Blind Guardian - Nightfall In Middle-Earth (1998)

1. War Of Wrath
2. Into The Storm
3. Lammoth
4. Nightfall
5. The Minstrel
6. The Curse Of Feanor
7. Captured
8. Blood Tears
9. Mirror Mirror
10. Face The Truth
11. Noldor (Dead Winter Reigns)
12. Battle Of Sudden Flame
13. Time Stands Still (At The Iron Hill)
14. The Dark Elf
15. Thorn
16. The Eldar
17. Nom The Wise
18. When Sorrow Sang
19. Out On The Water
20. The Steadfast
21. A Dark Passage
22. Final Chapter (Thus Ends...)

1. War Of Wrath

[narrator (Sauron):]
The field is lost
Everything is lost
The black one has fallen from the sky and the towers in ruins lie
The enemy is within, everywhere
And with him the light, soon they will be here
Go now, my lord, while there is time
There are places below
[Morgoth:]
And you know them too
I release thee, go
My servant you'll be for all time
[Sauron:]
As you command
My king
[Morgoth:]
I had a part in everything
Twice I destroyed the light and twice I failed
I left ruin behind me when I returned
But I also carried ruin with me
She, the mistress of her own lust


2. Into The Storm

Give it to me
I must have it
Precious treasure
I deserve it

[bridge:]
Where can I run
How can I hide
The Silmarils
Gems of treelight
Their life belongs to me
Oh it's sweet how the
Darkness is floating around

[chorus:]
We are following
The will of the one
Through the dark age
And into the storm
And we are following
The will of the one
Through the dark age
And into the storm
Lord I'm mean

Blackheart show me
What you hold in your hand
I still hunger for more
Release me
From my pain
Give it to me
How I need it
How I need it
How I need it

[bridge]

[chorus]

I did my part
Now it's your turn
And remember
What you've promised

[bridge]

[chorus]


3. Lammoth



4. Nightfall

No sign of life did flicker
In floods of tears she cried
"All hope's lost it can't be undone
They're wasted and gone"

"Save me your speeches
I know (They blinded us all)
What you want
You will take it away from me
Take it and I know for sure
The light she once brought in
Is gone forevermore"

Like sorrowful seaguls they sang
"(We're) lost in the deep shades
The misty cloud brought
(A wailing when beauty was gone
Come take a look at the sky)
Monstrous it covered the shore
Fearful into the unknown"
Quietly it crept in new horror
Insanity reigned
And spilled the first blood
When the old king was slain

[chorus:]
Nightfall
Quietly crept in and changed us all
Nightfall
Quietly crept in and changed us all
Nightfall
Immortal land lies down in agony

"How long shall we
Mourn in the dark
the bliss and the beauty
Will not return
Say farewell to sadness and grief
Though long and hard the road may be"
But even in silence I heard the words
"An oath we shall swear
By the name of the one
Until the world's end
It can't be broken"

Just wondering how
I can still hear these voices inside

The doom of the Noldor drew near

The words of a banished king
"I swear revenge"
Filled with anger aflamed our hearts
Full of hate full of pride
We screamed for revenge

[chorus]

"Vala he is that's what you said
Then your oath's been sworn in vain
(But) freely you came and
You freely shall depart
(So) never trust the northern winds
Never turn your back on friends"

"Oh I'm heir of the high lord!"
"You better don't trust him"
The enemy of mine
Isn't he of your kind and
Finally you may follow me
Farewell
He said

[chorus]

Back to where it all began


5. The Minstrel

So I stand still
In front of the crowd
Excited faces
Whar will be next?
I still don't have a clue


6. The Curse Of Feanor

Taken the long way
Dark realms I went through
I arrived
My vision's so clear
In anger and pain
I left deep wounds behind
But I arrived
Truth might be changed by victory

Beyond the void but deep within me
A swamp of filth exists
A lake it was of crystal beauty
But Arda's spring went by
I've heard the warning
Well curse my name
I'll keep on laughing
No regret
No regret

[chorus (1):]
Don't fear the eyes of the dark lord
Morgoth I cried
All hope is gone but I swear revenge
Hear my oath
I will take part in your damned fate

I will always remember their cries
Like a shadow which covers the light
I will always remember the time
But it's past
I cannot turn back the time
(I) don't look back
There's still smoke near the shore
But I arrived
Revenge be mine

[chorus (2):]
I will take part in your damned fate
Morgoth I cried
It's my oath
So don't fear the eyes
Of the dark lord

Soon you will be free
Set your spirit free
"Suddenly I realized
The prophecies
I've never believed in
My deeds were wrong
I've stained the land
And slain my kin
(Burning Soul)
There's no release from my sins
It hurts
THE CURSE OF FËANOR RUNS LONG
Time and only time will tell us
Tell: was I right or wrong?
When anger breaks through
I'll leave mercy behind"

[chorus (2)]

I will always remember their cries
Like a shadow they'll cover my life
But I'll also remember mine
(And) after all I'm still alive


7. Captured

[narrator (Morgoth):]
You are now my guest, forever


8. Blood Tears

Welcome to my realm
We are both condemned to live
It's a dark fate
(I can hear your calls
I can hear your calls)
THE ETERNAL LIFE

I see it still burns
Each night I cry in pain

Alive
Though the end appears my friend

[chorus:]
And blood tears I cry
You've searched and you've found
Cut off your old friends hand

