ARTCH LYRICS

1. When Angels Cry

I've lived beneath the rails.
I've bled from the "cat-o-nine-tails".
I was born in the desert-sun.
Raised on beating, dragged with the scum.
Learned to survive on the run.

Killed a man, I was just sixteen.
The judge put these chains on me.
"We sentence you to the Galley.
Pay penance for your crime.
He's guilty; Take him aside"l

They left me nothing, but my pride.
I'll weep, when angels cry!
Who'll say a prayer for a wanted-man,
now that I am condemned.

I won't weep
Still got my pride.

I was just sixteen...
when they killed the child in me.
Thirteen years on the Galley.
I've paid penance for my crime,
the pain is all inside.

They left me nothing, but my pride.
I'll weep when angels cry!
Can't chain my heart,
or my hopes for tomorrow.
Can't tear me apart...
I've learned how to survive
on the run.

2. Apologia

Alone in the darkness,
I hide from the light.
The dark is my fortress.
So cold... the night.
I've kept the tradition
my fathers held-high.
The past is my prison.
'till the day I die.

So indicated, and yet - so obscure.
Is everything fated ?
How can I be sure ?
Fear's been my kingdom
and hate's been my course.
I followed a blind-path;
Blood-stained, with no remorse

I see shadows! Are they...
faces of the past ?
I hear voices ! Are they...
calling from the past ?

Alone with conscience,
I ask myself; Why...?
But answers are hard to find.
I can't break-away from my pride.
I only did, what I was taught to be right,
as my father would have done.
Let "History" be my judge,
when I'm long-dead, and gone.

I see shadows! Are they...
faces of the past ?
I hear voices ! Are they...
calling from the past ?

Father! It's turned so cold.
I see shadows! Are they...
faces of the past ?
I hear voices ! Are they...
calling from the past ?

3. Burn Down The Bridges

June - '41, World-war 2nd.
At the Russian-frontiers
the Germans are marchin' on.
Ready to kill without mercy.
Orders from Kreml;
We'll burn down the bridges behind.
Burn down the bridges

Back in Berlin they are now
more convinced than ever.
The whole world must kneel to the "Swastika"
"Sieg-heil," the "Eagle" has landed.
"The third Reich" will rise again.
Yell Sieg-heil!
But weeks turned to months, and the battles
raged-on. The "peasants"
were fighting back-still.
Little by little the Germans would learn
that Russian-winter kills.
Trapped in the snow - it was freezing below
in the "waste-land", the truth was all too real.
Taken by storm, attacked from behind
by the Cossacks, the mighty "Troops of steel";
turned to their heels

Just like Napoleon before
Hitler was chased-back to his own "front-door".
His army was wasted and worn
his "dream" all shattered and torn.
In order to save his Berlin,
he now gave the order to...
burn down the bridges.
Yes, it must be done
We're gonna burn'em down
We'll burn all the bridges behind.

The winds of war would soon be stilled,
but how lawn will it be...
'till the missiles light up the sky
to start "World-War III".

4. Paradox

Stop at nothing, and always play for keeps.
Never settle for the second-best.
Never play it cheap.

Paradox; If you hide your feelings
Just to be; Nobody's fool
You'll learn; that the master kicks the mule
Stargazer, your castle's gonna fall.
You'll be left with nothing at all.

Daydreamer! What do ya' do ?
When your dreams turn on you.

Stick to basics, don't
fiddle about
Make your move the minute you're able,
let nothing knock you out.

Paradox; If you wait and wonder
Just to be; Sure you ain't misled
You'll learn; the others are way-ahead
Tail-chaser, always the last in line,
dragging way-behind.

Hey, stranger! What ya' say ?
Ain't it time for you to realize
that there ain't no easy-way.

No easy-way
Take my advice, you must try to hold-on.
Don't close your eyes, keep your feet on the ground

Don't stop at anything always
play for keeps.
Don't settle down for the second best
That's just playin'-it cheap.

Paradox; If you hide your feelings
Just to be; Nobody's fool
You'll learn; that the master kicks the mule
Tail chaser, you're the last in line,
draggling way-behind

Hey, stranger! What ya' say ?
Ain't it time for you to realize
that there ain't no easy-way.

5. To Whom It May Concern

Let my statement be clear.
Dear Mr. Editor, don't hang-up,
lend me your ear.
I'm just a common working-man,
doin' the best that I can.
But to whom it may concern;
I've just about had enough

My neighbor looks set in his fancy "Corvette",
with the "stereo"-loud screams
While I ride the subway from Monday to Friday,
mingling with the crowd.
They say that crime does not pay.
But-"hell", I'm changing my way.
To whom it may concern;
I'm tired of trying to make an honest-living.

