1. WHITE SKIN, BLACK SOUL

To forgive is like forget, and to forget is to believe it never happened ...

White skin, black soul, their sin, blood bowl.

A burning cross beyond the gallows pole, burned-out brains rule them all.
Stuck in a time fifty years ago, though the third reich was forced to bow.
Spreading their bad seeds again, little old men, who love the pain,
Follow this bewitched way, they will die, you must sta...

Neck turned red by shattered sun, mind became comfortably numb,
When they meet pure white they wear, luparas glancing, deadly fair.
Wolfish grimace, licking teeth, raping dreams, though-stealing thief.
'Cross the border live the damned, this is god's own given land.

Digging out the rotten banner, tattoos show swasticas,
Short-cut hair and short-ranged future, in other words a deadly fuzz.
Bu their wives, beloved children, none of them wrath will feel,
They return when all is over, deeds are done, they shed the steel.

Another night they hunt them down, light a stake for some must drown
In hellish fire's ancient flames, and cries unheard remain...

Trust in fire and the sword, work all day, getting bored, amusement in their wasted life to worship te mighty god of strife.
Hate the different coloured skin, follow leaders mean and grim,
Easy thoughs for simple men, history in vain.


2. OCEAN OF THE LOST

I stand and stare at the starboard's rail, my men, they hang in wind-filled sail,
The rigging crackles, it shakes the ranks while waves are dashing 'gainst rotten planks.
I hold the steer with an iron grip and face the sprays of wrath,
A few of us went overboard and remained in this moon-lit bath.

And we sail a thousand years against the wish of our host,
driven by a thousand fears as we sway upon the ocean of the lost.

I stare and watch port side ahead, a seagull sinks and drowns in threat
Of things to comebeyond the mist, but I hold on with weakened fist.
The wheel it flaps, fingers decrease, they bleed and ache, but still I seize,
The rolling wood beneath my feet, I won't fall down, this I can beat.

I scream and pray, the bow it bends, gusts of rage 'gainst face and hands.
They batter me, satanic grim, my blood runs cold, I touch the rim.
My passengers, now they will learn to pay the price the sea will earn
From those who dare to take my boat, I must return for the next load.


3. CREPUSCULUM

TVA VITA NUNC DEVENIAT
USQU'AD FINEM ET CUM LUCE LUNAE
ET TIMORE UNA CUM MEO CREPUSCULI...

My blood will clot as the day draws nearer,
Shadows stretch their ghostly arms,
Penetrate the darkness, loaden with fear and harms.
The moon will drown, a star's to fall, into a hole of hallow sights...
Scavengers of near-by future, vultures chasing mice.

Morning light will soon be seen,
The dawn is here, long in the dark I've been.

A tempest roaring though the trees, spirits on their way...
Shades of ice, face pales and grey.
Around their carcass rags are wrapped, flapping in the storms ...
The earth is moving, shaken by the worms.

Then the shadow disappear, the typhoon horn negates the sound...
Sailors cross themselves, again the course they might have found.
But be aware, they will return as soon as night may fall...
Again to haunt abandonned places you sleep while they will crawl.

... And as I walked over the water I decided to swim and while swimming
I realized I might drown, and I sank into the muddy wavs, prepared to die.
But when my breath was gone, my soul did leave and as I reached the sky,
I fell down again, I rained on the floodland...


4. NEVER

Tongues like razors - so severe... and hours later still I hear
Your barking words, my drowning fear, I wish you dead but you're still here.

I will never be like you, for I never wanted to.
If I'll ever be like you, my whole life will ne through...

No, I ain't the arrogant one, hey, I'm just your only son.
You rest on me, a thousand tons, you squeeze my lungs till breath is gone.

Hold it, hold it, hold it, le me take a rest, hold it, hold it, hold it, let me drawn my breath,
Hold it, hold it, hold it, only let me be, hold it, hold it, hold it, set me free...

Now realize you've gone too far, my blood will leave, you hold the jar.
Locked behind your darkened bars, hope some one else will heal my scars.


5. I STANDING FALL

She's got a letter from jesus christ and keeps it in her heart,
But when her husband stayed away at war, she rips it all apart.
He told her he'd return tomorrow and wiped away her tear,
Maybe a few hours later, there's no reaper you must fear...

