MANILLA ROAD LYRICS

1. Prologue

In the misty jungles of the Styx
Hides the lost city of the dead
The tomb of ancient kings
The forgotten graveyard of Volusia
NECROPOLIS

2. Necropolis

Through the jungle by the river Styx
I've journed long and far this day
Lurking shadows in the parapets
Will never make me turn away
Darkened city veiled in crimson mist
Entombed in time without decay
Never thought it would be like this
It feels like I'm living inside a dream
But my mind tells me I'm

Lost in Necropolis, lost in Necropolis
Lost in Necropolis, lost in Necropolis

Now I know what it's like to be
Inside the city of the dead
All I think of is breaking free
From all the spells chained to my head
Sword and axe are my destiny
I watch the stars turning blood red
There is light yes I've got to believe
For this feels like living inside a dream
I know now that I am

Lost in Necropolis, lost in Necropolis
Lost in Necropolis, lost in Necropolis

I have seen your cities burning
I have felt your daughters yearning
For the peace before the tides of war
I have witnessed funeral pyres
Burning bright with man's desire
I will fight the demon horde forever more

The world is full of mysteries
That men have never seen before
Magik lives in all dynasties
The light of love shines ever more
In the crypt of Atlantean Kings
I found what I was looking for
Magik Trident of Volusia's Sea
I know it's like living inside a dream
But don't you ever get

Lost in Necropolis, lost in Necropolis
Lost in Necropolis, lost in Necropolis

3. Crystal Logic

For all the sorcery that we have told to thee
They call us demons from Hell
But they refuse to see being of Satan's league
They'll never drink from The Well

I'm not burning, look inside
Crystal Logic's what you'll find

God's Magik shines so bright with Sword of Fire and Light
The madness never can win
If thee be pure of mind never give up the fight
And thou shall not burn in sin

I'm not burning, look inside
Crystal Logic's what you'll find

If Satan comes to thee then thou should call on me
And I shall be st thy side
For if thee do believe thy soul will be set free
God's words ring true in my mind

I'm not burning, look inside
Crystal Logic's what you'll find

We never ever will die 'cause Heavy Metal is life
And not eternal hell
We always will believe destroying Satan's league
We take a drink from The Well

I'm not burning, look inside

We live in confusion
A sign of the times
A morbid illusion
We deny thee Belial
The Holy Mother
And the Father of Light
Will never refuse us logic
Crystal Logic

Oh masters of darkness
Beware of our songs
For they shall destroy thee
And save only the strong
There's good and there's evil
There's no in between
For we shall slay evil with logic
Crystal Logic, Crystal Magik, Crystal Logic

4. Feeling Free Again

I got a feel for pleasure
I got a feel for pain
I got a feel for you girl
Hey baby I'm feeling free again

I got a feel for danger
I gotta feel insane
I got a feel feel for life girl
Hey baby I'm feeling free again

I never thought it'd be like this
Especially with you
I never thought I'd feel like this
Now I'm in love with you

I got a feel for sunshine
I got a feel for rain
I got a feel for you girl
Hey baby I'm feeling free again

I got a feel for Magik
I got a feel for games
I got a love for life girl
Hey baby I'm feeling free again

I never thought it'd be like this
Especially with you
I never thought I'd feel like this
Now I'm love with you

I never thought it'd be like this
No no no not with you
I never tought I'd feel like this
Now I'm in love with you

5. The Riddle Master

What lies in the dungeons
Of Holy mens fears
For what would kings cower
And men drown in tears
What brings death and pleasure
Growth and decay
What makes life worth living
Who's the master today

That's how note read
Slipped under my door
The reason I know not
I have to know more
A poem to ponder
A challenge this night
The Riddle Master
Wants to master my mind
Oh no no no, oh no no no

Strange I was choosen, the fool divine
To battle the master
Of riddle and rhyme
Another mountain
For me to climb
I must find the answer
Before I run out of time

I have no solution
My mind blank with fear
The riddle has slain me
The master is near
Another demon
Walking the Earth
An Angel of darkness
Lucifer
Oh no no no, oh no no no