My mind's
In frozen dreams
The rotten flesh
Of bitter lies
Welcome to where time stands still
Noone leaves and noone ever will

Can't hold it
It burns
Each night I cry in pain

[chorus:]
And blood tears I cry
Endless grief remained inside
And blood tears I cry
Endless grief remained inside

It seems so clearly
Bent the bow
Cause life in me is gone
And a cruel wind's blowing cold
And a cruel wind's blowing cold
In blame

And life it shall wane
Each night I cry in pain

[chorus:]
And blood tears I cry
Endless grief remained inside
Cut off your old friends hand


9. Mirror Mirror

Far, far beyond the island
We dwelt in shades of twilight
Through dread and weary days
Through grief and endless pain

It lies unknown
The land of mine
A hidden gate
To save us from the shadow fall
The lord of water spoke
In the silence
Words of wisdom
I've seen the end of all
Be aware the storm gets closer

[chorus (1):]
Mirror Mirror on the wall
True hope lies beyond the coast
You're a damned kind can't you see
That the winds will change
Mirror Mirror on the wall
True hope lies beyond the coast
You're a damned kind can't you see
That tomorrows bears insanity

Gone's the wisdom
Of a thousand years
A world in fire and chains and fear
Leads me to a place so far
Deep down it lies my secret vision
I better keep it safe

Shall I leave my friends alone
Hidden in my twilight hall
(I) know the world is lost in fire
Sure there is no way to turn it
Back to the old days
Of bliss and cheerful laughter
We're lost in barren lands
Caught in the running flames
Alone
How shall we leave the lost road
Time's getting short so follow me
A leader's task so clearly
To find a path out of the dark

[chorus (2):]
Mirror Mirror on the wall
True hope lies beyond the coast
You're a damned kind can't you see
That the winds will change
Mirror Mirror on the wall
True hope lies beyond the coast
You're a damned kind can't you see
That the winds will change

Even though
The storm calmed down
The bitter end
Is just a matter of time

Shall we dare the dragon
Merciless he's poisoning our hearts
Our hearts

How shall we leave the lost road
Time's getting short so follow me
A leader's task so clearly
To find a path out of the dark

[chorus (2)]


10. Face The Truth

[narrator:]
The moon, the sign of hope
It appeared when we left the pain of the ice-desert behind
We faced up to the curse and endured misery
Condemned we are
We brought hope, but also lies, and treachery


11. Noldor (Dead Winter Reigns)

Noldor
Blood is on your hands
Your bane's
A tearful destiny

Black clouds will carry
Rain of blood
I've seen it rain

We were lost
On grinding ice
In fear and hunger
Dead winter reigned
In Araman

[prebridge:]
(You) can't escape
From my damnation
(Nor) run away
From isolation

[bridge:]
Guilty spoke the one
THis deed can't be undone
Hear my words
Fear my curse

[chorus:]
I know where the stars glow
(And the) sky's unclouded
Sweet the water runs my friend
(But) Noldor
Blood is on your hands
Tears unnumbered
You will shet and dwell in pain

Your homeless souls
Shall come to me
There's no release
Slain you might be
Slain you will be
Slain you will be
And the lost
Who will not reach the
House of spirits
(Will) grow old and weary

[prebridge]

[bridge]

[chorus]

I've seen this bitter end
As I've foreseen
The storm and ice
And I could see it
(How) a million died
And I?
The blame's on me
Cause I was not there

[prebridge]

[bridge]

[chorus]

Dead winter reigns
And tomorrow's still unknown
Lies
Condemned and betrayed
Now everything is said
See my eyes
Are full of tears
And a cruel price
We've paid
But still I can't claim
That I'm innocent

Lost


12. Battle Of Sudden Flame

Oh lord here I stand
Suddely everything's gone
For all Noldor
From now on my life
Is my gift to you
Just lead my fate
To the victorx
Of elves


13. Time Stands Still (At The Iron Hill)

Light fails at dawn
The moon is gone
And deadly the night reigns

Deceit

Finally I've found myself
In these lands
Horror and madness I've seen here
For what I became a king of the lost?
Barren and lifeless the land lies

[bridge:]
Lord of all Noldor
A star in the night
And a bearer of hope
He rides into his glorious battle alone
Farewell to the valiant warlord

[chorus (repeat 2x):]
The Fate of us all
Lies deep in the dark
When time stands still at the iron hill

I stand alone
Noone's by my side
I'll dare you
Come out
You coward
Now it's me or you

He gleams like a star
And the sound of his horn's
Like a raging storm
Proudly the high lord
Challenges the doom
Lord of slaves he cries

Slowly in fear
The dark lord appears
Welcome to my lands
You shall be damned

[bridge]

[chorus]

The iron crowned
Is getting closer
Swings his hammer
Down on him
Like a thunderstorm
He's crushing
Down the Noldor's
Proudest king

Under my foot
So hopeless it seems
You've troubled my day
Now feel the pain

[bridge]

[chorus]

The Elvenking's broken
He stumbles and falls
The most proud and most valiant
His spirit survives
Praise our king
Praise our king
Praise our king
Praise our king


14. The Dark Elf

A dark seed of evil is grown


15. Thorn

A black swan
Is born that night
The misty pond
(Has) got a new king
Got a new king
So what can we do
With our lives
When it all begins
It's hard and
It's cruel
Will grace die in pain?
Will light ever rise again?

