars on my face shows the eyes of a man running


10. Visions Prelude

[Adapted from Chopin]
[Op. 24 Prelude in C minor]

Cold wind, sad moonrise
Dark clouds in the sky
Storm ends the mourning time
Howling in the night

Vision of the land
After the horrid end
We build again from the start
Holy lenient heart

A treasure of the land
Torments have brought the end
We build again from the start
Holy lenient heart

Visions come from the sea
Oceans bring to me
I reach the sand with a kiss
Treasures bristling from a bliss


11. Bleeding Heart

Now I know that the end comes
You knew since the beginning
Didn't want to believe it's true
You are alone again
My soul will be with you

Why's the clock even running
If my world isn't turning?
Hear your voice in the doorway wind
You are alone again
I'm only waiting

You tear into pieces my heart
before you leave with no repentance
I cried to you, my tears turn into blood
I'm ready to surrender
You say that I take it too hard
And all I ask is comprehension
Bring back to you
A piece of my broken heart
I'm ready to surrender

I remember the moments
Life was short for the romance
Like a rose it will fade away
I'm leaving everything

No regrets, war is over
The return of a soldier
Put my hands on my bleeding heart
I'm leaving all behind
No longer waiting

I've waited for so long!

Angra - Fireworks (1998)

1. Wings Of Reality
2. Petrified Eyes
3. Lisbon
4. Metal Icarus
5. Paradise
6. Mystery Machine
7. Fireworks
8. Extreme Dream
9. Gentle Change
10. Speed
11. Rainy Nights

1. Wings Of Reality

Day by day
Wheels keep turning round
And everynight
Many restless creatures longing for the dawn
To heal away
Their eternal pain...

Hope the saints arrive
Bringing the signs
Of treasures to be found
Now we walk alone
And we've got to know
The secrets all around

Breaking our hearts of stone,
Tasting our lives,
Setting us free to decide...

"Wings Of Reality,
Take me higher and higher
Show me the way to be
Free forever with you...
I guess I've found my way
Everyday growing stronger
So many words to say,
So many things to do..."

The ghosts get closer to many fears
A beast has awakened here inside...
All we don't know, nobody knows!

...And the pay back is coming someday!!


2. Petrified Eyes

We're armed and ready to attack
To strike the city of all desires
Then calm the waves that lead to passion
When all reality turns back to ashes

Over the hills, across the sea
Into the abyss of a bygone time
Lest we forget what really matters
And the bewildered look up to the sky
Fallen comrades lay on the ground
Victors in death they make no sound

Petrify my eyes
Behold the sights of battle lost
In this unchanging world
What does the poor life of a warrior cost?

Oh can't you see
Many faces from God's own races are waiting
To fight the good fight
Even thought the animals of time have passed you by you still don't see
Oh, you won't see
They've petrified your eyes

Deep desires of mine
Dark thoughts tirannize my mind
When will this torture end
Into the mire, to battle again


3. Lisbon

Everynight I say a prayer
Look at me: nobody cares
Just a mirror, passing by...
Looked inside:
I've lost my pride...!

Stay with me not for so long
It's alright: no needs, no hope
Such a miracle, looking back...
Time gone by, and life wasn't bad...!

Lord, light my way
Fill these withered, careless hands...

Oh, skies are falling down
Skies are falling down
Oh, skies are falling down
Skies are falling down

See, the birds are back...
At the docks and everywhere
Here in Lisbon, realized
This whole world so strange and divine

Lord, light my way
Fill these withered, careless hands...

Oh, skies are falling down
Skies are falling down
Oh, skies are falling down
Skies are falling down


4. Metal Icarus

You live in a world that is just
Way too strange to conceive
Angel's dressed in black
Most of the people who seem to be
Lost in the dark
- Are they all too real?

Always a good time, never lonely
Suddenly realized the blood red tears from my eyes
There was nothing much
I could do
But watch you die

Time after time
Burnt your wings on the sun
Metal Icarus

First time I met you I wanted
To be by your side
And let my hair grow long
Those days are gone
But I still fly by night
Bringing life to the dead

Even through times when I felt lonely
Suddenly realized the blood red tears from my eyes
There was nothing much I could do
But watch you die

Time after time
Burnt your wings on the sun
Metal Icarus
Night after night
Upon forces unknown
Metal Icarus

Ah! Those were the years
I can still feel the windy heights
Against my skin
And if I close my eyes
I'm flying over hills!


