ALTARIA LYRICS

1. Alterior Motive

Between the truth and what we know.
A force is trying to make us blind, yeah.
Dreaming 'bout power and control,
Manipulating all mankind.

Behind the curtains stand the kings,
Cursed by the oath they swore.

[Chorus]
Alterior motive,
The words we never speak,
The names of traitors,
Carved into our spines.

Alterior motive,
Eternally, we seek,
For answers,
From the same corrupted minds.

Children brought into this world,
Are guided by the books of light, yeah.
A future mapped out in advance,
Using freedom as disguise.

Behind the curtains stand the gods,
Prepare for the final call.

[Chorus]
Alterior motive,
The words we never speak,
The names of traitors,
Carved into our spines.

Alterior motive,
Eternally, we seek,
For answers,
From the same corrupted minds.

Corrupted minds, yeah.

[Solo]

Alterior! Motive!
Alterior! Motive!
Alterior! Motive!
Alterior! Motive!

[Chorus]
Alterior motive,
The words we never speak,
The names of traitors,
Carved into our spines.

Alterior motive,
Eternally, we seek,
For answers,
From the same corrupted minds.

Alterior motive,
The words we never speak,
The names of traitors,
Carved into our spines.

Alterior motive,
Eternally, we seek,
For answers,
From the same corrupted minds.

Corrupted minds!

2. Warrior

Bring the skeletons out of the closet,
And the warrior into the light.
As the new day will dawn,
For the ones who stand tall.

The smell of combat fills the air,
No retreat for the unholy forces.
In a world where two wrongs make a right.
When the creatures of war re-appear for us all,

The souls so black will face the fear.
Into the future, I see the signs,
Into the future, time after time.
We're calling out for a...

[Chorus]
Warrior, you cheated destiny,
Now you're running free.
Warrior, I hear you calling me,
From the battle field, Warrior!

Bring the skeletons out of the closet,
And the warrior into the sun.
Now the darkness will fall,
And the legend is born, beyond the octagon of light.

Like lambs being sent to the slaughter,
Elimination of truth has begun.
Hear the answers just call,
And the empires fall,

Into the shadows of the night.
Into the future, I see the signs,
Into the future, time after time.
We're calling out for a...

[Chorus]
Warrior, you cheated destiny,
Now you're running free.
Warrior, I hear you calling me,
From the battle field.

Warrior, you cheated destiny,
Always running free.
Warrior, I hear you calling me,
To the battle field, yeah.

[Solo]

[Chorus]
Warrior, you cheated destiny,
Now you're running free.
Warrior, I hear you calling me,
From the battle field.

Warrior, you cheated destiny,
Always running free.
Warrior, I hear you calling me,
To the battle field.

Warrior! Warrior!

3. Unholy Invasion

Back at the place where it all begun.
I don't expect you to understand my calling.

It's crystal clear, now I'm running free.
I used to stand by your side just to see you falling.

Down into, a bottomless pit.

[Chorus]
Clowns of the circus are standing by,
To collect the glory of nations.

Running around in a circle, telling lie after lie.
To protect the unholy invasion.

My mind's made up, I will face my fears.
Betrayal's present, but no one hears my warning.

So feel the love, into this kiss.

[Chorus]
Clowns of the circus are standing by,
To collect the glory of nations.

Running around in a circle, telling lie after lie.
To protect the unholy invasion.

To protect the unholy invasion!

[Solo]

[Chorus]
Clowns of the circus are standing by,
To collect the glory of nations.

Running around in a circle, telling lie after lie.
To protect the unholy invasion.

Clowns of the circus are standing by,
To collect the glory of nations.

Running around in a circle, telling lie after lie.
To protect the unholy invasion.

(Clowns of the circus)
[Repeat until fade]

4. Pride & Desire

We walk towards the fire,
And souls will feel the flames,
We are heading for the twilight.
Ready or not!

Our children find the future,
And the traitors go insane.
We are heading for the lime light,
Ready or not!

[Chorus]
We've come a long way,
And nothing's what it seems,
But still,
We hold onto the dream.