I'm trapped in darkness
Still I reach out for the stars
I'm moving in silence
I leave it all far behind

[chorus:]
Oh at dawn
I'll face the edge of thorns
Oh at dawn
I'll pray at the edge of thorns
Oh at dawn
I'll face the edge of thorns

Let us march on
To the fields of sacrifice
(I'm) wondering why
I'll carry on
Will I betray myself
To rise

In the silence
It's time to explain
(And)
Search for truth in lies
Useful lies
Needless love's damned

What can we do with our lives
When it all begins

[chorus]

Come follow me
And you will see
How it will be
When all the pain is gone away

[chorus]

Let us march on
Though there's no hope at our side
Let us be brave
Though by glory we are denied
But
Don't you think
It's time for us
To bring to an end
Come play the song of death
The wisdom in us both
Will make it
Special guaranteed
Play the song of death

I'm lost in the depths of his eyes
I can't flee
Inner pain caused insanity
It's deep within
The fear and the hunger
Enslaved and denied
By my love and my enemies
I'm the illgotten son

[chorus]


16. The Eldar

I've seen the moon
And the first sunrise
I'll leave it to the memories
And kiss the wind goodbye

[chorus:]
For the Eldar
I'm trapped inside this dream
Of the Eldar's
Song of doom

I've tasted poison
When I drank the wine of fate
But the fear was in my heart
I realized too late
The house of spirits call

[chorus:]
For the Eldar
I'm trapped inside this dream
Of the Eldar's
Song of the doom

High's the fee
Soon my spirit will return
Welcome dawn
Your light will take me home

I say farewell

[chorus:]
To the Eldar
I'm trapped inside this dream
Of the Eldar's
Song of doom


17. Nom The Wise

[narrator (Beren?):]
Thus he died
Nom the Wise
Lord of the caves and friend of man
Fair, and noble
Most beloved of the Noldor race
Paid the price, he redeemed the oath
Farewell my friend, farewell


18. When Sorrow Sang

So let me out of it
Out of the cold
To bring back light and hope for all

And so if I could get you in
Just for a little while
Into the songs of sorrow
You might understand

Where am I now
Beyond the dawn
(Where) hope's turned to dust
At all

Immortal love's
Fooled by the hands of doom
That love means death
I realized too soon

[chorus:]
Caught in the afterlife
I've gone too far
When sorrow sang softly and sweet
The air was filled with tears
Full of sadness and grief
When sorrow sang softly and sweet

I feel like screaming
But I can't breath in
Shall I wane right now
I will not leave this
World of living
Till she has said
Goodbye

Out in the cold
I still wait for her call
And her last kiss
It shall be release
I can't forget her
Her face will not leave
From the depths of my soul
I long for her

So I heard all about it
Her voice's so clear
She's woven both themes in there
Moved me to tears
The world shall hear this sad song
Song of sorrow song of grief
Can't change the way of his kind
Can't change the way of her kind

[chorus]


19. Out On The Water

Out on the water
The island of the dead that live
There they dwelt
Until they left the world and
Still their deeds live forth in songs


20. The Steadfast

[narrator (Morgoth):]
Now truly I am king of the world
Master of fate
Damned shall thy house be
Thou shall not question my power
Nor shall thou defy me further


21. A Dark Passage

I feel cold
Facing the darkness
The light's gone away
Deep in his castle he said
All land'll be mine
There's one thing for sure
The triumph of shadow is near
Deep in his castle they sang
We shall not rest
Until all will be thyne

All land is mine
You can be sure
Don't dare me
the mighty one screamed

[chorus:]
Smashed down the light
I will not rest till I'm king
Valinor's empty now
allied the elves and men
they shall be damned

Rise of Fall
a dark tale ends

just wondering how
in the darkness
they found their way
to the right place
children of the sun
second kindred
we call their race
treat them kindly
born in the east
(are the) nightfearer
they moved westwards
towards the sunshine
(they are) morning breath like
short's their life
(like) dawn passes by
when the day comes
the field was lost
(and) hope had passed away
the sun went down
beyond the sea
dark was the hour
but day shall come again

[chorus]

Clean my wounds
wash away all fear
let courage be mine
noone hears me crying

no song no tale
which contains all the grief
(but)
renowned the deeds
and the victims of defeat

sit down on your chair
and look out for your kin
with my eyes you'll see
and with my ears you'll hear
you troubled my day
and you've questioned my strength
(but) don't mess
with the master of fate

[chorus]

I smashed down the light
and dared Valinor
I smashed down the light
revenge will be mine

Slowly marching on
still we're marching on


22. Final Chapter (Thus Ends...)

[narrator:]
Thus ends the fifth battle
By the treachery of men the field is lost
The night falls and great is the triumph of evil
The league is broken
The last vestige of hope lives in the hidden king
Only he troubles the dark one's mind
Only he could bring ruin to the black foe
Though the land lies down in agony and the curse lives on
A new star shall arise
And a new day shall come, again

Blind Guardian - Imaginations From The Other Side (1995)