I can't believe it's true
I feel so damned coonfused
All I know is I must carry on and on and on

With blazing steel I'll fight
The evil in the night
Daughter of hell I shall not lose, not to you

Then it came to me
Just like a waking dream
The answer had to be Reality

The master does not laugh
Defeated by a man
Leviathan be damned, yea, yea, yea

6. The Ram

Seven-eyed wonder
Mystery to man
Riding the thunder
On God's command

Beyond the mountains
Lost in the sand
The golden statue
Of The Ram

Look for the lost and you just might find
That the cost is your mind
Ride the Serpent and make your stand
Cast no doubt to The Ram

Lost in confusion
Time slips away
Inside the illusion
Hear them say

Fight fire with fire
Give hell to the damned
Long live desire
Long live The Ram

Look for the lost and you just might find
That the cost is your mind
Ride the Serpent and make your stand
Cast no doubt to The Ram

7. The Veils Of Negative Existance

I sail the seas of negativity
To banish evil from this place
I fight with sword of fire and lightning
I am the guardian come this day

I will never put my sword down
I will never run away
In The Veils of Negative Existence
I am the master here to stay

My crystal shield will never fail me
It can withstand the devils rain
And with the Lords of Light to guide me
I bring forth vengeance in their name

I will never put my sword down
I will never run away
In The Veils of Negative Existence
I know it's not my mind at play

Upon the Island of Damnation
The Horde of Hades screams and wails
The blood of life and execution
Has put back light into the Veils

I will never put my sword down
I will never run away
In The Veils of Negative Existence
I am the master here to stay

Inside of the darkness
Between the planes
A tesseract dimension
Few know its name
On Prydwen, my longship
Of silver sails
Excalibur at my side
We shall not fail

8. Dreams Of Eschaton

I laid myself down into bed
To sleep away the night
A vision from inside my head
A sun with no sunlight
Death would grip humanitiy
A new Solar Ice Age
An Earth that no science could save

I woke sweatrunning down my face
I never felt so strange
To think that this could be our fate
To freeze in darkened pain
Then sleep brought back the dreams to me
Of wars to turn the tide
The world committing nuclear suicide

Inside this hazy world of dreams I've never known
I've seen the wrath come down and turn mankind to stone
And then I realized that this be Eschatus
A holocaust of flames to burn Midgard to dust

It has been called by many names throughout the years
Still they all mean the same, man burning in his fears
The Anti-Christ will come and rise up through the sea
The Dreams of Eschaton have shown this all to me

Before the Gods of Hell sentence you to die
Remember well my friend a warlord never cries
These are the words that I've heard inside my mind
When Ragnarok comes down we'll all run out of time

I hope that can see that this is not a game
We don't just sing to thee to win fortune and fame
The souls of all of us are priceless to the last
These dreams could be our fate of living life too fast

And so I say to thee watch the skies above
For when the darkness falls and rivers turn to blood
Then Arthur shall return to fight for peace and truth
To slay the beast of hell and save the righteous few

Before the Gods of Hell sentence you to die
Remember well my friend a warlord never cries
These are the words that I've heard inside my mind
When Ragnarok comes down we'll all run out of time

9. Epilogue

Sic transit gloria mundi

10. Flaming Metal Systems

[2000 Re-issue Track]

Beware, the shrapnel flies
Flaming through the night, this night, tonight
The fever of blood runs high
Lightning strikes from the sky, this night, tonight

[Chorus]
Take them down, down to the ground, fire away
Oh, I know just how you feel
Give them hell with flaming bloody steel
In this worlds darkest hour
Up the hammers to stay
Don't throw it away

Flaming metal systems
Blazing to the fight, this night, tonight
Axe victims of wisdom cry
Teaching themselves to die, this night, tonight

[Repeat Chorus]

Lightning strikes Thor's hammer
Flaming metal systems
Titans clash, cannons roar
Flaming metal systems
Ships of steel, funeral pyre
Flaming metal systems
Burning cross, sword of fire
Flaming metal systems







MANILLA ROAD LYRICS