With pride and desire,
Our sacred destiny.
Eternal fire,
Burning for the guardians of steel.

Took a while before we realised,
Everything was just a game,
Now we're heading for the night time,
Ready or not!

[Chorus]
We've come a long way,
And this is how it feels.
Our nation,
Will never grow weak.

With pride and desire,
Our sacred destiny.
Eternal fire,
Raging for the steel.

Pride and desire,
In perfect harmony.
Eternal fire,
Burning for the guardians of steel.

[Solo]

[Chorus]
We've come a long way,
And this is how it feels,
Our nation will never grow weak.

With pride and desire,
Our sacred destiny.
Eternal fire,
Raging for the steel.

Pride and desire,
In perfect harmony.
Eternal fire,
Burning for the guardians of steel.

With pride!
And desire!
Yeah!
Yeah yeah!

5. The Lake

La, la, la, la, la.
La, la, la, la, la, la, la.
La, la, la, la, la.
La, la, la, la, la, la, la.

The trees are whispering,
I hear them calling for me.
Is this a nightmare,
Or reality?

Oh, I wanna go home,
This is more than I can take.

We hold each other's hand,
We know we won't survive,
This haunted place,
Won't just let us get out alive.

[Chorus]
Oh, I wanna go home,
We never should have come to the lake.

Can you feel,
Death's dark embrace?
In the water,
Shines a pale white face.

When you go down,
You'll never come back up again, no, no.

The children were buried,
In this cold, black grave.
Too young to be forgotten,
To dead to be saved.

In the silent night,
I feel that evil is awake.

This night will be my last,
I now know it for sure.
Hope is lost,
I've never felt this way before.

Oh, I wanna go home,
This is more than I can take.

I scream out for my mum,
But she's not here for me,
These twisted spirits,
Lead me to insanity.

[Chorus]
Oh, I wanna go home,
We never should have come to the lake.

Can you feel,
Death's dark embrace?
In the water,
Shines a pale white face.

When you go down,
You'll never come back up again, yeah, yeah.

The children were buried,
In this cold, black grave.
Too young to be forgotten,
To dead to be saved.

In the silent night,
I feel that evil is awake, yeah.

There's something hiding,
In the woods I know,
It's coming closer,
As the wild winds blow.

Please don't let me,
Drown here, in this lake.

[Solo]

Deep beneath the surface,
Gather the stolen souls.
Restless shadows,
From the beds.

I'm drawn towards the water,
Fear has abandoned me.
As I'm invited,
Too their mass.

The children were buried,
In this cold, black grave.
The children were buried,
In this cold, black grave.

Too young to be forgotten,
To dead to be saved.
In the silent night,
I feel that evil is awake, yeah.

There's something hiding,
In the woods I know,
It's coming closer,
As the wild winds blow.

Please don't let me,
Drown here, in this lake, again.
Please don't let me,
Drown here, in this lake.

Don't let me drown here,
In this lake.

(Whoa, whoa, whoa!)
Yeah! Don't let me drown here,
In this lake!

6. Danger Zone

Walking a thin line,
Between having it all,
And taking a fall.

Remember yesterday?
A future so bright,
A shooting star.

Now I'm ready to face,
New beginnings.

[Chorus]
Take me to the danger zone.
Like a war lord, addicted to power.

I will rise and conquer it.
Legions far away from home.

The beauty of sorrow,
Is part of the game,
The pleasure and pain.

Beyond the icy core,
A river of tears,
A bleeding heart.

Time has come to collect,
All my winnings.

[Chorus]
Take me to the danger zone.
Like a war lord, addicted to power.

I will rise and conquer it.
Legions far away from home.

Take me to the danger zone.
I have travelled through lightning and thunder.

See the footprints in the sand.
Legions far away from home.

Take me to, take me to, take me to.
Take me to, take me to, take me to.
Take me to, take me to, take me to.
Take me to, take me to, take me to.
The danger zone!

[Solo]

[Chorus]
Take me to the danger zone.
Like a war lord, addicted to power.

I will rise and conquer it.
Legions far away from home.

Take me to the danger zone.
I have travelled through lightning and thunder.