Images, images of laughter, fragments echo through the hall, Images of pain and torture follow me, I standing fall

She dresses black and dyes her hair to cross the other side,
Remembering the love they shared, staring 'gainst the tide.
And then she rushes through the streets, a chapel rises above the moon,
The oaken door is opened wide, she will meet him soon...

And while her hatred's growing stronger, the cross did try to calm her rage,
But emptiness still rules her heart, it won't avoid the sacrilege.
She lights a fire, wildly grins, the flames will reach the sky
And jesus falls into her hell, together they will die...


6. ALWAYS ON THE WRONG SIDE

Romans rule, I am christ, hiding in the dark.
Catacombs I call my home, belief became a mark.

But I am always on the wrong side,
I am always on the wrong side.

Falling down to the realm of orcus, wrapped in rusty razor-wire,
Faces fade like memories, fleeingshades of my desire.
Bondage of a free man thinking, hunted by a cruel force,
Treated nice by the reflections, came to truth like bitter whores.

Screaming with a thousand voices, innocent but charming cries
Together with my hallow whispers, fading like the oceans tide.
I decrease while death draws nearer, soon I'll meet my maker there,
And the pit with endless chambers keeps me locked in my despair.

I'll resist your invitation, make my stand against your wish
To elude the foolish game, set out for me like a dish.
I won't eat what you are serving, drink what is prepared for me
To avoid the mighty poison dripping from your mouth like fear.

Let me die and leave my soul, it won't help increase your wealth.
I will gladly lose my fate, together with my mental health,
In he flames of cleaning torture, in the well of agony
Make me stay there till forever, sleep in sweet tranquility.


7. THE DAWN (VERSION)

I was sitting on the balcony like the night before,
Watch the sun while fading slow and birds don't sing no more.
My wrist says: ,,now it's ten o'clock, it's late, you should be gone,
The day went by, the night's to come, your battle can't be won!''

The dawn, the dawn, the dawn, the dawn is here again
And I try to flee this kingdom of the night.
The dawn, the dawn, the dawn will rise again
And I want to escape this decade of fright.

I dress up black, face painted white, a cross around my neck,
I close the door, throw away the key, I won't be coming back.
My wrist says: ,,now, it's ten o'clock, you really should be gone,
The others waited far too long!'' shut up, I'm already done...

The borderline in front of eyes, it's thin like crushed ice.
Rats on the streets are rushing 'round and living here ain't nice.
My wrist says: ,,now it's twelve, your time to go, make your final step,
Head along, no turning back!'' ok, I'll jump the gap...

,,You've entered the real of eternity, I hop you're feeling well,
This is the long ost twilight-zone, no heaven neither hell.
You may stay but be it know, there is nothing to lose!''
The voice is sweet, I realize I have no way to choose...


8. REMEMBERING TOMORROW

"I have a dream" he said and then he died, hit by assassins from aside.
And he fell down for them with broken eyes, along with him the fading cries.

It seems like yesterday, no use to cry, but remember tomorrow with a sigh.

Maybe the KKK or other fools, a worthless life 'gainst their rules.
They chose the easy way, with simple mind, hatred, wicked ways they find.

A thousand years ago, another time, no bullet forged to end the crime.
No chance to cut this man like trees in spring, still in so many dreams he's king.

And I will sleep until tomorrow comes, unforgiven all the slaughtered ones.
I hope a time to see where people roam without this guns, a peaceful home.


9. COMING HOME TONIGHT

The guard stands on the tower watching the winding road below,
Mist beyond the endless swamp, iron wraps him head to toe.
The prophecy was given, milleniums gone by since,
Remembering a time to come, turns inside and then he grins.

Think I'll be coming home tonight, I guess we're waiting for him.
Far away lost, but now he's found, bringing pain, fury and grim.

The guard stares through the night, listening to the horse's step,
Softly cries a nightingale, wings broken by a golden trap.
The thorn stuck in his side he feels, messengers of rising doom,
The sentinel, it shivers, fear is woven on the loom.

