ACID TREE LYRICS

1. Arkan

Deep in the woods, lost in the gloom
I start to hear a wondrous tune
The earth rumbles with the thundering drums
The night is banished as the logs burn
Spinning and spiraling up to the sky
Fierce and wild
With smiling faces and glittering eyes
I see them singing and circling the fire

Dance, sweet child, and don't be afraid
Remain and be one with the land
Dance, sweet child, and don't be afraid
This is a place of the gods

As I sift through the ashes
I fail to see what lies beyond the door
We're lost in the mist of knowledge
Forgotten and deserted
Round the gleaming flames I'll wait
Round the gleaming flames I'll face you

Dance, sweet child, and don't be afraid
Remain and be one with the land
Dance, sweet child, and don't be afraid
This is a place of the gods

2. Same Face

The rays of early light
Show the way to Aurora
Again she opens wide
The golden gates of dawn

I woke up by your side
Struck by fresh beauty
Crowned by the morning breeze
You hide distant eyes

When a new love awakes
With different smells and tastes
Behind the mask I'm afraid
To see the same face

The new day arrives
Another day, not so bright
I say you're unique
You pretend to believe

I'll tell you lame jokes
New stories, tired lies
Buy you fancy roses
Take you to the same old bar

When a new love awakes
With different smells and tastes
Behind the mask I'm afraid
To see the same face

Deep down I search for you
Not one of them seems true
One by one they leave without a trace
You keep leading me astray

A field of golden flowers
Bending to the placid mirroring lake
Drawn by their own beauty
Lost in themselves
Lonely and sad

When a new love awakes
With different smells and tastes
Behind the mask I'm afraid
To see my own face

So the Goddess of Dawn
Carries out her work and brings light to earth
A new day arrives
Nothing but a dream of another day

When a new love awakes
With different smells and tastes
Behind the mask I'm afraid
To see my own

3. Righteous Violence

The king is dead!
We have nothing more to fear
His head's claimed by Fortune's wheel
On the mob's death square

Now is the time for renewal
Don't mourn for the ill-fated despot
His very existence was a crime
Against the freedom of mankind

Mercy for the innocent
Mercy for the weak
The tyrant died
So the nation could live

Fine virtues bloom
On the poisonous branches of truth
Again and yet again
Righteous violence reigns absolute

Blessings to the new ruler
He takes the blood of the gentry
That slowly erodes
The rooted tree of liberty

I bring you a realm o virtue and terror
I bring you justice prompt and severe
It's foolish to trust virtue without fear

Mercy for the innocent
Mercy for the weak
The tyrant died
So the nation could live

Fine virtues bloom
On the poisonous branches of truth
Again and yet again
Righteous violence reigns absolute

Down with the tyrant
Enemy of the people
He didn't stem the flow of blood
Now the stream is filled by his own

Who dares accuse me?
I, who served the 'cause of equality,
Betrayed by false patriots
I spurn this senseless riot

Mercy for the innocent
Mercy for the weak
The tyrant died
So the nation could live

Fine virtues bloom
On the poisonous branches of truth
Again and yet again
Righteous violence reigns absolute

The people gather round
I can hear the rabid crowd
I can feel their anxious eyes
Waiting for me on the other side
Time will judge us all

4. Adrift

Among sheets and broken glass
Stale drinks and old ash
I lie awake trapped in frozen dreams
Longing for the day that I will find peace

The old portrait stares at me
Cheerful eyes bring emptiness
Round the decay it stands pristine
A time when everything was green
I was strong and whole and bright
Then silently came the night

I can’t breathe
You reach your hands to me
A glimmer of hope
A mocking smile
You keep dragging me down

There comes a time
You lived for so long you feel safe
But dreams shatter
By a simple twist of fate
There you stand
A ghost refusing to fade away
Green turned into gray
I'll follow you to the grave

Can we be saved from days long gone?
Can we be saved from innocence lost?

I can’t breathe
You reach your hands to me
A glimmer of hope
A mocking smile
You keep dragging me down

5. Caged Sun

The oath must not be broken
The luminous city will stand forever
Built by sacred demand
Granting the wish of the One
River, mountain and sand
Under the watching sun

These are just words
Remnants of shattered dreams
Buried in the dust

One King, one God
He casts His light upon the land
To guide the frail hearts of men
When the disc rests in the distant west
Darkness is a shroud
Everything is still

I can see you
Blessed with the power to lead mankind
They will understand the divine

One folk, one realm
The gift of life in all its forms
Humans, beasts and plants are born

Daybreak fills the earth with life and grace
And we are reborn
Reveling in his warmth

I can see you
Blessed with the power to lead mankind
They will understand the divine

O precious light
Shine bright
The purest gold is sand
Next to your splendor

I was betrayed
The city can't stop its decay
Is it too late?
Will the divine land be destroyed
By the hate of men
Victims of envy and revenge
Witchcraft, credulity
Ignorance and misery

Fear my wrath and despair
I'll erase all your names

Sailing down the Nile
I see a land so pure and serene
Virtuous lore revealed to me
There will be no hunger, war, disease.

Shadows fall to earth
The path to light is lost
Men were left alone in dreamless sleep
Truth stays concealed within our souls







ACID TREE LYRICS