1. Imaginations From The Other Side

2. I'm Alive

3. A Past And Future Secret

4. The Script For My Requiem

5. Mordred's Song

6. Born In A Morning Hall

7. Bright Eyes

8. Another Holy War

9. And The Story Ends

1. Imaginations From The Other Side

Where are these silent faces

I took them all

They all went away

Now you're alone

To turn out every light so deep in me

Hold on, too late

Will I ever see them back again

Or did they all die by my hand

Or were they killed

By the old evil ghost

Who had taken

The ocean

Of all my dreams

Which were worth to keep

Deep inside my heart

I wish I

Could get them back

From the everflow

Before they'll fade away

Imaginations from the other side

Far out of nowhere

It got back to my mind

Imaginations from the other side

Far out of nowhere

It got back to my mind

Out of the dark

Back to the light

Then I'll break down

The walls around my heart

Imaginations from the other side

Where's the ocean's daughter

Was Peter Pan in Mordor

No one's there to keep alive

All these fairy tales

May I return to Oz

Will I meet the "Tin Man"

"Coward Lion" where are you

Without brain the scarecrow's lost

In the middle of the lake

Stranded in the real world

Left in the world

No place for daydreams

Serious life

I fall into

I fall into a dark hole

And I can't come out

Do you know if Merlin did exist

Or Frodo wore the ring

Did Corum kill the gods

Or where's the wonderland

Which young Alice had seen

Or was it just a dream

I knew the answers

Now they're lost for me

Imaginations from the other side

Far out of nowhere

It got back to my mind

Imaginations from the other side

Far out of nowhere

It got back to my mind

Out of the dark

Back to the light

Then I'll break down

The walls around my heart

Imaginations from the other side

[SOLO]

I hope there is a way back

With my talisman

So I look into myself

Into the days when I was just a child

Come follow me to wonderland

And see the tale that never ends<$2Fspan>

Don't fear the lion nor the witch

I can't come back

I'm lost but still I know

There is another world

Imaginations from the other side

Far out of nowhere

It got back to my mind

Imaginations from the other side

Far out of nowhere

It got back to my mind

Out of the dark

Back to the light

Then I'll break down

The walls around my heart

Imaginations from the other side

2. I'm Alive

I run through the dark fields

Of the plains

Reach level 99

The pain cuts deep down

Through my vain

How will I break the ice

Welcome to my reality

Dream forever

Sunlight instead of neon light

How will it be

Welcome to my grave

And feel the dream is over

Nothing can stop me

I reach out for the top

Caught in an old cage

The system failed

Built up on lies

Now I see that I'm alone

In asylum's cage

I'm left alone

I'm alive my friend

I can feel the shadows everywhere

I'm alive

I left the shadows

Far behind me

Another one is waiting in the dark

They say the system keeps

The last chance to survive

Caught in this labyrinth

Of walls and lot's of lies

Then I began to understand

There's more above then ice

To reach the top

I crept deep down

The answers given in the past

A senseless worth

In useless brains

Magic runes

Without a meaning

Besides the dark

There should be nothing left

Caught in an old cage

The system failed

Built up on lies

Now I see that I'm alone

In asylum's cage

I'm left alone

I'm alive my friend

I can feel the shadows everywhere

I'm alive

I left the shadows

Far behind me

Another one is waiting in the dark

[SOLO]

Outside they say death is waiting

But it creeps down through the shaft

Finds pleasure in our helpless fear

Fills empty rooms with morbid thought

They've locked the door

And hold the key

Sitting beside you

When silent screams

Changing my mind and dreams

Oh, it's never ending

Caught in an old cage

The system failed

Built up on lies

Now I see that I'm alone

In asylum's cage

I'm left alone

I'm alive my friend

I can feel the shadows everywhere

I'm alive

I left the shadows

Far behind me

Another one is waiting

In the dark

I'M ALIVE!

3. A Past And Future Secret

Oh, I haven't been here for a while

In blindness and decay

The circle's been closed, now

My song of the end

I've seen it all

Listen crowd

I'll tell you everything

Though I have to say

I didn't know much

Talking about a past

And future secret

Most call him once

And future king

Far back in the past

I saw his ending

Long before it started

I knew his name

He's the one who took the sword

Out of the stone

It's now that ancient tale began

I hear it in the cold winds

My song of the end

I had seen it in my dreams

My song of the end

I can't stop the darkening clouds

I feel cold

When I cry out for the dark

Take him back to Avalon

Dwell on for the new age

So long sleep well my friend

Take him back to Avalon

I will wait and guard

The future king's crown

My song of the end

It was nice but now it's gone

My song of the end

It was fixed the whole time

My song of the end

I saw it all

4. The Script For My Requiem

Hallowed be the fatherland

God he knows

How long I'd been away

From here I did start for the search so

Full of disease

I still hear my cry outs

From the old cellar's inside

Born in the days of medieval

My inner voice

Is always asking why

I came from nowhere

Without a task, without a name

Don't fear my evil

Fate, so god please lead me through

Forgotten realms

Mysterious dreams

In sunless rooms I'd sworn

I'll finish what I started, once

I'll find the holy grail

In the holy land

Returning of the miracles

It's my own requiem

The jester's tears

They are inside me

Agony's the script for my requiem

Returning of the miracles

It's my own requiem

Is the script already written

Jester's tears I cry

Yes, I cry

I went out of my mind

In desert lands

Insanity's pawn

Out of control

Much too long I've been isolated

From my thoughts

Enclosed by the leader's spell

Bewildered to march

As a glory knight

And I tried

Still I hear the scream of thousands:

"Crucify, crucify!!!