5. Paradise

Since the time of the ancients
When gladiators fought
Turning movements of action to passion
Their life was a game

See the blood of the bodies
Spilling onto the floor?
How could people applaud it
It's madness it's all so insane!

Blood, through your heart
Never stops for one minute
And there you will find:
- There is no other way!

The arena's still crowded
But the rules take new forms
Some of them tread on stages,
Some others chase after a ball...

Blood, through your heart
Never stops for one minute
And there you will find:
- There is no way out!

Demons with a thousand eyes:
- Look at me and cast your spell!...
We're dreaming of Paradise
While we stay here in hell!!!


6. Mystery Machine

The sun rises over the tide
Waves breaking over the rocks
Again and again like an echo
From the mountine tops

This feeling you just can't hide
Like an open page revealed for all to see
You breathe hard,
Like the sea breeze coming in
Hold your arms to the sky

Don't let clouds hide the sun
Don't runaway cos' you can't hide from thunder
Cold sweat glistening on your brow
The rains will come crashing down

A million voices sing out loud again tonight
As the mysteries of life begin to unfold
Master of fate you're the only one who knows
Machine of mystery roles on


7. Fireworks

It's New Year Day;
Looking up to the sky
We all await for the fireworks to fly
And I hold you
And I stand by you now...

Over the bay darkness breaks to a glow
But still the sands keep on running too slow
And I love you
And I care for you now...

Green comes after white
Night turns to day into the fire
Look at our dreams flying away
Climbing up higher

Along the shore timeless faces reflect
The innocence of childhood never left
And I miss you
And I cry for you now

Green comes after white
Night turns to day into the fire
Look at our dreams flying away
Climbing up higher

And the ones who we trust
And the moments of joy
Mirrored there is a glow
That will dazzle our eyes

Here is my heart, in my soul
Sharing the miracle of Hope
In my heart, in my mind, in my soul...
Stay hand in hand, stay with me
Love is the keys to believe
In our hearts, in our minds, in our souls!

...But now no matter what I say,
Just look at the fireworks!


8. Extreme Dream

Living a dream just for one night
Feels like the last day of my life
Roaming somewhere just for a while
When all the feelings lay dorment inside
Here we go, marching on...

Unconsciously far from this world
We're knowing foundations of all
in such extreme virtuality
All we don't need is the proof to believe

Here we go, marching ahead
Buried deep in the sand...

I recognize this place,
All those faces, all these scenes
Though I'm so often there
It's somewhere I've never been
(Over and over again)

...It's so extreme
My endless dream...!


9. Gentle Change

I see the stars in your eyes
Portraying my face in the future
Nice is the weather outside
But I'll stay at home
Oh! Waiting for the rain...

Memories of when we were young
Wishing so bad to be older
Now you may look to the past
The only way forward

...Lighting up another cigarette
Playing cool while cracking up inside
Saying hi to people's like saying goodbye
Laughing, but wishing to cry

Gentle change of tides
Upcoming days
Oh, the spirits of a new horizon fall
Into old dreams

Standing here howling at the storm
Shouting how life could be perfect
Well, then the walls have to fall
To start it again

Gentle change of tides
Upcoming days
Oh, the spirits of a new horizon fall
Into old dreams

Far away from sights
Oh, hidden in the maze
Oh, oh, spirits of a new horizon fall
Into old dreams


10. Speed

Speed, run the thoughts inside your brain
Try to catch them once
And you'll be alone
There's nowhere to go

Speed, all the memories will come
Try to make them live
And you'll get so lost
From the present to the past

With speed we go
But still don't know
What's hidden in there
Out time is over!

Speed, like a thunderbolt
The future will take its place
Then could you stop time
Perhaps when you die?

With speed we go
But still don't know
What's hidden in there
Out time is over!

Faster than light we will find
A way out of the conscience
And the more we know, more we'll mind
It's matter of patience,
Always...


