KRYPTOS LYRICS

1. Afterburner

Vengeance from the heavens, the judgement day comes
Rage and retribution, a hammer to the heart
Your eyes swell with fear, your maker slithers down
Burnin' through the wasteland, you're prey to the carrion

Afterburner comes roaring
Watch out!
Afterburner comes roaring
Watch out!

White neon demon, the bearer of light
Truth and broken nails, fight for the fight
Tearing down the kings, kickin' down the crown
Gutter constitution, it's brimstone retribution

Rusted knuckle-dusters are ready to go
The buzzard cries above the massacre below
Electric laser vision burning down the road
Out to batter and bruise, it's time to fuckin' go!

Afterburner comes roaring
Watch out!
Afterburner comes roaring
Watch out!

Fear his name!
Afterburner comes roaring
Watch out!
Burn in flames!
Afterburner comes roaring
Watch out!

A swing of the axe, glint in the night
Scream out of fear, nocturnal fright
A swing of the axe, maniacal eyes
Afterburner's raging, he's comin' tonight!

Curse of the day, spellbound by hate
Shape-shifting demon, he sharpens his blade
Tyranny of gods, his burning desire
To come into town and set it on fire!

A swing of the axe, a thrust of the blade
A scream splits the night and now it's too late
Hunched over victims, watching them plead
Watching them cry, watching them bleed!

Watch out!

Not a soul stirs, it's the dead of the night
One false move and he's ready to strike
An axe on the left, a blade on the right
He means good business, good business tonight

Now that he's done he wipes down his wares
His eyes burn with fury, he sharpens his gaze
Afterburner's his name, hunting's his game
Better watch your back, here he comes again!

Afterburner comes roaring
Watch out!
Afterburner comes roaring
Watch out!

Fear his name!
Afterburner comes roaring
Watch out!
Burn in flames!
Afterburner comes roaring
Watch out!

2. Cold Blood

Every waking moment
Wonder what's out there
Every ignorant second
The many masks you wear

They inch closer
They see through me
A million piercing eyes
Planting their wretched seed

Every secret whispered
You think aloud
Every step you take
Towards the light, you will fall!

They turn to break you
They bring you down
Infiltrate the thoughts you dare to think

Desolate realms
Are yours to rule
King in the gutter, jester you're the fool!

The secret moon
Arise the star!
Don't dare question
From the throne you will fall

Razor sharp eyes
Shine through the night
Two-moon massacre
Unholy, formless divine

Better count your blessings
Understand the pain
He stands high
Colossal dealer of pain

Liberty's chains
Dominion sought
In the end
Was it worth the fight?

3. Dead Of Night

Shadows all around
The night's movin' in
The day wastes on by
As darkness looms ahead

It's the midnight hour
We gather for the feast
On these streets we ride
Disciples of the beast

Silently we slither
As the world slips away
Spawns of the moon
Carving out the stars

As the city sleeps
The hunt gathers pace
Phantoms of the black
In twilight we rise

Spectres from beyond
Glide through the mist
Blood is our wine
A never-ending, insatiable lust!

Children of the sun
Ride with us tonight!
In the silence of the void
Lies the sweet kiss of death

Hear our cries!
Come to us and we will sanctify
Purify your virgin heart

Hear our cries!
Come with us and we will sanctify
Consecrate your virgin soul

Hear my cry!
Come to me and let me sanctify
Purify your virgin heart

Hear my cry!
Come to me and let me sanctify
Consecrate your virgin heart

4. Red Dawn

From far-flung galaxies they come
Ghostly discs of fire, there's nowhere to run
In stealth mode, undetected, they are closing in
I wake up in chills, god knows where I've been!

Pitch-black darkness in the city tonight
The heavens are lit, a threatening sight
Startling silence shattered by a piercing scream
I wake up in chills, god knows where I've been!

Shadows from beyond
Rain terror in the night
Deadly imperial force
Of primal ancient might

The signal is beamed in a binary stream
The skies are crawling and it seems to me
My hideous visions bear a deadly truth
I scream their name, what did I do?

Malevolent voices usher me to the hall
The invasion is nigh, everyone shall fall!
From the skyline it beckons to me, all eyes can see
I scream its name, I don't know where I've been!

Shadows from beyond
Rain terror in the night
Deadly imperial force
Of primal ancient might

A cipher code for the eternal being
In ones and zeros, déjà-vu complete
Cosmic parasites reveal their carbon queen
I wake up in chills, oh god what have I seen?

Deafening sirens sound from light years away
Impending doom, orbital decay
Mass enslavement, thunder from above
This is our final stand, listen to what I say!

Annihilate!
Replicate!