Take it all

Our gold, our homes, our life,

But we didn't kill your Christ!!

Reach out for your holy grail

Enslave us and make us

Your god's sacrifice!!

Returning of the miracles

It's my own requiem

The jester's tears

They are inside me

Agony's the script for my requiem

Returning of the miracles

It's my own requiem

Is the script already written

Jester's tears I cry

Yes, I cry

[SOLO]

Still I'm confused

If I was dreaming

Too late I realized

I'd been another fool

I pay the price,

I pay the price.

Returning of the miracles

It's my own requiem

The jester's tears

They are inside me

Agony's the script for my requiem

Returning of the miracles

It's my own requiem

Is the script already written

Jester's tears I cry

5. Mordred's Song

I've lost my battle before it starts

My first breath wasn't done

My spirit's sunken deep

Into the ground

Why am I alone

I can hear my heartbeat

Silence's all around

See hate will rise

So don't come closer

Fear your child

Born with a king's heart

But fate fooled me

And changed my cards

No one asked if I want it

If I liked it

Pain inside is rising

I am the fallen one

A figure in an old game

No Joker's on my side

I plunged into misery

I'll turn off the light

And murder the dawn

Turn off the light

And murder the dawn

Nothing else

But laughter is around me

Forevermore

No one can heal me

Nothing can save me

I've gone beyond the truth

It's just another lie

Wash away the blood on my hands

My father's blood

In agony we're unified

I never wanted to be

What they told me to be

Fulfill my fate than I'll be free

God knows how long

I tried to change fate

[SOLO]

Pain inside is rising

I am the fallen one

A figure in an old game

No Joker's on my side

I plunged into misery

I'll turn off the light

And murder the dawn

Turn off the light

And murder the dawn

[SOLO]

I plunged into misery

I'll turn off the light

And murder the dawn

Turn off the light

And murder the dawn!!

6. Born In A Morning Hall

In fact it was close to a real fallout

Everything's under control

The speaker said with a serious smile

Behind his mask

He knew the truth

I'll bring new age of better ways

The TV preacher said

Just pay today

Pay today

World's dressed in black

On earth's judgments day

And I?

I know it can't go on

Forbidden signs increase

I'm sitting still at home

And watching

Born in a mourning hall

Pale clouds of feared the unborn child

Then it grew up with growing plans

Of suicide

Born in a mourning hall

Shadows left the fear inside

The Peter Pan will never reach

The other side

It's frightening

Exciting to sit at home

And watch the burning fields get

Hypnotized by the TV snake

Obey and work hard

And feel no anger

Just sympathy for the higher class

There's no chance in changing

Things

Cause I am

Born in a mourning hall

Silent cries ran out

When the cradle breaks

Broken dreams were unheard on

The other side

Born in a mourning hall

Shadows left the fear

In the new born child

The Peter Pan will never reach

The other side

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[SOLO]

And I'm a part of a machine

A puppet on the strings

A rebel, once

Now I'm an old man

Oh, I know it can't go on

But the ghost called fear inside

Lames my tongue, my nerves,

My mind

Eternal fall down

Someone cut the strings off

I can't move

To get back courage

I've to face the truth

But not today

Goodbye

Born in a mourning hall

Caught inside a web called life

The only way to get out soon

I suicide

Born in a mourning hall

Pale souls built a frozen world

Infected brains

Will never reach the other side

The other side

7. Bright Eyes

Fool just another

Fool just another

I've been waiting

For signs of god

Create - enslave - behaved -

Everything is out of control

Leave me alone

Isolation bears hope

There's something else waiting

A promised destiny

Freezing me

I feel restless and low

These days full of sadness

Had joyfully changed

Into fear

My freakshow will start tonight

Don't miss the right time

Bright eyes

Blinded by fear of life

No Merlin is by my side

Everything is out of control

Everything is out of control

In my future plans

Everything is out of control

No one's left to hurt

Everything is out of control

Sorrow's gone away

Broken memories

Walking upstairs

Step by step

I see the whole world burning

The poet dies in Newerland

How it burns

Hey, mother stubborn

I really hate you

If you say yes I will say no

Ashes to ashes

But dust won't be dust

If you go there

I will go back

Bright eyes

Blinded by fear of life

Betrayed by sunrise

Bright eyes

Blinded by fear of life

No Merlin is by my side

Hey, father stubborn

You're ying

And I'm yang

I feel alone

Who really cares

Born into ashes

To lose all the games

With a smiling face

Bright eyes

Blinded by fear of life

And dark dragons rise

Bright eyes

Blinded by fear of life

No Merlin is by my side

So I sit still in my room, today

Winter's here

In summer season

Shall I say

I was wrong

If I'm right

Farewell to my last hope

8. Another Holy War

I am god

The only one

I will bring back

Freedom to your heart

You won't believe

That blind can't see

No one else before me ever knew

The way to paradise

For another bloody crime

I shall return

I am your light on through the night

Why am I born

Will I fail to rise again

Another Crucifixion for

Another holy war

Can't stop what's going on

[Repeat]