11. Rainy Nights

Rainy nights can easily go
The morning sun, a lover so
A cup of tea still held tight in her hand
And tomorrow'll be just like yesterday

Taken by promises
She's just begun to feel the heat
From the fire, and so

Crazy thoughts out of control
Somewhere else away from home
An angels's kiss, the fresh breeze on her face
Closed her eyes and walked into the haze
- And fade away
aken by promises
She's just begun to feel the heat
From the fire
Burning herself and her soul

- Fade away, fade away
Scenes from yesterday, seem so far away
'Till the day they'll return again

Taken by promises
She's just begun to feel the heat
From the fire
Burning herself and her soul
So understand, my friend
Sometimes there's rain,
Sometimes there's breeze
Fanning the fire, and so

...Burns herself back to dust
Brings the hope and the love
Sews the ends of rope
Gets us further somehow

Away from home and from all
Thoughts dancing out of control
Turning the stones into gold
Leading to planets unknown
Blowing the fire and so

I promise I won't let you go

Angra - Holy Land (1996)

1. Crossing
2. Nothing To Say
3. Silence & Distance
4. Carolina IV
5. Holy Land
6. The Shaman
7. Make Believe
8. Z.I.T.O.
9. Deep Blue
10. Lullaby For Lucifer
11. Queen Of The Night

1. Crossing

[Instrumental]


2. Nothing To Say

Long ago, the same sky above;
"It's lonesome when the sun goes down";
A day had come when we were like one:
- Weapons up, never surrender!

Oh, I saw the gleams of gold
We'd kill and die conquering a virgin world
The hold corrupted by the honour

Living forevermore, leaving today
Back to my place, I've got
Nothing to say!

Guilt and shame, it's all so insane
Pagan gods die with no defence
And we could go no further at all
Digging the graves of our conscience

Oh, the sounds, they still echoe
All of us drifting on seas of blood
The hope hidden behind the horror

Living forevermore, leaving today
Back from this land, I've got
Nothing to say!
Living forevermore, leaving today;
For all what remains I've got
Nothing to say!

Oh, how many years have gone
Every morning I bare myself from love
The love rising up from the sorrow

Living forevermore, leaving today
For all what remains I've got
Nothing to say!

Living forevermore - Nothing to say!
Back to my place, I've got...
Living forevermore - Nothing to say!
For all what remains, I've got
Nothing to say!


3. Silence & Distance

Been here for so long
On the morrow I'll dare
Silent and distant
Reaching out, unaware
Stealing the whispers
From my deepest request

And you watch me
Waiting for something new
My hands, as empty
As my body and soul
Could keep pretending
But in the heart I'd be gone...

Still stare at my face
But lost seem your eyes
Keep hold of the sails
Against the blue sky

Ooh, I'm intending
A way back to the sea
This emptiness burns inside
And leads on for endless miles

Don't let me go
Away across the sea,
It may be much more wide
Than what it seems to be

Ooh, I'm still searching
The way back to be freed
The loneliness hangs around us
However we can't see

Now let me go
Away across the sea,
The waves can't be as high
As they pretend to be

And now I know
In my heart, I won't forget
The sails against the blue sky
That taught me how to live

... with no sorrow
And tomorrow we'll share
Silence and distance
'till our faults are repaired
You'll be the mistress
Who I'll never forget.


4. Carolina IV

All I see floats with the wind

All the miracles of the water
Are the miracles never seen

Somehow my life now begins

This music that's been played through time
Now starts to reach my feet

Feels like the flood of my needs

From the harmony of forever
Sound the melodies of the sea

And you will know on the way
I'm coming back to my enemies
I'm turning around
I'll be just coming back to my last days
I'm coming back to the sea!

So... why won't you come with me, my friend?
Thrills... like we had before
Hope... never showing up the same
For a lonely man

Since the day we left the land
We've been anxious on aproach
Captain kept showing his plans:
"Under sail we go!"

Deep the ocean's blue I stare
The reflections of my soul
We have with us a special guest
And for him we made a toast

Carolina IV took a river to the sky
Seven men on board taking part
To take their hearts around
All around, around the world!

All I can recall that day
On that very day for sure
All hands up against the haze
As we attempted the return

Carolina IV took the river to the sky
One man less on board - human dreams
Have sometimes cost their lives,
All their lives dreaming

I've been such a fool
I've been so afraid
From my heart to you I say:
- I'll be here to stay!