"To whom it may concern"
I only say; "Let justice be done"

Dear Mr. Editor, this may sound familiar,
but I've paid my dues,
to the society, with pride and in piety.
But, what's the use ?
Tell me, what have I earned ?
I get nothing in return.

To whom it may concern;
I'm tired of trying'...I've had enough.

6. Titanic

Skies were clear that April-night.
The mighty ship on her "virgin-voyage".
Shining like a "silver-sun".
Queen of the seas, sailing-on

Hold the course, the captain
gave his command.
"Full-speed ahead", this is...

The great "Titanic" - yeah
Flags raised-high...
if only they had known.
The great "Titanic" - yeah,
'Cross the Atlantic,
cruising on and on - yeah.

She sailed with speed
in glory and with grace.
Titanic
Queen of the seas...
(Titanic-down, down)

A "fort of steel" - unsinkable
Built to survive, she sailed to glory.
At the iceberg, like a knife..
cut her open to end her story

"Abandon-ship", I hear the captain cry.
"We're going down, let's man the life-boats".
"Save the woman and children first".
"Send out the message"...S.O.S.
(Titanic-down, down)

7. Confrontation

Can you hear me, God on-high ?
Hear my prayer, I need you tonight.
Things have turned so - out of hand.
There's so much that I don't understand.

Don't judge me too harshly.
Please, have mercy on me...
in the name of love! The name of love!

Don't want more than is my share.
Have patience on your wayward-son.
I'm just a man.
A long-lost sinner, that's why I'm here.
For all the things I've said and done;
Forgive me if you can.

Hear me! Be near me!
In my hour of need.

Confrontation! In the name of love!
Hear my confession - oh, Lord.

God, can you hear me ?
Won't ya' give me a sign.
I need you near me, need you tonight.

Can you see me are you here ?
Hear my prayer...

In the name of love!
In the name of love!

8. Turn The Tables

Should I care if tomorrow comes,
care about my brother ?
Give a nickel to some charity,
should I even bother ?

The earth rotates continually, so cold and systematic,
somewhere inside a Universe grown huge beyond belief
But down here we're narrow-minded, there's trouble 'n pain.
Cause one man's loss, is another man's gain.

Do you identify a friend,
when he needs a helpin' hand ?

Take a good look around you, tell me what you see.
Are things the way they really ought to be ?
See the "bourgeois" staring daggers at the beggar in the street,
while praising the "good-lord" for all his gifts

For the sake of Mankind
we must show we're able...
To turn the tables.

For the sake of Mankind
we must show we're able...
To turn the tables.
There's a price to be paid
Expect...
Through the ages ever since the dawn of Man,
we've learned how to survive - the hard way.
Time, the great-healer, has taught us well;
We've turned 'gainst mother-nature..turned
Heaven into hell. Will we live to tell...?

No - mercy! Expect, no - mercy!
No - mercy!

9. To Be Or Not To Be

Hey you! Where're ya going?
Keep your head up-high
and watch your steps.
You're in a "jungle", it's an eye
for an eye, where the strongest one's survive.
It's do, - or die. You just;
Walk straight ahead and you don't look back.
Don't look back.

Hey, Mr. Soft, cut the crap.
Take your stand, let no-one
walk over you.

A man's gotta do what a man's gotta do...
and that's a lesson to learn.
Don't make the wrong turn.
Stand tall and don't give in.
Don't give in.

You! Watcha wanna be?
What's your ambition - tell me.
Do you feel you're left behind?
Or, is it only in your mind?
Your eyes are open, and yet;
You cannot see.
Your feet were made for walkin'
get up from your knees.
Remember this friend, for it's
a golden rule;
"Time waits for no-one...
and nothing comes for free...

Hey, whatcha wanna be?
Tell me.
To be, or not to be! raddad!
well that's the question.

10. Batteries Not Included

Batteries not included, but still the price is right.
Full-sized, yours exclusive to play with day 'n night.
High-speed vibration with full remote-control.
Take it from a man who knows; This one's got it all.

You'll spin like a wheel
it's a touch of real.
"Bad-woman" Lucille
you've got sex-appeal.

Well, here we have this specimen, a "creature of the night".
You'll cry in ecstasy until the morning-light.
Hi-tech product with a life-time guarantee
You won't regret it - just you wait and see.
You live in a world
of make believe.
Imaginary-world
where nothing is real
"bad-woman" (Lucille)

There are no limits, we don't play it by the rules.
Everything's permitted, nothing is taboo.
Use your imagination - feel free
to expose your fantasy.
You're trapped in your world of make-believe.
Imaginary-world where nothing is real.
Bad-woman Lucille...
we've got what you need...
for your world of...make believe.

11. Razamanaz

ARTCH LYRICS