See the footprints in the sand.
Legions far away from home.

7. Steal Your Thunder

Taking off the broken wings,
The sands of time are running low.
Leaving all the fears behind,
It's ready, set and go.

[Chorus]
Screams of anger are slowly fading away.
Mighty voices calling, time and time again.

I'm gonna steal your thunder.
(Steal your thunder!)
Things will never be the same,
When I steal your thunder.
(Steal your thunder!)
From the cradle, to the grave.

Kings have fallen,
Empires will claim the throne this time.
The visions of the crystal ball,
Guiding creatures of the night.

[Chorus]
Screams of anger are slowly fading away.
Mighty voices calling, time and time again.

I'm gonna steal your thunder.
(Steal your thunder!)
Things will never be the same,
When I steal your thunder.
(Steal your thunder!)
From the cradle, to the grave.

[Solo]

Taking off the broken wings,
New stars adores the skies.
The visions of the crystal ball,
Guiding creatures of the night.

I'm gonna steal your thunder, yeah.
Things will never be the same,
When I steal your thunder.
From the cradle, to the grave.

I'm gonna steal your thunder.
(Steal your thunder!)
Things will never be the same,
When I steal your thunder.
(Steal your thunder!)
From the cradle, to the grave.

I'm gonna steal your thunder.
(Steal your thunder!)
Things will never be the same,
When I steal your thunder.
(Steal your thunder!)
From the cradle, to the grave.

8. Wind Beneath My Wings

The world has gone crazy,
The twilight conquer our visions and dreams.
We just have to face it, our sacred illusions have brought misery.
Day by day, I see, my paradise in flames.

[Chorus]
Walking in the dead of night,
Eternally it seems.
I've been taken prisoner,
And I'm striving to break free.

Surrounded by the darkness,
I am longing for the sun.
When will my time come,
To feel the wind beneath my wings?

The dawn of a new day,
Will come,
Though the sunlight,
Has been led astray.

All resources wasted,
With vanity guided by fortune and fame.
Every night, I'm crying,
I realise it's all the same.

[Chorus]
Walking in the dead of night,
Eternally it seems.
I've been taken prisoner,
And I'm striving to break free.

Surrounded by the darkness,
I am longing for the sun.
When will my time come,
To feel the wind beneath my wings?

[Solo]

[Chorus]
Walking in the dead of night,
Eternally it seems.
I've been taken prisoner,
And I'm striving to break free.

Surrounded by the darkness,
I am longing for the sun.
When will my time come,
To feel the wind beneath my wings?

Walking in the dead of night,
Eternally it seems.
I've been taken prisoner,
And I'm striving to break free.

Surrounded by the darkness,
I am longing for the sun.
When will my time come,
To feel the wind beneath my wings?

9. We Own The Fire

We are the night, the wicked few,
Thieves, whores and liars.
We all take pride in what we do.
Sin for desire.

Can't turn this back from us,
Therefore we are free (therefore we are free)
Our souls have died,
Now we're tormented in eternity.

[Chorus]
We own the fire.
When darkness falls, we set the world in flames.
Unholy choir.
Hell on earth will be a testament of rage.

Our eyes are blind,
Our voices cold.
Hearts filled with fury,
Innocent blood has stained our souls.

All dreams are buried.
We set the demons out to steal your hope away (steal your hope away)
Our frozen shadows fall across the land.
Now hear us say:

[Chorus]
We own the fire.
When darkness falls, we set the world in flames.
Unholy choir.
Hell on earth will be a testament of rage.

World in flames.
Testament of rage.

[Solo]

We set the demons out to steal your hope away (steal your hope away)
Our frozen shadows fall across the land.
Now hear us say:

[Chorus]
We own the fire.
When darkness falls, we set the world in flames.
Unholy choir.
Hell on earth will be a testament of rage.

We own the fire.
When darkness falls, we set the world in flames.
Unholy choir.
Hell on earth will be a testament of rage.

10. Ready!

Loud guitars break the silence.
It's time again,
To set the night on fire.
We'll turn you upside down.

[Chorus]
Ready, get ready.
We will dominate,
And take it all.
My set of rock and roll.