Nothing much left from the boat
Many years have been and gone
Still I can't forget the past
And the ones I left at home

Carolina IV took the river to the sky
Windy whistling nights
Made me sail right into the wind's eye
Now I'll die singing:

I've been such a fool
I've been so afraid
From my heart to you I say:
- I'll be here to stay!


5. Holy Land

We were born in a Golden Age
Beyond the creed
Blown with the winds to meet
The ones who creep
And pray
Unshold feet traces on fresh sand
A map unfold
Spreading out knowledge,
Magic and love
And then ... ooh, and then,

Carried by wooden gods
We leave toward the sky
Gushed out the holy blood
From those who die
To bless

Ooh, and dance...
Ooh, still dance... Someone has sent
Somebody here
To bring an age
Long disappeared

Holy Land - Throw your scars on me!
My soul just tends to be
Your friend Holy Land - Holy Land around
Holy Land - Holy Land is all...

Someone has sent
Somebody here
To bring an age
Long disappeared

Holy Land - Show your signs to me!
'cause I'm still here to see
Your face Holy Land - Holy Land around
Holy Land - Holy Land is all...
Holy Land, Holy Land...


6. The Shaman

Oh boys, I've seen the old man;
Straw mask around the forehead
The blaze, a blast and the awakening dead
(The magic seeds will spread...)

The bleeding warrior, he has fought
(Healing leaves, piranha teeth, nobody leaves this place 'till
the dawn!)
Against the passion, for the love
(Serpent skin, a savage scream, don't you believe, it grows and
grows...)

Oh boys, it's all so easy:
Warn up the soul
While the body is freezin'!...
- I swear it!

Against the men for the land,
Against the beast to survive
Against the demons to keep the faith
(The spirits and the fate...)

A word - together they will shout!
(Run and pray if you're afraid you better stay away from it all!)

A rumble shakes up all the ground
(Start to sing, to turn and spin, get rid of all your sins right
now!...)

Oh boys, it's all so easy:
Warm up the soul
While the body is freezin'!

A word - together they will shout!
(Healing leaves, piranha teeth, nobody leaves this place 'till
the dawn!)
Against the passion, for the love
(Start to sing, to turn and spin, get rid of all your sins right
now!...)

Oh boys, it's all so easy:
Warm up the soul
While the body is freezin'!
Still we can hope a single word together;
Warm up the soul...

- Boys, I swear I've been there!


7. Make Believe

Sat beside the meadow
Watching weeds agrow
Cleaned up all the ashes
Of my soul

Wrote down my own sentence
Now you take your way
Fades the last remembrance
Of your lovely pretty face

I, after all,
Just a lonely man - a lonely heart! Working on the future
Floating on fate
Faced the circunstances
Cleared up the shades, so

Make believe
There's no sorrow in your eyes
Can't you see
We could never get back from the start
Minutes waiting, life's been wasted
... maybe I wanna die some other day
Hear the whispers of your hope
The answer wasn't told
No, don't laugh seeing me cry
The end I've left behind
(... the whispers of your hope are left behind!)

Make believe
There's no sorrow in your eyes
Can't you see
We could never get back from the start
Minutes waiting, life's been wasted

And I've tried,
Maybe you deny
Words of peace
For the future of our lives
Bring to me
Something else than a broken heart
I won't wait 'till my life is wasted
... maybe I wanna die some other day


8. Z.I.T.O.

Somehow I turn around and see
My nerves break down inside
Maybe you might know much more than me
So tell me what is right to say

Down the weakness of my soul
Lie the secrets, and I know
There's something pushing back
Wish my hands could turn to gold
And my heart would break the cold
To give my thoughts some sense

The turn is close, new century
Still people think they're kings
Now you've got your voice,
Your own speech
Don't wait 'till someone else agress

Swimming naked of beliefs
And responsabilities
Just feel the sea of bliss
Mother nature brings to me
In fantastic purity
Everything I need

Like a teenager discovery
What's more delightful than this?
Try to remember how good it was
Feeling the life as it is
To believe!

New world was born out of man's dreams
Now we walk on our own
The angels cried, you've heard them weep
But now it's time to make them sing!

Swimming naked of beliefs
And responsabilities
Just feel the sea of bliss
Mother nature brings to me
In fantastic purity
Everything I need

Like a teenager discovery
What's more delightful than this?
Try to remember how good it was
Feeling the life as it is
To believe!