Sooner or later you must understand

My words bring freedom

And rescue for man

What else,

To call me your Messiah

Oh, I wish there could be another way

Cross and nails are already prepared

My sell out

Waits till I'm crucified

I will die before my vision ends

Why am I born

Will I fail to rise again

Another Crucifixion for

Another holy war

Can't stop what's going on

[SOLO]

Wait for the dawn

To take me away

What will be if I fail

Another golden calve

Never, never ending

Pain and agony

Hit me, nail me make me god

Why am I born

Will I fail to rise again

Another Crucifixion for

Another holy war

Can't stop what's going on

[Repeat]

9. And The Story Ends

And the story ends

Insanity said coldly

Still waiting for the chance

So out of nowhere it will rise

Oh, and another journey starts

By the call of the moon

Was it really me

I saw in the mirror screaming

I swallowed hate and lies

Through a thousand cries

Someone's sucking out my energy

What can I do

On this road to nowhere

Heart of dragon lies

At the edge of time

And the story ends

Insanity said coldly

Still waiting for the chance

So out of nowhere it will rise

Oh, and another journey starts

Into insanity's claws

Come with me and join me

A new life's waiting for you

Jump through the mirror

Leave fear behind

No matter where I tried

The candle light seemed

Lost forever

Before my vision fades

-cathedral

-falling tears

We're not alone

There's someone else, too

From the mirror's other side

Reflecting the cruel part of your soul

It's time for your choice

What can I do

On this road to nowhere

Heart of dragon lies

At the edge of time

And the story ends

Insanity said coldly

Still waiting for the chance

So out of nowhere it will rise

Oh, and another journey starts

By the call of the moon

[SOLO]

Heart of dragon lies

What can I do

On this road to nowhere

Heart of dragon lies

At the edge of time

And the story ends

Insanity said coldly

Still waiting for the chance

So out of nowhere it will rise

Oh, and another journey starts

Into sanity's claws

I'm not a king

I'm just a bard

How can I trust

If there is good and bad

The wounds of life

They will remain

At least I found a friend

Blind Guardian - Somewhere Far Beyond (1992)

1. Time What Is Time
2. Journey Through The Dark
3. Black Chamber
4. Theatre Of Pain
5. The Quest For Tanelorn
6. Ashes To Ashes
7. The Bard's Song - In The Forest
8. The Bard's Song - The Hobbit
9. The Piper's Calling
10. Somewhere Far Beyond
11. Spread Your Wings
12. Trial By Fire
13. Theatre Of Pain

1. Time What Is Time

When the moonchild is crying
And silence has broken
The darkest truth

The things she remembered
Had never been her own
Replicant or human
I know the way to show
What do I see
What will I find
Know the answer inside
It's your last step

Time what is time
I wish I knew how to tell you why
It hurts to know
Aren't we machines
Time what is time
Unlock the door
And see the truth
Then time is time again

[Whispering]
These dreams were never mine
It's cold inside
It's gone forever
The things he saw
Who can say what's wrong or right
The vision of a free life
His eyes had seen it all
For what
He's asking
The vision, vision, vision
I know it's all a lie
I'll remember the past life
And I'll remember time

[Lead: Andre]

What did I see
What have I done
God I knew the answers
When he felt so tired

Time what is time
Come lock the door don't let me in
I am the one your destiny
Time what is time
Reality - it hurts me so
When time is time again

[Solo: Andre]

Look into my eyes
Feel the fear just for a while
I'm a replicant and I love to live
Is it all over now
Only these years
I'll leave but I'm singing

Time what is time
He saw it clearly it's too late
It does not heal but it lets us forget
Time what is time
We'll never know
So don't take care
Then time is time again

Should I forget
The way I feel
God he knows how long I tried
Feel there is no reason to cry
I live my life
In fortune dreams forever


2. Journey Through The Dark

Many songs I've written
About the things I saw
My inner soul's a wasteland
I can't run away from here
Try to find them
All the lost thoughts in my mind
I woke up on a hill
So many times before
Yesterday seems like a dream no more
Frozen memories laughing
They don't let me find the truth
Am I born to be a king
Or a jester of the fools

You're the mystical old bard
on your journey through the dark
Mystical old bard
Your journey through the dark

I can't remember my name
I never knew how to find my home
I can't remember my name
come tell me when will it end
I'm the chosen one
To perform all these things
But not for me
In illusions and reality
I'm on my journey through the dark
I'm on my journey through the dark

Mystical old bard
On your journey through the dark
Mystical old bard
Your journey through the dark

[Solo: Andre]

I can't remember
Will I ever find myself
The distance is growing
My hope has gone away
A flash of light but nothing changes
When will it end
Which part of me remains

[Lead: Andre]

Soon I'll be back
On my ferryboat of tales
Where oblivion reigns
It will take all of me
Mystical old bard
On your journey through the dark
Mystical old bard
Your journey through the dark


3. Black Chamber

I am lost in the black chamber
There's no way to turn back
It takes me down forevermore
And death would be so sweet
I'm possessed by the old creature
Who has planned all
To take my soul
Too late for me
In my hands
It lies I thought
But I failed
Now he's in me

My soul is lost
In his black chamber

I'm gone


4. Theatre Of Pain

[Lead: Andre]

The giant's lost
And all around him
Destructed for what
They all knew what it meant
But they couldn't change it
Lord they had gone too far
Leave them alone