Ready, get ready.
We will dominate,
And shake your soul.
Prepare for rock and roll.

Burning hearts,
Feel the power, ride the sky.
When lightning strikes the tower.
We'll turn you inside out.

[Chorus]
Ready, get ready.
We will dominate,
And take it all.
My set of rock and roll.

Ready, get ready.
We will dominate,
And shake your soul.
Prepare for rock and roll.

[Solo]

Hear the call,
Of the only night sensation.
(Night sensation)
We'll spin your head around.

[Chorus]
Ready, get ready.
We will dominate,
And take it all.
My set of rock and roll.

Ready, get ready.
We will dominate,
And shake your soul.
Prepare for rock and roll.

Ready, get ready.
We will dominate,
And take it all.
My set of rock and roll.

Ready, get ready.
We will dominate,
And shake your soul.
Prepare for rock and roll!

11. Never Wonder Why

Feel the fire in forbidden places.
Feel the hate that you hold inside.
See the madness of crumbling ages,
When the time has come to rise.

You can't have it all.
Freedom and security.
You head to the dawn,
To be set free.

[Chorus]
Life is tough,
Life great,
Life is full,
Of love and hate.

Take a ride, to the sky.
Don't you ever wonder why,
Life is bright, as a flame.
In the shadows.

Face to face.
See the signs,
In my eyes,
And never wonder why.

Running wild at the heart of chaos,
Reach tomorrow without a scar.
Living life, in a web of fortune.
Wish upon a falling star.

That the lonely can face a new day,
Without fear when the cold winds blow.
In a world where it all is perfect,
But no one will ever know.

You can't have it all,
Madness and eternity.
You head for the dawn,
Your destiny.

[Chorus]
Life is tough,
Life great,
Life is full,
Of love and hate.

Take a ride, to the sky.
Don't you ever wonder why,
Life is bright, as a flame,
In the shadows.

Face to face.
See the signs,
In my eyes,
And never wonder why.

[Solo]

Hysteria will spread across the nation.
Like a disease of main intoxication.
Your voice is heard,
But there is nothing left to say.

[Chorus]
Life is tough,
Life great,
Life is full,
Of love and hate.

Take a ride, to the sky.
Don't you ever wonder why,
Life is bright, as a flame,
In the shadows.

Face to face.
See the signs,
In my eyes,
And never wonder why.

Life is tough,
Life great,
Life is full,
Of love and hate.

Take a ride, to the sky.
Don't you ever wonder why,
Life is bright, as a flame,
In the shadows.

Face to face.
See the signs,
In my eyes,
And never wonder why

12. Underdog

In the underworld I've ruled,
Unable to find inner peace.
Reflecting over futuristic visions,
Just like memories.

Now I have the courage too,
Stand up and set my spirit free.
Walk alone the silver line,
Where legends meet their destiny.

By my sword, I'll never bleed,
Bravely play the dead man's hand.
There's no faith, but what we make.
If you believe that, you will stand...

[Chorus]
Stronger than ever.
Challenge the gods.
I'll fight forever.
Beating all odds.

Raise your hands for the underdog,
The throne belongs to the chosen one.
Prepare yourself for a future shock,
The revolution has begun.

Heed the call, and spread the word.
Face your fear and don't run away.
Beneath the ground an unknown force,
Is growing stronger day by day.

Time has come for me to rise,
With the crowd of ancient kings.
By the moment I will live,
Not knowing what tomorrow brings.

[Chorus]
Stronger than ever.
Challenge the gods.
I'll fight forever.
Beating all odds.

Raise your hands for the underdog,
The throne belongs to the chosen one.
Prepare yourself for a future shock,
The revolution has begun.

[Solo]

Raise your hands for the underdog,
The throne belongs to the chosen one.
Prepare yourself for a future shock,
The revolution has begun.

Raise your hands for the underdog,
The throne belongs to the chosen one.
Prepare yourself for a future shock,
The revolution has begun.

Home is where the heart is.
That I am quite sure by now.
Nothing's ever granted,
But you only reap the seed you sow.





ALTARIA LYRICS