9. Deep Blue

Three cliffs there stand
High above where high winds howl
Surrounding silence
Three birds climb, then turn to fall

Waiting for someday when the ocean and sky
Will cover up the land in deep blue
Renaissance is over and I wonder:
- Should I always be the same once again?

Take my hand and follow
Sweeping trees, the coats of green
Time has no place tomorrow
Feel the good in endless dreams

Waiting for someday when the ocean and sky
Will cover up the land in deep blue
Renaissance is over and I wonder:
- Should I close my eyes and pray?
- Feel like I've betrayed?
- Always be the same?

... always be the same once again?


10. Lullaby For Lucifer

On the sand, by the sea
I left my heart to shed my grief
A vulture came begging me:
- Feed me with this piece of meat!

I won't give away
Something I need

On a garden nursery
I let my fancy wander free
Children playing around a tree
Sharing apples happily

Come and rest with me
Lay your hands on dreams

I'll wait here by your side
'till you fall asleep
I'll wait until you cry
All over me the tears you hide inside...


11. Queen Of The Night

[Japanese And French Bonus Track]

Awaken the crystal bell of sorrow
Caught ourselves pretending our frustations
Were gone
Once again, instead of facing the day
We ran away; closed our eyes
To keep learning on feelings we had

We were close
Misty memories of a past come by
And I'll write my pray
On your face of hidden secrets
Never shared, freezing soul

Dreams last forever
To the empress of the dark
Lay down on eternity
Your music in the air
Great delight in the symphony
Our dance will never end

The Queen of the Night
The master of wisdom
Pretending desires
With the grace of thunder

The Queen of the Night
The feast of illusion
Pretending desires
With the grace of thunder

Angra - Angels Cry (1993)

1. Unfinished Allegro
2. Carry On
3. Time
4. Angels Cry
5. Stand Away
6. Never Understand
7. Wuthering Heights
8. Streets Of Tomorrow
9. Evil Warning
10. Lasting Child

1. Unfinished Allegro

[Instrumental]


2. Carry On

Simple minded brain,
For now you succumb
Nothing changes your way
This worlds insists to be the same
Based on our mistakes
The flowers fade along the road
Don't blindfold your eyes,
So loneliness becomes the law of a senseless life

Follow your steps and you will find
The unknown ways are on your mind
Need nothing else than just your pride to get there...
Go!

Now you have to face another day
You won't be alone
This life is forcing us to stay - for how long?
Cold is the wind and thunder struck on a stormy night
But can't you see, I'm by your side
We are marching on!

Follow your steps and you will find
The unknown ways are on your mind
Need nothing else than just your pride to get there...

So, carry on,
There's a meaning to life
Which someday we may find...
Carry on, it's time to forget
The remains from the past, to carry on

Follow your steps and you will find
The unknown ways are on your mind
Need nothing else than just your pride to get there...

So, carry on,
There's a meaning to life
Which someday we may find...
Carry on, it's time to forget
The remains from the past

So, carry on,
There's a meaning to life
Which someday we may find...
Carry on, it's time to forget
The remains from the past

Carry on, it's time to forget
The remains from the past, to carry on
The remains from the past, to carry on
The remains from the past...


3. Time
This time I wanna know
what life means...
...to live it again
I'm looking forward, feel the
light shine in my eyes...
And now I know, my instincts
were not wrong,
and many things can be done
I don't believe now,
That I'm dreaming alone Oh, we're searching for the love
that everyone's got,
but can't see (yeah)
Oh, beyond the flesh and blood
there's so much hidden behind
as so much more we've gotta give... Sanity brings up the sadness
that keeps your illusions locked
in a little box
Fright comes, you find yourself lonely
in a cage of conclusions
crowding your mind
You sit back bowing your head,
every answer - yes
Why don't you trust me
and shed out your fears,
Running over
the tears you've contained
now cover up your eyes,
- Is it good for you?

I will be here when fire burns!...

Welcome on board
over here is the ship of your life
So rotten
that will cast away
I'll be your sweet lullaby
all the night
And if you get lost
you can hold my hand...