It's all gone
What is left behind
On a desert we called earth
When the last whale went away
Did they ever see the tears

Don't fear your last step
From the theatre of pain
And the children will love your singing
From the sea
The sea is calling
Now we've to leave it

The sea was clear
On the day I was stranded
Answers I'd known
To keep this all alive
But I can't change it
Forever

[Solo: Andre]

Now I'm gone
And it seems that life has never existed
So we left the dark and cold
All I left behind are my tears

Don't fear your last step
From the theatre of pain
And the children will love your singing
From the sea
The sea is calling
I hear them calling


5. The Quest For Tanelorn

By the ruins he stands
And he's waiting for me
To enter Tanelorn
His paths seem strange
But they're always planned
Seldom he succeeds
About his own fate

[Lead: Andre]

He tries to conquer it
Again and again
But at last he's almost
A ruined man
Not a king or God
Who's searching for
A place called Tanelorn
Far beyond your dreams

[Lead: Andre]

On our quest for Tanelorn
We lose our way
On our quest for Tanelorn
He's waiting
He's waiting for me
He's waiting
He's waiting for me

[Lead: Kai]

Darkness falling down on me
Darkness - The eternal battle rises

I know the answers
Although they don't exist
I'm just a mortal illusion

On our quest for Tanelorn
We lose our way
On our quest for Tanelorn

[Solo: Kai]

So I'm his companion
Through space and through time
His eternal servant
He's calling me
So I must leave
To another life
To another world
Far beyond your dreams

[Lead: Kai]

To know the truth
Just for a while
He's longing for a place
Where he can find himself
Deliverance
It could be everywhere
How can he find
He's waiting for me
And for you
Tanelorn

On our quest for Tanelorn
We lose our way
On our quest for Tanelorn
We lose our way
On our quest for Tanelorn
We lose our way
On our quest for Tanelorn
We lose our way
[Refrain leads by Kai]


6. Ashes To Ashes

Taste the poison
Feel that this is life
Hallowed be the game
Of life and innocence
God's waiting for him
Join us at the road to fate
There are two paths
Feel the pain
Which steps into his life
Agony
He'll be crucified
Death awaits
Knocking at his door
Agony
Leave him
The clock will strike the end
Hell or heaven
Reflect and fade away

Ashes to ashes, dust to dust
The life clock strikes and you obey
Like a candle light that fades
Ashes to ashes, dust to dust
When the life clock strikes you obey
Time isn't here to stay
Ashes to ashes, dust to dust
The life clock strikes and you obey
A light shows the right way

[Lead: Andre]

Morning is whispering in my head
Too late to say goodbye
Too late
The last breath's done
Deliverance and all
He's born to find his end
I am the one
The one who's calling
Obey my call to the cemetery
And don't be afraid
To step into the dark
Be sure that my voice
will take you home

Ashes to ashes, dust to dust
The life clock strikes and you obey
Like a candle light that fades
Ashes to ashes, dust to dust
When the life clock strikes you obey
Time isn't here to stay
Ashes to ashes, dust to dust

[Solo: Andre]

No hope he'd waited so long
This can't be God's will
He surrendered long ago
There was no real chance
Ashes to ashes, and dust will be dust
Ashes to ashes, you all will be dust again

[Lead: Andre]

The clock has struck the end
Up to heaven
Reflexions fade away

Ashes to ashes, dust to dust
The life clock strikes and you obey
Like a candle light that fades
Ashes to ashes, dust to dust
When the life clock strikes you obey
Time isn't here to stay
Ashes to ashes, dust to dust
The life clock strikes and you obey
Light shows the right way

Taste the poison
Feel that this is life
Hallowed be the game!


7. The Bard's Song - In The Forest

Now you all know
The bards and their songs
When hours have gone by
I'll close my eyes
In a world far away
We may meet again
But now hear my song
About the dawn of the night
Let's sing the bards' song

Tomorrow will take us away
Far from home
No one will ever know our names
But the bards' songs will remain
Tomorrow will take it away
The fear of today
It will be gone
Due to our magic songs

There's only one song
Left in my mind
Tales of a brave man
Who lived far from here
Now the bard songs are over
And it's time to leave
No one should ask you for the name
Of the one
Who tells the story

Tomorrow will take us away
Far from home
No one will ever know our names
But the bards' songs will remain
Tomorrow all will be known
And you're not alone
So don't be afraid
In the dark and cold
'Cause the bards' songs will remain
They all will remain

In my thoughts and in my dreams
They're always in my mind
These songs of hobbits, dwarfs and men
And elves
Come close your eyes
You can see them too


8. The Bard's Song - The Hobbit

Out in the distance
There's so much gold
The treasure that I've found
Is more than enough
Far to the hill we've to go
Over the mountains and seas
To the old hill
Where the old dragon sleeps
Blind in the dark dungeon's night
So God please take me away from here
And Gollum shows the way right out

[Solo: Andre]

I'm alive

The dying dragon brought trouble and pain
And horror to the halls of stone
I'll take the mighty stone
And leave the dwarfs behind
Ice and fire and forest we passed
And horror in the halls of stone

Trolls in the dark
The dawn took them all
Caught in the wood
By the wooden king's men
But now I'm alone
'Cause I've made up my mind
By the spell of gold