5. On The Run

That sinking feeling
Burnin' at my soul
The day you walked away
Now I'm far from home

I stand persecuted
Face judgement alone
No one can save me now
Now I'm on my own

I find no reason
But I pay the price
A raging, searing madness
And memories cold as ice

Storm clouds gather above
Ain't easy to stand tall
These chains of grief that bind me
I'll never shake 'em off

'Tis the season of grey
All alone in the rain
Don't you shed your tears for me
Or cry for yesterday

On the run I fight for you
Locked away you know it's true
These thoughts they come back to me
My tears stain these empty streets

I'm on the run back to you
Left for dead, you know it's true
These thoughts they come back to me
My tears stain these empty streets

So please come
Set me free!

Now that we're near the end
It's been a long, old while
My wretched, bleeding heart
Yearns for days gone by

The room grows smaller
As the night closes in
My whole world's crashing down
Now I'm all alone once again

On the run I fight for you
Locked away you know it's true
These thoughts they come back to me
My tears stain these empty streets

I'm on the run back to you
Left for dead, you know it's true
These thoughts they come back to me
My tears stain these empty streets

I've been
On the run!

6. The Crimson Queen

In the dark she spots me
The crimson queen
One look in her eye
Rapt in a deathly dream

There is no escape
It's the end of my life
Trapped by her wicked mercy
My soul's fading light

Heed her evil eye
The crimson queen arrives
The chant goes out tonight
With every dawn I die!

The hunting ground is Grief Street
For the filthy, easy meat
The night court's soon adjourned
Come now! The gathering completes

From her dagger drips the spell
Darkness falls across the realm
Her words whip me in a trance
Into the void I hurl myself

Heed her evil eye
The crimson queen arrives
The chant goes out tonight
Upon the altar, sacrifice!

Heed her evil eye
With every dawn I die!

Where can you run now?
Her eyes will burn you down
Where can you run now?
Conjure the spell, bring forth the night!

Blinded by her cunning hate
I fall prey to my doom
A victim blinded at the stake
A serpentine gift to the moon

Shadows dancing all around
She howls across the plains
From her grave a glistening light
Behold! The queen of the dead!

Heed her evil eye
The crimson queen arrives
The chant goes out tonight
With every dawn I die!

Heed her evil eye
The crimson queen arrives
The chant goes out tonight
Upon the altar, sacrifice!

7. Mach Speed Running

The beast roars, motor gospel
Down the road with no bends
Straight cast, needle point
On my own to the bitter end

Chrome winds through my hair
All or nothin', fortune spent
Lord knows I won't change
On this ride nothing's ever the same

Rev it up! The coast is clear
A tyrant sings for the young ones
Wind in my sails, Mach-speed running
Thunder roars and you'll never bring me down!

Crank it up! The night's upon us
A beggar's claim for the throne
Wind in my sails, Mach-speed running
Thunder roars and you'll never bring me down!

On through the blackest night
Chrome monster, wicked ride
Burnin' up the beaten path
Turbo-charged, I'm killin' time

Storm-born, devil's child
Stained by the sinner's blood
Movin' up to a speed that thrills
Stand down! I'm comin' in for the kill

Rev it up! The coast is clear
A tyrant sings for the young ones
Wind in my sails, Mach-speed running
Thunder roars and you'll never bring me down!

Crank it up! The night's upon us
A beggar's claim for the throne
Wind in my sails, Mach-speed running
Thunder roars and you'll never bring me down!

Hell's wheels, motor breath
Thunder-strip psychonaut
The fire still burns inside
A mob of one, I'm runnin' wild

Follow me to motor hell
A place where the rebels dwell
Won't bow to any man
Crash and burn, I don't give a damn!

Rev it up! The coast is clear
A tyrant sings for the young ones
Wind in my sails, Mach-speed running
Thunder roars and you'll never bring me down!

Crank it up! The night's upon us
A beggar's claim for the throne
Wind in my sails, Mach-speed running
Thunder roars and you'll never bring me down again!

8. Into The Wind

Into the wind
Out on my own
Like a wolfen child
I call the night my home

One with the wild
I'm standing tall
No one can stop me now
I hear the echo of freedom's call

Ain't no more chains
That can hold me down
I'm gunnin' for nothin'
And I won't look back

Nothing's what it seems
Nothing's what it used to be
But it goes on and on
In this spiral dream

Hold my hand and never let me go
Till I am one with the wind and I roam the stars far beyond
No more fear and there will be no pain
For I am one with the night
And I'm never alone ever again

Ashen skies
Over roving fields I run
I let my spirit fly
Into the great unknown

Unearthly lights
As far as the eye can see
At the gates of wonder
That's where you and I will be

My soul is free
To wander through
Never-ending time and space
I face the cosmic truth

Nothing's what it seems
Nothing's what it used to be
But it goes on and on
In this spiral dream

Hold my hand and never let me go
Till I am one with the wind and I roam the stars far beyond
No more fear and there will be no pain
For I am one with the night
And I'm never alone ever again







KRYPTOS LYRICS