And I'll be here when fire burns
(inside your heart)
Climb up the hills and mountains,
don't forget what you've learned! Life make us feel
the time we cannot hold
Time make us live
a tale already told
Time make us heal
a feeling inside
a feeling that lies in your heart
that we stole away... And I'll be here when fire burns
(inside your heart)
Climb up the hills and mountains,
don't forget what you've learned! Life make us feel [life make
us feel]
the time we cannot hold
Time make us live (time make us live)
a tale already told
Time make us heal (time make us heal)
a feeling inside
a feeling that lies in your heart
that we stole away...


4. Angels Cry

Cry in the night of the angel
For their light will never shine
With their hearts so full of sorrow
Muddy waters all around
The curtain falls
for helpless souls
How they suffer swept aside
And the raging streams are flowing
with so little hope inside

(Is like)
Angels crying
Can't take no more
Angels dying
capture their fall

Try to see this misery
your future is not what you wished it to be
So try to fly, the answer lies
in the angry darkened skies (angry darkened skies)

You just keep on standing in these fields
all your life
You sow the seeds that never grow
No harvest comes such a strain
to feed the few
Still you're waiting, it's in vain...
The change must come right now!

Oh, see the sun in the sky
(from the dawn of destruction)
Free, free this chain from my heart... (chain, chain, chain)
Hear the cry of angels
from this life you cannot hide
The change may come tomorrow
for the solemn weeping eyes

(Like)
Angels crying
Can't take no more
Angels dying
capture their fall

Try to see this misery
your future is not what you wished it to be
So try to fly, the answer lies
in the angry darkened skies (angry darkened skies)

You just keep on standing in these fields
all your life
You sow the seeds that never grow
No harvest comes such a strain
to feed the few
Still you're waiting, it's in vain...
The change must come right now!

Angels are crying and dying
There must be some way
endless you stray, still you pray
for a better life
Nobody sees when a glimpse
of your target lies behind you,
Like steps of the pilgrims
unshined!


5. Stand Away

Stand away the dreaded burning fire
Will leave its mark for those with no desire
Stand in front of the whole creation
Face the people starved like worms
Still I'm begging for comprehension
From the ones who rules us all
In this field the dying embers soil
All around we mourn

Oh, here they come again
Now they're coming more aggressive
Tearing down our only chances
The stars can't find the purple sky
Loneliness will find its reason
treasured seed for every season
Long for the day be back someday
And the church
Church is selling consolation
killing Jesus for salvation
Don't let us die
Let me rest in peace

Away, a while
Our smile taken from
The hearts of broken souls Stand away from the fire
Destined by the fate
Let those sinners pay how they steal
For on the judgement day
How they yield Stand in front of the whole creation
Face the people starved like worms
Still I'm begging for comprehension
From the ones who rules us all On this field the dying embers
soil
All around we mourn

Oh, here they come again
(Now they're coming more aggressive
Tearing down our only chances)
The stars can't find the purple sky
(Loneliness will find its reason
treasured seed for every season)
Long for the day be back someday
And the church
(Church is selling consolation
killing Jesus for salvation]
Don't let us die
[Taking all in desperation
leave me now to rest in peace)
Rest in peace
Let me rest in peace...


6. Never Understand

White gold, a morning came
Sunny cold, reflecting light
Unknown songs Fresh water gush licks the lime
Sprinkling crowns of silence
The face wet from the moistened dew Wind takes the sight
Around the meadow
Playing kindly Silver dropped wine
That flows inside
a sleeping hand... Desperation fills the air
(In your heart lies the dust of the anger)
Madness knocking on my back
(Chiming bells have announced the new day) My courage lies someplace
where time forgot to send me
(now where are you going?)
(now where are you going now?)
Someday they'll mark your sins
like torture on your back

I wonder why
My mind is tight
Like stormy weather
And so it seems
That little steps
would take forever Oh, never understand...
We're like mad horses
heading for the bend
This place I'm standing here
Made it on my own
Moored my life to never let it go... I wonder why
My mind is tight
Like stormy weather
And so it seems
That little steps
would take forever Never understand...
We're like mad horses
heading for the bend
This place I'm standing here
Made it on my own
Moored my life to never let it go... All my life I'll be the way
I won't forget
All my life is never understand


7. Wuthering Heights

Out on the wiley, windy moors
We'd roll and fall in green
You had a temper, like my jealousy
Too hot, too greedy
How could you leave me?
When I needed to possess you
I hated you, I loved you too...