Then he sees a gleaming horse, sparks around the rider's skull.
Marrauding rats along they come, with them they bring kingdom's fall.
The cold grasp in his chest he feels, view is darkened, bloody stains,
The open gates awaiting hell, stone will be dust and only air remains.


10. MIST OF TIME

I want to tell the brotherhood of man, now hear my voice, listen, and then
I want to show you how to tame a land, understand that your time is spent.

Hear me yelling through the mist of time,
I've lost my thoughts of love, hate and crime,
Love, hate, crime, devil, man, divine.

I'll tell you 'bout some things to happen soon, icy sparks falling down in june,
High above the ocean and the seas, and leaves will lose their fight against the breeze.

Now it is time for you to live again, staring through the clouds beyond your window-pane,
Fall asleep, a dream becomes so real, the stone on your chest I'm going to steal.


11. SEA OF LIGHT

Like every sea runs to the shore, like every mountain turns to dust some day.
I will not see you anymore, the human course ain't gone no way...

And I am diving, diving, diving in the sea of light,
I am diving, diving, diving in the sea of light.

The urban jungle hunts me down, the city lights have crushed my eyes.
A wasteland widow come to truth, no chance to stand against your lies.

Now it is time to say goodbye to you, guess I'm going slightly down.
Endless windows passing by, and when I crash it will make you frown.


12. PRAGUE

Moments ago the sun had gone down, people are rushing through the streets.
Under the bridge's gentle bow the vltava, lazy and slow.

City o' gold I wander 'round wrinkled corners, twisted edge,
Cemetary old and quiet, guarded by eternal hedges.

From dusk till dawn you will shine, bathed in ethereal night,
Towers dance in golden beams, prague, city of delight.

Up hradschani I have walked, through the quarter of the damned,
Where the golem prowled, the rabbi stalked, eternity so close at hand.

But when the moon is on its way, ghostly creatures leave the shade.
Under the gas lit tower's bay, like memories they seem to fade.

Strangers with a thousand names, fog engulfes the garstly wraith,
Unforgiven all the flames, like mist they swirl through my faith.

But night expires, the haunting ends, calmness falls across my way.
The visions fade like foggy hands, but will return the other day.


13. 1648

He lies awake on his bed, armour by his side,
The messenger had arrived, there ain't a place to hide.
Tomorrow the battle will be fought, win or lose as well.
Same time the other day, maybe he'd gone to hell.

In 1648 the war comes to its end, 30 wasted years raged across the land.
In 1648 peace is now in sight, 30 rotten years, now this is the end of the night.

He awakes wet with sweat, a nightmare raped his dream,
He turned around a thousand times, until the first light's beam.
Today the battle will be fought, men wait for his commands.
Above their heads the reaper lurks, souls he demands.

The armies clash, the fight begins, soldiers going in.
The battle wages to both sides, no one is to win.
Today the war is here and present till the setting of the sun.
Then the banner hits the ground and the defeated run.

He is standing on the hill, in the valley his soldier fall,
By the moment he turns away the reaper released his call.
„Come to me, my little child, the sand ran through your glass"
And together with the fading sunlight he sinks to the grass.


14. THE CAMP

No complainting, no misfortune, a good surrounding for this torture.
Limbs are crippled, no free spaces, living corpses, mortared faces.

Walk in circles, voltage ripping, skinned-off carcass, sunlight sipping,
Life's a bondage for the billing, we do breed them for the killing.

Your life ain't nothing worth, we took away from you since birth.
The right to live in grace, and die without a threatening case.

Tears from heaven, clouds unloaded, water's clearing, we'll be taught it.
Wash away the wicked grinning, with the whip of faithful pinning.

Your misery's to end, we lost the force by which you're bent.
We built this camp for you, but walls of glass won't shade the view.
Freedom is now no more slave, we buried it beyond your grave.
Outside the cages we will peer...


15. COMING HOME TONIGHT (REPRISE)

The guard remains in darkness, alone he holds the hallowed watch,
Eternity was yesterday, and still there ain't a view to catch.
As demons with a chilling touch penetrate the soul
The elder ones are unforgiven, in dignity we fall.

And he was coming home tonight, long they had waited for him,
Far away lost, but here he found all the pain, fury and grim...