[Lead: Andre]

The king under the mountain
Will risk the great war
Oh what a fool
He's losing control
So I am trying to find a way
Blind in the dark dungeon's night
Then darkness comes from the northern side
And Thorin clears his mind


9. The Piper's Calling

[instrumental]


10. Somewhere Far Beyond

I came from far
Beyond your reality
The ocean of time
It's the odyssey of mine
I am the narrator
And now I'll tell you
Where I've been
And what I saw
And how it ends

[Lead: Andre]

Welcome to the wasteland
In a world that's turning faster
Where I'm alone for a while

[Lead: Andre]

It's turning faster
Away from light straight to the dark
The march of time it has begun
I'm caught in an ancient dream so bright
And then the march of time begins

The man in black he waits
Behind this last task
It's full of pain
To sacrifice the only son
The legions of the lost
Wait in the old mine
They try to stop me
The battle it has begun

So I'm not afraid
To walk down the wasteland
I'm so alone on my way
And I don't fear that dusty godforsaken path
Somewhere far beyond

Somewhere far beyond
The march of time it has begun
Somewhere far beyond your reality
And then the march of time begins

[Lead: Andre]

Look at my soul
And behind
There are some thins
I've to hide from you
I'm following the black man
I'm losing control
And I don't care
What's happening to the boy

Welcome to a new world
One more step to the dark tower
And my whole body's in flames
I'm looking for
Those healing things to be prepared
The march of time it has begun
I'm caught in a prisoner's dirty life
And then the march of time begins

The prisoner did bring the healing spell
The queen of shadows found herself in pain
And death brings answers to us all

What will I find
When the dark tower appears
Will it be the end
Or just a new quest after all
I am the narrator
And now I'll tell you
Where I'd been
And what I saw
And how it ends

[Solo: Andre]

Somewhere far beyond
The march of time it has begun
Somewhere far beyond your reality
And then the march of time...
Somewhere far beyond
The march of time it has begun
Somewhere far beyond your reality
And then the march of time begins

Look around and see
The world is turning fast
Faster day by day
Somewhere far beyond
I'll try to change it
If I can - Somewhere far beyond
There's only one chance
And it lies - Somewhere far beyond
Somewhere far beyond
The march of time it has begun
The march of time it has begun


11. Spread Your Wings

[originally recorded by Queen]

Sammy was low,
just watching the show,
over and over again.
He knew it was time,
he'd made up his mind,
to leave his dead life behind.

His boss said to him
boy, you'd better begin
to get those crazy notions
right out of your head
Sammy who do you think that you are?
You should have been sweeping,
at the emerald bar.

spread your wings and fly away,
fly away, far away.
Spread your little wings and fly away
fly away, far away.
Pull yourself together,
'cause you know you should do better,
that's because you're a free man.

He spends his evenings alone,
in his hotelroom.
Keeping his thoughts to himself,
he'd be leaving soon.
Wishing he was miles and miles away,
nothing in this world, nothing,
would make him stay.

Since he was small,
had no luck at all,
nothing came easy to him.
Now it was time,
he'd made up his mind,
this could be my last change

His boss said to him
now listen boy, you're always dreaming,
you got no real ambition,
you won't get worried for.
Sammy, boy don't you know who you are?
why can't you be happy,
at the emerald bar?

(So honey) spread you wings and fly away,
fly away, far away.
spread your little wings and fly away,
fly away, far away.
pull yourself together,
'cause you know you should do better,
that's because your a free man.
come on honey (fly with me)...


12. Trial By Fire

[originally recorded by Satan]

In 1945 the year it came to be
Their fate decided
many miles across the sea
They told them not to fear
they couldn't be prepared.
Then came the day
that not a single soul was spared.

Too late there's no escape
The Trial has begun
Down they fly
From out of the sky
Feel the radiation burn !

The men of power
had nothing to fear.
When the finger hits the switch
they're far away from here.
Down in their sanctuary
hiding in their lair.
The sorcerers of justice
will be waiting for them there.

Too late there's no escape
The Trial has begun
Down they fly
From out of the sky
Feel the radiation burn !

I saw the people running
through all my dreams.
I heard the soldiers crying,
Mother Nature screams.
I saw destruction falling
from out of the sky.
I heard the Wise Man calling .... WHY ???????

In 1945 the year it came to be
Their fate decided
many miles across the sea
They told them not to fear
they couldn't be prepared.
Then came the day
that not a single soul was spared.

Too late there's no escape
The Trial has begun
Down they fly
From out of the sky
Feel the radiation burn !


13. Theatre Of Pain

[classic version]

The giant's lost
And all round him
Destructed for what
They all knew what it meant
But they couldn't change it
Lord they had gone too far
Leave them alone

It's all gone
What is left behind
On a desert we called earth
When the last whale went away
Did they ever see the tears

Don't fear Your last step
From the theatre of pain
And the children will love Your singing
From the sea
The sea is calling
Now we've to leave it

The sea was clear
On the day I was stranded
Answers I'd known
To keep this all alive
But I can't change it
Forever

[Solo]

Now I'm gone
And it seems that life had never existed
So we left the dark and cold
All I left behind are my tears

Don't fear Your last step
From the theatre of pain
And the children will love Your singing
From the sea
The sea is calling
I hear them calling