Bad dreams in the night,
They told me I was going to loose the fight
Leave behind my wuthering, wuthering,
Wuthering heights Heathcliff,
It's me, Cathy
Come home, I'm so cold
Let me in-a-your window Heathcliff,
It's me, Cathy
Come home, I'm so cold
Let me in-a-your window

Oh, it gets dark, it gets lonely
On the other side from you
I pine a lot, I find the lot
Falls through without you
I'm coming back, love
Cruel Heathcliff
My one dream, my only master...

Too long I roam in the night,
I'm coming back to his side to put it right
I'm coming home to wuthering, wuthering,
Wuthering heights Heathcliff,
It's me, Cathy
Come home, I'm so cold
Let me in-a-your window Heathcliff,
It's me, Cathy
Come home, I'm so cold
Let me in-a-your window

Oh, let me have it,
Let me grab away your soul
Oh, let me have it,
Let me grab away your soul You know it's me
You know [yeah]

Heathcliff,
It's me, Cathy
Come home, I'm so cold
Let me in-a-your window Heathcliff,
It's me, Cathy
Come home, I'm so cold
Let me in-a-your window Heathcliff,
It's me, Cathy
Come home, I'm so cold... Heathcliff,
It's me, Cathy
Come home, I'm so cold (yeah...)


8. Streets Of Tomorrow

Days of pounding emptiness
Just so far away, no regret
to live beside the danger Running out of carelessness
Still unlinked the tips of a bridge
That gets no one to nowhere

Let me run away
Freed from lies, I won't forget
Escaping from this chains
I'll meet my love
Once again flying
Clouds from heaven So, now?
Tell me how
To walk the streets of tomorrow
Someday, somehow
Then we'll know
How things went wrong And how?
Tell me now
To live in peace not forever
The moment remains
And flows...
Don't let it go!

How do you stay
Down and pray
Let me know
The things that you've done
on your own...
(Tell me right now, baby...) How do you stay
Down and pray
Let me know
The things that you've done
on your own...

Let me run away
Freed from lies, I won't forget
Escaping from this chains
I'll meet my love
Once again flying
Clouds from heaven So, now?
Tell me how
To walk the streets of tomorrow
Someday, somehow then
Then we'll know
How things went wrong And how?
Tell me now
To live in peace not forever
The moment remains
And flows...
Don't let it go!


9. Evil Warning

Time to believe in the dream that you've seen
In a world that is broken and mean
One day the sun it will shine for us all
Take the freedom that you have fore-seen... Miles away
You're heading for the unknown
and there's no way to get back
Time to complain
Nobody is telling the truth To live in the crowd
sick of your own vanity
Dead scattered petals around
Hymns of betrayal
calling you for the attack

Evil warning
You're much too fast
and much too high,
No time to worry!
It's over,
no more remaining time
to cry and feel the pain...
In the morning
You stagger up
to start to fight
You get so lonely...
with no fore-sight
until another day! Run, don't wait for the sun,
cause it's setting on your hopes
Don't look far behind
for the shadows,
they will stand...
Until the end!

Time to believe in the dream that you've seen
In a world that is broken and mean
One day the sun it will shine for us all
Take the freedom that you have fore-seen... Time to believe in
the dream that you've seen
In a world that is broken and mean
One day the sun it will shine for us all
Take the freedom that you have fore-seen...

Evil warning
You're much too fast
and much too high,
No time to worry!
It's over,
no more remaining time
to cry and feel the pain... Run, don't wait for the sun,
cause it's setting on your hopes
Don't look far behind
for the shadows,
they still stand...
Until the end! And don't let your pride
make your blood
flow cold in vain...
Until the end...


10. Lasting Child

[I- The Parting Words]

Years gone by - Awake again
In a glowing star - That shines so far
Lasting child - Remains inside
Playing around - A future denied High overhead, dusk is insight.
..

Fumbling the mist
Lingering around... Blow,
Carrying winds
Take me high
Where I can see
The hidden lights
That blink far beyond... Blow,
Carrying winds
Take me high
Where I can see
The hidden lights
That blink far beyond... And then
A painted dream
Colours that melt
Inside slender frames
There I'll stand
There I belong...

[II- Renaissance]

[instrumental]